Park Hotels & Resorts Inc. [PK] Filings

Note 1: Organization and Recent Events

Organization

Park Hotels & Resorts Inc. (“we,” “us,” “our” or the “Company” and, exclusive of any subsidiaries, "Park Parent") is a Delaware corporation that owns a portfolio of premium-branded hotels and resorts primarily located in prime city center and resort locations. On January 3, 2017, Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (“Hilton”) completed the spin-off of a portfolio of hotels and resorts that established Park Hotels & Resorts Inc. as an independent, publicly traded company.

On May 5, 2019, the Company, PK Domestic Property LLC, an indirect subsidiary of the Company (“PK Domestic”), and PK Domestic Sub LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of PK Domestic (“Merger Sub”) entered into a definitive Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Chesapeake Lodging Trust (“Chesapeake”). On September 18, 2019, pursuant to the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement, Chesapeake merged with and into Merger Sub (the “Merger”) and each of Chesapeake’s common shares of beneficial interest, $0.01 par value per share, was converted into $11.00 in cash and 0.628 of a share of our common stock. No fractional shares of our common stock were issued in the Merger. The value of any fractional interests to which a Chesapeake shareholder would otherwise have been entitled was paid in cash.

We are a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) for United States (“U.S.”) federal income tax purposes. We have been organized and operated, and we expect to continue to be organized and operate, in a manner to qualify as a REIT. To qualify as a REIT, we must satisfy requirements related to, among other things, the real estate qualification of sources of our income, the real estate composition and values of our assets, the amounts we distribute to our stockholders annually and the diversity of ownership of our stock. From the date of our spin-off from Hilton, Park Intermediate Holdings LLC (our “Operating Company”), directly or indirectly, has held all our assets and has conducted all of our operations. Park Parent owned 100% of the interests in our Operating Company until December 31, 2021 when the business undertook an internal reorganization transitioning our structure to a traditional umbrella partnership REIT structure ("UPREIT"). Effective January 1, 2022, Park Parent became the managing member of our Operating Company and PK Domestic REIT Inc., a direct subsidiary of Park Parent, became a member. We may, in the future, issue interests in (or from) our Operating Company in connection with acquiring hotels, financing, compensation or other purposes.

COVID-19 Update

The novel strain of coronavirus and the disease it causes (“COVID-19”) have had and continue to have an effect on the hospitality industry and our business. Beginning in March 2020, we experienced a significant decline in occupancy and Revenue per Available Room (“RevPAR”) associated with COVID-19 throughout our portfolio, which resulted in a decline in our operating cash flow. The increase in vaccination rates across the country and the easing or removal of government restrictions, quarantining and “social distancing” mandates resulted in increased travel and hospitality spending beginning in the second quarter of 2021. Although concerns over the spread of the Omicron variant reduced demand in the first six weeks of the quarter, we witnessed recovery beginning in mid-February 2022 as COVID-19 cases declined across the country and business travel accelerated, and saw the return of group demand. We expect positive momentum to continue for our leisure focused hotels and increased demand for both group and business transient travel during the remainder of the year.

Note 2: Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, filed with the SEC on February 18, 2022, contains a discussion of the significant accounting policies. There have been no significant changes to our significant accounting policies since December 31, 2021.

Note 3: Property and Equipment

Depreciation of property and equipment was $68 million and $73 million during the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

Note 4: Consolidated Variable Interest Entities ("VIEs") and Investments in Affiliates

Consolidated VIEs

We consolidate VIEs that own three hotels in the U.S. We are the primary beneficiary of these VIEs as we have the power to direct the activities that most significantly affect their economic performance. Additionally, we have the obligation to absorb their losses and the right to receive benefits that could be significant to them. The assets of our VIEs are only available to settle the obligations of these entities. Our condensed consolidated balance sheets include the following assets and liabilities of these entities:

Unconsolidated Entities

The affiliates in which we own investments accounted for under the equity method had total debt of approximately $942 million and $943 million as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively. Substantially all the debt is secured solely by the affiliates’ assets or is guaranteed by other partners without recourse to us.

Note 5: Debt