MGM Growth Properties LLC Reports Third Quarter Financial Results

LAS VEGAS, Nov. 1, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- MGM Growth Properties LLC ("MGP" or the "Company") (NYSE: MGP) today reported financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2018 for its real estate investment trust ("REIT") operations and its taxable REIT subsidiary ("TRS") operations. Net income attributable to MGP Class A shareholders for the quarter was $19.5 million, or $0.27 per diluted share.

Financial highlights for the third quarter of 2018:

• Rental revenue was $186.6 million;
• Consolidated net income was $69.9 million, or $0.26 per diluted Operating Partnership unit; which consisted of $57.7 million of net income from the REIT, and $12.2 million of net income from the TRS;
• Funds From Operations⁽¹⁾ ("FFO") was $131.5 million , or $0.49 per diluted Operating Partnership unit;
• Adjusted Funds From Operations⁽²⁾ ("AFFO") was $154.8 million, or $0.58 per diluted Operating Partnership unit;
• Adjusted EBITDA⁽³⁾ was $212.0 million; and
• General and administrative expenses were $3.4 million.

On July 6, 2018, the Company completed its previously announced acquisition of the Hard Rock Rocksino Northfield Park ("Northfield"), which comprises the TRS operations. The Company funded the acquisition with cash on hand and borrowings under its senior secured credit facility. Simultaneously with the close, the Company entered into a new agreement with Hard Rock to continue to serve as the manager of the property.

On September 18, 2018, the Company entered into an agreement to sell the operations of Northfield to a subsidiary of MGM Resorts International ("MGM Resorts") for approximately $275 million plus net working capital adjustments. The TRS will concurrently liquidate and the real estate assets of Northfield will be added to the existing master lease between MGM Resorts and the Company. As a result, the annual rent payment under the master lease will increase by $60 million, prorated for the remainder of the lease year. Consistent with the master lease terms, 90% of this rent will be fixed and contractually grow at 2% per year until 2022. The transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2019, subject to regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions. The transaction was approved by the Company's Conflicts Committee.

"We are excited to present our results of operations and transaction activity for our third quarter," said James Stewart, CEO of MGM Growth Properties. "We announced the closing of the acquisition of the real estate and operations and the subsequent sale of the operations of Northfield to MGM Resorts for $275 million. Northfield just recorded its best quarter ever in terms of revenue, EBITDA and market share. We are thrilled to partner with MGM Resorts who will introduce their award-winning M Life Rewards program to further drive growth at Northfield. Additionally, MGM Springfield opened its doors in August and we are excited to see that Right of First Offer property come online and enter the Massachusetts market."

The following table provides a reconciliation of MGP's net income to FFO, AFFO and Adjusted EBITDA for the three months ended September 30, 2018 (in thousands, except unit and per unit amounts):

Financial Position

The Company had $49.5 million of cash and cash equivalents as of September 30, 2018. Cash received from rent payments under the master lease for the three months ended September 30, 2018 was $192.6 million.

On October 15, 2018, MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership LP (the "Operating Partnership") made a cash distribution of $116.4 million relating to the third quarter dividend, $85.4 million of which was paid to subsidiaries of MGM Resorts and $31.0 million of which was paid to MGP. Simultaneously, MGP paid a cash dividend of $0.4375 per Class A share.

"In the third quarter of 2018, MGP increased its dividend to shareholders for the 5th time since the IPO in April 2016. The annualized dividend of $1.75 per share represents a 4.2% year to date increase and an increase of 22.4% since IPO," said Andy Chien, CFO of MGM Growth Properties. "MGP's consistent dividend growth demonstrates the successful execution of our business plan to acquire market leading assets that generate long-term value for our shareholders. Northfield is a great example of this execution and we expect that the net real estate acquisition price by the time we close the sale of the operations will benefit from the performance of the property and the interim cash flows as an operating asset in our TRS. We are also excited for the closing of Empire City, which will add another fantastic real estate asset to our portfolio. With these two transactions closing, our annual rental revenue will increase by $110 million, or 14%, in the first half of next year."

The Company's long-term debt at September 30, 2018 was as follows (in thousands):

Conference Call Details

MGP will host a conference call at 12:30 p.m. Eastern Time today which will include a brief discussion of these results followed by a question and answer period. The call will be accessible via the Internet through http://www.mgmgrowthproperties.com/events-and-presentations or by calling 1-888-317-6003 for domestic callers and 1-412-317-6061 for international callers. The conference call access code is 9788859. A replay of the call will be available through Thursday, November 8, 2018. The replay may be accessed by dialing 1-877-344-7529 or 1-412-317-0088. The replay access code is 10124890. The call will be archived at www.mgmgrowthproperties.com.

FFO, FFO per unit, AFFO, AFFO per unit and Adjusted EBITDA are supplemental performance measures that have not been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States ("U.S. GAAP") that management believes are useful to investors in comparing operating and financial results between periods. Management believes that this is especially true since these measures exclude real estate depreciation and amortization expense and management believes that real estate values fluctuate based on market conditions rather than depreciating in value ratably on a straight-line basis over time. The Company believes such a presentation also provides investors with a meaningful measure of the Company's operating results in comparison to the operating results of other REITs. Adjusted EBITDA is useful to investors to further supplement AFFO and FFO and to provide investors a performance metric which excludes interest expense. In addition to non-cash items, the Company adjusts AFFO and Adjusted EBITDA for acquisition-related expenses. While we do not label these expenses as non-recurring, infrequent or unusual, management believes that it is helpful to adjust for these expenses when they do occur to allow for comparability of results between periods because each acquisition is (and will be) of varying size and complexity and may involve different types of expenses depending on the type of property being acquired and from whom.

FFO, FFO per unit, AFFO, AFFO per unit and Adjusted EBITDA do not represent cash flow from operations as defined by U.S. GAAP, should not be considered as an alternative to net income as defined by U.S. GAAP and are not indicative of cash available to fund all cash flow needs. Investors are also cautioned that FFO, FFO per unit, AFFO, AFFO per unit and Adjusted EBITDA as presented, may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other REITs due to the fact that not all real estate companies use the same definitions.

Reconciliations of net income to FFO, AFFO and Adjusted EBITDA are included in this release.

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About MGM Growth Properties

MGM Growth Properties LLC (NYSE:MGP) is one of the leading publicly traded real estate investment trusts engaged in the acquisition, ownership and leasing of large-scale destination entertainment and leisure resorts, whose diverse amenities include casino gaming, hotel, convention, dining, entertainment and retail offerings. MGP currently owns a portfolio of properties, consisting of 11 premier destination resorts in Las Vegas and elsewhere across the United States, the Park, a dining and entertainment complex which opened in April 2016, and the Hard Rock Rocksino Northfield Park in Northfield, OH. As of December 31, 2017, these properties collectively comprise approximately 27,500 hotel rooms, 2.7 million convention square footage, 150 retail outlets, 300 food and beverage outlets and 20 entertainment venues. As a growth-oriented public real estate entity, MGP expects its relationship with MGM Resorts and other entertainment providers to attractively position MGP for the acquisition of additional properties across the entertainment, hospitality and leisure industries. For more information about MGP, visit the Company's website at http://www.mgmgrowthproperties.com.

This release includes "forward-looking" statements and "safe harbor statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that involve risks and/or uncertainties, including those described in MGP's public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. MGP has based forward-looking statements on management's current expectations and assumptions and not on historical facts. Examples of these statements include, but are not limited to, any expected increases in the net real estate acquisition price for Northfield at the time of close and MGP's expectations regarding its ability to continue to grow its dividend, successfully execute on its business plan and close its recently announced transactions. These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties and the important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated in such forward-looking statements include risks related to MGP's ability to receive, or delays in obtaining, any regulatory approvals required to own its properties, or other delays or impediments to completing MGP's planned acquisitions or projects, including any acquisitions of properties from MGM and the disposition of the operations of the Rocksino to MGM; the ultimate timing and outcome of any planned acquisitions or projects; MGP's ability to maintain its status as a REIT; the availability of and the ability to identify suitable and attractive acquisition and development opportunities and the ability to acquire and lease those properties on favorable terms; MGP's ability to access capital through debt and equity markets in amounts and at rates and costs acceptable to MGP; changes in the U.S. tax law and other state, federal or local laws, whether or not specific to REITs or to the gaming or lodging industries; and other factors described in MGP's period reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In providing forward-looking statements, MGP is not undertaking any duty or obligation to update these statements publicly as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law. If MGP updates one or more forward-looking statements, no inference should be drawn that it will make additional updates with respect to those other forward-looking statements.

SOURCE MGM Growth Properties LLC

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