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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 16, 2017


EQUITY LIFESTYLE PROPERTIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland
 
1-11718
 
36-3857664
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)
 
(Commission File No.)
 
(IRS Employer Identification Number)
 
 
 
 
 
Two North Riverside Plaza, Chicago, Illinois
 
60606
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)

(312) 279-1400
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company  o

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o





 





Item 2.02    Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On October 16, 2017, Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. (referred to herein as “we,” “us,” and “our”) issued a news release announcing our results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017.

The news release also contains detailed guidance assumptions on our projections for the year ending December 31, 2017 and preliminary projections for the year ending December 31, 2018. We project our Net income per Common Share (fully diluted) for the three months and year ending December 31, 2017, to be between $0.47 and $0.53 and $2.13 and $2.19, respectively. We preliminarily project our Net income per Common Share (fully diluted) for the year ending December 31, 2018 to be between $2.43 and $2.53.

We also project our Funds from Operations (“FFO”) per Common Share (fully diluted) for the three months and year ending December 31, 2017 to be between $0.81 and $0.87 and $3.52 and $3.58, respectively. We project our Normalized Funds from Operations (“Normalized FFO”) per Common Share (fully diluted) for the three months and year ending December 31, 2017 to be between $0.84 and $0.90 and $3.56 and $3.62, respectively. We preliminarily project our FFO and our Normalized FFO per Common Share (fully diluted) for the year ending December 31, 2018 to be between $3.79 and $3.89, respectively.

The projected 2017 and 2018 per Common Share amounts represent a range of possible outcomes and the mid-point of each range reflects management’s best estimate of the most likely outcome. Actual results could vary materially from these amounts if any of our assumptions are incorrect. The news release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report on Form 8-K. The news release was also posted on our website, www.equitylifestyleproperties.com, on October 16, 2017.

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

Our annualized dividend for 2017 is $1.95 per Common Share. At the next quarterly Board of Directors meeting, our management intends to recommend an increase of $0.25 per Common Share to the annual dividend for 2018 for a total dividend of $2.20 per Common Share. Our Board of Directors has the sole discretion to approve an increase of the dividend and therefore there can be no assurance that this increase will be approved.

In accordance with General Instruction B.2. of Form 8-K, the information included in Items 2.02, 7.01 and 9.01 of this Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any registration statement filed by Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

This report includes certain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. When used, words such as “anticipate,” “expect,” “believe,” “project,” “intend,” “may be” and “will be” and similar words or phrases, or the negative thereof, unless the context requires otherwise, are intended to identify forward-looking statements and may include, without limitation, information regarding our expectations, goals or intentions regarding the future, and the expected effect of our acquisitions. These forward-looking statements are subject to numerous assumptions, risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to:
our ability to control costs, real estate market conditions, the actual rate of decline in customers, the actual use of sites by customers and our success in acquiring new customers at our properties (including those that we may acquire);
our ability to maintain historical or increase future rental rates and occupancy with respect to properties currently owned or that we may acquire;
our ability to retain and attract customers renewing, upgrading and entering right-to-use contracts;
our assumptions about rental and home sales markets;
our assumptions and guidance concerning 2017 and 2018 estimated net income, FFO and Normalized FFO;
our ability to manage counterparty risk;
in the age-qualified properties, home sales results could be impacted by the ability of potential homebuyers to sell their existing residences as well as by financial, credit and capital markets volatility;
results from home sales and occupancy will continue to be impacted by local economic conditions, lack of affordable manufactured home financing and competition from alternative housing options including site-built single-family housing;
impact of government intervention to stabilize site-built single-family housing and not manufactured housing;
effective integration of recent acquisitions and our estimates regarding the future performance of recent acquisitions;





the completion of future transactions in their entirety, if any, and timing and effective integration with respect thereto;
unanticipated costs or unforeseen liabilities associated with recent acquisitions;
ability to obtain financing or refinance existing debt on favorable terms or at all;
the effect of interest rates;
the dilutive effects of issuing additional securities;
the effect of accounting for the entry of contracts with customers representing a right-to-use the properties under the Codification Topic “Revenue Recognition;
the outcome of pending or future lawsuits or actions brought against us, including those disclosed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission; and
other risks indicated from time to time in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
For further information on these and other factors that could impact us and the statements contained herein, refer to our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including “Risk Factors” in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q.

These forward-looking statements are based on management's present expectations and beliefs about future events. As with any projection or forecast, these statements are inherently susceptible to uncertainty and changes in circumstances. We are under no obligation to, and expressly disclaim any obligation to, update or alter our forward-looking statements whether as a result of such changes, new information, subsequent events or otherwise.
We are a fully integrated owner and operator of lifestyle-oriented properties and own or have an interest in 404 quality properties in 32 states and British Columbia consisting of 149,446 sites. We are a self-administered, self-managed, real estate investment trust (REIT) with headquarters in Chicago.

Item 9.01    Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

The information contained in the attached exhibit is unaudited and should be read in conjunction with the Registrant's annual and quarterly reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

99.1 Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. press release dated October 16, 2017, “ELS Reports Third Quarter Results”






SIGNATURE


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
EQUITY LIFESTYLE PROPERTIES, INC.

By: /s/ Paul Seavey             
Paul Seavey
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

Date: October 17, 2017



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CONTACT: Paul Seavey                             FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
(800) 247-5279                          October 16, 2017

                                                        
ELS REPORTS THIRD QUARTER RESULTS
Continued Strong Performance; Preliminary 2018 Guidance

CHICAGO, IL – October 16, 2017 Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. (NYSE: ELS) (referred to herein as “we,” “us,” and “our”) today announced results for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2017. All per share results are reported on a fully diluted basis unless otherwise noted.
Financial Results for the Quarter and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017     
For the quarter ended September 30, 2017, total revenues increased $15.4 million, or 6.8 percent, to $241.6 million compared to $226.2 million for the same period in 2016. Net income available for Common Stockholders for the quarter ended September 30, 2017 increased $7.5 million, or $0.08 per Common Share, to $48.5 million, or $0.56 per Common Share, compared to $41.0 million, or $0.48 per Common Share, for the same period in 2016.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2017, total revenues increased $38.9 million, or 5.9 percent, to $695.3 million compared to $656.4 million for the same period in 2016. Net income available for Common Stockholders for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 increased $17.8 million, or $0.17 per Common Share, to $144.9 million, or $1.66 per Common Share, compared to $127.1 million, or $1.49 per Common Share, for the same period in 2016.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Portfolio Performance
For the quarter ended September 30, 2017, Funds from Operations (“FFO”) available for Common Stock and OP Unit holders increased $7.4 million, or $0.07 per Common Share, to $84.3 million or $0.90 per Common Share, compared to $76.9 million, or $0.83 per Common Share, for the same period in 2016. For the nine months ended September 30, 2017, FFO available for Common Stock and OP Unit holders increased $21.9 million, or $0.22 per Common Share, to $252.3 million or $2.71 per Common Share, compared to $230.4 million, or $2.49 per Common Share, for the same period in 2016.
For the quarter ended September 30, 2017, Normalized Funds from Operations (“Normalized FFO”) available for Common Stock and OP Unit holders increased $7.9 million, or $0.08 per Common Share, to $85.1 million, or $0.91 per Common Share, compared to $77.2 million, or $0.83 per Common Share, for the same period in 2016. For the nine months ended September 30, 2017, Normalized FFO available for Common Stock and OP Unit holders increased $22.1 million, or $0.22 per Common Share, to $253.4 million, or $2.72 per Common Share, compared to $231.3 million, or $2.50 per Common Share, for the same period in 2016.
For the quarter ended September 30, 2017, property operating revenues, excluding deferrals, increased $16.0 million to $227.3 million compared to $211.3 million for the same period in 2016. For the nine months ended September 30, 2017, property operating revenues, excluding deferrals, increased $44.5 million to $660.7 million compared to $616.2 million for the same period in 2016. For the quarter ended September 30, 2017, income from property operations, excluding deferrals and property management, increased $8.5 million to $128.1 million compared to $119.6 million for the same period in 2016. For the nine months ended September 30, 2017, income from property operations, excluding deferrals and property management, increased $23.5 million to $383.8 million compared to $360.3 million for the same period in 2016.

 
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For the quarter ended September 30, 2017, Core property operating revenues, excluding deferrals, increased approximately 7.0 percent and Core income from property operations, excluding deferrals and property management, increased approximately 7.1 percent compared to the same period in 2016. For the nine months ended September 30, 2017, Core property operating revenues, excluding deferrals, increased approximately 5.6 percent and Core income from property operations, excluding deferrals and property management, increased approximately 5.2 percent compared to the same period in 2016.
Investment Activity
As previously disclosed, we contributed $30 million to a joint venture to acquire a 49% interest in the Loggerhead Marina portfolio of 11 high quality marinas with over 2,300 slips located in Florida. Suntex Marinas is the operator of the portfolio. The contribution was funded with net proceeds from sales of common stock under our at-the-market ("ATM") program.
Balance Sheet Activity
During the quarter, we paid off one loan of approximately $6.9 million using available cash, with an interest rate of 6.47% per annum, secured by one manufactured home community.
During the quarter, we sold 484,913 shares of common stock as part of our ATM equity offering program at a weighted average price per share of $86.69, resulting in net cash proceeds of approximately $41.5 million.
On September 22, 2017, we closed on three loans with Freddie Mac totaling $146.0 million. The loans had a stated interest rate of 4.07% per annum, 20 year maturities with 30 year principal amortization, and are secured by three MH communities. We used the proceeds from these loans to redeem the Series C Preferred stock.
On September 25, 2017, we redeemed our 6.75% Series C Preferred Stock for $138.4 million, including accrued dividends. In connection with the redemption, we recorded expense of $0.8 million for the original issuance costs associated with the Series C Preferred Stock in computing Net income available for Common Shareholders.
Hurricane Irma
Our Florida mainland properties resumed normal operations shortly after Hurricane Irma. Two RV resorts in the Florida Keys will reopen as utility services are restored. We are in the process of estimating the financial impact of the storm on our properties and we believe that we have adequate insurance, subject to deductibles, including business interruption coverage. During the quarter, we recorded expense of $3.7 million related to property damage and restoration work that has been approved and/or completed to date. In addition, we recorded revenue of $3.5 million related to the expected insurance recovery from this loss.
About Equity LifeStyle Properties    
We are a self-administered, self-managed real estate investment trust (“REIT”) with headquarters in Chicago. As of October 16, 2017, we own or have an interest in 404 quality properties in 32 states and British Columbia consisting of 149,448 sites.
For additional information, please contact our Investor Relations Department at (800) 247-5279 or at investor_relations@equitylifestyle.com.
Conference Call    
A live webcast of our conference call discussing these results will take place tomorrow, Tuesday, October 17, 2017, at 10:00 a.m. Central Time. Please visit the Investor Information section at www.equitylifestyleproperties.com for the link. A replay of the webcast will be available for two weeks at this site.





 
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Reporting Calendar
Quarterly financial results and related earnings conference calls for the next three quarters are expected to occur as follows:
 
 
Release Date
 
Earnings Call
Fourth Quarter 2017
 
Monday, January 29, 2018
 
Tuesday, January 30, 2018 10:00 a.m. CT
First Quarter 2018
 
Monday, April 23, 2018
 
Tuesday, April 24, 2018 10:00 a.m. CT
Second Quarter 2018
 
Monday, July 23, 2018
 
Tuesday, July 24, 2018 10:00 a.m. CT
Forward-Looking Statements    
In addition to historical information, this press release includes certain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. When used, words such as "anticipate," "expect," "believe," "project," "intend," "may be" and "will be" and similar words or phrases, or the negative thereof, unless the context requires otherwise, are intended to identify forward-looking statements and may include without limitation, information regarding our expectations, goals or intentions regarding the future, and the expected effect of our acquisitions. These forward-looking statements are subject to numerous assumptions, risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to:
our ability to control costs, real estate market conditions, the actual rate of decline in customers, the actual use of sites by customers and our success in acquiring new customers at our properties (including those that we may acquire);
our ability to maintain historical or increase future rental rates and occupancy with respect to properties currently owned or that we may acquire;
our ability to retain and attract customers renewing, upgrading and entering right-to-use contracts;
our assumptions about rental and home sales markets;
our assumptions and guidance concerning 2017 and 2018 estimated net income, FFO and Normalized FFO;
our ability to manage counterparty risk;
in the age-qualified properties, home sales results could be impacted by the ability of potential home buyers to sell their existing residences as well as by financial, credit and capital markets volatility;
results from home sales and occupancy will continue to be impacted by local economic conditions, lack of affordable manufactured home financing and competition from alternative housing options including site-built single-family housing;
impact of government intervention to stabilize site-built single-family housing and not manufactured housing;
effective integration of recent acquisitions and our estimates regarding the future performance of recent acquisitions;
the completion of future transactions in their entirety, if any, and timing and effective integration with respect thereto;
unanticipated costs or unforeseen liabilities associated with recent acquisitions;
ability to obtain financing or refinance existing debt on favorable terms or at all;
the effect of interest rates;
the dilutive effects of issuing additional securities;
the effect of accounting for the entry of contracts with customers representing a right-to-use the properties under the Codification Topic "Revenue Recognition";
the outcome of pending or future lawsuits or actions brought against us, including those disclosed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission; and
other risks indicated from time to time in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

For further information on these and other factors that could impact us and the statements contained herein, refer to our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including “Risk Factors” in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q.


 
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These forward-looking statements are based on management's present expectations and beliefs about future events. As with any projection or forecast, these statements are inherently susceptible to uncertainty and changes in circumstances. We are under no obligation to, and expressly disclaim any obligation to, update or alter our forward-looking statements whether as a result of such changes, new information, subsequent events or otherwise.

 
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Investor Information



Equity Research Coverage (1)
Robert W. Baird & Company
Cantor Fitzgerald
Green Street Advisors
Drew T. Babin
Gaurav Mehta
Ryan Burke/Ryan Lumb
215-553-7816
212-915-1221
949-640-8780
dbabin@rwbaird.com
gmehta@cantor.com
rburke@greenstreetadvisors.com
 
 
rlumb@greenstreetadvisors.com
 
 
 
Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global Research
Citi Research
Wells Fargo Securities
Jeffrey Spector
Michael Bilerman/ Nick Joseph
Todd Stender
646-855-1363
212-816-1383
562-637-1371
jeff.spector@baml.com
michael.bilerman@citi.com
todd.stender@wellsfargo.com
 
nicholas.joseph@citi.com
 
 
 
 
BMO Capital Markets
Evercore ISI
 
John Kim
Steve Sakwa/ Gwen Clark
 
212-885-4115
212-446-5600
 
johnp.kim@bmo.com
steve.sakwa@evercoreisi.com
 
 
gwen.clark@evercoreisi.com
 
 
 
 
























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1.
Any opinions, estimates or forecasts regarding our performance made by these analysts or agencies do not represent our opinions, forecasts or predictions. We do not by reference to these firms imply our endorsement of or concurrence with such information, conclusions or recommendations.

3Q 2017 Supplemental information
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Financial Highlights

(In millions, except Common Stock and OP Units outstanding and per share data, unaudited)
 
As of and for the Three Months Ended
 
September 30, 2017
June 30,
2017
March 31, 2017
December 31, 2016
September 30, 2016
Operating Information
 
 
 
 
 
Total revenues
$
241.6

$
221.3

$
232.4

$
214.0

$
226.2

Net income
$
54.9

$
44.5

$
63.1

$
42.4

$
46.8

Net income available for Common Stockholders
$
48.5

$
39.5

$
56.9

$
37.0

$
41.0

Adjusted EBITDA (1)
$
111.5

$
100.8

$
118.9

$
101.4

$
103.4

FFO available for Common Stock and OP Unit holders(1)(2)
$
84.3

$
74.9

$
93.1

$
72.5

$
76.9

Normalized FFO available for Common Stock and OP Unit holders(1)(2)
$
85.1

$
75.1

$
93.2

$
75.2

$
77.2

Funds available for distribution (FAD) available for Common Stock and OP Unit holders(1)(2)
$
74.0

$
63.5

$
86.0

$
65.8

$
67.2

 
 
 
 
 
 
Common Stock Outstanding (In thousands)
 and Per Share Data
 
 
 
 
 
Common Stock and OP Units, end of the period
93,334

92,840

92,780

92,699

92,507

Weighted average Common Stock and OP Units outstanding - fully diluted
93,324

93,063

93,011

92,965

92,910

Net income per Common Share - fully diluted
$
0.56

$
0.45

$
0.65

$
0.43

$
0.48

FFO per Common Share - fully diluted
$
0.90

$
0.81

$
1.00

$
0.78

$
0.83

Normalized FFO per Common Share - fully diluted
$
0.91

$
0.81

$
1.00

$
0.81

$
0.83

Dividends per Common Share
$
0.488

$
0.488

$
0.488

$
0.425

$
0.425

 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance Sheet
 
 
 
 
 
Total assets
$
3,526

$
3,485

$
3,471

$
3,479

$
3,470

Total liabilities 
$
2,511

$
2,386

$
2,371

$
2,397

$
2,396

 
 
 
 
 
 
Market Capitalization
 
 
 
 
 
Total debt
$
2,200

$
2,072

$
2,078

$
2,110

$
2,111

Total market capitalization (3)
$
10,141

$
10,224

$
9,364

$
8,930

$
9,387

 
 
 
 
 
 
Ratios
 
 
 
 
 
Total debt / total market capitalization
21.7
%
20.3
%
22.2
%
23.6
%
22.5
%
Total debt + preferred stock / total market capitalization
21.7
%
21.6
%
23.6
%
25.2
%
23.9
%
Total debt / Adjusted EBITDA (4)
5.1

4.9

5.0

5.1

5.2

Interest coverage (5)
4.4

4.3

4.2

4.1

4.1

Fixed charges + preferred distributions coverage (6)
4.0

3.9

3.8

3.7

3.6





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1.
See Non-GAAP Financial Measure Definitions and Other Terms at the end of the supplemental information for definitions of Adjusted EBITDA, FFO, Normalized FFO and FAD; and reconciliation of Consolidated net income to Adjusted EBITDA.
2.
See page 7 for a reconciliation of Net income available for Common Stockholders to Non-GAAP financial measures FFO available for Common Stock and OP Unit holders, Normalized FFO available for Common Stock and OP Unit holders and FAD available for Common Stock and OP Unit holders.
3.
See page 18 for market capitalization calculation as of September 30, 2017.
4.
Calculated using trailing twelve months Adjusted EBITDA. We believe trailing twelve months Adjusted EBITDA provides additional information for determining our ability to meet future debt service requirements.
5.
Interest coverage is calculated by dividing trailing twelve months Adjusted EBITDA by the interest expense incurred during the same period.
6.
See Non-GAAP Financial Measure Definitions and Other Terms at the end of the supplemental information for a definition of fixed charges. This ratio is calculated by dividing trailing twelve months Adjusted EBITDA by the sum of fixed charges and preferred stock dividends during the same period.

3Q 2017 Supplemental information
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Balance Sheet

(In thousands, except share and per share data)

 
September 30,
2017
 
December 31,
2016
 
(unaudited)
 
Assets
 
 
 
Investment in real estate:
 
 
 
Land
$
1,167,620

 
$
1,163,987

Land improvements
2,940,500

 
2,893,759

Buildings and other depreciable property
647,513

 
627,590

 
4,755,633

 
4,685,336

Accumulated depreciation
(1,488,722
)
 
(1,399,531
)
Net investment in real estate
3,266,911

 
3,285,805

Cash
77,395

 
56,340

Notes receivable, net
50,080

 
34,520

Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures
52,966

 
19,369

Deferred commission expense
31,608

 
31,375

Escrow deposits, goodwill, and other assets, net (1)
46,887

 
51,578

Total Assets
$
3,525,847

 
$
3,478,987

Liabilities and Equity
 
 
 
Liabilities:
 
 
 
Mortgage notes payable
$
1,981,604

 
$
1,891,900

Term loan
199,534

 
199,379

Accrued expenses and accounts payable (1)
106,688

 
89,864

Deferred revenue – upfront payments from right-to-use contracts
85,254

 
81,484

Deferred revenue – right-to-use annual payments
10,513

 
9,817

Accrued interest payable
7,969

 
8,379

Rents and other customer payments received in advance and security deposits
73,609

 
76,906

Distributions payable
45,501

 
39,411

Total Liabilities
2,510,672

 
2,397,140

Equity:
 
 
 
Stockholders’ Equity:
 
 
 
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized as of September 30, 2017 and 9,945,539 shares authorized as of December 31, 2016; none issued and outstanding.

 

6.75% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value, no shares authorized as of September 30, 2017 and 54,461 shares authorized as of December 31, 2016; none issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2017 and 54,461 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2016.

 
136,144

Common stock, $0.01 par value, 200,000,000 shares authorized as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016; 87,499,669 and 85,529,386 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively
872

 
854

Paid-in capital
1,164,658

 
1,103,048

Distributions in excess of accumulated earnings
(213,771
)
 
(231,276
)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

 
(227
)
Total Stockholders’ Equity
951,759

 
1,008,543

Non-controlling interests – Common OP Units
63,416

 
73,304

Total Equity
1,015,175

 
1,081,847

Total Liabilities and Equity
$
3,525,847

 
$
3,478,987

                                
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As of December 31, 2016, Escrow deposits, goodwill, and other assets, net includes insurance receivable of approximately $10.9 million, and Accrued expenses and accounts payable includes approximately $13.3 million litigation settlement payable related to resolution of the California lawsuits. These amounts were received and paid during the first quarter of 2017.


3Q 2017 Supplemental information
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Consolidated Income Statement

(In thousands, unaudited)

 
Quarters Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
September 30,
 
September 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
Revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Community base rental income
$
123,177

 
$
117,164

 
$
365,833

 
$
346,625

Rental home income
3,592

 
3,484

 
10,829

 
10,572

Resort base rental income
58,471

 
54,486

 
169,594

 
154,652

Right-to-use annual payments
11,531

 
11,349

 
34,133

 
33,590

Right-to-use contracts current period, gross
4,208

 
3,672

 
11,212

 
9,290

Right-to-use contract upfront payments, deferred, net
(1,670
)
 
(1,327
)
 
(3,766
)
 
(2,427
)
Utility and other income
26,295

 
21,174

 
69,071

 
61,490

Gross revenues from home sales
10,012

 
10,895

 
24,872

 
28,239

Brokered resale revenue and ancillary services revenues, net
1,983

 
920

 
4,088

 
2,736

Interest income
1,974

 
1,767

 
5,542

 
5,052

Income from other investments, net
2,052

 
2,581

 
3,918

 
6,574

    Total revenues
241,625

 
226,165

 
695,326

 
656,393

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Property operating and maintenance
80,164

 
73,410

 
221,119

 
203,011

Rental home operating and maintenance
1,704

 
1,768

 
4,912

 
4,874

Real estate taxes
14,006

 
13,467

 
41,986

 
39,534

Sales and marketing, gross
3,277

 
3,100

 
8,861

 
8,524

Right-to-use contract commissions, deferred, net
(176
)
 
(200
)
 
(372
)
 
(212
)
Property management
13,160

 
11,863

 
38,743

 
35,670

Depreciation on real estate assets and rental homes
30,493

 
29,518

 
90,849

 
87,203

Amortization of in-place leases
138

 
1,376

 
2,128

 
2,139

Cost of home sales
10,377

 
10,745

 
25,391

 
28,507

Home selling expenses
1,447

 
909

 
3,301

 
2,548

General and administrative
7,505

 
7,653

 
23,339

 
23,315

Other expenses, including property rights initiatives
324

 
855

 
814

 
2,036

Interest and related amortization
25,027

 
25,440

 
74,728

 
76,635

    Total expenses
187,446

 
179,904

 
535,799

 
513,784

Income before equity in income of unconsolidated joint ventures
54,179

 
46,261

 
159,527

 
142,609

Equity in income of unconsolidated joint ventures
686


496


2,876


2,142

Consolidated net income
54,865

 
46,757

 
162,403

 
144,751

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income allocated to non-controlling interest-Common OP Units
(3,286
)
 
(3,462
)
 
(9,825
)
 
(10,770
)
Perpetual preferred stock dividends and original issuance costs
(3,054
)

(2,297
)

(7,667
)

(6,910
)
Net income available for Common Stockholders
$
48,525


$
40,998


$
144,911


$
127,071













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Third Quarter 2017 - Selected Non-GAAP Financial Measures

(In millions, except per share data, unaudited)

 
Quarter Ended
 
September 30, 2017
Income from property operations, excluding deferrals and property management - 2017 Core (1)
$
126.6

Income from property operations, excluding deferrals and property management - Acquisitions (2)
1.5

Property management and general and administrative (excluding transaction costs)
(20.7
)
Other income and expenses
4.9

Financing costs and other
(27.3
)
Normalized FFO available for Common Stock and OP Unit holders (3)
85.0

Preferred stock original issuance costs (4)
(0.8
)
FFO available for Common Stock and OP Unit holders (3)
$
84.2

 
 
Normalized FFO per Common Share - fully diluted
$
0.91

FFO per Common Share - fully diluted
$
0.90

 
 
 
 
Normalized FFO available for Common Stock and OP Unit holders (3)
$
85.0

Non-revenue producing improvements to real estate
(11.0
)
FAD available for Common Stock and OP Unit holders (3)
$
74.0

 
 
Weighted average Common Stock and OP Units - fully diluted
93.3

 
 














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1.
See Non-GAAP Financial Measure Definitions and Other Terms at the end of the supplemental information for definitions of Non-GAAP financial measures Income from property operations, excluding deferrals and property management, and Core, and reconciliation of income from property operations, excluding deferrals and property management to income before equity in income of unconsolidated joint ventures. See page 9 for details of the 2017 Core Income from Property Operations, excluding deferrals and property management.
2.
See Non-GAAP Financial Measure Definitions and Other Terms at the end of the supplemental information for a definition of Acquisition properties. See page 10 for details of the Income from Property Operations, excluding deferrals and property management for the Acquisitions.
3.
See page 7 for a reconciliation of Net income available for Common Stockholders to Non-GAAP financial measures FFO available for Common Stock and OP Unit holders, Normalized FFO available for Common Stock and OP Unit holders and FAD available for Common Stock and OP Unit holders. See definitions of Non-GAAP financial measures of FFO, Normalized FFO and FAD and Non-revenue producing improvements in Non-GAAP Financial Measure Definitions and Other Terms at the end of the supplemental information.
4.
During the quarter ended September 30, 2017, we redeemed our 6.75% Series C Preferred Stock for $136.1 million. In connection with the redemption, we recorded expense of $0.8 million for the original issuance costs associated with the Series C Preferred Stock.

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Reconciliation of Net Income to Non-GAAP Financial Measures

(In thousands, except per share data, unaudited)

 
Quarters Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
September 30,
 
September 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
   Net income available for Common Stockholders
$
48,525

 
$
40,998

 
$
144,911

 
$
127,071

Income allocated to Common OP Units
3,286

 
3,462

 
9,825

 
10,770

Right-to-use contract upfront payments, deferred, net (1)
1,670

 
1,327

 
3,766

 
2,427

Right-to-use contract commissions, deferred, net (2)
(176
)
 
(200
)
 
(372
)
 
(212
)
Depreciation on real estate assets
27,879

 
26,847

 
82,939

 
79,218

Depreciation on rental homes 
2,614

 
2,671

 
7,910

 
7,985

Amortization of in-place leases
138

 
1,376

 
2,128

 
2,139

Depreciation on unconsolidated joint ventures
360

 
373

 
1,171

 
968

   FFO available for Common Stock and OP Unit holders (3)
84,296

 
76,854

 
252,278

 
230,366

Transaction costs (4)

 
327

 
324

 
925

Preferred stock original issuance costs (5)
757

 

 
757

 

   Normalized FFO available for Common Stock and OP Unit holders(3)
85,053

 
77,181

 
253,359

 
231,291

Non-revenue producing improvements to real estate
(11,015
)
 
(10,004
)
 
(29,823
)
 
(28,321
)
   FAD available for Common Stock and OP Unit holders (3)
$
74,038

 
$
67,177

 
$
223,536

 
$
202,970

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income available per Common Share - Basic
$
0.56

 
$
0.48

 
$
1.67

 
$
1.50

Net income available per Common Share - Fully Diluted
$
0.56

 
$
0.48

 
$
1.66

 
$
1.49

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
FFO per Common Share & OP Units-Basic
$
0.91

 
$
0.83

 
$
2.72

 
$
2.51

FFO per Common Share & OP Units-Fully Diluted
$
0.90

 
$
0.83

 
$
2.71

 
$
2.49

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Normalized FFO per Common Share & OP Units-Basic
$
0.92

 
$
0.84

 
$
2.73

 
$
2.52

Normalized FFO per Common Share & OP Units-Fully Diluted
$
0.91

 
$
0.83

 
$
2.72

 
$
2.50

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Average Common Stock - Basic
87,037

 
85,105

 
86,620

 
84,649

Average Common Stock and OP Units - Basic
92,873

 
92,307

 
92,720

 
91,854

Average Common Stock and OP Units - Fully Diluted
93,324

 
92,910

 
93,135

 
92,405











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1.
We are required by GAAP to defer, over the estimated customer life, recognition of non-refundable upfront payments from sales of new and upgrade right-to-use contracts. For 2017, the customer life is estimated to be 40 years and is based upon our experience operating the membership platform since 2008. The amount shown represents the deferral of a substantial portion of current period upgrade sales, offset by amortization of prior period sales.
2.
We are required by GAAP to defer recognition of commissions paid related to the entry of right-to-use contracts. The deferred commissions will be amortized using the same method as used for the related non-refundable upfront payments from the entry of right-to-use contracts and upgrade sales. The amount shown represents the deferral of a substantial portion of current period commissions on those contracts, offset by the amortization of prior period commissions.
3.
See Non-GAAP Financial Measure Definitions and Other Terms at the end of the supplemental information for Non-GAAP financial measure definitions of FFO, Normalized FFO and FAD and for a definition of Non-revenue producing improvements.
4.
Included in General and administrative on the Consolidated Income Statement on page 4.
5.
During the quarter ended September 30, 2017, we redeemed our 6.75% Series C Preferred Stock for $136.1 million. In connection with the redemption, we recorded expense of $0.8 million for the original issuance costs associated with the Series C Preferred Stock.

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Consolidated Income from Property Operations (1)

(In millions, except home site and occupancy figures, unaudited)

 
Quarters Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
September 30,
 
September 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
Community base rental income (2)
$
123.2

 
$
117.2

 
$
365.8

 
$
346.6

Rental home income
3.6

 
3.5

 
10.8

 
10.6

Resort base rental income (3)
58.5

 
54.5

 
169.6

 
154.6

Right-to-use annual payments
11.5

 
11.3

 
34.1

 
33.6

Right-to-use contracts current period, gross
4.2

 
3.7

 
11.2

 
9.3

Utility and other income
26.3

 
21.1

 
69.2

 
61.5

    Property operating revenues
227.3

 
211.3

 
660.7

 
616.2

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Property operating, maintenance and real estate taxes
94.2

 
86.8

 
263.1

 
242.5

Rental home operating and maintenance
1.7

 
1.8

 
4.9

 
4.9

Sales and marketing, gross
3.3

 
3.1

 
8.9

 
8.5

    Property operating expenses
99.2

 
91.7

 
276.9

 
255.9

Income from property operations, excluding deferrals and property management (1)
$
128.1

 
$
119.6

 
$
383.8

 
$
360.3

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Manufactured home site figures and occupancy averages:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total sites
71,113

 
70,999

 
71,049

 
70,507

Occupied sites
67,017

 
66,331

 
66,827

 
65,697

Occupancy %
94.2
%
 
93.4
%
 
94.1
%
 
93.2
%
Monthly base rent per site
$
613

 
$
589

 
$
608

 
$
586

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Resort base rental income:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Annual
$
33.6

 
$
31.3

 
$
98.6

 
91.6

Seasonal
5.0

 
4.2

 
28.4

 
24.6

Transient
19.9

 
19.0

 
42.6

 
38.4

     Total resort base rental income
$
58.5

 
$
54.5

 
$
169.6

 
$
154.6










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1.
See page 4 for the Consolidated Income Statement and see Non-GAAP Financial Measure Definitions and Other Terms at the end of the supplemental information for Non-GAAP measure definitions and reconciliation of Income from property operations, excluding deferrals and property management.
2.
See the manufactured home site figures and occupancy averages below within this table.
3.
See resort base rental income detail included below within this table.


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2017 Core Income from Property Operations (1)

(In millions, except home site and occupancy figures, unaudited)

 
Quarters Ended
 
 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
 
 
September 30,
 
%
 
September 30,
 
%
 
2017
 
2016
 
Change (2)
 
2017
 
2016
 
Change (2)
Community base rental income (3)
$
121.8

 
$
116.1

 
5.0
 %
 
$
362.1

 
$
345.3

 
4.9
%
Rental home income
3.6

 
3.5

 
3.1
 %
 
10.8

 
10.6

 
2.4
%
Resort base rental income (4)
56.4

 
53.3

 
5.8
 %
 
161.0

 
152.7

 
5.4
%
Right-to-use annual payments
11.5

 
11.3

 
1.6
 %
 
34.1

 
33.6

 
1.6
%
Right-to-use contracts current period, gross
4.2

 
3.7

 
14.6
 %
 
11.2

 
9.3

 
20.7
%
Utility and other income
26.0

 
21.0

 
23.7
 %
 
68.0

 
61.2

 
11.0
%
    Property operating revenues
223.5

 
208.9

 
7.0
 %
 
647.2

 
612.7

 
5.6
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Property operating, maintenance and real estate taxes
91.9

 
85.8

 
7.1
 %
 
256.3

 
241.0

 
6.4
%
Rental home operating and maintenance
1.7

 
1.8

 
(3.5
)%
 
4.9

 
4.9

 
0.8
%
Sales and marketing, gross
3.3

 
3.1

 
5.7
 %
 
8.9

 
8.5

 
3.9
%
    Property operating expenses
96.9

 
90.7

 
6.8
 %
 
270.1

 
254.4

 
6.2
%
Income from property operations, excluding deferrals and property management (1)
$
126.6

 
$
118.2

 
7.1
 %
 
$
377.1

 
$
358.3

 
5.2
%
Occupied sites (5)
66,076

 
65,582

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Core manufactured home site figures and occupancy averages:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total sites
69,985

 
69,980

 
 
 
69,981

 
69,983

 
 
Occupied sites
66,019

 
65,446

 
 
 
65,890

 
65,304

 
 
Occupancy %
94.3
%
 
93.5
%
 
 
 
94.2
%
 
93.3
%
 
 
Monthly base rent per site
$
615

 
$
591

 
 
 
$
611

 
$
588

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Resort base rental income:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Annual
$
32.7

 
$
30.9

 
6.0
 %
 
$
95.9

 
$
90.8

 
5.5
%
Seasonal
4.5

 
3.8

 
18.7
 %
 
25.4

 
23.9

 
6.2
%
Transient
19.2

 
18.6

 
2.7
 %
 
39.8

 
38.0

 
4.7
%
     Total resort base rental income
$
56.4

 
$
53.3

 
5.8
 %
 
$
161.0

 
$
152.7

 
5.4
%








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1.
See Non-GAAP Financial Measure Definitions and Other Terms at the end of the supplemental information for definitions of Non-GAAP measures Income from property operations, excluding deferrals and property management, and Core.
2.
Calculations prepared using actual results without rounding.
3.
See the Core manufactured home site figures and occupancy averages included below within this table.
4.
See resort base rental income detail included below within this table.
5.
Occupied sites as of the end of the period shown. Occupied sites have increased by 350 from 65,726 at December 31, 2016.

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Acquisitions - Income from Property Operations (1)

(In millions, unaudited)

 
Quarter Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
September 30,
2017
 
September 30,
2017
Community base rental income
$
1.4

 
$
3.8

Resort base rental income
2.1

 
8.6

Utility income and other property income
0.3

 
1.1

  Property operating revenues
3.8

 
13.5

 
 
 
 
  Property operating expenses
2.3

 
6.7

Income from property operations, excluding deferrals and property management
$
1.5

 
$
6.7






































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1.
See Non-GAAP Financial Measure Definitions and Other Terms at the end of the supplemental information for a definition of Acquisitions.


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Income from Rental Home Operations

(In millions, except occupied rentals, unaudited)

 
Quarters Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
September 30,
 
September 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
Manufactured homes:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
New home
$
7.1

 
$
6.3

 
$
20.7

 
$
18.8

Used home
5.1

 
6.0

 
16.4

 
18.7

   Rental operations revenues (1)
12.2

 
12.3

 
37.1

 
37.5

Rental operations expense
1.7

 
1.8

 
4.9

 
4.9

   Income from rental operations
10.5

 
10.5

 
32.2

 
32.6

Depreciation on rental homes
2.6

 
2.7

 
7.9

 
8.0

   Income from rental operations, net of depreciation(4)
$
7.9

 
$
7.8

 
$
24.3

 
$
24.6

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Occupied rentals: (2)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
New
2,492

 
2,316

 
 
 
 
Used
2,010

 
2,473

 
 
 
 
   Total occupied rental sites
4,502

 
4,789

 
 
 
 

 
As of
 
September 30, 2017
 
September 30, 2016
Cost basis in rental homes: (3)
Gross
 
Net of Depreciation
 
Gross
 
Net of Depreciation
New
$
131.4

 
$
105.4

 
$
123.9

 
$
101.8

Used
44.6

 
24.8

 
52.6

 
34.2

  Total rental homes
$
176.0

 
$
130.3

 
$
176.5

 
$
136.0














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1.
For the quarters ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, approximately $8.7 million and $8.9 million, respectively, of the rental operations revenue are included in the Community base rental income in the Consolidated Income from Property Operations table on page 8. The remainder of the rental operations revenue is included in the Rental home income in the Consolidated Income from Property Operations table on page 8.
2.
Occupied rentals as of the end of the period in our Core portfolio. Included in the quarters ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 are 254 and 157 homes rented through our ECHO joint venture, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, the rental home investment associated with our ECHO joint venture totals approximately $9.2 million and $5.7 million, respectively.
3.
Includes both occupied and unoccupied rental homes. New home cost basis does not include the costs associated with our ECHO joint venture. At September 30, 2017 and 2016, our investment in the ECHO joint venture was approximately $15.5 million and $15.3 million, respectively.
4.
See Non-GAAP Financial Measure Definitions and Other Terms at the end of the supplemental information for the Non-GAAP measure definition of Income from rental operations, net of depreciation.

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Total Sites and Home Sales

(In thousands, except sites and home sale volumes, unaudited)

Summary of Total Sites as of September 30, 2017
 
 
Sites
Community sites
71,100

Resort sites:
 
    Annuals
26,600

    Seasonal
11,200

    Transient
10,500

Membership (1)
24,100

Joint Ventures (2)
5,900

Total
149,400


Home Sales - Select Data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Quarters Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
September 30,
 
September 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
Total New Home Sales Volume (3)
173

 
207

 
413

 
508

     New Home Sales Volume - ECHO joint venture
48

 
65

 
126

 
162

New Home Sales Gross Revenues(3)
$
7,233

 
$
8,057

 
$
16,724

 
$
19,500

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Used Home Sales Volume
331

 
335

 
954

 
988

Used Home Sales Gross Revenues
$
2,779

 
$
2,838

 
$
8,148

 
$
8,739

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Brokered Home Resales Volume
239

 
182

 
659

 
585

Brokered Home Resale Revenues, net
$
337

 
$
276

 
$
925

 
$
884

















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1.
Sites primarily utilized by approximately 107,500 members. Includes approximately 5,700 sites rented on an annual basis.
2.
Joint venture income is included in the Equity in income from unconsolidated joint ventures in the Consolidated Income Statement on page 4.
3.
Total new home sales volume includes home sales from our ECHO joint venture. New home sales gross revenues does not include the revenues associated with our ECHO joint venture.


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2017 Guidance - Selected Financial Data (1)

Our guidance acknowledges the existence of volatile economic conditions, which may impact our current guidance assumptions. Factors impacting 2017 guidance include, but are not limited to the following: (i) the mix of site usage within the portfolio; (ii) yield management on our short-term resort sites; (iii) scheduled or implemented rate increases on community and resort sites; (iv) scheduled or implemented rate increases in annual payments under right-to-use contracts; (v) occupancy changes; (vi) our ability to retain and attract customers renewing or entering right-to-use contracts; (vii) our ability to integrate and operate recent acquisitions in accordance with our estimates; (viii) completion of pending transactions in their entirety and on assumed schedule; (ix) ongoing legal matters and related fees; and (x) costs to restore property operations and potential revenue losses following storms or other unplanned events.

(In millions, except per share data, unaudited)

 
Quarter Ending
 
Year Ending
 
December 31, 2017
 
December 31, 2017
Income from property operations, excluding deferrals and property management - 2017 Core (2)
$
122.5

 
$
499.6

Income from property operations - Acquisitions (3)
2.2

 
8.9

Property management and general and administrative
(19.5
)
 
(81.3
)
Other income and expenses
2.2

 
15.1

Financing costs and other
(25.8
)
 
(107.4
)
Normalized FFO available for Common Stock and OP Unit holders (4)
81.6

 
334.9

Preferred stock original issuance costs

 
(0.8
)
Transaction costs

 
(0.3
)
Early debt retirement
(2.7
)
 
(2.7
)
FFO available for Common Stock and OP Unit holders (4)
78.9

 
331.1

    Depreciation on real estate and other
(28.3
)
 
(114.6
)
    Depreciation on rental homes
(2.6
)
 
(10.5
)
    Deferral of right-to-use contract sales revenue and commission, net
(0.7
)
 
(4.1
)
    Income allocated to non-controlling interest-Common OP Units
(3.0
)
 
(12.6
)
Net income available for Common Stockholders
$
44.3

 
$
189.3

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income per Common Share - fully diluted (5)
$0.47 - $0.53

 
$2.13 - $2.19

FFO per Common Share - fully diluted
$0.81 - $0.87

 
$3.52 - $3.58

Normalized FFO per Common Share - fully diluted
$0.84 - $0.90

 
$3.56 - $3.62

 
 
 
 
Weighted average Common Stock outstanding - fully diluted
94.0

 
93.4




_____________________________________
1.
Each line item represents the mid-point of a range of possible outcomes and reflects management’s estimate of the most likely outcome. Actual Normalized FFO available for Common Stock and OP Unit holders, Normalized FFO per Common Share, FFO available for Common Stock and OP Unit holders, FFO per Common Share, Net income available for Common Stockholders and Net income per Common Share could vary materially from amounts presented above if any of our assumptions is incorrect.
2.
See page 14 for 2017 Core Guidance Assumptions. Amount represents 2016 income from property operations, excluding deferrals and property management, from the 2017 Core properties of $117.8 million multiplied by an estimated growth rate of 4.0% and $476.1 million multiplied by an estimated growth rate of 4.9% for the quarter and year ending December 31, 2017, respectively.
3.
See page 14 for the 2017 Assumptions regarding the Acquisition properties.
4.
See Non-GAAP Financial Measure Definitions and Other Terms at the end of the supplemental information for definitions of Normalized FFO and FFO.
5.
Net income per fully diluted Common Share is calculated before Income allocated to non-controlling interest-Common OP Units.

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2017 Core Guidance Assumptions (1) 
(In millions, unaudited)
 
Quarter Ended
 
Fourth Quarter 2017
 
Year Ended
 
2017
 
December 31, 2016
 
Growth Factors (2)
 
December 31, 2016
 
Growth Factors (2)
Community base rental income
$
117.0

 
4.8
 %
 
$
462.3

 
4.8
 %
Rental home income
3.5

 
1.7
 %
 
14.1

 
2.2
 %
Resort base rental income (3)
44.1

 
5.3
 %
 
196.8

 
5.4
 %
Right-to-use annual payments
11.4

 
(1.0
)%
 
45.0

 
0.9
 %
Right-to-use contracts current period, gross
3.0

 
(15.2
)%
 
12.3

 
11.8
 %
Utility and other income
19.7

 
(2.7
)%
 
80.9

 
7.7
 %
    Property operating revenues
198.7

 
3.5
 %
 
811.4

 
5.1
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Property operating, maintenance, and real estate taxes
76.4

 
3.1
 %
 
317.3

 
5.6
 %
Rental home operating and maintenance
2.0

 
(8.2
)%
 
6.9

 
(1.8
)%
Sales and marketing, gross
2.5

 
2.5
 %
 
11.1

 
3.6
 %
    Property operating expenses
80.9

 
2.8
 %
 
335.3

 
5.4
 %
Income from property operations, excluding deferrals and property management
$
117.8

 
4.0
 %
 
$
476.1

 
4.9
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Resort base rental income:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Annual
$
31.5

 
5.9
 %
 
$
122.4

 
5.6
 %
Seasonal
6.3

 
7.9
 %
 
30.2

 
6.5
 %
Transient
6.3

 
 %
 
44.2

 
4.1
 %
    Total resort base rental income
$
44.1

 
5.3
 %
 
$
196.8

 
5.4
 %


2017 Assumptions Regarding Acquisition Properties (1) 
(In millions, unaudited)
 
Quarter Ending
 
Year Ending
 
December 31, 2017 (4)
 
December 31, 2017 (4)
Community base rental income
$
1.4

 
$
5.1

Resort base rental income
2.8

 
11.4

Utility income and other property income
0.3

 
1.5

  Property operating revenues
4.5

 
18.0

 
 
 
 
Property operating, maintenance, and real estate taxes
2.3

 
9.1

  Property operating expenses
2.3

 
9.1

Income from property operations, excluding deferrals and property management
$
2.2

 
$
8.9


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1.
See Non-GAAP Financial Measure Definitions and Other Terms at the end of the supplemental information for a definition of Core and Acquisition properties.
2.
Management’s estimate of the growth of property operations in the 2017 Core Properties compared to actual 2016 performance. Represents our estimate of the mid-point of a range of possible outcomes. Calculations prepared using actual results without rounding. Actual growth could vary materially from amounts presented above if any of our assumptions is incorrect.
3.
See Resort base rental income table included below within this table.
4.
Each line item represents our estimate of the mid-point of a possible range of outcomes and reflects management’s best estimate of the most likely outcome for the Acquisition properties. Actual income from property operations for the Acquisition properties could vary materially from amounts presented above if any of our assumptions is incorrect.

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Preliminary 2018 Guidance - Selected Financial Data (1)

Our guidance acknowledges the existence of volatile economic conditions, which may impact our current guidance assumptions. Factors impacting 2018 guidance include, but are not limited to the following: (i) the mix of site usage within the portfolio; (ii) yield management on our short-term resort sites; (iii) scheduled or implemented rate increases on community and resort sites; (iv) scheduled or implemented rate increases in annual payments under right-to-use contracts; (v) occupancy changes; (vi) our ability to retain and attract customers renewing or entering right-to-use contracts; (vii) our ability to integrate and operate recent acquisitions in accordance with our estimates; (viii) completion of pending transactions in their entirety and on assumed schedule; and (ix) ongoing legal matters and related fees; and (x) costs to restore property operations following storms or other unplanned events.

(In millions, except per share data, unaudited)
 
Year Ending
 
December 31, 2018
Income from property operations, excluding deferrals and property management - 2018 Core (2)
$
530.5

Income from property operations - Acquisitions
0.5

Property management and general and administrative
(84.4
)
Other income and expenses
15.1

Financing costs and other
(100.4
)
Normalized FFO and FFO available for Common Stock and OP Unit holders (3)
361.3

    Depreciation on real estate and other
(113.3
)
    Depreciation on rental homes
(10.5
)
    Deferral of right-to-use contract sales revenue and commission, net
(4.0
)
    Income allocated to non-controlling interest-Common OP Units
(13.9
)
Net income available for Common Stockholders
$
219.6

 
 
Net income per Common Share - fully diluted (4)
$2.43 - $2.53

FFO per Common Share - fully diluted
$3.79 - $3.89

Normalized FFO per Common Share - fully diluted
$3.79 - $3.89

 
 
Weighted average Common Shares outstanding - fully diluted
94.1














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1.
Each line item represents the mid-point of a range of possible outcomes and reflects management’s estimate of the most likely outcome. Actual Normalized FFO available for Common Shares, Normalized FFO per common share, FFO available for Common Shares, FFO per common share, Net income available for Common Shares and Net income per common share could vary materially from amounts presented above if any of our assumptions are incorrect.
2.
See page 16 for 2018 Core Guidance Assumptions. Amount represents estimated 2017 income from property operations, excluding deferrals and property management, from the 2018 Core properties of $508.1 million multiplied by an estimated growth rate of 4.4% for the year ending December 31, 2018.
3.
See Non-GAAP Financial Measure Definitions and Other Terms at the end of the supplemental information for definitions of Normalized FFO and FFO.
4.
Net income per fully diluted Common Share is calculated before Income allocated to Common OP Units.


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Preliminary 2018 Core Guidance Assumptions(1)

(In millions, unaudited)
 
Year Ending
 
 2018 Growth
 
December 31, 2017
 
 Factors (2)
Community base rental income
$
489.3

 
4.0
 %
Rental home income
14.4

 
(4.2
)%
Resort base rental income (3)
218.8

 
4.9
 %
Right-to-use annual payments
45.5

 
1.8
 %
Right-to-use contracts current period, gross
13.8

 
3.6
 %
Utility and other income
88.5

 
(4.2
)%
    Property operating revenues
870.3

 
3.1
 %
 
 
 
 
Property operating, maintenance, and real estate taxes
343.9

 
1.3
 %
Rental home operating and maintenance
6.8

 
(4.9
)%
Sales and marketing, gross
11.5

 
4.4
 %
    Property operating expenses
362.2

 
1.3
 %
Income from property operations, excluding deferrals and property management
$
508.1

 
4.4
 %
 
 
 
 
Resort base rental income:
 
 
 
Annual
$
132.9

 
5.3
 %
Seasonal
36.1

 
3.0
 %
Transient
49.8

 
4.9
 %
    Total resort base rental income
$
218.8

 
4.9
 %


2018 Assumptions Regarding Acquisition Properties(1)
(In millions, unaudited)
 
Year Ending
 
December 31, 2018 (4)
Community base rental income
$
0.8

Resort base rental income

Utility income and other property income

  Property operating revenues
0.8

 
 
Property operating, maintenance, and real estate taxes
0.3

  Property operating expenses
0.3

Income from property operations, excluding deferrals and property management
$
0.5


____________________________________
1.
See Non-GAAP Financial Measure Definitions and Other Terms at the end of the supplemental information for definition of Core and Acquisition properties.
2.
Management’s estimate of the growth of property operations in the 2018 Core Properties compared to estimated 2017 performance. Represents our estimate of the mid-point of a range of possible outcomes. Calculations prepared using actual results without rounding. Actual growth could vary materially from amounts presented above if any of our assumptions is incorrect.
3.
See Resort base rental income table included below within this table.
4.
Each line item represents our estimate of the mid-point of a possible range of outcomes and reflects management’s best estimate of the most likely outcome for the Acquisition properties. Actual income from property operations for the Acquisition properties could vary materially from amounts presented above if any of our assumptions is incorrect.

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Right-To-Use Memberships - Select Data

(In thousands, except member count, number of Thousand Trails Camping Pass, number of annuals and number of upgrades, unaudited)

 
Year Ended December 31,
 
Year Ending December 31,
 
2014
 
2015
 
2016
 
2017 (1)
 
2018 (1)
Member Count (2)
96,130

 
102,413

 
104,728

 
106,900

 
108,100

Thousand Trails Camping Pass (TTC) Origination (3)
18,187

 
25,544

 
29,576

 
31,100

 
32,800

    TTC Sales
10,014

 
11,877

 
12,856

 
13,600

 
14,700

    RV Dealer TTC Activations
8,173

 
13,667

 
16,720

 
17,500

 
18,100

Number of annuals (4)
5,142

 
5,470

 
5,756

 
5,800

 
6,100

Number of upgrade sales (5)
2,978

 
2,687

 
2,477

 
2,600

 
2,600

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Right-to-use annual payments
$
44,860

 
$
44,441

 
$
45,036

 
$
45,500

 
$
46,300

Resort base rental income from annuals
$
12,491

 
$
13,821

 
$
15,413

 
$
16,800

 
$
18,400

Resort base rental income from seasonals/transients
$
13,894

 
$
15,795

 
$
17,344

 
$
18,200

 
$
19,900

Upgrade contract initiations (6)
$
13,892

 
$
12,783

 
$
12,312

 
$
13,800

 
$
14,300

Utility and other income
$
2,455

 
$
2,430

 
$
2,442

 
$
2,300

 
$
2,200

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 























________________________________
1.
Guidance estimate. Each line item represents our estimate of the mid-point of a possible range of outcomes and reflects management’s best estimate of the most likely outcome. Actual figures could vary materially from amounts presented above if any of our assumptions is incorrect.
2.
Members have entered into right-to-use contracts with us that entitle them to use certain properties on a continuous basis for up to 21 days.
3.
TTCs allow access to any of five geographic areas in the United States.
4.
Members who rent a specific site for an entire year in connection with their right-to-use contract.
5.
Existing customers that have upgraded agreements are eligible for longer stays, can make earlier reservations, may receive discounts on rental units, and may have access to additional properties. Upgrades require a non-refundable upfront payment.
6.
Revenues associated with contract upgrades, included in Right-to-use contracts current period, gross, on our Consolidated Income Statement on page 4.

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Market Capitalization

(In millions, except share and OP Unit data, unaudited)

Capital Structure as of September 30, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Common Stock/Units
% of Total Common Stock/Units
Total
% of Total
% of Total Market Capitalization
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Secured Debt
 
 
$
2,000

90.9
%
 
 
Unsecured Debt
 
 
200

9.1
%
 
 
Total Debt (1)
 
 
$
2,200

100.0
%
21.7
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Common Stock
87,499,669

93.7
%
 
 
 
 
OP Units
5,834,753

6.3
%
 
 
 
 
Total Common Stock and OP Units
93,334,422

100.0
%
 
 
 
 
Common Stock price at September 30, 2017
$
85.08

 
 
 
 
 
Fair Value of Common Stock and OP Units
 
 
$
7,941

100.0
%
 
 
Total Equity (2)
 
 
$
7,941

100.0
%
78.3
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Market Capitalization
 
 
$
10,141

 
100.0
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 





















_________________

1.    Excludes deferred financing costs of approximately $18.9 million.
2.     During the quarter we redeemed our 6.75% Series C Preferred Stock for $136.1 million.


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Debt Maturity Schedule

Debt Maturity Schedule as of September 30, 2017
(In thousands, unaudited)

Year
 
Secured Debt
 
Weighted Average Interest Rate
 
Unsecured Debt
 
Weighted Average Interest Rate
 
Total Debt
 
% of Total Debt
 
Weighted Average Interest Rate
 
2018
 
202,415

 
5.96
%
 

 

 
202,415

 
9.22
%
 
5.96
%
 
2019
 
198,240

 
6.27
%
 

 

 
198,240

 
9.03
%
 
6.27
%
 
2020
 
120,110

 
6.14
%
 
200,000

 
2.39
%
 
320,110

 
14.58
%
 
3.80
%
 
2021
 
187,913

 
5.01
%
 

 

 
187,913

 
8.56
%
 
5.01
%
 
2022
 
147,415

 
4.59
%
 

 

 
147,415

 
6.71
%
 
4.59
%
 
2023
 
109,329

 
5.10
%
 

 

 
109,329

 
4.98
%
 
5.10
%
 
2024
 

 
%
 

 

 

 
%
 
%
 
2025
 
106,138

 
3.45
%
 

 

 
106,138

 
4.83
%
 
3.45
%
 
2026
 

 
%
 

 

 

 
%
 
%
 
Thereafter
 
924,703

 
4.24
%
 

 

 
924,703

 
42.10
%
 
4.24
%
 
Total
 
$
1,996,263

 
4.83
%
 
$
200,000

 
2.39
%
 
$
2,196,263

 
100.0
%
 
4.61
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Note Premiums
 
3,800

 
 
 

 
 
 
3,800

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Debt
 
2,000,063

 
 
 
200,000

 
 
 
2,200,063

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Deferred Financing Costs
 
(18,458
)
 
 
 
(466
)
 
 
 
(18,924
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Debt, net
 
1,981,604

 
4.73
%
(1) 
199,534

 
2.62
%
 
$
2,181,138

 
 
 
4.53
%
(1) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Average Years to Maturity
 
11.3
 
 
 
2.3
 
 
 
10.5
 
 
 
 
 






















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1.     Reflects effective interest rate including amortization of note premiums and amortization of deferred loan cost for secured and total debt and stated interest rate for unsecured debt.


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Non-GAAP Financial Measures Definitions and Other Terms

This document contains certain Non-GAAP measures used by management that we believe are helpful in understanding our business, as further discussed in the paragraphs below. We believe investors should review these Non-GAAP measures along with GAAP net income and cash flow from operating activities, investing activities and financing activities, when evaluating an equity REIT’s operating performance. Our definitions and calculations of these Non-GAAP financial and operating measures and other terms may differ from the definitions and methodologies used by other REITs and, accordingly, may not be comparable. These Non-GAAP financial and operating measures do not represent cash generated from operating activities in accordance with GAAP, nor do they represent cash available to pay distributions and should not be considered as an alternative to net income, determined in accordance with GAAP, as an indication of our financial performance, or to cash flow from operating activities, determined in accordance with GAAP, as a measure of our liquidity, nor is it indicative of funds available to fund our cash needs, including our ability to make cash distributions.
FUNDS FROM OPERATIONS (FFO). We define FFO as net income, computed in accordance with GAAP, excluding gains and actual or estimated losses from sales of properties, plus real estate related depreciation and amortization, impairments, if any, and after adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures. Adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures are calculated to reflect FFO on the same basis. We compute FFO in accordance with our interpretation of standards established by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (“NAREIT”), which may not be comparable to FFO reported by other REITs that do not define the term in accordance with the current NAREIT definition or that interpret the current NAREIT definition differently than we do. We receive up-front non-refundable payments from the entry of right-to-use contracts. In accordance with GAAP, the upfront non-refundable payments and related commissions are deferred and amortized over the estimated customer life. Although the NAREIT definition of FFO does not address the treatment of non-refundable right-to-use payments, we believe that it is appropriate to adjust for the impact of the deferral activity in our calculation of FFO.
We believe FFO, as defined by the Board of Governors of NAREIT, is generally a measure of performance for an equity REIT. While FFO is a relevant and widely used measure of operating performance for equity REITs, it does not represent cash flow from operations or net income as defined by GAAP, and it should not be considered as an alternative to these indicators in evaluating liquidity or operating performance.
NORMALIZED FUNDS FROM OPERATIONS (NORMALIZED FFO). We define Normalized FFO as FFO excluding the following non-operating income and expense items: a) the financial impact of contingent consideration; b) gains and losses from early debt extinguishment, including prepayment penalties and defeasance costs; c) property acquisition and other transaction costs related to mergers and acquisitions; and d) other miscellaneous non-comparable items. Normalized FFO presented herein is not necessarily comparable to Normalized FFO presented by other real estate companies due to the fact that not all real estate companies use the same methodology for computing this amount.
FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR DISTRIBUTION (FAD). We define FAD as Normalized FFO less non-revenue producing capital expenditures.
We believe that FFO, Normalized FFO and FAD are helpful to investors as supplemental measures of the performance of an equity REIT. We believe that by excluding the effect of depreciation, amortization, impairments, if any, and actual or estimated gains or losses from sales of real estate, all of which are based on historical costs and which may be of limited relevance in evaluating current performance, FFO can facilitate comparisons of operating performance between periods and among other equity REITs. We further believe that Normalized FFO provides useful information to investors, analysts and our management because it allows them to compare our operating performance to the operating performance of other real estate companies and between periods on a consistent basis without having to account for differences not related to our operations. For example, we believe that excluding the early extinguishment of debt, property acquisition and other transaction costs related to mergers and acquisitions from Normalized FFO allows investors, analysts and our management to assess the sustainability of operating performance in future periods because these costs do not affect the future operations of the properties. In some cases, we provide information about identified non-cash components of FFO and Normalized FFO because it allows investors, analysts and our management to assess the impact of those items.
INCOME FROM PROPERTY OPERATIONS, EXCLUDING DEFERRALS AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT. We define Income from property operations, excluding deferrals and property management as rental income, utility income and right-to-use income less property operating and maintenance expenses, real estate tax, sales and marketing expenses, property management and the GAAP deferral of right-to-use contract upfront payments and related commissions, net. We believe that this Non-GAAP financial measure is helpful to investors and analysts as a measure of the operating results of our manufactured home and RV communities.

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The following table reconciles Net income available for Common Stockholders to Income from property operations (amounts in thousands):
 
 
Quarters Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
 
 
September 30,
 
September 30,
 
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
 
Net income available for Common Stockholders
 
$
48,525

 
$
40,998

 
$
144,911

 
$
127,071

 
Perpetual preferred stock dividends and original issuance costs
 
3,054

 
2,297

 
7,667

 
6,910

 
Income allocated to non-controlling interests - Common OP Units
 
3,286

 
3,462

 
9,825

 
10,770

 
Equity in income of unconsolidated joint ventures
 
(686
)
 
(496
)
 
(2,876
)
 
(2,142
)
 
Income before equity in income of unconsolidated joint ventures
 
$
54,179

 
$
46,261

 
$
159,527

 
$
142,609

 
Right-to-use upfront payments, deferred, net
 
1,670

 
1,327

 
3,766

 
2,427

 
Gross revenues from home sales
 
(10,012
)
 
(10,895
)
 
(24,872
)
 
(28,239
)
 
Brokered resale revenues and ancillary services revenues, net
 
(1,983
)
 
(920
)
 
(4,088
)
 
(2,736
)
 
Interest income
 
(1,974
)
 
(1,767
)
 
(5,542
)
 
(5,052
)
 
Income from other investments, net
 
(2,052
)
 
(2,581
)
 
(3,918
)
 
(6,574
)
 
Right-to-use contract commissions, deferred, net
 
(176
)
 
(200
)
 
(372
)
 
(212
)
 
Property management
 
13,160

 
11,863

 
38,743

 
35,670

 
Depreciation on real estate and rental homes
 
30,493

 
29,518

 
90,849

 
87,203

 
Amortization of in-place leases
 
138

 
1,376

 
2,128

 
2,139

 
Cost of homes sales
 
10,377

 
10,745

 
25,391

 
28,507

 
Home selling expenses
 
1,447

 
909

 
3,301

 
2,548

 
General and administrative
 
7,505

 
7,653

 
23,339

 
23,315

 
Property rights initiatives and other
 
324

 
855

 
814

 
2,036

 
Interest and related amortization
 
25,027

 
25,440

 
74,728

 
76,635

 
Income from property operations, excluding deferrals and property management
 
128,123

 
119,584

 
383,794

 
360,276

 
Right-to-use contracts, deferred and sales and marketing, deferred, net
 
(1,494
)
 
(1,127
)
 
(3,394
)
 
(2,215
)
 
Property management
 
(13,160
)
 
(11,863
)
 
(38,743
)
 
(35,670
)
 
Income from property operations
 
$
113,469

 
$
106,594

 
$
341,657

 
$
322,391

 














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EARNINGS BEFORE INTEREST, TAX, DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION (EBITDA) AND ADJUSTED EBITDA. EBITDA is defined as net income or loss before interest income and expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization. We define Adjusted EBITDA as EBITDA excluding the following non-operating income and expense items: a) the financial impact of contingent consideration; b) gains and losses from early debt extinguishment, including prepayment penalties and defeasance costs; c) property acquisition and other transaction costs related to mergers and acquisitions; d) GAAP deferral of right-to-use contract upfront payments and related commissions, net; e) impairments, if any; and f) other miscellaneous non-comparable items. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA provide us with an understanding of one aspect of earnings before the impact of investing and financing charges. We believe that EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA may be useful to an investor in evaluating our operating performance and liquidity because the measures are widely used to measure a company’s operating performance and they are used by rating agencies and other parties, including lenders, to evaluate our creditworthiness.
The following table reconciles Consolidated net income to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA (amounts in thousands):
 
 
Quarters Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
 
 
September 30,
 
September 30,
 
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
 
Consolidated net income
 
$
54,865

 
$
46,757

 
$
162,403

 
$
144,751

 
Interest Income
 
(1,974
)
 
(1,767
)
 
(5,542
)
 
(5,052
)
 
Depreciation on real estate assets and rental homes
 
30,493

 
29,518

 
90,849

 
87,203

 
Amortization of in-place leases
 
138

 
1,376

 
2,128

 
2,139

 
Depreciation on corporate assets
 
326

 
282

 
929

 
840

 
Depreciation on unconsolidated joint ventures
 
360

 
373

 
1,171

 
968

 
Interest and related amortization
 
25,027

 
25,440

 
74,728

 
76,635

 
EBITDA
 
109,235

 
101,979

 
326,666

 
307,484

 
Right-to-use contract upfront payments, deferred, net
 
1,670

 
1,327

 
3,766

 
2,427

 
Right-to-use contract commissions, deferred, net
 
(176
)
 
(200
)
 
(372
)
 
(212
)
 
Transaction costs
 

 
327

 
324

 
925

 
Preferred stock original issuance costs
 
757

 

 
757

 

 
Adjusted EBITDA
 
$
111,486

 
$
103,433

 
$
331,141

 
$
310,624

 
CORE. The Core properties include properties we owned and operated during all of 2016 and 2017. We believe Core is a measure that is useful to investors for annual comparison as it removes the fluctuations associated with acquisitions, dispositions and significant transactions or unique situations.
ACQUISITIONS. The Acquisition properties include all properties that were not owned and operated in 2016 and 2017. This includes, but is not limited to, one property acquired during 2017, four properties acquired during 2016, and Tropical Palms RV Resort.
INCOME FROM RENTAL OPERATIONS, NET OF DEPRECIATION. We use Income from rental operations, net of depreciation as an alternative measure to evaluate the operating results of our home rental program. Income from rental operations, net of depreciation, represents income from rental operations less depreciation expense on rental homes. We believe this
measure is meaningful for investors as it provides a complete picture of the home rental program operating results including the impact of depreciation which affects our home rental program investment decisions.
NON-REVENUE PRODUCING IMPROVEMENTS. Represents capital expenditures that will not directly result in increased revenue or expense savings and are primarily comprised of common area improvements, furniture, and mechanical improvements.
FIXED CHARGES. Fixed charges consist of interest expense, amortization of note premiums and debt issuance costs.


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