American Healthcare REIT, Inc. (AHR) FY 2023 MD&A

Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

The use of the words “we,” “us” or “our” refers to American Healthcare REIT, Inc. and its subsidiaries, including American Healthcare REIT Holdings, LP, except where otherwise noted.

The following Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations is intended to promote understanding of our results of operations and financial condition. Such discussion is provided as a supplement to, and should be read in conjunction with, our accompanying consolidated financial statements and notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Such consolidated financial statements and information have been prepared to reflect our financial position as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, together with our results of operations and cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements contained in this report, other than historical facts, may be considered forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (collectively with the Securities Act and Exchange Act, or the Acts). We intend for all such forward-looking statements to be covered by the applicable safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in the Acts. Such forward-looking statements generally can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “may,” “will,” “can,” “expect,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “believe,” “continue,” “possible,” “initiatives,” “focus,” “seek,” “objective,” “goal,” “strategy,” “plan,” “potential,” “potentially,” “preparing,” “projected,” “future,” “long-term,” “once,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “might,” “uncertainty,” or other similar words. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date this report is filed with the SEC.

Any such forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about the industry and markets in which we operate, and beliefs of, and assumptions made by, our management and involve uncertainties that could significantly affect our financial results. Such statements include, but are not limited to: (i) statements about our plans, strategies, initiatives and prospects, including any future capital-raising initiatives and planned or future acquisitions or dispositions of properties and other assets, including our option to purchase the minority membership interest in Trilogy REIT Holdings; and (ii) statements about our future results of operations, capital expenditures and liquidity. Such statements are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected or anticipated, including, without limitation: changes in economic conditions generally and the real estate market specifically; legislative and regulatory changes, including changes to laws governing the taxation of real estate investment trusts, or REITs; the availability of capital; our ability to pay down, refinance, restructure or extend our indebtedness as it becomes due; our ability to maintain our qualification as a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes; changes in interest rates, including uncertainties about whether and when interest rates will continue to increase, and foreign currency risk; competition in the real estate industry; changes in accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, or GAAP, policies and guidelines applicable to REITs; the success of our investment strategy; cybersecurity incidents and information technology failures, including unauthorized access to our computer systems and/or our vendors’ computer systems and our third-party management companies’ computer systems and/or their vendors’ computer systems; our ability to retain our executive officers and key employees; and unexpected labor costs and inflationary pressures. These risks and uncertainties should be considered in evaluating forward-looking statements, and undue reliance should not be placed on such statements. Forward-looking statements in this Annual Report on Form 10-K speak only as of the date on which such statements are made, and undue reliance should not be placed on such statements. We undertake no obligation to update any such statements that may become untrue because of subsequent events. Additional information concerning us and our business, including additional factors that could materially affect our financial results, is included herein and in our other filings with the SEC.

Overview and Background

American Healthcare REIT, Inc., a Maryland corporation, is a self-managed REIT that acquires, owns and operates a diversified portfolio of clinical healthcare real estate properties, focusing primarily on outpatient medical buildings, senior housing, skilled nursing facilities, or SNFs, and other healthcare-related facilities. We have built a fully-integrated management platform, with approximately 110 employees, that operates clinical healthcare properties throughout the United States, the United Kingdom and the Isle of Man. We also operate healthcare-related facilities utilizing the structure permitted by the REIT Investment Diversification and Empowerment Act of 2007, which is commonly referred to as a “RIDEA” structure (the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or the Code, authorizing the RIDEA structure were enacted as part of the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008). Our healthcare facilities operated under a RIDEA structure include our senior housing operating properties, or SHOP, and our integrated senior health campuses. We have originated and acquired secured loans and may also originate and acquire other real estate-related investments on an infrequent and opportunistic basis. We generally seek investments that produce current income; however, we have selectively developed, and may continue to

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selectively develop, healthcare real estate properties. We have elected to be taxed as a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes. We believe that we have been organized and operated, and we intend to continue to operate, in conformity with the requirements for qualification and taxation as a REIT under the Code.

On October 1, 2021, Griffin-American Healthcare REIT III, Inc., or GAHR III, merged with and into a wholly-owned subsidiary, or Merger Sub, of Griffin-American Healthcare REIT IV, Inc., or GAHR IV, with Merger Sub being the surviving company, which we refer to as the REIT Merger, and our operating partnership, Griffin-American Healthcare REIT IV Holdings, LP, merged with and into Griffin-American Healthcare REIT III Holdings, LP, or the Surviving Partnership, with the Surviving Partnership being the surviving entity, which we refer to as the Partnership Merger and, together with the REIT Merger, the Merger. Following the Merger on October 1, 2021, our company was renamed American Healthcare REIT, Inc., and the Surviving Partnership was renamed American Healthcare REIT Holdings, LP, or our operating partnership.

Also on October 1, 2021, immediately prior to the consummation of the Merger, GAHR III acquired a newly formed entity, American Healthcare Opps Holdings, LLC, which we refer to as the AHI Acquisition, pursuant to a contribution and exchange agreement dated June 23, 2021. Following the Merger and the AHI Acquisition, our company became self-managed.

See Note 1, Organization and Description of Business, and Note 4, Business Combinations — 2021 Business Combinations, to the Consolidated Financial Statements that are a part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, for a further discussion of the Merger and the AHI Acquisition.

Operating Partnership

We conduct substantially all of our operations through our operating partnership, and we are the sole general partner of our operating partnership. As of both December 31, 2023 and 2022, we owned approximately 95.0% of the operating partnership units, or OP units, in our operating partnership, and the remaining 5.0% limited OP units were owned by the AHI Group Holdings, LLC, which is owned and controlled by Jeffrey T. Hanson, the non-executive Chairman of our board of directors, or our board, Danny Prosky, our Chief Executive Officer, President and director, and Mathieu B. Streiff, one of our directors; Platform Healthcare Investor TII, LLC; Flaherty Trust; and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Griffin Capital Company, LLC. See Note 12, Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests, and Note 13, Equity — Noncontrolling Interests in Total Equity, to the Consolidated Financial Statements that are a part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, for a further discussion of the ownership in our operating partnership.

Public Offerings

As of December 31, 2023, after taking into consideration the Merger and the impact of the reverse stock split as discussed below, we had issued 65,445,557 shares for a total of $2,737,716,000 of common stock since February 26, 2014 in our initial public offerings and our distribution reinvestment plan, or DRIP, offerings (including historical offering amounts sold by GAHR III and GAHR IV prior to the Merger).

On November 10, 2022, our board approved charter amendments to effect, on November 15, 2022, a one-for-four reverse stock split of our common stock and a corresponding reverse split of the OP units, or the Reverse Splits. All numbers of common shares and per share data, as well as the OP units in this Annual Report on Form 10-K have been retroactively adjusted for all periods presented to give effect to the Reverse Splits.

On February 9, 2024, pursuant to a Registration Statement filed with the SEC on Form S-11 (File No. 333-267464), as amended, we closed our underwritten public offering through which we issued 64,400,000 shares of common stock, $0.01 par value per share, for a total of $772,800,000 in gross offering proceeds. Such amounts include the exercise in full of the underwriters’ overallotment option to purchase up to an additional 8,400,000 shares of common stock. These shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the trading symbol “AHR” and began trading on February 7, 2024. See Note 13, Equity, to the Consolidated Financial Statements that are a part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, for a further discussion of our public offerings.

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Our Real Estate Investments Portfolio

During the quarter ended December 31, 2023, we modified how we evaluate our business and make resource allocations, and therefore determined that we operate through four reportable business segments: integrated senior health campuses, outpatient medical, or OM, (which was formerly known as medical office buildings, or MOBs), triple-net leased properties and SHOP. All segment information included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K has been recast for all periods presented to reflect four reportable business segments and the change in segment name from MOBs to OM. See Note 18, Segment Reporting, to the Consolidated Financial Statements that are a part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, for a further discussion. As of December 31, 2023, we owned and/or operated 296 buildings and integrated senior health campuses including completed development and expansion projects, representing approximately 18,822,000 square feet of gross leasable area, or GLA, for an aggregate contract purchase price of $4,473,543,000. In addition, as of December 31, 2023, we also owned a real estate-related debt investment purchased for $60,429,000.

Critical Accounting Estimates

Our critical accounting estimates have the most impact on the reporting of our financial condition and results of operations and require significant judgments and estimates. We believe that our judgments and estimates are consistently applied and produce financial information that fairly present our financial condition and results of operations. Our critical accounting estimates include (1) real estate investments purchase price allocation, (2) impairment of long-lived assets, (3) goodwill, (4) revenue recognition and (5) resident receivable allowances.

These critical accounting estimates may require complex judgment in their application and are evaluated on an ongoing basis using information that is available as well as various other assumptions believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. However, if our judgment or interpretation of the facts and circumstances relating to various transactions or other matters had been different, we may have applied a different accounting treatment, resulting in a different presentation of our financial statements. A discussion of our significant accounting policies is included within Note 2, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, to the Consolidated Financial Statements that are a part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. There have been no significant changes to our critical accounting estimates during 2023. Below is a summary of the key judgments and assumptions used in our critical accounting estimates.

Real Estate Investments Purchase Price Allocation

Upon the acquisition of real estate properties or entities owning real estate properties, we determine whether the transaction is a business combination, which requires that the assets acquired and liabilities assumed constitute a business. If the assets acquired and liabilities assumed are not a business, we account for the transaction as an asset acquisition. Under both methods, we recognize the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed; however, for a transaction accounted for as an asset acquisition, we capitalize transaction costs and allocate the purchase price using a relative fair value method allocating all accumulated costs, whereas, for a transaction accounted for as a business combination, we immediately expense transaction costs incurred associated with the business combination and allocate the purchase price based on the estimated fair value of each separately identifiable asset and liability.

In accounting for asset acquisitions and business combinations, we, with assistance from independent valuation specialists, measure the fair value of tangible and intangible identified assets and liabilities, as applicable, based on their respective fair values for acquired properties, which is then allocated to acquired investments in real estate. The fair value measurement and its allocation require significant judgment and, in some cases, involve complex calculations. These allocation assessments directly impact our financial statements.

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

We periodically perform an analysis that requires us to judge whether indicators of impairment exist and to estimate likely future cash flows. Projections of expected future operating cash flows require that we estimate future revenue amounts, future property operating expenses and the number of years the property is held for investment, among other factors. The subjectivity of assumptions used in the future cash flow analysis, including capitalization and growth rates, where applicable, could result in an incorrect assessment of the recoverability of the carrying value of our real estate assets. In the event that an asset group fails its recoverability test and our carrying value exceeds our estimated fair value, the subjectivity of assumptions used could result in the misstatement of the adjusted carrying value of our real estate assets and net income (loss).

Goodwill

Goodwill represents the excess of consideration paid over the fair value of underlying identifiable net assets of a business acquired. This allocation is based upon our determination of the value of the acquired assets and assumed liabilities, which requires judgment and some of the estimates involve complex calculations. These allocation assessments have a direct impact

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on our financial statements. Our goodwill has an indeterminate life and is not amortized but is tested for impairment on an annual basis, or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate that the asset might be impaired. Such evaluation could involve estimated future cash flows, which is highly subjective, and is based in part on assumptions regarding future events. We take a qualitative approach, as applicable, to consider whether an impairment of goodwill exists prior to quantitatively determining the fair value of the reporting unit in step one of the impairment test. When step one of the impairment test is utilized, we compare the fair value of the reporting unit with its carrying amount. We recognize an impairment loss to the extent the carrying value of goodwill exceeds the implied value in the current period.

Revenue Recognition

A significant portion of resident fees and services revenue represents healthcare service revenue that is reported at the amount that we expect to be entitled to in exchange for providing patient care. These amounts are due from patients, third-party payors (including health insurers and government programs), other healthcare facilities and others and include variable consideration for retroactive revenue adjustments due to settlement of audits, reviews and investigations. Such variable consideration is included in the determination of the estimated transaction price for providing care. These settlements include estimates based on the terms of the payment agreement with the payor, correspondence from the payor and our historical settlement activity, including an assessment to ensure that it is probable that a significant reversal in the amount of cumulative revenue recognized will not occur when the uncertainty associated with the retroactive adjustment is subsequently resolved. Estimated settlements are adjusted in future periods as adjustments become known (that is, new information becomes available), or as years are settled or are no longer subject to such audits, reviews and investigations.

Resident Receivable Allowances

An allowance is maintained for estimated losses resulting from the inability of residents and payors to meet the contractual obligations under their lease or service agreements. Substantially all of such allowances are recorded as direct reductions of resident fees and services revenue as contractual adjustments provided to third-party payors or implicit price concessions in our accompanying consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss. Our determination of the adequacy of these allowances is based primarily upon evaluations of historical loss experience, the residents’ financial condition, security deposits, cash collection patterns by payor and by state, current economic conditions, future expectations in estimating credit losses and other relevant factors.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

For a discussion of recently issued accounting pronouncements, see Note 2, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies — Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements, to the Consolidated Financial Statements that are a part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Acquisitions and Dispositions in 2023, 2022 and 2021

For a discussion of our acquisitions and dispositions of investments in 2023, 2022 and 2021, see Note 2, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies — Properties Held for Sale, Note 3, Real Estate Investments, Net, and Note 4, Business Combinations, to the Consolidated Financial Statements that are a part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Factors Which May Influence Results of Operations

Other than the effects of inflation discussed below, as well as other national economic conditions affecting real estate generally, and as otherwise disclosed in our risk factors, we are not aware of any material trends or uncertainties that may reasonably be expected to have a material impact, favorable or unfavorable, on revenues or income from the acquisition, disposition, management and operation of our properties. For a further discussion of these and other factors that could impact our future results or performance, see Part I, Item 1A, Risk Factors, of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Inflation

For the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021 inflation has affected our operations. The annual rate of inflation in the United States was 3.2% in February 2024, as measured by the Consumer Price Index. We believe inflation has impacted our operations such that we have experienced, and continue to experience, increases in the cost of labor, services, energy and supplies, and therefore continued inflationary pressures on our integrated senior health campuses and SHOP could continue to impact our profitability in future periods. To offset the impact of inflation on the cost of labor and services, we had our RIDEA managers bill higher than average annual rent and care fee increases for existing residents in 2023 and 2024, as compared to prior years, while adjusting market rates as frequently as needed based on competitor pricing and market conditions. We believe this practice will improve operating performance in our integrated senior health campuses and SHOP, as well as increase rent coverage and the stability of our real estate revenue in our triple-net leased properties over time.

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For properties that are not operated under a RIDEA structure, there are provisions in the majority of our tenant leases that help us mitigate the impact of inflation. These provisions include negotiated rental increases, which historically range from 2% to 3% per year, reimbursement billings for operating expense pass-through charges and real estate tax and insurance reimbursements. However, due to the long-term nature of existing leases, among other factors, the leases may not reset frequently enough to cover inflation.

In addition, inflation also caused, and may continue to cause, an increase in the cost of our variable-rate debt due to rising interest rates. See Item 7A, Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk — Interest Rate Risk, for a further discussion.

Scheduled Lease Expirations

Excluding our SHOP and integrated senior health campuses, as of December 31, 2023, our properties were 91.3% leased and, during 2024, 9.8% of the leased GLA is scheduled to expire. Our leasing strategy focuses on negotiating renewals for leases scheduled to expire during the next 12 months. In the future, if we are unable to negotiate renewals, we will try to identify new tenants or collaborate with existing tenants who are seeking additional space to occupy. As of December 31, 2023, our remaining weighted average lease term was 6.6 years, excluding our SHOP and integrated senior health campuses.

Our combined SHOP and integrated senior health campuses were 84.4% leased as of December 31, 2023. Substantially all of our leases with residents at such properties are for a term of one year or less.

Results of Operations

Comparison of the Years Ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021

Our operating results are primarily comprised of income derived from our portfolio of properties and expenses in connection with the acquisition and operation of such properties. Our primary sources of revenue include rent generated by our leased, non-RIDEA properties and resident fees and services revenue from our RIDEA properties. Our primary expenses include property operating expenses and rental expenses. In general, we expect such revenues and expenses related to our portfolio of RIDEA properties to increase in the future due to an overall increase in occupancies, resident fees and pricing of care services provided.

We segregate our operations into reporting segments in order to assess the performance of our business in the same way that management reviews our performance and makes operating decisions. During the quarter ended December 31, 2023, we modified how we evaluate our business and make resource allocations, and therefore determined that we operate through four reportable business segments: integrated senior health campuses, OM (which was formerly known as MOBs), triple-net leased properties and SHOP. All segment information included herein has been recast for all periods presented to reflect four reportable business segments and the change in segment name from MOBs to OM.

The most significant drivers behind changes in our consolidated results of operations for the year ended 2023 compared to the corresponding period in 2022 were primarily due to the adverse effects of inflation, which resulted in increases in the cost of labor, services, energy and supplies; our acquisitions and dispositions of investments subsequent to December 31, 2022; and the transitions of the operations of certain senior housing and skilled nursing facilities from triple-net leased properties to RIDEA structures. The changes in our consolidated results of operations for 2022 as compared to 2021 are primarily due to the acquisition of GAHR IV’s portfolio of 92 buildings, or approximately 4,799,000 square feet of GLA, as a result of the Merger on October 1, 2021; the disruption to our normal operations as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic; grant income received; and the adverse effect of inflation. Additional drivers behind the changes in our consolidated results of operations are discussed in more detail below. See Note 3, Real Estate Investments, Net and Note 4, Business Combinations, to the Consolidated Financial Statements that are a part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, for a further discussion of our acquisitions and dispositions during 2023, 2022 and 2021.

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As of December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, we owned and/or operated the following types of properties (dollars in thousands):

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(1)Leased percentage includes all third-party leased space at our non-RIDEA properties (including master leases), except for our SHOP and integrated senior health campuses where leased percentage represents resident occupancy on the available units/beds therein.

(2)Weighted average leased percentage excludes our SHOP and integrated senior health campuses.

Revenues and Grant Income

Our primary sources of revenue include resident fees and services revenue generated by our RIDEA properties and rent from our leased, non-RIDEA properties. For the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, resident fees and services revenue primarily consisted of rental fees related to resident leases, extended health care fees and other ancillary services, and real estate revenue primarily consisted of base rent and expense recoveries. The amount of revenues generated by our RIDEA properties depends principally on our ability to maintain resident occupancy rates of currently leased space and to lease available space at the then existing rental rates. We also receive grant income. Revenues and grant income by reportable segment consisted of the following for the periods then ended (in thousands):

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Resident Fees and Services Revenue

For our integrated senior health campuses segment, we increased resident fees and services revenue by $227,215,000 for the year ended December 31, 2023, as compared to the year ended December 31, 2022, primarily due to: (i) improved resident occupancy and higher resident fees as a result of an increase in billing rates; (ii) an increase of $118,320,000 related to our acquisition of the remaining 50.0% interest in a privately held company, RHS Partners, LLC, or RHS, in August 2022, which owns and/or operates 16 integrated senior health campuses located in Indiana; and (iii) an increase of $41,121,000 due to the expansion of our customer base, expansion of services offered and increases in billing rates for such services at an ancillary business unit within Trilogy Investors, LLC, or Trilogy. Such amounts were partially offset by a decrease in total resident fees and services revenue of $11,888,000 due to dispositions within our integrated senior health campuses segment during the third and fourth quarters of 2022.

For our integrated senior health campuses segment, we increased resident fees and services revenue by $69,992,000 for the year ended December 31, 2022, as compared to the year ended December 31, 2021, due to: (i) improved resident occupancy; (ii) our acquisition of the 50.0% controlling interest in RHS; and (iii) an increase of $11,480,000 due to our acquisition of an integrated senior health campus in Kentucky in January 2022.

For our SHOP segment, we increased resident fees and services revenue by $29,371,000 for the year ended December 31, 2023, as compared to the year ended December 31, 2022, primarily due to: (i) our acquisition of a portfolio of seven senior housing facilities in Texas within our SHOP segment in December 2022, which increased revenue by $25,375,000; (ii) an increase of $12,714,000 due to the transitioning of SNFs within the Central Wisconsin Senior Care Portfolio to a RIDEA structure in March 2023; and (iii) an increase of $2,817,000 due to the transitioning of senior housing facilities within the Michigan ALF Portfolio to a RIDEA structure in November 2023. The remaining increase in resident fees and services revenue for our SHOP segment was primarily attributable to improved resident occupancy and higher resident fees as a result of increases in billing rates. Such increases were partially offset by a decrease of $18,755,000 for the year ended December 31, 2023, as compared to the year ended December 31, 2022, due to real estate dispositions within our SHOP segment during the fourth quarter of 2022 and during the year ended December 31, 2023.

For the year ended December 31, 2022, as compared to the year ended December 31, 2021, $43,582,000 in resident fees and services revenue for our SHOP segment was due to the increase in the size of our portfolio as a result of the Merger. The remaining increase in resident fees and services revenue for our SHOP segment for the year ended December 31, 2022, as compared to the year ended December 31, 2021, was primarily attributable to: (i) improved resident occupancy; (ii) higher resident move-in fees; (iii) an increase of $5,661,000 due to transitioning the leased senior housing facilities within Delta Valley ALF portfolio to a RIDEA structure and including such facilities within SHOP on December 2021; and (iv) an increase of $1,995,000 due to the acquisition of a portfolio of seven senior housing facilities in Texas in December 2022, which is included within our SHOP segment.

Real Estate Revenue

For the year ended December 31, 2023, we experienced a decrease in real estate revenue within our triple-net leased properties segment of $12,294,000, as compared to the year ended December 31, 2022, primarily due to: (i) the transitioning of SNFs within the Central Wisconsin Senior Care Portfolio to a RIDEA structure in March 2023 and recording the full amortization of $8,073,000 of above-market leases; and (ii) the transitioning of senior housing facilities within Michigan ALF Portfolio to a RIDEA structure in November 2023 and recording the full amortization of $2,756,000 of above-market leases. We also experienced a decrease in real estate revenue for our OM segment for the year ended December 31, 2023 of $2,649,000, as compared to the year ended December 31, 2022, primarily due to a decrease of $4,948,000 related to OM building dispositions during the fourth quarter of 2022 and during the year ended December 31, 2023, and a decrease of $579,000 due to the early lease termination of Cullman AL OM III during the fourth quarter of 2023. Such decreases were partially offset by a $2,965,000 increase in real estate revenue for our OM segment due to the full amortization of below-market leases within Cullman AL OM III due to such lease termination during the fourth quarter of 2023.

For the year ended December 31, 2022, as compared to the year ended December 31, 2021, $67,234,000 of real estate revenue was primarily due to the increase in the size of our portfolio as a result of the Merger. Such amounts were partially offset by a decrease in rental revenue for our senior housing — leased segment of $2,200,000 for the year ended December 31, 2022, as compared to the year ended December 31, 2021, primarily due to transitioning the leased senior housing facilities within Delta Valley ALF portfolio to a RIDEA structure and including such facilities within SHOP in December 2021. In addition, for the year ended December 31, 2022, we experienced a decrease in rental revenue for our OM segment of $782,000, primarily due to a one-time lease termination fee recognized in June 2021 for Stockbridge GA OM III.

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Grant Income

For the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, we recognized $7,475,000, $25,675,000 and $16,951,000, respectively, of grant income at our integrated senior health campuses and SHOP primarily related to government grants received through Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act economic stimulus programs. As of April 2023, the federal government’s coronavirus public health emergency declaration expired, and certain relief measures have been wound down, and others are being phased out.

Property Operating Expenses and Rental Expenses

Integrated senior health campuses and SHOP typically have a higher percentage of direct operating expenses to revenue than OM buildings and triple-net leased properties due to the nature of RIDEA-type facilities where we conduct day-to-day operations. Property operating expenses and property operating expenses as a percentage of resident fees and services revenue and grant income, as well as rental expenses and rental expenses as a percentage of real estate revenues, by reportable segment consisted of the following for the periods then ended (dollars in thousands):

For the year ended December 31, 2023, the increase in total property operating expenses for our integrated senior health campuses segment, as compared to the year ended December 31, 2022, was predominately due to (i) increased occupancy at the facilities within such segment; (ii) an increase of $97,515,000 attributable to our acquisition of the 50.0% controlling interest in RHS; and (iii) an increase of $43,202,000 within Trilogy’s ancillary business unit due to higher labor costs associated with the expansion of services offered and inflation impacting the costs. Such amounts were partially offset by a decrease in total property operating expenses of $9,282,000 due to real estate dispositions within our integrated senior health campuses segment during the third and fourth quarters of 2022. For the year ended December 31, 2022, the increase in total property operating expenses for our integrated senior health campuses segment, as compared to the year ended December 31, 2021, was predominately due to higher operating expenses as a result of increased occupancy, as well as $77,097,000 due to our acquisition of the 50.0% controlling interest in RHS and our acquisition of an integrated senior health campus in January 2022.

For the year ended December 31, 2023, total property operating expenses for our SHOP segment primarily increased, as compared to the year ended December 31, 2022, due to: (i) an increase of $20,707,000 due to the acquisition of a portfolio of seven senior housing facilities within our SHOP segment in Texas in December 2022; (ii) an increase of $12,979,000 due to the transitioning of SNFs within the Central Wisconsin Senior Care Portfolio from triple-net leased properties to a RIDEA structure in March 2023; (iii) an increase of $3,847,000 due to the transitioning of senior housing facilities within the Michigan ALF Portfolio from triple-net leased properties to a RIDEA structure in November 2023; (iv) higher operating expenses as a result of increased occupancy; and (v) higher labor costs due to an increase in employee wages. Such amounts were partially offset by a decrease in total property operating expenses for the year ended December 31, 2023, as compared to the year ended December 31, 2022, of $22,047,000 due to real estate dispositions within our SHOP segment during the three months ended December 31, 2022 and during the year ended December 31, 2023.

For the year ended December 31, 2022, as compared to the year ended December 31, 2021, rental expenses increased by $19,760,000 and property operating expenses increased by $46,897,000 for our SHOP due to the increase in the size of our portfolio as a result of the Merger. The remaining increase in total property operating expenses for our SHOP segment was due to: (i) higher operating expenses as a result of increased occupancy; (ii) an increase in labor costs, such as a significant increase in employee wages, agency fees and temporary labor expenses; (iii) an increase of $4,743,000 due to transitioning the leased senior housing facilities within Delta Valley ALF portfolio to a RIDEA structure and including such facilities within SHOP in December 2021; and (iv) an increase of $1,961,000 due to the acquisition of a portfolio of seven senior housing facilities in Texas within our SHOP segment in December 2022.

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General and Administrative

For the year ended December 31, 2023, general and administrative expenses were $47,510,000, compared to $43,418,000 for the year ended December 31, 2022. The increase in general and administrative expenses of $4,092,000 was primarily the result of an increase of $1,712,000 in stock compensation expense and $1,694,000 in bad debt expense.

For the year ended December 31, 2022, general and administrative expenses were $43,418,000 compared to $43,199,000 for the year ended December 31, 2021. The increase in general and administrative expenses of $219,000 was primarily the result of an increase of $17,638,000 in payroll and compensation costs for the personnel hired as a result of the AHI Acquisition, partially offset by a decrease in our asset management and property management oversight fees of $17,141,000 as a result of the AHI Acquisition.

Business Acquisition Expenses

For the year ended December 31, 2023, we recorded business acquisition expenses of $5,795,000 primarily due to: (i) $2,315,000 in aggregate transaction costs related to the transition of SNFs within the Central Wisconsin Senior Care Portfolio and the transition of senior housing facilities within the Michigan ALF Portfolio from triple-net leased properties to RIDEA structures in 2023; (ii) $2,105,000 of costs incurred in the pursuit of real estate and real estate-related investment opportunities; and (iii) $1,260,000 in aggregate acquisition costs for properties operated under a RIDEA structure and included in our SHOP segment. For the year ended December 31, 2022, we recorded business acquisition expenses of $4,388,000 primarily incurred in connection with $1,895,000 in transaction costs incurred in December 2022 related to the acquisition of seven senior housing facilities in Texas, $938,000 in transaction costs related to the acquisition of a pharmaceutical business in April 2022, and $914,000 of costs incurred in the pursuit of real estate investments that did not close.

For the year ended December 31, 2022, the decrease in business acquisition expenses, as compared to the year December 31, 2021, primarily related to a decrease of $12,599,000 in third-party legal costs and professional services incurred related to the Merger and the AHI Acquisition, partially offset by an increase of $3,158,000 in transaction costs related to our business combinations and an increase of $807,000 in dead-deal costs incurred in the pursuit of real estate investments that did not close.

Depreciation and Amortization

For the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, depreciation and amortization were $182,604,000, $167,957,000 and $133,191,000, respectively, which primarily consisted of depreciation on our operating properties of $147,587,000, $141,257,000 and $109,036,000, respectively, and amortization of our identified intangible assets of $32,323,000, $23,934,000 and $21,111,000, respectively. For the year ended December 31, 2023, as compared to the year ended December 31, 2022, the increase in depreciation and amortization of $14,647,000 was primarily due to: (i) an increase in depreciation and amortization within our SHOP segment and our integrated senior health campuses segment as a result of acquisitions that occurred subsequent to December 31, 2022, as well as development and capital expenditures since December 31, 2022; (ii) the full amortization of an aggregate $6,635,000 of in-place leases related to the transition of SNFs within the Central Wisconsin Senior Care Portfolio to a RIDEA structure in March 2023 and the transition of senior housing facilities within the Michigan ALF Portfolio to a RIDEA structure in November 2023; (iii) the full amortization and depreciation of an aggregate $1,823,000 related to a lease termination within Cullman AL OM III; and (iv) the full depreciation of $1,157,000 of depreciable assets as a result of storm damage affecting our properties in Louisiana, Nebraska, North Carolina and Texas. Such amounts were partially offset by a decrease in depreciation and amortization as a result of real estate dispositions within our SHOP segment and our OM segment subsequent to December 31, 2022.

For the year ended December 31, 2022, the increase in depreciation and amortization of $34,766,000, as compared to the year ended December 31, 2021, was primarily the result of the increase in depreciable assets in our portfolio as a result of the Merger resulting in depreciation and amortization expense of $27,280,000 as well as an increase in depreciable assets in our portfolio as a result of acquisitions within our integrated senior health campuses segment of $9,368,000. Such amounts were partially offset by a decrease of $1,979,000 in depreciable assets in our portfolio as a result of a real estate disposition within our OM segment during the year ended December 31, 2022.

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Interest Expense

Interest expense, including gain or loss in fair value of derivative financial instruments, consisted of the following for the periods then ended (in thousands):

The increase in total interest expense for the year ended December 31, 2023, as compared to the year ended December 31, 2022, was primarily due to: (i) an increase in debt balances during 2023; (ii) a higher weighted average effective interest rate on our variable debt, which was 7.50% and 6.44% as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively; (iii) a $2,722,000 increase in amortization of debt discount/premium, net; and (iv) a $1,426,000 change from gain to loss in fair value of our derivative financial instruments. Such increases in total interest expense for the year ended December 31, 2023, as compared to the year ended December 31, 2022, were primarily offset by $3,756,000 of net proceeds from our interest rate swaps and a $4,821,000 decrease in loss on extinguishments of debt.

The increase in total interest expense for the year ended December 31, 2022, as compared to the year ended December 31, 2021, was primarily related to an increase in interest expense incurred on our lines of credit and term loans and mortgage loans payable due to: (i) a larger debt portfolio as a result of the Merger; (ii) an increase in variable interest rates; (iii) a decrease in the gain in fair value recognized on our derivative financial instruments of $7,700,000; and (iv) an increase in loss on debt extinguishment of $2,511,000. Such increase in total interest expense was partially offset by a decrease in amortization of deferred financing costs on our lines of credit and term loans of $1,261,000. See Note 8, Mortgage Loans Payable, Net, and Note 9, Lines of Credit and Term Loan, to the Consolidated Financial Statements that are a part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, for a further discussion of debt extinguishments.

Gain or Loss on Dispositions of Real Estate Investments

For the year ended December 31, 2023, we recognized an aggregate net gain on dispositions of our real estate investments of $32,472,000 primarily related to the sale of six SHOP within our Central Florida Senior Housing Portfolio and 16 OM buildings. For the year ended December 31, 2022, we recognized an aggregate net gain on dispositions of our real estate investments of $5,481,000 related to the sale of one OM building, three senior housing facilities within our Central Florida Senior Housing Portfolio and two integrated senior health campuses. For the year ended December 31, 2021, we recognized an aggregate net loss on dispositions of our real estate investments of $100,000 related to the sale of one OM building, one SNF and two integrated senior health campuses. See Note 2, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies — Properties Held for Sale, and Note 3, Real Estate Investments, Net, to the Consolidated Financial Statements that are a part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Impairments

For the year ended December 31, 2023, we recognized aggregate impairment charges of $13,899,000 for two of our SHOP within the Northern California Senior Housing Portfolio and for one of our OM buildings within the Homewood AL Portfolio. For the year ended December 31, 2022, we recognized aggregate impairment charges on our real estate investments of $54,579,000 related to our SHOP within the Central Florida Senior Housing Portfolio, Pinnacle Warrenton ALF and the Mountain Crest Senior Housing Portfolio. For the year ended December 31, 2021, we recognized an impairment charge of $3,335,000 on an OM building, Mount Dora Medical Center. See Note 3, Real Estate Investments, Net, to the Consolidated Financial Statements that are a part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, for a further discussion of impairments of such real estate investments.

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For the year ended December 31, 2023, we recognized an impairment loss of $10,520,000 related to the write-off of trade name intangible assets at ancillary business units within Trilogy. For the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, we did not recognize impairment losses with respect to trade name intangible assets.

For the year ended December 31, 2023 and 2021, we did not recognize any goodwill impairment. For the year ended December 31, 2022, we determined that goodwill pertaining to our SHOP reporting segment was fully impaired and recognized an impairment loss of $23,277,000 in our accompanying consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss. See Note 18, Segment Reporting, to the Consolidated Financial Statements that are a part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, for a further discussion of such goodwill impairment.

Gain on Re-measurement of Previously Held Equity Interest

For the year ended December 31, 2023, we recognized a $726,000 gain on re-measurement of the fair value of our previously held equity interest in Memory Care Partners, LLC. For the year ended December 31, 2022, we recognized $19,567,000 gain on re-measurement of the fair value of our previously held equity interest in RHS. For the year ended December 31, 2021, we did not recognize any gain on re-measurement of any previously held equity interest. See Note 4, Business Combinations, to the Consolidated Financial Statements that are a part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, for a further discussion of the acquisitions of previously held equity interests.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Our principal sources of liquidity are cash flows from operations, borrowings under our lines of credit and proceeds from dispositions of real estate investments. For the next 12 months, our principal liquidity needs are to: (1) fund property operating expenses and general and administrative expenses; (2) meet our debt service requirements (including principal and interest); (3) fund development activities and capital expenditures; and (4) make distributions to our stockholders, as required for us to continue to qualify as a REIT. We believe that the sources of liquidity described above will be sufficient to satisfy our cash requirements for the next 12 months and thereafter. We do not have any material off-balance sheet arrangements that we expect would materially affect our liquidity and capital resources.

Material Cash Requirements

Capital Improvement Expenditures

A capital plan for each investment is established upon acquisition that contemplates the estimated capital needs of that investment, including costs of refurbishment, tenant improvements or other major capital expenditures. The capital plan also sets forth the anticipated sources of the necessary capital, which may include operating cash generated by the investment, capital reserves, a line of credit or other loan established with respect to the investment, other borrowings or additional equity investments from us and joint venture partners. The capital plan for each investment is adjusted through ongoing, regular reviews of our portfolio or as necessary to respond to unanticipated additional capital needs. As of December 31, 2023, we had $17,818,000 of restricted cash in loan impounds and reserve accounts to fund a portion of such capital expenditures. Based on the budget for the properties we owned as of December 31, 2023, we estimated that unspent discretionary expenditures for capital and tenant improvements as of such date are equal to $76,082,000 for 2024, although actual expenditures are dependent on many factors which are not presently known.

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Contractual Obligations

The following table provides information with respect to: (i) the maturity and scheduled principal repayment of our secured mortgage loans payable and lines of credit and term loan; (ii) interest payments on our mortgage loans payable and lines of credit and term loan, excluding the effect of our interest rate swaps; (iii) ground and other lease obligations; and (iv) financing and other obligations as of December 31, 2023 (in thousands):

Distributions and Share Repurchases

For information on distributions, see Part II, Item 5, Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities — Distributions, and the “Distributions” section below. For information on our share repurchase plan, see Note 13, Equity — Share Repurchase Plan, to the Consolidated Financial Statements that are a part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Credit Facilities

As of December 31, 2023, we were party to a credit agreement, as amended, with an aggregate maximum principal amount up to $1,050,000,000, or the 2022 Credit Facility. In addition, we are party to an agreement, as amended, regarding a senior secured revolving credit facility with an aggregate maximum principal amount of $400,000,000, or the 2019 Trilogy Credit Facility. On February 14, 2024, we, through our operating partnership, entered into an agreement that supersedes and replaces the 2022 Credit Facility with a credit facility with an aggregate maximum principal amount of up to $1,150,000,000, or the 2024 Credit Facility. See Note 9, Lines of Credit and Term Loan, and Note 21, Subsequent Events — 2024 Credit Facility, to the Consolidated Financial Statements that are a part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, for a further discussion.

As of December 31, 2023, our aggregate borrowing capacity under the 2022 Credit Facility and the 2019 Trilogy Credit Facility, as amended, was $1,450,000,000. As of December 31, 2023, our aggregate borrowings outstanding under our credit facilities was $1,224,723,000 and we had an aggregate of $225,277,000 available on such facilities. We believe that the resources described above will be sufficient to satisfy our cash requirements for the next 12 months and the longer term thereafter.

Cash Flows

The following table sets forth changes in cash flows (in thousands):

The following summary discussion of our changes in our cash flows is based on our accompanying consolidated statements of cash flows and is not meant to be an all-inclusive discussion of the changes in our cash flows for the periods presented below.

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Operating Activities

For the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, cash flows provided by operating activities were primarily related to property operations, offset by payments of general and administrative expenses and interest payments on our outstanding indebtedness. In general, cash flows from operating activities are affected by the timing of cash receipts and payments, as well as the substantial increase in net operating income for properties within our integrated senior health campuses segment since 2021 due to improved resident occupancy and expense management. See the “Results of Operations” section above for a further discussion. In addition, the increase of $129,855,000 in net cash provided by operating activities during the year ended December 31, 2022, as compared to the year ended December 31, 2021, was due to the increase in the size of our portfolio as a result of the Merger on October 1, 2021, thereby increasing our net operating income.

Investing Activities

For the year ended December 31, 2023, as compared to the year ended December 31, 2022, the change from net cash used in investing activities to net cash provided by investing activities was primarily due to a $136,235,000 increase in proceeds from dispositions of real estate investments and a $27,847,000 decrease in cash paid to acquire real estate investments. Such amounts were partially offset by a $28,271,000 increase in development and capital expenditures and an $17,962,000 increase in the issuance of real estate notes receivable. The decrease of $20,074,000 in net cash used in investing activities during the year ended December 31, 2022, as compared to the year ended December 31, 2021, was primarily due to a $43,798,000 increase in proceeds from dispositions of real estate, a $17,852,000 decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash acquired in connection with the Merger on October 1, 2021 and a $8,175,000 decrease in developments and capital expenditures. Such amounts were partially offset by a $13,714,000 payment to acquire the 50.0% controlling interest in RHS in August 2022. See Note 3, Real Estate Investments, Net and Note 4, Business Combinations, to the Consolidated Financial Statements that are a part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, for a further discussion of our acquisitions and dispositions.

Financing Activities

For the year ended December 31, 2023, as compared to the year ended December 31, 2022, the increase in net cash used in financing activities was primarily due to the: (i) $113,911,000 change from net borrowings under our lines of credit to net payments on our lines of credit; (ii) $25,162,000 increase in distributions paid to common stockholders; and (iii) $21,266,000 increase in payments on financing and other obligations. Such increases were offset by the $64,382,000 change from net payments on mortgage loans payable to net borrowings under mortgage loans payable and $20,230,000 decrease in repurchases of common stock. During 2023, we repaid our lines of credits primarily from operating cash flows, net proceeds from dispositions and proceeds from long-term mortgage loans payable financed at lower interest rates. The increase in cash used to pay distributions to common stockholders was primarily due to our board’s suspension of our DRIP offering beginning with distributions declared for the quarter ending December 31, 2022. The decrease in cash used to repurchase our common stock was primarily due to our board’s suspension of our share repurchase plan beginning with share repurchase requests for the quarter ending December 31, 2022.

The decrease of $137,033,000 in net cash provided by financing activities during the year ended December 31, 2022, as compared to the year ended December 31, 2021, was primarily due to a decrease in net borrowings under our mortgage loans payable of $269,296,000, a $28,334,000 increase in distributions paid to our common stockholders and a $20,317,000 payment to repurchase our common stock. During the year ended December 31, 2022, we also paid $2,075,000 in offering costs in connection with the filing of our Registration Statement on Form S-11 for our underwritten public offering that closed in February 2024. No such costs were paid during the year ended December 31, 2021. Such amounts were partially offset by an increase in net borrowings under our lines of credit and term loans of $161,900,000 and borrowings under a financing obligation of $25,900,000. The change in distributions paid to common stockholders was due to the suspension of all stockholder distributions on May 29, 2020 in response to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, which the board of directors of GAHR III subsequently reinstated in June 2021. The change in share repurchases was due to the suspension of the GAHR III share repurchase plan from May 31, 2020 through October 4, 2021, when the partial reinstatement of our share repurchase plan was approved by our board.

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Distributions

The income tax treatment for distributions reportable for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021 was as follows (dollars in thousands):

Amounts listed above do not include distributions paid on nonvested shares of our restricted common stock which have been separately reported.

The following tables reflect distributions we paid for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, along with the amount of distributions reinvested pursuant to our DRIP offering, as applicable, and the sources of distributions as compared to cash flows from operations or funds from operations attributable to controlling interest, or FFO, a non-GAAP financial measure (dollars in thousands):

As of December 31, 2023, any distributions of amounts in excess of our current and accumulated earnings and profits have resulted in a return of capital to our stockholders, and some portion of a distribution to our stockholders may have been paid from borrowings. For a further discussion of FFO, including a reconciliation of our GAAP net loss to FFO, see “Funds from Operations and Normalized Funds from Operations” below.

See Item 5, Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities — Distributions, for a further discussion of our distributions.

Financing

Mortgage Loans Payable, Net

For a discussion of our mortgage loans payable, see Note 8, Mortgage Loans Payable, Net, to the Consolidated Financial Statements that are a part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

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Lines of Credit and Term Loan

For a discussion of our lines of credit and term loan, see Note 9, Lines of Credit and Term Loan, and Note 21, Subsequent Events — 2024 Credit Facility, to the Consolidated Financial Statements that are a part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

REIT Requirements

In order to maintain our qualification as a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes, we are required to distribute to our stockholders a minimum of 90.0% of our REIT taxable income. Existing Internal Revenue Service, or IRS, guidance includes a safe harbor pursuant to which publicly offered REITs can satisfy the distribution requirement by distributing a combination of cash and stock to stockholders. In general, to qualify under the safe harbor, each stockholder must elect to receive either cash or stock, and the aggregate cash component of the distribution to stockholders must represent at least 20.0% of the total distribution. In the event that there is a shortfall in net cash available due to factors including, without limitation, the timing of such distributions or the timing of the collection of receivables, we may seek to obtain capital to make distributions by means of secured and unsecured debt financing through one or more unaffiliated third parties. We may also make distributions with cash from capital transactions including, without limitation, the sale of one or more of our properties.

Commitments and Contingencies

For a discussion of our commitments and contingencies, see Note 11, Commitments and Contingencies, to the Consolidated Financial Statements that are a part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Debt Service Requirements

A significant liquidity need is the payment of principal and interest on our outstanding indebtedness. As of December 31, 2023, we had $1,326,313,000 of fixed-rate and variable-rate mortgage loans payable outstanding secured by our properties. As of December 31, 2023, we had $1,224,723,000 outstanding and $225,277,000 remained available under our lines of credit. The weighted average effective interest rate on our outstanding debt factoring in our interest rate swaps was 5.72% per annum. See Note 8, Mortgage Loans Payable, Net, and Note 9, Lines of Credit and Term Loan, to the Consolidated Financial Statements that are a part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, for a further discussion.

We are required by the terms of certain loan documents to meet various financial and non-financial covenants, such as leverage ratios, net worth ratios, debt service coverage ratios and fixed charge coverage ratios. As of December 31, 2023, we were in compliance with all such covenants and requirements on our mortgage loans payable and our lines of credit and term loan. If any future covenants are violated, we anticipate seeking a waiver or amending the debt covenants with the lenders when and if such event should occur. However, there can be no assurances that management will be able to effectively achieve such plans.

Related Party Transactions

For a discussion of related party transactions, see Note 14, Related Party Transactions, to the Consolidated Financial Statements that are a part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Funds from Operations and Normalized Funds from Operations

Due to certain unique operating characteristics of real estate companies, the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, or NAREIT, an industry trade group, has promulgated a measure known as funds from operations, a non-GAAP financial measure, which we believe to be an appropriate supplemental performance measure to reflect the operating performance of a REIT. The use of funds from operations is recommended by the REIT industry as a supplemental performance measure, and our management uses FFO to evaluate our performance over time. FFO is not equivalent to our net income (loss) as determined under GAAP.

We define FFO, a non-GAAP financial measure, consistent with the standards established by the White Paper on funds from operations approved by the Board of Governors of NAREIT, or the White Paper. The White Paper defines funds from operations as net income (loss) computed in accordance with GAAP, excluding gains or losses from sales of certain real estate assets, gains or losses upon consolidation of a previously held equity interest and impairment writedowns of certain real estate assets and investments, plus depreciation and amortization related to real estate, and after adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures. While impairment charges are excluded from the calculation of FFO as described above, investors are cautioned that impairments are based on estimated future undiscounted cash flows. Adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures are calculated to reflect funds from operations. Our FFO calculation complies with NAREIT’s policy described above.

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Historical accounting for real estate involves the use of GAAP. Any other method of accounting for real estate such as the fair value method cannot be construed to be any more accurate or relevant than the comparable methodologies of real estate valuation found in GAAP. Nevertheless, we believe that the use of FFO, which excludes the impact of real estate-related depreciation and amortization and impairments, provides a further understanding of our operating performance to investors, industry analysts and our management, and when compared year over year, reflects the impact on our operations from trends in occupancy rates, rental rates, operating costs, general and administrative expenses and interest costs, which may not be immediately apparent from net income (loss).

We define normalized FFO attributable to controlling interest, or Normalized FFO, as FFO further adjusted for the following items included in the determination of GAAP net income (loss): expensed acquisition fees and costs, which we refer to as business acquisition expenses; amounts relating to changes in deferred rent and amortization of above- and below-market leases; the non-cash impact of changes to our equity instruments; non-cash or non-recurring income or expense; the non-cash effect of income tax benefits or expenses; capitalized interest; impairment of intangible assets and goodwill; amortization of closing costs on debt security investments; mark-to-market adjustments included in net income (loss); gains or losses included in net income (loss) from the extinguishment or sale of debt, hedges, foreign exchange, derivatives or securities holdings where trading of such holdings is not a fundamental attribute of the business plan; and after adjustments for consolidated and unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures, with such adjustments calculated to reflect Normalized FFO on the same basis.

However, FFO and Normalized FFO should not be construed to be more relevant or accurate than the current GAAP methodology in calculating net income (loss) as an indicator of our operating performance, GAAP cash flows from operations as an indicator of our liquidity or indicative of funds available to fund our cash needs, including our ability to make distributions to our stockholders. The method utilized to evaluate the value and performance of real estate under GAAP should be construed as a more relevant measure of operational performance and considered more prominently than the non-GAAP FFO and Normalized FFO measures and the adjustments to GAAP in calculating FFO and Normalized FFO.

Presentation of this information is intended to provide useful information to investors, industry analysts and management as they compare the operating performance used by the REIT industry, although it should be noted that not all REITs calculate funds from operations and normalized funds from operations the same way, so comparisons with other REITs may not be meaningful. FFO and Normalized FFO should be reviewed in conjunction with other measurements as an indication of our performance.

None of the SEC, NAREIT or any other regulatory body has passed judgment on the acceptability of the adjustments that we use to calculate FFO or Normalized FFO. In the future, the SEC, NAREIT or another regulatory body may decide to standardize the allowable adjustments across the REIT industry and we would have to adjust our calculation and characterization of FFO or Normalized FFO.

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The following is a reconciliation of net income or loss, which is the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, to FFO and Normalized FFO for the periods presented below (in thousands except for share and per share amounts):

Net Operating Income

Net operating income, or NOI, is a non-GAAP financial measure that is defined as net income (loss), computed in accordance with GAAP, generated from properties before general and administrative expenses, business acquisition expenses, depreciation and amortization, interest expense, gain or loss on dispositions, impairment of real estate investments, impairment of intangible assets and goodwill, income or loss from unconsolidated entities, gain on re-measurement of previously held equity interests, foreign currency gain or loss, other income and income tax benefit or expense.

NOI is not equivalent to our net income (loss) as determined under GAAP and may not be a useful measure in measuring operational income or cash flows. Furthermore, NOI should not be considered as an alternative to net income (loss) as an indication of our operating performance or as an alternative to cash flows from operations as an indication of our liquidity. NOI should not be construed to be more relevant or accurate than the current GAAP methodology in calculating net income (loss). NOI should be reviewed in conjunction with other measurements as an indication of our performance. Investors are also cautioned that NOI should only be used to assess our operational performance in periods in which we have not incurred or accrued any business acquisition expenses.

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We believe that NOI is an appropriate supplemental performance measure to reflect the performance of our operating assets because NOI excludes certain items that are not associated with the operations of the properties. We believe that NOI is a widely accepted measure of comparative operating performance in the real estate community. However, our use of the term NOI may not be comparable to that of other real estate companies as they may have different methodologies for computing this amount.

To facilitate understanding of this financial measure, the following is a reconciliation of net income or loss, which is the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, to NOI for the periods presented below (in thousands):

Subsequent Events

For a discussion of subsequent events, see Note 21, Subsequent Events, to the Consolidated Financial Statements that are a part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.