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10181_Editorial.qxd 4/4/07 12:28 PM Page 1 HERSHA hersha hospitality trust annual report 2006 Hersha Hospitality Trust Annual Report 2006 HERSHA www.hersha.com 10181_Editorial.qxd 4/4/07 12:28 PM Page 2 hersha hospitality trust hersha hospitality trust Annual Report 2006 financial highlights 2006 HERSHA HERSHA board of trustees corporate (In thousands, except per share data) Year Ended December 31, headquarters 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 Hasu P. Shah Jay H. Shah 44 Hersha Drive hotel operating results (a) Chairman Chief Executive Officer Harrisburg, PA 17102 Telephone: (717) 236-4400 Hersha Hospitality Trust Hersha Hospitality Trust Total Revenues $259,485 $127,195 $ 72,076 $ 38,428 $ 33,384 Facsimile: (717) 774-7383 philadelphia Average Daily Rate $ 117.91 $ 106.18 $ 97.62 $ 85.52 $ 81.66 Thomas S. Capello Michael A. Leven Occupancy 71.75% 71.32% 67.21% 64.80% 63.81% Founder & Principal Vice Chairman executive offices Revenue Per Available Room $ 84.60 $ 75.73 $ 65.61 $ 55.41 $ 52.11 First Capital Equities Marcus Foundation Penn Mutual Towers 510 Walnut Street, 9th Floor (a) Pertains to all hotels owned as of year end including the total results of hotels owned in a joint venture structure. Philadelphia, PA 19106 Telephone: (215) 238-1046 John M. Sabin Donald J. Landry Facsimile: (215) 238-0157 CFO and General Counsel Former CEO and President Phoenix Health Systems, Inc. Sunburst Hospitality, Inc. (In thousands except per share data) Year Ended December 31, independent auditors 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 hersha hospitality trust (1) KPMG LLP K.D. Patel Certified Public Accountants OPERATING DATA: Director 1601 Market Street Total Revenues (Including Discontinued Operations) $153,887 $ 89,466 $ 58,511 $ 19,324 $ 14,969 Hersha Hospitality Management, L.P. Philadelphia, PA 19103 785 Net Income applicable to Common Shareholders 298 1,377 2,049 1,292 Telephone: (267) 256-7000 Adjusted Funds from Operations (AFFO) (2) 29,870 15,567 11,571 7,728 8,293 registrar and stock PER SHARE DATA: Basic Earnings Per Common Share $ 0.01 $ 0.07 $ 0.13 $ 0.17 $ 0.51 corporate officers transfer agent Diluted Earnings Per Common Share 0.01 0.07 0.13 0.17 0.51 American Stock Transfer & Trust Company AFFO 0.97 0.67 0.57 0.69 1.09 Jay H. Shah Neil H. Shah 10150 Mallard Creek Drive, Suite 307 Distributions to Common Shareholders 0.72 0.72 0.72 0.72 0.72 Chief Executive Officer President & Chief Operating Officer Charlotte, NC 28262 Telephone: (800) 829-8432 BALANCE SHEET DATA (as of December 31): Total Assets $968,208 $455,355 $261,021 $195,568 $101,516 Total Debt 580,542 256,521 111,846 71,837 65,341 legal counsel Ashish R. Parikh Michael R. Gillespie Minority Interest in Partnership 25,933 15,147 16,779 38,971 20,258 Hunton & Williams Total Shareholder’s Equity 331,619 164,703 119,792 71,460 11,378 Chief Financial Officer Chief Accounting Officer Riverfront Plaza 951 East Byrd Street (1) Total revenues consisted primarily of percentage and fixed lease revenues during 2001-2003. The Company terminated eight leases on January 31, 2004 Richmond, Virginia 23219 and the remaining six leases as of April 1, 2004. William J. Walsh Robert C. Hazard III Telephone: (804) 788-8200 Vice President of Asset Management Vice President (2) Funds from Operations (FFO) as defined by NAREIT represents net income (loss) (computed in accordance with generally accepted accounting princi- of Acquisitions & Development common stock ples), excluding extraordinary items as defined under GAAP and gains or losses from sales of previously depreciated assets, plus certain non-cash items, such as depreciation and amortization, and after adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures. We present Adjusted Funds From Operations information (AFFO), which reflects FFO in accordance with the NAREIT definition plus the following additional adjustments: adding back depreciation related to dis- David L. Desfor Kiran P. Patel The Common Stock continued operations; adding back write-offs of deferred financing costs on debt extinguishment, both for consolidated and unconsolidated properties, adding Treasurer Corporate Secretary of Hersha Hospitality back amortization of deferred financing costs, adding back non-cash stock expense, adding back our non-cumulative preferred return on consolidated joint Trust is traded on the American ventures, and making adjustments to ground lease payments, which are required by GAAP to be amortized on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease, Stock Exchange under the Symbol “HT” to reflect the actual lease payment. 10181_Editorial.qxd 4/10/07 11:55 AM Page 3 50 40 Hersha Hospitality Trust (HT) 30 Hersha Hospitality Trust (HT) is a real estate investment trust (REIT) focused on the acquisition and aggressive 20 management of primarily upscale hotels in metropolitan markets. Hersha trades under the symbol HT on the American Stock Exchange. As of March 1, 2007, the Company owned interests in 71 upper upscale, upscale, and midscale hotels located predominantly in the Northeastern10 United States. Qualification as a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code enables0 the Company to distribute income to shareholders without federal income tax liability to the Company. 50 500 45.6% 43.4% 1999 40 40.6% 400 35.3% 34.0% 35.1% 307.8% 29.5% 291.1% 2006 300 30 since 282.8% 26.7% 255.8% 24.1% 22.7% 224.4% 210.5% 200 192.2% 20 173.5% 153.1% 13.6% 131.9% return 10 100 return 1.3% 13.3% 0 hersha 0 hersha total total hilton s&p 500 s&p 500 equity starwoodinns starwoodequity inns winston hotelshost marriott innkeepers usa hostwinston marriotthilton hotelsinnkeepers hotels usa nareit composite nareit composite marriott internationallasalle hospitalityhotel properties properties hospitalitymarriott properties international 500 Total Returns from December 31, 2005 through December 31, 2006. Total Returns from January 26, 1999 through December 31, 2006. Assumes dividends are re-invested at ex-dividend date. Source: FactSet Assumes dividends are re-invested at ex-dividend date. Source: FactSet 400 300 ht portfolio by hotel brand 200 Marriott 40% 100 Hilton 26% Choice 7% Intercontinental 13% Starwood 2% 0 Hyatt 13% Independent 1% ht portfolio by destination ht portfolio by market segment Major Metro 72% Upper Upscale 13% Secondary 21% Upscale 48% Destination 7% Midscale 39% 10181_Editorial.qxd 4/4/07 12:26 PM Page 4 Hampton Inn Manhattan, Seaport, NY 10181_Editorial.qxd 4/4/07 12:26 PM Page 5 hersha hospitality trust Annual Report 2006 dear fellow shareholders: Our company had an extraordinary 2006. We Acquired an interest in 24 hotels with 3,528 delivered strong portfolio growth, significantly rooms and an aggregate value of $532 million in improved shareholder liquidity and realized our core markets with high barriers to entry, impressive returns through a combination of stock appreciation and a sector-leading dividend Issued 20.1 million shares of new stock to raise yield. Our work of assembling a portfolio of an additional $202 million of growth capital, high-quality upscale and mid-scale hotels in the most attractive metropolitan markets in the Forged a strong new relationship with the country has positioned Hersha Hospitality Global Hyatt family of brands through the Trust to deliver value to investors now and purchase of 7 well-situated Hyatt Summerfield into the future. Suites hotels; we welcome Global Hyatt to our existing strong brand relationships with Let's take a look at the many milestones that the Marriott, Hilton, Starwood and Intercontinental Company achieved this past year: Hotel Group, At the end of 2006 our company's enterprise Paid our 31st consecutive quarterly dividend value reached $1.1 billion. As of this writing, our since our 1999 IPO, one of the highest yielding enterprise value is closer to $1.25 billion with and consistent dividends among all publicly traded ownership interests in 71 hotels. We have hotel companies, realized a 59% compounded annual rate of growth in our enterprise value since our 1999 We have substantially removed interest rate risk initial public offering when we maintained an from our balance sheet by fixing or capping 95% ownership interest in ten hotels, of our debt at a historically low weighted average interest rate of 6.23%, and HT has now made ten significant hotel investments in New York City - a market that we believe will outperform the industry. 10181_Editorial.qxd 4/4/07 12:26 PM Page 6 hersha hospitality trust Annual Report 2006 We took advantage of current liquidity in revenue per available room or “RevPAR” growth the hotel transaction market by selling 4 non- of 13.8% over the prior year compared to 7.5% strategic hotels in metro Atlanta, and further growth for the industry as a whole. System-wide, allocated our financial and managerial resources our average daily rate or "ADR", the most to our core, higher growth markets. profitable component of growth, improved 9.7% from last year while our average occupancy rate Our portfolio is distinguished and highly valuable grew by 3.7% as a result of our selective market focus, the young average age of our hotels, quality brand Our consolidated portfolio produced gross partners, and leading managers at and above each operating profit margins of 44.2% in 2006, property. Our high quality portfolio and our versus 42.2% for the full year 2005. Our Company's strategy has been validated by our earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation terrific market performance and positions us for and amortization or “EBITDA” from our further growth in the coming years. consolidated portfolio approximately doubled to $50.9 million. More than a quarter of our Your interests are well aligned with each of us on EBITDA came from hotels that are less than 3 your management team.