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FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 424(b)(1)
REGISTRATION NO. 33-61755
PROSPECTUS
$100,000,000
LA QUINTA INNS, INC.
7.40% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2005
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INTEREST PAYABLE MARCH 15 AND SEPTEMBER 15
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THE SENIOR NOTES MAY NOT BE REDEEMED PRIOR TO MATURITY. THE SENIOR NOTES WILL BE
REPRESENTED BY GLOBAL NOTES REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A NOMINEE OF THE
DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, AS DEPOSITARY. BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN THE
SENIOR NOTES WILL BE SHOWN ON, AND TRANSFERS THEREOF WILL BE EFFECTED
ONLY THROUGH, RECORDS MAINTAINED BY THE DEPOSITARY (WITH RESPECT TO
PARTICIPANTS' INTERESTS) AND ITS PARTICIPANTS. EXCEPT AS DESCRIBED
IN THIS PROSPECTUS, SENIOR NOTES IN CERTIFICATED FORM WILL NOT
BE ISSUED IN EXCHANGE FOR THE GLOBAL NOTES.
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SEE "RISK FACTORS" COMMENCING ON PAGE 10 FOR A DISCUSSION OF CERTAIN
FACTORS THAT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED IN CONNECTION WITH AN INVESTMENT
IN THE SENIOR NOTES OFFERED HEREBY.
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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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PRICE 99.788% AND ACCRUED INTEREST, IF ANY
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PRICE TO UNDERWRITING DISCOUNTS PROCEEDS TO
PUBLIC (1) AND COMMISSIONS (2) COMPANY (1)(3)
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PER SENIOR NOTE....................... 99.788% .750% 99.038%
TOTAL................................. $99,788,000 $750,000 $99,038,000
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(1) PLUS ACCRUED INTEREST, IF ANY, FROM SEPTEMBER 22, 1995.
(2) THE COMPANY HAS AGREED TO INDEMNIFY THE UNDERWRITERS AGAINST CERTAIN
LIABILITIES, INCLUDING LIABILITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS
AMENDED. SEE "UNDERWRITERS."
(3) BEFORE DEDUCTING EXPENSES PAYABLE BY THE COMPANY ESTIMATED AT $250,000.
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THE SENIOR NOTES ARE OFFERED, SUBJECT TO PRIOR SALE, WHEN, AS AND IF
ACCEPTED BY THE UNDERWRITERS NAMED HEREIN AND SUBJECT TO APPROVAL OF CERTAIN
LEGAL MATTERS BY DAVIS POLK & WARDWELL, COUNSEL FOR THE UNDERWRITERS. IT IS
EXPECTED THAT DELIVERY OF THE SENIOR NOTES WILL BE MADE ON OR ABOUT SEPTEMBER
22, 1995 THROUGH THE BOOK-ENTRY FACILITIES OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY,
AGAINST PAYMENT THEREFOR IN IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FUNDS.
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MORGAN STANLEY & CO.
INCORPORATED
DONALDSON, LUFKIN & JENRETTE
SECURITIES CORPORATION
NATIONSBANC CAPITAL MARKETS, INC.
SEPTEMBER 19, 1995
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NO PERSON IS AUTHORIZED IN CONNECTION WITH THE OFFERING MADE HEREBY (THE
"OFFERING") TO GIVE ANY INFORMATION OR TO MAKE ANY REPRESENTATION NOT CONTAINED
IN THIS PROSPECTUS, AND IF GIVEN OR MADE, SUCH INFORMATION OR REPRESENTATION
MUST NOT BE RELIED UPON AS HAVING BEEN AUTHORIZED BY THE COMPANY OR THE
UNDERWRITERS. THIS PROSPECTUS DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL OR A
SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY ANY SECURITY OTHER THAN THE SENIOR NOTES OFFERED
HEREBY TO ANY PERSON IN ANY JURISDICTION IN WHICH IT IS UNLAWFUL TO MAKE ANY
SUCH OFFER OR SOLICITATION TO SUCH PERSON. NEITHER THE DELIVERY OF THIS
PROSPECTUS NOR ANY SALE MADE HEREBY SHALL UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES IMPLY THAT THE
INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS CORRECT AS OF ANY DATE SUBSEQUENT TO THE DATE
HEREOF.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Prospectus Summary.......................................................................... 3
Risk Factors................................................................................ 10
Use of Proceeds............................................................................. 11
Capitalization.............................................................................. 12
Selected Financial Data..................................................................... 13
Pro Forma Financial Data.................................................................... 15
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations....... 18
Business.................................................................................... 27
Description of Senior Notes................................................................. 34
Underwriters................................................................................ 45
Legal Matters............................................................................... 45
Experts..................................................................................... 46
Available Information....................................................................... 46
Incorporation of Certain Information by Reference........................................... 46
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IN CONNECTION WITH THIS OFFERING, THE UNDERWRITERS MAY OVER-ALLOT OR EFFECT
TRANSACTIONS WHICH STABILIZE OR MAINTAIN THE MARKET PRICE OF THE SENIOR NOTES
OFFERED HEREBY OR THE COMPANY'S 9 1/4% SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTES DUE 2003 AT A
LEVEL ABOVE THAT WHICH MIGHT OTHERWISE PREVAIL IN THE OPEN MARKET. SUCH
TRANSACTIONS MAY BE EFFECTED IN THE OVER-THE-COUNTER MARKET OR OTHERWISE. SUCH
STABILIZING, IF COMMENCED, MAY BE DISCONTINUED AT ANY TIME.
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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY
THE FOLLOWING SUMMARY IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY THE MORE DETAILED
INFORMATION AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND NOTES THERETO APPEARING ELSEWHERE, OR
INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE, IN THIS PROSPECTUS. UNLESS THE CONTEXT OTHERWISE
REQUIRES, THE "COMPANY" OR "LA QUINTA" REFERS TO LA QUINTA INNS, INC., TOGETHER
WITH ITS COMBINED SUBSIDIARIES, AND UNINCORPORATED JOINT VENTURES AND
PARTNERSHIPS. LA QUINTA-REGISTERED TRADEMARK- IS A REGISTERED TRADEMARK OF LA
QUINTA INNS, INC.
THE COMPANY
La Quinta is the second largest owner/operator of hotels in the United
States, with 236 inns and more than 30,000 rooms. La Quinta, which operates
primarily in the mid-priced segment of the lodging industry, achieved an average
occupancy percentage of 70.1% and an average daily room rate ("ADR") of $47.65
for the year ended December 31, 1994. Founded in 1968, the Company has inns
located in 29 states, with strategic concentrations in Texas, Florida and
California. La Quinta currently owns a 100% interest in 228 of its inns and a
50% or greater interest in an additional seven inns. La Quinta operates all of
its inns other than one licensed inn. La Quinta's business strategy is to
continue to expand its successful core business as an owner/operator in the
mid-priced segment of the lodging industry.
OWNERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT CONTROL
Unlike most major chains in the lodging industry, La Quinta owns and manages
all but one of the inns that carry its brand. The Company believes that much of
its success is attributable to this operating control, which allows the Company
to achieve a higher level of consistency in both product quality and service
than its competitors. In addition, its operating control gives La Quinta the
ability to offer new services, determine expansion strategies, set pricing and
make other marketing decisions on a system-wide or local basis as conditions
dictate, without consulting third-party owners, management companies or
franchisees as required of most other lodging chains.
BRAND IMAGE
La Quinta has taken major steps to assure uniform high quality at its inns.
In 1993 and 1994, the Company invested approximately $65 million in a
comprehensive chainwide image enhancement program designed to give all of its
inns a new, fresh appearance while preserving their unique character. The
program, which was substantially completed in mid-1994, featured new signage
displaying a distinctive new logo, along with exterior and lobby upgrades
including brighter colors, more extensive lighting, additional landscaping,
enhanced guest entry and a full lobby renovation with contemporary furnishings
and seating areas for continental breakfast.
As a result of its ability to provide consistently high-quality, convenient
accommodations and excellent value, the Company believes that it has established
La Quinta as a strong, well-regarded mid-priced brand. The Company believes that
its brand recognition and reputation have enhanced the performance of its
existing inns and should provide an advantage for inns added in the future.
FOCUSED GROWTH STRATEGY
La Quinta attributes its strong operating performance in large part to the
successful implementation of the strategic plan formulated by the Company's
senior management team after their arrival at the Company in 1992. Under this
plan, management has (i) substantially restructured the Company, purchasing its
partners' interests in 19 unincorporated joint ventures and partnerships since
1993, refinancing a majority of its outstanding debt, and instituting corporate
and operating-level cost controls, (ii) reimaged all La Quinta inns through the
system-wide image enhancement program, and (iii) demonstrated its ability to
grow the number of inns -- acquiring 11 inns in 1993, 15 inns in 1994 and nine
inns in the first six months of 1995 -- while increasing profitability.
The Company intends to focus both on INTERNAL GROWTH -- enhancing revenues,
cash flow and profitability at its current portfolio of inns, and EXTERNAL
GROWTH -- adding new inns through opportunistic acquisitions and conversions of
existing properties and selective new construction. The Company's external
growth strategy is to reinforce its presence in existing markets and expand
selectively into new markets. For the
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twelve months ended June 30, 1995, the Company generated $79.6 million of cash
flow after required interest payments, maintenance capital expenditures (assumed
to be 5% of room revenues), dividends, taxes and partner distributions,
providing an internal source of funding to support its growth plan.
FACILITIES AND SERVICES
The typical La Quinta inn contains approximately 130 spacious, quiet and
comfortably furnished guest rooms averaging 300 square feet in size. Guests at a
La Quinta inn are offered a wide range of amenities and services, including
complimentary continental breakfast, free unlimited local telephone calls,
remote-control televisions with a premium movie channel, a swimming pool,
same-day laundry and dry cleaning, fax services, 24-hour front desk and message
service, smoking/non-smoking rooms and free parking. La Quinta guests typically
have convenient access to food service at adjacent free-standing restaurants,
including national chains such as Cracker Barrel, IHOP, Denny's and Perkins. La
Quinta has an ownership interest in 126 of these adjacent restaurant buildings,
which it leases to restaurant operators.
La Quinta inns appeal to guests who desire high-quality rooms, convenient
locations and attractive prices, but who do not require banquet and convention
facilities, in-house restaurants, cocktail lounges or room service. By
eliminating the costs of these management-intensive facilities and services, La
Quinta believes it offers its customers exceptional value by providing rooms
that are comparable in quality to full-service hotels at lower prices.
CUSTOMER BASE AND MARKETING
La Quinta's combination of consistent, high-quality accommodations and good
value is attractive to business customers, who account for more than 50% of
rooms rented. These core customers typically visit a given area several times a
year, and include salespersons covering a specific territory, government and
military personnel and technicians. The Company also targets both vacation
travelers and senior citizens. For the convenience of these targeted customer
groups, inns are generally located near suburban office parks, major traffic
arteries or destination areas such as airports and convention centers.
La Quinta has developed a strong following among its customers; internal
customer surveys show that the average customer spends 16 nights per year in a
La Quinta inn. The Company focuses a number of its marketing programs on
maintaining a high number of repeat customers. For example, La Quinta promotes a
"Returns-Registered Trademark- Club" offering members preferred status and rates
at La Quinta inns, along with rewards for frequent stays. The Returns Club had
approximately 235,000 members as of June 30, 1995.
The Company markets directly to companies and other organizations through
its direct sales force of 40 sales representatives and managers. This sales
force calls on companies which have a significant number of individuals
traveling in the regions in which La Quinta operates and which are capable of
producing a high volume of room nights. The Company also provides a central
reservation system, "teLQuik-Registered Trademark-," which currently accounts
for advance reservations for approximately 27% of room nights. The teLQuik
system allows customers to make reservations by dialing 1-800-531-5900 toll
free, or from special reservations phones placed in all La Quinta inns. In
addition, approximately 47% of room nights reflect advance reservations made
directly with individual inns and forwarded to the central reservation system.
In total, advance reservations account for approximately 74% of room nights.
FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
La Quinta's financial results reflect both the successful implementation of
its business strategy and improvements in the lodging industry in recent years.
During the five-year period from 1990 through 1994, the Company's revenue per
available room ("REVPAR," which is the product of occupancy percentage and ADR)
increased from $27.01 per night to $33.39 per night, a compound annual growth
rate of 5.4%; revenue increased from $226.8 million to $362.2 million, a
compound annual growth rate of 12.4%; EBITDA (as defined in footnote 4 under
"Summary Combined Financial Data") increased from $79.3 million to $148.7
million, a compound annual growth rate of 17.0%; and net income increased from
$2.2 million to $37.8 million. During this same period, the Company reduced its
annual corporate overhead expense from $21.6 million in 1990 to $18.6 million in
1994, a decrease of 13.9%. See "Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations."
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La Quinta's operating results in the first six months of 1995 versus the
first six months of 1994 continued this positive trend: REVPAR increased 12.8%,
revenues increased 21.1%, EBITDA increased 37.8% and net income increased 65.0%.
These results illustrate the operating leverage inherent in the lodging industry
during these periods. As occupancy and ADR increase, a high percentage of the
additional revenue translates into net income due to the low marginal costs of
increasing occupancy and ADR. The operating leverage is also reflected in the
Company's EBITDA margin, which rose from 40.0% in the first six months of 1994
to 45.6% in the first six months of 1995.
AEW TRANSACTION
In March 1990, the Company formed a limited partnership, La Quinta
Development Partners, L.P. ("LQDP"), with AEW Partners, L.P. ("AEW") pursuant to
the LQDP Partnership Agreement. LQDP was established for the purpose of
acquiring competitors' inns and converting them to the La
Quinta-Registered Trademark- brand. La Quinta managed the inns owned by LQDP.
Prior to the transaction described below, La Quinta, the general partner of
LQDP, owned a 40% interest and AEW, the limited partner, owned a 60% interest in
LQDP. La Quinta contributed property with a fair value of approximately $44
million and $4 million in cash to LQDP, and AEW contributed cash of $3 million
and an additional $69 million in the form of a promissory note which was
subsequently funded. At June 30, 1995, LQDP owned 47 inns and 16 adjacent
restaurant buildings.
Under the terms of the LQDP Partnership Agreement, AEW had a right to
require that any inns proposed to be acquired by the Company instead be acquired
by LQDP. This right expired by its terms in March 1995. In addition, in
connection with the formation of LQDP in 1990, AEW paid $3 million for an
option, subject to certain vesting and other conditions, to convert two-thirds
of its ownership interest in LQDP into a specified number of shares of the
Company's Common Stock (adjusted for stock splits, cash dividends, and
distributions from LQDP to AEW).
On June 15, 1995, AEW notified the Company that it would exercise, subject
to certain conditions, its option to convert two-thirds of its ownership
interest in LQDP into 5,299,821 shares of the Company's Common Stock. AEW also
agreed to sell the remaining one-third of its ownership interest in LQDP to the
Company for a negotiated price of $48.2 million in cash (collectively, with the
conversion, the "AEW Transaction"). The AEW Transaction was consummated on July
3, 1995. The Company financed the cash portion of the AEW Transaction through
borrowings under its and LQDP's bank credit facilities. The shares issued upon
conversion were registered pursuant to a registration rights agreement and all
of such shares, together with 20,250 shares of Common Stock previously owned by
AEW, were sold in a public offering that was consummated in August 1995. AEW
bore all of the costs related to the registration and sale of the shares in such
public offering.
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THE OFFERING
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Securities Offered................ $100,000,000 principal amount of 7.40% Senior Notes due
2005 (the "Senior Notes").
Maturity Date..................... September 15, 2005.
Interest Payment Dates............ March 15 and September 15, commencing March 15, 1996.
Redemption........................ The Senior Notes may not be redeemed prior to maturity.
Mandatory Sinking Fund............ None.
Ranking........................... The Senior Notes will be senior unsecured obligations of
the Company and will rank PARI PASSU with the Amended
Bank Credit Facility (as defined under "Use of
Proceeds"). Neither the Senior Notes nor the Amended
Bank Credit Facility are secured by any of the Company's
assets. The Senior Notes are effectively subordinated to
the repayment of indebtedness of the Company's sub-
sidiaries, of which $20.3 million was outstanding at
June 30, 1995, as adjusted for this Offering. See
"Description of Senior Notes -- General."
Certain Covenants................. The indenture (the "Indenture") governing the Senior
Notes will contain certain covenants that, among other
things, will limit the ability of the Company and its
subsidiaries to create liens, enter into sale and
leaseback transactions, and, with respect to the
Company, engage in mergers and consolidations or
transfer substantially all of the Company's assets. The
Indenture does not contain any restriction on the
payment of dividends or any financial covenants. The
Indenture does not contain provisions which would afford
Holders of the Senior Notes protection in the event of a
transfer of assets to a subsidiary and incurrence of
unsecured debt by such subsidiary, or in the event of a
decline in the Company's credit quality resulting from
highly leveraged or other similar transactions involving
the Company. See "Description of Senior Notes --
General" and "-- Certain Covenants."
Use of Proceeds................... The net proceeds from the sale of the Senior Notes will
be used to repay outstanding indebtedness. See "Use of
Proceeds."
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SUMMARY COMBINED FINANCIAL DATA
The following table sets forth certain combined financial information of the
Company, its wholly-owned subsidiaries and its combined unincorporated
partnerships and joint ventures and is qualified in its entirety by, and should
be read in conjunction with, "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations" and the combined financial statements, the
notes thereto, and other financial, pro forma and statistical information
included or incorporated by reference in this Prospectus.
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SIX MONTHS
ENDED JUNE 30, YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,
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1995 1994 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990
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(AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT RATIOS AND OPERATING DATA)
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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS DATA
Total revenues.................. $ 206,778 $ 170,806 $ 362,242 $ 271,850 $ 254,122 $ 240,888 $ 226,830
Direct and corporate operating
costs and expenses (1)......... 112,520 102,405 213,508 168,021 156,529 154,846 147,560
Depreciation, amortization and
fixed asset retirements........ 20,630 17,772 37,977 24,055 24,793 35,201 34,660
Performance stock option (2).... -- -- -- 4,407 -- -- --
Non-recurring cash and non-cash
charges (1).................... -- -- -- -- 38,225 7,952 503
Operating income................ 73,628 50,629 110,757 75,367 34,575 42,889 44,107
Net interest expense............ 19,804 17,530 37,439 26,219 27,046 30,271 32,304
Partners' equity (1)............ 8,976 5,522 11,406 12,965 15,081 9,421 8,408
Net (gain) loss on property
transactions................... -- -- (79) 4,347 (282) 1,012 (3)
Income tax expense.............. 17,087 10,755 24,176 12,416 526 787 1,223
Net earnings (loss) (1) (3)..... 27,761 16,822 37,815 20,301 (8,754) 129 2,175
OTHER DATA
EBITDA (4)...................... $ 94,258 $ 68,401 $ 148,734 $ 103,829 $ 97,593 $ 86,042 $ 79,270
EBITDA margin (5)............... 45.6% 40.0% 41.1% 38.2% 38.4% 35.7% 34.9 %
Capital expenditures (6)........ $ 16,417 $ 55,435 $ 75,248 $ 32,623 $ 15,529 $ 13,803 $ 17,696
Purchase and conversion of inns
(7)............................ 40,292 20,989 34,690 38,858 4,060 15,487 18,574
Purchase of partners' equity
(8)............................ -- 9,622 53,255 78,169 -- 3,546 --
Ratio of EBITDA to net interest
expense........................ 4.8x 3.9x 4.0x 4.0x 3.6x 2.8x 2.5 x
Ratio of earnings to fixed
charges (9).................... 3.5x 2.6x 2.8x 2.4x 1.2x 1.3x 1.3 x
OPERATING DATA
Number of inns (10)............. 236 224 228 221 212 212 210
Occupancy percentage (11)....... 72.3% 70.0% 70.1% 65.1% 65.6% 64.8% 66.0 %
ADR (12)........................ $50.87 $46.62 $47.65 $46.36 $44.33 $43.11 $40.93
REVPAR (13)..................... 36.79 32.61 33.39 30.20 29.06 27.92 27.01
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BALANCE SHEET DATA
Total assets............................................................................... $ 885,082
Current installments of long-term debt..................................................... 15,242
Long-term debt, excluding current installments............................................. 465,997
Partners' capital.......................................................................... 100,105
Shareholders' equity....................................................................... 222,583
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(1) Non-recurring cash and non-cash charges include charges related to the
write-down of certain joint venture interests carried on the equity method,
land and computer equipment, severance and other employee-related costs and
charges associated with a series of studies to improve operating results.
For the year ended December 31, 1992, these charges also include a
$2,696,000 increase in the allowance for certain notes receivable related
to inns sold by the Company prior to 1985, and $210,000 related to other
corporate expense items. Results for the year ended December 31, 1992 were
impacted by an additional charge of $1,214,000 to partners' equity in
earnings and losses related to the reallocation of losses of a combined
unincorporated joint venture to the Company.
(2) Performance stock option relates to the costs of stock options which became
exercisable when the average price of the Company's Common Stock reached
$30 per share (pre-split) for twenty consecutive days. In 1993, performance
stock option expense and certain other options were accelerated as a result
of this condition being met. Currently, the Company has no options
outstanding that require recognition of additional compensation expense.
(3) Effective January 1, 1993, the Company adopted the provisions of Statement
of Financial Accounting Standards No. 109, "Accounting for Income Taxes"
("SFAS 109"). SFAS 109 requires the use of the asset and liability method
of accounting for deferred income taxes. The Company recorded the impact of
SFAS 109's implementation, an increase in net income of $1,500,000, as the
cumulative effect of an accounting change in the combined statement of
operations for the year ended December 31, 1993. Prior years' financial
statements were not restated to apply the provisions of SFAS 109.
(4) EBITDA, as defined by the covenants in the Company's 9 1/4% Senior
Subordinated Notes due 2003, is earnings before net interest expense,
income taxes, depreciation, amortization and fixed asset retirements,
extraordinary items, partners' equity in earnings and losses, gain or loss
on property and investment transactions and other non-recurring cash and
non-cash charges. This definition differs from the traditional EBITDA
definition which does not include adjustments for extraordinary items,
partners' equity in earnings and losses, gain or loss on property and
investment transactions and other non-recurring cash and non-cash charges
as follows:
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ENDED JUNE 30, YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,
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Extraordinary items.................. $ -- $ -- $ -- $ 619 $ 958 $1,269 $ --
Partners' equity in earnings and
losses............................. 8,976 5,522 11,406 12,965 15,081 9,421 8,408
(Gain) loss on property
transactions....................... -- -- (79) 4,347 (282) 1,012 (3)
Non-recurring cash and non-cash
charges and performance stock
option............................. -- -- -- 4,407 38,225 7,952 503
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EBITDA is not intended to represent cash flow or any other measure of
performance in accordance with generally accepted accounting principals
("GAAP"). EBITDA, as defined above, is included herein because management
believes that certain investors find it to be a useful tool for measuring
the ability to service debt.
(5) EBITDA margin represents EBITDA divided by total revenues.
(6) Represents capital expenditures other than those for purchase and
conversion of inns. Capital expenditures for the six months ended June 30,
1995 and 1994 and the years ended December 31, 1994 and 1993, include costs
related to the Company's image enhancement program.
(7) Included in the six months ended June 30, 1995 and 1994 and the years ended
December 31, 1994, 1993, 1992, 1991 and 1990 were conversion costs of
$5,624,000, $5,806,000, $8,891,000, $7,231,000, $4,060,000, $3,977,000 and
$4,788,000, respectively.
(8) Purchase of partners' equity in the six months ended June 30, 1994 and the
years ended December 31, 1994 and 1993 includes approximately $9,322,000,
$9,322,000 and $42,091,000, respectively, related to the acquisition of the
La Quinta Motor Inns Limited Partnership ("LQP").
(9) For purposes of calculating this ratio, earnings include net earnings
(loss) before income taxes, extraordinary items, and the cumulative effect
of accounting change, partners' equity in earnings and losses of combined
unincorporated ventures that have fixed charges, fixed charges net of
interest capitalized, and amortization of capitalized interest. Fixed
charges include interest expense on long-term debt (before capitalized
interest) and the portion of rental expense allocated to interest.
(10) Number of inns includes 40 managed inns and inns licensed to others in the
years ended December 31, 1992, 1991 and 1990 and includes nine managed inns
and inns licensed to others in the six months ended June 30, 1994 and the
year ended December 31, 1993, the results of which are not included in the
combined financial statements.
(11) The occupancy percentage represents total rooms occupied divided by total
available rooms. Total available rooms represents the number of La Quinta
rooms available for rent multiplied by the number of days in the reported
period.
(12) ADR represents total room revenues divided by the total number of rooms
occupied.
(13) REVPAR represents the product of occupancy percentage and ADR.
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SUMMARY PRO FORMA FINANCIAL DATA
The unaudited summary pro forma combined condensed statement of operations
and balance sheet data presented below reflect the statement of operations and
balance sheet data as reported in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 1994 and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the six
months ended June 30, 1995, adjusted to give effect to (i) the AEW Transaction
as if the transaction had occurred at the beginning of the periods presented or
at the balance sheet date, respectively, and (ii) the sale of the Senior Notes
and the anticipated application of the estimated net proceeds therefrom. See
"Use of Proceeds." The following table is qualified in its entirety by, and
should be read in conjunction with, "Pro Forma Financial Data" and the combined
financial statements, the notes thereto, and other financial, pro forma and
statistical information included or incorporated by reference in this
Prospectus.
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PRO FORMA FOR THE PRO FORMA FOR THE
SIX MONTHS ENDED YEAR ENDED
JUNE 30, DECEMBER 31,
1995(1) 1994(1)
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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
Total revenues.................................................... $ 206,778 $ 362,242
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Operating costs and expenses:
Direct and corporate............................................ 112,520 213,508
Depreciation, amortization, and fixed asset retirements......... 21,178 39,073
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Total operating costs......................................... 133,698 252,581
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Operating income.............................................. 73,080 109,661
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Other (income) expenses:
Net interest expense............................................ 21,649 41,199
Partners' equity................................................ 1,400 2,128
Net gain on property transactions............................... -- (79)
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Earnings before income taxes.................................... 50,031 66,413
Income tax expense.............................................. 19,062 25,635
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Net earnings.................................................. $ 30,969 $ 40,778
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-------- --------
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges................................ 3.2x 2.5x
-------- --------
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<CAPTION>
PRO FORMA
AT
JUNE 30, 1995
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BALANCE SHEET DATA
Total assets............................................................................ $ 937,163
Short-term borrowings and current installments of long-term debt........................ 15,242
Long-term debt, excluding current installments.......................................... 515,197
Partners' capital....................................................................... 6,586
Shareholders' equity.................................................................... 318,983
<FN>
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(1) Pro forma condensed statement of operations does not reflect a
non-recurring, non-cash item directly attributable to the AEW Transaction.
See "Pro Forma Financial Data."
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RISK FACTORS
RISKS OF THE LODGING INDUSTRY
The Company's business is subject to all of the risks inherent in the
lodging industry. These risks include, among other things, adverse effects of
general and local economic conditions (particularly in geographic areas where
the Company has a high concentration of inns), changes in local market
conditions, oversupply of hotel space, a reduction in local demand for hotel
rooms, changes in travel patterns, changes in governmental regulations that
influence or determine wages, prices or construction costs, changes in interest
rates, the availability of credit and changes in real estate taxes and other
operating expenses. The Company's ownership of real property, including inns, is
substantial. Real estate values are sensitive to changes in local market and
economic conditions and to fluctuations in the economy as a whole. Due in part
to the strong correlation between the lodging industry's performance and
economic conditions, the lodging industry is subject to cyclical changes in
revenues and profits.
COMPETITION
The lodging industry is highly competitive. During the 1980's, construction
of lodging facilities in the United States at historically high levels resulted
in an excess supply of available rooms. This oversupply had an adverse effect on
occupancy levels and room rates in the industry. The oversupply has now largely
been absorbed, with growth in demand exceeding growth in supply in each of the
last three years. However, there can be no assurance that an oversupply will not
exist again in the future. Competitive factors in the industry include
reasonableness of room rates, quality of accommodations, brand recognition,
service levels and convenience of locations. The Company's inns generally
operate in areas that contain numerous other competitors, certain of which have
substantially greater financial resources than the Company. There can be no
assurance that demographic, geographic or other changes in markets will not
adversely affect the convenience or desirability of the locations of the
Company's inns. Furthermore, there can be no assurance that, in the markets in
which the Company's inns operate, competing hotels will not pose greater
competition for guests than presently exists, or that new hotels will not enter
such markets. See "Business -- Competition."
ACQUISITION AND DEVELOPMENT RISKS
The Company's growth strategy of acquiring inns for conversion and selective
development of new inns will subject the Company to pre-opening and conversion
costs. As the Company opens additional Company-owned inns, such costs may
adversely affect the Company's operating results. Newly opened inns historically
begin with lower occupancy and room rates that improve over time. While the
Company has in the past successfully opened or converted new inns, there can be
no assurance that the Company will be able to achieve its growth strategy.
Construction, acquisition and conversion of inns involves certain risks,
including the possibility of construction cost overruns and delays, site
acquisition cost and availability, uncertainties as to market potential, market
deterioration after acquisition or conversion, possible unavailability of
financing on favorable terms and the emergence of market competition from
unanticipated sources. Although the Company seeks to manage its construction,
acquisition and conversion activities so as to minimize such risks, there can be
no assurance that new inns will perform in accordance with the Company's
expectations.
SEASONALITY
The lodging industry is seasonal in nature. Generally, the Company's inn
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, profit margins and net earnings of the Company.
ABSENCE OF A TRADING MARKET FOR THE SENIOR NOTES
The Senior Notes are a new issue of securities that have no established
trading market and may not be widely distributed. The Company has no present
plan to list any of the Senior Notes on a national securities exchange or to
seek the admission thereof to trading in the National Association of Securities
Dealers Automated Quotation System. The Underwriters have advised the Company
that they currently intend to make a market in the Senior Notes, but they are
not obligated to do so and may discontinue any such market making at any time
without notice. There can be no assurance that an active trading market will
develop for the Senior Notes or of the price at which the holders would be able
to sell their Senior Notes. The Senior Notes could trade at prices that may be
higher or lower than the initial offering price thereof depending upon many
factors including prevailing interest rates, the Company's operating results and
the market for similar securities.
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CERTAIN COVENANTS
The Indenture governing the Senior Notes does not contain any restriction on
the payment of dividends or any financial covenants. The Indenture does not
contain provisions which would afford Holders of the Senior Notes protection in
the event of a transfer of assets to a subsidiary and incurrence of unsecured
debt by such subsidiary, or in the event of a decline in the Company's credit
quality resulting from highly leveraged or other similar transactions involving
the Company. See "Description of Senior Notes -- General" and "-- Certain
Covenants."
USE OF PROCEEDS
The net proceeds from the sale of the Senior Notes in the Offering are
estimated to be approximately $99 million. The Company intends to use the net
proceeds of the Offering to repay indebtedness under the Company Bank Credit
Facility (as defined below) and the unsecured lines of credit of the Company's
wholly-owned limited partnership, LQDP. Both the Company Bank Credit Facility
and the LQDP Lines of Credit (as defined below) are with a syndicate of banks
and NationsBank of Texas, N.A., as administrative agent for the banks
thereunder.
The Company's current credit facility (the "Company Bank Credit Facility")
consists of a $75 million secured line of credit and a $141.5 million secured
term credit facility with maturities of May 1999 and May 1997-May 2002,
respectively, bearing interest at either LIBOR, the prime rate or the
certificate of deposit rate plus an applicable margin as defined in the related
credit agreement. As of September 18, 1995, the Company had borrowings under the
secured line of credit and the secured term credit facility in the aggregate
amounts of $30 million and $141.5 million, respectively, at average interest
rates of 6.63% and 7.00%, respectively.
The Company, through LQDP, also has a credit facility (the "LQDP Lines of
Credit") consisting of a $35 million unsecured line of credit and a $30 million
364-day unsecured line of credit with maturities of May 1997 and April 1996,
respectively, bearing interest at either LIBOR, the prime rate or the
certificate of deposit rate plus an applicable margin as defined in the related
credit agreement. As of September 18, 1995, LQDP had borrowings under the $35
million unsecured line of credit and the $30 million 364-day unsecured line of
credit in the aggregate amounts of $30 million and $30 million, respectively, at
average interest rates of 6.52% and 6.50%, respectively.
During the twelve month period ended June 30, 1995, borrowings under the
Company Bank Credit Facility and the LQDP Lines of Credit have been made (i) to
fund working capital needs in the ordinary course of business, (ii) in the
amount of $91.8 million for the acquisition of partnership interests, including
the AEW Transaction and (iii) in the amount of $45.3 million for the acquisition
of existing inns for conversion to the La Quinta brand.
On September 12, 1995, the Company completed definitive documentation to
amend and combine the Company Bank Credit Facility and the LQDP Lines of Credit
into an amended and restated credit facility of the Company (the "Amended Bank
Credit Facility") consisting of a $200 million unsecured line of credit and a
$50 million 364-day unsecured line of credit, with maturities of August 2000 and
August 1996, respectively. Borrowings under the Amended Bank Credit Facility
will bear interest at either LIBOR plus an applicable margin, as defined in the
Amended Bank Credit Facility, or the prime rate. The applicable margin is
determined quarterly based upon predetermined levels of indebtedness to cash
flows, as defined in the Amended Bank Credit Facility. As of the closing of this
Offering, borrowings under the Amended Bank Credit Facility will bear interest
at LIBOR plus 65 basis points or the prime rate. Initial revolving credit
advances and issuances of letters of credit under the Amended Bank Credit
Facility are conditioned upon the closing of this Offering and the sale of the
Senior Notes. This Offering is conditioned upon the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by the Amended Bank Credit Facility.
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CAPITALIZATION
The following table sets forth cash and cash equivalents, short-term
borrowings and current installments of long-term debt and the capitalization of
the Company as of June 30, 1995, and (i) as adjusted to give effect to the AEW
Transaction as if the AEW Transaction occurred on June 30, 1995, and (ii) Pro
Forma to reflect the AEW Transaction and the sale of the Senior Notes and the
anticipated application of the estimated net proceeds therefrom as if such
transactions occurred on June 30, 1995. For additional information, see "Use of
Proceeds," "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations" and the combined financial statements, the notes thereto,
and other financial, pro forma and statistical information included or
incorporated by reference in this Prospectus.
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<CAPTION>
JUNE 30, 1995
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ADJUSTED FOR
THE
ACTUAL AEW TRANSACTION PRO FORMA
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(AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS)
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Cash and cash equivalents....................................................... $ 6,694 $ 6,694 $ 6,694
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Short-term borrowings and current installments of long-term debt................ $ 15,242 $ 45,242(1) $ 15,242(3)
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Long-term debt, excluding current installments
Mortgage loans, maturing 1995-2016............................................ $ 88,355 $ 88,355 $ 88,355
Industrial development revenue bonds, maturing 1995-2012...................... 57,142 57,142 57,142
7.40% Senior Notes due 2005................................................... -- -- 100,000(3)
Bank secured term credit facility, maturing May 30, 1997-May 30, 2002......... 141,500 141,500 -- (3)
Bank secured line of credit, maturing May 31, 1999............................ 34,000 42,200(1) -- (3)
Bank unsecured line of credit, maturing May 31, 1997.......................... 25,000 35,000(1) -- (3)
Bank unsecured line of credit, maturing May 31, 2000.......................... -- -- 149,700(3)
9 1/4% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2003..................................... 120,000 120,000 120,000
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Total long-term debt, excluding current installments........................ 465,997 484,197 515,197
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Partners' capital............................................................... 100,105 6,586(1)(2) 6,586
Shareholders' equity............................................................ 222,583 318,983(2) 318,983
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Total capitalization........................................................ $788,685 $809,766 $840,766
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<FN>
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(1) Adjusted to reflect borrowings of $48.2 million for the Company's
acquisition of one-third of AEW's interest in LQDP. Approximately $30
million of the $48.2 million purchase price was drawn on LQDP's 364-day
unsecured line of credit and is therefore reflected as short-term
borrowings. The remainder of the purchase price was borrowed under the
Company's and LQDP's bank credit facilities.
(2) Adjusted to reflect the conversion of two-thirds of AEW's interest in LQDP
and the credit to shareholders' equity for the fair market value of the
assets acquired ($96.4 million).
(3) Adjusted to reflect the issuance of the Senior Notes, the repayment of
existing indebtedness under the Company Bank Credit Facility and the LQDP
Lines of Credit, and the replacement of the Company Bank Credit Facility
and the LQDP Lines of Credit with the Amended Bank Credit Facility.
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SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
The following table sets forth certain combined financial information of the
Company, its wholly-owned subsidiaries and its combined unincorporated
partnerships and joint ventures and is qualified in its entirety by, and should
be read in conjunction with, "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations" and the combined financial statements, the
notes thereto, and other financial, pro forma and statistical information
included or incorporated by reference in this Prospectus.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
SIX MONTHS
ENDED JUNE 30, YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,
-------------------- -----------------------------------------------------
1995 1994 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990
--------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
(AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA, RATIOS AND OPERATING DATA)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS DATA
Total revenues..................................... $ 206,778 $ 170,806 $ 362,242 $ 271,850 $ 254,122 $ 240,888 $ 226,830
Direct and corporate operating costs and expenses
(1)............................................... 112,520 102,405 213,508 168,021 156,529 154,846 147,560
Depreciation, amortization and fixed asset
retirements....................................... 20,630 17,772 37,977 24,055 24,793 35,201 34,660
Performance stock option (2)....................... -- -- -- 4,407 -- -- --
Non-recurring cash and non-cash charges (1)........ -- -- -- -- 38,225 7,952 503
Operating income................................... 73,628 50,629 110,757 75,367 34,575 42,889 44,107
Net interest expense............................... 19,804 17,530 37,439 26,219 27,046 30,271 32,304
Partners' equity (1)............................... 8,976 5,522 11,406 12,965 15,081 9,421 8,408
Net (gain) loss on property transactions........... -- -- (79) 4,347 (282) 1,012 (3)
Income tax expense................................. 17,087 10,755 24,176 12,416 526 787 1,223
Earnings (loss) before extraordinary items and
cumulative effect of accounting change............ 27,761 16,822 37,815 19,420 (7,796) 1,398 2,175
Net earnings (loss) (1)(3)......................... 27,761 16,822 37,815 20,301 (8,754) 129 2,175
Earnings (loss) per share before extraordinary
items and cumulative effect of accounting
change............................................ 0.56 0.35 0.78 0.41 (0.17) 0.03 0.05
Net earnings (loss) per share (3)(4)............... 0.56 0.35 0.78 0.43 (0.19) -- 0.05
OTHER DATA
EBITDA (5)......................................... $ 94,258 $ 68,401 $ 148,734 $ 103,829 $ 97,593 $ 86,042 $ 79,270
EBITDA margin (6).................................. 45.6% 40.0% 41.1% 38.2% 38.4% 35.7% 34.9%
Capital expenditures (7)........................... $ 16,417 $ 55,435 $ 75,248 $ 32,623 $ 15,529 $ 13,803 $ 17,696
Purchase and conversion of inns (8)................ 40,292 20,989 34,690 38,858 4,060 15,487 18,574
Purchase of partners' equity (9)................... -- 9,622 53,255 78,169 -- 3,546 --
Ratio of EBITDA to net interest expense............ 4.8x 3.9x 4.0x 4.0x 3.6x 2.8x 2.5x
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges (10)............ 3.5x 2.6x 2.8x 2.4x 1.2x 1.3x 1.3x
Cash dividends declared per common share........... 0.05 0.05 0.10 0.05 -- -- --
OPERATING DATA
Inns owned 100%.................................... 181 167 176 166 89 89 83
Inns owned 40-82%.................................. 54 46 50 45 80 79 81
Inns managed (11).................................. -- 10 -- 9 40 40 40
Inns licensed (11)................................. 1 1 2 1 3 4 6
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Number of inns..................................... 236 224 228 221 212 212 210
Occupancy percentage (12).......................... 72.3% 70.0% 70.1% 65.1% 65.6% 64.8% 66.0%
ADR (13)........................................... $ 50.87 $ 46.62 $ 47.65 $ 46.36 $ 44.33 $ 43.11 $ 40.93
REVPAR (14)........................................ 36.79 32.61 33.39 30.20 29.06 27.92 27.01
BALANCE SHEET DATA
Total assets....................................... 885,082 786,037 845,781 749,495 539,183 574,687 586,969
Current installments of long-term debt............. 15,242 32,620 39,976 22,491 21,711 22,116 24,002
Long-term debt, excluding current installments..... 465,997 427,366 448,258 414,004 274,824 316,014 341,902
Partners' capital.................................. 100,105 86,861 92,099 85,976 62,060 50,471 37,270
Shareholders' equity............................... 222,583 164,857 189,231 149,057 124,321 130,175 129,167
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<FN>
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(1) Non-recurring cash and non-cash charges include charges related to the
write-down of certain joint venture interests carried on the equity method,
land and computer equipment, severance and other employee-related costs and
charges associated with a series of studies to improve operating results.
For the year ended December 31, 1992, these charges also include a
$2,696,000 increase in the allowance for certain notes receivable related
to inns sold by the Company prior to 1985, and $210,000 related to other
corporate expense items. Results for the year ended December 31, 1992 were
impacted by an additional charge of $1,214,000 to partners' equity in
earnings and losses related to the reallocation of losses of a combined
unincorporated joint venture to the Company.
(2) Performance stock option relates to the costs of stock options which became
exercisable when the average price of the Company's Common Stock reached
$30 per share (pre-split) for twenty consecutive days. In 1993, performance
stock option expense and certain other options were accelerated as a result
of this condition being met. Currently, the Company has no options
outstanding that require recognition of additional compensation expense.
(3) Effective January 1, 1993, the Company adopted the provisions of SFAS 109.
SFAS 109 requires the use of the asset and liability method of accounting
for deferred income taxes. The Company recorded the impact of SFAS 109's
implementation, an increase in net income of $1,500,000, as the cumulative
effect of an accounting change in the combined statement of operations for
the year ended December 31, 1993. Prior years' financial statements were
not restated to apply the provisions of SFAS 109.
(4) Earnings (loss) per share are computed on the basis of the weighted average
number of common and common equivalent shares outstanding in each period
after giving effect to the three-for-two stock splits.
(5) EBITDA, as defined by the covenants in the Company's 9 1/4% Senior
Subordinated Notes due 2003, is earnings before net interest expense,
income taxes, depreciation, amortization and fixed asset retirements,
extraordinary items, partners' equity in earnings and losses, gain or loss
on property and investment transactions and other non-recurring cash and
non-cash charges. This definition differs from the traditional EBITDA
definition which does not include adjustments for extraordinary items,
partners' equity in earnings and losses, gain or loss on property and
investment transactions and other non-recurring cash and non-cash charges
as follows:
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<CAPTION>
SIX MONTHS
ENDED
JUNE 30, YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,
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1995 1994 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Extraordinary items................................... $ -- $ -- $ -- $ 619 $ 958 $ 1,269 $ --
Partners' equity in earnings and losses............... 8,976 5,522 11,406 12,965 15,081 9,421 8,408
(Gain) loss on property transactions.................. -- -- (79) 4,347 (282) 1,012 (3)
Non-recurring cash and non-cash
charges and performance stock
option............................................... -- -- -- 4,407 38,225 7,952 503
<FN>
EBITDA is not intended to represent cash flow or any other measure of
performance in accordance with GAAP. EBITDA, as defined above, is included
herein because management believes that certain investors find it to be a
useful tool for measuring the ability to service debt.
(6) EBITDA margin represents EBITDA divided by total revenues.
(7) Represents capital expenditures other than those for purchase and
conversion of inns. Capital expenditures for the six months ended June 30,
1995 and the years ended December 31, 1994 and 1993, include costs related
to the Company's image enhancement program.
(8) Included in the six months ended June 30, 1995 and 1994 and the years ended
December 31, 1994, 1993, 1992, 1991 and 1990 were conversion costs of
$5,624,000, $5,806,000, $8,891,000, $7,231,000, $4,060,000, $3,977,000 and
$4,788,000, respectively.
(9) Purchase of partners' equity in the six months ended June 30, 1994 and the
years ended December 31, 1994 and 1993 includes approximately $9,322,000,
$9,322,000 and $42,091,000, respectively, related to the acquisition of
LQP.
(10) For purposes of calculating this ratio, earnings include net earnings
(loss) before income taxes, extraordinary items, and the cumulative effect
of accounting change, partners' equity in earnings and losses of combined
unincorporated ventures that have fixed charges, fixed charges net of
interest capitalized, and amortization of capitalized interest. Fixed
charges include interest expense on long-term debt (before capitalized
interest) and the portion of rental expense allocated to interest.
(11) The operating results of managed inns and licensed inns are not included in
the combined financial statements.
(12) The occupancy percentage represents total rooms occupied divided by total
available rooms. Total available rooms represents the number of La Quinta
rooms available for rent multiplied by the number of days in the reported
period.
(13) ADR represents total room revenues divided by the total number of rooms
occupied.
(14) REVPAR represents the product of occupancy percentage and ADR.
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PRO FORMA FINANCIAL DATA
The following tables are qualified in their entirety by, and should be read
in conjunction with, "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations" and the combined financial statements, the
notes thereto, and other financial, pro forma and statistical information
included or incorporated by reference in this Prospectus.
The unaudited pro forma combined condensed statement of operations presented
below includes the statement of operations as reported in the Company's
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the six months ended June 30, 1995, and as
adjusted to reflect (i) the AEW Transaction, and (ii) the sale of the Senior
Notes and the anticipated application of the estimated net proceeds therefrom,
as if such transactions occurred on January 1, 1995.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
AEW SENIOR NOTES PRO FORMA
SIX MONTHS PRO FORMA PRO FORMA SIX MONTHS
ENDED ADJUSTMENTS ADJUSTMENTS ENDED
JUNE 30, -------------------------- -------------------------- JUNE 30,
1995 DEBIT CREDIT DEBIT CREDIT 1995(H)
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(AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT RATIOS AND PER SHARE DATA)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
Total Revenues........................... $ 206,778 $ 206,778
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Operating costs and expenses:
Direct and corporate................... 112,520 112,520
Depreciation, amortization, and fixed
asset retirements..................... 20,630 $ 548(A) 21,178
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Total operating costs................ 133,150 133,698
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Operating income..................... 73,628 73,080
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Other (income) expense:
Net interest expense................... 19,804 1,658(B) $ 3,875(F) $ 3,688(G) 21,649
Partners' equity....................... 8,976 $ 7,576(C) 1,400
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Earnings before income taxes........... 44,848 50,031
Income tax expense..................... 17,087 2,046(D) 71(D) 19,062
----------- ------ ------ ------ ------ -----------
Net earnings........................... $ 27,761 $ 4,252 $ 7,576 $ 3,875 $ 3,759 $ 30,969
----------- ------ ------ ------ ------ -----------
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Earnings per common and common equivalent
share:
Net earnings........................... $ 0.56 $ 0.57
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Weighted average number of common and
common equivalent shares outstanding.... 49,256 5,300(E) 54,556
----------- ------ -----------
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Ratio of earnings to fixed charges....... 3.5x 3.2x
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The accompanying notes form a part of the unaudited pro forma combined condensed statement of operations.
<FN>
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(A) Records additional depreciation expense on the addition of $37.3 million of
depreciable assets. The depreciation expense was calculated using the
straight line method based on a 34 year remaining life.
(B) Represents the interest expense on additional debt of $48.2 million
relating to the acquisition of AEW's interest in LQDP at the effective
weighted average interest rate under the Company's and LQDP's credit
facilities of 6.88% per annum.
(C) Represents the elimination of AEW's equity in earnings.
(D) Reflects income tax effect of pro forma adjustments assuming an effective
income tax rate of 38.1%.
(E) Reflects the increase in weighted average shares outstanding.
(F) Reflects interest expense due to the issuance of $100 million in Senior
Notes.
(G) Reflects interest expense eliminated due to the repayment of approximately
$99 million of existing indebtedness under the Company Bank Credit Facility
and the LQDP Lines of Credit.
(H) In the third quarter of 1995, the Company will record $46.4 million
associated with the exercise of AEW's conversion option as a deduction
presented below net earnings in the Statement of Operations (Conversion of
Partner's Interest into Common Stock) in arriving at net earnings available
to common shareholders. This non-recurring, non-cash item is directly
attributable to the AEW Transaction and is not reflected in the pro forma
condensed statement of operations above.
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The unaudited pro forma combined condensed balance sheet of the Company
presented below includes the balance sheet as reported in the Company's
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the six months ended June 30, 1995, and as
adjusted to reflect (i) the AEW Transaction, and (ii) the sale of the Senior
Notes and the anticipated application of the net proceeds therefrom, as if such
transactions occurred on June 30, 1995.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
AEW SENIOR NOTES
AT PRO FORMA ADJUSTMENTS PRO FORMA ADJUSTMENTS PRO FORMA
JUNE 30, -------------------------- -------------------------- AT JUNE 30,
1995 DEBIT CREDIT DEBIT CREDIT 1995
--------- ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ -----------
(AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
ASSETS
Current assets......................... $ 38,569 $ 38,569
Other non-current assets............... 24,983 $ 1,000(C) 25,983
Net property and equipment............. 821,530 $ 17,027(A) 872,611
34,054(B)
--------- ------------ ------------ -----------
$ 885,082 $ 51,081 $ 1,000 $ 937,163
--------- ------------ ------------ -----------
--------- ------------ ------------ -----------
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities.................... $ 75,058 $ 30,000(A) $ 30,000(C) $ 75,058
Long-term debt, excluding current
installments.......................... 465,997 18,200(A) $ 31,000(C) 515,197
Deferred income taxes and other........ 21,339 21,339
Partners' capital...................... 100,105 $ 31,173(A) 6,586
62,346(B)
Shareholders' equity (net of treasury
stock)................................ 222,583 96,400(B) 318,983
--------- ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ -----------
$ 885,082 $ 93,519 $ 144,600 $ 30,000 $ 31,000 $ 937,163
--------- ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ -----------
--------- ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ -----------
The accompanying notes form a part of the unaudited pro forma combined condensed balance sheet.
<FN>
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(A) Records the purchase of one-third of AEW's interest in LQDP using proceeds
from the Company's and LQDP's credit facilities and the related elimination
of one-third of AEW's partner's capital. Approximately $30 million of the
$48.2 million purchase price was drawn on LQDP's 364-day unsecured line of
credit and therefore is included in current liabilities.
(B) Reflects the purchase of the assets and the related elimination of
two-thirds of AEW's partner's capital. Also, reflects the net of the $142.8
million of Common Stock issued in the AEW Transaction and the $46.4 million
which represents the non-recurring, non-cash item which will be recorded as
a deduction presented below net earnings in the Statement of Operations
(Conversion of Partner's Interest into Common Stock) in arriving at net
earnings available to common shareholders in the third quarter of 1995.
(C) Reflects the issuance of the Senior Notes, the repayment of existing
indebtedness under the Company Bank Credit Facility and the LQDP Lines of
Credit, and the replacement of the Company Bank Credit Facility and the
LQDP Lines of Credit with the Amended Bank Credit Facility.
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The unaudited pro forma combined condensed statement of operations presented
below includes the statement of operations as reported in the Company's Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 1994, and as adjusted to reflect (i) the
AEW Transaction and (ii) the sale of the Senior Notes and the anticipated
application of the estimated net proceeds therefrom as if such transactions
occurred on January 1, 1994.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
AEW SENIOR NOTES
PRO FORMA PRO FORMA PRO FORMA
YEAR ENDED ADJUSTMENTS ADJUSTMENTS YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31, -------------------------- -------------------------- DECEMBER 31,
1994 DEBIT CREDIT DEBIT CREDIT 1994(H)
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(AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT RATIOS AND PER SHARE DATA)
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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
Total revenues....................... $ 362,242 $ 362,242
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Operating costs and expenses:
Direct and corporate............... 213,508 213,508
Depreciation, amortization, and
fixed asset retirements........... 37,977 $ 1,096(A) 39,073
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Total operating costs............ 251,485 252,581
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Operating income................. 110,757 109,661
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Other (income) expense:
Net interest expense............... 37,439 3,316(B) $ 7,750(F) $ 7,306(G) 41,199
Partners' equity................... 11,406 $ 9,278(C) 2,128
Net gain on property
transactions...................... (79) (79)
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Earnings before income taxes....... 61,991 66,413
Income tax expense................. 24,176 1,631(D) 172(D) 25,635
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Net earnings....................... $ 37,815 $ 6,043 $ 9,278 $ 7,750 $ 7,478 $ 40,778
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Earnings per common and common
equivalent share:
Net earnings....................... $ 0.78 $ 0.76
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Weighted average number of common and
common equivalent shares
outstanding......................... 48,624 5,290(E) 53,914
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Ratio of earnings to fixed charges... 2.8x 2.5x
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The accompanying notes form a part of the unaudited pro forma combined condensed statement of operations.
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(A) Records additional depreciation expense on the addition of $37.3 million of
depreciable assets. The depreciation expense was calculated using the
straight line method based on a 34 year remaining life.
(B) Represents the interest expense on additional debt of $48.2 million
relating to the acquisition of AEW's interest in LQDP at the effective
weighted average interest rate under the Company's and LQDP's credit
facilities of 6.88% per annum.
(C) Represents the elimination of AEW's equity in earnings.
(D) Reflects income tax effect of pro forma adjustments assuming an effective
income tax rate of 38.6%.
(E) Reflects the increase in weighted average shares outstanding.
(F) Reflects interest expense due to the issuance of $100 million in Senior
Notes.
(G) Reflects interest expense eliminated due to the repayment of approximately
$99 million of existing indebtedness under the Company Bank Credit Facility
and the LQDP Lines of Credit.
(H) In the third quarter of 1995, the Company will record $46.4 million
associated with the exercise of AEW's conversion option as a deduction
presented below net earnings in the Statement of Operations (Conversion of
Partner's Interest into Common Stock) in arriving at net earnings available
to common shareholders. This non-recurring, non-cash item is directly
attributable to the AEW Transaction and is not reflected in the pro forma
condensed statement of operations above.
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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following discussion and analysis addresses the results of operations
for the six month periods ended June 30, 1995 (the "1995 Six Months") and June
30, 1994 (the "1994 Six Months") and the years ended December 31, 1994, 1993 and
1992.
The Company's financial statements include the accounts of the Company's
wholly-owned subsidiaries and unincorporated partnerships and joint ventures in
which the Company has at least a 40% ownership interest and over which it
exercises substantial legal, financial and operational control. References to
"Managed Inns" are to those inns in which the Company owns less than a 40%
interest and which are managed by the Company under long-term management
contracts.
On June 15, 1995, AEW notified the Company that it would exercise, subject
to certain conditions, its option to convert two-thirds of its ownership
interest in LQDP into 5,299,821 shares of the Company's Common Stock. AEW also
agreed to sell the remaining one-third of its ownership interest in LQDP to the
Company for a negotiated price of $48.2 million in cash. The AEW Transaction was
consummated on July 3, 1995. Upon conversion of the partnership interest into La
Quinta Common Stock, the Company issued 5,299,821 shares of the Company's Common
Stock having a fair market value of $142.8 million based on the July 3, 1995 New
York Stock Exchange closing price. During the third quarter of 1995, the Company
will record net assets acquired at their fair market value of $96.4 million and
a non-cash, non-recurring item of $46.4 million associated with the exercise of
AEW's conversion option as a deduction presented below net earnings in the
Statement of Operations (Conversion of Partner's Interest into Common Stock) in
arriving at net earnings available to common shareholders. This non-recurring,
non-cash item is directly attributable to the AEW Transaction.
During the second quarter of 1994, the Company purchased the limited
partner's interest in one of its combined unincorporated joint ventures which
owned one inn. On July 1, 1994, the Company purchased nine inns which it managed
and which were previously held in two unincorporated joint ventures with CIGNA
Investments, Inc. (the "CIGNA partnerships"). The Company has continued to
operate these properties as La Quinta inns. Also during 1995 and 1994, La Quinta
acquired nine and six additional inns, respectively, for conversion to the La
Quinta-Registered Trademark- brand.
During 1994, the Company entered into agreements with several Mexican
investor groups (the "Development Accord") for the purpose of developing 22 La
Quinta inns in 15 cities in Mexico. Each of the inns will be developed and 100%
owned by a Mexican investor group and managed by the Company under long-term
management agreements (pursuant to which the Company will receive management and
licensing fees). On December 20, 1994, the Mexican government allowed the peso
to trade freely against the U.S. dollar. As a result, the peso suffered a
significant, immediate devaluation against the U.S. dollar. This resulted in
economic conditions that have delayed commencement of construction of La Quinta
inns under the Development Accord. The construction of the first La Quinta inn
under the Development Accord is anticipated to begin when economic conditions in
Mexico stabilize.
The following chart shows certain historical operating statistics and
revenue data. References to occupancy percentages and ADR refer to Company Inns
(inns owned by the Company or by unincorporated partnerships and joint ventures
in which the Company owns at least a 40% interest). Managed Inns and the La
Quinta licensed inns are excluded from occupancy and ADR statistics for all
periods for purposes of comparability. All financial data is related to Company
Inns unless otherwise specified.
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COMPARATIVE OPERATING STATISTICS AND REVENUE DATA
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SIX MONTHS ENDED
JUNE 30, YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,
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1995 1994 1994 1993 1992
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(AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT ADR)
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Inn revenue.......................................... $ 202,661 $ 166,003 $ 353,348 $ 258,529 $ 239,826
Restaurant rental and other.......................... 4,017 3,796 7,675 6,464 7,208
Management services.................................. 100 1,007 1,219 6,857 7,088
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Total revenues....................................... $ 206,778 $ 170,806 $ 362,242 $ 271,850 $ 254,122
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Occupancy percentage................................. 72.3% 70.0% 70.1% 65.1% 65.6%
ADR.................................................. $ 50.87 $ 46.62 $ 47.65 $ 46.36 $ 44.33
Available rooms (1).................................. 5,305 4,900 10,188 8,226 7,916
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(1) Available rooms represent the number of rooms available for sale multiplied
by the number of days in the period reported.
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THE 1995 SIX MONTHS COMPARED TO THE 1994 SIX MONTHS
TOTAL REVENUES increased to $206,778,000 in the 1995 Six Months from
$170,806,000 in the 1994 Six Months, an increase of $35,972,000, or 21.1%. Of
the total revenues reported in the 1995 Six Months, 98.0% were revenues from
inns and 2.0% were revenues from restaurant rentals and other revenues.
INN REVENUES are derived from room rentals and other sources such as charges
to guests for long-distance telephone service, fax machine use, vending
commissions, banquet revenues and laundry services. Inn revenues improved to
$202,661,000 in the 1995 Six Months from $166,003,000 in the 1994 Six Months, an
increase of $36,658,000, or 22.1%. The improvement in inn revenues was related
to an increase in occupancy percentage and ADR along with the revenues
associated with the acquisition of nine inns in the 1995 Six Months, the CIGNA
partnerships in July 1994 and six inns in the last half of 1994. Occupancy
percentage increased to 72.3% in the 1995 Six Months from 70.0% in the 1994 Six
Months. ADR increased to $50.87 in the 1995 Six Months from $46.62 in the 1994
Six Months. Improvements in both ADR and occupancy percentage are due, in part,
to the substantial completion of the Company's image enhancement program in
mid-1994, as well as general improvements in the hotel industry. In the 1994 Six
Months, the image enhancement program had only been partially completed.
RESTAURANT RENTAL AND OTHER REVENUES include rental payments from restaurant
buildings owned by La Quinta and leased to and operated by third parties.
Restaurant rental and other revenues increased to $4,017,000 in the 1995 Six
Months from $3,796,000 in the 1994 Six Months, an increase of $221,000, or 5.8%.
The increase is primarily the result of the additional restaurant buildings
owned by the Company through the acquisition of the CIGNA partnerships.
MANAGEMENT SERVICES REVENUE is primarily related to fees earned by the
Company for services rendered in conjunction with Managed Inns. Management
services revenue decreased to $100,000 in the 1995 Six Months from $1,007,000 in
the 1994 Six Months. The decrease is due to the acquisition of the CIGNA
partnerships in July 1994, eliminating the related management fees earned by the
Company.
DIRECT EXPENSES include costs directly associated with the operation of
Company Inns. In the 1995 Six Months approximately 42.2% of direct expenses were
represented by salaries, wages and related costs. Other major categories of
direct expenses include utilities, property taxes, repairs and maintenance and
room supplies. Direct expenses increased to $103,128,000 ($26.88 per occupied
room) in the 1995 Six Months from $93,149,000 ($27.18 per occupied room) in the
1994 Six Months. The increase in direct expenses period over period is primarily
attributable to the growth in number of inns and increase in occupancy. The
improvement in direct expenses per occupied room was primarily due to
efficiencies the Company achieved in labor costs, repairs and maintenance and
utilities expense and was partially offset by rising labor costs in regions with
low unemployment, increased credit card discounts resulting from a higher
percentage of guests paying with credit cards and increased property taxes.
CORPORATE EXPENSES include the costs of general management, office rent,
training and field supervision of inn managers and other marketing and
administrative expenses. The major components of corporate expenses are
salaries, wages and related expenses and information systems. Corporate expenses
increased to $9,392,000 ($1.77 per available room) in the 1995 Six Months from
$9,256,000 ($1.81 per available room, including Managed Inns) in the 1994 Six
Months, an increase of $136,000, or 1.5%. The decrease in corporate expenses on
a per available room basis is the result of the Company's efforts to control
fixed costs, while executing its growth plan in order to increase operating
profit.
DEPRECIATION, AMORTIZATION AND FIXED ASSET RETIREMENTS increased to
$20,630,000 in the 1995 Six Months from $17,772,000 in the 1994 Six Months, an
increase of $2,858,000, or 16.1%. This is due primarily to the increase in fixed
assets resulting from the acquisition of inns, including the CIGNA partnerships,
and additions from the image enhancement program. Depreciation, amortization and
fixed asset retirements also include retirements associated with the image
enhancement program and other capital improvements.
As a result of the above, OPERATING INCOME increased to $73,628,000 in the
1995 Six Months from $50,629,000 in the 1994 Six Months, an increase of
$22,999,000, or 45.4%. Additionally, operating margins were up 6.0 percentage
points, to 35.6% from 29.6%.
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INTEREST INCOME is primarily related to earnings on notes receivable and on
short-term investments of Company funds in money market instruments prior to
their use in operations or the acquisition of inns. Interest income decreased to
$579,000 in the 1995 Six Months from $1,069,000 in the 1994 Six Months, a
decrease of $490,000.
INTEREST ON LONG-TERM DEBT increased to $20,383,000 in the 1995 Six Months
from $18,599,000 in the 1994 Six Months, an increase of $1,784,000, or 9.6%. The
increase is primarily attributable to the increase in the outstanding balance on
the Company's credit facilities as a result of the acquisition of the CIGNA
partnerships and 15 inns since June 1994.
PARTNERS' EQUITY IN EARNINGS AND LOSSES reflects the interest of partners in
the earnings and losses of the combined joint ventures and partnerships which
are owned at least 40% and controlled by the Company. Partners' equity in
earnings and losses increased to $8,976,000 in the 1995 Six Months from
$5,522,000 in the 1994 Six Months. The increase is attributable to improvements
in operating performance of the inns and the increase in the number of inns in
LQDP. Occupancy for the LQDP inns increased 4.8 percentage points and ADR
increased by $3.78 in the 1995 Six Months compared to the 1994 Six Months. As of
June 30, 1995, LQDP owned and operated 47 inns, compared to 37 inns at June 30,
1994.
INCOME TAXES for the 1995 Six Months were calculated using an effective
income tax rate of 38.1%, compared to an effective income tax rate of 39.0% for
the 1994 Six Months. The effective income tax rate decrease reflects the
estimated impact of the difference between aggregate recorded cost and tax basis
of acquired assets from the AEW Transaction and a reduction of estimated state
income tax expense.
For the reasons discussed above, the Company reported NET EARNINGS of
$27,761,000, or $0.56 per share, in the 1995 Six Months compared to $16,822,000,
or $0.35 per share, in the 1994 Six Months, an increase in net earnings of
$10,939,000, or 65.0%.
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1994 COMPARED TO YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1993
TOTAL REVENUES increased to $362,242,000 in 1994 from $271,850,000 in 1993,
an increase of $90,392,000, or 33.3%. Of the total revenues reported in 1994,
97.6% were revenues from inns, 2.1% were revenues from restaurant rentals and
other revenues and 0.3% were revenues from management services.
INN REVENUES increased to $353,348,000 in 1994 from $258,529,000 in 1993, an
increase of $94,819,000, or 36.7%. The increase in inn revenues was due
primarily to the acquisitions of La Quinta Motor Inns Limited Partnership
("LQP") and the CIGNA partnerships, an increase in ADR and occupancy percentage
and an increase in the number of available rooms. ADR increased to $47.65 in
1994 from $46.36 in 1993, an increase of $1.29, or 2.8%, while occupancy
increased 5.0 percentage points. The substantial completion of the Company's
image enhancement program contributed to the increases in ADR and occupancy.
Available rooms for 1994 were 10,188,000 as compared to 8,226,000 for 1993, an
increase of 1,962,000 available rooms, or 23.9%. The increase in the number of
available rooms was due to the acquisitions of five inns, the CIGNA partnerships
during 1994 and LQP in December of 1993.
RESTAURANT RENTAL AND OTHER REVENUES also include the Company's interest in
the earnings (accounted for using the equity method) of LQP through December 1,
1993, and miscellaneous other revenues, such as third party rental revenue from
an office building which also housed the Company's corporate offices through May
1993. Restaurant rental and other increased to $7,675,000 in 1994 from
$6,464,000 in 1993, an increase of $1,211,000, or 18.7%. This increase is
primarily the result of an increase in the number of wholly-owned restaurant
buildings leased to and operated by third parties due to the acquisition of LQP.
MANAGEMENT SERVICES REVENUE decreased to $1,219,000 in 1994 from $6,857,000
in 1993. Management fees decreased due to the consolidation of LQP in December
1993 and the acquisition of the CIGNA partnerships in July 1994, eliminating the
related management fees earned by the Company.
In 1994, approximately 41.9% of DIRECT EXPENSES were represented by
salaries, wages, and related costs. Other major categories of direct expenses
include utilities, property taxes, repairs and maintenance and room supplies.
Direct expenses increased to $194,894,000 ($27.30 per occupied room) in 1994
compared to $148,571,000 ($27.72 per occupied room) in 1993, an increase of
$46,323,000, or 31.2%. Direct expenses
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decreased to 53.8% in 1994 from 54.7% in 1993 as a percentage of total revenue,
primarily from a decrease in salaries and related benefit costs and property
taxes. The acquisitions of LQP and the CIGNA partnerships caused the increase of
direct expenses in total year over year.
CORPORATE EXPENSES decreased to $18,614,000 ($1.79 per available room,
including Managed Inns) in 1994 from $19,450,000 ($1.96 per available room,
including Managed Inns) in 1993, a decrease of $836,000, or 4.3%. As a percent
of total revenues, corporate expenses decreased to 5.1% in 1994 from 7.2% in
1993.
PERFORMANCE STOCK OPTION relates to the costs of stock options which became
exercisable when the average price of the Company's stock reached $30 per share
(pre-split) for twenty consecutive days. In 1993, performance stock option
expense and certain other options were accelerated as a result of this condition
being met (See note 5 of Notes to Combined Financial Statements). Currently, the
Company has no options outstanding that require recognition of additional
compensation expense.
DEPRECIATION, AMORTIZATION AND FIXED ASSET RETIREMENTS increased to
$37,977,000 in 1994 from $24,055,000 in 1993, an increase of $13,922,000, or
57.9%. The increase in depreciation, amortization and fixed asset retirements is
primarily due to the increase in depreciable assets resulting from the
acquisitions of LQP, the CIGNA partnerships, five inns in 1994 and 11 inns in
the latter part of 1993, and the Company's image enhancement program.
As a result of the above, OPERATING INCOME increased to $110,757,000 in 1994
from $75,367,000 in 1993, an increase of $35,390,000, or 47.0%.
INTEREST INCOME decreased to $1,421,000 in 1994 from $5,147,000 in 1993, a
decrease of $3,726,000, or 72.4%. The decrease in interest income is primarily
attributable to a decrease in interest earned on a note receivable from AEW (the
"AEW Note") due to the collection of the entire principal balance in December
1993.
INTEREST ON LONG-TERM DEBT increased to $38,860,000 in 1994 from $31,366,000
in 1993, an increase of $7,494,000, or 23.9%. The increase in interest expense
is attributable to the debt incurred to acquire LQP, the CIGNA partnerships and
certain of the limited partners' interests and debt assumed in connection with
the acquisition of LQP.
PARTNERS' EQUITY IN EARNINGS AND LOSSES decreased to $11,406,000 in 1994
from $12,965,000 in 1993, a decrease of $1,559,000, or 12.0%. The decrease in
partners' equity in earnings and losses is attributable to the acquisition of
various limited partners' interests in unincorporated partnerships and joint
ventures, partially offset by increases in the earnings of LQDP. As of December
31, 1994, LQDP owned and operated 42 inns compared to 37 inns as of December 31,
1993.
NET (GAIN) LOSS ON PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS increased to a gain of ($79,000) in
1994 from a loss of $4,347,000 in 1993. The loss in 1993 includes a $4,900,000
loss related to the Company's conveyance to the mortgagee of title to the
property on which the Company's headquarters were located.
INCOME TAXES for 1994 were calculated using an estimated effective income
tax rate of 39%.
For the reasons discussed above, the Company reported EARNINGS BEFORE
EXTRAORDINARY ITEMS AND CUMULATIVE EFFECT OF ACCOUNTING CHANGE of $37,815,000 in
1994 compared with $19,420,000 in 1993, an increase of $18,395,000, or 94.7%.
The Company reported EXTRAORDINARY ITEMS, NET OF INCOME TAXES of ($619,000)
in 1993. The 1993 extraordinary loss consisted of ($6,007,000), ($3,664,000) net
of income taxes, related to the early extinguishment and refinancing of certain
debt partially offset by an extraordinary gain of $4,991,000, $3,045,000 net of
income taxes, resulting from the Company's transfer of ownership to the
mortgagee of property on which the Company's headquarters were located.
The CUMULATIVE EFFECT OF A CHANGE IN ACCOUNTING FOR INCOME TAXES of
$1,500,000, or $0.03 per share in 1993, was the result of the implementation of
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 109 "Accounting for Income
Taxes."
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For the reasons discussed above, the Company reported NET EARNINGS of
$37,815,000 in 1994 compared with $20,301,000 in 1993, an increase of
$17,514,000, or 86.3%.
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1993 COMPARED TO YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1992
TOTAL REVENUES increased to $271,850,000 in 1993 from $254,122,000 in 1992,
an increase of $17,728,000, or 7.0%. Of the total revenues reported in 1993,
95.1% were revenues from inns, 2.4% were revenues from restaurant rentals and
other revenues and 2.5% were revenues from management services.
INN REVENUES increased to $258,529,000 in 1993 from $239,826,000 in 1992, an
increase of $18,703,000, or 7.8%. The increase in inn revenues was due primarily
to an increase in ADR, an increase in the number of available rooms and the
acquisition of LQP. ADR increased to $46.36 in 1993 from $44.33 in 1992, an
increase of $2.03, or 4.6%, while occupancy declined 0.5 percentage points. As
anticipated, the Company's image enhancement program caused temporary
construction-related disruption in normal business operations and occupancies at
inns undergoing the process. Also, management's decision to discontinue a coupon
promotion used in 1992 had a positive impact on ADR, but had the effect of
reducing occupancy in 1993. Available rooms for 1993 were 8,226,000 as compared
to 7,916,000 for 1992, an increase of 310,000 available rooms, or 3.9%. The
increase in the number of available rooms was due to the acquisition of 11 inns
during the year ended December 31, 1993 and the acquisition of LQP in December
of 1993.
RESTAURANT RENTAL AND OTHER REVENUES decreased to $6,464,000 in 1993 from
$7,208,000 in 1992, a decrease of $744,000, or 10.3%, primarily due to a
reduction in earnings related to investments accounted for on the equity method.
MANAGEMENT SERVICES revenue decreased to $6,857,000 in 1993 from $7,088,000
in 1992, a decrease of $231,000, or 3.2%. Management fees decreased due to there
being two less licensees and the consolidation of LQP in December 1993,
eliminating the related management fees charged by the Company to LQP for that
month.
DIRECT EXPENSES increased to $148,571,000 ($27.72 per occupied room) in 1993
compared to $135,474,000 ($26.11 per occupied room) in 1992, an increase of
$13,097,000, or 9.7%. In 1993, approximately 42.4% of direct expenses consisted
of salaries, wages, and related costs. As a percentage of total revenues, direct
expenses increased to 54.7% in 1993 from 53.3% in 1992. The increase in direct
expense resulted primarily
from the Company's implementation of a complimentary continental breakfast at
all La Quinta inns during the first quarter of 1993 (which amounted to $1.08 per
occupied room). The Company acquired 11 inns during 1993 and did not acquire or
convert any inns during 1992.
CORPORATE EXPENSES decreased to $19,450,000 ($1.96 per available room,
including Managed Inns) in 1993 from $23,961,000 ($2.46 per available room,
including Managed Inns) in 1992, a decrease of $4,511,000, or 18.8%. As a
percent of total revenues, corporate expenses decreased to 7.2% in 1993 from
9.4% in 1992. The 1992 corporate expenses included non-recurring charges of
$2,696,000 to increase the allowance for certain notes receivable based upon
estimates of the value of the real estate held as collateral for such notes and
evaluations of the financial condition of certain borrowers and $210,000 related
to other corporate expense items. The 1992 corporate expenses also include a
provision related to the settlement of certain litigation of $775,000. The 1992
corporate expenses, before non-recurring charges, were $21,055,000 ($2.16 per
available room, including Managed Inns). As a percent of total revenues,
corporate expenses in 1992, before non-recurring charges, were 8.3%.
The PROVISION FOR WRITE-DOWN OF PARTNERSHIP INVESTMENTS, LAND AND OTHER in
1992 includes charges related to the write-down of certain joint venture
interests, land previously held for future development, computer equipment and
other assets (see Note 8 of Notes to Combined Financial Statements).
SEVERANCE AND OTHER EMPLOYEE RELATED COSTS in 1992 consisted of costs
related to the severance of certain executive officers and other employees,
executive search fees and relocation costs for new officers.
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PERFORMANCE STOCK OPTION relates to the costs of stock options which became
exercisable when the average price of the Company's stock reached $30 per share
(pre-split) for twenty consecutive days. Performance stock option expense and
certain other options were accelerated as a result of this condition being met
(see Note 5 of Notes to Combined Financial Statements).
DEPRECIATION, AMORTIZATION AND FIXED ASSET RETIREMENTS decreased to
$24,055,000 in 1993 from $24,793,000 in 1992, a decrease of $738,000, or 3.0%.
The decrease in depreciation, amortization and fixed asset retirements was due
to assets which became fully depreciated during 1993 and the write-off of
computer equipment and signage in the prior year. Replacement and installation
of new computer equipment and signs was substantially completed in the latter
part of 1993.
As a result of the above, OPERATING INCOME increased to $75,367,000 in 1993
from $34,575,000 in 1992, an increase of $40,792,000, or 118.0%. Operating
income before a non-recurring, non-cash charge of approximately $4,407,000 to
recognize compensation expense related to the vesting of performance stock
options, increased to $79,774,000 in 1993 from $73,112,000 in 1992 before
write-downs, severance and employee related costs and other non-recurring
charges, an increase of $6,662,000, or 9.1%.
INTEREST INCOME decreased to $5,147,000 in 1993 from $6,041,000 in 1992, a
decrease of $894,000, or 14.8%. The decrease in interest income is primarily
attributable to principal reductions on the AEW Note of $16,700,000 and
$19,300,000 in September and December 1993, respectively, and the corresponding
reduction in interest earned thereon. As of December 31, 1993, the AEW Note had
been fully collected.
INTEREST ON LONG-TERM DEBT decreased to $31,366,000 in 1993 from $33,087,000
in 1992, a decrease of $1,721,000, or 5.2%. The decrease in interest expense is
attributable to the early extinguishment of approximately $117,000,000 of
certain high interest rate debt with proceeds from the Company's 9 1/4% Senior
Subordinated Notes due 2003 and bank financing which more than offset interest
on borrowings to purchase limited partners' interests. In addition, certain
Industrial Revenue Bond issues were refinanced to obtain more favorable interest
rates.
PARTNERS' EQUITY IN EARNINGS AND LOSSES decreased to $12,965,000 in 1993
from $15,081,000 in 1992, a decrease of $2,116,000, or 14.0%. The decrease in
partners' equity in earnings and losses is attributable to the acquisition of
limited partners' interests in 14 combined unincorporated partnerships and joint
ventures partially offset by increases in the earnings of LQDP. As of December
31, 1993, LQDP operated 37 inns compared to 28 inns as of December 31, 1992.
NET (GAIN) LOSS ON PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS decreased to a loss of $4,347,000
in 1993 from a gain of ($282,000) in 1992. The loss in 1993 includes a
$4,900,000 loss related to the Company's conveyance to the mortgagee of title to
the property on which the Company's headquarters were located.
INCOME TAXES for 1993 were calculated using an estimated effective income
tax rate of 39%.
For the reasons discussed above, the Company reported EARNINGS (LOSS) BEFORE
EXTRAORDINARY ITEMS AND CUMULATIVE EFFECT OF ACCOUNTING CHANGE of $19,420,000 in
1993 compared with a loss of ($7,796,000) in 1992, an increase of $27,216,000.
The Company reported EXTRAORDINARY ITEMS, NET OF INCOME TAXES of ($619,000)
in 1993 compared with ($958,000) in 1992. The 1993 extraordinary loss consisted
of ($6,007,000), ($3,664,000) net of income taxes, related to the early
extinguishment and refinancing of certain debt partially offset by an
extraordinary gain of $4,991,000, $3,045,000 net of income taxes, resulting from
the Company's transfer of ownership to the mortgagee of property on which the
Company's headquarters were located. The 1992 extraordinary loss was primarily a
result of the refinancing of three industrial revenue bond issues totaling
$12,910,000 in principal amount. In addition, the Company retired its 10%
Convertible Subordinated Debentures due 2002.
The CUMULATIVE EFFECT OF A CHANGE IN ACCOUNTING FOR INCOME TAXES of
$1,500,000, or $0.03 per share, in 1993 was the result of the implementation of
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 109 "Accounting for Income
Taxes."
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For the reasons discussed above, the Company reported NET EARNINGS of
$20,301,000 in 1993 compared with a net loss of ($8,754,000) in 1992, an
increase of $29,055,000.
CAPITAL RESOURCES AND LIQUIDITY
In general, the Company has historically financed its development program
through partnerships with financial institutions, a public debt offering and
borrowings under the Company's credit facilities. During the six months ended
June 30, 1995 and June 30, 1994 and the years ended December 31, 1994 and 1993,
the Company funded a majority of its development program through LQDP. Most of
the Company's inns and adjacent restaurant land and buildings are pledged to
secure long-term debt of the Company. Distributions of cash, if any, from the
Company's joint ventures and partnerships are made from cash available after
payment of operating expenses, debt service, capital expenditures and
acquisition and development of new inns.
At June 30, 1995, the Company had $6,694,000 of cash and cash equivalents,
an increase of $4,105,000 from December 31, 1994. At June 30, 1995, the Company
had $74,650,000 available on its credit facilities.
In April 1995, the Company completed negotiations (i) to amend the Company's
then existing credit facilities and (ii) on behalf of LQDP, to amend LQDP's then
existing unsecured line of credit and to enter into a new unsecured line of
credit. As a result, the Company entered into the Company Bank Credit Facility
and the LQDP Lines of Credit. On September 12, 1995, the Company completed
definitive documentation to amend and combine the Company Bank Credit Facility
and the LQDP Lines of Credit into the Amended Bank Credit Facility. The Amended
Bank Credit Facility consists of a $200 million unsecured line of credit and a
$50 million 364-day unsecured line of credit with maturities of August 2000 and
August 1996, respectively. The Amended Bank Credit Facility is governed by
certain covenants, the most restrictive of which preclude the following: payment
of cash dividends in excess of defined limits, incurrence of debt above defined
limits, mergers or dispositions of substantial assets, and certain investments.
The Amended Bank Credit Facility also requires the maintenance of certain
financial ratios. Borrowings under the Amended Bank Credit Facility will bear
interest at either LIBOR plus an applicable margin, as defined in the Amended
Bank Credit Facility, or the prime rate. The applicable margin is determined
quarterly based upon predetermined levels of indebtedness to cash flows, as
defined in the Amended Bank Credit Facility. As of the closing of this Offering,
borrowings under the Amended Bank Credit Facility will bear interest at LIBOR
plus 65 basis points or the prime rate. Initial revolving credit advances and
issuances of letters of credit under the Amended Bank Credit Facility are
conditioned upon the closing of this Offering and the sale of the Senior Notes.
This Offering is conditioned upon the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by the Amended Bank Credit Facility. See "Use of Proceeds."
In July 1995, the Company financed the $48.2 million acquisition of
one-third of AEW's interest in LQDP by borrowing $30 million under LQDP's $30
million 364-day unsecured line of credit, and by borrowing the balance under the
Company Bank Credit Facility and LQDP's $35 million unsecured line of credit. As
of June 30, 1995, the Company would have had $93.9 million available under the
Amended Bank Credit Facility, after giving effect to the AEW Transaction and
this Offering.
On January 23, 1992, with the approval of the Company's Board of Directors,
the Company entered into two interest rate swap agreements (the "Agreements")
which exchanged the Company's variable rate interest payments for the fixed rate
interest payments of a major financial institution (the "Counterparty"). The
debt ("Notional Amount") underlying the Agreements is $16,890,000 and
$44,420,000. Under the Agreements, the Company effectively pays a fixed rate of
interest at 6.50% and 5.26% and the Counterparty pays a percentage of prime
interest rate and the variable rate demand note interest rate ("VRDN"). In the
event the VRDN rate exceeds the fixed interest rate of 5.26% or the percentage
of prime interest rate exceeds 6.5%, the Counterparty pays to the Company that
difference times the Notional Amount, on a monthly basis. Should the fixed
interest rate of 5.26% exceed the VRDN interest rate or the fixed interest rate
of 6.5% exceed the percentage of prime interest rate, the Company pays the
difference times the Notional Amount to the Counterparty, on a monthly basis.
These Agreements resulted in net payments to the Counterparty of $213,000,
$630,000, $1,040,000, $1,427,000 and $1,184,000 in the six months ended
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June 30, 1995 and 1994 and the years ended December 31, 1994, 1993 and 1992,
respectively. The Agreements expire on February 1, 1997, and the Notional
Amounts are reduced over the life of the Agreements by scheduled amortization
payments. At June 30, 1995, the Notional Amounts of debt remaining under the
Agreements are $10,657,000 and $35,400,000, which bear interest at a weighted
average variable interest rate of 6.63% and 3.93%, respectively. The VRDN rate
decreased from 4.32% at December 31, 1994 to 3.87% at June 30, 1995.
The Company is exposed to market risk associated with fluctuations in
interest rates. By entering into the interest rate swap agreements described
above, the Company reduced its exposure to rising interest rates on the
aforementioned variable interest rate debt and has effectively fixed the rate on
such debt at a level acceptable to the Company given the length of the
Agreements and the risk of interest rate changes. The Company is exposed to
credit risk to the extent that the Counterparty fails to perform under the
Agreements. The Company has mitigated its credit risk by entering into the
Agreements with a major financial institution, which has received an "A" rating
from Standard and Poor's Corporation and an "A2" rating from Moody's Investors
Service on senior unsecured debt. The Company regularly monitors the credit
ratings of the Counterparty and considers the risk of default remote.
Net cash provided by operating activities improved to $66,566,000 in the
1995 Six Months from $41,400,000 in the 1994 Six Months, an increase of
$25,166,000, or 60.8%. The increase was the result of the improvement in inn
revenue and operating margins. Net cash provided by operating activities
increased to $94,233,000 in 1994 from $78,043,000 in 1993, an increase of
$16,190,000, or 20.7%. The increase was primarily due to increased inn revenues
and an increase in accrued expenses due to the timing of payment. Net cash
provided by operating activities increased to $78,043,000 in 1993 from
$60,853,000 in 1992, an increase of $17,190,000, or 28.2%. The majority of the
increase was due to an increase in inn revenues as a result of increased
occupancy percentage and ADR.
Net cash used by investing activities decreased to ($55,233,000) in the 1995
Six Months from ($82,772,000) in the 1994 Six Months, a decrease of $27,539,000,
or 33.3%. The 1995 and 1994 capital expenditures include the purchase of nine
inns and six inns, respectively. The 1994 capital expenditures also include
expenditures of approximately $40,103,000 related to the Company's image
enhancement program and the purchase of the remaining units of La Quinta Motor
Inns Limited Partnership. Net cash used by investing activities increased to
$156,492,000 in 1994 from $145,027,000 in 1993, an increase of $11,465,000, or
7.9%. The increase was related to capital expenditures related to the image
enhancement program, purchase and conversion of inns, the purchase of units of
LQP and the acquisition of the CIGNA partnerships. Net cash used by investing
activities increased to $145,027,000 in 1993 from $15,166,000 in 1992, an
increase of $129,861,000. The increase was related to the acquisition of 82% of
LQP, the acquisition of the partners' interest in 14 unincorporated joint
ventures and partnerships, the acquisition of 11 inns and capital expenditures
related to the Company's image enhancement program.
Net cash used by financing activities was ($7,228,000) in the 1995 Six
Months compared to net cash provided by financing activities of $18,998,000 in
the 1994 Six Months. Payments on the Company's credit facilities, an increase in
dividends to shareholders and a reduction in the proceeds received on the
Company's credit facilities and long-term borrowings contributed to the increase
in cash used by financing activities. Net cash provided by financing activities
was $41,000,000 in 1994 compared to $77,971,000 in 1993. The decrease in cash
provided by financing activities was the result of the payments on the secured
line of credit and long-term borrowings, dividends to shareholders and purchase
of treasury stock. Net cash provided by financing activities in 1993 was
$77,971,000 compared to net cash used by financing activities of ($40,781,000)
in 1992. The increase was a result of the issuance of the 9 1/4% Senior
Subordinated Notes due 2003, the collection of the AEW Note and the decrease in
distributions to partners partially offset by payments on long-term debt.
During 1994, the Company repurchased a total of 373,000 shares (post-split)
of its Common Stock for approximately $7,115,000 under a plan approved by the
Board of Directors to repurchase up to $10,000,000 of its Common Stock.
Additional purchases will be made from time to time in the open market as deemed
appropriate by the Company.
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COMMITMENTS
In accordance with the unincorporated partnership or joint venture
agreements executed by the Company, La Quinta is committed to advance funds
necessary to cover operating expenses of joint ventures. Three unincorporated
partnerships and joint ventures executed promissory notes in which the Company
guaranteed to fund amounts not to exceed $650,000 in the aggregate. As of June
30, 1995, the Company had no advances outstanding to the unincorporated
partnerships and joint ventures.
The estimated additional cost to complete the conversion and renovation of
inns for which commitments have been made is $9,716,000 at June 30, 1995. The
Company broke ground for the new construction of one inn in June 1995 and one
inn in July 1995. The Company is committed to approximately $12,773,000 for the
completion of these inns. Funds on hand, committed and anticipated from cash
flow are sufficient to complete these projects.
In accordance with the requirements of an escrow agreement related to a pool
of mortgage notes executed by the Company and a third party lender, the Company
is required to make annual deposits into an escrow account for the purpose of
establishing a reserve for the replacement of furnishings, fixtures and
equipment used on or incorporated into the mortgaged properties. The Company
shall be relieved of its obligation to make such annual deposits for any year in
which the escrow account has an aggregate balance of $2,431,000. At June 30,
1995 and June 30, 1994, the Company had reserved the full amount.
In 1993, the Company entered into a ten year operating lease for its
corporate headquarters in San Antonio. In addition, the Company entered into a
ten year lease in December 1993 to house the Company's reservation facilities.
Funds on hand, anticipated from future cash flows and available under the
Company Bank Credit Facility and the LQDP Lines of Credit, or the Amended Bank
Credit Facility, are sufficient to fund operating expenses, debt service and
other capital requirements through at least the second quarter of 1996. The
Company will evaluate from time to time the necessity of other financing
alternatives.
SEASONALITY
The lodging industry is seasonal in nature. Generally, the Company's inn
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, profit margins and net earnings of the Company.
INCOME TAXES
In February 1992, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement
of Financial Accounting Standards No. 109, "Accounting for Income Taxes." This
Statement requires the use of the asset and liability method of accounting for
deferred income taxes and was implemented in 1993. The impact of the Statement's
implementation has been disclosed in Note 4 of Notes to Combined Financial
Statements.
ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENT
In March 1995, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards No. 121, "Accounting for the Impairment of
Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to Be Disposed Of." The statement,
which is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 1995, requires
that an entity evaluate long-lived assets and certain other identifiable
intangible assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances
indicate that the carrying amount of the asset may not be recoverable.
Impairment loss meeting the recognition criteria is to be measured as the amount
by which the carrying amount for financial reporting purposes exceeds the fair
value of the asset. The Company plans to adopt this statement in 1996 and does
not expect adoption of the statement to have a material effect, if any, on the
Company's financial position or results of operations.
INFLATION
The rate of inflation as measured by changes in the average consumer price
index has not had a material effect on the revenues or net earnings (loss) of
the Company in the three most recent years.
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BUSINESS
La Quinta is the second largest owner/operator of hotels in the United
States, with 236 inns and more than 30,000 rooms. La Quinta operates primarily
in the mid-priced segment of the lodging industry. La Quinta achieved an average
occupancy percentage of 70.1% and an ADR of $47.65 for the year ended December
31, 1994. Founded in 1968, the Company has inns located in 29 states, with
strategic concentrations in Texas, Florida and California. La Quinta currently
owns a 100% interest in 228 of its inns and a 50% or greater interest in an
additional seven inns. La Quinta operates all of its inns other than one
licensed inn. La Quinta's business strategy is to continue to expand its
successful core business as an owner/operator in the mid-priced segment of the
lodging industry.
The Company was founded in San Antonio, Texas in 1968. La Quinta was
originally incorporated and became a publicly traded entity in 1972 and is
incorporated under the laws of the State of Texas. The principal executive
offices are located at Weston Centre, 112 E. Pecan Street, San Antonio, Texas
78299-2636, telephone (210) 302-6000.
OWNERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT CONTROL
Unlike most major chains in the lodging industry, La Quinta owns and manages
all but one of the inns that carry its brand. The Company believes that much of
its success is attributable to this operating control, which allows the Company
to achieve a higher level of consistency in both product quality and service
than its competitors. In addition, its operating control gives La Quinta the
ability to offer new services, determine expansion strategies, set pricing and
make other marketing decisions on a system-wide or local basis as conditions
dictate, without consulting third-party owners, management companies or
franchisees as required of most other lodging chains.
BRAND IMAGE
La Quinta has taken major steps to assure uniform high quality at its inns.
In 1993 and 1994, the Company invested approximately $65 million in a
comprehensive chainwide image enhancement program designed to give all of its
inns a new, fresh appearance while preserving their unique character. The
program, which was substantially completed in mid-1994, featured new signage
displaying a distinctive new logo, along with exterior and lobby upgrades
including brighter colors, more extensive lighting, additional landscaping,
enhanced guest entry and a full lobby renovation with contemporary furnishings
and seating areas for continental breakfast.
As a result of its ability to provide consistently high-quality, convenient
accommodations and excellent value, the Company believes that it has established
La Quinta as a strong, well-regarded mid-priced brand. The Company believes that
its brand recognition and reputation have enhanced the performance of its
existing inns and should provide an advantage for inns added in the future.
FOCUSED GROWTH STRATEGY; OWNERSHIP OF INNS
La Quinta attributes its strong operating performance in large part to the
successful implementation of a three-part strategic plan formulated by the
Company's senior management team after their arrival at the Company in 1992.
First, management substantially restructured the Company, which historically had
financed a large part of its development through partnerships and joint ventures
with financial institutions, by purchasing its partners' interests in 19
unincorporated joint ventures and partnerships since 1993. The Company also
refinanced a majority of its outstanding debt, and instituted corporate and
operating-level cost controls. Second, management reimaged all La Quinta inns
through the system-wide image enhancement program. Third, the Company
demonstrated its ability to grow the number of inns -- acquiring 11 inns in
1993, 15 inns in 1994 and nine inns in the first six months of 1995 -- while
increasing profitability.
The Company intends to focus both on INTERNAL GROWTH -- enhancing revenues,
cash flow and profitability at its current portfolio of inns, and EXTERNAL
GROWTH -- adding new inns through opportunistic acquisitions and conversions of
existing properties and selective new construction. The Company's external
growth strategy is to reinforce its presence in existing markets and expand
selectively into new markets. At current prices, acquisition and conversion of
existing properties is generally more cost effective than new construction. The
Company estimates that its current average cost of aquiring and converting an
inn to the La Quinta
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brand is approximately $40,000 to $45,000 per room. The Company plans to
construct new inns in those strategic markets where acquisition and conversion
of existing inns at a discount to replacement cost is not available. The Company
estimates that the average cost to construct a new inn will be approximately
$50,000 to $55,000 per room. For the twelve months ended June 30, 1995, the
Company generated $79.6 million of cash flow after required interest payments,
maintenance capital expenditures (assumed to be 5% of room revenues), dividends,
taxes and partner distributions, providing an internal source of funding to
support its growth plan.
The following table describes the composition of inns in the La Quinta chain
at June 30, 1995 and as adjusted for the AEW Transaction, and at December 31,
1992:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
JUNE 30, 1995 DECEMBER 31, 1992
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AS ADJUSTED ACTUAL ACTUAL
------------------------- ------------------------- -------------------------
LA QUINTA LA QUINTA LA QUINTA
TOTAL EQUIVALENT TOTAL EQUIVALENT TOTAL EQUIVALENT
INNS ROOMS ROOMS (1) INNS ROOMS ROOMS (1) INNS ROOMS ROOMS (1)
---- ------ ---------- ---- ------ ---------- ---- ------ ----------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Owned 100%.............................. 228 29,352 29,352 181 22,927 22,927 89 11,456 11,456
Owned 40-80%............................ 7 836 467 54 7,261 3,037 80 10,218 4,919
---- ------ ---------- ---- ------ ---------- ---- ------ ----------
Total Company owned and operated........ 235 30,188 29,819 235 30,188 25,964 169 21,674 16,375
Managed inns............................ -- -- -- -- -- -- 40(2) 4,978 75
Licensed inns........................... 1 120 -- 1 120 -- 3 366 --
---- ------ ---------- ---- ------ ---------- ---- ------ ----------
236 30,308 29,819 236 30,308 25,964 212 27,018 16,450
---- ------ ---------- ---- ------ ---------- ---- ------ ----------
---- ------ ---------- ---- ------ ---------- ---- ------ ----------
<FN>
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(1) Represents the Company's proportionate ownership interest in total rooms.
(2) Managed inns represent inns in LQP and the CIGNA partnerships, which were
subsequently acquired by the Company.
</TABLE>
FACILITIES AND SERVICES
The typical La Quinta inn contains approximately 130 spacious, quiet and
comfortably furnished guest rooms averaging 300 square feet in size. Guests at a
La Quinta inn are offered a wide range of amenities and services, including
complimentary continental breakfast, free unlimited local telephone calls,
remote-control televisions with a premium movie channel, a swimming pool,
same-day laundry and dry cleaning, fax services, 24-hour front desk and message
service, smoking/non-smoking rooms and free parking. La Quinta guests typically
have convenient access to food service at adjacent free-standing restaurants,
including national chains such as Cracker Barrel, IHOP, Denny's and Perkins. La
Quinta has an ownership interest in 126 of these adjacent restaurant buildings,
which it leases to restaurant operators.
La Quinta inns appeal to guests who desire high-quality rooms, convenient
locations and attractive prices, but who do not require banquet and convention
facilities, in-house restaurants, cocktail lounges or room service. By
eliminating the costs of these management-intensive facilities and services, La
Quinta believes it offers its customers exceptional value by providing rooms
that are comparable in quality to full-service hotels at lower prices.
To maintain the overall quality of La Quinta's inns, each inn undergoes
refurbishments and capital improvements as needed. Typically, refurbishing has
been provided at intervals of between five and seven years, based on an annual
review of the condition of each inn. In the six months ended June 30, 1995 and
1994 and each of the years ended December 31, 1994, 1993 and 1992, the Company
spent approximately $16.4 million, $55.4 million, $75.2 million, $32.6 million
and $15.5 million, respectively, on capital improvements to existing inns. The
amounts for the six months ended June 30, 1995 and 1994 and the years ended
December 31, 1994 and 1993 include expenditures related to the Company's image
enhancement program. As a result of these expenditures, the Company believes it
has been able to maintain a chainwide quality of rooms and common areas at its
inns that is more consistent than other national mid-priced hotel chains.
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CUSTOMER BASE AND MARKETING
La Quinta's combination of consistent, high-quality accommodations and good
value is attractive to business customers, who account for more than 50% of
rooms rented. These core customers typically visit a given area several times a
year, and include salespersons covering a specific territory, government and
military personnel and technicians. The profile of a typical La Quinta customer
is a college educated business traveler, age 25 to 54, who has a middle
management, white collar occupation or upper level blue collar occupation. The
Company also targets both vacation travelers and senior citizens. For the
convenience of these targeted customer groups, inns are generally located near
suburban office parks, major traffic arteries or destination areas such as
airports and convention centers.
La Quinta has developed a strong following among its customers; internal
customer surveys show that the average customer spends 16 nights per year in a
La Quinta inn. The Company focuses a number of its marketing programs on
maintaining a high number of repeat customers. For example, La Quinta promotes a
"Returns-Registered Trademark- Club" offering members preferred status and rates
at La Quinta inns, along with rewards for frequent stays. The Returns Club had
approximately 235,000 members as of June 30, 1995.
The Company focuses on reaching its target markets by utilizing advertising,
direct sales, repeat traveler incentive programs and other marketing programs
targeted at specific customer segments. The Company advertises primarily through
network and local radio, television networks and print advertisements which
focus on quality and value. The Company utilizes the same campaign concept
throughout the country with minor modifications made to address regional
differences. The Company also utilizes billboard advertisements along major
highways which announce a La Quinta inn's presence in upcoming towns.
The Company markets directly to companies and other organizations through
its direct sales force of 40 sales representatives and managers. This sales
force calls on companies which have a significant number of individuals
traveling in the regions in which La Quinta operates and which are capable of
producing a high volume of room nights.
The Company provides a central reservation system,
"teLQuik-Registered Trademark-," which currently accounts for advance
reservations for approximately 27% of room nights. The teLQuik system allows
customers to make reservations by dialing 1-800-531-5900 toll free, or from
special reservations phones placed in all La Quinta inns. The teLQuik system
enables guests to make their next night's reservations from their previous
night's La Quinta inn. In addition, approximately 47% of room nights reflect
advance reservations made directly with individual inns and forwarded to the
central reservation system. In total, advance reservations account for
approximately 74% of room nights. In 1994, the Company completed a new
reservation center, which is a part of its program to improve operating results
by providing state-of-the-art technology in processing reservations more
efficiently. La Quinta, through its national sales managers, markets its
reservation services to travel agents and corporate travel planners who may
access teLQuik through the five major airline reservation systems.
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OPERATIONS
Management of the La Quinta chain is coordinated from the Company's
headquarters in San Antonio, Texas. Centralized corporate services and functions
include marketing, financing, accounting and reporting, purchasing, quality
control, development, legal, reservations and training.
Inn operations are currently organized into Eastern, Western and Central
divisions with each division headed by a Divisional Vice President. Regional
Managers report to the Divisional Vice Presidents and are each responsible for
approximately 12 inns. Regional Managers are responsible for the service,
cleanliness and profitability of the inns in their regions.
Individual inns are typically managed by resident managers who live on the
premises. Managers receive inn management training which includes an emphasis on
service, cleanliness, cost controls, sales and basic repair skills. Because La
Quinta's professionally trained managers are substantially relieved of
responsibility for food service, they are able to devote their attention to
assuring friendly guest service and quality facilities, consistent with
chain-wide standards. On a typical day shift, each inn manager will supervise
one housekeeping supervisor, eight room attendants, two laundry workers, two
general maintenance persons and three front desk service representatives.
At June 30, 1995, La Quinta employed approximately 7,400 persons, of whom
approximately 90% were compensated on an hourly basis. Approximately 280
individuals were employed at corporate and 7,120 were employed as inn managers
and employees. The Company's employees are not currently represented by labor
unions. Management believes its ongoing labor relations are good.
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PROPERTIES
At June 30, 1995, there were 236 inns located in 29 states with
concentrations in Texas, Florida and California. The states and cities in which
the inns are located are set forth in the following table:
ALABAMA
Birmingham
Huntsville (2)
Mobile
Montgomery
Tuscaloosa
ARIZONA
Phoenix (3)
Tucson (2)
ARKANSAS
Little Rock (5)
CALIFORNIA
Bakersfield
Costa Mesa
Fresno
Irvine
La Palma
Redding
Sacramento (2)
San Bernardino
San Diego (3)
San Francisco
Stockton
Ventura
COLORADO
Colorado Springs
Denver (7)
FLORIDA
Coral Springs
Daytona Beach
Deerfield Beach
Ft. Myers
Gainesville
Jacksonville (3)
Miami
Orlando (3)
Pensacola
Tallahassee (2)
Tampa (5)
GEORGIA
Atlanta (7)
Augusta
Columbus
Savannah (2)
ILLINOIS
Champaign
Chicago Metro Area (5)
Moline
INDIANA
Indianapolis (2)
Merrillville
KANSAS
Lenexa
Wichita
KENTUCKY
Lexington
LOUISIANA
Baton Rouge
Bossier City
Kenner
Lafayette
Monroe
New Orleans (5)
Slidell
Sulphur
MICHIGAN
Kalamazoo
MISSISSIPPI
Jackson (2)
MISSOURI
St. Louis
NEBRASKA
Omaha
NEVADA
Las Vegas (2)
Reno
NEW MEXICO
Albuquerque (3)
Farmington
Las Cruces
Santa Fe
NORTH CAROLINA
Charlotte (2)
OHIO
Columbus
OKLAHOMA
Oklahoma City (3)
Tulsa (3)
PENNSYLVANIA
Pittsburgh
SOUTH CAROLINA
Anderson
Charleston
Columbia
Greenville
TENNESSEE
Chattanooga
Kingsport
Knoxville (2)
Memphis (3)
Nashville (3)
TEXAS
Abilene
Amarillo (2)
Arlington
Austin (5)
Beaumont
Bedford
Brownsville
Clute
College Station
Corpus Christi (2)
Dallas Metro Area (12)
Del Rio
Denton
Eagle Pass
El Paso (3)
Fort Stockton
Fort Worth (2)
Galveston
Georgetown
Harlingen
Houston Metro Area (17)
Killeen
Laredo
Longview
Lubbock (2)
Lufkin
TEXAS (CONTINUED)
Midland
Nacogdoches
Odessa
Round Rock
San Angelo
San Antonio (11)
San Marcos
Temple
Texarkana
Tyler
Victoria
Waco
Wichita Falls
UTAH
Layton
Salt Lake City
VIRGINIA
Bristol
Hampton
Richmond
Virginia Beach
WASHINGTON
Seattle (2)
Tacoma
WYOMING
Casper
Cheyenne
Rock Springs
LICENSED
LA QUINTA INNS
TEXAS
McAllen
OTHER
OWNED INNS
(operated under other brands)
GEORGIA
Columbus
TEXAS
El Paso
La Marque
San Antonio
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Typically, food service for La Quinta guests is provided by adjacent, free
standing restaurants. At June 30, 1995, the Company had an ownership interest in
126 restaurant buildings adjacent to its inns. These 126 restaurant buildings
are owned by the Company or its partnerships and joint ventures, which own the
related inn. These restaurant buildings generally are leased pursuant to
build-to-suit leases that require the operator to pay, in addition to minimum
and percentage rentals, all expenses, including building maintenance, taxes and
insurance. The Company's ownership interests in such restaurant buildings are as
follows, after giving effect to the AEW Transaction:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
RESTAURANT BUILDINGS
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<S> <C>
Owned 100%..................................................... 121
Owned 50-67%................................................... 5
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126
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</TABLE>
One hundred and sixty-five of the Company's inns, including associated
restaurants, were pledged, at June 30, 1995, to secure long-term debt maturing
in various years from 1995 to 2015. (See note 2 of Notes to Combined Financial
Statements.) Following the execution of the Amended Bank Credit Facility, 75
inns, including associated restaurants, will be pledged as collateral to secure
long-term debt.
COMPETITION
Each La Quinta inn competes in its market area with numerous full service
lodging brands, especially in the mid-priced segment, and with numerous other
hotels, motels and other lodging establishments. Chains such as Hampton Inns,
Courtyard by Marriott, Fairfield Inns and Drury Inns are direct competitors of
La Quinta. Other well-known competitors include Holiday Inns, Ramada Inns, Red
Roof Inns and Comfort Inns. There is no single competitor or group of
competitors of La Quinta that is dominant in the lodging industry. Competitive
factors in the industry include reasonableness of room rates, quality of
accommodations, degree of service and convenience of locations.
The lodging industry in general, including La Quinta, may be adversely
affected by national and regional economic conditions and government
regulations. The demand for accommodations at a particular inn may be adversely
affected by many factors including changes in travel patterns, local and
regional economic conditions and the degree of competition with other lodging
establishments in the area. See "Risk Factors -- Risks of the Lodging Industry"
and "-- Competition."
LICENSING
The Company selectively licensed the name "La Quinta-Registered Trademark-"
to others for operations in the United States until February 1977, at which time
La Quinta discontinued its domestic licensing program to unrelated third
parties. One inn remains in operation under a licensing agreement.
During 1994, the Company entered into agreements with several Mexican
investor groups (the "Development Accord") for the purpose of developing 22 La
Quinta inns in 15 cities in Mexico. Each of the inns will be developed and 100%
owned by a Mexican investor group and managed by the Company under long-term
management agreements (pursuant to which the Company will receive management and
licensing fees). On December 20, 1994, the Mexican government allowed the peso
to trade freely against the U.S. dollar. As a result, the peso suffered a
significant, immediate devaluation against the U.S. dollar. This resulted in
economic conditions that have delayed commencement of construction of La Quinta
inns under the Development Accord. The construction of the first La Quinta inn
under the Development Accord is anticipated to begin when economic conditions in
Mexico stabilize.
"La Quinta-Registered Trademark-," "teLQuik-Registered Trademark-" and
"Returns-Registered Trademark- Club" have been registered as service marks by La
Quinta with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and variously in Mexico,
Canada, the United Kingdom and the Netherland Antilles.
EMPLOYMENT AND OTHER GOVERNMENT REGULATION
The lodging industry is subject to numerous federal, state and local
government regulations, including those relating to the preparation and sale of
food and beverage (such as health and liquor license laws) and building and
zoning requirements. Also, the Company is subject to laws governing its
relationship with employees, including minimum wage requirements, overtime,
working conditions and work permit requirements. An increase in the minimum wage
rate, employee benefit costs or other costs associated with
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employees, could adversely affect the Company. Both at the federal and state
level from time to time, there are proposals under consideration to increase the
minimum wage. Under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (the "ADA"), all
public accommodations are required to meet certain federal requirements related
to access and use by disabled persons. Although the Company has taken actions to
comply with the ADA, no assurance can be given that a material ADA claim will
not be asserted against the Company. These and other initiatives could adversely
affect the Company as well as the lodging industry in general.
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, certain environmental laws and
common law principles could be used to impose liability for release of
asbestos-containing materials ("ACMs") into the air, and third parties may seek
recovery from owners or operators of real properties for personal injury
associated with exposure to released ACMs. Environmental laws also may impose
restrictions on the manner in which property may be used or business may be
operated, and these restrictions may require expenditures. In connection with
the ownership or operation of hotels and adjacent restaurant land and buildings,
the Company may be potentially liable for any such costs or liabilities.
Although the Company is currently not aware of any material environmental claims
pending or threatened against it, no assurance can be given that a material
environmental claim will not be asserted against the Company. The cost of
defending against claims of liability or of remediating a contaminated property
could have a material adverse affect on the results of operations of the
Company.
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
In September 1993, a former officer of the Company filed suit against the
Company and certain of its directors and their affiliate companies (the "La
Quinta Defendants"). The suit, entitled WALTER J. BIEGLER V. LA QUINTA MOTOR
INNS, INC., ET AL., is pending in the U.S. District Court for the Western
District of Texas, San Antonio Division. The suit alleges breach of an
employment agreement, misrepresentation, wrongful termination, self-dealing,
breach of fiduciary duty, usurpation of corporate opportunity and tortious
interference with contractual relations. Compensatory damages of $2,500,000 and
exemplary damages of $5,000,000 are sought in the action. The court has pending
before it the La Quinta Defendants' motion for summary judgment. The parties
subsequently filed a required, joint Pre-Trial Order, in which the plaintiff has
conceded a number of his claims. As yet, no trial date has been set for this
action. The Company is vigorously defending against this suit.
Actions for negligence or other tort claims occur routinely as an ordinary
incident to the Company's business. Several lawsuits are pending against the
Company which have arisen in the ordinary course of the business, but none of
these proceedings involves a claim for damages (in excess of applicable excess
umbrella insurance coverages) involving more than 10% of current assets of the
Company. The Company does not anticipate any amounts which it may be required to
pay as a result of an adverse determination of such legal proceedings and the
matter discussed above, individually or in the aggregate, or any other relief
granted by reason thereof, will have a material adverse effect on the Company's
financial position or results of operations.
The Company has established a paid loss program (the "Paid Loss Program")
for inns owned and managed by the Company for commercial general liability
insurance, automobile liability insurance and workers' compensation and
employer's liability insurance. In addition to the Paid Loss Program, the
Company has purchased excess umbrella liability policies and extended coverage
property insurance and such other insurance as is customarily obtained for
similar properties and which may be required by the terms of loan or similiar
documents with respect to the inns. In connection with the general liability,
workers' compensation and automobile coverages, all inns participate in the Paid
Loss Program, under which claims and expenses are shared pro rata, with excess
umbrella insurance being maintained to cover losses, claims and costs in excess
of the deductible limits per matter of $500,000 for general liability, $500,000
for workers' compensation and $250,000 for automobile coverage. All pro rata
expenses and premiums under the Paid Loss Program and such other insurance as is
customarily obtained with respect to inns owned by persons other than the
Company constitute direct operating expenses of said inns under the terms of the
respective management agreements. General liability is allocated pro rata based
on the number of rooms at each respective inn. Worker's compensation is
allocated based on the amount of payroll and auto liability is allocated based
on the number of vehicles at each respective inn.
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DESCRIPTION OF SENIOR NOTES
The Senior Notes will be issued under an Indenture (the "Indenture") to be
dated as of September 15, 1995 between the Company and U.S. Trust Company of
Texas, N.A., as trustee (the "Trustee"). The following description of certain
provisions of the Indenture and the Senior Notes summarizes the material terms
thereof but does not purport to be complete, and such summaries are subject to
the detailed provisions of the Indenture to which reference is hereby made,
including the definition of certain terms used herein and those terms made a
part of the Indenture by reference to the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as
amended, and for other information regarding the Senior Notes. The Indenture has
been filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement of which this Prospectus
is a part. Numerical references in parentheses below are to sections in the
Indenture. Wherever particular sections or defined terms of the Indenture are
referred to, such sections or defined terms are incorporated herein by reference
as part of the statement made, and the statement is qualified in its entirety by
such reference.
GENERAL
The Indenture provides for issuance from time to time of debentures, notes
(including the Senior Notes) or other evidences of indebtedness by the Company
("Securities") in an unlimited amount. Additional Securities may be issued under
the Indenture from time to time.
The Senior Notes offered hereby constitute a series of notes under the
Indenture, which series is limited to $100,000,000 aggregate principal amount.
The Senior Notes will mature on September 15, 2005.
Each Senior Note will bear interest from September 22, 1995 at the rate of
7.40% per annum, payable semi-annually (to holders of record at the close of
business on the March 1 or September 1 immediately preceding the interest
payment date) on March 15 and September 15 of each year beginning March 15,
1996.
The Senior Notes are not redeemable at the option of the Company prior to
maturity.
The Senior Notes will be issued in registered form only, without coupons.
The Senior Notes will be issuable in denominations of $1,000 or multiples
thereof. The Senior Notes will be issued as book-entry notes and will be subject
to the terms set forth below under "-- Global Securities." Securities not issued
as book-entry notes may be presented for registration, registration of transfer
or exchange at the office or agent of the Company which is currently located in
New York, New York. Subject to the limitations provided in the Indenture, such
services will be provided without charge, other than any tax or other
governmental charge payable in connection therewith. (SECTION 2.7).
The Indenture does not contain any restriction on the payment of dividends
or any financial covenants. The Indenture does not contain provisions which
would afford the Holders of the Senior Notes protection in the event of a
transfer of assets to a subsidiary and incurrence of unsecured debt by such
subsidiary, or in the event of a decline in the Company's credit quality
resulting from highly leveraged or other similar transactions involving the
Company.
The Senior Notes will be unsubordinated and unsecured obligations of the
Company ranking PARI PASSU with all existing and future unsubordinated and
unsecured obligations of the Company. As of June 30, 1995 after giving effect to
this Offering and the AEW Transaction, the Company had approximately $149.7
million of debt that is PARI PASSU with the Senior Notes, $140.4 million of
secured debt, $20.3 million of debt at subsidiaries and $120 million of debt
that is, by its terms, subordinated to the Senior Notes. Claims of Holders of
Senior Notes will be effectively subordinated to the claims of holders of the
debt of the Company's subsidiaries with respect to the assets of such
subsidiaries. In addition, claims of Holders of Senior Notes will be effectively
subordinated to the claims of holders of secured debt of the Company and its
subsidiaries with respect to the collateral securing such claims and claims of
the Company as the holder of general unsecured intercompany debt will be
similarly effectively subordinated to claims of holders of secured debt of its
subsidiaries.
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GLOBAL SECURITIES
Securities, including the Senior Notes, issued in the form of fully
registered global Securities (a "Registered Global Security") will be deposited
with The Depository Trust Company (the "Depositary") or a nominee thereof.
Unless and until it is exchanged in whole or in part for Securities in
definitive registered form, a Registered Global Security may not be transferred
except as a whole by the Depositary for such Registered Global Security to a
nominee of such Depositary or by a nominee of such Depositary to such Depositary
or another nominee of such Depositary or by such Depositary or any such nominee
to a successor of such Depositary or a nominee of such successor. The Depositary
currently accepts only securities that are denominated in U.S. dollars.
Ownership of beneficial interests in a Registered Global Security will be
limited to persons that have accounts with the Depositary for such Registered
Global Security ("participants") or persons that may hold interests through
participants. Upon the issuance of a Registered Global Security, the Depositary
for such Registered Global Security will credit, on its book-entry registration
and transfer system, the participants' accounts with the respective principal
amounts of the Securities represented by such Registered Global Security
beneficially owned by such participants. The accounts to be credited will be
designated by any dealers, underwriters or agents participating in the
distribution of such Securities. Ownership of beneficial interests in such
Registered Global Security will be shown on, and the transfer of such ownership
interests will be effected only through, records maintained by the Depositary
for such Registered Global Security (with respect to interests of participants)
and on the records of participants (with respect to interests of persons holding
through participants). The laws of some states may require that certain
purchasers of securities take physical delivery of such securities in definitive
form. Such limits and such laws may impair the ability to own, transfer or
pledge beneficial interests in Registered Global Securities.
So long as the Depositary for a Registered Global Security, or its nominee,
is the owner of record of such Registered Global Security, such Depositary or
such nominee, as the case may be, will be considered the sole owner or holder of
the Securities represented by such Registered Global Security for all purposes
under the Indenture. Except as set forth below, owners of beneficial interests
in a Registered Global Security will not be entitled to have the Securities
represented by such Registered Global Security registered in their names, and
will not receive or be entitled to receive physical delivery of such Securities
in definitive form and will not be considered the owners or holders thereof
under the Indenture. Accordingly, each person owning a beneficial interest in a
Registered Global Security must rely on the procedures of the Depositary for
such Registered Global Security and, if such person is not a participant, on the
procedures of the participant through which such person owns its interest, to
exercise any rights of a holder of record under the Indenture. The Company
understands that under existing industry practices, if the Company requests any
action of holders or if any owner of a beneficial interest in a Registered
Global Security desires to give or take any action which a holder is entitled to
give or take under the Indenture, the Depositary for such Registered Global
Security would authorize the participants holding the relevant beneficial
interests to give or take such action, and such participants would authorize
beneficial owners owning through such participants to give or take such action
or would otherwise act upon the instruction of beneficial owners holding through
them.
Payments of principal of, premium, if any, and interest on Securities
represented by a Registered Global Security registered in the name of the
Depositary or its nominee will be made to such Depositary or its nominee, as the
case may be, as the registered owner of such Registered Global Security. None of
the Company, the Trustee or any other agent of the Company or agent of the
Trustee will have any responsibility or liability for any aspect of the records
relating to or payments made on account of beneficial ownership interests in
such Registered Global Security or for maintaining, supervising or reviewing any
records relating to such beneficial ownership interests.
The Company expects that the Depositary for any Securities represented by a
Registered Global Security, upon receipt of any payment of principal, premium,
if any, or interest in respect of such Registered Global Security, will
immediately credit participants' accounts with payments in amounts proportionate
to their respective beneficial interests in such Registered Global Security as
shown on the records of such Depositary. The Company also expects that payments
by participants to owners of beneficial interests in such
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Registered Global Security held through such participants will be governed by
standing customer instructions and customary practices, as is now the case with
securities held for the accounts of customers in bearer form or registered in
"street name," and will be the responsibility of such participants.
If the Depositary for Securities represented by a Registered Global Security
notifies the Company that it is at any time unwilling or unable to continue as
Depositary or ceases to be eligible under applicable law, and a successor
Depositary eligible under applicable law is not appointed by the Company within
90 days, the Company will issue such Securities in definitive form in exchange
for such Registered Global Security. In addition, the Company may at any time
and in its sole discretion determine not to have any of the Securities of a
series represented by one or more Registered Global Securities and, in such
event, will issue Securities of such series in definitive form in exchange for
all of the Registered Global Security or Registered Global Securities
representing such Securities. Any Securities issued in definitive form in
exchange for a Registered Global Security will be registered in such name or
names as the Depositary shall instruct the Trustee. It is expected that such
instructions will be based upon directions received by the Depositary from
participants with respect to ownership of beneficial interests in such
Registered Global Security.
SAME-DAY SETTLEMENT IN RESPECT OF GLOBAL NOTES
So long as any Senior Notes are represented by Global Securities registered
in the name of the Depositary or its nominee, such Senior Notes will trade in
the Depositary's Same-Day Funds Settlement System, and secondary market trading
activity in such Senior Notes will therefore be required by the Depositary to
settle in immediately available funds. No assurance can be given as to the
effect, if any, of settlement in immediately available funds on trading activity
in the Senior Notes.
CERTAIN COVENANTS
The following covenants apply to all series of Securities, including the
Senior Notes.
RESTRICTIONS ON LIENS. The Indenture provides that the Company will not,
and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary (as defined herein) to, create or
incur any Lien (as defined herein) on any shares of stock, indebtedness or other
obligations of a Restricted Subsidiary (as defined herein) or any Principal
Property (as defined herein) of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary, whether
such shares of stock, indebtedness or other obligations of a Restricted
Subsidiary or Principal Property are owned at the date of the Indenture or
thereafter acquired, unless the Company secures or causes such Restricted
Subsidiary to secure the outstanding Securities equally and ratably with all
indebtedness secured by such Lien, so long as such indebtedness shall be so
secured. This covenant shall not apply in the case of: (i) the creation of any
Lien on any shares of stock, indebtedness or other obligations of a Subsidiary
or any Principal Property acquired after the date of the Indenture (including
acquisitions by way of merger or consolidation) by the Company or a Restricted
Subsidiary contemporaneously with such acquisition, or within 180 days
thereafter, to secure or provide for the payment or financing of any part of the
purchase price thereof, or the assumption of any Lien upon any shares of stock,
indebtedness or other obligations of a Subsidiary or any Principal Property
acquired after the date of the Indenture existing at the time of such
acquisition, or the acquisition of any shares of stock, indebtedness or other
obligations of a Subsidiary or any Principal Property subject to any Lien
without the assumption thereof, provided that every such Lien referred to in
this clause (i) shall attach only to the shares of stock, indebtedness or other
obligations of a Subsidiary or any Principal Property so acquired and fixed
improvements thereon; (ii) any Lien on any shares of stock, indebtedness or
other obligations of a Subsidiary or any Principal Property existing at the date
of the Indenture; (iii) any Lien on any shares of stock, indebtedness or other
obligations of a Subsidiary or any Principal Property in favor of the Company or
any Restricted Subsidiary; (iv) any Lien on any Principal Property being
constructed or improved securing loans to finance such construction or
improvements; (v) any Lien on shares of stock, indebtedness or other obligations
of a Subsidiary or any Principal Property incurred in connection with the
issuance of tax-exempt governmental obligations (including, without limitation,
industrial revenue bonds and similar financings); (vi) any mechanics',
materialmen's, carriers' or other similar Liens arising in the ordinary course
of business with respect to obligations which are not yet due or which are being
contested in good faith; (vii) any Lien on any shares of stock, indebtedness or
other obligations of a Subsidiary or any Principal Property for taxes,
assessments or governmental charges or levies not yet delinquent, or already
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delinquent but the validity of which is being contested in good faith; (viii)
any Lien on any shares of stock, indebtedness or other obligations of a
Subsidiary or any Principal Property arising in connection with legal
proceedings being contested in good faith, including any judgment Lien so long
as execution thereon is stayed; (ix) any landlord's Lien on fixtures located on
premises leased by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course
of business, and tenants' rights under leases, easements and similar Liens not
materially impairing the use or value of the property involved; (x) any Lien
arising by reason of deposits necessary to qualify the Company or any Restricted
Subsidiary to conduct business, maintain self-insurance, or obtain the benefit
of, or comply with, any law; and (xi) any renewal of or substitution for any
Lien permitted by any of the preceding clauses (i) through (x), provided, in the
case of a Lien permitted under clause (i), (ii) or (iv), the indebtedness
secured is not increased nor the Lien extended to any additional assets.
(SECTION 4.3(A)) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company or any Restricted
Subsidiary may create or assume Liens in addition to those permitted by the
preceding sentence of this paragraph, and renew, extend or replace such Liens,
provided that at the time of such creation, assumption, renewal, extension or
replacement, and after giving effect thereto, Exempted Debt (as defined herein)
does not exceed 15% of Combined Net Worth (as defined herein). (SECTION 4.3(B)).
RESTRICTIONS ON SALE AND LEASE-BACK TRANSACTIONS. The Indenture provides
that the Company will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to,
sell or transfer, directly or indirectly, except to the Company or a Restricted
Subsidiary, any Principal Property as an entirety, or any substantial portion
thereof, with the intention of taking back a lease of such property, except a
lease for a period of three years or less at the end of which it is intended
that the use of such property by the lessee will be discontinued; PROVIDED that,
notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary may sell
any such Principal Property and lease it back for a longer period (i) if the
Company or such Restricted Subsidiary would be entitled, pursuant to the
provisions of Section 4.3(a) described above under "-- Restrictions on Liens",
to create a Lien on the property to be leased securing Funded Debt (as defined
herein) in an amount equal to the Attributable Debt (as defined herein) with
respect to such sale and lease-back transaction without equally and ratably
securing the outstanding Securities or (ii) if (A) the Company promptly informs
the Trustee of such transaction, and (B) the Company causes an amount equal to
the fair value (as determined by Board Resolution of the Company) of such
property to be applied: (1) to the purchase of other property that will
constitute Principal Property having a fair value at least equal to the fair
value of the property sold, or (2) to the retirement within 120 days after
receipt of such proceeds, of Funded Debt incurred or assumed by the Company or a
Restricted Subsidiary (including the Securities); PROVIDED further that, in lieu
of applying all of or any part of such net proceeds to such retirement, the
Company may, within 75 days after such sale, deliver or cause to be delivered to
the applicable Trustee for cancellation either debentures or notes evidencing
Funded Debt of the Company (which may include the Securities) or of a Restricted
Subsidiary previously authenticated and delivered by the applicable Trustee, and
not theretofore tendered for sinking fund purposes or called for a sinking fund
or otherwise applied as a credit against an obligation to redeem or retire such
notes or debentures, and a certificate of an officer of the Company (which shall
be delivered to the Trustee) stating that the Company elects to deliver or cause
to be delivered such debentures or notes in lieu of retiring Funded Debt as
hereinabove provided. If the Company shall so deliver debentures or notes to the
applicable Trustee and the Company shall duly deliver such officer's
certificate, the amount of cash which the Company shall be required to apply to
the retirement of Funded Debt under this provision of the Indenture shall be
reduced by an amount equal to the aggregate of the then applicable optional
redemption prices (not including any optional sinking fund redemption prices) of
such debentures or notes, or, if there are no such redemption prices, the
principal amount of such debentures or notes; PROVIDED, that in the case of
debentures or notes which provide for an amount less than the principal amount
thereof to be due and payable upon a declaration of the maturity thereof, such
amount of cash shall be reduced by the amount of principal of such debentures or
notes that would be due and payable as of the date of such application upon a
declaration of acceleration of the maturity thereof pursuant to the terms of the
indenture pursuant to which such debentures or notes were issued. (SECTION
4.4(A)) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary
may enter into sale and lease-back transactions in addition to those
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permitted by this paragraph without any obligation to retire any outstanding
Securities or other Funded Debt, PROVIDED that at the time of entering into such
sale and lease-back transactions and after giving effect thereto, Exempted Debt
does not exceed 15% of Combined Net Worth. (SECTION 4.4(B)).
CERTAIN DEFINITIONS
The term "Attributable Debt" as defined in the Indenture means when used in
connection with a sale and lease-back transaction referred to above under "--
Restrictions on Sale and Lease-back Transactions", on any date as of which the
amount thereof is to be determined, the product of (a) the net proceeds from
such sale and lease-back transaction multiplied by (b) a fraction, the numerator
of which is the number of full years of the term of the lease relating to the
property involved in such sale and lease-back transaction (without regard to any
options to renew or extend such term) remaining on the date of the making of
such computation and the denominator of which is the number of full years of the
term of such lease measured from the first day of such term.
The term "Combined Net Worth" as defined in the Indenture means, at any date
of determination, the combined shareholders' equity of the Company, as set forth
on the then most recently available combined balance sheet of the Company and
its combined subsidiaries and joint ventures.
The term "Exempted Debt" as defined in the Indenture means the sum, without
duplication, of the following items outstanding as of the date Exempted Debt is
being determined: (i) indebtedness of the Company and its Restricted
Subsidiaries incurred after the date of the Indenture and secured by liens
created or assumed or permitted to exist pursuant to Section 4.3(b) of the
Indenture described above under "-- Restrictions on Liens" and (ii) Attributable
Debt of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of all sale and
lease-back transactions with regard to any Principal Property entered into
pursuant to Section 4.4(b) of the Indenture described above under "--
Restrictions on Sale and Lease-back Transactions."
The term "Funded Debt" as defined in the Indenture means all indebtedness
for money borrowed, including purchase money indebtedness, having a maturity of
more than one year from the date of its creation or having a maturity of less
than one year but by its terms being renewable or extendible, at the option of
the obligor in respect thereof, beyond one year from the date of its creation.
The terms "Holder" or "Securityholder" as defined in the Indenture mean the
registered holder of any Security with respect to registered Securities and the
bearer of any unregistered Security or any coupon appertaining thereto, as the
case may be.
The term "Lien" as defined in the Indenture means, with respect to any
asset, any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security interest or encumbrance of
any kind, or any other type of preferential arrangement that has the practical
effect of creating a security interest, in respect of such asset. For the
purposes of the Indenture, the Company or any Subsidiary shall be deemed to own
subject to a Lien any asset that it has acquired or holds subject to the
interest of a vendor or lessor under any conditional sale agreement, capital
lease or other title retention agreement relating to such asset.
The term "Original Issue Discount Security" as defined in the Indenture
means any Security that provides for an amount less than the principal amount
thereof to be due and payable upon a declaration of acceleration of the maturity
thereof pursuant to Section 6.2 of the Indenture.
The term "Principal Property" as defined in the Indenture means land, land
improvements, buildings and associated equipment owned or leased pursuant to a
capital lease and used by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary primarily in
the hotel business, but shall not include any such property financed through the
issuance of tax exempt governmental obligations (including, without limitation,
industrial revenue bonds and similar financings).
The term "Restricted Subsidiary" as defined in the Indenture means any
Subsidiary organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America
and the principal business of which is carried on within the United States of
America which owns or is a lessee pursuant to a capital lease of any Principal
Property other than:
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(i) each Subsidiary the major part of whose business consists of
finance, banking, credit, leasing, insurance, financial services or other
similar operations, or any combination thereof;
(ii) each Subsidiary formed or acquired after the date hereof for the
purpose of acquiring the business or assets of another Person and which does
not acquire all or any substantial part of the business or assets of the
Company or any Restricted Subsidiary; and
(iii) the following unincorporated partnerships and joint ventures, each
of which currently owns one inn: La Quinta -- Houston I.H. 10, Ltd.; La
Quinta San Antonio -- South Joint Venture; La Quinta Austin Motor Hotel,
Ltd.; La Quinta -- Dallas Central Expressway, Ltd.; LQ Motor Inn Venture --
Austin No. 530; La Quinta -- Wichita, Kansas, No. 532, Ltd.; and LQ -- West
Bank Joint Venture;
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that any Subsidiary may be declared a Restricted Subsidiary
by Board Resolution, effective as of the date such Board Resolution is adopted;
PROVIDED FURTHER, that any such declaration may be rescinded by further Board
Resolution, effective as of the date such further Board Resolution is adopted.
The term "Subsidiary" as defined in the Indenture means with respect to any
Person, any corporation, association or other business entity of which more than
50% of the outstanding Voting Stock (as defined in the Indenture) is owned
directly or indirectly, by such Person and one or more other Subsidiaries of
such Person.
RESTRICTIONS ON MERGERS AND SALES OF ASSETS
Under the Indenture, the Company shall not consolidate with, merge with or
into, or sell, convey, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of all or
substantially all of its property and assets (as an entirety or substantially as
an entirety in one transaction or a series of related transactions) to, any
Person (other than a consolidation with or merger with or into a Subsidiary or a
sale, conveyance, transfer, lease or other disposition to a Subsidiary) or
permit any Person to merge with or into the Company unless: (a) either (i) the
Company shall be the continuing Person or (ii) the Person (if other than the
Company) formed by such consolidation or into which the Company is merged or
that acquired or leased such property and assets of the Company shall be a
corporation organized and validly existing under the laws of the United States
of America or any jurisdiction thereof and shall expressly assume, by a
supplemental indenture, executed and delivered to the Trustee, all of the
obligations of the Company on all of the Securities and under the Indenture and
the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an opinion of counsel stating
that such consolidation, merger or transfer and such supplemental indenture
complies with this provision and that all conditions precedent provided for in
the Indenture relating to such transaction have been complied with and that such
supplemental indenture constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of
the Company or such successor enforceable against such entity in accordance with
its terms, subject to customary exceptions; and (b) an officers' certificate to
the effect that immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no Default
(as defined in the Indenture) shall have occurred and be continuing and an
opinion of counsel as to the matters set forth in clause (a) shall have been
delivered to the Trustee. (SECTION 5.1). The meaning of the term "all or
substantially all of the assets" has not been definitely established and is
likely to be interpreted by reference to applicable state law if and at the time
the issue arises, and will be dependent on the facts and circumstances existing
at the time. Accordingly, there may be uncertainty as to whether a Holder of
Senior Notes can determine whether a sale of "all or substantially all of the
assets" has occurred and exercise any remedies such Holder may have as a result
thereof.
EVENTS OF DEFAULT
Events of Default defined in the Indenture with respect to the Securities of
any series are: (a) the Company defaults in the payment of the principal of any
Security of such series when the same becomes due and payable at maturity, upon
acceleration, redemption or mandatory repurchase, including as a sinking fund
installment, or otherwise; (b) the Company defaults in the payment of interest
on any Security of such series when the same becomes due and payable, and such
default continues for a period of 30 days; (c)(i) default by the Company or any
Restricted Subsidiary in the payment when due at maturity of any Funded Debt
(other than Funded Debt that is non-recourse to the Company and its Restricted
Subsidiaries) in excess of $15,000,000, whether such Funded Debt is outstanding
at the date of the Indenture or is
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thereafter outstanding, and the continuation of such default for the greater of
any period of grace applicable thereto or ten days from the date of such default
or (ii) an event of default, as defined in any indenture, agreement or
instrument evidencing or under which the Company and/or any Restricted
Subsidiary has at the date of the Indenture or shall thereafter have outstanding
at least $15,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Funded Debt, shall happen and
be continuing and such Funded Debt shall have been accelerated so that the same
shall be or become due and payable prior to the date on which the same would
otherwise have become due and payable, and such acceleration shall not be
rescinded or annulled or such indebtedness shall not be discharged, within ten
days; (d) the Company defaults in the performance of or breaches any other
covenant or agreement of the Company in the Indenture with respect to any
Security of such series or in the Securities of such series and such default or
breach continues for a period of 30 consecutive days after written notice to the
Company by the Trustee or to the Company and the Trustee by the Holders of 25%
or more in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of all series affected
thereby; (e) an involuntary case or other proceeding shall be commenced against
the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary with respect to it or its debts under
any bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect
seeking the appointment of a trustee, receiver, liquidator, custodian or other
similar official of it or any substantial part of its property, and such
involuntary case or other proceeding shall remain undismissed and unstayed for a
period of 60 days; or an order for relief shall be entered against the Company
or any Restricted Subsidiary under the federal bankruptcy laws as now or
hereafter in effect; (f) the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (i) commences
a voluntary case under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar
law now or hereafter in effect, or consents to the entry of an order for relief
in an involuntary case under any such law, (ii) consents to the appointment of
or taking possession by a receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee,
sequestrator or similar official of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary or
for all or substantially all of the property and assets of the Company or any
Restricted Subsidiary or (iii) effects any general assignment for the benefit of
creditors; or (g) any other Event of Default established with respect to any
series of Securities issued pursuant to the Indenture occurs. (SECTION 6.1)
The Indenture provides that if an Event of Default described in clauses (a)
or (b) of the immediately preceding paragraph with respect to the Securities of
any series then outstanding occurs and is continuing, then, and in each and
every such case, except for any series of Securities the principal of which
shall have already become due and payable, either the Trustee or the Holders of
not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of any such
affected series then outstanding under the Indenture (each such series treated
as a separate class) by notice in writing to the Company (and to the Trustee if
given by Securityholders), may declare the entire principal (or, if the
Securities of any such series are Original Issue Discount Securities, such
portion of the principal amount as may be specified in the terms of such series
established pursuant to the Indenture) of all Securities of such affected
series, and the interest accrued thereon, if any, to be due and payable
immediately, and upon any such declaration the same shall become immediately due
and payable. If an Event of Default described in clauses (c), (d) or (g) of the
immediately preceding paragraph with respect to the Securities of one or more
but not all series then outstanding or with respect to the Securities of all
series then outstanding occurs and is continuing, then, and in each and every
such case, except for any series of Securities the principal of which shall have
already become due and payable, either the Trustee or the Holders of not less
than 25% in aggregate principal amount (or, if the Securities of any such series
are Original Issue Discount Securities, the amount thereof accelerable as
described in this paragraph) of the Securities of all such affected series then
outstanding under the Indenture (treated as a single class) by notice in writing
to the Company (and to the Trustee if given by Securityholders), may declare the
entire principal (or, if the Securities of any such series are Original Issue
Discount Securities, such portion of the principal amount as may be specified in
the terms of such series established pursuant to the Indenture) of all
Securities of all such affected series, and the interest accrued thereof, if
any, to be due and payable immediately, and upon any such declaration the same
shall become immediately due and payable. If an Event of Default described in
clause (e) or (f) of the immediately preceding paragraph occurs and is
continuing, then the principal amount (or, if any Securities are Original Issue
Discount Securities, such portion of the principal as may be specified in the
terms thereof established pursuant to the Indenture) of all the Securities then
outstanding and interest accrued thereon, if any, shall be and become
immediately due and payable, without any notice or other action by any Holder or
the Trustee to
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the full extent permitted by applicable law. Upon certain conditions such
declarations may be rescinded and annulled and past defaults may be waived by
the Holders of a majority in principal of the then outstanding Securities of all
such series that have been accelerated (voting as a single class). (SECTION 6.2)
The Indenture contains a provision under which, subject to the duty of the
Trustee during a default to act with the required standard of care, (i) the
Trustee may rely and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting upon
any resolution, certificate, officers' certificate, opinion of counsel (or
both), statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction,
consent, order, bond, debenture, note, other evidence or indebtedness or other
paper or document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or
presented by the proper person or persons and the Trustee need not investigate
any fact or matter stated in the document, but the Trustee, in its discretion,
may make such further inquiry or investigation into such facts or matters as it
may see fit; (ii) before the Trustee acts or refrains from acting, it may
require an officers' certificate and/or an opinion of counsel, which shall
conform to the requirements of the Indenture and the Trustee shall not be liable
for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in reliance on such
certificate or opinion; subject to the terms of the Indenture, whenever in the
administration of the trusts of the Indenture the Trustee shall deem it
necessary or desirable that a matter be proved or established prior to taking or
suffering or omitting any action under the Indenture, such matter (unless other
evidence in respect thereof be specifically prescribed in the Indenture) may, in
the absence of negligence or bad faith on the part of the Trustee, be deemed to
be conclusively proved and established by an officers' certificate delivered to
the Trustee, and such certificate, in the absence of negligence or bad faith on
the part of the Trustee, shall be full warrant to the Trustee for any action
taken, suffered or omitted by it under the provisions of the Indenture upon the
faith thereof; (iii) the Trustee may act through its attorneys and agents not
regularly in its employ and shall not be responsible for the misconduct or
negligence of any agent or attorney appointed with due care by it under the
Indenture; (iv) any request, direction, order or demand of the Company mentioned
in the Indenture shall be sufficiently evidenced by an officers' certificate
(unless other evidence in respect thereof be specifically prescribed in the
Indenture); and any Board Resolution may be evidenced to the Trustee by a copy
thereof certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company; (v)
the Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers
vested in it by the Indenture at the request, order or direction of any of the
Holders, unless such Holders shall have offered to the Trustee reasonable
security or indemnity against the costs, expenses and liabilities that might be
incurred by it in compliance with such request or direction; (vi) the Trustee
shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith that
it believes to be authorized or within its rights or powers or for any action it
takes or omits to take in accordance with the direction of the Holders in
accordance with the Indenture relating to the time, method and place of
conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee, or exercising
any trust or power conferred upon the Trustee, under the Indenture; (vii) the
Trustee may consult with counsel and the written advice of such counsel or any
opinion of counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in
respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it under the Indenture in
good faith and in reliance thereon; and (viii) prior to the occurrence of an
Event of Default under the Indenture and after the curing or waiving of all
Events of Default, the Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation into
the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, officers'
certificate, opinion of counsel, Board Resolution, statement, instrument,
opinion, report, notice, request, consent, order, approval, appraisal, bond,
debenture, note, coupon, security, or other paper or document. (SECTION 7.2)
Subject to such provisions in the Indenture for the indemnification of the
Trustee and certain other limitations, the Holders of at least a majority in
aggregate principal amount (or, if any Securities are Original Issue Discount
Securities, such portion of the principal as is then accelerable under the
Indenture) of the outstanding Securities of all series affected (voting as a
single class), may direct the time, method and place of conducting any
proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee or exercising any trust or
power conferred on the Trustee with respect to the Securities of such series by
the Indenture; PROVIDED, that the Trustee may refuse to follow any direction
that conflicts with law of the Indenture, that may involve the Trustee in
personal liability, or that the Trustee determines in good faith may be unduly
prejudicial to the rights of Holders not joining in the giving of such
direction; and PROVIDED FURTHER, that the Trustee may take any other action it
deems proper that is not inconsistent with any directions received from Holders
of Securities pursuant to this paragraph. (SECTION 6.5)
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Subject to various provisions in the Indenture, the Holders of at least a
majority in principal amount (or, if the Securities are Original Issue Discount
Securities, such potion of the principal as is then accelerable under the
Indenture) of the outstanding Securities of all series affected (voting as a
single class) by notice to the Trustee, may waive, on behalf of the Holders of
all the Securities of such series, an existing Default or Event of Default with
respect to the securities of such series and its consequences, except a Default
in the payment of principal of or interest on any Security as specified in
clauses (a) or (b) of Section 6.1 of the Indenture or in respect of a covenant
or provision of the Indenture which cannot be modified or amended without the
consent of the Holder of each outstanding Security affected. Upon any such
waiver, such Default shall cease to exist, and any Event of Default with respect
to the Securities of such series arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been
cured, for every purpose of the Indenture; but no such waiver shall extend to
any subsequent or other Default or Event of Default or impair any right
consequent thereto. (SECTION 6.4)
The Indenture provides that no Holder of any Securities of any series may
institute any proceeding, judicial or otherwise, with respect to the Indenture
or the Securities of such series, or for the appointment of a receiver or
trustee, or for any other remedy under the Indenture, unless: (i) such Holder
has previously given to the Trustee written notice a continuing Event of Default
with respect to the Securities of such series; (ii) the Holders of at least 25%
in aggregate principal amount of outstanding Securities of all such series
affected shall have made written request to the Trustee to institute proceedings
in respect of such Event of Default in its own name as Trustee under the
Indenture; (iii) such Holder or Holders have offered to the Trustee indemnity
reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee against any costs, liabilities or
expenses to be incurred in compliance with such request; (iv) the Trustee for 60
days after its receipt of such notice, request and offer of indemnity has failed
to institute any such proceeding; and (v) during such 60-day period, the Holders
of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Securities of all
such affected series have not given the Trustee a direction that is inconsistent
with such written request. A Holder may not use the Indenture to prejudice the
rights of another Holder or to obtain a preference or priority over such other
Holder. (SECTION 6.6)
The Indenture contains a covenant that the Company will file with the
Trustee, within 15 days after the Company is required to file the same with the
Commission, copies of the annual reports and of the information, documents and
other reports which the Company may be required to file with the Commission
pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act. (SECTION 4.6)
DISCHARGE, DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE
The Indenture provides with respect to each series of Securities that,
except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, the Company may terminate its
obligations under the Securities of a series and the Indenture with respect to
Securities of such series if: (i) all Securities of such series previously
authenticated and delivered, with certain exceptions, have been delivered to the
Trustee for cancellation and the Company has paid all sums payable by it under
the Indenture; or (ii)(A) the Securities of such series mature within one year
or all of them are to be called for redemption within one year under
arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for giving the notice of redemption,
(B) the Company irrevocably deposits in trust with the Trustee, as trust funds
solely for the benefit of the Holders of such Securities, for that purpose,
money or U.S. Government Obligations or a combination thereof sufficient (unless
such funds consist solely of money, in the opinion of a nationally recognized
firm of independent public accountants expressed in a written certification
thereof delivered to the Trustee), without consideration of any reinvestment, to
pay principal of and interest on the Securities of such series to maturity or
redemption, as the case may be, and to pay all other sums payable by it under
the Indenture, and (C) the Company delivers to the Trustee an officers'
certificate and an opinion of counsel, in each case stating that all conditions
precedent provided for in the Indenture relating to the satisfaction and
discharge of the Indenture with respect to the Securities of such series have
been complied with. With respect to the foregoing clause (i), only the Company's
obligations to compensate and indemnity the trustee under the Indenture shall
survive. With respect to the foregoing clause (ii), only the Company's
obligations to execute and deliver Securities of such series for authentication,
to set the terms of the Securities of such series, to maintain an office or
agency in respect of the Securities of such series, to have moneys held for
payment in trust, to register the transfer or exchange of Securities of such
series, to deliver Securities of such series for replacement or to be canceled,
to compensate and
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indemnify the Trustee and to appoint a successor trustee, and its right to
recover excess money held by the Trustee shall survive until such Securities are
no longer outstanding. Thereafter, only the Company's obligations to compensate
and indemnify the Trustee, and its right to recover excess money held by the
Trustee shall survive. (SECTION 8.1)
The Indenture provides that, except as otherwise provided in this paragraph,
the Company (i) will be deemed to have paid and will be discharged from any and
all obligations in respect of the Securities of any series, and the provisions
of the Indenture will no longer be in effect with respect to the Securities of
such series ("legal defeasance") and (ii) may omit to comply with any term,
provision or condition of the Indenture described above under "-- Certain
Covenants" (or any other specific covenant relating to such series provided for
in a Board Resolution or supplemental indenture which may by its terms be
defeased pursuant to the Indenture), and such omission shall be deemed not to be
an Event of Default under clauses (c), (d) or (g) of the first paragraph of "--
Events of Default" with respect to the outstanding Securities of a series
("covenant defeasance"); PROVIDED that the following conditions shall have been
satisfied: (A) the Company has irrevocably deposited in trust with the Trustee
as trust funds solely for the benefit of the Holders of the Securities of such
series, for payment of the principal of and interest on the Securities of such
series, money or U.S. Government Obligations or a combination thereof sufficient
(unless such funds consist solely of money, in the opinion of a nationally
recognized firm of independent public accountants expressed in a written
certification thereof deliver to the Trustee) without consideration of any
reinvestment and after payment of all federal, state and local taxes or other
charges and assessments in respect thereof payable by the Trustee, to pay and
discharge the principal of and accrued interest on the outstanding Securities of
such series to maturity or earlier redemption (irrevocably provided for under
arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee), as the case may be; (B) such deposit
will not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, the
Indenture or any other material agreement or instrument to which the Company is
a party or by which it is bound; (C) no Default with respect to such Securities
of such series shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of such
deposit; (D) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an opinion of
counsel that (1) the Holders of the Securities of such series will not recognize
income, gain or loss for federal income tax purposes as a result of the
Company's exercise of its option under this provision of the Indenture and will
be subject to federal income tax on the same amount and in the same manner and
at the same times as would have been the case if such deposit and defeasance had
not occurred (which opinion, in the case of a legal defeasance, shall be based
upon a change in law) and (2) the Holders of the Securities of such series have
a valid security interest in the trust funds subject to no prior liens under the
Uniform Commercial Code, and (E) the Company has delivered to the Trustee an
officers' certificate and an opinion of counsel, in each case stating that all
conditions precedent provided for in the Indenture relating to the defeasance
contemplated have been complied with. In the case of legal defeasance under
clause (i) above, the opinion of counsel referred to in clause (D)(1) above may
be replaced by a ruling directed to the Trustee received from the Internal
Revenue Service to the same effect. Subsequent to legal defeasance under clause
(i) above, the Company's obligations to execute and deliver Securities of such
series for authentication, to set the terms of the Securities of such series, to
maintain an office or agency in respect of the Securities of such series, to
have moneys held for payment in trust, to register the transfer or exchange of
Securities of such series, to deliver Securities of such series for replacement
or to be canceled, to compensate and indemnify the Trustee and to appoint a
successor trustee, and its right to recover excess money held by the Trustee
shall survive until such Securities are no longer outstanding. After such
Securities are no longer outstanding, in the case of legal defeasance under
clause (i) above, only the Company's obligations to compensate and indemnify the
Trustee and its right to recover excess money held by the Trustee shall survive.
(SECTIONS 8.2 AND 8.3)
MODIFICATION OF THE INDENTURE
The Indenture provides that the Company and the Trustee may amend or
supplement the Indenture or the Securities of any series without notice to or
the consent of any Holder: (1) to cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency in
the Indenture; PROVIDED that such amendments or supplements shall not materially
and adversely affect the interests of the Holders; (2) to comply with Article 5
(which relates to the covenant regarding "-- Restrictions on Mergers and Sales
of Assets") of the Indenture; (3) to comply with any requirements of the
Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with the qualification of the
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Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act; (4) to evidence and provide for the
acceptance of appointment under the Indenture with respect to the Securities of
any or all series by a successor Trustee; (5) to establish the form or forms or
terms of Securities of any series or of the coupons appertaining to such
Securities as permitted under the Indenture; (6) to provide for uncertificated
or unregistered Securities and to make all appropriate changes for such purpose;
(7) to change or eliminate any provisions of the Indenture with respect to all
or any series of the Securities not then outstanding (and, if such change is
applicable to fewer than all such series of the Securities, specifying the
series to which such change is applicable), and to specify the rights and
remedies of the Trustee and the Holders of such Securities in connection
therewith; and (8) to make any change that does not materially and adversely
affect the rights of any Holder. (SECTION 9.1)
The Indenture also contains provisions whereby the Company and the Trustee,
subject to certain conditions, without prior notice to any Holders, may amend
the Indenture and the outstanding Securities of any series with the written
consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Securities then
outstanding of all series affected by such supplemental indenture (all such
series voting as one class), and the Holders of a majority in principal amount
of the outstanding Securities of all series affected thereby (all such series
voting as one class) by written notice to the Trustee may waive future
compliance by the Company with any provision of the Indenture or the Securities
of such series. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, without the consent of
each Holder affected thereby, an amendment or waiver, including a waiver
pursuant to Section 6.4 of the Indenture, may not: (i) extend the stated
maturity of the principal of, or any sinking fund obligation or any installment
of interest on, such Holder's Security, or reduce the principal amount thereof
or the rate of interest thereon (including any amount in respect of original
issue discount), or any premium payable with respect thereto, or adversely
affect the rights of such Holder under any mandatory redemption or repurchase
provision or any right of redemption or repurchase at the option of such Holder,
or reduce the amount of the principal of an Original Issue Discount Security
that would be due and payable upon the acceleration of the maturity thereof or
the amount thereof provable in bankruptcy, or change any place of payment where,
or the currency in which, any Security or any premium or the interest thereof is
payable, or impair the right to institute suit for the enforcement of any such
payment on or after the due date therefor; (ii) reduce the percentage in
principal amount of outstanding Securities of the relevant series the consent of
whose Holders is required for any such supplemental indenture, for any waiver of
compliance with certain provisions of the Indenture; (iii) waive a Default in
the payment of principal of or interest on any Security of such Holder; or (iv)
modify any of the provisions of this section of the Indenture, except to
increase any such percentage or to provide that certain other provisions of the
Indenture cannot be modified or waived without the consent of the Holder of each
outstanding Security affected thereby. A supplemental indenture which changes or
eliminates any covenant or other provision of the Indenture which has expressly
been included solely for the benefit of one or more particular series of
Securities, or which modifies the rights of Holders of Securities of such series
with respect to such covenant or provision, shall be deemed not to affect the
rights under the Indenture of the Holders of Securities of any other series or
of the coupons appertaining to such Securities. It shall not be necessary for
the consent of any Holder under this section of the Indenture to approve the
particular form of any proposed amendment, supplement or waiver, but it shall be
sufficient if such consent approves the substance thereof. After an amendment,
supplement or waiver under this section of the Indenture becomes effective, the
Company or, at the request of the Company, the Trustee shall give to the Holders
affected thereby a notice briefly describing the amendment, supplement or
waiver. The Company or, at the request of the Company, the Trustee will mail
supplemental indentures to Holders upon request. Any failure of the Company to
mail such notice, or any defect therein, shall not, however, in any way impair
or affect the validity of any such supplemental indenture or waiver. (SECTION
9.2)
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UNDERWRITERS
Under the terms and subject to the conditions contained in an Underwriting
Agreement dated the date hereof, the Underwriters named below have severally
agreed to purchase, and the Company has agreed to sell to them, severally, the
respective principal amounts of Senior Notes set forth opposite the names of
such Underwriters below:
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PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
NAME OF SENIOR NOTES
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Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated............................................................... $ 33,334,000
Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corporation............................................. 33,333,000
NationsBanc Capital Markets, Inc................................................................ 33,333,000
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Total......................................................................................... $ 100,000,000
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The Underwriting Agreement provides that the obligations of the several
Underwriters to pay for and accept delivery of the Senior Notes are subject to
the approval of certain legal matters by their counsel and to certain other
conditions. The Underwriters are obligated to take and pay for all of the Senior
Notes if any are taken.
The Underwriters initially propose to offer part of the Senior Notes
directly to the public at the public offering price set forth on the cover page
hereof and part to certain dealers at a price that represents a concession not
in excess of .45% of the principal amount of the Senior Notes. Any Underwriter
may allow, and such dealers may reallow, a concession not in excess of .25% of
the principal amount of the Senior Notes to other Underwriters or to certain
other dealers. After the initial offering of the Senior Notes, the offering
price and other selling terms may from time to time be varied by the
Underwriters.
The Company does not intend to apply for listing of the Senior Notes on a
national securities exchange, but has been advised by the Underwriters that they
presently intend to make a market in the Senior Notes, as permitted by
applicable laws and regulations. The Underwriters are not obligated, however, to
make a market in the Senior Notes and any such market making may be discontinued
at any time at the sole discretion of the Underwriters. Accordingly, no
assurance can be given as to the liquidity of, or trading markets for, the
Senior Notes.
When more than 10% of the proceeds of a public offering of debt securities
that meet certain ratings criteria are to be paid to a member of the National
Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (the "NASD") participating in such
public offering or to an affiliate of such a member, Section 44 (c)(8) of the
NASD's Rules of Fair Practice requires disclosure of such fact. NationsBanc
Capital Markets, Inc., one of the Underwriters, is a member of the NASD and is
an affiliate of NationsBank of Texas, N.A. ("NationsBank"), the administrative
agent and one of the lenders under the Company Bank Credit Facility, the LQDP
Lines of Credit and the Company's unsecured line of credit. NationsBank will
receive more than 10% of the net proceeds from the public offering of Senior
Notes as a result of the use of such proceeds to repay loans made under the
Company Bank Credit Facility and the LQDP Lines of Credit. See "Use of
Proceeds."
From time to time, Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated and Donaldson, Lufkin &
Jenrette Securities Corporation have provided, and continue to provide,
investment banking services to the Company. NationsBanc Capital Markets, Inc.
and its affiliates have periodically provided and may in the future provide
banking and investment banking services to the Company.
The Company has agreed to indemnify the several Underwriters against certain
liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
LEGAL MATTERS
Certain legal matters with respect to the Senior Notes offered hereby will
be passed upon for the Company by John F. Schmutz, Vice President -- General
Counsel of the Company and Latham & Watkins, Los Angeles, California and for the
Underwriters by Davis Polk & Wardwell.
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EXPERTS
The combined balance sheets of La Quinta Inns, Inc., as of December 31, 1994
and 1993, and the related combined statements of operations, shareholders'
equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended
December 31, 1994 incorporated by reference herein and elsewhere in the
Registration Statement (as defined under "Available Information"), have been
incorporated by reference herein and in the Registration Statement in reliance
upon the report of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP, independent certified public
accountants, incorporated by reference herein, and upon the authority of said
firm as experts in accounting and auditing. The report of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP
refers to the adoption of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 109 in
1993.
With respect to the unaudited interim financial information for the
three-month periods ended March 31, 1995 and 1994 and three and six-month
periods ended June 30, 1995 and 1994, incorporated by reference herein, KPMG
Peat Marwick LLP has reported that they applied limited procedures in accordance
with professional standards for a review of such information. However, their
separate reports included in the Company's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for
the quarters ended March 31, 1995 and June 30, 1995, and incorporated by
reference herein, state that they did not audit and they do not express an
opinion on that interim financial information. Accordingly, the degree of
reliance on their reports on such information should be restricted in light of
the limited nature of the review procedures applied. The accountants are not
subject to the liability provisions of Section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933
for their reports on the unaudited interim financial information because neither
of those reports is a "report" or a "part" of the registration statement
prepared or certified by the accountants within the meaning of Sections 7 and 11
of the Securities Act of 1933.
AVAILABLE INFORMATION
The Company has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission") a registration statement (together with all amendments, the
"Registration Statement") on Form S-3 under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended ("Securities Act") with respect to the Senior Notes offered hereby. This
Prospectus, filed as a part of that Registration Statement, does not contain all
the information set forth in the Registration Statement, certain portions of
which have been omitted as permitted by the rules and regulations of the
Commission. In addition, certain documents filed by the Company with the
Commission have been incorporated herein by reference. See "Incorporation of
Certain Information by Reference." For further information regarding La Quinta
and the Senior Notes offered hereby, reference is made to the Registration
Statement, including the exhibits and schedules thereto and the documents
incorporated herein by reference. 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 Commission. Such reports, proxy statements and other
information can be inspected and copied at the Public Reference Section of the
Commission, 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Judiciary Plaza, Washington, D.C. 20549; and
at the regional offices of the Commission at Northwestern Atrium Center, 500
West Madison Street, Suite 1400, Chicago, Illinois 60661-2511, and at 7 World
Trade Center, 13th Floor, New York, New York 10048. Copies of such materials can
also be obtained from the Public Reference Section of the Commission at 450
Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549, at prescribed rates. The Common
Stock of the Company is listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Reports, proxy
statements and other information concerning the Company can also be inspected
and copied at the offices of the New York Stock Exchange, 20 Broad Street, New
York, New York 10005.
INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION BY REFERENCE
The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K (Commission file No. 1-7790) for
the fiscal year ended December 31, 1994 (filed with the Commission on March 15,
1995), the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three month period
ended March 31, 1995 (filed with the Commission on May 15, 1995), the Company's
Current Report on Form 8-K (filed with the Commission on June 16, 1995) and the
Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the six month period ended June 30,
1995 (filed with the Commission on July 26, 1995), are hereby incorporated by
reference.
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All documents filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a),13(c),14 or
15(d) of the Exchange Act, after the date of this Prospectus and prior to the
termination of the offering of the securities offered by this Prospectus, shall
be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Prospectus and be a part
hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Any statement contained in a
document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in this
Prospectus shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this
Prospectus to the extent that a statement contained in this Prospectus, or in
any other subsequently filed document that also is or is deemed to be
incorporated by reference, modifies or replaces such statement. Any such
statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified,
to constitute a part of this Prospectus.
The Company undertakes to provide without charge to each person to whom a
copy of this Prospectus has been delivered, upon written or oral request of any
such person, a copy of any or all of the documents incorporated by reference
herein, other than exhibits to such documents, unless such exhibits are
specifically incorporated by reference into the information that this Prospectus
incorporates. Written or oral requests for such copies should be directed to: La
Quinta Inns, Inc., 112 East Pecan Street, San Antonio, Texas 78205, Attention:
Investor Relations, telephone (210) 302-6000.
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