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Sunstone Hotel Investors Reports Results for Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2009

Sunstone Hotel Investors Reports Results for Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2009

Drives strong margin performance through expense controls Looks to expand portfolio size and quality through disciplined acquisitions Maintains substantial cash balance

SAN CLEMENTE, Calif., Feb. 23 - Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. (the “Company”) (NYSE:SHO) today announced results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2009.

RevPAR and hotel EBITDA margin information presented reflect the 29 hotel portfolio on a pro forma basis. The 29 hotel portfolio excludes the W San Diego which was conveyed to a receiver in September 2009, the Renaissance Westchester, which was conveyed to a receiver in December 2009, and the Marriott Ontario Airport and eight of the 11 hotels securing the Company’s non-recourse loan with Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (the “Mass Mutual eight hotels”), which are in the process of being conveyed to receivers..

  Fourth Quarter 2009 Operational Results:
— Total revenue was $192.6 million.
— Pro forma RevPAR was $97.31.
— Loss attributable to common stockholders was $133.2 million.
— Loss attributable to common stockholders per diluted share was $1.45.
— Adjusted EBITDA was $44.8 million.
— Adjusted FFO available to common stockholders was $16.2 million.
— Adjusted FFO available to common stockholders per diluted share was
    $0.18.
— Pro forma hotel EBITDA margin was 23.8%.


  Full Year 2009 Operational Results:
— Total revenue was $717.8 million.
— Pro forma RevPAR was $102.09.
— Loss attributable to common stockholders was $290.8 million.
— Loss attributable to common stockholders per diluted share was $4.17.
— Adjusted EBITDA was $168.6 million.
— Adjusted FFO available to common stockholders was $47.3 million.
— Adjusted FFO available to common stockholders per diluted share was
    $0.68.
— Pro forma hotel EBITDA margin was 24.8%.


Art Buser, President and Chief Executive Officer, stated, “2009 was a transformational year for Sunstone.  During 2009, to establish a strong foundation for future growth and stability, we took a number of critical steps to improve our liquidity and capital structure. During the year we retooled our hotel and corporate operations, creating a new, more efficient operating model.  At the same time, we refined our portfolio by divesting of 14 non-core hotels.  We took advantage of a dislocated credit market by opportunistically repurchasing a significant portion of our debt at a discount to par, and we enhanced our balance sheet by eliminating significant near-term debt maturities while meaningfully increasing our equity base.  In spite of the turbulent conditions, we reflect back on the year with a sense of accomplishment and, more importantly, we look ahead with confidence and optimism. With almost $400 million of cash on hand, we have more than double the cash required to repay our debt maturing over the next five years, and we are well positioned for acquisition opportunities.”

                SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
        ($ in millions, except RevPAR and per share amounts)
                    (unaudited)

                Three Months Ended         Year Ended
                  December 31,            December 31,
            ——— ———
              2009   2008   % Change     2009   2008   % Change
            ——— ———
  Total Revenue   $192.6   $235.1   (18.1)%  $717.8   $881.5   (18.6)%
  Pro forma
  RevPAR(1)      $97.31 $112.89   (13.8)%  $102.09 $124.85   (18.2)%
  Pro forma hotel                                    
  EBITDA margin(1)  23.8%  28.4% (460) bps     24.8%  29.5% (470) bps

  Income available
  (loss attributable)
  to common
  stockholders   $(133.2)  $(12.5)        $(290.8)  $49.5
  Income available
  (loss attributable)
  to common
  stockholders per
  diluted share   $(1.45)  $(0.26)          $(4.17)  $0.92
  EBITDA         $(75.9)  $50.3           $(51.3)  $304.2
  Adjusted EBITDA   $44.8   $70.0           $168.6   $285.1
  FFO available to
  common
  stockholders   $(106.4)  $35.6         $(162.1)  $154.7
  Adjusted FFO
  available to
  common
  stockholders     $16.2   $38.5           $47.3   $157.6
  FFO available to
  common
  stockholders per
  diluted share(2) $(1.15)  $0.68           $(2.32)  $2.68
  Adjusted FFO
  available to
  common
  stockholders per
  diluted share(2)  $0.18   $0.74           $0.68   $2.73

  (1)  Includes the 29 hotels we owned as of December 31, 2009, excluding
    the Marriott Ontario Airport and the Mass Mutual eight hotels
    reclassified as “Operations Held for Non-Sale Disposition” on our
    balance sheets and statements of operations, and the W San Diego and
    the Renaissance Westchester reclassified as discontinued operations
    on our balance sheets and statements of operations.
  (2)  Reflects Series C convertible preferred stock on an “as-converted”
    basis if such treatment is dilutive.

 


The Company has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009.

Disclosure regarding the non-GAAP financial measures in this release is included on pages 4 and 5. Disclosure regarding the Pro forma hotel EBITDA Margin is included on page 5 of this release. Reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures to the most comparable GAAP measure for each of the periods presented are included on pages 9, 10 and 11 of this release.

Acquisitions

The Company continues to analyze a variety of investment opportunities aimed at enhancing its portfolio quality and growth prospects.  The Company expects to see an increasing number of discount acquisition opportunities over the next three years as the number of hotels facing mortgage maturity defaults - and which consequently may face inadvertent changes in ownership - will continue to increase through the end of 2012.  As the lodging industry is in the early stage of this credit-driven acquisitions opportunity, seller price expectations currently remain relatively high.  The Company believes that the optimal conditions for discount hotel acquisitions may not fully develop until the volume of maturity defaults begins to crest later in 2010 and into 2011.  During the early stage of this opportunity, the Company is exploring alternative structured investments, such as hotel debt or portfolio transactions, which may ultimately lead to opportunities to acquire quality hotel assets at meaningful discounts to warranted value.

Independent Hotel Management RFP

During December 2009, the Company issued a request for proposal (“RFP”) to hotel management companies interested in managing certain of its hotels currently managed by Sunstone Hotel Properties, Inc., a division of Interstate Hotels & Resorts, Inc. The purpose of the RFP is to ensure that the Company has the most highly qualified management companies operating its hotels in order to consistently deliver best in class results. The Company anticipates completing the RFP process during the first half of 2010.

Balance Sheet/Liquidity Update

Ken Cruse, Chief Financial Officer stated, “During 2009 we executed on a comprehensive, well-timed finance plan designed to improve our credit profile and financial flexibility, reduce our debt levels and enhance our corporate liquidity.  We accomplished all of these objectives.  As a result, we finished the year with a substantial equity base, significant excess cash, and just $180.8 million of debt maturities through 2014.  We are very well positioned to capitalize on growth opportunities going forward.”

As of December 31, 2009, the Company had approximately $397.8 million of cash and cash equivalents, including restricted cash of $39.1 million. The Company intends to use a portion of its higher than historical cash balance for acquisition opportunities.

On December 31, 2009, total assets were $2.5 billion, including $1.9 billion of net investments in hotel properties, total debt, excluding debt in the Company’s secured debt restructuring program, was $1.1 billion and stockholders’ equity was $0.9 billion.

The Company continues to negotiate with Mass Mutual regarding the resolution of the 11 hotels comprising the collateral pool for a $246.0 million mortgage loan.  The Company has offered to make a partial payment on the mortgage loan in an effort to secure the release of three of the 11 hotels:  Courtyard by Marriott Los Angeles, Kahler Inn & Suites Rochester and Marriott Rochester, representing a total of 653 rooms.  Accordingly, the Company has included these three hotels in operations held for investment. If the Company and Mass Mutual reach agreement on this proposal, the Company has offered to deed back the remaining eight hotels to Mass Mutual in satisfaction of the debt balance that will remain after the payment of the release price.  If the Company and Mass Mutual are unable to reach agreement on this proposal, the Company intends to deed back all 11 hotels in satisfaction of the entire debt balance and without making a cash payment to Mass Mutual.  The Company hopes to complete this process in the first quarter, but no assurance can be given that either the partial release or the deed-in-lieu transaction will be consummated, or upon their timing or terms.

On February 23, 2010, the Company elected to terminate its $85.0 million senior secured credit facility.  The decision to terminate the credit facility was made in view of the Company’s strong liquidity position and the restrictive terms of the existing credit facility.  The credit facility, which had been secured by mortgages on five of the Company’s hotels, had no outstanding borrowings and backed $2.9 million in outstanding irrevocable letters of credit.  The Company’s business plan does not contemplate the use of revolving credit during 2010.  The termination of the credit facility will eliminate approximately $0.6 million in fees and associated costs per annum, and will further improve the Company’s financial flexibility by eliminating restrictive covenants and encumbrances.  The Company expects to enter into a new, appropriately sized and structured credit facility in the future when its business plan contemplates the use of revolving credit.

Financial Covenants

The Company is subject to compliance with various covenants under its Series C preferred stock and its 4.6% Exchangeable Senior Notes due 2027 (the “Senior Notes”). As of December 31, 2009, the Company was in compliance with all covenants related to its Series C preferred stock and its Senior Notes.

Impairments and Other Charges

In conjunction with the Company’s annual year-end impairment evaluation, the Company recorded an impairment loss of $88.2 million in order to reduce the carrying values of six of the Mass Mutual portfolio hotels to their fair values as of December 31, 2009. The six hotels are currently held for non-sale disposition in advance of being deeded-back to Mass Mutual, along with two additional hotels, in satisfaction of their associated debt. The six hotels and their respective impairment charges were: Marriott Provo $11.2 million; Holiday Inn Downtown San Diego $7.2 million; Holiday Inn Express San Diego (Old Town) $1.4 million; Marriott Salt Lake City (University Park) $6.8 million; Hilton Huntington $41.1 million; and Renaissance Atlanta Concourse $20.5 million.

During the fourth quarter of 2009, the Company’s Doubletree Guest Suites Times Square joint venture recorded an impairment loss in order to reduce the carrying value of the hotel to its fair value. This impairment reduced the partners’ equity in the joint venture to a deficit.  The Company has no guaranteed obligations to fund any losses of the partnership, therefore the Company’s impairment loss was limited to its remaining $26.0 million investment in the partnership. The impairment charge was taken against equity in net losses of unconsolidated joint ventures, effectively reducing the Company’s investment in the partnership to zero on its balance sheet as of December 31, 2009.

In December 2009, the Company determined that a $5.6 million note received from the buyer of 13 hotels the Company sold in 2006, along with the related interest accrued on the note may be uncollectible. As such, the Company recorded an allowance for bad debt of $5.6 million to reserve both the discounted note and the related interest receivable in full as of December 31, 2009.

Capital Improvements

During the fourth quarter of 2009, the Company invested $10.6 million in capital improvements to its portfolio.  The Company’s 2009 capital improvement investments totaled $44.1 million.

Dividend Update

On February 18, 2010, the Company’s board of directors declared a cash dividend of $0.50 per share payable to its Series A cumulative redeemable preferred stockholders and a cash dividend of $0.393 per share payable to its Series C cumulative convertible redeemable preferred stockholders. The dividends will be paid on April 15, 2010 to stockholders of record on March 31, 2010.  No dividend was declared on the Company’s common stock.

The Company intends to make dividends on its stock in amounts equivalent to 100% of its annual taxable income. The level of any future dividends will be determined by the Company’s board of directors after considering taxable income projections, expected capital requirements, and risks affecting the Company’s business.  In light of the Company’s intent to distribute 100% of its annual taxable income, future dividends may be reduced from past levels, or eliminated entirely.  Dividends may be made in the form of cash or a combination of cash and stock consistent with Internal Revenue Code regulations.

Earnings Call

The Company will host a conference call to discuss fourth quarter and year-end results on February 23, 2010, at 2:00 p.m. PST. A live web cast of the call will be available via the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website at http://www.sunstonehotels.com. Alternatively, investors may dial 1-877-941-8631 (for domestic callers) or 1-480-629-9821 (for international callers) with passcode #4218080. A replay of the web cast will also be archived on the website.

About Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc.

Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. is a lodging real estate investment trust (“REIT”) that, as of the date hereof, has interests in 38 hotels comprised of 13,199 rooms primarily in the upper upscale segment. Sunstone’s hotels are generally operated under nationally recognized brands, such as Marriott, Fairmont, Hilton and Hyatt.  Upon the completion of the appointment of a receiver for the Marriott Ontario Airport and the eight hotels remaining in the Mass Mutual portfolio, the Company will own 29 hotels comprised of 10,966 rooms. For further information, please visit the Company’s website at http://www.sunstonehotels.com.

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of federal securities laws and regulations. These forward-looking statements are identified by their use of terms and phrases such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “will” and other similar terms and phrases, including references to assumptions and forecasts of future results. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results to differ materially from those anticipated at the time the forward-looking statements are made. These risks include, but are not limited to: volatility in the debt or equity markets affecting our ability to acquire or sell hotel assets; national and local economic and business conditions, including the likelihood of a prolonged U.S. recession; the ability to maintain sufficient liquidity and our access to capital markets; potential terrorist attacks, which would affect occupancy rates at our hotels and the demand for hotel products and services; operating risks associated with the hotel business; risks associated with the level of our indebtedness and our ability to meet covenants in our debt and equity agreements; relationships with property managers and franchisors; our ability to maintain our properties in a first-class manner, including meeting capital expenditure requirements; our ability to compete effectively in areas such as access, location, quality of accommodations and room rate structures; changes in travel patterns, taxes and government regulations, which influence or determine wages, prices, construction procedures and costs; our ability to identify, successfully compete for and complete acquisitions; the performance of hotels after they are acquired; necessary capital expenditures and our ability to fund them and complete them with minimum disruption; our ability to continue to satisfy complex rules in order for us to qualify as a REIT for federal income tax purposes; and other risks and uncertainties associated with our business described in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Although the Company believes the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions, it can give no assurance that the expectations will be attained or that any deviation will not be material. All forward-looking information in this release is as of February 23, 2010, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to conform the statement to actual results or changes in the Company’s expectations.

This release should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in our most recent reports on Form 10-K and Form 10-Q. Copies of these reports are available on our website at http://www.sunstonehotels.com and through the SEC’s Electronic Data Gathering Analysis and Retrieval System (“EDGAR”) at http://www.sec.gov.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

We present the following non-GAAP financial measures that we believe are useful to investors as key measures of our operating performance: (1) Earnings Before Interest Expense, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization, or EBITDA; (2) Adjusted EBITDA (as defined below); (3) Funds From Operations, or FFO; (4) Adjusted FFO (as defined below); and (5) adjusted pro forma hotel EBITDA and pro forma hotel EBITDA margin for the purpose of our operating margins.

EBITDA represents income available (loss attributable) to common stockholders excluding: (1) preferred stock dividends; (2) interest expense (including prepayment penalties, if any); (3) provision for income taxes, including income taxes applicable to sale of assets; and (4) depreciation and amortization. In addition, we have presented Adjusted EBITDA, which excludes: (1) amortization of deferred stock compensation; (2) the impact of any gain or loss from asset sales; (3) impairment charges; and (4) other adjustments we have identified in this release. We believe EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are useful to investors in evaluating our operating performance because these measures help investors evaluate and compare the results of our operations from period to period by removing the impact of our capital structure (primarily interest expense and preferred stock dividends) and our asset base (primarily depreciation and amortization) from our operating results. We also use EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA as measures in determining the value of hotel acquisitions and dispositions. Reconciliations of income available (loss attributable) to common stockholders to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are set forth on pages 9 and 10.  A reconciliation and the components of adjusted pro forma hotel EBITDA and pro forma hotel EBITDA margin are set forth on page 11. We believe adjusted pro forma hotel EBITDA and pro forma hotel EBITDA margin are also useful to investors in evaluating our property-level operating performance.

We compute FFO in accordance with standards established by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, or NAREIT, an industry trade group. The Board of Governors of NAREIT in its March 1995 White Paper (as clarified in November 1999 and April 2002) defines FFO to mean income available (loss attributable) to common stockholders (computed in accordance with GAAP), excluding gains and losses from sales of property, plus real estate-related depreciation and amortization (excluding amortization of deferred financing costs), and after adjustment for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures. We also present Adjusted FFO, which excludes prepayment penalties, written-off deferred financing costs, impairment losses and other adjustments we have identified in this release. We believe that the presentation of FFO and Adjusted FFO provide useful information to investors regarding our operating performance because they are measures of our operations without regard to specified non-cash items such as real estate depreciation and amortization, gain or loss on sale of assets and certain other items which we believe are not indicative of the performance of our underlying hotel properties.  We believe that these items are more representative of our asset base and our acquisition and disposition activities than our ongoing operations. We also use FFO as one measure in determining our results after taking into account the impact of our capital structure.  Reconciliations of income available (loss attributable) to common stockholders to FFO and Adjusted FFO are set forth on pages 9 and 10.

We caution investors that amounts presented in accordance with our definitions of EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, FFO, Adjusted FFO, adjusted pro forma hotel EBITDA and pro forma hotel EBITDA margin may not be comparable to similar measures disclosed by other companies, because not all companies calculate these non-GAAP measures in the same manner. EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, FFO, Adjusted FFO, adjusted pro forma hotel EBITDA and pro forma hotel EBITDA margin should not be considered as an alternative measure of our net income (loss), operating performance, cash flow or liquidity. EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, FFO, Adjusted FFO, adjusted pro forma hotel EBITDA and pro forma hotel EBITDA margin may include funds that may not be available for our discretionary use due to functional requirements to conserve funds for capital expenditures and property acquisitions and other commitments and uncertainties. Although we believe that EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, FFO, Adjusted FFO, adjusted pro forma hotel EBITDA and pro forma hotel EBITDA margin can enhance an investor’s understanding of our results of operations, these non-GAAP financial measures, when viewed individually, are not necessarily a better indicator of any trend as compared to GAAP measures such as net income (loss) or cash flow from operations. In addition, you should be aware that adverse economic and market conditions may harm our cash flow.

Pro Forma Hotel EBITDA Margin Information

The revenue and expense items associated with the Company’s two commercial laundry facilities and the nine hotel properties held for non-sale disposition, any guaranty payments, and other miscellaneous non-hotel items have been shown below the adjusted pro forma hotel EBITDA line in presenting pro forma hotel EBITDA margins. Management believes the calculation of adjusted pro forma hotel EBITDA results in a more accurate presentation of hotel EBITDA margins of the Company’s 29 hotel portfolio. See page 11 for a reconciliation of adjusted pro forma hotel EBITDA to the comparable GAAP measure.

The following tables include the Company’s 29 Hotel Portfolio, excluding W San Diego, Renaissance Westchester, Marriott Ontario Airport, and the Mass Mutual Eight Hotels (dollars in thousands, except ADR and RevPAR):

                  Operating Statistics:     
                             
                  Occupancy %  ADR     RevPAR
                —
                             
        Q1 2008       71.8%  $165.23   $118.64
        Q2 2008       80.0%  $173.01   $138.41
        Q3 2008       80.0%  $164.61   $131.69
        Q4 2008       67.5%  $167.25   $112.89
        FY 2008       74.5%  $167.58   $124.85
        Q1 2009       65.6%  $154.32   $101.23
        Q2 2009       70.7%  $148.96   $105.31
        Q3 2009       74.9%  $140.53   $105.26
        Q4 2009       66.4%  $146.55   $97.31
        FY 2009       69.3%  $147.32   $102.09

      Available Rooms:                  Seasonality:   
                                 
  2008:                      2008:         
  Q1           960,271         Q1     $169,686   22.8%
  Q2           960,981         Q2       194,817   26.1%
  Q3           966,396         Q3       182,023   24.4%
  Q4         1,151,021         Q4       199,346   26.7%
            —                  ——
  FY 2008     4,038,669         FY 2008   $745,872   100.0%
            =========                ========  =====
                                   
  2009:                      2009:           
  Q1           955,020         Q1     $146,029   24.1%
  Q2           960,932         Q2       150,623   24.9%
  Q3           966,648         Q3       145,215   24.0%
  Q4         1,114,432         Q4       163,543   27.0%
            —                  ——
  FY 2009     3,997,032         FY 2009   $605,410   100.0%
            =========                ========  =====

 

                Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc.             
                  Consolidated Balance Sheets              
                (In thousands, except share data)             
                                                 
                                                 
                                  December 31,  December 31,
                                      2009       2008
                                    ——      ——
                                                 
  Assets                                            
  Current assets:                                       
  Cash and cash equivalents                 $358,610     $176,102
  Restricted cash                         39,147     36,485
  Accounts receivable, net                   22,624     31,335
  Due from affiliates                         62       109
  Inventories                           2,446       2,490
  Prepaid expenses                         7,423       7,113
  Investment in hotel properties of                          
    discontinued operations, net                   -    225,165
  Other current assets of discontinued                        
    operations, net                           -      7,524
  Investment in hotel properties of                          
    operations held for non-sale disposition,                   
    net                               118,814         -
  Other current assets of operations held for                  
    non-sale disposition, net                 8,235       5,459
                                    ——-      ——-
  Total current assets                     557,361     491,782
                                                 
  Investment in hotel properties, net           1,923,392   2,004,914
  Investment in hotel properties of operations                    
  held for non-sale disposition, net               -    222,732
  Other real estate, net                     14,044     14,640
  Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures         542     28,770
  Deferred financing costs, net                 7,300       9,913
  Goodwill                               4,673       8,621
  Other assets, net                         6,218     17,991
  Other assets of operations held for non-sale                    
  disposition, net                           -      6,248
                                      —-      ——-
                                                 
  Total assets                         $2,513,530   $2,805,611
                                  ==========  ==========
                                                 
  Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity                        
  Current liabilities:                                   
  Accounts payable and accrued expenses         $12,425     $15,519
  Accrued payroll and employee benefits           9,092       8,096
  Due to Interstate SHP                     9,817     13,785
  Dividends payable                       5,137     12,499
  Other current liabilities                 21,910     27,498
  Current portion of notes payable             153,778     11,840
  Current portion of notes payable of                        
    operations held for non-sale disposition       209,620       550
  Other current liabilities of discontinued                    
    operations, net                       40,451     100,052
  Other current liabilities of operations                      
    held for non-sale disposition               7,362       5,766
                                    ——-      ——-
  Total current liabilities                   469,592     195,605
                                                 
  Notes payable, less current portion           1,050,019   1,377,943
  Notes payable, less current portion of                        
  operations held for non-sale disposition           -    211,167
  Other liabilities                         7,256       6,334
  Other liabilities of operations held for non-                   
  sale disposition                           -        54
                                      —-      —-
  Total liabilities                       1,526,867   1,791,103
                                                 
  Commitments and contingencies                   -        -
                                                 
  Preferred stock, Series C Cumulative Convertible
  Redeemable Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value,
  4,102,564 shares authorized, issued and      
  outstanding at December 31, 2009 and 2008,
  liquidation preference of $24.375 per share       99,896     99,696
                                                 
  Stockholders’ equity:                                   
  Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 100,000,000
    shares authorized. 8.0% Series A Cumulative
    Redeemable Preferred Stock, 7,050,000 shares
    issued and outstanding at December 31, 2009 and  
    2008, stated at liquidation preference of                  
    $25.00 per share                       176,250     176,250
  Common stock, $0.01 par value, 500,000,000
    shares authorized, 96,904,075 shares issued
    and outstanding at December 31, 2009 and
    47,864,654 shares issued and outstanding at                  
    December 31, 2008                         969       479
  Additional paid in capital               1,119,005     829,274
  Retained earnings (deficit)                (8,949)    260,659
  Cumulative dividends                   (397,527)    (347,922)
  Accumulated other comprehensive loss           (2,981)    (3,928)
                                    ———    ———
  Total stockholders’ equity                 886,767     914,812
                                         
                                                 
  Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity     $2,513,530   $2,805,611
                                  ==========  ==========

 

                Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc.             
              Consolidated Statements of Operations            
              (In thousands, except per share data)           
                                                 
                                                 
                        Three Months Ended     Year Ended  
                          December 31,      December 31, 
                      ——-  - 
                          2009     2008     2009     2008
                          ——  ——    ——  ——
                                                 
  Revenues                                          
  Room                   $108,502 $129,892   $408,150 $504,104
  Food and beverage             46,037   58,251   161,963   201,952
  Other operating             15,476   18,582   53,744   59,140
  Revenues of operations held for                            
  non-sale disposition         22,611   28,331   93,966   116,298
                        ———  ———  ——— 
  Total revenues             192,626   235,056   717,823   881,494
                               
  Operating expenses                                    
  Room                     26,635   29,633   98,382   110,444
  Food and beverage             32,994   40,788   118,629   145,576
  Other operating               6,981   7,706   26,916   29,823
  Advertising and promotion       9,775   10,654   35,693   39,219
  Repairs and maintenance         7,657   8,537   27,360   29,579
  Utilities                   6,471   7,550   24,895   28,731
  Franchise costs               5,574   6,260   20,656   24,658
  Property tax, ground lease and                            
  insurance                 12,433   11,467   43,352   44,993
  Property general and                                  
  administrative             19,695   23,565   72,823   86,797
  Corporate overhead           10,418   4,527   25,242   21,511
  Depreciation and amortization     22,976   23,333   93,795   93,759
  Operating expenses of                                  
  operations held for non-sale                            
  disposition               21,085   24,934   87,007   96,548
  Property and goodwill                                  
  impairment losses               -      57   30,852     57
  Property and goodwill                                  
  impairment losses of operations                          
  held for non-sale disposition   88,279       -  100,143       -
                        ———    —-      —-
  Total operating expenses       270,973   199,011   805,745   751,695
                               
  Operating income (loss)        (78,347)  36,045   (87,922)  129,799
  Equity in net earnings (losses)                           
  of unconsolidated joint                                
  ventures                 (25,185)    100   (27,801)  (1,445)
  Interest and other income         286     695     1,388   3,639
  Interest and other income of                              
  operations held for non-sale                            
  disposition                   -      15       9     69
  Interest expense             (18,833)  (20,750)  (76,539)  (83,176)
  Interest expense of operations                            
  held for non-sale disposition   (5,297)  (3,253)  (15,036)  (13,016)
  Gain (loss) on extinguishment                            
  of debt                     (53)      -    54,506       -
                          —-    —-  ———    —-
  Income (loss) from continuing                            
  operations               (127,429)  12,852   (151,395)  35,870
  Income (loss) from discontinued                            
  operations                 (536)  (20,081)  (118,213)  35,368
                          ——    -  ———
  Net income (loss)          (127,965)  (7,229)  (269,608)  71,238
  Dividends paid on unvested                              
  restricted stock compensation       -    (73)    (447)    (814)
  Preferred stock dividends and                            
  accretion                 (5,187)  (5,187)  (20,749)  (20,884)
                        ———  ———   
  Income available (loss                                  
  attributable) to common                                
  stockholders             $(133,152) $(12,489) $(290,804)  $49,540
                        =========  ========  =========  =======
                                                 
  Basic per share amounts:                                 
  Income (loss) from continuing                            
    operations available                                  
    (attributable) to common                              
    stockholders               $(1.44)  $0.16   $(2.47)  $0.26
  Income (loss) from discontinued                          
    operations                 (0.01)  (0.42)    (1.70)    0.66
                          ——-  ——-    ——-    ——
  Basic income available (loss                            
    attributable) to common                                
    stockholders per common share   $(1.45)  $(0.26)  $(4.17)  $0.92
                          ======  ======    ======    =====
                                                 
  Diluted per share amounts:                               
  Income (loss) from continuing                            
    operations available                                  
    (attributable) to common                              
    stockholders               $(1.44)  $0.16   $(2.47)  $0.26
  Income (loss) from discontinued                          
    operations                 (0.01)  (0.42)    (1.70)    0.66
                          ——-  ——-    ——-    ——
  Diluted income available (loss                            
    attributable) to common                                
    stockholders per common share   $(1.45)  $(0.26)  $(4.17)  $0.92
                          ======  ======    ======    =====
                                                 
  Weighted average common shares                            
  outstanding:                                       
  Basic                   91,892   47,853   69,820   53,633
                          ======  ======    ======  ======
  Diluted                   91,892   47,853   69,820   53,662
                          ======  ======    ======  ======
                                                 
  Dividends declared per common                              
  share                       $-    $0.75       $-    $1.80
                            ===    =====      ===    =====

 

                Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc.             
    Reconciliation of Income Available (Loss Attributable) to Common  
            Stockholders to Non-GAAP Financial Measures        
        (Unaudited and in thousands except per share amounts)     
                                                 
                                                 
    Reconciliation of Income Available (Loss Attributable) to Common  
            Stockholders to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA          
                                                 
                                                 
                        Three Months Ended     Year Ended  
                          December 31,      December 31, 
                        ——-      ——- 
                          2009     2008     2009     2008
                          ——  ——    ——  ——
                                                 
  Income available (loss                                  
  attributable) to common                                
  stockholders             $(133,152) $(12,489) $(290,804)  $49,540
  Dividends paid on unvested                              
  restricted stock compensation       -      73     447     814
  Series A and C preferred stock                            
  dividends                 5,187   5,187   20,749   20,884
  Operations held for investment:                           
  Depreciation and amortization   22,976   23,333   93,795   93,759
  Interest expense           17,311   19,576   71,940   78,538
  Interest expense - default                              
    rate                     472       -      472       -
  Amortization of deferred                              
    financing fees               606     284     1,823   1,133
  Write-off of deferred                                
    financing fees               -      -      284       -
  Loan penalties and fees         207       -      207       -
  Non-cash interest related to                            
    discount on Senior Notes       237     890     1,813   3,505
  Unconsolidated joint ventures:                           
  Depreciation and amortization   1,271   1,192     5,131   5,000
  Interest expense             628   1,197     2,614   5,168
  Amortization of deferred                              
    financing fees               55     494     192   1,547
  Amortization of deferred stock                          
    compensation                 19     (30)      47     47
  Operations held for non-sale                              
  disposition:                                       
  Depreciation and amortization   2,161   2,955   11,157   11,561
  Interest expense             3,117   3,118   12,428   12,474
  Interest expense - default                              
    rate                   1,407       -    1,407       -
  Amortization of deferred                              
    financing fees               135     135     541     542
  Loan penalties and fees         638       -      660       -
  Discontinued operations:                               
  Depreciation and amortization     420   2,935     6,108   14,094
  Interest expense             374   1,399     4,513   5,575
  Amortization of deferred                              
    financing fees               4       7       25     27
  Loan penalties and fees         53       -    3,124       -
                          ———   
  EBITDA                   (75,874)  50,256   (51,327)  304,208
                          ———   
                                                 
  Amortization of deferred stock                            
  compensation                 769     720     4,055   3,975
  (Gain) loss on sale of assets       (21)  16,095   12,677   (26,013)
  (Gain) loss on extinguishment                            
  of debt                     53       -  (54,506)      -
  Impairment loss - operations                              
  held for investment             -      57   30,852     57
  Impairment loss -                                     
  unconsolidated joint ventures   26,007       -    26,007       -
  Impairment loss - operations                              
  held for non-sale disposition   88,279       -  100,143       -
  Impairment loss - discontinued                            
  operations                   -    2,847   95,150   2,847
  Bad debt expense on corporate                            
  note receivable             5,557       -    5,557       -
                        ——-    —-    ——-    —-
                        120,644   19,719   219,935   (19,134)
                          ———   
                                                 
  Adjusted EBITDA             $44,770   $69,975   $168,608 $285,074
                        =======  =======  ========  ========
                                                 
                                                 
    Reconciliation of Income Available (Loss Attributable) to Common  
              Stockholders to FFO and Adjusted FFO            
                                                 
                                                 
  Income available (loss                                  
  attributable) to common                                
  stockholders             $(133,152) $(12,489) $(290,804)  $49,540
  Dividends paid on unvested                              
  restricted stock compensation       -      73     447     814
  Series C preferred stock                                
  dividends                     -    1,662       -    6,784
  Real estate depreciation and                              
  amortization - operations held                            
  for investment             22,890   23,163   93,248   92,953
  Real estate depreciation and                              
  amortization - unconsolidated                            
  joint ventures               1,254   1,165     5,060   4,949
  Real estate depreciation and                              
  amortization - operations held                            
  for non-sale disposition       2,161   2,955   11,157   11,561
  Real estate depreciation and                              
  amortization - discontinued                              
  operations                   420   2,935     6,108   14,094
  (Gain) loss on sale of assets       (21)  16,095   12,677   (26,013)
                          —-  ———  ——— 
  FFO available to common                                
  stockholders             (106,448)  35,559   (162,107)  154,682
                        -  ———  - 
                                                 
  Operations held for investment:                           
  Interest expense - default                              
    rate                     472       -      472       -
  Write-off of deferred                                
    financing fees               -      -      284       -
  Loan penalties and fees         207       -      207       -
  Operations held for non-sale                              
  disposition:                                       
  Interest expense - default                              
    rate                   1,407       -    1,407       -
  Loan penalties and fees         638       -      660       -
  Discontinued operations:                               
  Loan penalties and fees         53       -    3,124       -
  (Gain) loss on extinguishment                            
  of debt                     53       -  (54,506)      -
  Impairment loss - operations                              
  held for investment             -      57   30,852     57
  Impairment loss -                                     
  unconsolidated joint ventures   26,007       -    26,007       -
  Impairment loss - operations                              
  held for non-sale disposition   88,279       -  100,143       -
  Impairment loss - discontinued                            
  operations                   -    2,847   95,150   2,847
  Bad debt expense on corporate                            
  note receivable             5,557       -    5,557       -
                        ——-    —-    ——-    —-
                        122,673   2,904   209,357   2,904
                          ——-      ——-
                                                 
  Adjusted FFO available to                                
  common stockholders         $16,225   $38,463   $47,250 $157,586
                        =======  =======  =======  ========
                                                 
  FFO available to common                                
  stockholders per diluted share   $(1.15)  $0.68   $(2.32)  $2.68
                        ======    =====    ======    =====
                                                 
  Adjusted FFO available to                                
  common stockholders per                                
  diluted share               $0.18   $0.74     $0.68   $2.73
                          =====    =====    =====    =====
                                                 
  Basic weighted average shares                            
  outstanding               91,892   47,853   69,820   53,633
  Shares associated with                                  
  unvested restricted stock                              
  awards                     343       -      -      29
                          —-    —-    —-    —-
  Diluted weighted average                                
  shares outstanding before                              
  adjustments for Series C       92,235   47,853   69,820   53,662
  Shares associated with Series                            
  C preferred stock               -    4,103       -    4,103
                          —-  ——-    —-  ——-
  Diluted weighted average                                
  shares outstanding (1)        92,235   51,956   69,820   57,765
                        ======  ======    ======  ======
                                                 
  2008 restated due to stock
  dividend (2):                     
  FFO available to common
    stockholders per diluted share         $0.62           $2.45
                                =====          =====
  Adjusted FFO available to common                          
    stockholders per diluted share         $0.67           $2.50
                                =====          =====
  Diluted weighted average shares                          
    outstanding                     57,400           63,016
                                ======          ======
                                                 
  (1)  Diluted weighted average shares outstanding includes the Series C
    convertible preferred stock on an “as-converted” basis if such
    treatment is dilutive.
  (2)  Diluted weighted average common shares and per share FFO and
    Adjusted FFO for the three months and year ended December 31, 2008
    have been retroactively adjusted for the effect of shares of common
    stock issued pursuant to the stock dividend paid in January 2009 on
    an “as-converted” basis for the Series C convertible preferred stock..

 


                  Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc.             
  Pro Forma Reconciliation of Loss Attributable to Common Stockholders to
                  Non-GAAP Financial Measures              
          (Unaudited and in thousands except per share amounts)     
                                                 
                                                 
    Pro Forma Reconciliation of Loss Attributable to Common Stockholders to
                  EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA              
                                                 
                                                 
                      Year Ended December 31, 2009        
          —-
                                  Discontinued        
                                  Operations          
                  Held for Non-Sale ——   
                  Invest-  Dispos-  Receiver-  Disp-    Pro  
            Actual(1)  ment(2)  ition(3)  ship(4)  osals(5)  Forma(6)
          —-
  Loss                                              
  attributable                                        
  to common                                          
  stockholders $(290,804)  $4,504 $108,211   $99,698   $18,515 $(59,876)
  Dividends paid                                        
  on unvested                                        
  restricted                                          
  stock                                            
  compensation     447     -      -      -      -    447
  Series A and C                                        
  preferred                                          
  stock                                            
  dividends     20,749     -      -      -      -  20,749
  Operations held
  for investment:                             
  Depreciation                                        
    and                                            
    amortization   93,795     -      -      -      -  93,795
  Interest                                          
    expense     71,940   (3,707)    -      -      -  68,233
  Interest                                          
    expense -                                         
    default rate     472   (472)      -      -      -      -
  Amortization                                        
    of deferred                                        
    financing                                        
    fees         1,823   (118)      -      -      -    1,705
  Write-off of                                        
    deferred                                          
    financing                                        
    fees         284     -      -      -      -    284
  Loan penalties                                      
    and fees       207     (207)    -      -      -      -
  Non-cash                                          
    interest                                          
    related to                                        
    discount on                                        
    Senior Notes   1,813     -      -      -      -    1,813
  Unconsolidated
  joint ventures:                               
  Depreciation                                        
    and                                            
    amortization   5,131     -      -      -      -    5,131
  Interest                                          
    expense       2,614     -      -      -      -    2,614
  Amortization                                        
    of deferred                                        
    financing                                        
    fees         192     -      -      -      -    192
  Amortization                                        
    of deferred                                        
    stock                                            
    compensation     47     -      -      -      -      47
  Operations held for
  non-sale disposition:                       
  Depreciation                                        
    and                                            
    amortization   11,157     -  (11,157)      -      -      -
  Interest                                          
    expense     12,428     -  (12,428)      -      -      -
  Interest                                          
    expense -                                         
    default rate   1,407     -  (1,407)      -      -      -
  Amortization                                        
    of deferred                                        
    financing                                        
    fees         541     -    (541)      -      -      -
  Loan penalties                                      
    and fees       660     -    (660)      -      -      -
  Discontinued
  operations:                                   
  Depreciation                                      
    and                                            
    amortization   6,108     -      -  (4,144)  (1,964)      -
  Interest                                          
    expense       4,513     -      -  (4,513)      -      -
  Amortization                                        
    of deferred                                        
    financing                                        
    fees           25     -      -    (25)      -      -
  Loan penalties                                      
    and fees     3,124     -      -  (3,124)      -      -
                —-  ———  ———  ——— 
  EBITDA       (51,327)    -  82,018   87,892   16,551   135,134
                —-  ———  ———  ——— 
                                                 
  Amortization                                        
  of deferred                                        
  stock                                            
  compensation     4,055     -      -      -      -    4,055
  (Gain) loss on                                        
  sale of assets   12,677     -      -      -  (13,052)    (375)
  Gain on                                            
  extinguishment                                      
  of debt     (54,506)    -      -      -      -  (54,506)
  Impairment                                          
  loss -                                           
  operations                                          
  held for                                          
  investment     30,852     -      -      -      -  30,852
  Impairment                                          
  loss -                                           
  unconsolidated                                      
  joint                                            
  ventures       26,007     -      -      -      -  26,007
  Impairment                                          
  loss -                                           
  operations                                          
  held for non-                                 


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