UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K
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ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020
or
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from ________________________________ to ________________________________
Commission File Number: 001-31458
Drive Shack Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation
or organization)
Maryland
10670 N. Central Expressway, Suite 700, Dallas, TX
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (646) 585-5591
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class:
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share
9.75% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, $0.01 par
value per share
8.05% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, $0.01 par
value per share
8.375% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, $0.01 par
value per share
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
81-0559116
75231
(Zip Code)
Trading Symbol(s)
DS
DS-PB
DS-PC
DS-PD
Name of exchange on which registered:
New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)
New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)
New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)
New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12
months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
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(§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).
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company. See definition of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer”, “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
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accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. £
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The aggregate market value of the common stock held by non-affiliates as of June 30, 2020 (computed based on the closing price on the last business day of the registrant's most
recently completed second quarter as reported on the NYSE) was: $105.5 million.
The number of shares outstanding of the registrant’s common stock was 91,291,255 as of February 22, 2021.
Portions of the registrant's definitive proxy statement for the registrant's 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, to be filed within 120 days of fiscal year-end, are incorporated
by reference into Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
This report contains certain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements relate
to, among other things, our operating performance, the performance of our investments, the stability of our earnings, and our financing needs. Forward-looking statements are
generally identifiable by use of forward-looking terminology such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “potential,” “intend,” “expect,” “endeavor,” “seek,” “anticipate,” “estimate,”
“overestimate,” “underestimate,” “believe,” “could,” “project,” “forecast,” “predict,” “continue” or other similar words or expressions. Forward-looking statements are based on
certain assumptions, discuss future expectations, describe future plans and strategies, contain projections of results of operations or of financial condition or state other forward-
looking information. Our ability to predict results or the actual outcome of future plans or strategies is inherently uncertain. Although we believe that the expectations reflected
in such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, our actual results and performance could differ materially from those set forth in the forward-looking
statements. These forward-looking statements involve risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results in future periods to differ materially from
forecasted results. Factors which could have a material adverse effect on our operations and future prospects include, but are not limited to:
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our ability to reopen and/or avoid future closure of our venues;
factors impacting attendance, such as local conditions, contagious diseases, including COVID-19, or the perceived threat of contagious diseases, disturbances,
natural disasters, and terrorist activities;
regulations and guidance of federal, state and local governments and health officials regarding the response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, including
with respect to business operations, safety protocols and public gatherings;
our financial liquidity and ability to access capital;
the ability to retain and attract members and guests to our properties;
changes in global, national and local economic conditions, including, but not limited to, increases in unemployment levels, changes in consumer spending
patterns, a prolonged economic slowdown and a downturn in the real estate market, particularly due to the COVID-19 pandemic;
effects of unusual weather patterns and extreme weather events, geographical concentrations with respect to our operations and seasonality of our business;
competition within the industries in which we operate or may pursue additional investments, including competition for sites for our Entertainment Golf venues;
material increases in our expenses, including but not limited to unanticipated labor issues, rent or costs with respect to our workforce, and costs of goods,
utilities and supplies;
our inability to sell or exit certain properties, and unforeseen changes to our ability to develop, redevelop or renovate certain properties;
our ability to further invest in our business and implement our strategies;
difficulty monetizing our real estate debt investments;
liabilities with respect to inadequate insurance coverage, accidents or injuries on our properties, adverse litigation judgments or settlements, or membership
deposits;
changes to and failure to comply with relevant regulations and legislation, including in order to maintain certain licenses and permits, and environmental
regulations in connection with our operations;
inability to execute on our growth and development strategy by successfully developing, opening and operating new venues;
impacts of failures of our information technology and cybersecurity systems;
the impact of any current or further legal proceedings and regulatory investigations and inquiries; and
other risks detailed from time to time below, particularly under the heading “Risk Factors,” and in our other reports filed with or furnished to the Securities and
Exchange Commission, which we refer to as the SEC in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or
achievements. The factors noted above could cause our actual results to differ significantly from those contained in any forward-looking statement.
Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any of these forward-looking statements, which reflect our management’s views only as of the date of this report. We are
under no duty to update any of the forward-looking statements after the date of this report to conform these statements to actual results.
DRIVE SHACK INC.
FORM 10-K
INDEX
PART I
Item 1.
Item 1A.
Item 1B.
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Item 3.
Item 4.
Item 5.
Item 6.
Item 7.
Business
Risk Factors
Unresolved Staff Comments
Properties
Legal Proceedings
Mine Safety Disclosures
Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
Removed and Reserved
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
PART II
General
Market Considerations
Application of Critical Accounting Policies
Results of Operations
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Contractual Obligations
Item 7A.
Item 8.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
Reports of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2020 and 2019
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 1 Organization
Note 2 Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Note 3 Revenues
Note 4 Segment Reporting
Note 5 Property and Equipment, Net of Accumulated Depreciation
Note 6 Leases
Note 7 Intangibles, Net of Accumulated Amortization
Note 8 Debt Obligations
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Note 13 Commitments and Contingencies
Note 14 Income Taxes
Note 15 Impairment and Other Losses
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Note 16 Summary Quarterly Consolidated Financial Information (Unaudited)
Note 17 Subsequent Events
Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
Controls and Procedures
Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
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Other Information
PART III
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Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
Executive Compensation
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters
Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence
Principal Accounting Fees and Services
PART IV
Exhibits; Financial Statement Schedules
Form 10-K Summary
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Item 1. Business.
PART I
Overview
Drive Shack Inc., which we refer to in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, together with its subsidiaries, as the Company, we and us, is an owner and operator of golf-related
leisure and social entertainment venues and courses focused on bringing people together through competitive socializing, by combining sports and entertainment with elevated
food and beverage offerings. The Company was formed in 2002 and its common stock is traded on the NYSE under the symbol as “DS.” Our mission is to become the largest
venue-based competitive socializing and entertainment platform in the country.
We conduct our business through three operating segments: (1) Entertainment Golf, (2) Traditional Golf and (3) corporate.
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Entertainment Golf | Drive Shack
Drive Shack offers leisure and social entertainment through its golf-related leisure and large-format entertainment venues with gaming and premier golf technology, a
chef-inspired menu, craft cocktails, and engaging social events throughout the year. Each Drive Shack venue features expansive, climate-controlled, suite style bays with
lounge seating; augmented-reality golf games and virtual course play; a restaurant and multiple bars; an outdoor patio with lawn games; and arcade games.
As of December 31, 2020, the Company owned or leased four Drive Shack venues located in Orlando, Florida; West Palm Beach, Florida; Raleigh, North Carolina; and
Richmond, Virginia. Additionally, the Company is committed to leases in New Orleans, Louisiana and in Manhattan (Randall’s Island), New York for its entertainment
golf venues. Drive Shack venues are freestanding 60,000 square feet open-air venues built on approximately 12 acres.
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Traditional Golf | American Golf
American Golf, acquired by the Company in December 2013, is one of the largest operators of golf properties in the United States. As an owner, lessee, and manager of
golf courses and country clubs for over 45 years, we believe American Golf is one of the most experienced operators in the traditional golf industry. As of December 31,
2020, we owned, leased or managed 60 properties across 9 states, and have more than 30,000 members. American Golf is focused on delivering lasting experiences for
our guests who played over 2.2 million rounds at our properties during 2020.
Our traditional golf operations are organized into three principal categories based on the nature of the revenue streams generated by the following properties: (1) public
properties (leased and owned), (2) private properties (leased and owned) and (3) managed properties (public and private).
Public Properties. Our 30 leased public properties generate revenues principally through daily green fees, golf cart rentals and food, beverage and merchandise sales.
Amenities at these properties generally include practice facilities, pro shops and food and beverage facilities. At certain locations, our public properties have larger
clubhouses with extensive banquet facilities. In addition, The Players Club is a fee-based monthly membership program offered at most of our public properties, with
membership benefits ranging from daily range access and off-peak course access to the ability to participate in golf clinics.
Private Properties. Our five leased or owned private properties, which are open primarily to members and their guests, generate revenues principally through initiation
fees, membership dues, food, beverage and merchandise sales, and guest fees. Amenities at these properties typically include practice facilities, full-service clubhouses
with a pro shop, locker room facilities and multiple food and beverage outlets, including grills, restaurants and banquet facilities.
Managed Properties. Our 25 managed properties are operated by American Golf pursuant to management agreements with the owners of each property. We recognize
revenue from each of these properties in an amount equal to a management fee and the reimbursements of certain operating costs.
During 2020, the Company sold one public owned golf property for an aggregate sale price of $34.5 million, resulting in a gain of $16.6 million. As of December 31,
2020, we have successfully sold 25 of our 26 owned golf properties for a total aggregate sales price of $204.2 million.
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During 2020, the Company entered into a total of four new management agreements. One of the new management agreements related to the golf property sold during the
year and another related to a terminated lease but in both instances, the Company was retained as manager.
See Note 5 in Part II, Item 8 “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” for additional information.
Growth Strategy
We believe that golf as a sport and form of entertainment continues to expand from spending time at an elite exclusive country club to include a more hip, upbeat, social
experience, which increases demand across a broader potential base of customers. As a result of this expansion, the hospitality and leisure spaces associated with these new
forms of a traditional sport are evolving to appeal to a different, vibrant and new audience and customer base in the leisure and entertainment industry.The rapidly growing
competitive socializing market combines entertainment, sports, and dining to address the shift in consumer preferences for social and interactive experiences. This more than $1
trillion market is led by the interest of the 72-million-person millennial segment of consumers. Research across this segment indicates that 78% of millennials prefer to spend
money on an experience versus buying something material and that 70% of consumers prefer to dine at entertainment formats versus traditional casual restaurants for group
occasions.
As we build our brand through the existing operation of Drive Shack locations and through the new Puttery locations, we continue to strengthen our position in this growing
industry. We believe there is significant opportunity for Drive Shack to capture market share given the industry disruption from the COVID-19 pandemic and the structural
decline of dated businesses, coupled with the rising demand for social and interactive entertainment options. We have strategically aligned our Drive Shack and Puttery
businesses to provide competitive, social and interactive experiences to capitalize on this unique and timely opportunity, as we feel other entertainment concepts in our industry
have failed to address the shift in consumer preferences. There are a variety of consumers who seek out active socializing options. We will use data and testing to understand
their unique drivers and mindsets, test consumer behaviors, spending habits, and finally optimize to find the most effective way to target, acquire, and retain consumers.
We believe Drive Shack is the only company comprised of a truly integrated portfolio of both Entertainment and Traditional Golf businesses, which provides us with a unique
opportunity to unlock top site locations by leveraging the operational experiences and municipal relationships developed by our Traditional Golf business.
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New Venue Development and Growth | Puttery
The Puttery is our new, indoor entertainment golf experience set to debut in summer 2021, with the first two venues opening in Dallas, Texas and Charlotte, North
Carolina
Puttery is expected to expand our business by diversifying our experiential offerings with a modern spin on indoor mini golf through auto-scoring technology that
presents digital scores to guests in real-time. Each location will feature a series of tech-enabled miniature golf courses anchored by bars and other social spaces and
exceptional food and beverage offerings that will serve to create engaging and fun experiences for our guests.
Our Puttery venues require much less space, approximately 15,000 – 20,000 sq. ft. of indoor new or existing retail space. The new smaller format is expected to expand
venue potential by hundreds of markets due to the vast availability of real estate, shorter development timelines, less capital risk and higher development yields compared
to large format venues.
Puttery enables us to expand our national footprint with growth potential across hundreds of markets due to shorter development timelines, lower capital risk and higher
potential development yields. Advanced data and demographic analytics will allow us to strategically evaluate and develop a robust pipeline of target sites in prioritized
markets across the United States. As we look to further grow our Puttery brand, the smaller format offers us the opportunity to improve investment returns and take
advantage of the vast availability of retail space at a potential discount.
Today, we have agreements in place with landlords to develop our first two Puttery locations. We plan to launch our first Puttery in the summer of 2021 in Dallas, Texas,
followed soon thereafter by a second location in Charlotte, North Carolina. We will analyze the performance of these first two locations, assessing whether results are in
line with our projections and financial expectations. Optimizations and adjustments will be made, if needed, to further refine our operational and financial models as we
expand our Puttery national footprint. We have previously announced plans for
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an additional five Puttery locations that will open or be near completion by the end of 2021 and open an additional 10 locations by the end of 2022.
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A Modernized Socializing Experience
Current Consumer Preferences. Our portfolio of current and future entertainment venues directly addresses consumers’ changing preferences and provides a new type of
leisure with multiple experiences under one roof, including:
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Social Entertainment – A unique and curated experience where guests can interact, compete and socialize in a sophisticated, fun setting.
Sports – Technology forward activities and robust gaming platforms that promote competition and create unique and lasting experiences.
Food & Beverage – A complete social experience is rounded out by exceptional food and beverage options. Along with heightened visual and audio cues, craft
cocktails and curated food choices will enhance the overall experience for every consumer.
Inclusivity – An activity and experience that allows everyone to participate and enjoy, regardless of skill level.
Our focus is on creating an environment that enables friendly competition and connecting with friends and family, providing our guests with memorable and meaningful
experiences. These experiences are designed to cater to a range of audiences and competitive appetites, to attract new guests and to drive loyalty and advocacy among
our existing guests.
Innovation. Golf as a sport and form of entertainment continues to transform. We believe innovation is at the essence of creating the modernized, broadly appealing golf
and entertainment experience. In an industry with a high degree of competition, innovation serves as a key differentiator. We strive to innovate across all our offerings
including technology powered golf games, food and beverage menu offerings, and venue formats. Our proprietary gaming software allows us the ability to consistently
develop and launch new games. In 2021, we also plan to introduce Puttery, our new smaller format venues, providing a modern spin on the classic game of mini golf
through the innovative use of auto-scoring technology that presents digital scores to guests in real-time.
Technology. We have arrangements with our golf ball tracking technology partners for both our Drive Shack venues and new smaller format Puttery venues. We pair
these ball-tracking technologies with our in-house proprietary gaming software to create state-of-the-art gaming experiences. We have purposefully designed our gaming
software to be ultra-flexible, allowing us to develop, test, and launch new games continuously.
Our Drive Shack venues are equipped with radar-based TrackMan™ technology, which provides precision ball tracking, in real time, affording us the ability to bring our
augmented reality gaming to the next level. Our proprietary gaming software provides us with the unique ability to continuously develop and release cutting edge, fun
and engaging games. Our current suite of proprietary games includes Darts, Monster Hunt, ShackJack and Pro Range. We intend to refresh our existing games and
supplement with new releases periodically. In addition, our partnership with TrackMan™ provides our guests with access to an extensive portfolio of world-famous
virtual golf courses. These games and virtual golf courses are suitable for all skill sets and competitive appetites.
Elevated Food & Beverage. Our venues feature chef-inspired food offerings alongside inventive craft cocktails. Our menus feature a thoughtfully curated selection of
shareable food options, further enabling the socializing nature of our venues. In March 2020, we launched a new food menu focusing on upscaling our menu items. Our
new menu is designed and tailored to consumer preferences and lifestyle trends, offering unique flavors, and high-quality fresh ingredients to create a premium selection
of options to appeal to our broad range of guests.
Alongside our new food menu, will be our revamped beverage offerings that will feature a variety of beers, craft cocktails, non-alcoholic cocktails, canned wine and
seltzers, and premium spirits. Our beer selection will consist of local and regional craft beers that will vary by venue locations. In certain locations, we have partnerships
with local breweries which source and produce exclusive beverages in both our Drive Shack and Puttery venues.
We plan to rollout new seasonal or limited time offerings, to supplement our core menu and give our guests more reasons to keep coming back as well as attract new
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Events. Our venues provide an electric atmosphere for experiential event options spanning corporate events to social gatherings. Each venue features climate-controlled
bays, 300-plus television screens, a rooftop terrace with fire pits, and private indoor and outdoor meeting spaces fully equipped with A/V technology and wi-fi, that can
accommodate a variety of group sizes up to 1,200 guests. Our event packages feature an elevated chef-inspired catering menu and beverage packages, that are
customizable to our guests. Our dedicated event team handles everything from planning to execution to create memorable and meaningful experiences for all our event
participants.
While the COVID-19 pandemic had an impact on our large group events business in 2020, we promoted unique, safe and socially distant packages for small group
gatherings. Our 2-Bay Package was created to encourage small event bookings across our Drive Shack locations, which allows for groups of 10 people or less to reserve
two bays and includes a generous food and beverage credit and two hours of golf play.
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Site selection, development, and the experience
Site Selection. Our site selection process is integral to the successful execution of our growth strategy. Our site selection process is led by our Real Estate Committee and
integrates a variety of analytical measures with an evaluation of key factors of the overall quality and viability of potential sites. These factors include but are not limited
to size and quality of land and existing real estate space; population demographics, such as target population density and household income levels; competition levels in
the market; site visibility, accessibility and traffic volume; proximity to other entertainment facilities, restaurants and bars; and market or landlord incentives.
Venue Development. Our Drive Shack venue formats are generally open-air 60,000 square feet venues on average built on approximately 12 to 15 acres of land. This
format features 72 to 96 plus climate-controlled bays with lounge seating and an approximately 200 yard outfield. The total investment cost of a new Drive Shack venue
ranges from $25 to $40 million. We may either enter into a long-term ground lease or purchase the land for our Drive Shack venue format. The average development
time for our large format Drive Shack venue is 18 to 24 months.
We are currently committed to leases in New Orleans, Louisiana and in Manhattan (Randall’s Island), New York for future Drive Shack entertainment golf venues.
Our new smaller format Puttery venues are targeted at between 15,000 to 20,000 square feet of existing indoor space. This format will feature multiple courses,
depending on venue size and layout. The total investment cost of a new smaller format Puttery venue is expected to range from $7 to $11 million, exclusive of landlord
incentives. We believe the development timeline for our new smaller format Puttery venues will average 6 to 9 months in total and will vary based on the unique layout
of each venue.
We plan to open our first two Puttery venues in Dallas, Texas and Charlotte, North Carolina in summer 2021 and plan to open or be near completion of five additional
Puttery venues by the end of 2021.
On occasion, we expect that our various venue formats may be smaller or larger or cost more or less than our targeted range, depending on the specific circumstances of
the selected site or market.
Transcending the Experience. At Drive Shack, we look to create meaningful and memorable experiences by combining world class golf technology, great drinks,
delicious food and welcoming environments. Our Drive Shack venues are organized and designed to spread and amplify guest energy and revolutionize the golf and
competitive socializing experience. We encourage our guests to interact with other guests by way of carefully placed bars and lounges, social event areas, outdoor patios
and climate-controlled bays. The lighting, finishes and furniture are contemporary yet comfortable and are purposely organized for group interaction and a social
atmosphere. Whether a golfer or not we want everyone to feel comfortable experiencing our version of golf.
Our new smaller format Puttery venues consist of character filled, exciting, adult focused mini-golf and leisure spaces with social interaction in mind. Each location is
customized to create unique ways to mingle with your friends for a night out, have drinks with colleagues or meet new people. These bar forward mini-golf spaces blend
vintage golf with upscale casual lifestyle through the strategic placement of the lounges, bars, courses and VIP spaces within each venue. The courses are intimate,
transformative and designed specifically to keep people connected and socializing while playing technology enhanced mini golf. Beverage and food opportunities are
plentiful with multiple bars and a full-service kitchen. Our lounge furniture and finishes are all created with a comfortable yet upscale experience.
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Marketing
• Growing Brand Awareness
Continuing to build and grow brand awareness is our priority. Our strategy consists of multiple layers, which includes local and national data and demographic profiles
to identify interests and behaviors, competitors and consumption habits of our target consumers. We expect that our new agency partners are developing creative content
and messaging that will both continue to grow our Drive Shack and American Golf business and bring the Puttery brand successfully to market. Marketing will always
be a full funnel strategy, including paid and earned media, digital, social, video, out-of-home, events, customer relationship management (“CRM”), influencer
marketing, content creation, and celebrity collaboration. Our CRM and loyalty programs are being built to help ensure that we are targeting and retaining our core
consumers and using data driven analytics to build messaging that will grow retention and brand loyalty.
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Embracing Local Communities
Local Partnerships. Each Drive Shack venue prides itself on forging bonds with local partners in the community. For example, our core Drive Shack venue in Richmond
has a continued partnership with a local brewery, which created and produces an exclusive premium beer for our venue; while our Drive Shack venue in Raleigh has
recently partnered with a local female-owned brewery, to create a new, soon to be released, specialty beverage. We have also collaborated with a local specialty ice
cream shop to create a new scratch rendition of the classic ice cream sandwich inspired by Drive Shack and Arnold Palmer, called the Chilly Palmer. We plan to continue
to explore local partnerships and collaborations that may vary by venue and geographic location.
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Customized Programming and Promotions
Unique Programs. Our guest experience is enhanced by ongoing events and programs designed to engage a range of guest desires, including quarterly Social Leagues
and Summer Swing Academy, which introduces young kids to golf in a fun, relaxed environment. Intended to drive new and repeat guests to our venues, we introduced
Limited Time Offers ("LTOs") that are rolled out on a quarterly basis. The LTOs typically include three new food and three new beverage offerings that have been
created and inspired by our talented chefs in each of our Drive Shack venues
We also have designed some of our programming around seasonal events, including March Madness, National Beer Day, and Easter, with our family themed Easter Egg
Hunt. We prioritized innovating new ways for guests to compete within the venue and in 2020, we developed a new, repeatable tournament model, Drive Shack Open,
for use at our large format entertainment venues. The Drive Shack Open is geared towards more competitive, avid golfers and is structured as a single-day tournament,
with four-person teams, a team entry fee and prizes awarded to teams based on scores. In December 2020, we debuted our first Drive Shack Open tournament, which
was met with huge demand as all available team slots were sold out in advance of the tournament. We have also developed an in-venue tournament model, Monster Hunt
Challenge, that is geared towards less serious players and non-golfers. The Monster Hunt Challenge is structured as a 4-week tournament model built specifically for
competition with "high score" tournament mentality for both groups and solo players, with unlimited entries at a low cost per entry fee and prizes awarded based on
highest score.
Promotional Campaigns. We periodically develop promotional programs to attract new guests and increase the length of stay and spend per visitor. Our promotional
programs include Happy Hour specials, offering discounted food and beverage selections during specified periods of time. We also launched a new winter promotion
“$12 Tuesdays” offering $12 per hour bay play to appeal to our existing guests and to encourage new guests to experience our version of golf in climate-controlled bays.
We also launched a 2-Bay promotional package in Fall 2020 that allows for groups of 10 guests or less to reserve two bays and includes a generous food and beverage
credit and two hours of play for a reasonable set price. This has been a successful promotion and event revenue has increased meaningfully since the launch.
Additionally, we offered a half-price game play promotion through most of 2020 following the reopening of our three Gen 2.0 Drive Shack venues in the second quarter
after their temporary closures due to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in mid-March 2020. In Orlando, we created a game play promotional pass in December 2020
upon the reopening of that venue.
Intellectual Property
We have registered the trademark Drive Shack® and American Golf® and their primary logos and the trademarks relating to Puttery and have registered or applied to register
certain additional trademarks with the United States Patent and Trademark
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Office and in various foreign countries. We consider our trade name and our logo to be important features of our operations and seek to actively monitor and protect our interest
in this property in the various jurisdictions where we operate. We also have certain trade secrets, such as our recipes, processes, proprietary information and certain software
programs that we protect by requiring all of our employees to accept an agreement to keep trade secrets confidential in connection with their onboarding process.
Policies with Respect to Certain Other Activities
Subject to the approval of our board of directors, we have the authority to offer our common stock or other equity or debt securities to raise cash financing, in exchange for
property and to repurchase or otherwise reacquire our shares or any other securities and may engage in such activities in the future. We also may make loans to, or provide
guarantees of certain obligations of, our subsidiaries. We may engage in the purchase and sale of investments. Our officers and directors may change any of these policies and
any investment guidelines without a vote of our stockholders. Our board of directors has the authority, without stockholder approval (subject in certain cases to NYSE
shareholder approval requirements), to issue additional common stock or preferred stock in any manner and on such terms and for such consideration it deems appropriate,
including in exchange for cash or property.
Competition
We operate in a highly competitive industry and compete primarily on the basis of location, featured facilities, quality and breadth of product offerings and price. As a result,
competition for market share in the industry in which we compete is significant.
Our Entertainment Golf business competes with restaurants, dining and social clubs and other entertainment attractions including movie theaters, sporting events, bowling
alleys, sports activity centers, arcades and entertainment centers, nightclubs and theme parks. Many of the entities operating these businesses are larger and better capitalized,
have a greater number of stores, have been in business longer and are better established with stronger name recognition in the markets where our Entertainment Golf and new
smaller format Puttery venues are located or are planned to be located. As a result, they may be able to invest greater resources than we can in attracting customers and succeed
in attracting customers who would otherwise come to our venues. In addition, the competition is subject to frequent innovations in the products and services offerings which
could significantly impact our ability to attract and retain new and recurring guests.
Our Traditional Golf properties compete on a local and regional level with other country clubs and golf properties. The level of competition in the Traditional Golf business
varies from region to region and is subject to change as existing facilities are renovated or new facilities are developed.
For more information about the competition we face generally and in our Entertainment and Traditional Golf businesses specifically, see Part I, Item 1A. “Risk Factors-Risks
Related to Our Business-Competition in the industry in which we operate could have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations.”
Seasonality
Seasonality can affect our results of operations. Our Traditional Golf business is subject to seasonal fluctuations as colder temperatures and shorter days reduce the demand for
outdoor activities. As a result, the Traditional Golf business generates a disproportionate share of its annual revenue in the second and third quarters of each year. In addition,
our Entertainment Golf business and our new smaller format Puttery venues could be significantly impacted on a season-to-season basis, based on corporate event and social
gathering volumes during holiday seasons and school vacation schedules. For this reason, a quarter-to-quarter comparison may not be a good indicator of our current and/or
future performance.
Government Regulation of Our Business
Our properties and operations are subject to a number of environmental laws. As a result, we may be required to incur costs to comply with the requirements of these laws, such
as those relating to water resources, discharges to air, water and land, the handling and disposal of solid and hazardous waste and the cleanup of properties affected by regulated
materials. Under these and other environmental requirements, we may be required to investigate and clean up hazardous or toxic substances or chemical releases from currently
owned, formerly owned or operated facilities.
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Environmental laws typically impose cleanup responsibility and liability on a property owner without regard to whether the property owner knew of or caused the presence of
the contaminants. We may use certain substances and generate certain wastes that may be deemed hazardous or toxic under such laws, and from time to time have incurred, and
in the future may incur, costs related to cleaning up contamination resulting from historic uses by us or by previous owners of certain of our current or former properties or our
treatment, storage or disposal of wastes at facilities owned by others. Our facilities are also subject to risks associated with mold, asbestos and other indoor building
contaminants. The costs of investigation, remediation or removal of regulated materials may be substantial, and the presence of those substances, or the failure to remediate a
property properly, may impair our ability to use, transfer or obtain financing for our property. We may be required to incur costs to remediate potential environmental hazards,
mitigate environmental risks in the future, or comply with other environmental laws and regulations.
In addition, in order to build, improve, upgrade or expand some of our facilities, we may be subject to environmental review under the National Environmental Policy Act and,
for projects in California, the California Environmental Quality Act. Both acts require that a specified government agency study any proposal for potential environmental
impacts and include in its analysis various alternatives. Any improvement proposal may not be approved or may be approved with modifications that substantially increase the
cost or decrease the desirability of implementing the project.
We are also subject to regulation by the United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration and similar health and safety laws in other jurisdictions. These regulations
impact a number of aspects of operations, including golf course maintenance and food handling and preparation.
The ownership and operation of our facilities subjects us to federal, state and local laws regulating zoning, land development, land use, building design and construction, and
other real estate-related laws and regulations.
Our facilities and operations are subject to the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended by the ADA Amendments Act of 2008, which we refer to in this Annual
Report on Form 10-K as the ADA. The ADA generally requires that we remove architectural barriers when readily achievable so that our facilities are made accessible to people
with disabilities. In addition, the ADA Amendments Act of 2008, included additional compliance requirements for golf facilities and recreational areas. Noncompliance could
result in imposition of fines or an award of damages to private litigants. Federal legislation or regulations may further amend the ADA to impose more stringent requirements
with which we would have to comply.
We are also subject to various local, state and federal laws, regulations and administrative practices affecting our business. For instance, we must comply with provisions
regulating equal employment, wage and hour practices and licensing requirements and regulations for the sale of food and alcoholic beverages.
Taxation
On February 23, 2017, the Company revoked its election to be treated as a real estate investment trust, or a REIT, effective January 1, 2017. The Company operated in a
manner intended to qualify as a REIT for federal income tax purposes through December 31, 2016. Since January 1, 2017, we have generally been subject to federal and state
income tax on our taxable income at regular corporate rates, and distributions to stockholders paid on or after January 1, 2017 are not deductible by us in computing our taxable
income. Any such corporate tax liability could be substantial. Although we have net operating loss carryforwards that may be available to reduce our taxable income for U.S.
federal and state income tax purposes and thereby reduce such tax liability, a portion of such carryforwards may be limited in its use due to certain provisions of the Internal
Revenue Code, which we refer to in this Annual Report on Form 10-K as the Code. Therefore, no assurances can be given that those losses will remain usable or will not
become subject to limitations (including under the "ownership change" provisions under Section 382 of the Code). In particular, if the Company has undergone or were to
undergo an “ownership change” for purposes of Section 382 of the Code, the Company could incur materially greater tax liability than if the Company had not undergone such
an ownership change. For additional information, see Part I, Item 1A. “Risk Factors-Risks Related to our Tax Status and the 1940 Act.”
Employees
Entertainment Golf
As of December 31, 2020, there were approximately 551 employees in our Entertainment Golf segment including: 481 hourly venue employees, 36 venue managers and 34
corporate personnel.
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Traditional Golf
As of December 31, 2020, there were approximately 2,512 employees in our Traditional Golf segment: 2,220 hourly course employees, 258 course managers and 34 corporate
personnel.
Corporate
As of December 31, 2020, there were nine employees in our Corporate segment.
The number of Company employees represented by unions, and solely within the Traditional Golf business, is insignificant. We believe our current relations with our
employees are good.
Corporate Governance
We emphasize the importance of professional business conduct and ethics through our corporate governance initiatives. Our board of directors consists of a majority of
independent directors under the NYSE listing standards. The Audit, Compensation and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees of our board of directors are
composed exclusively of independent directors. We have adopted corporate governance guidelines and a code of business conduct and ethics, which delineate our standards for
our directors, officers and employees.
Where Readers Can Find Additional Information
The Company files annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information required by the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which we refer
to in this Annual Report on Form 10-K as the Exchange Act, with the SEC. Our SEC filings are available to the public from the SEC’s internet site at http://www.sec.gov.
Our internet site for our stockholders and other interested parties is http://ir.driveshack.com. We make available free of charge through our internet site our annual reports on
Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, proxy statements and Forms 3, 4 and 5 filed on behalf of directors and executive officers and any
amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to the Exchange Act as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file such material with, or furnish it to, the
SEC. Also posted on our website in the "Investor Relations-Corporate Governance” section are charters for the Company’s Audit Committee, Compensation Committee and
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, as well as our Corporate Governance Guidelines and our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics governing our directors,
officers and employees. Information on, or accessible through, our website is not a part of, and is not incorporated into, this report.
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Item 1A. Risk Factors
An investment in our common stock involves risk and uncertainties. In addition to the information contained elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K and other filings
that we make with the SEC, the following risk factors should be carefully considered in evaluating our business or making an investment decision involving our common stock.
The occurrence or manifestation in whole or in part of any of the following risks could harm our business, financial conditions and results of operations, cash flows and/or the
trading price of our common stock. In addition, our actual performance could differ materially from any results expressed or implied by forward-looking statements contained
in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, in any of our other filings with the SEC and other communications by us, both written and oral, depending on a variety of factors,
including the risks and uncertainties described below. Our business is also subject to general risks and uncertainties that affect many other companies, including, but not
limited to, overall economic and industry conditions, and additional risks and uncertainties that are currently not known or we believe are immaterial may also have a material
negative impact on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Risks Related to Our Business and Industry
The current COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted, and may continue to disrupt, our business, and may continue to have a material adverse effect on our business, operations
and results of operations.
Pandemics or disease outbreaks, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, have, and may continue to have, a negative impact on customer traffic at our entertainment golf and
traditional golf venues, which makes it more difficult to staff our venues. We have experienced, or may experience, closures, difficulty in obtaining supplies and/or increases to
commodity costs, potentially for prolonged periods of time. We also may need to limit the number of people that use our facilities at any given time. State and local
governmental authorities have imposed various restrictions and other measures to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, which also have negatively impacted our business
operations. State and local governments in the United States that previously removed or eased restrictions on certain businesses, including ours during the second quarter of
2020, may reintroduce restrictions in the future, as the COVID-19 outbreak continues to be dynamic and expanding, and its ultimate scope, duration and effects remain
uncertain. For example, we may be required to limit the hours in which we are permitted to serve food and beverages.
In addition, our operations have been further disrupted when our employees or employees of our business partners are suspected of having COVID-19 or other illnesses since
this has required us or our business partners to quarantine some or all such employees and close and disinfect our impacted restaurant facilities. If a significant percentage of
our workforce or the workforce of our business partners are unable to work, including as result of illness or travel or government restrictions in connection with pandemics or
disease outbreaks, our operations may be negatively impacted, potentially materially adversely affecting our business, liquidity, financial condition or results of operations. This
could also cause a delay in our ability to build our facilities and implement our strategies. In addition, we are required by local and state regulations to report employees who
have contracted or been exposed to the virus.
Furthermore, such viruses may be transmitted through human contact, and the risk of contracting viruses, or the perceived risk of infection or health risk, could continue to
cause employees or guests to avoid gathering in public places, such as our venues, which adversely impacts our guest traffic and our ability to adequately staff venues. We have
been adversely affected when government authorities have imposed and continue to impose restrictions on public gatherings, human interactions, operations of restaurants or
mandatory closures, seek voluntary closures, restrict hours of operations or impose curfews, restrict the import or export of products or if suppliers issue mass recalls of
products. Additional regulation or requirements with respect to the compensation of our employees could also have an adverse effect on our business. Additionally, different
jurisdictions have seen varying levels of outbreaks or resurgences in outbreaks, and corresponding differences in government responses, which may make it difficult for us to
plan or forecast an appropriate response.
The COVID-19 pandemic and mitigation measures have also had an adverse impact on global economic conditions, which have had an adverse effect on our business and
financial condition. Our revenue and operating results may be affected by uncertain or changing economic and market conditions arising in connection with and in response to
the COVID-19 pandemic, including prolonged periods of high unemployment, inflation, prolonged weak consumer demand, decreased consumer discretionary spending,
political instability or other unforeseen changes. The significance of the operational and financial impact to us will depend on the duration and severity of disruptions caused by
COVID-19, and the success of corresponding responses to contain the virus and treat those affected by it.
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To the extent the COVID-19 pandemic adversely affects our business and financial results, it may also have the effect of heightening many of the other risk factors described in
this “Risk Factors” section, such as those relating to our level of indebtedness, results of operations and cash flows.
We have not yet completed development and opening of our Puttery venues. There can be no assurance that the Puttery venues will operate as expected, or at all.
We plan to debut several Puttery venues in 2021. This plan depends on the completion of construction at the first two locations in Dallas, Texas and Charlotte, North Carolina
and other key development projects, including with respect to our venue design and technology and identifying locations and executing the leases for the remaining five Puttery
venues, all of which remain in various stages of planning or process and may not occur on the timelines that we expect. Following the execution of any leases, we have in the
past terminated, and may in the future terminate, such leases for various reasons prior to the construction or opening of the venue, which could delay our plans. In addition, we
have in the past replaced or repaired and may in the future replace or repair the technology at our various venues which could further delay our plans. For example in 2019, we
closed our Orlando location for approximately one month in order to install our TrackMan™ radar-based system, replacing our older technology. In the past, the construction
time of our existing Drive Shack locations has exceeded our expected build timelines. For instance, our Orlando location opened approximately one month later than we had
projected. If we are unable to develop and open the Puttery venues as expected, or, when and if opened, they do not accomplish the goals described herein, or if we experience
delays or cost overruns in development, our business, operating results, cash flows and liquidity could be materially and adversely affected.
We may experience time delays, unforeseen expenses and other complications while developing the Puttery venues. These complications can delay the commencement of
revenue-generating activities, reduce the amount of revenue we earn and increase our costs. Delays in the development beyond our estimated timelines, or amendments or
change orders to development contracts we have entered into and will enter into in the future, could increase the cost of completion beyond the amounts that we estimate.
Increased costs could require us to obtain additional sources of financing to continue development on our estimated development timeline or to fund our operations during such
development. Any delay in completion of a Puttery venue could cause a delay in the receipt of revenues estimated therefrom. As a result of any one of these factors, any
significant development delay, whatever the cause, could have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results, cash flows and liquidity.
The amount of revenue we generate at our venues may decrease in connection with changes in consumer spending patterns, particularly discretionary expenditures for
leisure and recreation.
Consumer spending patterns, particularly discretionary expenditures for leisure and recreation, are subject to factors beyond our control. Should consumers decrease their
discretionary spending in general, and in particular on leisure and entertainment, our revenues could decline and our operating margins could decrease, either of which would
adversely affect our business. In general, economic recessions or downturns, increased unemployment, low consumer confidence and outlook, and depressed housing markets
could cause a decrease in discretionary spending among our customers and potential customers. In addition, because we generate revenues at physical locations that require our
customers to travel, consumer spending could also be impacted in a way that is material for our business as a result of war, terrorist activities or threats and heightened travel
security measures instituted in response to these events and the financial condition of the airline, automotive and other transportation-related industries and its impact on travel,
gasoline prices and natural disasters, such as earthquakes, tornadoes, hurricanes, wildfires, blizzards, droughts and floods and outbreaks of epidemic, pandemic or influenza,
coronavirus and other contagious diseases afflicting the geographic regions in which we operate. These factors and other global, national and regional conditions can adversely
affect, and from time to time have adversely affected, individual properties, particular regions or our business as a whole. Any one or more of these factors could negatively
affect the sales volume and profitability of our services, food and beverages at our Entertainment Golf venues and Traditional Golf properties, and rounds played at our
Traditional Golf properties. In addition, in the case of our traditional golf venues, during such periods of adverse economic conditions, we may experience increased rates of
resignations of existing members, a decrease in the rate of new member enrollment, a decrease in golf rounds played or reduced spending, any of which may result in, among
other things, financial losses and decreased revenues.
Our growth strategy may be materially and adversely affected by our inability to fund, develop and open new entertainment venues and operate them profitably.
Our business strategy relies on our ability to develop, open and operate golf entertainment venues, including Drive Shack venues and Puttery venues. As of the date of this
Annual Report on Form 10-K, we have four open and operating Drive Shack
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venues. Our strategy includes the continued expansion of our geographic footprint by opening Drive Shack New Orleans, Drive Shack Randall’s Island and launching Puttery
venues. Opening new venues requires us to identify locations with a favorable consumer market, enter into contracts to lease and/or purchase land, construct our venues in
compliance with applicable zoning, licensing, land use and environmental regulations and finance our development, construction and opening costs. Thus, there can be no
assurance that we will successfully open new Drive Shack or Puttery venues in accordance with the timing and cost assumptions inherent in our strategic plan. In addition, if the
construction and compliance costs of any venue exceeds our budgeted estimates, our expected return on investment would be diminished, which could increase our cost of
capital relative to returns and slow our growth strategy or ability to fund it.
In order to operate venues profitably, we must maintain efficient levels of costs, including hiring, training and retaining skilled management and other employees necessary to
meet staffing needs and in procuring and pricing our products, including bay-play and food and beverages. Our failure to staff our venues on a cost-effective basis or set
appropriate pricing levels creates the risk of diminished operating margins at the venue level. In addition, if we do not successfully attract consumers to our venue, or if they
suffer a negative customer experience, we are at risk of not generating adequate revenues to create a favorable margin over our operating costs. Factors that could inhibit our
ability to attract consumers to our venues include competition from other food and leisure venues, poor customer service at our venues and technological failures in our
consumer-facing technology. Thus, there can be no assurance that we will achieve profitability at any individual venue, which could have a significant adverse effect on our
overall operating results.
We have a limited operating history, which may not be sufficient to evaluate our business and prospects.
We have a limited operating history and track record at Drive Shack venues and no operating history for our Puttery venues. A number of our Entertainment Golf venues are,
and in the future others will be, located in areas where we have little or no meaningful operating experience. Those markets may have different competitive conditions, local
regulatory requirements, consumer tastes and discretionary spending patterns than our existing markets, which may cause our new venues to be less successful than we expect.
As a result, our prior operating history and historical financial statements may not be a reliable basis for evaluating our business prospects or the future value of our shares. We
commenced operations in Entertainment Golf in 2018, and we had net losses in that segment of approximately $14.3 million in 2018, $42.4 million in 2019 and $20.6 million in
2020. Our strategy may not be successful, and if unsuccessful, we may be unable to modify it in a timely and successful manner. We cannot give you any assurance that we will
be able to implement our strategy on a timely basis, if at all, or achieve our internal model or that our assumptions will be accurate. Our limited operating history also means that
we continue to develop and implement various policies and procedures including those related to data privacy and other matters. We will need to continue to build our team to
implement our strategies.
We will continue to incur significant capital and operating expenditures while we expand the geographic footprint of our Drive Shack venues and launch new Puttery venues,
which are currently under construction, as well as other future projects. We will need to invest significant amounts of additional capital to implement our strategy. We have not
yet completed construction of our Drive Shack venue in New Orleans and have suspended construction on that venue with no formal restart date, and we have not yet
commenced construction of Drive Shack Randall’s Island. Any delays beyond the expected development period for these assets would prolong, and could increase the level of,
operating losses and negative operating cash flows. Our future liquidity may also be affected by the timing of financing availability in relation to the incurrence of construction
costs and other outflows and by the timing of receipt of cash flows in relation to the incurrence of project and operating expenses. Our ability to generate any positive operating
cash flow and achieve profitability in the future is dependent on, among other things, the successful expansion Drive Shack and new Puttery venues.
Our business is dependent upon obtaining substantial additional funding from various sources, which may not be available or may only be available on unfavorable terms.
We believe we will have sufficient liquidity, cash flow from operations and access to additional capital sources to fund our capital expenditures and working capital needs for
the next 12 months, which are further described in “Items 1. and 2. Business and Properties.” In the future, we expect to incur additional indebtedness to continue to develop our
operations, and we are considering alternative financing options, including the opportunistic sale of one or more of our non-core assets. If we are unable to secure additional
funding, or amendments to existing financing, or if additional funding is only available on terms that we determine are not acceptable to us, we may be unable to fully execute
our business plan and our business, financial condition or results of operations may be adversely affected. Additionally, we may need to adjust the timing of our planned capital
expenditures and venue development depending on the availability of such additional funding. Our ability to raise
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additional capital will depend on financial, economic and market conditions, our progress in executing our business strategy and other factors, many of which are beyond our
control. We cannot assure you that such additional funding will be available on acceptable terms, or at all. To the extent that we raise additional equity capital by issuing
additional securities at any point in the future, our then-existing shareholders may experience dilution. Debt financing, if available, may subject us to restrictive covenants that
could limit our flexibility in conducting future business activities and could result in us expending significant resources to service our obligations. If we are unable to comply
with these covenants and service our debt, we may lose control of our business and be forced to reduce or delay planned investments or capital expenditures, sell assets,
restructure our operations or submit to foreclosure proceedings, all of which could result in a material adverse effect upon our business. A variety of factors beyond our control
could impact the availability or cost of capital, including domestic or international economic conditions, increases in key benchmark interest rates and/or credit spreads, the
adoption of new or amended banking or capital market laws or regulations, the re-pricing of market risks and volatility in capital and financial markets, risks relating to the
credit risk of our customers and the jurisdictions in which we operate, as well as general risks applicable to the consumer discretionary spending sector.
The success of our growth and operational strategy depends in part on our ability to procure or develop and protect our intellectual property rights and technology.
Our growth strategy depends on our ability to procure or develop and protect technologies to be used at our Drive Shack venues and our Puttery venues, and we may not be able
to adequately procure or develop these technologies or protect the intellectual property rights in these technologies. Further, our competitors may adapt technologies or business
models more quickly or effectively than we do, creating products that are technologically superior to ours or more appealing to consumers. As a result, we may lose an
important advantage in the markets in which we open our Entertainment Golf venues. In addition, if third parties misappropriate or infringe, or otherwise inhibit access to, our
intellectual property, our brand may fail to achieve and maintain market recognition and our growth strategy may be harmed. To protect the right to use our technologies and
intellectual property, we may become involved in litigation, which could result in substantial expenses, divert the attention of management and adversely affect our revenue,
financial condition and results of operations. In addition, our ball-tracking technology in our Entertainment Golf venues is provided by a single vendor, TrackMan™. If that
vendor were to cease operations or default on its obligations to provide technology, we could suffer a material adverse effect on our business or operations. In addition, this
vendor may provide services to other competitors, as we do not maintain exclusive rights to the technology. In addition, this vendor could choose not to implement its
technology at new venues.
Competition in the industry in which we operate could have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations.
We operate in a highly competitive industry and compete primarily on the basis of reputation, featured facilities, location, quality and breadth of product offerings and price. As
a result, competition for market share in the industry in which we compete is significant.
Each market in which we operate is highly competitive and includes competition on a local and regional level with restaurants, dining and social clubs and other entertainment
attractions including movie theaters, sporting events, bowling alleys, sports activity centers, arcades and entertainment centers, nightclubs and theme parks. Many of the entities
operating these businesses are larger and better capitalized, have a greater number of stores, have been in business longer and are better established with stronger name
recognition in the markets where our Entertainment Golf venues are located or are planned to be located. As a result, they may be able to invest greater resources than we can in
attracting customers and succeed in attracting customers who would otherwise come to our venues. The legalization of casino and sports gambling in geographic areas near any
current or future venues would create the possibility for entertainment alternatives, which could have a material adverse effect on our business and financial condition. We also
face competition from increasingly sophisticated home-based forms of entertainment, such as internet and video gaming and home movie streaming and delivery.
The number and variety of competitors in our business vary based on the location and setting of each facility, with some situated in intensely competitive upscale urban areas
characterized by frequent innovations in the products and services offered by competing restaurants, dining and social clubs and other entertainment attractions. In addition,
new restaurants and other social and meeting venues may open or expand their amenities. As a result, the supply in a given region may exceed the demand for such facilities,
and any increase in the number or quality of restaurants and other social and meeting venues, or the products and services they provide, in such region could significantly
impact the ability of our properties to attract and retain members, which could harm our business and results of operations.
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Our Traditional Golf properties compete on a local and regional level with other country clubs and golf properties. The level of competition in the Traditional Golf business
varies from region to region and is subject to change as existing facilities are renovated or new facilities are developed. An increase in the number or quality of similar clubs and
other facilities in a particular region could significantly increase competition, which could have a negative impact on our business and results of operations. In addition,
member-owned and individual privately-owned clubs may be able to create a perception of exclusivity that we have difficulty replicating given the diversity of our portfolio
and the scope of our holdings.
Unusual weather patterns and extreme weather events, as well as forecasts of bad or mixed weather conditions or periodic and quasi-periodic weather patterns, could
adversely affect the value of our golf courses or negatively impact our business and results of operations.
Our businesses are subject to unusual weather patterns and extreme weather events, such as heavy rains, prolonged snow accumulations, high winds, extended heat waves and
drought, which could negatively affect the income generated by our properties. Because our Entertainment and Traditional Golf businesses are primarily or partially outdoors,
attendance at our facilities could be adversely affected by forecasts of bad weather conditions since individuals may instead choose to participate in indoor activities.
The maintenance of satisfactory turf grass conditions on our Traditional Golf properties requires significant amounts of water. Our ability to irrigate a golf course could be
adversely affected by a drought or other cause of water shortage, such as government imposed restrictions on water usage. Additionally, we may be subject to significant
increases in the cost of water. We have a concentration of Traditional Golf properties in states such as California, New York and Texas that experience periods of unusually hot,
cold, dry or rainy weather. Unfavorable weather patterns in such states, or any other circumstance or event that causes a prolonged disruption in the operations of our properties
in such states (including, without limitation, economic and demographic changes in these areas), could have an adverse impact on our Traditional Golf segment which is
vulnerable to all these factors.
Food safety incidents at our properties or in our industry or supply chain may adversely affect customer perception of our brands or industry and result in declines in sales
and profits.
We cannot guarantee that our supply chain and food safety controls and training will be fully effective in preventing all food safety issues at our properties and venues,
including any occurrences of foodborne illnesses such as salmonella, E. coli, Norovirus, or hepatitis A. Some foodborne illness incidents could be caused by third-party vendors
and distributors outside of our control. New illnesses may develop resistance to our current precautions in the future, or diseases with long incubation periods could arise, that
could give rise to claims or allegations on a retroactive basis. One or more instances of foodborne illness in any of our properties or related to food products we sell could
negatively affect our sales nationwide if highly publicized on national media outlets or through social media. This risk exists even if it were later determined that the illness was
wrongly attributed to us or one of our properties. Further, any instances of food contamination, whether or not at our facilities, could subject us or our suppliers to a food recall,
including pursuant to regulations of the Food and Drug Administration under the Food Safety Modernization Act.
Our large workforce subjects us to risks associated with increases in the cost of labor as a result of increased competition for employees, higher employee turnover rates
and required wage increases and health benefit coverage, lawsuits or labor union activity.
Labor is one of our primary property-level operating expenses. We face the risks of labor shortages or increased labor costs because of increased competition for employees,
higher employee turnover rates, or increases in the federal or state minimum wage or other employee benefit costs. For example, if the federal minimum wage were increased
significantly, we would have to assess the financial impact on our operations as we have a large population of hourly employees. If labor-related expenses increase, our
operating expense could increase in a manner that materially and adversely affects our operating margins and profitability.
We are subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act and various federal and state laws governing such matters as minimum wage requirements, gratuity policies, overtime
compensation and other working conditions, citizenship requirements, discrimination and family and medical leave. In recent years, a number of companies have been subject
to lawsuits, including class action lawsuits, alleging violations of federal and state law regarding workplace and employment matters, overtime wage policies,
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discrimination and similar matters. A number of these lawsuits have resulted in the payment of substantial damages by the defendants. Similar lawsuits have been threatened or
instituted against us from time to time, and we may incur substantial damages and expenses resulting from lawsuits of this type, which could have a material adverse effect on
our business, financial condition or results of operations.
Our success depends on key members of our management, the loss of any of whom could disrupt our business operations.
We depend to a large extent on the services of our executive officers. Our then-current chief executive officer each departed in 2018 and in 2019. The loss of the services any
key executives could disrupt our operations and increase our exposure to the other risks described in this “Item 1A. Risk Factors.” We do not maintain key man insurance on
any of our employees. As a result, we are not insured against any losses resulting from the death of our key employees.
Our operations are susceptible to changes in the availability and the cost of food, goods, rent, water, utilities, repairs, maintenance and taxes, which could reduce our
operating margins and harm our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Our most significant operating costs, other than labor, are our cost of goods, water, utilities, rent and property taxes. Many, and in some cases all, of the factors affecting these
costs are beyond our control. Increases in operating costs due to inflation, commodity prices and other factors may not be directly offset by increased revenue. Our cost of goods
such as food and beverage costs account for a significant portion of our total property-level operating expense in our Entertainment and Traditional Golf segments. If our cost of
goods increased significantly and we are not able to pass along those increased costs to our customers or members in the form of higher prices or otherwise, our operating
margins would decrease, which would have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
In addition, rent accounts for a significant portion of our property-level operating expense. Significant increases in our rent costs would increase our operating expense and our
business, financial condition and results of operations may be adversely impacted. The prices of utilities are volatile, and shortages sometimes occur. In particular, in the case of
our Traditional Golf business, municipalities are increasingly placing restrictions on the use of water for golf course irrigation and increasing the cost of water. Significant
increases in the cost of our utilities, or any shortages, could interrupt or curtail our operations and lower our operating margins, which could have a negative impact on our
business, financial condition and results of operations.
Each of our properties is subject to real and personal property taxes. The real and personal property taxes on our properties may increase or decrease as tax rates change and as
our properties are assessed or reassessed by taxing authorities. If real and personal property taxes increase, our financial condition and results of operations may be adversely
impacted.
We could be required to make material cash outlays in future periods if the number of initiation deposit refund requests we receive materially increases or if we are
required to surrender unclaimed initiation deposits to state authorities under applicable escheatment laws.
We may be required to make significant cash outlays in connection with initiation fee deposits at our Traditional Golf properties. Members of our private properties are
generally required to pay an initiation fee deposit upon their acceptance as a member and, in most cases, such deposits are fully refundable after a fixed number of years
(typically 30 years) and upon the occurrence of other contract-specific conditions, whether or not the applicable golf property has undergone a transfer of ownership since the
time of the deposit. While we will make a refund to any member whose initiation fee deposit is eligible to be refunded, we may be subject to various states’ escheatment laws
with respect to initiation fee deposits that have not been refunded to members. All states have escheatment laws and generally require companies to remit to the state cash in an
amount equal to unclaimed and abandoned property after a specified period of dormancy, which is typically 3 to 5 years. Moreover, most of the states in which we conduct
business hire independent agents to conduct unclaimed and abandoned property audits. We currently do not remit to states any amounts relating to initiation fee deposits that are
eligible to be refunded to members based upon our interpretation of the applicability of such laws to initiation fee deposits. The analysis of the potential application of
escheatment laws to our initiation fee deposits is complex, involving an analysis of constitutional and statutory provisions and contractual and factual issues. While we do not
believe that initiation fee deposits must be escheated, we may be forced to remit such amounts if we are challenged and fail to prevail in our position.
Our investments in real estate and facilities are subject to numerous risks, including the risk that the values of our investments may decline if there is a prolonged
downturn in real estate values.
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Our operations encompass a large amount of real estate holdings, primarily in the form of leasehold interests. Accordingly, we are subject to the risks associated with holding
real estate investments. Our real estate holdings (including our long-term leaseholds) are subject to risks typically associated with investments in real estate. The investment
returns available from equity investments in real estate depend in large part on the amount of income earned, expenses incurred and capital appreciation generated by the related
properties. In addition, a variety of other factors affect income from properties and real estate values, including governmental regulations, real estate, insurance, zoning, tax and
eminent domain laws, interest rate levels and the availability of financing. For example, new or existing real estate zoning or tax laws can make it more expensive and time-
consuming to expand, modify or renovate older properties. Under eminent domain laws, governments can take real property. Sometimes this taking is for less compensation
than the owner believes the property is worth. Any of these factors could have an adverse impact on our business, financial condition or results of operations.
We may not be able to retain members at our public and private Traditional Golf properties, and attract golf rounds played, which could have an adverse effect on our
business, financial condition and results of operations.
Our success depends on our ability to attract and retain members and other customers at our public and private Traditional Golf properties, attract golf rounds played and
maintain or increase revenues generated from our Traditional Golf properties. Changes in consumer financial condition, leisure tastes and preferences, particularly those
affecting the popularity of golf, and other social and demographic trends could adversely affect our business. Significant periods where attrition rates exceed enrollment rates or
where facilities usage is below historical levels at our Traditional Golf properties would have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of
operations. A portion of our member base may not regularly use our facilities and may be more likely to cancel their membership. Factors that could lead to a decrease in
membership include a decline in our ability to deliver quality service at our current membership prices, a decrease in public interest in the sport of golf, and direct and indirect
competition in our industry. If we cannot attract new members and other customers, retain our existing members and other customers, or maintain golf rounds played at our
Traditional Golf properties, our financial condition and results of operations could be harmed.
We have significant operations concentrated in certain geographic areas, and any disruption in the operations of our properties in any of these areas could harm our
results of operations.
As of December 31, 2020, we operated multiple Traditional Golf properties in several metropolitan areas, including 32 in the greater Los Angeles, California region. As a result,
any prolonged disruption in the operations of our properties in any of these markets, whether due to technical difficulties, power failures or destruction or damage to the
properties as a result of a natural disaster, such as hurricanes or earthquakes, fire or any other reason, could harm our results of operations or may result in property closures. In
addition, some of the metropolitan areas where we operate properties could be disproportionately affected by regional economic conditions, such as declining home prices and
rising unemployment. Concentration in these markets increases our exposure to adverse developments related to competition, as well as economic and demographic changes in
these areas.
Seasonality may adversely affect our business and results of operations.
Seasonality can affect our results of operations. Usage of Traditional Golf properties tends to decline significantly during the first and fourth quarters, when colder temperatures
and shorter days reduce the demand for outdoor activities. As a result, we expect the Traditional Golf business to generate a disproportionate share of its annual revenue in the
second and third quarters of each year. Accordingly, our Traditional Golf business is especially vulnerable to events that may negatively impact its operations during the second
and third quarters, when guest and member usage is highest. In addition, operations in the Entertainment Golf business could be significantly impacted on a season-to-season
basis; including based on corporate events volume during holiday seasons and school vacation schedules. For this reason, a quarter-to-quarter comparison may not be a good
indicator of our current and/or future performance.
If the owner for any of our managed Traditional Golf properties defaults on its obligation to pay us our management fee under the management contract, we may not
obtain the full amount, or any, of the revenue associated with that contract.
Our 25 managed Traditional Golf properties are properties that American Golf manages pursuant to a management agreement with the owner of each property. If any property
owner defaults on its obligation to pay us the management fee that we are entitled to receive under the management for the property, we are at risk of losing some or all of the
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that management agreement. In addition, we may decide to enforce our right to damages for breach of contract and related claims, which may cause us to incur significant legal
fees and expenses. Any damages we ultimately collect may be less than the projected future value of the fees and other amounts we would have otherwise collected under the
management agreement, which may result in, among other things, financial losses and decreased revenues.
Our insurance policies may not provide adequate levels of coverage against all claims and we may incur losses that are not covered by our insurance.
There are certain types of losses, generally of a catastrophic nature, such as pandemics, earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, terrorism or acts of war, that may be uninsurable or not
economically insurable. Inflation, changes in building codes and ordinances, environmental considerations, and other factors, including terrorism or acts of war, also might
make the insurance proceeds insufficient to repair or replace a property, if it is damaged or destroyed. Under such circumstances, the insurance proceeds received might not be
adequate to restore our economic position with respect to the affected real property. For example, we may suffer losses from acts of terrorism that are not covered by insurance.
Accidents or injuries at our properties or in connection with our operations may subject us to liability, and accidents or injuries could negatively impact our reputation and
attendance, which would harm our business, financial condition and results of operations.
There are inherent risks of accidents or injuries at our properties or in connection with our operations, including injuries from premises liabilities such as slips, trips and falls. If
accidents or injuries occur at any of our properties, we may be held liable for costs related to such incidents. We maintain insurance of the type and in the amounts that we
believe are commercially reasonable and that are available to businesses in our industry, but there can be no assurance that our liability insurance will be adequate or available
at all times and in all circumstances. There can also be no assurance that the liability insurance we have carried in the past was adequate or available to cover any liability related
to previous incidents. The expansion of social media over recent years to report such incidents could increase the impact of the resulting negative publicity on our business. Our
business, financial condition and results of operations could be harmed to the extent claims and associated expenses resulting from accidents or injuries exceed our insurance
recoveries.
The failure to comply with regulations applicable to our properties or the failure to retain licenses or permits relating to our properties may harm our business and results
of operations.
Our business is subject to extensive federal, state and local government regulation in the various jurisdictions in which our properties are located, including regulations relating
to alcoholic beverage control, public health and safety, environmental hazards and food safety. Alcoholic beverage control regulations require each of our properties to obtain
licenses and permits to sell alcoholic beverages on the premises. Typically, licenses must be renewed annually and may be revoked or suspended for cause at any time. In some
states, the loss of a license for cause with respect to one location may lead to the loss of licenses at all locations in that state and could make it more difficult to obtain additional
licenses in that state. Alcoholic beverage control regulations relate to numerous aspects of the daily operations of each venue, including minimum age of patrons and employees,
hours of operation, advertising, wholesale purchasing, inventory control and handling and storage and dispensing of alcoholic beverages.
The failure of a property to obtain or retain its licenses and permits would adversely affect that property’s operations and profitability, as well as our ability to obtain such a
license or permit in other locations. We may also be subject to dram shop statutes in certain states, which generally provide a person injured by an intoxicated person the right to
recover damages from an establishment that wrongfully served alcoholic beverages to the intoxicated person. Even though we are covered by general liability insurance, a
settlement or judgment against us under a dram shop lawsuit in excess of liability coverage could have a material adverse effect on our operations. In addition, any of our
locations located near airports must comply with land-use zoning ordinances related to the height of objects around airports, which are promulgated at the federal level based on
advice and guidance published by the Federal Aviation Administration.
We are also subject to the Americans with Disabilities Act (the “ADA”) which, among other things, may require certain renovations to our facilities to comply with access and
use requirements. A determination that we are not in compliance with the ADA or any other similar law or regulation could result in the imposition of fines or an award of
damages to private litigants. While we believe we are operating in substantial compliance, and will continue to remove architectural barriers in our facilities when readily
achievable, in accordance with current applicable laws and regulations, there can be no assurance that
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our expenses for compliance with these laws and regulations will not increase significantly and harm our business, financial condition and results of operations.
We are also subject to numerous other federal, state and local governmental regulations related to building and zoning requirements and the use and operation of clubs,
including changes to building codes and fire and life safety codes, which can affect our ability to obtain and maintain licenses relating to our business and properties. If we were
required to make substantial modifications at our properties to comply with these regulations or if we fail to comply with these regulations, our business, financial condition and
results of operations could be negatively impacted.
Environmental compliance costs and liabilities related to real estate that we own, or in which we have interests, may adversely affect our results of operations.
Our operating costs may be affected by the cost of complying with existing or future environmental laws, ordinances and regulations with respect to the properties (or loans
secured by such properties) or by environmental problems that materially impair the value of such properties. Under various federal, state and local environmental laws,
ordinances and regulations, a current or previous owner or operator of real property may be liable for the costs of removal or remediation of hazardous or toxic substances on,
under, or in such property. Such laws often impose liability whether or not the owner or operator knew of, or was responsible for, the presence of such hazardous or toxic
substances. In addition, the presence of hazardous or toxic substances, or the failure to remediate properly, may adversely affect the owner’s ability to borrow using such real
property as collateral. Certain environmental laws and common law principles could be used to impose liability for releases of hazardous materials, including asbestos-
containing materials, into the environment, and third parties may seek recovery from owners or operators of real properties for personal injury associated with exposure to
released asbestos-containing materials or other hazardous materials. Environmental laws may also impose restrictions on the manner in which a property may be used or
transferred or in which businesses it may be operated, and these restrictions may require expenditures. In connection with the direct or indirect ownership and operation of
properties, we may be potentially liable for any such costs. The cost of defending against claims of liability or remediating contaminated property and the cost of complying with
environmental laws could adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition.
Our procurement of certain materials for developing, redeveloping or renovating our venues is dependent upon a few suppliers.
Our ability to continue to procure certain materials is important to our business strategy for developing, redeveloping or renovating our venues. The number of suppliers from
which we can purchase our materials is limited. In addition, the materials necessary to construct Entertainment Golf venues are subject to price fluctuation. To the extent that the
number of suppliers declines, or the price of materials necessary to construct our Entertainment Golf venues increases, we could be subject to the risk increased capital
expenditure costs, of distribution delays, pricing pressure, lack of innovation and other associated risks which could adversely affect our business, financial condition or results
of operations.
Changes in laws, regulations and other requirements could adversely affect our business, results of operations or financial condition.
We are also subject to federal, state and local environmental laws, regulations and other requirements. More stringent and varied requirements of local and state governmental
bodies with respect to zoning, land use and environmental factors could delay or prevent development of new venues in particular locations. Environmental laws and regulations
also govern, among other things, discharges of pollutants into the air and water as well as the presence, handling, release and disposal of and exposure to hazardous substances.
These laws provide for significant fines and penalties for noncompliance. Third parties may also make personal injury, property damage or other claims against us associated
with actual or alleged release of, or exposure to, hazardous substances at our properties. We could also be strictly liable, without regard to fault, for certain environmental
conditions at properties we formerly owned or operated as well as our current properties. The failure to receive or retain a liquor license, or any other required permit or license,
in a particular location, or to continue to qualify for, or renew licenses, could have a material adverse effect on operations and our ability to obtain such a license or permit in
other locations. In addition, changes in federal law relating to the height of objects around airports may interfere with the planned design, construction and operation of any of
our Entertainment Golf venues located near airports.
Lawsuits, investigations and indemnification claims could result in significant liabilities and reputational harm, which could materially adversely affect our results of
operations, financial condition and liquidity.
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From time to time, we are and may become involved in lawsuits, inquiries or investigations or receive claims for indemnification. Our efforts to resolve any such lawsuits,
inquiries, investigations or claims could be very expensive and highly damaging to our reputation, even if the underlying claims are without merit. We could potentially be
found liable for significant damages or indemnification obligations. Such developments could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial
condition.
Our risk of litigation includes, but is not limited to, lawsuits that could be brought by users of our properties and property-level employees. For instance, we are subject to
federal and state laws governing minimum wage requirements, overtime compensation, discrimination and family and medical leave. Any lawsuit alleging a violation of any
such laws could result in a settlement or other resolution that requires us to make a substantial payment, which could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition
and results of operations. In addition, accidents or injuries in connection with our properties could subject us to liability and reputational harm.
A failure in our systems or infrastructure which maintain our internal and customer data, or those of our third-party service providers, including as a result of cyber-
attacks, could result in faulty business decisions or harm to our reputation or subject us to costs, fines or lawsuits.
Certain information relating to our members and guests, including personally identifiable information and credit card numbers, is collected and maintained by us, or by third-
parties that do business with us or facilitate our business activities. This information is maintained for a period of time for various business purposes, including maintaining
records of member and guest preferences to enhance our customer service and for billing, marketing and promotional purposes. We also maintain personally identifiable
information about our employees. The integrity and protection of our customer, employee and company data is critical to our business. Our members and guests and our
employees expect that we will adequately protect their personal information, and the regulations applicable to security and privacy are increasingly demanding. Privacy
regulation is an evolving area and compliance with applicable privacy regulations may increase our operating costs or adversely impact our ability to service our members and
guests and market our properties and services.
To date we have not experienced any material losses relating to cyber-attacks, computer viruses or other systems or infrastructure failures. While we have cyber security
procedures in place, given the evolving nature of these threats, there can be no assurance that we will not suffer material losses in the future due to cyber-attacks or other
systems or infrastructure failures. The theft, loss, misappropriation, fraudulent or unlawful use of customer, employee or company data, including in connection with one or
more cyber-attacks on us or one of our third-party providers, could harm our reputation, result in loss of members or business disruption or result in remedial and other costs,
fines or lawsuits. In addition, non-compliance with applicable privacy regulations by us (or in some circumstances non-compliance by third-parties engaged by us) could result
in fines or restrictions on our use or transfer of data. Any of these matters could adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations.
We rely on information technology in our operations, and any material failure, inadequacy, interruption or security failure of that technology could harm our business.
We rely on information technology networks and systems, including the Internet, to process, transmit and store electronic information and to manage or support a variety of our
business processes, including financial transactions and maintenance of records, which in the case of our business, may include personal identifying information. We rely on
commercially available systems, software, tools and monitoring to provide security for processing, transmitting and storing this confidential information, such as individually
identifiable information relating to financial accounts. Although we have taken steps to protect the security of the data maintained in our information systems, it is possible that
our security measures will not be able to prevent the systems’ improper functioning, or the improper disclosure of personally identifiable information such as in the event of
cyber attacks. Security breaches, including physical or electronic break-ins, computer viruses, attacks by hackers and similar breaches, can create system disruptions, shutdowns
or unauthorized disclosure of confidential information. Any failure to maintain proper function, security and availability of our information systems could interrupt our
operations, damage our reputation, subject us to liability claims or regulatory penalties and could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of
operations. If our incident response and disaster recovery plans do not resolve these issues in an efficient manner, remediation of these problems could result in significant,
unexpected capital expenditures.
Our investments may be subject to significant impairment charges, which would adversely affect our results of operations.
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We are required to periodically evaluate our investments for impairment indicators. The value of an investment is impaired when our analysis indicates that, with respect to a
loan, it is probable that we will not be able to collect the full amount we intended to collect from the loan or, with respect to a security or property, it is probable that the value of
the security or property is other than temporarily impaired. The judgment regarding the existence of impairment indicators is based on a variety of factors depending upon the
nature of the investment and the manner in which the income related to such investment was calculated for purposes of our financial statements. If we determine that an
impairment has occurred, we are required to make an adjustment to the net carrying value of the investment and the amount of accrued interest recognized as income from such
investment, which could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations.
Our investments in real estate related preferred equity and other direct and indirect interests in pools of real estate properties may be subject to additional risks relating to
the structure and terms of these transactions, which may result in losses to us.
We have investments in direct and indirect interests in pools of real estate properties, including an approximately 22% economic interest in a limited liability company which
owns preferred equity secured by a commercial real estate project. These types of investments involve a higher degree of risk than long-term senior lending secured by business
assets or income producing real property because the investment may become unsecured as a result of foreclosure by a senior lender. As a result, we may not recover some or
all of our investment.
Many of our investments are illiquid, and this lack of liquidity could significantly impede our ability to vary our portfolio in response to changes in economic and other
conditions, these illiquid investments may be difficult to sell to generate cash to meet our needs and we may not realize the value at which such investments are carried if
we are required to dispose of them.
The real estate properties that we own and operate and our other direct and indirect investments in real estate and securities are generally illiquid. In addition, the real estate
securities that we purchase in connection with privately negotiated transactions are not registered under the relevant securities laws, resulting in a prohibition against their
transfer, sale, pledge or other disposition except in a transaction that is exempt from the registration requirements of, or is otherwise in accordance with, those laws. In addition,
there are no established trading markets for a majority of our investments. As a result, our ability to vary our portfolio in response to changes in economic and other conditions
may be limited.
Our real estate securities are valued using internal models that use significant estimates. Although we seek to adjust our cash and short-term investment positions to minimize
the likelihood that we would need to sell illiquid investments, if we are required to liquidate all or a portion of our illiquid investments quickly, we may realize significantly less
than the amount at which we have previously valued these investments.
Changes in accounting rules could occur at any time and could impact us in significantly negative ways that we are unable to predict or protect against.
As has been widely publicized, the SEC, the Financial Accounting Standards Board and other regulatory bodies that establish the accounting rules applicable to us have
recently proposed or enacted a wide array of changes to accounting rules. Moreover, in the future these regulators may propose additional changes that we do not currently
anticipate. Changes to accounting rules that apply to us could significantly impact our business or our reported financial performance in negative ways that we cannot predict or
protect against. We cannot predict whether any changes to current accounting rules will occur or what impact any codified changes will have on our business, results of
operations, liquidity or financial condition.
We have assumed the role of manager of CDOs previously managed by a third party. Each such engagement exposes us to a number of potential risks.
In February 2011, one of our subsidiaries became the collateral manager of certain collateralized debt obligations ("CDOs") previously managed by C-BASS Investment
Management LLC (“C-BASS”).
Being engaged as the collateral manager of CDOs entails a number of risks that could harm our reputation, results of operations and financial condition. For example, we
purchased the management rights with respect to the C-BASS CDOs pursuant to a bankruptcy proceeding. As a result, we were not able to conduct extensive due diligence on
the CDO assets even though many classes of securities issued by the CDOs were rated as “distressed” by the rating agencies as of the most recent rating date prior to our
becoming the collateral manager of the CDOs. We may willingly or unknowingly assume actual or contingent liabilities for significant expenses, we may become subject to new
laws and regulations with which we are not familiar, and we may become subject to increased risk of litigation, regulatory investigation or negative publicity. For example, we
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would be prudent to register the subsidiary that became the collateral manager of the C-BASS CDOs as a registered investment adviser, which has increased our regulatory
compliance costs. In addition to defending against litigation and complying with regulatory requirements, being engaged as collateral manager may require us to invest other
resources for various other reasons, which could detract from our ability to capitalize on future opportunities. Moreover, being engaged as collateral manager may require us to
integrate complex technological, accounting and management systems, which may be difficult, expensive and time-consuming and which we may not be successful in
integrating into our current systems. In addition to the risk that we face if we are successful in becoming the manager of additional CDOs, we may attempt but fail to become
the collateral manager of CDOs in the future, which could harm our reputation and subject us to costly litigation. Finally, if we include the financial performance of the C-BASS
CDOs or other CDOs for which we become the collateral manager in our public filings, we are subject to the risk that, particularly during the period immediately after we
become the collateral manager, this information may prove to be inaccurate or incomplete. The occurrence of any of these negative integration events could negatively impact
our reputation with both regulators and investors, which could, in turn, subject us to additional regulatory scrutiny and impair our relationships with the investment community.
The occurrence of any of these problems could negatively affect our reputation, financial condition and results of operations.
Risks Related to Our Stock
We may be unable—or elect not—to pay dividends on our common or preferred stock in the future, which would negatively impact our business in a number of ways and
decrease the price of our common and preferred stock.
Our board of directors elected not to pay common stock dividends for 2017 through 2020 to retain capital for growth. All future dividend distributions will be made at the
discretion of our board of directors and will depend upon, among other things, our earnings, investment strategy, financial condition and liquidity, and such other factors as the
board of directors deems relevant. No assurance can be given that we will pay any dividends on our common stock in the future.
We currently have unpaid accrued dividends on our preferred stock. So long as dividends remain accrued and not paid on our preferred stock, the terms of our preferred stock
prohibit us from paying any dividends on our common stock, from repurchasing or otherwise acquiring shares of our common stock and from redeeming any shares of any
series of our preferred stock without redeeming all of our outstanding preferred shares. If we do not pay dividends on any series of preferred stock for six or more periods, then
holders of each affected series obtain the right to call a special meeting and elect two members to our board of directors. We cannot predict whether the holders of our preferred
stock would take such action or, if taken, how long the process would take or what impact the two new directors on our board of directors would have on our company,
including with respect to the management of our business.
Maryland takeover statutes may prevent a change of our control, which could depress our stock price.
Under Maryland law, “business combinations” between a Maryland corporation and an interested stockholder or an affiliate of an interested stockholder are prohibited for five
years after the most recent date on which the interested stockholder becomes an interested stockholder. These business combinations include certain mergers, consolidations,
share exchanges, or, in circumstances specified in the statute, an asset transfer or issuance or reclassification of equity securities or a liquidation or dissolution. An interested
stockholder is defined as:
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any person who beneficially owns 10% or more of the voting power of the corporation’s outstanding shares; or
an affiliate or associate of a corporation who, at any time within the two-year period prior to the date in question, was the beneficial owner of 10% or more of the voting
power of the then outstanding stock of the corporation.
A person is not an interested stockholder under the statute if the board of directors approved in advance the transaction by which he or she otherwise would have become an
interested stockholder.
After the five-year prohibition, any business combination between the Maryland corporation and an interested stockholder generally must be recommended by the board of
directors of the corporation and approved by the affirmative vote of at least:
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80% of the votes entitled to be cast by holders of outstanding shares of voting stock of the corporation voting together as a single group; and
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two-thirds of the votes entitled to be cast by holders of voting stock of the corporation other than shares held by the interested stockholder with whom or with whose
affiliate the business combination is to be effected or held by an affiliate or associate of the interested stockholder voting together as a single voting group.
The business combination statute may discourage others from trying to acquire control of us and increase the difficulty of consummating any offer, including potential
acquisitions that might involve a premium price for our common stock or otherwise be in the best interest of our stockholders.
Our staggered board and other provisions of our charter and bylaws may prevent a change in our control.
Our board of directors is divided into three classes of directors. Directors of each class are chosen for three-year terms upon the expiration of their current terms, and each year
one class of directors is elected by the stockholders. The staggered terms of our directors may reduce the possibility of a tender offer or an attempt at a change in control, even
though a tender offer or change in control might be in the best interest of our stockholders. In addition, our charter and bylaws also contain other provisions that may delay or
prevent a transaction or a change in control that might involve a premium price for our common stock or otherwise be in the best interest of our stockholders.
Our charter authorizes us to issue additional authorized but unissued shares of our common stock or preferred stock. In addition, our board of directors may classify or
reclassify any unissued shares of our common stock or preferred stock and may set the preferences, rights and other terms of the classified or reclassified shares. As a result, our
board of directors may establish a series of preferred stock that could delay or prevent a transaction or a change in control that might involve a premium price for our common
stock or otherwise be in the best interest of our stockholders.
Risks Related to Our Tax Status and the 1940 Act
In January 2013, we experienced an “ownership change” for purposes of Section 382 of the Code, which limits our ability to utilize our net operating loss and net capital
loss carryforwards and certain built-in losses to reduce our future taxable income, potentially increases the net taxable income on which we must pay corporate-level taxes,
and potentially adversely affects our liquidity, and we could experience another ownership change in the future or forgo otherwise attractive opportunities in order to avoid
experiencing another ownership change.
As a result of our January 2013 “ownership change,” our future ability to utilize our net operating loss and net capital loss carryforwards to reduce our taxable income may be
limited by certain provisions of the Code.
Specifically, the Code limits the ability of a company that undergoes an “ownership change” to utilize its net operating loss and net capital loss carryforwards and certain built-
in losses to offset taxable income earned in years after the ownership change. An ownership change occurs if, during a three-year testing period, more than 50% of the stock of a
company is acquired by one or more persons (or certain groups of persons) who own, directly or constructively, 5% or more of the stock of such company. An ownership
change can occur as a result of a public offering of stock, as well as through secondary market purchases of our stock and certain types of reorganization transactions.
Generally, when an ownership change occurs, the annual limitation on the use of net operating loss and net capital loss carryforwards and certain built-in losses is equal to the
product of the applicable long-term tax exempt rate and the value of the company’s stock immediately before the ownership change. We have substantial net operating and net
capital loss carry forwards which we have used, and will continue to use, to offset our taxable income. In January 2013, an “ownership change” for purposes of Section 382 of
the Code occurred. Therefore, the provisions of Section 382 of the Code impose an annual limit on the amount of net operating loss and net capital loss carryforwards and built
in losses that we can use to offset future taxable income.
The ownership change we experienced in January 2013 (and any subsequent ownership changes) could materially increase our income tax liability. As described above, the
ownership change we experienced in January 2013 resulted in a limitation on our use of net operating losses and net capital loss carryforwards. These limitations could result in
us incurring materially greater tax liability than if we had not undergone such an ownership change.
In addition, if we were to undergo an ownership change again in the future, our net operating losses and net capital loss carryforwards could become subject to additional
limitations, which could result in us incurring materially greater tax liability than if we had not undergone such an ownership change. The determination of whether an
ownership change has occurred or will occur is complicated and depends on changes in percentage stock ownership among stockholders. We adopted the Tax
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Benefits Preservation Plan described below in order to discourage an ownership change. However, there can be no assurance that the Tax Benefits Preservation Plan will prevent
an ownership change. In addition, to the extent not prohibited by our charter, we may decide in the future that it is necessary or in our interest to take certain actions that could
result in an ownership change. Therefore, no assurance can be provided as to whether an ownership change has occurred or will occur in the future.
Moreover, the potential negative consequences of the limitations that would result from an ownership change may discourage us from, among other things, redeeming our stock
or issuing additional common stock to raise capital or to acquire businesses or assets. Accordingly, our desire to preserve our net operating losses and net capital loss
carryforwards may cause us to forgo otherwise attractive opportunities.
Our Tax Benefits Preservation Plan could inhibit a change in our control that may otherwise be favorable to our stockholders.
In March 2020, our board of directors adopted a Tax Benefits Preservation Plan in an effort to protect against a possible limitation on our ability to use our net operating losses
and net capital loss carryforwards by discouraging investors from acquiring ownership of our common stock in a manner that could trigger an “ownership change” for purposes
of Sections 382 and 383 of the Code. Under the terms of the Tax Benefits Preservation Plan, in general, if a person or group acquires beneficial ownership of 4.9% or more of
the outstanding shares of our Common Stock without prior approval of our board of directors or without meeting certain exceptions (an “Acquiring Person”), the rights would
become exercisable and our stockholders (other than the Acquiring Person) will have the right to purchase securities from us at a discount to such securities’ fair market value,
thus causing substantial dilution to the Acquiring Person. As a result, the Tax Benefits Preservation Plan may have the effect of inhibiting or impeding a change in control not
approved by our board of directors and, notwithstanding its purpose, could adversely affect our stockholders’ ability to realize a premium over the then-prevailing market price
for our common stock in connection with such a transaction. In addition, because our board of directors may consent to certain transactions, the Tax Benefits Preservation Plan
gives our board of directors significant discretion over whether a potential acquirer’s efforts to acquire a large interest in us will be successful. There can be no assurance that
the Tax Benefits Preservation Plan will prevent an “ownership change” within the meaning of Sections 382 and 383 of the Code, in which case we may lose all or most of the
anticipated tax benefits associated with our prior losses.
We no longer qualify for taxation as a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes effective as of January 1, 2017, and there can be no assurance that the IRS will not
challenge our previous REIT status.
Although we elected for U.S. federal income tax purposes to be treated as a REIT for the 2016 taxable year and in prior taxable years, we revoked our REIT election for the tax
year beginning January 1, 2017 and intend to be treated as a regular “C corporation” for that year and any year in the foreseeable future, and, as a result, we will be unable to
claim the United States federal income tax benefits associated with REIT status. Moreover, there can be no assurance that the IRS will not challenge our qualification as a REIT
for years in which we intended to qualify as a REIT. Although we believe we did qualify as a REIT in each such year, if the IRS were to successfully challenge our previous
REIT status, we would suffer adverse tax consequences, such as those described below.
For the 2017 through 2020 taxable years and future years (and for any prior year if we were to fail to qualify as a REIT in such year), we are generally subject to federal income
tax, on our taxable income at regular corporate rates, and distributions to stockholders would not be deductible by us in computing our taxable income. Any such corporate tax
liability could be substantial. Our decision to revoke our REIT election could also have other effects on any given stockholder, depending on its particular circumstances. For
example, certain foreign investors that own large positions in our stock may be subject to less favorable rules under the Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act of 1980
following the revocation of our REIT election. Stockholders are urged consult their tax advisors regarding the effects to them of the revocation of our REIT elections in light of
their particular circumstances.
Qualifying as a REIT involves highly technical and complex provisions of the Code, and our failure to qualify as a REIT for any taxable year through 2016 would result in
higher taxes and reduced cash available for distribution to our stockholders.
As described above, we operated through December 31, 2016 in a manner intended to qualify us as a REIT for federal income tax purposes. Qualification as a REIT involves
the application of highly technical and complex Code provisions for which only limited judicial and administrative authorities exist. Even a technical or inadvertent violation
could jeopardize our REIT qualification for such taxable years. Our qualification as a REIT depended on our satisfaction of certain asset, income,
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organizational, distribution, stockholder ownership and other requirements. Although we believe we satisfied those requirements, no assurance can be given in that regard.
Tax matters, including changes in tax rates, disagreements with taxing authorities and imposition of new taxes could impact our results of operations and financial
condition.
Tax rates in the United States, state and local jurisdictions have been and may be subject to significant change. The future effective tax rate of the Company could be effected
by changes in mix of earnings in different jurisdictions with differing statutory tax rates, changes in valuation of deferred tax asset and liabilities, or changes in tax laws or their
interpretation, which includes recently enacted U.S. tax reform.
We are also subject to regular reviews, examinations and audits by the Internal Revenue Service and other taxing authorities. Although we believe the positions we have taken
are reasonable, if a taxing authority disagrees with the positions we have taken, we could face additional tax liability, including interest and penalties. There can be no assurance
that payment of such additional amounts upon final adjudication of any disputes will not have a material impact on our results of operations and financial position.
Rapid changes in the values of assets that we hold may make it more difficult for us to maintain our exclusion from the 1940 Act.
If the market value or income potential of qualifying assets for purposes of our exclusion from registration as an investment company under the 1940 Act declines as a result of
increased interest rates, changes in prepayment rates or other factors, or the market value or income potential from non-qualifying assets increases, we may need to increase our
investments in qualifying assets and/or liquidate our non-qualifying assets to maintain our exclusion from registration under the 1940 Act. If the change in market values or
income occurs quickly, this may be especially difficult to accomplish. This difficulty may be exacerbated by the illiquid nature of any non-qualifying assets we may own. We
may have to make investment decisions that we otherwise would not make absent the intent to maintain our exclusion from registration under the 1940 Act.
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Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments
We have no unresolved staff comments received more than 180 days prior to December 31, 2020.
Item 2. Properties.
We lease our principal executive office in Dallas, TX. We also lease a corporate office in New York, NY to support our Entertainment Golf business and lease a corporate office
in El Segundo, CA to support our Traditional Golf business.
Entertainment Golf Venues
As of December 31, 2020, we operate four Entertainment Golf venues as shown in the following table by location, category and number of bays.
City
State
Category
# of Bays
Orlando
Raleigh
Richmond
West Palm Beach
Traditional Golf Properties
FL
NC
VA
FL
Leased
Owned
Leased
Leased
90
96
96
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As of December 31, 2020, we own, lease or manage 60 Traditional Golf properties located in 9 states, as shown in the following table by location, category and number of golf
holes.
Owned Properties
Property Name
City
State
Category
Golf Holes
Tanoan
Albuquerque
NM
Private
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Leased Properties
Property Name
City
State
Category
Golf Holes
Chester Washington
Clearview
Coyote Hills
Diamond Bar
Dyker Beach
El Dorado
Heartwell
Knollwood
La Mirada
La Tourette
Lake Forest
Lake Tahoe
Lakewood
Lely
Los Coyotes
Los Verdes
Mission Trails
Mountain Meadows
MountainGate
National City
Pelham Split Rock
Recreation Park 18
Recreation Park 9
San Dimas
Saticoy
Scholl Canyon
Sea Cliff
Skylinks
South Shore
Tecolote Canyon
Tilden Park
Vineyard at Escondido
Waterview
Whittier Narrows
CA
NY
CA
CA
NY
CA
CA
CA
CA
NY
CA
CA
CA
FL
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
NY
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
NY
CA
CA
CA
TX
CA
Los Angeles
Bayside Queens
Fullerton
Diamond Bar
Brooklyn
Long Beach
Long Beach
Granada Hills
La Mirada
Staten Island
Lake Forest
S. Lake Tahoe
Lakewood
Naples
Buena Park
Rancho PV
San Diego
Pomona
Los Angeles
National City
Bronx
Long Beach
Long Beach
San Dimas
Ventura
Glendale
Huntington Bch
Long Beach
Staten Island
San Diego
Berkeley
Escondido
Rowlett
Rosemead
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Public
Public
Public
Public
Public
Public
Public
Public
Public
Public
Public
Public
Public
Private
Private
Public
Public
Public
Private
Public
Public
Public
Public
Public
Public
Public
Private
Public
Public
Public
Public
Public
Public
Public
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
9
18
18
54
27
18
18
18
27
9
36
18
9
18
9
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
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Managed Properties
Property Name
City
State
Category
Golf Holes
Anaheim Hills
Bear Creek
Brookside
Canyon Oaks
Dad Miller
El Camino
Fullerton
John A White
Lomas Santa Fe
Lomas Santa Fe (Executive)
Marbella
Monarch Bay
Monterey
Oregon Golf Club
Oso Creek
Palm Valley
Rancho San Joaquin
River Club
River Ridge
Sunset Hills
Tustin Ranch
Vista Valencia
Westchester
Wood Ranch
Yorba Linda
Anaheim
Woodinville
Pasadena
Chico
Anaheim
Oceanside
Fullerton
Atlanta
Solana Beach
Solana Beach
SJ Capistrano
San Leandro
Palm Desert
West Linn
Mission Viejo
Palm Desert
Irvine
Boise
Oxnard
Thousand Oaks
Tustin
Valencia
Los Angeles
Simi Valley
Yorba Linda
CA
WA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
GA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
OR
CA
CA
CA
ID
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
Public
Private
Public
Private
Public
Private
Public
Public
Private
Public
Private
Public
Private
Private
Public
Private
Public
Private
Public
Private
Public
Public
Public
Private
Private
18
18
36
18
18
18
18
9
18
18
18
27
27
18
18
36
18
18
36
18
18
27
18
18
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We maintain our properties in good condition and believe that our current facilities are adequate to meet the present needs of our business. We do not believe any individual
property is material to our financial condition or results of operations.
Item 3. Legal Proceedings.
We are and may become involved in legal proceedings, including but not limited to regulatory investigations and inquiries, in the ordinary course of our business. Although we
are unable to predict with certainty the eventual outcome of any litigation, regulatory investigation or inquiry, in the opinion of management, we do not expect our current or
threatened legal proceedings to have a material adverse effect on our business, financial position or results of operations. Given the inherent unpredictability of these types of
proceedings, however, it is possible that future adverse outcomes could have a material effect on our business, financial position or results of operations.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
None.
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Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters, and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities.
The following graph compares the cumulative total return for the Company’s common stock (stock price change plus reinvested dividends) with the comparable return of three
indices: S&P 500, S&P SmallCap 600 and Russell 2000. The graph assumes an investment of $100 in the Company’s common stock and in each of the indices on December
31, 2015, and that all dividends were reinvested. The past performance of the Company’s common stock is not an indication of future performance.
PART II
Index
Drive Shack Inc.
S&P 500 Index
S&P SmallCap 600 Index
Russell 2000 Index
Period Ending
12/31/2015
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
12/31/2016
102.73
111.96
126.56
121.31
12/31/2017
151.08
136.40
143.30
139.08
12/31/2018
107.10
130.42
131.15
123.76
12/31/2019
99.99
171.49
161.03
155.35
12/31/2020
65.02
203.04
179.20
186.36
We have one class of common stock and our initial public offering was in October 2002. We are listed and traded on the NYSE under the symbol “DS”.
Our board of directors elected not to pay common stock dividends in 2019 or 2020 to retain capital for growth. All future dividend distributions will be made at the discretion of
our board of directors and will depend upon, among other things, our earnings, investment strategy, financial condition and liquidity, and such other factors as the board of
directors deems relevant. We may declare quarterly distributions on our preferred stock at the discretion of our board of directors. The Company declared preferred dividends in
the amount of $5.6 million for the year 2019 but did not declare any dividends in 2020.
We currently have $5.6 million of unpaid accrued dividends on our preferred stock. As a result, we cannot pay any dividends on our common stock or pay any consideration to
repurchase or otherwise acquire shares of our common stock unless full cumulative preferred dividends have been authorized and paid in accordance with the governing
documentation.
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On February 22, 2021, the closing sale price for our common stock, as reported on the NYSE, was $2.63. As of February 22, 2021, there were approximately 15 record holders
of our common stock. This number does not reflect the beneficial owners of shares held in nominee name by record holders on their behalf.
Nonqualified Option and Incentive Award Plans
See Note 11 in Part II, Item 8. “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” for further information.
Equity Compensation Plan Information
The following table summarizes certain information about securities authorized for issuance under our equity compensation plans as of December 31, 2020:
Plan Category
Equity Compensation Plans Approved by Security Holders:
Newcastle Investment Corp. Nonqualified Stock Option and Incentive
Award Plan
2012 Newcastle Investment Corp. Nonqualified Stock Option and
Incentive Award Plan
2014 Newcastle Investment Corp. Nonqualified Stock Option and
Incentive Award Plan
2015 Newcastle Investment Corp. Nonqualified Option and Incentive
Award Plan
Drive Shack Inc. 2018 Omnibus Incentive Plan
Total Approved
Equity Compensation Plans Not Approved by Security Holders:
November 2013 Manager Option Award
Total Not Approved
See notes to table below.
(a) Number of Securities to be
Issued Upon Exercise of
Outstanding Options,
Warrants, RSUs and Rights
(b) Weighted Average
Exercise Price of
Outstanding Options,
Warrants, RSUs and
Rights
(c) Number of Securities
Remaining
Available for Future Issuance
Under Equity
Compensation Plans
(Excluding Securities
Reflected in Column (a)
787,757
$
2,893,078
765,416
333
259,238 (A)
4,705,822 (B)
$
489,148
489,148
$
$
1.00
2.45
4.01
3.78
2.45 (C)
2.53 (C)
3.57
3.57
—
25,820 (D)
— (E)
— (F)
5,395,701 (G)
5,421,521
—
—
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
(F)
Includes 143,609 RSUs granted to employees (net of forfeitures and releases),and (ii) 115,629 RSUs granted to our directors, net of forfeitures and releases, other than Mr. Wesley R. Edens,
representing the aggregate annual automatic stock awards to each such director for the periods subsequent to the adoption of the 2018 Plan.
Includes (i) 3,138,097 options held by an affiliate of the former Manager; (ii) 1,308,154 options granted to the former Manager and assigned to certain of Fortress’s former employees, (iii) 333
options and 115,629 RSUs granted to our directors, other than Mr. Edens, and (iv) 143,609 RSUs granted to employees.
Represents the weighted average exercise price of the 259,238 RSUs.
The maximum available for issuance is 3,333,333 shares in the aggregate over the term of the 2012 Plan and no award shall be granted on or after May 7, 2022 (but awards granted may extend
beyond this date). The number of securities remaining available for future issuance is net of (i) an aggregate of 13,312 shares of our common stock awards to our directors, other than Mr. Edens,
representing the annual stock awards to each such director for the periods subsequent to the adoption of the 2012 Plan and prior to the adoption of the 2014 Plan and (ii) an aggregate of 3,294,201
options which have been previously granted under the plan.
The maximum available for issuance was 166,666 shares in the aggregate over the term of the 2014 Plan and no award (other than a tandem award) may be granted after April 8, 2015 (but
awards granted may extend beyond that date).
The maximum available for issuance was 300,000 shares in the aggregate over the term of the 2015 Plan and no award (other than a tandem award) may be granted after April 16, 2016 (but
awards granted may extend beyond that date).
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(G)
The maximum available for issuance is 5,395,701, subject to an annual limitation as detailed in the 2018 Plan, out of a total of 6,697,710 over the entire five-year term of the 2018 Plan.
Material Features of the Equity Compensation Plans Not Approved by Security Holders
November 2013 Manager Option Award
In November 2013, options to acquire a total of 489,148 shares of the Company’s common stock were granted to an affiliate of the former Manager as compensation to the
former Manager for its successful efforts in raising capital for the Company. The options have a per-share exercise price of $3.57. The options were fully vested on the date of
grant and became exercisable over
a 30-month period in equal monthly installments beginning on the first of each month following the month in which the options
were granted.
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities
None.
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
None.
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Item 6. Removed and Reserved
Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
The following should be read in conjunction with our Consolidated Financial Statements and notes thereto included in Part II, Item 8. “Financial Statements and Supplementary
Data,” and Part I, Item 1A. “Risk Factors.”
General Overview
The Company is an owner and operator of golf-related leisure and entertainment venues focused on bringing people together through competitive socializing. Our common
stock is traded on the NYSE under the symbol “DS.”
The Company conducts its business through two primary operating segments:
Entertainment Golf Business | Drive Shack
Our Entertainment Golf business is primarily focused on competitive socializing within the leisure and social entertainment industry, combining chef-inspired food and
beverage offerings, with innovative technology modernizing ways to experience golf as a sport and form of entertainment that appeals to a broad range of audiences and
competitive appetites.
During the second half of 2019, we opened three Generation 2.0 Drive Shack venues in Raleigh, North Carolina; Richmond, Virginia and West Palm Beach, Florida.
We opened our first Drive Shack venue in Orlando, Florida in April 2018, which has largely served as our research and development and testing venue. During the
fourth quarter of 2019, we briefly closed this venue to retrofit with Generation 2.0 enhancements, including new ball tracking technology (TrackMan™), enhanced
gaming and a redesigned outfield to provide a more engaging guest experience.
Additionally, the Company is committed to leases in New Orleans, Louisiana and in Manhattan (Randall’s Island), New York for its entertainment golf venues.
Traditional Golf Business
Our Traditional Golf business, American Golf, is one of the largest operators of golf properties in the United States. As of December 31, 2020, we owned, leased or
managed 60 properties across 9 states and have more than 30,000 members.
During 2020, the Company sold one golf property for an aggregate sale price of $34.5 million. As of December 31, 2020, we have successfully sold 25 of our 26 owned
golf properties for a total aggregate sales price of $204.2 million, which was reinvested in our Entertainment Golf business as part of our overall growth strategy to
expand golf as a sport and form of entertainment, after repayment of the Traditional Golf loan in December 2018.
During 2020, the Company entered into a total of four new management agreements. One of the new management agreements related to the golf property sold during the
year and another related to a terminated lease but in both instances, the Company was retained as manager.
For further information relating to our business, see “Item 1. Business.”
Market Considerations
Our ability to execute our business strategy, particularly the development of our Entertainment Golf business, depends to a degree on our ability to monetize our remaining
investments in loans and securities, optimize our Traditional Golf business, including sales of certain owned properties, and obtain additional capital. We have substantially
monetized our historical investments in loans and securities and have a small number of positions remaining that we could sell or use as collateral or support in a lending
transaction. We recently raised capital through the equity markets in February 2021; however, rising interest rates or stock market volatility could impair our future ability to
raise equity capital on attractive terms.
Our ability to generate income is dependent on, among other factors, our ability to raise capital and finance properties on favorable terms, deploy capital on a timely basis at
attractive returns, and exit properties at favorable yields. Market conditions
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outside of our control, such as interest rates, inflation, consumer discretionary spending and stock market volatility affect these objectives in a variety of ways.
Entertainment Golf Business
Our ability to open our targeted number of Entertainment Golf-related venue formats in 2021 and beyond will depend on many factors, including our ability to identify sites that
meet our requirements and negotiate acceptable purchase or lease terms.
There is competition within the bid process, and land development and construction are subject to obtaining the necessary regulatory approvals. Delays in these processes, as
well as completing construction and recruiting and training the necessary talent, could impact our business.
Trends in consumer spending, as well as climate and weather patterns, could have an impact on the markets in which we currently, or will in the future operate. In addition, our
Entertainment Golf business could be impacted on a season-to-season basis, based upon corporate event and social gatherings during peak and off-peak times.
Traditional Golf Business
Our Traditional Golf business is subject to trends in consumer discretionary spending, as well as climate and weather patterns, which has a significant impact on the markets in
which we operate. Traditional Golf is generally subject to seasonal fluctuations caused by significant reductions in golf activities due to shorter days and colder temperatures in
the first and fourth quarters of each year. Consequently, a significantly larger portion of our revenue from our Traditional Golf operations is earned in the second and third
quarters of our fiscal year. In addition, severe weather patterns can also negatively impact our results of operations.
While consumer spending in the Traditional Golf industry has not grown in recent years, we believe improving economic conditions and improvements in local housing markets
have helped and will continue to help drive membership growth and increase the number of golf rounds played. In addition, we believe growth in related industries, including
leisure, fitness and entertainment, may positively impact our Traditional Golf business.
Application of Critical Accounting Policies
Management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations is based upon our Consolidated Financial Statements, which have been prepared in
accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires the use of estimates and
assumptions that could affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses.
Our estimates are based on information available to management at the time of preparation of the Consolidated Financial Statements, including the result of historical analysis,
our understanding and experience of the Company’s operations, our knowledge of the industry and market-participant data available to us.
Actual results have historically been in line with management’s estimates and judgments used in applying each of the accounting policies described below, and management
periodically re-evaluates accounting estimates and assumptions. Actual results could differ from these estimates and materially impact our Consolidated Financial Statements.
However, the Company does not expect our assessments and assumptions below to materially change in the future.
A summary of our significant accounting policies is presented in Note 2 to our Consolidated Financial Statements, which appear in Part II, Item 8. “Financial Statements and
Supplementary Data.” The following is a summary of our accounting policies that are most affected by judgments, estimates and assumptions.
Impairment of Property and Equipment and Intangible Assets
Long-lived property, equipment and definite-lived intangible assets are tested for potential impairment when changes in circumstances indicate the carrying amount of the
assets, or other appropriate grouping of assets, may not be fully recoverable. Indicators of impairment include material adverse changes in the projected revenues and expenses,
significant underperformance relative to historical or projected future operating results, and significant negative industry or economic trends. An impairment is determined to
have occurred if the future net undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated is less than the carrying value of an asset. The impairment is measured as the difference
between the carrying value and the fair value. Significant judgment is required both in determining impairment and in estimating the fair value. We may use assumptions and
estimates derived from a review of our operating results, business projections, expected growth rates, discount rates, and tax rates. We also make certain assumptions about
future economic conditions interest rates, and other market data. Many of the factors used in these assumptions and estimates are outside the control of management, and can
change in future periods.
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Membership Deposit Liabilities
In our Traditional Golf business, private country club members generally pay an advance initiation fee deposit upon their acceptance as a member to the their country club.
Initiation fee deposits are refundable 30 years after the date of acceptance as a member. The difference between the initiation fee deposit paid by the member and the present
value of the refund obligation is deferred and recognized into revenue in the Consolidated Statements of Operations on a straight-line basis over the expected life of an active
membership, which is estimated to be seven years. The determination of the estimated average expected life of an active membership is based on company-specific historical
data and involves judgment and estimation. The present value of the refund obligation is recorded as a membership deposit liability in the Consolidated Balance Sheets and
accretes over a 30-year nonrefundable term using the effective interest method. This accretion is recorded as interest expense, net in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
Impairment of Other Investments
We evaluate our other investments for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount might not be recoverable. The evaluation of
recoverability is based on management’s assessment of the financial condition and near term prospects of the commercial real estate project, the length of time and the extent to
which the market value of the investment has been less than cost, availability and cost of financing, demand for space, competition for tenants, changes in market rental rates,
and operating costs. As these factors are difficult to predict and are subject to future events that may alter management’s assumptions, the values estimated by management in
its recoverability analyses may not be realized, and actual losses or impairment may be realized in the future.
Stock-based Compensation
We account for stock-based compensation for options in accordance with the fair value recognition provisions, under which we use the Black-Scholes option valuation model,
which requires the input of subjective assumptions. These assumptions include expected volatility, expected dividend yield of our stock, expected term of the awards and the
risk-free interest rate.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
See Note 2 in Part II, Item 8. “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” for information about recent accounting pronouncements.
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Results of Operations
The following tables summarize the changes in our consolidated results of operations from year-to-year (dollars in thousands):
Comparison for Results of Operations for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019
Revenues
Golf operations (A)
Sales of food and beverages
Total revenues
Operating costs
Operating expenses (A)
Cost of sales - food and beverages
General and administrative expense
Depreciation and amortization
Pre-opening costs
(Gain) Loss on lease terminations and impairment
Total operating costs
Operating loss
Other income (expenses)
Interest and investment income
Interest expense, net
Other (loss) income, net
Total other income (expenses)
Loss before income tax
Year Ended December 31,
2019
2020
Increase (Decrease)
Amount
%
$
189,972 $
30,015
219,987
216,497 $
55,567
272,064
188,745
8,834
31,284
27,152
1,328
(721)
256,622
(36,635)
565
(10,968)
(7,611)
(18,014)
229,306
15,217
47,976
22,396
9,040
15,413
339,348
(67,284)
955
(8,760)
20,876
13,071
(26,525)
(25,552)
(52,077)
(40,561)
(6,383)
(16,692)
4,756
(7,712)
(16,134)
(82,726)
(30,649)
(390)
2,208
(28,487)
(31,085)
$
(54,649) $
(54,213) $
436
(12.3)%
(46.0)%
(19.1)%
(17.7)%
(41.9)%
(34.8)%
21.2 %
(85.3)%
(104.7)%
(24.4)%
(45.6)%
(40.8)%
25.2 %
N.M.
237.8 %
0.8 %
N.M. – Not meaningful
(A) Includes $50.4 million and $52.4 million for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, due to management contract reimbursements reported under revenue
accounting standard, ASC 606.
Revenues from Golf Operations
Revenues from golf operations decreased by $26.5 million during the year ended December 31, 2020 compared to the year ended December 31, 2019 primarily due to a $29.2
million decrease in Traditional Golf revenue, partially offset by a $2.7 million increase in Entertainment Golf revenue. The decrease in Traditional Golf revenue was primarily
due to lost revenues during temporary closures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, a $13.7 million decrease due to fewer leased and owned Traditional Golf properties in
2020, and a $2.0 million decrease in revenues from managed courses, primarily due to a decrease in reimbursed expenses. Entertainment Golf revenue increased by $2.7 million
due to three additional venues operating in 2020 for more months as compared to the prior period, offset by lower event revenue due to COVID-19 restrictions.
Sales of Food and Beverages
Sales of food and beverages decreased by $25.6 million during the year ended December 31, 2020 compared to the year ended December 31, 2019 primarily due to a $28.3
million decrease in Traditional Golf sales, partially offset by a $2.7 million increase in Entertainment Golf sales. The decrease in Traditional Golf sales was primarily due to the
loss of tournament and large group event-related revenues resulting from continued COVID-19 related operational restrictions in effect in 2020 combined with a $2.6 million
decrease due to fewer leased and owned Traditional Golf properties in 2020. Entertainment Golf sales increased by $2.7 million due to three additional venues operating in 2020
for more months as compared to the prior period, offset by lower event revenue due to COVID-19 restrictions.
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Operating Expenses
Operating expenses decreased by $40.6 million during the year ended December 31, 2020 compared to the year ended December 31, 2019 primarily due to a $43.7 million
decrease in Traditional Golf operating expenses, partially offset by a $3.1 million increase in Entertainment Golf operating expenses. The decrease in Traditional Golf expenses
was primarily due to $15.1 million in payroll and payroll-related cost reductions largely resulting from the furlough of the substantial majority of our employees during the
temporary closures, a $7.2 million decrease in rent expenses, a $14.3 million decrease due to fewer leased and owned traditional golf properties and a $2.0 million decrease in
reimbursed expenses for our managed courses. Entertainment Golf expenses increased $3.1 million due to three additional venues operating in 2020 for more months as
compared to the prior period.
Cost of Sales - Food and Beverages
Cost of sales - food and beverages decreased by $6.4 million during the year ended December 31, 2020 compared to the year ended December 31, 2019 primarily due to a $7.1
million decrease in Traditional Golf cost of sales, partially offset by a $0.7 million increase in Entertainment Golf cost of sales. The decrease in Traditional Golf cost of sales
was due to lower food and beverage sales in addition to temporary closures in 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as a $1.0 million decrease due to fewer
leased and owned Traditional Golf properties in 2020. Entertainment Golf cost of sales increased by $0.7 million due to three additional venues operating in 2020 for more
months as compared to the prior period.
General and Administrative Expense (including Acquisition and Transaction Expense)
General and administrative expense decreased by $16.7 million during the year ended December 31, 2020 compared to the year ended December 31, 2019 due to a $7.7 million
decrease in Traditional Golf expense, a $6.8 million decrease in Entertainment Golf expense, and a $2.2 million decrease in corporate expense. The decreases across segments
were primarily due to payroll and payroll-related cost reductions of $9.0 million resulting from employee furloughs and headcount reductions, $5.2 million due to decreased
professional fees, $1.4 million in decreased employee meal and travel costs, and a $1.1 million reduction in corporate-level marketing spend.
Depreciation and Amortization
Depreciation and amortization increased by $4.8 million during the year ended December 31, 2020 compared to the year ended December 31, 2019 due to depreciation of assets
placed into service at the three Entertainment Golf venues opened in 2019, and on assets placed in service for the renovation of our Orlando, Florida Entertainment Golf venue
in November 2019, partially offset by a reduction in depreciation in the Traditional Golf business primarily due to properties that were sold and exited in prior periods.
Pre-Opening Costs
Pre-opening costs decreased by $7.7 million during the year ended December 31, 2020 compared to the year ended December 31, 2019 primarily due to costs associated with
the opening of three new Entertainment Golf venues in 2019. Pre-opening costs can fluctuate based on timing of venue openings and geographic locations.
(Gain) Loss on Lease Terminations and Impairment
During the year ended December 31, 2020, impairment consisted of: a (i) $2.9 million gain on the termination of two traditional golf leases in 2020 primarily due to the
derecognition of long-lived asset, intangible asset, and ROU asset and liability balances and, (ii) a $2.0 million gain on sale of Entertainment Golf equipment, partially offset by
$3.9 million of impairment on two Traditional Golf properties and $0.2 million of losses on asset retirements. During the year ended December 31, 2019, impairment consisted
of: (i) $1.2 million on three Traditional Golf properties that were classified as held-for-sale and subsequently sold, (ii) $3.8 million on two leased Traditional Golf properties,
(iii) $10.2 million of losses on asset retirements of certain software and equipment as a result of the decision to discontinue use at our Entertainment Golf venues, and (iv) $0.2
million of losses on asset retirements in our Traditional Golf business.
Interest and Investment Income
Interest and investment income decreased by $0.4 million during the year ended December 31, 2020 compared to the year ended December 31, 2019 primarily due to lower
balances and rates in interest bearing cash accounts.
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Interest Expense, net
Interest expense, net increased by $2.2 million during the year ended December 31, 2020 compared to the year ended December 31, 2019 primarily due to a decrease of interest
expense capitalized into construction in progress balances associated with the opening of three golf Entertainment Golf venues in 2019 compared to one Entertainment Golf
venue with significant construction activities in 2020.
Other Income, Net
Other income, net decreased by $28.5 million during the year ended December 31, 2020 compared to the year ended December 31, 2019 primarily due to an other-than-
temporary impairment charge of $24.7 million in 2020 on the Company's equity method investment and a decrease of $2.9 million in gains on the sale of traditional golf
properties over the same period.
Comparison of Results of Operations for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018
Revenues
Golf operations (A)
Sales of food and beverages
Total revenues
Operating costs
Operating expenses (A)
Cost of sales - food and beverages
General and administrative expense
Depreciation and amortization
Pre-opening costs
(Gain) Loss on lease terminations and impairment
Realized and unrealized (loss) gain on investments
Total operating costs
Operating loss
Other income (expenses)
Interest and investment income
Interest expense, net
Other income, net
Total other income (expenses)
Loss before income tax
Year Ended December 31,
2018
2019
Increase (Decrease)
Amount
%
$
216,497 $
55,567
272,064
244,646 $
69,723
314,369
229,306
15,217
47,976
22,396
9,040
15,413
0
339,348
(67,284)
955
(8,760)
20,876
13,071
251,794
20,153
38,560
19,704
2,483
8,240
(131)
340,803
(26,434)
1,794
(16,639)
2,880
(11,965)
(28,149)
(14,156)
(42,305)
(22,488)
(4,936)
9,416
2,692
6,557
7,173
131
(1,455)
40,850
(839)
(7,879)
17,996
25,036
(11.5)%
(20.3)%
(13.5)%
(8.9)%
(24.5)%
24.4 %
13.7 %
N.M.
N.M.
(100.0)%
(0.4)%
154.5 %
(46.8)%
(47.4)%
N.M.
(209.2)%
$
(54,213) $
(38,399) $
(15,814)
(41.2)%
N.M. – Not meaningful
(A) Includes $52.4 million and $22.1 million for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively, due to management contract reimbursements reported under revenue
accounting standard, ASC 606.
Revenues from Golf Operations
Revenues from golf operations decreased by $28.1 million during the year ended December 31, 2019 compared to the year ended December 31, 2018 primarily due to decreases
of: (i) $66.6 million related to fewer Traditional Golf properties owned or operated in 2019, (ii) $3.1 million related to greens fees and cart rental fees for Traditional Golf
business operating in early 2019, and (iii) $0.5 million driven by fewer events at our Traditional Golf properties, partially offset by an increase of (iv) $33.4 million in revenues
from management contracts including $30.3 million of reimbursed expenses, (v) $1.6 million related to increases in The Players' Club memberships, (vi) $1.6 million related to
increases in dues at private golf properties, and (vii) $5.6 million in our Entertainment Golf business due to three new venues that opened in 2019.
Sales of Food and Beverages
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Sales of food and beverages decreased by $14.2 million during the year ended December 31, 2019 compared to the year ended December 31, 2018 primarily due to a decreases
of: (i) $21.1 million due to fewer Traditional Golf properties owned or operated in 2019 and (ii) $2.3 million driven by fewer events at our Traditional Golf properties, partially
offset by an increase of (iii) $9.2 million in our Entertainment Golf business due to three new venues that opened in 2019.
Operating Expenses
Operating expenses decreased by $22.5 million during the year ended December 31, 2019 compared to the year ended December 31, 2018 primarily due to decreases of: (i)
$64.7 million due to fewer Traditional Golf properties owned or operated in 2019, (ii) $1.4 million due to decreased utility and water usage, partially offset by increases of: (iii)
$30.3 million of reimbursed expenses from management contracts, (iv) $2.0 million in Traditional Golf repairs and maintenance expenses due to the benefit of insurance
proceeds in 2018, (v) $0.5 million in payroll expense primarily due to an increase in California minimum wage, and (vi) $11.0 million in our Entertainment Golf business due to
three new venues that opened in 2019.
Cost of Sales - Food and Beverages
Cost of sales - food and beverages decreased by $4.9 million during the year ended December 31, 2019 compared to the year ended December 31, 2018 primarily due to
decreases of (i) $7.0 million due to fewer Traditional Golf properties owned or operated in 2019 and (ii) $0.2 million due to lower sales volumes for Traditional Golf properties
operated in both periods, partially offset by (iii) an increase of $2.3 million in our Entertainment Golf Business due to three new venues that opened in 2019.
General and Administrative Expense (including Acquisition and Transaction Expense)
General and administrative expense increased by $9.4 million during the year ended December 31, 2019 compared to the year ended December 31, 2018 primarily due to
increases of: (i) $5.2 million of higher payroll and payroll related expenses primarily related to the hiring of employees in our Entertainment Golf segment, (ii) $1.3 million of
higher travel and other related expenses as part of the development of the Entertainment Golf business, (iii) $0.6 million of expenses associated with Entertainment Golf sites
that we are no longer pursuing, (iv) $0.5 million of higher rent and related office expenses associated with our corporate offices in New York and Dallas, (v) $1.0 million of
higher marketing expenses primarily related to the re-branding of our Entertainment Golf business in 2019, and (vi) $0.7 million of higher costs primarily related to the
negotiation and development of potential Entertainment Golf venue locations.
Depreciation and Amortization
Depreciation and amortization expense increased by $2.7 million during the year ended December 31, 2019 compared to the year ended December 31, 2018 due to increases of:
(i) $2.9 million in depreciation of assets placed into service in our Entertainment Golf business for our Orlando, Florida venue in April 2018 and for our three venues in Raleigh,
North Carolina; Richmond, Virginia; and West Palm Beach, Florida in August, September and October 2019, respectively, (ii) $1.1 million due to amortization on additional
finance lease right-of-use ("ROU") assets for equipment, and (iii) depreciation of additional assets placed in service at Traditional Golf properties, partially offset by (iv) a $1.8
million reduction in depreciation due to Traditional Golf properties that were exited in 2018 and 2019.
Pre-Opening Costs
Pre-opening costs increased by $6.6 million during the year ended December 31, 2019 compared to the year ended December 31, 2018 primarily due to costs associated with the
opening of three new Entertainment Golf venues in 2019 compared to one venue opened in 2018. Pre-opening costs can fluctuate based on timing of venue openings and
geographic locations.
(Gain) Loss on Lease Terminations and Impairment
During the year ended December 31, 2019 impairment consisted of: (i) $1.2 million loss on three Traditional Golf properties that were classified as held-for-sale and
subsequently sold, (ii) $3.8 million loss on two leased Traditional Golf properties, (iii) $10.2 million of losses on asset retirements of certain software and equipment as a result
of the decision to discontinue use at our Entertainment Golf venues, and (iv) $0.2 million of losses on asset retirements in our Traditional Golf business. During the year ended
December 31, 2018 impairment consisted primarily of $7.0 million due to impairment on five Traditional Golf properties that were classified as held-for-sale and $0.9 million
on three leased Traditional Golf properties.
Realized and Unrealized (Gain) Loss on Investments
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During the year ended December 31, 2018, we recorded a net realized gain on the mark-to-market value of a derivative which was unwound in December 2018.
Interest and Investment Income
Interest and investment income decreased by $0.8 million during the year ended December 31, 2019 compared to the year ended December 31, 2018 primarily due to lower
balances in interest bearing cash accounts.
Interest Expense, net
Interest expense, net decreased by $7.9 million during the year ended December 31, 2019 compared to the year ended December 31, 2018 primarily due to a decrease of $8.0
million related to the Traditional Golf loan payoff in December 2018, partially offset by an increase of interest expense capitalized into construction in progress balances
associated with the opening of three Entertainment Golf venues in 2019.
Other Income, Net
Other income, net increased by $18.0 million during the year ended December 31, 2019 compared to the year ended December 31, 2018 primarily due to: (i) $10.6 million in
higher gains from sale of Traditional Golf properties, (ii) $0.9 million of losses recognized during the year ended December 31, 2018 related to Traditional Golf lease
modifications and terminations, (iii) $5.3 million of losses recognized during the year ended December 31, 2018 primarily due to a $4.9 million settlement of a legal dispute
related to the exit of a Traditional Golf leased course, and (iv) $1.3 million in lower losses on the extinguishment of debt primarily due to the payoff of a Traditional Golf loan in
December 2018.
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Liquidity and Capital Resources
Overview
Our primary sources of liquidity are our current balances of cash and cash equivalents. We also generated capital through the completion of the sales of 25 of our 26 owned
Traditional Golf properties which was completed by December 31, 2020. The proceeds generated by these transactions were reinvested in our Entertainment Golf business and
used to pay overhead expenses.
As of December 31, 2020, we had $47.8 million of available cash, including $16.2 million of cash from the Traditional Golf business.
Our primary cash needs are capital expenditures for developing and opening new Drive Shack and new smaller format Puttery venues, remodeling and maintaining existing
facilities, funding working capital, operating lease and finance lease obligations, servicing our debt obligations, paying dividends on our preferred stock, and for general
corporate purposes.
The Company’s growth strategy is capital intensive and our ability to execute is dependent upon many factors, including the current and future operating performance of our
Entertainment Golf venues and Traditional Golf properties, the pace of expansion, real estate markets, site locations, our ability to raise financing and the nature of the
arrangements negotiated with landlords. Based upon current levels of operations and anticipated growth, we expect that cash flows from operations, combined with other
financing alternatives in place or available, and further combined with the asset sales, as discussed below, will be sufficient to meet our working capital and capital expenditure
requirements for the foreseeable future.
As of December 31, 2020, we are actively exploring the capital markets to meet our short and long-term liquidity requirements to fund our planned growth, including new venue
development and construction, product innovation, and general corporate needs. Our financial objectives include diversifying our financing sources, optimizing the mix and
maturity of new debt financings, public or private equity issuances, and strategically monetizing our remaining real estate securities and other investments. We continually
monitor market conditions for these financing and capital opportunities, and at any given time, may enter into or pursue one or more of the transactions described above.
However, we cannot ensure that capital will be available on reasonable terms, if at all.
In February 2021, the Company was able to raise $54.6 million in net proceeds through an equity offering. See Note 17 in Part II, Item 8. “Financial Statements and
Supplementary Data” for information about this transaction.
For a further discussion of risks that could affect our liquidity, access to capital resources and our capital obligations, see Part I, Item 1A. “Risk Factors” above.
Summary of Cash Flows
The following table and discussion summarize our key cash flows from operating, investing and financing activities:
Net cash (used in) provided by:
Operating activities
Investing activities
Financing activities
Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and
Restricted Cash, noncurrent
Operating Activities
2020
Year ended December 31,
2019
2018
$
$
(1,325) $
24,942
(4,748)
18,869 $
(28,118) $
(11,993)
(10,744)
(50,855) $
(7,202)
25,929
(109,596)
(90,869)
Cash flows used in operating activities consist primarily of net losses adjusted for certain items including depreciation and amortization of assets, amortization of prepaid golf
member dues, impairment losses, other gains and losses from the sale of assets, stock-based compensation expense, and the effect of changes in operating assets and liabilities.
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Net cash flow used in operating activities changed from $28.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2019 to $1.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2020. It changed
from $7.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2018 to $28.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2019. These changes resulted primarily from the factors described
below:
2020 compared to 2019
•
Operating cash flows increased due to the following:
◦
◦
◦
$17.1 million decrease of general and administrative expenses due to decreased headcount and professional fees primarily due to COVID-19 related reductions
$7.3 million increase in operating cash flows from the Traditional Golf business primarily due to addition of managed courses during 2019 and 2020 and the
exit of non-profitable courses in 2019
$2.3 million increase in operating cash flows primarily due to the more months in operation in 2020 for the Entertainment Golf venues in Raleigh, North
Carolina, Richmond, Virginia and West Palm Beach, Florida as compared to 2019.
2019 compared to 2018
•
Operating cash flows decreased due to the following:
◦
◦
◦
$9.9 million increase of general and administrative expenses due to increased headcount and professional fees primarily due to the development of the
Entertainment Golf business; and
$10.1 million decrease of decreased revenues from the Traditional Golf business due to the sale of properties during 2019; and
$4.4 million increase of pre-open costs primarily due to the opening of three Entertainment Golf venues in 2019 compared to one venue opened in 2018.
•
Operating cash flows increased due to the following:
◦
◦
$1.8 million due to management fees paid in 2018 that were incurred in 2017 when the Company was externally managed; and
$1.7 million increase in operating cash flows primarily due to the opening of Entertainment Golf venues in Raleigh, North Carolina, Richmond, Virginia and
West Palm Beach, Florida.
Investing Activities
Cash flows generated from investing activities primarily relate to proceeds from the dispositions of Traditional Golf properties and sales of and repayments from investments in
securities and loans and were primarily used for capital expenditures related to the development of the Entertainment Golf venues, and renovations of existing facilities.
Cash provided by investing activities increased by $36.9 million in 2020 compared to 2019. Cash provided by investing activities decreased by $37.9 million in 2019 compared
to 2018.
Capital Expenditures. Our total capital expenditures for 2020, 2019, and 2018 were $10.7 million, $74.9 million, and $62.4 million respectively.
We expect our capital expenditures over the next 12 months to range between $57.1 and $58.6 million, which includes developing new Drive Shack and smaller format
Puttery venues and remodeling and maintaining existing facilities.
Traditional Golf property dispositions. As of December 31, 2020, we have successfully sold 25 of our 26 owned golf properties for a total aggregate sales price of
$204.2 million, of which $33.6 million, $62.9 million, and $88.3 million was received, net of transaction costs, in 2020, 2019, and 2018, respectively. We continue to
own one Traditional Golf property, which is classified as held-for-use. We may continue to pursue the monetization of our owned golf property to generate capital for
reinvestment in the Entertainment Golf business.
Financing Activities
Cash flows used in or provided by financing activities consist primarily of cash from the repayment of debt obligations, deposits received on golf memberships, and the payment
of preferred dividends.
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Cash used in financing activities decreased by $6.0 million in 2020 compared to 2019. Cash used in financing activities decreased by $98.9 million in 2019 compared to 2018.
Dividends. The Company has paid preferred dividends declared in the amount of $5.6 million in each 2019 and 2018 and has not declared preferred dividends in 2020.
The Company has an ongoing obligation to satisfy the distribution requirements of the preferred shares, in accordance with the terms of the issuance. Effective January
1, 2017, the Company revoked its election to be treated as a REIT for federal income tax purposes. As a result, the Company is no longer subject to the distribution
requirements applicable to REITs, and the timing and amount of distributions are in the sole discretion of its board of directors, which has elected not to declare common
stock dividends for 2018 through 2020 to retain capital for growth.
Debt Obligations. The Company made contractual payments on its finance leases in 2020, 2019 and 2018. In 2018, the Company repaid the Traditional Golf loan using
proceeds from the sale of Traditional Golf properties.
Golf Membership Deposits. Private country club members generally pay an advance initiation fee deposit upon their acceptance as a member to the respective country
club, which are refundable 30 years after the date of acceptance as a member.
Debt Instruments
See Note 8 in Part II, Item 8. “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” for further information related to our debt obligations and contractual maturities as of
December 31, 2020.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
As of December 31, 2020, we had the following material off-balance sheet arrangements. We believe that these off-balance sheet structures presented the most efficient and
least expensive form of financing for these assets at the time they were entered, and represented the most common market-accepted method for financing such assets.
•
•
In April 2006, we securitized Subprime Portfolio I. The loans were sold to a securitization trust, of which 80% were treated as a sale, which is an off-balance sheet
financing.
In July 2007, we securitized Subprime Portfolio II. The loans were sold to a securitization trust, of which 90% were treated as a sale, which is an off-balance sheet
financing.
We have no obligation to repurchase any loans from either of our subprime securitizations. Therefore, it is expected that our exposure to loss is limited to the carrying amount
of our retained interests in the securitization entities, in the amount of $3.2 million as of December 31, 2020. A subsidiary of ours gave limited representations and warranties
with respect to the second securitization; however, it has no assets and does not have recourse to the general credit of the Company.
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Contractual Obligations
The following table summarizes our contractual arrangements as of December 31, 2020, and the timing and effect that such commitments are expected to have on our liquidity
and capital requirements in future periods:
Contract
Finance lease obligations - Equipment
Junior subordinated notes payable
Operating lease obligations
Membership deposit liabilities
Credit facilities, Traditional Golf
(D)
(B)
(C)
(B)
Total
(A)
2021
7,136
1,285
34,152
14,841
5
57,419 $
$
Fixed and Determinable Payments Due by Period
2024-2025
Thereafter
2022-2023
10,288
2,570
58,043
8,394
10
79,305 $
3,600
2,570
42,950
11,938
10
61,068 $
313
62,889
177,666
213,427
287
454,582
$
Total
21,337
69,314
312,811
248,600
312
652,374
(A)
(B)
(C)
Includes interest based on rates existing at lease inception or ASC 842 adoption on January 1, 2019. Leases that are repayable prior to maturity at our options are reflected as their contractual maturity dates.
See Note 6 to our Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussions.
Includes interest based on rates existing at December 31, 2020 and assumes no prepayments. Obligations that are repayable prior to maturity at our option are reflected at their contractual maturity dates.
See Note 8 to our Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussions.
Includes leases of golf courses and related facilities, carts and equipment. Excludes escalation charges which per our lease agreements are not fixed and determinable payments. Also excludes four month-
to-month property leases which are cancellable by the parties with 30 days written notice and various month-to-month operating leases for carts and equipment. The aggregate monthly expense of these
leases was $0.1 million. See Notes 2 and 6 to our Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussions.
(D) Amounts represent gross initiation fee deposits refundable 30 years after the date of acceptance of a member. See Notes 2 and 13 to our Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion.
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Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Market risk is the exposure to loss resulting from changes in interest rates, credit spreads, foreign currency exchange rates, commodity prices and equity prices. We substantially
exited our real estate related debt positions, which significantly reduced our market risk exposure related to interest rate risk, credit spread risk and credit risk. We are also
exposed to inflationary factors in our business.
Commodity Price Risk
We are exposed to market price fluctuation in food and beverage product prices and these fluctuations can materially impact our costs. There is no assurance that supply and
demand factors such as disease or inclement weather will not cause the prices of the commodities used in our operations to fluctuate. Significant increases in the price of
commodities could have a material impact on our operating results to the extent that such increases cannot be offset by menu price increases or other operating efficiencies.
Inflation
The primary inflationary factors affecting our operations include materials and labor costs. We have a substantial number of hourly employees who are paid wage rates at or
based on the applicable federal, state or city minimum wage and increases in the minimum wage will increase our labor costs. In general, we have been able to partially offset
cost increases resulting from inflation by increasing prices, improving productivity, or other operating changes. We may or may not be able to offset cost increases in the future.
In addition, our leases require us to pay taxes, maintenance, repairs and utilities and these costs are subject to inflationary increases. In some cases, some of our lease
commitments are tied to consumer price index (“CPI”) increases. Furthermore, our financial statements are prepared in accordance with GAAP and our distributions are
determined by our board of directors primarily based on our capital needs, and, in each case, our activities and balance sheet are measured with reference to historical cost
and/or fair market value without considering inflation.
Trends
See Part II, Item 7. “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Market Considerations” for a further discussion of recent trends
and events affecting our liquidity, unrealized gains and losses.
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Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.
Index to Financial Statements:
Reports of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019.
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018.
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018.
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
All schedules have been omitted because either the required information is included in our Consolidated Financial Statements and notes thereto or it is not applicable.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of Drive Shack Inc. and Subsidiaries
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Drive Shack Inc. and Subsidiaries (the Company) as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, the related
consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive loss, changes in equity and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2020, and the related
notes (collectively referred to as the “consolidated financial statements”). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the
financial position of the Company at December 31, 2020 and 2019, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December
31, 2020, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the Company's internal control over
financial reporting as of December 31, 2020, based on criteria established in Internal Control-Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of
the Treadway Commission (2013 framework) and our report dated March 16, 2021 expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.
Adoption of Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2016-02
As discussed in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company changed its method of accounting for leases in 2019 due to the adoption of ASU No. 2016-02,
Leases (Topic 842), and the related amendments.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our
audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal
securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about
whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material
misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test
basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates
made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Critical Audit Matter
The critical audit matter communicated below is a matter arising from the current period audit of the financial statements that was communicated or required to be
communicated to the audit committee and that: (1) relates to accounts or disclosures that are material to the financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging,
subjective or complex judgments. The communication of the critical audit matter does not alter in any way our opinion on the consolidated financial statements, taken as a
whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matter below, providing a separate opinion on the critical audit matter or on the accounts or disclosures to which it
relates.
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Description of the Matter
How We Addressed the Matter in Our Audit
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
As discussed in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company periodically reviews the carrying amounts of
its long-lived assets, including real estate held-for-use as well as finite-lived intangible assets and right-of-use assets, to
determine whether current events or circumstances indicate that such carrying amounts may not be recoverable. The
assessment of recoverability is based on management’s estimates by comparing the sum of the estimated undiscounted
cash flows generated by the underlying asset, or other appropriate grouping of assets, to its carrying value to determine
whether an impairment existed. If the carrying amount is greater than the expected undiscounted cash flows, the assets are
considered impaired and an impairment charge is recognized to the extent the carrying value of such asset exceeds its fair
value. During the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company recognized an impairment charge of $3.9 million related
to the long-lived assets at certain of its properties.
Auditing the Company’s impairment assessment of the long-lived assets associated with its Traditional Golf properties
and Entertainment Golf venues was complex and highly judgmental due to the significant estimation required in
determining the future cash flows used to assess recoverability of each long-lived asset group (undiscounted) and
determining the fair value (discounted). The significant assumptions used in the assessment include the estimated future
cash flows directly related to the future operation of the properties (including revenue growth rates) and the discount rate
used to determine fair value. These assumptions are subjective in nature and are affected by expectations about future
market or economic conditions (including the effects of the global pandemic).
We obtained an understanding, evaluated the design and tested the operating effectiveness of controls over the Company's
long-lived asset impairment process. These procedures included testing controls over management’s review of the
significant assumptions described above including the future cash flow projections and the discount rate used to determine
the fair value of the long-lived assets that were determined to be impaired.
Our testing of the Company’s impairment assessment of the long-lived assets associated with Traditional Golf properties
and Entertainment Golf venues included, among other procedures, evaluating the significant assumptions discussed above
and the key inputs used to project the undiscounted future cash flows and to estimate the fair value of the asset groups. For
a sample of properties, we tested the completeness and accuracy of the data used by the Company in its analyses and
compared the significant assumptions used to determine the future cash flows to historical results of the properties, current
industry and economic trends, and inquired of the Company’s executives to understand the business initiatives supporting
the assumptions in the future cash flows. We performed sensitivity analyses of significant assumptions to evaluate the
changes in the fair value of the properties that would result from changes in the underlying assumptions.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2000.
New York, New York
March 16, 2021
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of Drive Shack Inc. and Subsidiaries
Opinion on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
We have audited Drive Shack Inc. and Subsidiaries’ internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2020, based on criteria established in Internal Control—
Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (2013 Framework) (the COSO criteria). In our opinion, Drive Shack
Inc. and Subsidiaries (the Company) maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2020, based on the COSO
criteria.
We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the 2020 consolidated financial
statements of the Company and our report dated March 16, 2021 expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.
Basis for Opinion
The Company’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over
financial reporting included in the accompanying Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the
Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with
respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the
PCAOB.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about
whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects.
Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, testing and evaluating the design
and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk, and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe
that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Definition and Limitations of Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of
financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those
policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the
company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company;
and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material
effect on the financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to
future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures
may deteriorate.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
New York, New York
March 16, 2021
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DRIVE SHACK INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(dollars in thousands, except share data)
Assets
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents
Restricted cash
Accounts receivable, net
Real estate assets, held-for-sale, net
Real estate securities, available-for-sale
Other current assets
Total Current Assets
Restricted cash, noncurrent
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation
Operating lease right-of-use assets
Intangibles, net of accumulated amortization
Other investments
Other assets
Total Assets
Liabilities and Equity
Current Liabilities
Obligations under finance leases
Membership deposit liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
Deferred revenue
Other current liabilities
Total Current Liabilities
Credit facilities and obligations under finance leases - noncurrent
Operating lease liabilities - noncurrent
Junior subordinated notes payable
Membership deposit liabilities, noncurrent
Deferred revenue, noncurrent
Other liabilities
Total Liabilities
Commitments and contingencies
Equity
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized, 1,347,321 shares of 9.75% Series B Cumulative Redeemable
Preferred Stock, 496,000 shares of 8.05% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, and 620,000 shares of 8.375%
Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, liquidation preference $25.00 per share, issued and outstanding as of
December 31, 2020 and 2019
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 1,000,000,000 shares authorized, 67,323,592 and 67,068,751 shares issued and outstanding at
December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively
Additional paid-in capital
Accumulated deficit
Accumulated other comprehensive income
Total Equity
Total Liabilities and Equity
See notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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December 31,
2020
2019
47,786 $
2,252
4,446
—
3,223
14,410
72,117
795
169,425
192,828
15,124
—
6,765
457,054 $
6,470 $
14,692
29,596
23,010
28,217
101,985
12,751
167,837
51,182
99,862
9,953
3,447
447,017 $
28,423
3,103
5,249
16,948
3,052
17,521
74,296
438
179,641
215,308
17,565
24,020
4,723
515,991
6,154
10,791
25,877
26,268
23,968
93,058
13,125
187,675
51,192
95,805
6,283
3,278
450,416
61,583 $
61,583
673
3,178,704
(3,232,391)
1,468
10,037 $
671
3,177,183
(3,175,572)
1,710
65,575
457,054 $
515,991
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
DRIVE SHACK INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018
(dollars in thousands, except share data)
Revenues
Golf operations
Sales of food and beverages
Total revenues
Operating costs
Operating expenses
Cost of sales - food and beverages
General and administrative expense
Depreciation and amortization
Pre-opening costs
(Gain) Loss on lease terminations and impairment
Realized and unrealized (gain) loss on investments
Total operating costs
Operating loss
Other income (expenses)
Interest and investment income
Interest expense, net
Other (loss) income, net
Total other income (expenses)
Loss before income tax
Income tax expense
Net Loss
Preferred dividends
Loss Applicable To Common Stockholders
Loss Applicable to Common Stock, per share
Basic
Diluted
2020
Year Ended December 31,
2019
2018
189,972 $
30,015
219,987
216,497 $
55,567
272,064
188,745
8,834
31,284
27,152
1,328
(721)
—
256,622
(36,635)
565
(10,968)
(7,611)
(18,014)
(54,649)
1,705
(56,354)
(5,580)
(61,934) $
229,306
15,217
47,976
22,396
9,040
15,413
—
339,348
(67,284)
955
(8,760)
20,876
13,071
(54,213)
641
(54,854)
(5,580)
(60,434) $
(0.92) $
(0.92) $
(0.90) $
(0.90) $
244,646
69,723
314,369
251,794
20,153
38,560
19,704
2,483
8,240
(131)
340,803
(26,434)
1,794
(16,639)
2,880
(11,965)
(38,399)
284
(38,683)
(5,580)
(44,263)
(0.66)
(0.66)
$
$
$
$
Weighted Average Number of Shares of Common Stock Outstanding
Basic
Diluted
67,158,745
67,158,745
67,039,556
67,039,556
66,993,543
66,993,543
See notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018
(dollars in thousands)
Net loss
Other comprehensive loss:
Net unrealized (loss) gain on available-for-sale securities
Total comprehensive loss
Comprehensive loss attributable to Drive Shack Inc. stockholders' equity
See notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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2020
Year Ended December 31,
2019
2018
(56,354) $
(54,854) $
(38,683)
(242)
(56,596) $
(56,596) $
(168)
(55,022) $
(55,022) $
508
(38,175)
(38,175)
$
$
$
DRIVE SHACK INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018
(dollars in thousands, except share data)
Drive Shack Inc. Stockholders
Preferred Stock
Shares
Amount
Common Stock
Shares
Amount
Additional
Paid in
Capital
Accumulated
Deficit
Accumulated
Other
Comp.
Income
(Loss)
Total
Equity
(Deficit)
Equity (deficit) - December 31,
2017
Dividends declared
2,463,321 $ 61,583
—
—
Stock-based compensation
Adoption of ASC 606
Purchase of common stock
(directors)
Comprehensive loss
Net loss
Other comprehensive income
Total comprehensive loss
Equity (deficit) - December 31,
2018
Dividends declared
Stock-based compensation
Shares issued from options and
restricted stock units
Purchase of common stock
(directors)
Adoption of ASC 842
Comprehensive loss
Net loss
Other comprehensive loss
Total comprehensive loss
Equity (deficit) - December 31,
2019
Dividends declared
Stock-based compensation
Shares issued from options and
restricted stock units
Comprehensive loss
Net loss
Other comprehensive loss
Total comprehensive loss
Equity (deficit) - December 31,
2020
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
66,977,104 $
670 $ 3,173,281 $ (3,065,853) $
—
—
—
50,000
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2,252
—
310
(5,580)
4,809
—
—
—
(38,683)
—
1,370
—
$ 171,051
(5,580)
—
—
—
508
2,252
4,809
310
(38,683)
508
(38,175)
2,463,321 $ 61,583
67,027,104 $
670 $ 3,175,843 $ (3,105,307) $
1,878
$ 134,667
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
35.647
6,000
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
1,317
—
23
—
—
—
(5,580)
—
—
(9,831)
(54,854)
—
—
—
—
—
—
(168)
(5,580)
1,317
—
24
(9,831)
(54,854)
(168)
(55,022)
2,463,321 $ 61,583
67,068,751 $
671 $ 3,177,183 $ (3,175,572) $
1,710
$
65,575
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
254,841
—
—
—
—
2
—
—
—
1,523
(2)
—
—
(465)
—
—
(56,354)
—
—
—
—
—
(242)
(465)
1,523
—
(56,354)
(242)
(56,596)
2,463,321 $ 61,583
67,323,592 $
673 $ 3,178,704 $ (3,232,391) $
1,468
$
10,037
See notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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—
—
2,252
310
—
(9,831)
DRIVE SHACK INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018
(dollars in thousands)
Cash Flows From Operating Activities
Net loss
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization
Amortization of discount and premium
Other amortization
Amortization of revenue on golf membership deposit liabilities
Amortization of prepaid golf member dues
Non-cash operating lease expense
Stock based compensation
(Gain) Loss on Lease Terminations and Impairment
Equity in (earnings), net of impairment from equity method investment
Other (gains) losses, net
Realized and unrealized (gain) loss on investments
Change in:
Accounts receivable, net, other current assets and other assets - noncurrent
Accounts payable and accrued expenses, deferred revenue, other current liabilities and other liabilities -
noncurrent
Net cash used in operating activities
Cash Flows From Investing Activities
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment
Deposits received on real estate held-for-sale
Acquisition and additions of property and equipment and intangibles
Net cash provided by (used in) from investing activities
Cash Flows From Financing Activities
Preferred stock dividends paid
Repayments of debt obligations
Golf membership deposits received
Other financing activities
Net cash used in financing activities
Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash, noncurrent
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash, noncurrent, Beginning of Period
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash, noncurrent, End of Period
Cash paid during the period for income taxes
Cash paid during the period for interest expense
Supplemental Schedule of Non-Cash Investing and Financing Activities
Preferred stock dividends declared but not paid
Additions to finance lease assets and liabilities
Increases (decreases) in accounts payable and accrued expenses related to the purchase of property and
equipment
$
$
$
$
$
$
See notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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2020
Year Ended December 31,
2019
2018
$
(56,354)
$
(54,854)
$
(38,683)
27,152
(423)
8,160
(1,611)
(14,311)
8,421
1,523
(1,970)
24,020
(15,573)
—
1,418
18,223
(1,325)
35,617
—
(10,675)
24,942
(1,395)
(5,591)
2,994
(756)
(4,748)
18,869
31,964
50,833
176
3,053
—
6,068
3,260
$
$
$
$
$
$
22,396
(275)
7,225
(1,422)
(14,569)
7,043
1,317
15,413
(1,381)
(19,073)
—
2,727
7,335
(28,118)
62,899
—
(74,892)
(11,993)
(5,580)
(7,440)
2,262
14
(10,744)
(50,855)
82,819
31,964
124
3,854
930
12,776
(7,508)
$
$
$
$
$
$
19,704
1,159
10,965
(1,549)
(26,545)
—
2,304
8,240
(1,471)
(8,109)
(131)
3,075
23,839
(7,202)
78,888
9,400
(62,359)
25,929
(5,580)
(107,790)
3,143
631
(109,596)
(90,869)
173,688
82,819
225
10,607
930
4,442
3,174
DRIVE SHACK INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018
(dollars in tables in thousands, except per share data)
1. ORGANIZATION
Drive Shack Inc., which is referred to in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, as Drive Shack Inc. or the Company, is an owner and operator of golf-related leisure and
entertainment venues focused on bringing people together through competitive socializing. The Company, a Maryland corporation, was formed in 2002, and its common stock
is traded on the NYSE under the symbol “DS.”
The Company conducts its business through the following segments: (i) Entertainment Golf venues, (ii) Traditional Golf properties and (iii) corporate. For a further discussion
of the reportable segments, see Note 4.
As of December 31, 2020, the Entertainment Golf segment was comprised of four owned or leased entertainment golf venues across three states with locations in Orlando,
Florida; West Palm Beach, Florida; Raleigh, North Carolina; and Richmond, Virginia.
The Company's Traditional Golf business is one of the largest operators of golf courses and country clubs in the United States. As of December 31, 2020, the Company owned,
leased or managed 60 properties across 9 states.
The corporate segment consists primarily of securities and other investments and executive management.
2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
GENERAL
COVID-19 - In March 2020, a global pandemic was declared by the World Health Organization related to the rapidly growing outbreak of a novel strain of coronavirus
(“COVID-19”). In response to the rapid spread of COVID-19, authorities around the world have implemented numerous measures to contain the virus, such as travel bans and
restrictions, quarantines, "stay-at-home" or "shelter-in-place" orders and business shutdowns. Many jurisdictions in which we operate required mandatory store closures or
imposed capacity limitations and other restrictions affecting our operations. As a result, during March 2020, we temporarily closed all of our Entertainment Golf venues and
substantially all of our Traditional Golf courses and furloughed a substantial majority of our employees. In response to the uncertainty caused by the pandemic, we took several
actions after we suspended operations to preserve our liquidity position and prepare for multiple contingencies.
Following the temporary closure in March 2020 in response to the coronavirus ("COVID-19") global pandemic, three Drive Shack Entertainment Golf venues and all of our
Traditional Golf properties were reopened by the end of the second quarter, subject to locally mandated capacity limitations and operational restrictions. Our Entertainment Golf
venue in Orlando, Florida re-opened in December 2020. Restrictions on large group gatherings remain in effect in the majority of the jurisdictions we operate, which has
resulted in the postponement or cancellation of the substantial majority of events, banquets, and other large group gatherings.
The extended length of the COVID-19 pandemic and the related government response have caused, and are continuing to cause, prolonged periods of various operational
restrictions and capacity limitations impacting our business operations. In addition, the duration and intensity of the pandemic may result in changes in customer behaviors or
preferences. These may lead to increased asset recovery and valuation risks, such as impairment of long-lived and other assets. The extent to which COVID-19 ultimately
impacts our business will depend on future developments, which remain highly uncertain and cannot be predicted, including additional actions taken by various governmental
bodies and private enterprises to contain COVID-19 or mitigate its impact, among others. The Company currently expects these developments to have a material adverse impact
on its revenues, results of operations and cash flows in future periods.
Basis of Accounting — The accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles or GAAP. The
Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries. All significant intercompany transactions and balances have been
eliminated. The Company consolidates those entities in which it has an investment of 50% or more and has control over significant operating, financial and investing decisions
of the entity.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018
(dollars in tables in thousands, except per share data)
For entities over which the Company exercises significant influence, but which do not meet the requirements for consolidation, the Company uses the equity method of
accounting whereby it records its share of the underlying income of such entities.
Prior Period Reclassifications — Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period's presentation.
Risks and Uncertainties — We plan to develop and construct our Entertainment Golf business through long term ground leases, land acquisition and redevelopment of existing
golf courses and other similar customary real estate agreements. Developing new Entertainment Golf venues requires a significant amount of time and resources and poses a
number of risks. Construction of new venues may result in cost overruns, delays or unanticipated expenses related to zoning or tax laws. We face competition for potential site
locations. Desirable sites may be unavailable or expensive, and the markets in which new venues are located may deteriorate over time. Additionally, the market potential of
venues cannot be precisely determined, and our venues may face competition in new markets from unexpected sources. Constructed venues may not perform up to our
expectations. For additional information, see Part I, Item 1A. “Risk Factors - Risk Related to Our Business.”
Use of Estimates — Our estimates are based on information available to management at the time of preparation of the Consolidated Financial Statements, including the results
of historical analysis, our understanding and experience of the Company's operations, our knowledge of the industry and market-participant data available to us. Actual results
have historically been in line with management's estimates and judgements used in applying each of the accounting policies, and management periodically re-evaluates
accounting estimates and assumptions. Actual results could differ from these estimates and materially impact our Consolidated Financial Statements. However, we do not
expect our assessments and assumptions to materially change in the future.
Comprehensive Loss and Income — Comprehensive income is defined as the change in equity of a business enterprise during a period from transactions and other events and
circumstances, excluding those resulting from investments by and distributions to owners. For the Company's purposes, comprehensive income represents primarily net income,
as presented in the Consolidated Statements of Operations, adjusted for unrealized gains or losses on securities available-for-sale. As of December 31, 2020 and 2019,
accumulated other comprehensive income included net unrealized gain on securities of $1.5 million and $1.7 million, respectively.
REVENUE RECOGNITION
Golf Operations
Entertainment Golf — Revenue from bay play, events, and other operating activities (consisting primarily of instruction and merchandise sales) is generally recognized at a
point in time which is at the time of sale, when services are rendered and collectability is probable.
Traditional Golf — Revenue from green fees, cart rentals, merchandise sales and other operating activities (consisting primarily of range income, banquets and club amenities)
is generally recognized at a point in time which is at the time of sale, when services are rendered and collectability is probable.
Revenue from membership dues for private club members and The Players Club members is recognized in the month earned. Membership dues received in advance are included
in deferred revenue and recognized as revenue ratably over the appropriate period, which is generally twelve months or less for private club members and the following month
for The Players Club members. The membership dues are generally structured to cover the club operating costs and membership services.
Private country club members generally pay an advance initiation fee deposit upon their acceptance as a member to the respective country club. Initiation fee deposits are
refundable 30 years after the date of acceptance as a member. The difference between the initiation fee deposit paid by the member and the present value of the refund
obligation is deferred and recognized into revenue in the Consolidated Statements of Operations on a straight-line basis over the expected life of an active membership, which is
estimated to be seven years. The determination of the estimated average expected life of an active membership requires significant judgment and is based on company-specific
historical membership addition and attrition data. The present value of the refund obligation is recorded as a membership deposit liability in the Consolidated Balance Sheets
and
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018
(dollars in tables in thousands, except per share data)
accretes over a 30-year nonrefundable term using the effective interest method. This accretion is recorded as interest expense in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
Revenue from the reimbursement of certain operating costs incurred at the Company’s managed Traditional Golf properties is recognized at the time the associated operating
costs are incurred as collectability is probable per the terms of the management contracts and the repayment histories of the property owners.
Sales of Food and Beverages — Revenue from food and beverage sales is recorded at the time of sale, net of discounts.
Realized and Unrealized (Gain) Loss on Investments and Other Income (Loss), Net — These items are comprised of the following:
Realized (gain) loss on settlement of non-hedge derivatives, net
Unrealized loss (gain) on non-hedge derivative instruments
Realized and unrealized loss (gain) on investments
Gain on sale of traditional golf properties, net (A)
Collateral management fee income, net
Equity in earnings, net of impairment from equity method investments (B)
Other loss
Other income (loss), net
2020
Year Ended December 31,
2019
2018
—
—
— $
16,447 $
259
(24,020)
(297)
(7,611) $
$
$
$
—
—
— $
19,338 $
440
1,381
(283)
20,876 $
(227)
96
(131)
8,704
575
1,471
(7,870)
2,880
(A) Gain on sale of traditional golf properties, net - During the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company sold one Traditional Golf property, resulting in net proceeds of
$33.6 million. This property had a carrying value of $17.0 million and resulted in a gain of $16.6 million. During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company sold
eleven Traditional Golf properties, resulting in net proceeds of $74.3 million. These Traditional Golf properties had a carrying value of $54.7 million and resulted in a gain on
sale of $19.4 million. During the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company sold thirteen Traditional Golf properties, resulting in net proceeds of $76.7 million. These
Traditional Golf properties had a carrying value of $66.0 million and resulted in a gain on sale of $10.7 million. Net proceeds are inclusive of transactions costs.
(B) Equity in earnings, net of impairment from equity method investments - During the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company recorded an other-than-temporary
impairment charge of $24.7 million on the Company's equity method investment.
EXPENSE RECOGNITION
Operating Expenses — Operating expenses consist primarily of payroll, utilities, repairs and maintenance, supplies, marketing, technology support and operating lease rent
expense. A majority of the properties and related facilities are leased under long-term operating leases. See Note 6 for additional information.
General and Administrative Expense — General and administrative expense consists of costs associated with corporate and administrative functions that support development
and operations.
Pre-Opening Costs — Pre-opening costs are expensed as incurred and consist primarily of employee payroll, marketing expenses, operating lease costs, travel and related
expenses, training costs, food, beverage and other restaurant operating expenses incurred prior to opening an Entertainment Golf venue.
Deferred Costs — Deferred costs consist primarily of costs incurred in obtaining financing which are amortized into interest expense over the term of such financing using either
the straight-line basis or the interest method. Deferred financing costs are presented as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of the related debt liability.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018
(dollars in tables in thousands, except per share data)
Interest Expense, Net — The Company financed Traditional Golf and Corporate using both fixed and floating rate debt, including mortgage loans and other financing vehicles.
Certain of this debt has been issued at a discount. Discounts are accreted into interest expense on the effective yield or interest method, based upon a comparison of actual and
expected cash flows, through the expected maturity date of the financing. See Note 10 for additional information.
Stock-Based Compensation Expense — The Company maintains an equity incentive plan under which non-qualified stock options, incentive stock options, and restricted stock
units or RSUs are granted to employees and non-employee directors. Stock options and RSUs are expensed based on the fair value on the date of grant and amortized on a
straight-line basis over the requisite service period. The fair value of RSUs is determined using the stock price on the date of grant. The fair value of stock options is estimated
on the grant date using the Black-Scholes option valuation model. Unvested stock options and RSUs are forfeited by non-employee directors upon their departure from the
board of directors and forfeited by employees upon their termination. All stock-based compensation expense is recorded as general and administrative expense in the
Consolidated Statement of Operations. See Note 11 for additional information.
BALANCE SHEET MEASUREMENT
Property and Equipment, Net — Real estate acquired, related improvements and equipment are recorded at cost less accumulated depreciation. Costs that both materially add
value to an asset and extend the useful life of an asset by more than a year are capitalized which may include significant renovations, remodels and major repairs. Costs that do
not meet this criteria, such as minor repairs and routine maintenance, are expensed as incurred.
Depreciation is calculated using the straight-line method based on the lesser of the following estimated useful lives or the lease term:
Buildings and improvements
Finance leases - equipment
Furniture, fixtures, and equipment
10-40 years
2-6 years
2-7 years
The Company leases certain golf carts and other equipment that are classified as finance leases ROUs. The value of finance leases is recorded as an asset on the balance sheet,
along with a liability related to the present value of associated payments. Depreciation of finance lease assets is calculated using the straight-line method over the shorter of the
estimated useful lives or the expected lease terms. The cost of equipment under finance leases is recorded in "Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation" on the
Consolidated Balance Sheets. Payments under the leases are treated as reductions of the obligations under finance leases, with a portion being recorded as interest expense under
the effective interest method.
Real Estate, Held-for-Sale — Long-lived assets to be disposed of by sale, which meet certain criteria, are reclassified to real estate held-for-sale and measured at the lower of
their carrying amount or fair value less costs of sale. The Company suspends depreciation and amortization for assets held-for-sale. Subsequent changes to the estimated fair
value less costs to sell could impact the measurement of assets held-for-sale. Decreases below carrying value are recognized as an impairment loss and recorded in "Impairment
and other losses" on the Consolidated Statements of Operations. To the extent the fair value increases, any previously reported impairment is reversed to the extent of the
impairment taken.
On March 7, 2018, the Company announced it was actively pursuing the sale of 26 owned Traditional Golf properties in order to generate capital for reinvestment in the
Entertainment Golf business. On October 16, 2020, the Company completed the sale of the last held-for-sale Traditional Golf property for a sale price of $34.5 million and
received net cash proceeds of approximately $33.6 million. As of December 31, 2020, the Company does not classify any Traditional Golf property as held-for-sale.
Real Estate Securities — The Company invested in securities, including real estate related asset backed securities which are classified as available-for-sale. Securities available-
for-sale are carried at market value with the net unrealized gains or losses reported as a separate component of accumulated other comprehensive income, to the extent
impairment losses are considered temporary. At disposition, the net realized gain or loss is determined on the basis of the cost of the specific investments and is included in
earnings. Unrealized losses on securities are charged to earnings if there is an intent to sell or if they reflect a decline in value that is other-than-temporary. Income on these
securities is recognized using a level yield methodology based upon a number of cash flow assumptions that are subject to uncertainties and contingencies.
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DECEMBER 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018
(dollars in tables in thousands, except per share data)
Impairment of Securities — The Company continually evaluates securities for impairment. Securities are considered to be other-than-temporarily impaired, for financial
reporting purposes, whenever there has been a probable adverse change in the timing or amounts of expected cash flows. The Company must record a write-down if it has the
intent to sell a given security in an unrealized loss position, or if it is more likely than not that it will be required to sell such a security. Upon determination of impairment, the
Company records a direct write-down for securities based on the estimated fair value of the security or underlying collateral using a discounted cash flow analysis or based on
an observable market value. Actual losses may differ from the Company’s estimates.
Leasing Arrangements — The Company evaluates at lease inception whether an arrangement is or contains a lease by providing the Company with the right to control an asset.
Operating leases are accounted for on the balance sheet with the Right of Use (“ROU”) assets and lease liabilities recognized in "Operating lease right-of-use assets," "Other
current liabilities" and "Operating lease liabilities - noncurrent" in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Finance lease ROU assets, current lease liabilities and noncurrent lease
liabilities are recognized in "Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation," and "Obligations under finance leases" and "Credit facilities and obligations under
finance leases - noncurrent" in the Consolidated Balance Sheets, respectively.
All lease liabilities are measured at the present value of the associated payments, discounted using the Company’s incremental borrowing rate determined using a portfolio
approach based on the rate of interest that the Company would pay to borrow an amount equal to the lease payments for a similar term and in a similar economic environment
on a collateralized basis. ROU assets, for both operating and finance leases, are initially measured based on the lease liability, adjusted for initial direct costs, prepaid rent, and
lease incentives received. ROU assets for operating leases are subsequently amortized into lease cost on a straight-line basis less imputed interest on the lease liabilities.
Depreciation of the finance lease ROU assets are subsequently calculated using the straight-line method over the shorter of the estimated useful lives or the expected lease terms
and recorded in "Depreciation and amortization" on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
In addition to the fixed minimum payments required under the lease arrangements, certain leases require variable lease payments, which are payment of the excess of various
percentages of gross revenue or net operating income over the minimum rental payments as well as payment of taxes assessed against the leased property. The leases generally
also require the payment for the cost of insurance and maintenance. Variable lease payments are recognized when the associated activity occurs and the contingency is resolved.
The Company has elected to combine lease and non-lease components for all lease contracts.
Intangibles, Net — Intangible assets and liabilities consist primarily of management contracts, membership base and internally-developed software. The management contract
intangible represents the Company’s golf course management contracts for both leased and managed properties. The management contract intangible for leased and managed
properties was valued using the discounted cash flow method under the income approach and is amortized over the term of the underlying lease or management agreements,
respectively. The membership base intangible represents the Company’s relationship with its private country club members. The membership base intangible was valued using
the multi-period excess earnings method under the income approach, and is amortized over the expected life of an active membership. Internally-developed software represents
proprietary software developed for the Company’s exclusive use. Internally-developed software is amortized over the expected useful life of the software.
Amortization of intangible assets is included within depreciation and amortization in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. Amortization of all intangible assets is
calculated using the straight-line method based on the following estimated useful lives:
Trade name
Management contracts
Internally-developed software
Membership base
Liquor licenses
30 years
2 - 26 years
3 - 5 years
7 years
Nonamortizable
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018
(dollars in tables in thousands, except per share data)
Impairment of Long-lived Assets — The Company periodically reviews the carrying amounts of its long-lived assets or asset groups, including real estate held-for-use and
held-for-sale, as well as finite-lived intangible assets and right-of-use assets, to determine whether current events or circumstances indicate that such carrying amounts may not
be recoverable. The assessment of recoverability is based on management’s estimates by comparing the sum of the estimated undiscounted cash flows generated by the
underlying asset, or other appropriate grouping of assets, to its carrying value to determine whether an impairment existed at its lowest level of identifiable cash flows. If the
carrying amount is greater than the expected undiscounted cash flows, the assets are considered impaired and an impairment is recognized to the extent the carrying value of
such asset exceeds its fair value. The Company generally measures fair value by considering sale prices for similar assets or by discounting estimated future cash flows using an
appropriate discount rate.
Membership Deposit Liabilities — Private country club members in our Traditional Golf business generally pay an advance initiation fee deposit upon their acceptance as a
member to the respective country club. Initiation fee deposits are refundable 30 years after the date of acceptance as a member. The difference between the initiation fee deposit
paid by the member and the present value of the refund obligation is deferred and recognized into Golf operations revenue in the Consolidated Statements of Operations on a
straight-line basis over the expected life of an active membership, which is estimated to be seven years. The present value of the refund obligation is recorded as a membership
deposit liability in the Consolidated Balance Sheets and accretes over a 30-year nonrefundable term using the effective interest method. This accretion is recorded as interest
expense in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
Other Investment — The Company owns an approximately 22% economic interest in a limited liability company which owns preferred equity in a commercial entertainment
and retail real estate project. The Company accounts for this investment as an equity method investment. As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, the carrying value of this
investment was zero and $24.0 million, respectively. The Company evaluates its equity method investment for other than temporary impairment whenever events or changes in
circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the investment might not be recoverable. The evaluation of recoverability is based on management’s assessment of the
financial condition and near term prospects of the real estate project, the length of time and the extent to which the market value of the investment has been less than cost,
availability and cost of financing, demand for space, competition for tenants, guest visits, changes in market rental rates, and net operating results. As these factors are difficult
to predict and are subject to future events that may alter management’s assumptions, the values estimated by management in its recoverability analyses may not be realized, and
actual losses or impairment may be realized in the future.
The operations and ongoing construction at the commercial real estate project halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic in mid-March 2020, and the Company recorded an other-
than-temporary impairment charge of $24.7 million during the three months ended June 30, 2020. The other-than temporary impairment charge was recorded in "Other income
(loss), net" on the Consolidated Statements of Operations. The property reopened to the public with additional entertainment venues and retail shops in October 2020 while
following COVID-19 related operational restrictions and capacity limitations and implementing social distancing measures. However, the ability of the commercial real estate
project to obtain additional funding to complete the construction and attain the financial results needed to recover any of our investment remains highly uncertain.
Cash and Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash — The Company considers all highly liquid short-term investments with maturities of 90 days or less when purchased to be
cash equivalents. Substantially all amounts on deposit with major financial institutions exceed insured limits. The Company has not experienced any losses in the accounts and
believe that the Company is not exposed to significant credit risk because the accounts are at major financial institutions. Restricted cash consisted of:
CDO trustee accounts
Restricted cash for construction-in-progress
Restricted cash - Traditional Golf
Restricted cash - Entertainment Golf
Restricted cash, current and noncurrent
December 31,
2020
2019
$
$
114 $
1,182
1,566
185
3,047 $
114
1,536
1,656
235
3,541
Accounts Receivable, Net — Accounts receivable are stated at amounts due from customers, net of an allowance for doubtful accounts of $0.9 million and $1.1 million as of
December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The allowance for doubtful accounts
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DECEMBER 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018
(dollars in tables in thousands, except per share data)
is based upon several factors including the length of time the receivables are past due, historical payment trends. current economic factors, and our expectations of future events
that affect collectability. Collateral is generally not required. The allowance for doubtful accounts decreased by $0.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2020 and
increased by $0.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2019.
Other Current Assets
The following table summarizes the Company's other current assets:
Managed property receivables
Prepaid expenses
Deposits
Inventory
Miscellaneous current assets, net
Other current assets
Other Assets
The following table summarizes the Company's other assets:
Prepaid expenses
Deposits
Miscellaneous assets, net
Other assets
December 31,
2020
2019
3,236
3,158
767
1,950
5,299
14,410 $
5,426
3,608
1,374
2,762
4,351
17,521
December 31,
2020
2019
2,154 $
2,504
2,107
6,765 $
317
2,123
2,283
4,723
$
$
$
Managed Property Receivables – Managed property receivables consists of amounts due from Traditional Golf managed properties.
Prepaid Expenses – Prepaid expenses consists primarily of prepaid insurance and prepaid rent and are expensed over the usage period of the goods or services.
Deposits – Deposits consist primarily of property lease security deposits.
Inventory – Inventory is valued at the lower of cost or market. Cost is determined on the first-in, first-out (“FIFO”) method. Inventories consist primarily of food,
beverages and merchandise for sale.
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses — Accounts payable reflect expenses related to goods and services received that have not yet been paid and accrued expenses reflect
expenses related to goods received and services performed for which invoices have not yet been received.
Deferred Revenue — Payments received in advance of the performance of services are recorded as deferred revenue until the services are performed.
Other Current Liabilities
The following table summarizes the Company's other current liabilities:
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DECEMBER 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018
(dollars in tables in thousands, except per share data)
Operating lease liabilities
Accrued rent
Dividends payable
Miscellaneous current liabilities
Other current liabilities
Other Liabilities
The following table summarizes the Company's other liabilities:
Service obligation intangible
Miscellaneous liabilities
Other liabilities
December 31,
2020
2019
19,894
4,318
—
4,005
28,217 $
16,922
2,769
930
3,347
23,968
December 31,
2020
2019
— $
3,447
3,447 $
1,776
1,502
3,278
$
$
$
Operating Lease Liabilities – Operating lease liabilities relate to ground leases and/or related facilities and office leases. See Note 6 for additional information
Accrued Rent - Accrued rent primarily relates to amounts accrued or owed for variable lease costs
Service Obligation Intangible – Service obligation intangible relates to the Company's obligation to operate leased golf properties that were expected to generate losses
as part of the Traditional Golf acquisition.
Dividends Payable – Represents dividends declared but not paid.
Stock Options — The fair value of the options issued as compensation to FIG LLC (the former "Manager") for its successful efforts in raising capital for the Company was
recorded as an increase in equity with an offsetting reduction of capital proceeds received. Stock options granted to the Company’s employees and non-employee directors were
recorded as an increase in equity. See Note 11 for additional information.
Restricted Stock Units or RSUs — The fair value of the RSUs issued to the Company's employees and independent directors as part of annual compensation were recorded as
an increase in equity. See Note 11 for additional information.
Preferred Stock — The Company’s accounting policy for its preferred stock is described in Note 11.
Income Taxes – The Company accounts for income taxes pursuant to the asset and liability method which requires the recognition of deferred income tax assets and liabilities
related to the expected future tax consequences arising from temporary differences between the carrying amounts and tax bases of assets and liabilities. Deferred tax assets and
liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates applicable to the periods in which the temporary differences are expected to reverse. A valuation allowance is recognized if the
Company determines it is more likely than not that all or a portion of a deferred tax asset will not be recognized.
The Company recognizes tax benefits for uncertain tax positions only if it is more likely than not that the position is sustainable based on its technical merits. Interest and
penalties on uncertain tax positions are included as a component of the provision for income taxes in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. See Note 14 for additional
information.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018
(dollars in tables in thousands, except per share data)
Amortization of Discount and Premium and Other Amortization — As reflected in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, these items are comprised of the following:
Accretion of net discount on securities, loans and other investments
Amortization of net discount on debt obligations and deferred financing costs
Amortization of discount and premium
Amortization of leasehold intangibles
Accretion of membership deposit liability
Other amortization
2020
Year Ended December 31,
2019
2018
(413) $
(10)
(423) $
— $
8,160
8,160 $
(267) $
(8)
(275) $
— $
7,225
7,225 $
(151)
1,310
1,159
4,093
6,872
10,965
$
$
$
$
Recent Accounting Pronouncements — In February 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2016-02 Leases
(Topic 842). The standard requires lessees to recognize most leases on the balance sheet and addresses certain aspects of lessor accounting. On January 1, 2019, the Company
adopted ASU 2016-02 using a modified retrospective approach. The Company utilized the effective date transition method and accordingly was not required to adjust its
comparative period financial information for effects of ASU 2016-02. The Company elected to adopt practical expedients which permits it to not reassess its prior conclusions
about lease identification, lease classification and initial direct costs under the new standard. The Company elected to combine lease and non-lease components for all lease
contracts and also elected not to recognize ROU assets and lease liabilities for leases with terms of 12 months or less. The Company also elected to adopt the practical expedient
for land easements which permits it not to evaluate existing and expired land easements under the new standard. The adoption of ASU 2016-02 had a material impact on the
Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets, resulting in the recognition of operating lease right-of-use assets and operating lease liabilities of $ 225.6 million and $205.9 million,
respectively, with the difference primarily due to reclassifications of leasehold intangibles and an adjustment to accumulated deficit. There was no material impact on the
Consolidated Statements of Operations.
In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13 Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326), Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments. The standard
changes how entities will measure credit losses for most financial assets and certain other instruments that are not measured at fair value through net income. For available-for-
sale debt securities, entities will be required to record allowances rather than reduce the carrying amount under the other-than-temporary impairment model. In November 2018,
the FASB issued ASU 2018-19 Codification Improvements to Topic 326, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses, which clarifies that operating lease receivables accounted for
under ASC 842 are not in the scope of this guidance. In April 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-04 Codification Improvements to Topic 326, Financial Instruments - Credit
Losses, which addresses certain fair value disclosure requirements, the measurement basis under the measurement alternative and which equity securities have to be remeasured
at historical exchange rates. In May 2019, the FASB issued Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326), Targeted Transition Relief, which allows entities to elect to
measure assets in the scope of ASC 326-20, using the fair value option when ASU 2016-13 is adopted. In November 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-11 Codification
Improvements to Topic 326, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses which makes several narrow-scope amendments to the new credit losses standard, including an amendment
requiring entities to include certain expected recoveries of the amortized cost basis previously written off. The effective date of the standards is for fiscal years, and interim
periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019 and early adoption is permitted for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018. Entities apply the
standard's provisions as a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings as of the beginning of the first reporting period in which the guidance is effective. The Company
identified the financial assets in the scope of the new standard, developed methods to estimate current expected credit losses associated with these financial assets, and
determined changes needed to control activities. The Company adopted the standard on January 1, 2020. The adoption did not materially impact the Consolidated Financial
Statements.
In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-15 Intangibles-Goodwill and Other-Internal Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Customer’s Accounting for Implementation Costs
Incurred in a Cloud Computing Arrangement That Is a Service Contract. The standard requires a customer in a cloud computing arrangement (i.e., a hosting arrangement) that
is a service contract to follow
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018
(dollars in tables in thousands, except per share data)
the internal-use software guidance in ASC 350-40 to determine which implementation costs to capitalize as assets or expense as incurred. That guidance requires certain costs
incurred during the application development stage to be capitalized and other costs incurred during the preliminary project and post-implementation stages to be expensed as
they are incurred. Capitalized implementation costs related to a hosting arrangement that is a service contract will be amortized over the term of the hosting arrangement,
beginning when the module or component of the hosting arrangement is ready for its intended use. The effective date of the standard was for annual periods beginning after
December 15, 2019. The Company early adopted the standard on October 1, 2019 applying the guidance prospectively to all implementation costs incurred after that date. The
adoption did not have a material impact on the Consolidated Financial Statements.
In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-12, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes. The standard removes certain exceptions for
investments, intraperiod allocations and interim tax calculations and adds guidance to reduce complexity in accounting for income taxes. The effective date of the standard will
be for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2020, with early adoption permitted. The various amendments in the standard are applied on a retrospective basis, modified
retrospective basis and prospective basis, depending on the amendment. The Company is currently evaluating the new guidance to determine the impact it may have on its
Consolidated Financial Statements.
3. REVENUES
The majority of the Company’s revenue is recognized at the time of sale to customers at the Company’s Entertainment Golf venues and Traditional Golf properties, including
green fees, cart rentals, bay play, events and sales of food, beverages and merchandise. Revenue from membership dues is recognized in the month earned. Membership dues
received in advance are included in deferred revenue and recognized as revenue ratably over the appropriate period, which is generally twelve months or less for private club
members and the following month for The Players Club members.
The Company’s revenue is all generated within the Entertainment and Traditional Golf segments. The following table disaggregates revenue by category: Entertainment Golf
venues, public and private golf properties (owned and leased) and managed golf properties.
Ent. golf
venues
10,536
Public golf
properties
78,389
2020
Private golf
properties
44,872
For Year Ended December 31,
Total
189,972
Ent. golf
venues
7,806
Public golf
properties
96,777
2019
Private golf
properties
53,728
14,713
25,249
9,945
88,334
$
5,357
50,229
$
$
30,015
219,987
$
11,974
19,780
$
32,347
129,124
$
11,246
64,974
$
$
Managed golf
properties (A)
56,175
—
56,175
Managed golf
properties (A)
58,186
—
58,186
Total
216,497
55,567
272,064
$
Golf operations
Sales of food and
beverages
Total revenues
$
(A) Includes $50.4 million and $52.4 million for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, due to management contract reimbursements reported under revenue
accounting standard, ASC 606.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018
(dollars in tables in thousands, except per share data)
4. SEGMENT REPORTING
The Company currently has three reportable segments: (i) Entertainment Golf venues, (ii) Traditional Golf properties, and (iii) corporate. The chief operating decision maker
(“CODM”) for each segment is the Chief Executive Officer and President, who reviews discrete financial information for each reportable segment to manage the Company,
including resource allocation and performance assessment.
The Company's Entertainment Golf segment, launched in 2018, is comprised of Drive Shack venues that feature tech-enabled hitting bays with in bay dining, full-service
restaurants, bars, and event spaces. As of December 31, 2020, the Company owned or leased four Drive Shack venues across three states which are located in Orlando, Florida;
West Palm Beach, Florida; Raleigh, North Carolina; and Richmond, Virginia.
The Company's Traditional Golf business is one of the largest operators of golf courses and country clubs in the United States. As of December 31, 2020, the Company owned,
leased or managed 60 Traditional Golf properties across nine states.
The corporate segment consists primarily of investments in loans and securities, interest income on short-term investments, general and administrative expenses as a public
company, interest expense on the junior subordinated notes payable (Note 8) and income tax expense (Note 14).
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018
(dollars in tables in thousands, except per share data)
Summary financial data on the Company’s segments is given below, together with reconciliation to the same data for the Company as a whole:
Entertainment Golf
Traditional Golf
Corporate
Total
Year Ended December 31, 2020
Revenues
Golf operations
Sales of food and beverages
Total revenues
Operating costs
$
Operating expenses
Cost of sales - food and beverages
General and administrative expense (A)
General and administrative expense - acquisition and transaction expenses
(B)
Depreciation and amortization
Pre-opening costs (C)
Impairment and other losses
Total operating costs
Operating loss
Other income (expenses)
Interest and investment income
Interest expense (D)
Capitalized interest (D)
Other income (loss), net
Total other income (expenses)
Income tax expense
Net loss
Preferred dividends
Loss applicable to common stockholders
December 31, 2020
Total assets
Total liabilities
Preferred stock
Equity (loss) attributable to common stockholders
Additions to property and equipment (including finance leases) during the
year ended December 31, 2020
$
$
$
10,536
14,713
25,249
19,525
3,744
8,869
1,885
11,960
1,328
(1,960)
45,351
(20,102)
1
(389)
—
—
(388)
75
(20,565)
—
(20,565)
$
$
$
179,436
15,302
194,738
$
—
—
—
169,220
5,090
9,661
210
14,903
—
1,239
200,323
(5,585)
77
(9,009)
22
16,164
7,254
(19)
1,688
—
1,688
$
—
—
9,478
1,181
289
—
—
10,948
(10,948)
487
(1,648)
56
(23,775)
(24,880)
1,649
(37,477)
(5,580)
(43,057)
Entertainment Golf
Traditional Golf
Corporate (E)
267,033
345,340
—
(78,307)
8,932
$
$
11,889
62,960
61,583
(112,654)
764
178,132
38,717
—
139,415
9,447
$
$
63
$
$
$
189,972
30,015
219,987
188,745
8,834
28,008
3,276
27,152
1,328
(721)
256,622
(36,635)
565
(11,046)
78
(7,611)
(18,014)
1,705
(56,354)
(5,580)
(61,934)
Total
457,054
447,017
61,583
(51,546)
19,143
DRIVE SHACK INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018
(dollars in tables in thousands, except per share data)
Summary segment financial data (continued).
Year Ended December 31, 2019
Revenues
Golf operations
Sales of food and beverages
Total revenues
Operating costs
Operating expenses
Cost of sales - food and beverages
General and administrative expense (A)
General and administrative expense - acquisition and transaction
expenses (B)
Depreciation and amortization
Pre-opening costs (C)
Impairment and other losses
Total operating costs
Operating loss
Other income (expenses)
Interest and investment income
Interest expense (D)
Capitalized interest (D)
Other income (loss), net
Total other income (expenses)
Income tax expense
Net loss
Preferred dividends
Loss applicable to common stockholders
December 31, 2019
Total assets
Total liabilities
Preferred stock
Equity (loss) attributable to common stockholders
$
$
$
Entertainment Golf
Traditional Golf
Corporate
Total
$
208,691
43,593
252,284
$
—
—
—
7,806
11,974
19,780
16,403
2,984
14,081
3,490
5,935
9,040
10,196
62,129
(42,349)
321
(355)
—
—
(34)
62
(42,445)
—
(42,445)
$
$
212,903
12,233
16,812
798
16,266
—
5,217
264,229
(11,945)
105
(8,238)
586
19,069
11,522
8
(431)
—
(431)
$
216,497
55,567
272,064
229,306
15,217
42,901
5,075
22,396
9,040
15,413
339,348
(67,284)
955
(11,008)
2,248
20,876
13,071
641
(54,854)
(5,580)
(60,434)
515,991
450,416
61,583
3,992
Total
—
—
12,008
787
195
—
—
12,990
(12,990)
529
(2,415)
1,662
1,807
1,583
571
(11,978)
(5,580)
(17,558)
43,952
63,073
61,583
(80,704)
$
$
Entertainment Golf
Traditional Golf
Corporate (E)
163,583
36,375
—
127,208
$
308,456
350,968
—
(42,512)
$
Additions to property and equipment (including finance leases) during the
year ended December 31, 2019
$
62,543
$
14,966
$
1,764
$
79,273
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018
(dollars in tables in thousands, except per share data)
Summary segment financial data (continued).
Year Ended December 31, 2018
Revenues
Golf operations
Sales of food and beverages
Total revenues
Operating costs
Operating expenses
Cost of sales - food and beverages
General and administrative expense (A)
General and administrative expense - acquisition and transaction
expenses (B)
Depreciation and amortization
Pre-opening costs (C)
Impairment and other losses
Realized and unrealized loss on investments
Total operating costs
Operating (loss) income
Other income (expenses)
Interest and investment income
Interest expense (D)
Capitalized interest (D)
Other income, net
Total other income (expenses)
Income tax expense
Net loss
Preferred dividends
Loss applicable to common stockholders
December 31, 2018
Total assets
Total liabilities
Preferred stock
Equity (loss) attributable to common stockholders
$
$
$
Entertainment Golf
Traditional Golf
Corporate
Total
2,191
2,713
4,904
5,398
640
6,382
2,679
1,886
2,483
—
—
19,468
(14,564)
281
—
—
—
281
—
(14,283)
—
(14,283)
Entertainment Golf
117,416
13,561
—
103,855
$
$
$
$
242,455
67,010
309,465
$
—
—
—
246,396
19,513
16,702
1,024
17,814
—
8,093
(131)
309,411
54
194
(16,046)
1,121
846
(13,885)
—
(13,831)
—
(13,831)
Traditional Golf
225,904
196,836
—
29,068
—
—
11,271
502
4
—
147
—
11,924
(11,924)
1,319
(2,274)
560
2,034
1,639
284
(10,569)
(5,580)
(16,149)
58,627
56,883
61,583
(59,839)
$
$
Corporate
$
$
244,646
69,723
314,369
251,794
20,153
34,355
4,205
19,704
2,483
8,240
(131)
340,803
(26,434)
1,794
(18,320)
1,681
2,880
(11,965)
284
(38,683)
(5,580)
(44,263)
401,947
267,280
61,583
73,084
Total
Additions to property and equipment (including finance leases) during the
year ended December 31, 2018
$
55,924
$
14,042
$
—
$
69,966
(A) General and administrative expenses include severance expense in the amount of $ 1.1 million, $2.3 million and $0.1 million for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
(B) Acquisition and transaction expense includes costs related to completed and potential acquisitions and transactions and strategic initiatives which may include advisory, legal, accounting and other
professional or consulting fees.
(C) Pre-opening costs are expensed as incurred and consist primarily of site-related marketing expenses, lease expense, employee payroll, travel and related expenses, training costs, food, beverage and other
(D)
operating expenses incurred prior to opening an Entertainment Golf venue.
Interest expense includes the accretion of membership deposit liabilities in the amount of $ 8.2 million, $7.2 million and $6.9 million for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
Interest expense and capitalized interest total to interest expense, net on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
(E) Total assets in the corporate segment includes an equity method investment in the amount of zero and $ 24.0 million as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, recorded in other investments on the
Consolidated Balance Sheets. See Note 2 for additional information.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018
(dollars in tables in thousands, except per share data)
5. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET OF ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION
The following table summarizes the Company's property and equipment:
December 31, 2020
December 31, 2019
Gross Carrying
Amount
Accumulated
Depreciation
Net Carrying Value
Gross Carrying
Amount
Accumulated
Depreciation
Land
Buildings and improvements
Furniture, fixtures and equipment
Finance leases - equipment
Construction in progress
Total Property and Equipment
$
$
6,770 $
142,635
51,622
34,339
13,975
249,341 $
— $
(40,198)
(24,422)
(15,296)
—
(79,916) $
6,770 $
102,437
27,200
19,043
13,975
169,425 $
6,770 $
147,146
52,327
36,166
9,112
251,521 $
— $
(36,349)
(19,484)
(16,047)
—
(71,880) $
Net Carrying Value
6,770
110,797
32,843
20,119
9,112
179,641
Depreciation is calculated on a straight line basis using the estimated useful lives detailed in Note 2. Depreciation expense, which included amortization of assets recorded under
finance leases, was $24.4 million, $19.3 million and $16.0 million for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
On March 7, 2018, the Company announced it was actively pursuing the sale of 26 owned Traditional Golf properties in order to generate capital to invest in the growth of the
Entertainment Golf business. The assets are reported on the Consolidated Balance Sheets as “Real estate assets, held-for-sale, net”. See Note 15 for additional information.
In October 2018, we reclassified a golf property in New Mexico from held-for sale to held-and-used and recorded catch-up depreciation expense.
In October 2020, the Company sold its remaining Traditional Golf property classified as held for sale, for $34.5 million, resulting in net proceeds of $33.6 million and
recognized a gain on sale of $16.6 million.
Below is a summary of the Traditional Golf properties sold during 2020 , 2019 and 2018 (in millions).
During the three months ended
Number of Golf
Properties Sold
Sale Price
September 30, 2018
December 31, 2018 (C)
March 31, 2019 (D)
June 30, 2019 (E)
September 30, 2019
December 31, 2019
December 31, 2020
1
12
3
4
1
3
1
3.5
86.2
28.7
19.7
12.5
19.1
34.5
Net Proceeds (A)
3.2
73.5
25.5
17.9
12.3
18.6
33.6
Transaction Costs
—
1.2
0.5
0.8
0.2
0.4
0.9
Carrying Value
3.3
62.7
20.3
18.3
5.2
10.9
17.0
Gain (Loss)
(B)
(0.1)
10.8
5.2
(0.4)
7.0
7.7
16.6
Management Agreements
Executed Subsequent to Sale
—
8
1
1
1
2
1
(A) Net proceeds are inclusive of transaction costs.
(B) The gain (loss) on sale is recorded in pre-tax other income (loss), net on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
(C) The difference between the sales price and the net proceeds was primarily due to prepaid membership dues that we are obligated to remit to the buyer. The Company received proceeds of
$75.7 million as of December 31, 2018 and recorded $2.2 million of net payables related to the sales, which was settled in the first quarter of 2019.
(D) The Company received sales proceeds of $ 17.7 million during the three months ended March 31, 2019, consisting of $18.2 million for the golf properties sold during the three months
ended March 31, 2019, and $2.2 million for golf properties that were sold during December 2018, less $2.7 million that was remitted to buyers for golf properties that were sold during
December 2018. The Company previously received a $9.4 million cash deposit in 2018 related to a golf property that was sold in 2019. The difference between the sales
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DECEMBER 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018
(dollars in tables in thousands, except per share data)
price and the net proceeds was primarily due to prepaid membership dues that we are obligated to remit to the buyer, including $2.1 million payable to the buyer of a golf property sold
during the three months ended March 31, 2019.
(E) The Company received sale proceeds of $ 14.9 million during the three months ended June 30, 2019, consisting of $18.4 million for the golf properties sold during the three months ended
June 30, 2019, less $3.5 million that was remitted to buyers for golf properties that were sold in 2018 and the first quarter of 2019.
6. LEASES
On January 1, 2019, the Company adopted ASU 2016-02 using a modified retrospective approach, resulting in the recognition of operating lease right-of-use assets and
operating lease liabilities of $225.6 million and $205.9 million, respectively, with the difference primarily due to reclassifications of leasehold intangibles and an adjustment to
accumulated deficit.
The Company's commitments under lease arrangements are primarily ground leases for Entertainment Golf venues and Traditional Golf properties and related facilities, office
leases and leases for golf carts and equipment. The majority of lease terms for our Entertainment Golf venues and Traditional Golf properties and related facilities initially range
from 10 to 20 years and include up to eight 5-year renewal options. In addition to minimum payments, certain leases require payment of the excess of various percentages of
gross revenue or net operating income over the minimum rental payments. The leases generally require the payment of taxes assessed against the leased property and the cost of
insurance and maintenance. Certain leases include scheduled increases or decreases in minimum rental payments at various times during the term of the lease.
Equipment and golf cart leases initially range between 24 to 66 months and typically contain renewal options which may be on a month-to-month basis.
An option to renew a lease is included in the determination of the ROU asset and lease liability when it is reasonably certain that the renewal option will be exercised.
Lease related costs recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:
Year Ended December 31, 2020
Year Ended December 31, 2019
Finance lease cost
Amortization of right-of-use assets
Interest on lease liabilities
Total finance lease cost
Operating lease cost
Operating lease cost
Short-term lease cost
Variable lease cost
Total operating lease cost
Total lease cost
6,062 $
1,142
7,204
36,003
1,396
11,087
48,486
55,690 $
6,305
1,313
7,618
36,236
2,288
16,667
55,191
62,809
$
$
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018
(dollars in tables in thousands, except per share data)
Other information related to leases included on the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of and for the year ended December 31, 2020 is as follows:
Right-of-use assets
Lease liabilities
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities
Operating cash flows
Financing cash flows
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease liabilities
Weighted average remaining lease term
Weighted average discount rate
Future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable leases as of December 31, 2020 are as follows:
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
Thereafter
Total minimum lease payments
Less: imputed interest
Total lease liabilities
Operating Leases
Financing Leases
$
$
$
$
$
192,828
187,732
24,025
—
679
12.5 years
8.38 %
19,043
19,021
1,142
5,591
6,068
3.5 years
6.72 %
Operating Leases
Financing Leases
34,152 $
29,102
28,941
22,789
20,161
177,666
312,811
125,079
187,732 $
7,136
5,675
4,613
2,423
1,177
313
21,337
2,316
19,021
$
$
$
$
$
$
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018
(dollars in tables in thousands, except per share data)
7. INTANGIBLES, NET OF ACCUMULATED AMORTIZATION
The following table summarizes the Company's intangible assets:
Trade name
Management contracts
Internally-developed software
Membership base
Nonamortizable liquor licenses
Total intangibles
December 31, 2020
December 31, 2019
Gross
Carrying
Amount
$
$
700 $
31,043
314
5,944
1,028
39,029 $
Accumulated
Amortization
Net Carrying
Value
Gross
Carrying
Amount
Accumulated
Amortization
Net Carrying
Value
(163) $
(18,427)
(79)
(5,236)
—
(23,905) $
537 $
12,616
235
708
1,028
15,124 $
700 $
32,331
252
5,236
1,043
39,562 $
(140) $
(17,342)
(27)
(4,488)
—
(21,997) $
560
14,989
225
748
1,043
17,565
Amortization expense for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018 was $2.7 million, $3.4 million and $8.0 million, respectively.
The unamortized balance of intangible assets at December 31, 2020 is expected to be amortized as follows:
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
Thereafter
Total amortizable intangible assets
Nonamortizable liquor and other licenses
Total intangible assets
69
$
$
1,756
1,562
1,556
1,167
1,042
7,013
14,096
1,028
15,124
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018
(dollars in tables in thousands, except per share data)
8. DEBT OBLIGATIONS
The following table presents certain information regarding the Company's debt obligations:
December 31, 2020
December 31, 2019
Debt Obligation/Collateral
Credit Facilities and Finance Leases
Vineyard II
Finance Leases (Equipment)
Less current portion of obligations
under finance leases
Credit facilities and obligations under
finance leases - noncurrent
Corporate
Junior subordinated notes payable (B)
Total debt obligations
Month Issued
Outstanding Face
Amount
Carrying
Value
Final Stated
Maturity
Weighted Average Coupon
Weighted
Average Funding
Cost (A)
Weighted
Average Life
(Years)
Face Amount
of Floating
Rate Debt
Outstanding Face
Amount
Carrying Value
Dec 1993
July 2014 - Dec
2020
200
200
19,021
19,221
19,021
19,221
6,470
6,470
12,751
12,751
Dec 2043
Jan 2021 - Jul
2026
3.09%
3.00% to 15.00%
Mar 2006
51,004
$
70,225
$
51,182
70,403
Apr 2035
3-mon LIBOR+2.25%
3.09 %
6.72 %
7.22 %
2.44 %
4.99 %
23.0
3.5
3.7
14.3
12.1
200
—
200
200
19,079
19,279
6,154
13,125
51,004
51,004
$
51,204
$
70,283
$
200
19,079
19,279
6,154
13,125
51,192
70,471
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018
(dollars in tables in thousands, except per share data)
(A) Including the effect of deferred financing cost.
(B) Collateral for this obligation is the Company's general credit.
Credit Facilities
Traditional Golf is obligated under a $0.2 million loan with the City of Escondido, California (“Vineyard II”). The principal amount of the loan is payable in five equal
installments upon reaching the "Achievement Date”, which is the date on which the number of rounds of golf played on the property during the previous 36-month period equals
or exceeds 240,000. As of December 31, 2020, the Achievement Date has not been reached. The interest rate is adjusted annually and is equal to 1% plus a short-term
investment return, as defined in the loan agreement. As of December 31, 2020, the interest rate is 3.09%.
Finance Leases - Equipment
The Company leases certain golf carts and other equipment under finance lease agreements. The agreements typically provide for minimum rentals plus executory costs. Lease
terms range from 36-66 months. Certain leases include bargain purchase options at lease expiration.
See Note 6 for the future minimum lease payments required under the finance leases and the present value of the net minimum lease payments as of December 31, 2020.
Maturity Table
The Company’s debt obligations have contractual maturities as follows:
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
Thereafter
Total
Nonrecourse
Recourse
Total
$
$
1,153 $
2,166
2,875
5,911
2,697
4,419
19,221 $
— $
—
—
—
—
51,004
51,004 $
1,153
2,166
2,875
5,911
2,697
55,423
70,225
9. REAL ESTATE SECURITIES
The following is a summary of the Company’s real estate security at December 31, 2020 and 2019, which is classified as available-for-sale and is, therefore, reported at fair
value with changes in fair value recorded in other comprehensive loss, except if the security is other-than-temporarily impaired.
Asset Type
December 31, 2020
ABS - Non-Agency RMBS
(E)
December 31, 2019
ABS - Non-Agency RMBS
(E)
$
$
Amortized Cost Basis
Gross Unrealized
Weighted Average
Outstanding
Face Amount
Before
Impairment
Other-Than-
Temporary-
Impairment
After
Impairment
Gains
Losses
Carrying Value
(A)
Number of
Securities
Rating
(B)
Coupon
Yield
Life
(Years)
(C)
Principal
Subordination
(D)
4,000
$
3,276
$
(1,521)
$
1,755
$ 1,468
$ —
$
3,223
4,000
$
2,863
$
(1,521)
$
1,342
$ 1,710
$ —
$
3,052
1
1
CCC
0.73 %
29.14 %
CCC
2.18 %
29.70 %
2.6
4.0
52.2 %
44.0 %
(A) See Note 10 regarding the estimation of fair value, which is equal to carrying value for all securities.
(B) Represents the weighted average of the ratings of all securities in each asset type, expressed as an S&P equivalent rating. For each security rated by multiple rating agencies, the lowest
rating is used. Ratings provided were determined by third party rating agencies, represent the most recent credit ratings available as of the reporting date and may not be current.
(C) The weighted average life is based on the timing of expected cash flows on the asset.
(D) Percentage of the outstanding face amount of the security and residual interest that is subordinate to the Company’s investment.
(E) The ABS - Non-Agency RMBS is a floating rate security and the collateral securing it is located in various geographic regions in the U.S. The Company does not have significant
investments in any one geographic region.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018
(dollars in tables in thousands, except per share data)
Unrealized losses that are considered other-than-temporary are recognized currently in earnings. The Company did not record other-than-temporary impairment during the years
ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018
(dollars in tables in thousands, except per share data)
10. FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
The following table summarizes the carrying values and estimated fair values of the Company’s financial instruments at December 31, 2020 and 2019:
Assets
Real estate securities, available-for-sale
Cash and cash equivalents
Restricted cash - current and noncurrent
Liabilities
Junior subordinated notes payable
December 31, 2020
Carrying
Value
Estimated
Fair Value
Fair Value Method (A)
December 31, 2019
Carrying
Value
Estimated
Fair Value
$
$
3,223 $
47,786
3,047
3,223 Pricing models - Level 3
47,786
3,047
51,182 $
18,591 Pricing models - Level 3
$
$
3,052 $
28,423
3,541
3,052
28,423
3,541
51,192 $
24,382
(A) Pricing models are used for (i) real estate securities that are not traded in an active market, and, therefore, have little or no price transparency, and for which significant unobservable inputs
must be used in estimating fair value, or (ii) debt obligations which are private and untraded.
Fair Value Measurements
Valuation Hierarchy
The fair value of financial instruments is categorized based on the priority of the inputs to the valuation technique and categorized into a three-level fair value hierarchy. The fair
value hierarchy gives the highest priority to quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3).
The Company follows this hierarchy for its financial instruments measured at fair value.
Level 1 - Quoted prices in active markets for identical instruments.
Level 2 - Valuations based principally on observable market parameters, including:
•
•
•
quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets,
inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability (such as interest rates and yield curves observable at commonly quoted intervals,
implied volatilities and credit spreads), and
market corroborated inputs (derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data).
Level 3 - Valuations determined using unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity, and that are significant to the overall fair value measurement.
The Company’s real estate securities and debt obligations are currently not traded in active markets and therefore have little or no price transparency. As a result, the Company
has estimated the fair value of these illiquid instruments based on internal pricing models subject to the Company's controls described below.
The Company has various processes and controls in place to ensure that fair value measurements are reasonably estimated. With respect to broker and pricing service
quotations, and in order to ensure these quotes represent a reasonable estimate of fair value, the Company’s quarterly procedures include a comparison of such quotations to
quotations from different sources, outputs generated from its internal pricing models and transactions completed, as well as on its knowledge and experience of these markets.
With respect to fair value estimates generated based on the Company’s internal pricing models, the Company’s management validates the inputs and outputs of the internal
pricing models by comparing them to available independent third-party market parameters and models, where available, for reasonableness. The Company believes its valuation
methods and the assumptions used are appropriate and consistent with those of other market participants.
Fair value measurements categorized within Level 3 are sensitive to changes in the assumptions or methodologies used to determine fair value and such changes could result in a
significant increase or decrease in the fair value. For the Company’s investments in real estate securities categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy, the significant
unobservable inputs include the discount rates, assumptions relating to prepayments, default rates and loss severities.
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DECEMBER 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018
(dollars in tables in thousands, except per share data)
Significant Unobservable Inputs
The following table provides quantitative information regarding the significant unobservable inputs used by the Company for assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a
recurring basis as of December 31, 2020.
Asset Type
ABS - Non-Agency RMBS
Total
Amortized
Cost
Basis
Fair
Value
$
$
1,755 $
1,755 $
3,223
3,223
Significant Input
Discount Rate
Prepayment Speed
Cumulative Default
Rate
Loss Severity
10.0 %
7.5 %
2.6 %
65.0 %
All of the inputs used have some degree of market observability, based on the Company’s knowledge of the market, relationships with market participants, and use of common
market data sources. Collateral prepayment, default and loss severity projections are in the form of “curves” or “vectors” that vary for each monthly collateral cash flow
projection. Methods used to develop these projections vary by asset class but conform to industry conventions. The Company uses assumptions that generate its best estimate of
future cash flows of each respective security.
Real estate securities measured at fair value on a recurring basis using Level 3 inputs changed as follows:
ABS - Non-Agency RMBS
Balance at December 31, 2018
Total gains (losses) (A)
Included in other comprehensive loss
Amortization included in interest income
Purchases, sales and repayments (A)
Proceeds
Balance at December 31, 2019
Total gains (losses) (A)
Included in other comprehensive loss
Amortization included in interest income
Purchases, sales and repayments (A)
Proceeds
Balance at December 31, 2020
$
$
$
2,953
(168)
375
(108)
3,052
(242)
462
(49)
3,223
(A) None of the gains (losses) recorded in earnings during the periods is attributable to the change in unrealized gains (losses) relating to Level 3 assets still held at the reporting dates. There were no
purchases or sales during the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019. There were no transfers into or out of Level 3 during the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019.
Liabilities for Which Fair Value is Only Disclosed
The following table summarizes the level of the fair value hierarchy, valuation techniques and inputs used for estimating each class of liabilities not measured at fair value in the
statement of financial position but for which fair value is disclosed:
Type of Liabilities
Not Measured At Fair Value
for Which Fair Value Is Disclosed
Junior subordinated notes payable
Fair Value
Hierarchy
Level 3
Valuation Techniques and Significant Inputs
Valuation technique is based on discounted cash flows. Significant inputs include:
•
•
•
Amount and timing of expected future cash flows
Interest rates
Market yields and the credit spread of the Company
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018
(dollars in tables in thousands, except per share data)
11. EQUITY AND EARNINGS PER SHARE
Earnings per Share
The Company is required to present both basic and diluted earnings per share (“EPS”). The following table shows the amounts used in computing basic and diluted EPS:
Numerator for basic and diluted earnings per share:
Loss from continuing operations after preferred dividends
Loss Applicable to Common Stockholders
Denominator:
Denominator for basic earnings per share - weighted average shares
Effect of dilutive securities
Options
RSUs
Denominator for diluted earnings per share - adjusted weighted average shares
Basic earnings per share:
Loss from continuing operations per share of common stock after preferred dividends
Loss Applicable to Common Stock, per share
Diluted earnings per share:
Loss from continuing operations per share of common stock after preferred dividends
Loss Applicable to Common Stock, per share
2020
For Year Ended December 31,
2019
2018
(61,934) $
(61,934) $
(60,434) $
(60,434) $
(44,263)
(44,263)
67,158,745
67,039,556
66,993,543
—
—
67,158,745
—
—
67,039,556
—
—
66,993,543
(0.92) $
(0.92) $
(0.92) $
(0.92) $
(0.90) $
(0.90) $
(0.90) $
(0.90) $
(0.66)
(0.66)
(0.66)
(0.66)
$
$
$
$
$
$
Basic EPS is calculated by dividing net income (loss) applicable to common stockholders by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during each
period. Diluted EPS is calculated by dividing net income (loss) applicable to common stockholders by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding
plus the additional dilutive effect of dilutive securities during each period. The Company’s dilutive securities are its options and RSUs. During 2020, 2019, and 2018, based on
the treasury stock method, the Company had 623,140, 2,113,022 and 2,718,704 potentially dilutive securities, respectively, which were excluded due to the Company's loss
position. Net loss applicable to common stockholders is equal to net loss less preferred dividends.
Common Stock Issuances
In 2018, the Company issued a total of 50,000 shares of its common stock to an independent director as part of the Director Stock Program described below.
In 2019, the Company issued a total of 6,000 shares of its common stock to an independent director as part of the Director Stock Program.
In 2019, the Company issued a total of 27,099 of its common stock to independent directors upon vesting of RSUs that were granted in 2018.
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In 2019, the Company issued a total of 8,548 shares of its common stock to employees upon vesting of RSUs that were granted in 2019.
In 2020, the Company issued a total of 50,653 of its common stock to its independent directors upon vesting of RSUs that were granted in 2019.
In 2020, the Company issued a total of 160,792 shares of its common stock to employees upon vesting of RSUs that were granted in 2019.
In 2020, the Company issued 43,396 shares of its common stock to a former executive upon the exercise of vested options that were granted in 2018.
Incentive and Option Plans
The Drive Shack Inc. 2018 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the "2018 Plan") was effective upon approval by our shareholders in May 2018 and provides for the issuance of equity-
based awards in various forms to eligible participants. As of December 31, 2020, the 2018 Plan has 5,411,395 shares available for grant in the aggregate, subject to an annual
limitation.
All outstanding options granted under prior option plans will continue to be subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the agreements evidencing such options and the
terms of respective option plan. Upon exercise, all options will be settled in an amount of cash equal to the excess of the fair market value of a share of common stock on the
date of exercise over the strike price per share, unless advance approval is made to settle the option in shares of common stock.
As detailed in the 2018 Plan, the board of directors may permit a first time non-employee director to make a one-time election to participate in a stock purchase and matching
grant program (the "Director Stock Program") which provides that if the non-employee director purchases shares of the Company's common stock at fair value within 30 days
following the date the individual becomes a non-employee director, then the Company will issue a matching grant of fully vested shares of common stock equal to 20% of the
aggregate fair value of the purchased shares. In 2018, a non-employee director purchased 41,667 shares and the Company issued 8,333 shares representing the matching grant.
In 2019, a non-employee director purchased 5,000 shares and the Company issued 1,000 shares representing the matching grant. There were no non-employee director
purchases in 2020.
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DECEMBER 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018
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Stock Options
The following is a summary of the changes in the Company's outstanding options for the year ended December 31, 2020.
Number of Options
Weighted Average Strike Price
Weighted Average Life Remaining (in
years)
Balance at December 31, 2019
Vested
Forfeited (A)
Balance at December 31, 2020
Exercisable at December 31, 2020
The Company's outstanding options are summarized as follows:
6,898,346 $
(74,844)
(1,887,770)
4,935,732 $
3,627,578 $
3.26
1.00
5.15
2.57
2.59
Held by the former Manager
Granted to the former Manager and subsequently transferred to certain Manager’s
employees (B)
Granted to the independent directors
Granted to Drive Shack employees (A)(C)
Total
3,627,245
1,308,154
333
—
4,935,732
Year Ended December 31,
2020
2019
2.2 years
2.2 years
3,627,245
1,382,998
333
1,887,770
6,898,346
(A) In 2019, in connection with the former CEO's retirement, the related option awards were modified to accelerate the vesting of 1,117,118 options, subject to a 90-day exercise
period which was not exercised and expired on February 9, 2020. The former CEO forfeited 2,234,237 options upon departure. As a result of the modification, the Company
reversed $2.1 million in stock compensation expense. The expense for the modified award was recorded at the modification date fair value.
(B) The Company and the former Manager agreed that options held by certain employees formerly employed by the Manager will not terminate or be forfeited as a result of the
Termination and Cooperation Agreement, and the vesting of such options will relate to the relevant holder’s employment with the Company and its affiliates following
January 1, 2018. In both February 2017 and April 2018, the former Manager issued 1,152,495 options to certain employees formerly employed by the Manager as part of
their compensation. The options fully vest and are exercisable one year prior to the option expiration date, beginning March 2020 through January 2024. In 2019, a certain
employee was terminated by the Company and 921,992 options reverted back to the former Manager. The Company reversed $1.2 million in stock compensation expense
related to these options.
(C) In 2018, the Company granted 75,000 options to an employee as provided in their employment agreement. The options fully vest on the third anniversary of the grant date. In
2019, the Company granted 695,652 options to an employee that vest and become exercisable in equal annual installment on each of the first three anniversaries of the grant
date. In 2020, 770,652 options were cancelled as part of an employee's departure from the Company per a separation and release agreement.
The valuation of the employee options has been determined using the Black-Scholes option valuation model. The Black-Scholes option valuation model uses assumptions of
expected volatility, expected dividend yield of the Company’s stock, expected term of the awards and the risk-free interest rate. The fair value of the options was determined
using the following assumptions:
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Option Valuation Date
Expected Volatility
Expected Dividend Yield
Expected Remaining Term
Risk-Free Rate
Fair Value at Valuation Date
January 2018
April 2018
November 2018
April 2019
November 2019
39.73 %
0.00 %
3.0 - 6.6 years
2.16 - 2.29%
35.66 %
0.00 %
2.7 - 6.3 years
2.68 - 2.82%
$
4,272
$
3,558
$
35.4 - 35.8%
0.00 %
6.0 - 6.5 years
3.09 - 3.11%
7,478
$
36.80 %
0.00 %
6.0 years
2.34 %
1,280
$
44.73 %
0.00 %
0.3 years
1.57 %
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Stock-based compensation expense is recognized on a straight-line basis from grant date through the vesting date of the options. Stock-based compensation expense related to
the employee options was $0.8 million, $0.6 million (net of the reversals of stock compensation expenses described above), and $2.2 million during the years ended
December 31, 2020 ,2019 and 2018, respectively, and was recorded in general and administrative expense on the Consolidated Statements of Operations. The unrecognized
stock-based compensation expense related to the unvested options was $1.1 million as of December 31, 2020 and will be expensed over a weighted average of 1.7 years.
The closing price on the New York Stock Exchange for the Company’s common stock as of December 31, 2020 was $2.38 per share.
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
The following is a summary of the changes in the Company's RSUs for the year ended December 31, 2020:
Balance at December 31, 2019
Granted (A)
Vested/Released
Forfeited (B)
Balance at December 31, 2020
Number of RSUs
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
(per unit)
520,618 $
110,206 $
(211,445) $
(160,141) $
259,238 $
4.66
2.45
4.69
4.62
3.72
(A) The Company's non-employee directors were granted 110,206 RSUs during 2020 as part of the annual compensation. The RSUs are subject to a one year vesting period.
(B) Unvested RSUs are forfeited by non-employee directors upon their departure from the board of directors and forfeited by employees upon their termination.
The Company grants RSUs to the non-employee directors as part of their annual compensation. The RSUs are subject to a one year vesting period. During the year ended
December 31, 2020, the Company granted 110,206 RSUs to non-employee directors and 50,653 RSUs granted to non-employee directors vested. The Company also grants
RSUs to employees as part of their annual compensation. The RSUs vest in equal annual installments on each of the first three anniversaries of the grant date. During the year
ended December 31, 2020, the Company did not grant RSUs to employees and 160,792 RSUs granted to employees vested and were released. Stock-based compensation
expense related to the RSUs was $0.7 million, $0.7 million, and $0.1 million during the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and was recorded in
general and administrative expense on the Consolidated Statements of Operations. The unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to the unvested RSUs was
$0.8 million as of December 31, 2020 and is expected to be recognized over a weighted average of 1.2 years.
Tax Benefits Preservation Plan
On March 6, 2020, our board of directors adopted a Tax Benefits Preservation Plan (the “2020 Tax Plan”) with American Stock Transfer and Trust Company, LLC as rights
agent, and the disinterested members of the board of directors declared a dividend distribution of one right for each outstanding share of common stock to stockholders of record
at the close of business on March 16, 2020. Each right is governed by the terms of the 2020 Tax Plan and entitles the registered holder to purchase from us a unit consisting of
one one-thousandth of a share of Series E Junior Participating Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share at a
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purchase price of $18.00 per unit, subject to adjustment. The 2020 Tax Plan is intended to help protect our ability to use our tax net operating losses and certain other tax assets
by deterring an “ownership change” as defined under the Code.
In connection with the adoption of the Tax Benefit Preservation Plan in 2016, our board of directors approved the Articles Supplementary of Series E Junior Participating
Preferred Stock, which was filed with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of Maryland on December 8, 2016.
Preferred Stock
In March 2003, the Company issued 2.5 million shares ($62.5 million face amount) of its 9.75% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (the “Series B Preferred”).
In October 2005, the Company issued 1.6 million shares ($40.0 million face amount) of its 8.05% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (the “Series C Preferred”).
In March 2007, the Company issued 2.0 million shares ($50.0 million face amount) of its 8.375% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (the “Series D Preferred”).
The Series B Preferred, Series C Preferred and Series D Preferred are non-voting, have a $25 per share liquidation preference, no maturity date and no mandatory redemption.
The Company has the option to redeem the Series B Preferred, the Series C Preferred and the Series D Preferred, at their liquidation preference. If the Series C Preferred or
Series D Preferred cease to be listed on the NYSE or the AMEX, or quoted on the NASDAQ, and the Company is not subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange
Act, the Company has the option to redeem the Series C Preferred or Series D Preferred, as applicable, at their liquidation preference and, during such time any shares of Series
C Preferred or Series D Preferred are outstanding, the dividend will increase to 9.05% or 9.375% per annum, respectively.
In connection with the issuance of the Series B Preferred, Series C Preferred and Series D Preferred, the Company incurred approximately $2.4 million, $1.5 million, and $1.8
million of costs, respectively, which were netted against the proceeds of such offerings. If any series of preferred stock were redeemed, the related costs would be recorded as an
adjustment to income available for common stockholders at that time.
In March 2010, the Company settled its offer to exchange (the “Exchange Offer”) shares of its common stock and cash for shares of its preferred stock. After settlement of the
Exchange Offer, 1,347,321 shares of Series B Preferred Stock, 496,000 shares of Series C Preferred Stock and 620,000 shares of Series D Preferred Stock remain outstanding
for trading on the New York Stock Exchange.
There were no preferred dividends declared during the year ended December 31, 2020. As of February 22, 2021, $5.6 million of dividends on the Company's cumulative
preferred stock were unpaid and in arrears.
12. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES AND AFFILIATED ENTITIES
Agreements with the Former Manager
On December 21, 2017, the Company entered into definitive agreements with the Manager to internalize the Company’s management (the “Internalization”). In connection with
the termination of the existing Management Agreement, the Company made a payment of $10.7 million to the Manager in December 2017. The Internalization became effective
on January 1, 2018.
On December 21, 2017, the Company entered into a Transition Services Agreement, effective as of January 1, 2018, with the former Manager. In order to facilitate the
transition of the Company’s management of its operations and provide the Company sufficient time to develop such services in-house or to hire other third-party service
providers for such services, under the Transition Services Agreement, the former Manager continues to provide to the Company certain services which is referred to in this
Annual Report as Transition Services. The Transition Services primarily include information technology, legal, regulatory compliance, tax and accounting services. The
Transition Services are provided for a fee intended to be equal to the former Manager’s cost of providing the Transition Services, including the allocated cost of, among other
things, overhead, employee wages and compensation and out-of-pocket expenses, and will be invoiced on a monthly basis. The Company terminated the Transition Services
Agreement during the second quarter of 2019 and incurred $0.0 million and $0.1 million in costs for Transition Services during the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019,
respectively, and these costs are reported in general and administrative expense on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
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At December 31, 2020, the Manager, through its affiliates, and principals of the Manager, owned 9.0 million shares of the Company’s common stock and Fortress, through its
affiliates, had options relating to an additional 3.6 million shares of the Company’s common stock (Note 11).
Other Affiliated Entities
The Company incurred expenses for services of a Company executive prior to execution of an employment agreement, which will be reimbursed to an affiliate of a member of
the Board of Directors, subject to Board approval. The Company accrued $0.2 million in compensation expense for the year ended December 31, 2019 and an additional
$0.1 million during the year ended December 31, 2020. The amounts were repaid as of December 31, 2020.
13. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Litigation — The Company exited a leased property and accrued related lease exit costs of approximately $0.8 million in December 2016. The Company subsequently entered
into a legal dispute related to this golf property. In June 2018, the Company accrued an additional $6.6 million for a total of $7.4 million to settle this legal dispute, which was
recorded in "Accounts payable and accrued expenses" in the Consolidated Balance Sheet. In July 2018, the Company settled the dispute for $7.4 million, with $5.2 million
payable immediately and $2.2 million payable in six quarterly installments. The Company paid the quarterly installments in full as of December 31, 2019.
The Company is and may become, from time to time, involved in legal actions in the ordinary course of business, including governmental and administrative investigations,
inquiries and proceedings concerning employment, labor, environmental and other claims. Although management is unable to predict with certainty the eventual outcome of any
legal action, management believes the ultimate liability arising from such actions, individually and in the aggregate, which existed at December 31, 2020, will not materially
affect the Company’s consolidated results of operations, financial position or cash flow. Given the inherent unpredictability of these types of proceedings, however, it is
possible that future adverse outcomes could have a material effect on our financial results.
Environmental Costs — As a commercial real estate owner, the Company is subject to potential environmental costs. At December 31, 2020, management of the Company is
not aware of any environmental concerns that would have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of operations.
Surety Bonds — The Company is required to maintain bonds under certain third-party agreements, as requested by certain utility providers, and under the rules and regulations
of licensing authorities and other governmental agencies. The Company had bonds outstanding of approximately $0.9 million and $1.0 million as of December 31, 2020 and
2019, respectively.
Month-to-Month Leases — Traditional Golf has four month-to-month property leases which are cancellable by the parties with 30 days written notice. Traditional Golf also has
various month-to-month operating leases for carts and equipment. Lease expense is recorded in short-term lease cost as disclosed in Note 6.
Membership Deposit Liability — In the Traditional Golf business, private country club members generally pay an advance initiation fee deposit upon their acceptance as a
member to the respective country club. Initiation fee deposits are refundable 30 years after the date of acceptance as a member. As of December 31, 2020, the total face amount
of initiation fee deposits was approximately $248.6 million.
Restricted Cash — Approximately $ 2.7 million of restricted cash at December 31, 2020 is used as credit enhancement for Traditional Golf’s obligations related to the
performance of lease agreements and certain insurance claims.
Commitments — As of December 31, 2020, the Company has additional operating leases that have not yet commenced of $12.2 million. The leases are expected to commence
over the next 12 months with initial lease terms of approximately 10 years. These leases are primarily real estate leases for future Entertainment Golf venues and corporate
office space and the commencement of these leases is contingent on completion of due diligence and satisfaction of certain contingencies which generally occurs prior to
construction.
Preferred Dividends in Arrears - As of December 31, 2020, $5.6 million of dividends on the Company's cumulative preferred stock were unpaid and in arrears.
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DECEMBER 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018
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14. INCOME TAXES
The provision for income taxes consists of the following:
Current:
Federal
State and Local
Total Current Provision
Deferred:
Federal
State and Local
Total Deferred Provision
Total Provision for Income Taxes
2020
Year Ended December 31,
2019
2018
$
$
$
$
$
1,537 $
168
1,705 $
— $
—
— $
1,705 $
532 $
109
641 $
— $
—
— $
641 $
211
73
284
—
—
—
284
The Company is subject to U.S. federal and state corporate income tax. As of December 31, 2020, the Company has a gross net operating loss carryforward of approximately
$435.2 million that is available to offset future U.S. federal taxable income, if and when it arises. The net operating loss carryforward will begin to expire in 2029. A portion of
the net operating loss carryforward may be limited in its use due to certain provisions of the Code, including, but not limited to Section 382, which imposes an annual limit on
the amount of net operating loss and net capital loss carryforwards that the Company can use to offset future taxable income.
On March 27, 2020, as part of the business stimulus package in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. government enacted the CARES Act. The CARES Act
established new tax provisions including, but not limited to: (1) five-year carry back of NOLs generated in 2018, 2019 and 2020, and a temporary suspension of certain other
limitations on the use of NOLs; (2) accelerated refund of AMT credit carry forwards; and (3) retroactive changes to allow accelerated depreciation for certain depreciable
property. The legislation does not have a material impact on the Company’s tax positions due to the lack of taxable income in the carry back periods and the fact the Company
was already expecting to receive a cash benefit for AMT credits in 2020. The Company filed a claim to accelerate its refund of remaining AMT credit carryforwards that was
received in the third quarter of 2020.
As of December 31, 2020, the Company has a capital loss carryforward of approximately $27.2 million. The capital loss carryforward will begin to expire in 2022. In addition,
the Company has a receivable of $0.6 million related to refundable alternative minimum tax (“AMT”) credits.
The Company and its subsidiaries file U.S. federal and state income tax returns in various jurisdictions. Generally, the Company is no longer subject to tax examinations by tax
authorities for years prior to 2017.
The Company has assessed its tax positions for all open years. As of December 31, 2020, the Company reported a total of $1.2 million of unrecognized tax benefits which, if
recognized, would affect the Company’s effective tax rate. The Company does not believe that it is reasonably possible that the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits will
significantly change within the next twelve months.
A reconciliation of the unrecognized tax benefits is as follows:
Balance as of December 31, 2019
Increase due to tax positions of current year
Balance as of December 31, 2020
$
$
1,192
4
1,196
Generally, the Company’s effective tax rate differs from the federal statutory rate as a result of state and local taxes and changes in the valuation allowance.
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DECEMBER 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018
(dollars in tables in thousands, except per share data)
The difference between the Company's reported provision for income taxes and the U.S. federal statutory rate of 21% is as follows:
Provision at the statutory rate
Permanent items
Excess Inclusion Income
State and local taxes
Valuation allowance
Unrecognized tax benefits
Tax credits
Other
Total Benefit (Expense)
2020
December 31,
2019
2018
21.00 %
(0.56)%
(2.80)%
(0.25)%
(20.61)%
(0.01)%
— %
0.11 %
(3.12)%
21.00 %
(0.17)%
(0.45)%
(0.16)%
(21.11)%
(0.86)%
— %
0.57 %
(1.18)%
21.00 %
(1.07)%
(0.05)%
(0.15)%
(19.97)%
(1.84)%
1.36 %
— %
(0.72)%
The tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to significant portions of the deferred tax assets and liabilities as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 are presented below:
Deferred tax assets:
Allowance for loan losses
Depreciation and amortization
Accrued expenses
Interest
Operating lease liabilities
Net operating losses
Capital losses
Deferred revenue
Investment in Partnership
Impairment Loss
Other
Total deferred tax assets
Less valuation allowance
Net deferred tax assets
Deferred tax liabilities:
Operating lease right-of-use assets
Membership deposit liabilities
Total deferred tax liabilities
Net deferred tax assets
December 31,
2020
2019
$
$
$
$
283 $
8,158
2,956
3,757
59,804
126,163
7,749
1,956
5,330
1,822
1,342
219,320
(152,884)
66,436 $
61,467
4,969
66,436 $
— $
308
3,939
2,488
3,661
56,803
107,415
7,437
2,124
155
2,248
3,215
189,793
(123,434)
66,359
59,716
6,643
66,359
—
In assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets, management considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be
realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which temporary differences become
deductible.
As of December 31, 2020, the Company recorded a full valuation allowance against its net deferred tax assets as management does not believe that it is more likely than not
that the net deferred tax assets will be realized.
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DECEMBER 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018
(dollars in tables in thousands, except per share data)
The following table summarizes the change in the deferred tax asset valuation allowance:
Valuation allowance at December 31, 2019
Increase due to current year operations
Valuation allowance at December 31, 2020
$
$
123,434
29,450
152,884
15. (GAIN) LOSS ON LEASE TERMINATIONS AND IMPAIRMENT
The following table summarizes the amounts the Company recorded in the Consolidated Statements of Operations:
(Gain) loss on lease terminations
Impairment on Traditional golf properties (held-for-sale)
Impairment on Traditional golf properties (held-for-use)
Valuation allowance on loans
Other losses
Total (Gain) Loss on Lease Terminations and Impairment
2020
Year Ended December 31,
2019
2018
$
$
(2,872) $
—
3,912
—
(1,761)
(721) $
— $
1,227
3,805
—
10,381
15,413 $
—
7,002
1,091
147
—
8,240
Gain on lease terminations - During the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company recorded a gain of $2.9 million on the termination of two traditional golf property leases.
The gain primarily related to the net effect of the derecognition of long-lived asset, intangible, and ROU asset and liability balances.
Held-for-Sale Impairment: Upon reclassification in March 2018 (see Note 5), the Company assessed the real estate assets, held-for-sale and determined that the carrying value
of one property exceeded the fair value less anticipated costs to sell. In March 2018, the Company recognized an impairment loss totaling approximately $1.3 million. The fair
value measurement was based on the pricing in a letter of intent and internal valuation models.
In 2018, the Company recognized impairment loss and recorded accumulated impairment totaling approximately $5.7 million for four golf properties. The fair value
measurements were based on executed purchase agreements or letters of intent that the Company intended to pursue. In 2019, the Company recognized impairment losses and
recorded accumulated impairment totaling approximately $1.2 million for three golf properties. The fair value measurements were based on expected selling prices, less costs to
sell. In 2020, the Company did not recognize impairment on golf properties.
The significant inputs used to value these real estate assets fall within Level 3 for fair value reporting.
Held for Use Impairment: In 2018, the Company recorded impairment charges totaling approximately $1.1 million primarily related to three golf properties. In 2019, the
Company recorded impairment charges totaling $3.8 million for two golf properties. In 2020, the Company recorded impairment charges totaling $3.9 million for two golf
courses.
The Company evaluated the recoverability of the carrying value of these assets using the income approach based on future assumptions of cash flows. As the fair value inputs
utilized are unobservable, the Company determined that the significant inputs used to value these properties fall within Level 3 for fair value reporting.
Other Losses: For the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company recorded loss on asset retirements of $10.4 million primarily due to the Company's decision to discontinue
the use of certain software and equipment at our Entertainment Golf venues, including the renovations at the Orlando venue. For the year ended December 31, 2020, the
Company recorded a reversal of other losses of $2.0 million primarily due to the sale of equipment and recorded loss on asset retirements of $0.2 million.
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DECEMBER 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018
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16. SUMMARY QUARTERLY CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)
2020
Total revenues
Total operating costs
Operating loss (income)
Total other income (expenses)
Income tax expense
Net Income (loss)
Preferred dividends
Income (loss) applicable to common stockholders
Income (loss) applicable to common stock, per share
Basic
Diluted
Weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding
Basic
Diluted
2019
Total revenues
Total operating costs
Operating loss (income)
Total other income (expenses)
Income tax expense (benefit)
Net loss
Preferred dividends
Loss applicable to common stockholders
Loss applicable to common stock, per share
Basic
Diluted
Weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding
Basic
Diluted
March 31
June 30
September 30
December 31
Quarter Ended
Year Ended
December 31
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
61,135
75,978
(14,843)
(2,248)
271
(17,362)
(1,395)
(18,757)
(0.28)
(0.28)
67,069,534
67,069,534
March 31
53,952
72,231
(18,279)
3,679
—
(14,600)
(1,395)
(15,995)
(0.24)
(0.24)
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
32,100
44,248
(12,148)
(26,878)
500
(39,526)
(1,395)
(40,921)
(0.61)
(0.61)
$
$
$
$
66,465
72,461
(5,996)
(2,918)
498
(9,412)
(1,395)
(10,807)
(0.16)
(0.16)
67,111,843
67,111,843
67,212,532
67,212,532
Quarter Ended
June 30
September 30
71,615
83,171
(11,556)
(1,403)
—
(12,959)
(1,395)
(14,354)
(0.21)
(0.21)
$
$
$
$
74,682
92,010
(17,328)
5,471
162
(12,019)
(1,395)
(13,414)
(0.20)
(0.20)
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
60,287
63,935
(3,648)
14,030
436
9,946
(1,395)
8,551
0.13
0.13
67,238,624
67,833,329
December 31
71,815
91,936
(20,121)
5,324
479
(15,276)
(1,395)
(16,671)
(0.25)
(0.25)
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
219,987
256,622
(36,635)
(18,014)
1,705
(56,354)
(5,580)
(61,934)
(0.92)
(0.92)
67,158,745
67,158,745
Year Ended
December 31
272,064
339,348
(67,284)
13,071
641
(54,854)
(5,580)
(60,434)
(0.90)
(0.90)
67,027,104
67,027,104
67,029,610
67,029,610
67,040,692
67,040,692
67,060,440
67,060,440
67,039,556
67,039,556
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DRIVE SHACK INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018
(dollars in tables in thousands, except per share data)
17. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Preferred Dividends in Arrears - No dividends on Drive Shack Inc.'s cumulative preferred stock were declared during the year ended December 31, 2020 and $5.6 million of
dividends on Drive Shack Inc.'s cumulative preferred stock were unpaid and in arrears.
On February 2, 2021, the Company completed the sale of 23,958,333 shares of its common stock in an underwritten public offering at a price of $2.40 per share, including
672,780 shares of its common stock sold directly to Mr. Wesley R. Edens at the public offering price of $2.40 per shares. The net proceeds from the sale resulted in proceeds,
net of transactions fees, of $54.6 million.
The Company declared dividends on the Company’s preferred stock for the period beginning February 1, 2021 and ending April 30, 2021. The dividends are payable on April
30, 2021, to holders of record of preferred stock on April 1, 2021, in an amount equal to $0.609375, $0.503125 and $0.523438 per share on the 9.750% Series B, 8.050% Series
C and 8.375% Series D preferred stock, respectively.
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Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure.
None.
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures.
a)
b)
Disclosure Controls and Procedures. The Company’s management, with the participation of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has
evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as such term defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of
the end of the period covered by this report. The Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are designed to provide reasonable assurance that information is
recorded, processed, summarized and reported accurately and completely. Based on such evaluation, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial
Officer have concluded that, as of the end of such period, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. There have not been any changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (as such term is
defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the Company's last fiscal quarter October 2020 to December 2020, that have materially
affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Management of the Company is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. Internal control over financial reporting is
defined in Rule 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act, as a process designed by, or under the supervision of, the Company’s principal executive and principal
financial officers and effected by the Company’s board of directors, management and other personnel to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial
reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States and includes those
policies and procedures that:
▪
▪
▪
pertain to the maintenance of records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the Company;
provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States, and that receipts and expenditures of the Company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of
the Company; and
provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the Company’s assets that could have a material
effect on the financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect all misstatements. Projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future
periods are subject to the risks that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may
deteriorate.
Management assessed the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2020. In making this assessment, management used the
criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) in the Internal Control-Integrated Framework (2013).
Based on our assessment, management concluded that, as of December 31, 2020, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting was effective.
The effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2020 has been audited by Ernst & Young LLP, an independent registered
public accounting firm, as stated in their report included herein.
Item 9B. Other Information.
None.
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Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance.
PART III
Incorporated by reference to the information under the captions “Proposal No. 1 Election of Directors,” “Our Executive Officers” and “Delinquent Section 16(a) Reports” in our
definitive proxy statement relating to the 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be filed with the SEC (our “Definitive Proxy Statement”).
Item 11. Executive Compensation.
Incorporated by reference to the information under the caption “Executive Compensation” in our Definitive Proxy Statement.
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters.
Incorporated by reference to the information under the caption “Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters” in our
Definitive Proxy Statement. See also information provided under “Nonqualified Option and Incentive Award Plans” in Part II, Item 5. “Market for Registrant’s Common
Equity, Related Stockholder Matters, and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities” of this report.
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, Director Independence.
Incorporated by reference to the information under the captions “Certain Relationships and Related Transactions” and “Proposal No. 1 Election of Directors-Determination of
Director Independence” in our Definitive Proxy Statement.
Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services.
Incorporated by reference to the information under the caption “Principal Accountant Fees and Services” in our Definitive Proxy Statement.
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Item 15. Exhibits; Financial Statement Schedules.
(a)
and (c) Financial Statements and Schedules:
See “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.”
(b)
Exhibits filed with this Form 10-K:
PART IV
2.1
2.2
3.1
3.2
3.3
3.4
3.5
3.6
4.1
4.2
4.3
4.4
4.5
4.6
4.7
Separation and Distribution Agreement dated April 26, 2013, between New Residential Investment Corp. and the Registrant (incorporated by reference
to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, Exhibit 2.1, filed on May 3, 2013).
Separation and Distribution Agreement dated October 16, 2014, between New Senior Investment Group Inc. and the Registrant (incorporated by
reference to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, Exhibit 2.2, filed on November 5, 2014).
Articles of Restatement (incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, Exhibit 3.2, filed on December 8, 2016).
Articles Supplementary relating to the Series B Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, Exhibit
3.3, filed on May 13, 2003).
Articles Supplementary relating to the Series C Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, Exhibit 3.3,
filed on October 25, 2005).
Articles Supplementary relating to the Series D Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Report on Form 8-A, Exhibit 3.1, filed on
March 14, 2007).
Articles Supplementary of Series E Junior Participating Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K,
Exhibit 3.5, filed on March 2, 2017).
Amended and Restated By-laws (incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, Exhibit 3.6, filed on May 11, 2020.
Junior Subordinated Indenture between Newcastle Investment Corp. and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, National Association, dated
April 30, 2009 (incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, Exhibit 4.1, filed on May 4, 2009).
Pledge and Security Agreement between Newcastle Investment Corp. and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, National Association, as
trustee, dated April 30, 2009 (incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, Exhibit 4.2, filed on May 4, 2009).
Pledge, Security Agreement and Account Control Agreement among Newcastle Investment Corp., NIC TP LLC, as pledgor, and The Bank of New York
Mellon Trust Company, National Association, as bank and trustee, dated April 30, 2009 (incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on
Form 8-K, Exhibit 4.3, filed on May 4, 2009).
Tax Benefits Preservation Plan, dated as of December 7, 2016, between Newcastle Investment Corp. and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company,
LLC (incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, Exhibit 4.1, filed on December 8, 2016).
Tax Benefits Preservation Plan, dated as of December 6, 2017, between Drive Shack Inc. and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC
(incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, Exhibit 4.1, filed on December 6, 2017).
Tax Benefits Preservation Plan, dated as of December 5, 2018, between Drive Shack Inc. and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC
(incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, Exhibit 4.1, filed on December 6, 2018).
Tax Benefits Preservation Plan, dated as of March 6, 2020, between Drive Shack Inc. and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC
(incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, Exhibit 4.1, filed on March 6, 2020).
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4.8
10.1
10.2
10.5*
10.9*
10.10*
10.11*
10.12*
10.13*
10.14*
10.15
10.16
10.17
10.18*
10.19*
10.20*
Description of the Company's Securities Registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act.
Termination and Cooperation Agreement, dated December 21, 2017, by and between Drive Shack Inc. and FIG LLC (incorporated by reference to the
Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, Exhibit 10.1, filed on December 21, 2017).
Transition Services Agreement, dated December 21, 2017, by and between Drive Shack Inc. and FIG LLC (incorporated by reference to the
Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, Exhibit 10.2, filed on December 21, 2017).
Letter Agreement, dated December 21, 2017, by and between Drive Shack Inc. and Lawrence A. Goodfield, Jr. (incorporated by reference to the
Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, Exhibit 10.4, filed on December 21, 2017).
2012 Newcastle Investment Corp. Nonqualified Stock Option and Incentive Award Plan, adopted as of May 7, 2012 (incorporated by reference to the
Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, Exhibit 10.3, filed on February 28, 2013).
Amended and Restated 2014 Newcastle Investment Corp. Nonqualified Stock Option and Incentive Award Plan, adopted as of November 3, 2014
(incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K, Exhibit 10.5, filed on March 2, 2015).
2015 Newcastle Investment Corp. Nonqualified Option and Incentive Award Plan, adopted as of April 16, 2015 (incorporated by reference to Annex A
of the Registrant's definitive proxy statement for the 2015 annual meeting of stockholders filed on April 17, 2015).
2016 Newcastle Investment Corp. Nonqualified Option and Incentive Award Plan, adopted as of April 7, 2016 (incorporated by reference to the
Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K, Exhibit 10.1 filed on May 19, 2016).
2017 Drive Shack Inc. Nonqualified Option and Incentive Award Plan, adopted as of April 11, 2017 (incorporated by reference to Annex A of the
Registrant's definitive proxy statement for the 2017 annual meeting of stockholders, filed on April 13, 2017).
Drive Shack Inc. 2018 Omnibus Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Annex A of the Registrant's definitive proxy statement for the 2018
annual meeting of stockholders filed on April 13, 2018).
Exchange Agreement between Newcastle Investment Corp. and Taberna Preferred Funding IV, Ltd., Taberna Preferred Funding V, Ltd., Taberna
Preferred Funding VI, Ltd. And Taberna Preferred Funding VII, Ltd., dated April 30, 2009 (incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current
Report on Form 8-K, Exhibit 10.1, filed on May 4, 2009).
Exchange Agreement, dated as of January 29, 2010, by and among Newcastle Investment Corp., Taberna Capital Management, LLC, Taberna
Preferred Funding IV, Ltd., Taberna Preferred Funding V, Ltd., Taberna Preferred Funding VI, Ltd. And Taberna Preferred Funding VII, Ltd.
(incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, Exhibit 10.1, filed on February 1, 2010).
Form of Indemnification Agreement (incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, Exhibit 10.19, filed on August 8,
2014).
Form of Drive Shack Inc. 2018 Omnibus Incentive Plan Director Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (incorporated by reference to the Registrant's
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, Exhibit 10.15, filed on November 9, 2018).
Non-Qualified Stock Option Award Agreement dated November 12, 2018, by and between Drive Shack Inc. and Kenneth A. May (incorporated by
reference to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K, Exhibit 10.18, filed on March 15, 2019).
Incentive Stock Option Award Agreement dated November 12, 2018, by and between Drive Shack Inc. and Kenneth A. May (incorporated by reference
to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K, Exhibit 10.19, filed on March 15, 2019).
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10.21*
10.22*
10.23*
21.1
23.1
31.1
31.2
32.1
32.2
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Non-Qualified Stock Option Award Agreement dated November 12, 2018, by and between Drive Shack Inc. and David M. Hammarley (incorporated
by reference to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K, Exhibit 10.20, filed on March 15, 2019).
Form of Drive Shack Inc. 2018 Omnibus Incentive Plan Executive Non-Qualified Stock Option Award Agreement (incorporated by reference to the
Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, Exhibit 10.22, filed on May 10, 2019).
Form of Drive Shack Inc. 2018 Omnibus Incentive Plan Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (incorporated by reference to the Registrant's
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, Exhibit 10.23, filed on August 6, 2019).
Subsidiaries of the Registrant.
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, independent registered public accounting firm.
Certification of Chief Executive Officer as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
Certification of Chief Financial Officer as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
The following financial information from the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, formatted in iXBRL
(Inline eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) Consolidated Balance Sheets; (ii) Consolidated Statements of Operations; (iii) Consolidated
Statements of Comprehensive Loss; (iv) Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity; (v) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows; and (vi) Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101).
* Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.
SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING EXHIBITS
In reviewing the agreements included as exhibits to this Annual Report on Form 10-K, please remember they are included to provide you with information regarding their terms
and are not intended to provide any other factual or disclosure information about the Company or the other parties to the agreements. The agreements contain representations
and warranties by each of the parties to the applicable agreement. These representations and warranties have been made solely for the benefit of the other parties to the
applicable agreement and:
•
•
•
•
should not in all instances be treated as categorical statements of fact, but rather as a way of allocating the risk to one of the parties if those statements prove to be
inaccurate;
have been qualified by disclosures that were made to the other party in connection with the negotiation of the applicable agreement, which disclosures are not
necessarily reflected in the agreement;
may apply standards of materiality in a way that is different from what may be viewed as material to you or other investors; and
were made only as of the date of the applicable agreement or such other date or dates as may be specified in the agreement and are subject to more recent
developments.
Accordingly, these representations and warranties may not describe the actual state of affairs as of the date they were made or at any other time. Additional information about
the Company may be found elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K and the Company’s other public filings, which are available without charge through the SEC’s
website at http://www.sec.gov. See Item 1.“Business – Corporate Governance and Internet Address; Where Readers Can Find Additional Information.”
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The Company acknowledges that, notwithstanding the inclusion of the foregoing cautionary statements, it is responsible for considering whether additional specific disclosures
of material information regarding material contractual provisions are required to make the statements in this report not misleading.
Item 16. Form 10-K Summary
None.
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Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized:
SIGNATURES
DRIVE SHACK INC.
/s/ Wesley R. Edens
By:
Wesley R. Edens
Chairman of the Board
March 16, 2021
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in
the capacities and on the dates indicated.
/s/ Wesley R. Edens
By:
Wesley R. Edens
Chairman of the Board
March 16, 2021
/s/ Hana Khouri
By:
Hana Khouri
Chief Executive Officer and President
March 16, 2021
/s/ Michael Nichols
By:
Michael Nichols
Chief Financial Officer
March 16, 2021
/s/ Lawrence A. Goodfield Jr.
By:
Lawrence A. Goodfield Jr.
Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer
March 16, 2021
/s/ Virgis W. Colbert
By:
Virgis W. Colbert
Director
March 16, 2021
/s/ Benjamin M. Crane
By:
Benjamin M. Crane
Director
March 16, 2021
By:
By:
By:
/s/ Stuart A. McFarland
Stuart A. McFarland
Director
March 16, 2021
/s/ Clifford Press
Clifford Press
Director
March 16, 2021
/s/ William J. Clifford
William J. Clifford
Director
March 16, 2021
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EXHIBIT 4.8
DESCRIPTION OF REGISTERED SECURITIES
General
The authorized capital stock of Drive Shack Inc. (the “Company”) consists of 1,000,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Common Stock”), and
100,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Preferred Stock”).
875,000 shares of Preferred Stock have been designated as shares of 9.75% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (“Series B Stock”), 1,800,000 shares of Preferred
Stock have been designated as shares of 8.05% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (“Series C Stock”), 2,300,000 shares of Preferred Stock have been designated
as shares of 8.375% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (“Series D Stock”) and 1,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock have been designated as shares of Series E
Junior Participating Preferred Stock (“Series E Stock”).
Common Stock
Our Common Stock has no sinking fund or redemption provisions or preemptive, conversion or exchange rights.
Voting Rights
Holders of Common Stock are entitled to one vote per share on all matters voted on by the stockholders, including the election of directors. Our Common Stock does not have
cumulative voting rights. Holders of Common Stock may act by unanimous written consent.
Dividend Rights
Subject to the rights of holders of outstanding shares of Preferred Stock, if any, the holders of Common Stock are entitled to receive dividends, if any, as may be declared from
time to time by the Board of Directors in its discretion out of funds legally available for the payment of dividends.
Holders of Issued Preferred Stock are entitled to receive cumulative, preferred dividends but are not entitled to participate in dividends paid on the Common Stock.
Liquidation Rights
Subject to any preferential rights of outstanding shares of Preferred Stock, holders of Common Stock will share ratably in all assets legally available for distribution to our
stockholders in the event of dissolution.
Preferred Stock
Our Preferred Stock has no sinking fund provisions or preemptive, conversion or exchange rights.
Ranking
Each series of Preferred Stock, other than Series E Stock (the “Issued Preferred Stock”), ranks senior to Common Stock and pari passu with each other series of Issued Preferred
Stock.
Liquidation Rights
In the event of a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, holders of Issued Preferred Stock would receive $25 per share, plus any accumulated and unpaid
dividends but would not participate in any amounts received thereafter by the shares of Common Stock.
Voting
Each series of Issued Preferred Stock does not have voting rights. However, if dividends on any series of Issued Preferred Stock are in arrears for six or more quarterly periods,
whether or not consecutive, holders of Issued Preferred Stock shall have the right to elect two additional members of the Board (“Preferred Stock Directors”).
Issued Preferred Stock has veto rights on (i) the authorization and issuance of any senior ranking class or series of equity securities and (ii) any amendment to the Charter that
would materially and adversely affect any right, preference or voting power of the Issued Preferred Stock.
Redemption
The Company may redeem the Issued Preferred Stock in whole or from time to time in part, for cash, at a redemption price of $25.00 per share, plus all accumulated and unpaid
distributions on such Preferred Stock to the date of redemption, whether or not authorized.
EXHIBIT 21.1
DRIVE SHACK INC. SUBSIDIARIES
Subsidiary
Jurisdiction of Incorporation/Organization
1 NCT Holdings LLC
2 Newcastle CDO VIII 1, Limited
3 Newcastle CDO VIII 2, Limited
4 Newcastle CDO VIII Holdings LLC
5 Newcastle CDO VIII LLC
6 Newcastle CDO IX 1, Limited
7 Newcastle CDO IX Holdings LLC
8 Newcastle CDO IX LLC
9 Newcastle Mortgage Securities Trust 2006-1
10 Newcastle Mortgage Securities Trust 2007-1
11 NIC CRA LLC
12 NIC OTC LLC
13 NIC SF LLC
14 NIC Management LLC
15 Xanadu Asset Holdings LLC
16 American Golf Group Holdings LLC
17 Tower A LLC
18 Tower C LLC
19 Vineyards Holdings LLC
20 American Golf Partners LLC
21 NGP Realty Sub GP, LLC
22 NGP Realty Sub, L.P.
23 AGC Mezzanine Pledge LLC
24 New AGC LLC
25 American Golf Corporation
26 American Golf of Atlanta
27 CW Golf Partners LP
28 Golf Enterprises Inc.
29 Persimmon Golf Club LLC
30 Drive Shack Holdings LLC
31 NIC Taberna LLC
32 AG Los Coyotes LLC
33 AGC Field Operations LLC
34 AGC Realty LLC
35 Myeshan Inc.
36 AGC Management LLC
37 Drive Shack Orlando LLC
38 Drive Shack Richmond LLC
39 American Golf of Glendale Inc.
40 Drive Shack Raleigh LLC
41 Drive Shack Palm Beach LLC
42 Drive Shack Randall's Island LLC
Delaware
Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands
Delaware
Delaware
Cayman Islands
Delaware
Delaware
Delaware
Delaware
Delaware
Delaware
Delaware
Delaware
Delaware
Delaware
Delaware
Delaware
Delaware
Delaware
Delaware
Delaware
Delaware
Delaware
California
Georgia
California
Kansas
Delaware
Delaware
Delaware
California
Delaware
Delaware
Ohio
Delaware
Delaware
Delaware
California
Delaware
Delaware
Delaware
Subsidiary
Jurisdiction of Incorporation/Organization
43 Drive Shack New Orleans LLC
44 DSU Parent LLC
45 DSU Southwest Holdings LLC
46 DSU The Colony LLC
47 Drive Shack Business Services LLC
48 Drive Shack Urban Box Holdings LLC
49 Things Change Fast LLC
50 DSU District of Columbia LLC
51 DSU Charlotte LLC
Delaware
Delaware
Delaware
Delaware
Delaware
Delaware
Delaware
Delaware
Delaware
EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the following Registration Statements:
(1) Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-226012), and
(2) Registration Statement (Form S-3 No. 333-222312) and in the related Prospectus;
of our reports dated March 16, 2021, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Drive Shack Inc. and Subsidiaries and the effectiveness of internal control over
financial reporting of Drive Shack Inc. and Subsidiaries included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2020.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
New York, New York
March 16, 2021
I, Hana Khouri, certify that:
EXHIBIT 31.1
CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
1.
2.
3.
4.
I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Drive Shack Inc.;
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in
light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition,
results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules
13a-15(e) and 15d – 15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d – 15(f)) for the registrant and have:
a)
b)
c)
d)
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that
material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during
the period in which this report is being prepared;
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to
provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles;
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the
disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter
(the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s
internal control over financial reporting; and
5.
The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s
auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a)
b)
March 16, 2021
(Date)
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to
adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial
reporting.
/s/ Hana Khouri
Hana Khouri
Chief Executive Officer and President
I, Michael Nichols., certify that:
EXHIBIT 31.2
CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
1.
2.
3.
4.
I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Drive Shack Inc.;
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in
light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition,
results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules
13a-15(e) and 15d–15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d – 15(f)) for the registrant and have:
a)
b)
c)
d)
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that
material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly
during the period in which this report is being prepared;
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to
provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles;
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the
disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter
(the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s
internal control over financial reporting; and
5.
The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s
auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a)
b)
March 16, 2021
(Date)
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to
adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over
financial reporting.
/s/Michael Nichols
Michael Nichols
Chief Financial Officer
EXHIBIT 32.1
CERTIFICATION OF CEO PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Drive Shack Inc. (the “Company”) for the annual period ended December 31, 2020 as filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), Hana Khouri, as Chief Executive Officer of the Company, hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as
adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of her knowledge:
(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
/s/ Hana Khouri
Hana Khouri
Chief Executive Officer and President
March 16, 2021
This certification accompanies the Report pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and shall not, except to the extent required by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002, be deemed filed by the Company for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company
and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.
EXHIBIT 32.2
CERTIFICATION OF CFO PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Drive Shack Inc. (the “Company”) for the annual period ended December 31, 2020 as filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), Michael Nichols., as Chief Financial Officer of the Company, hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as
adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of his knowledge:
(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
/s/ Michael Nichols
Michael Nichols
Chief Financial Officer
March 16, 2021
This certification accompanies the Report pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and shall not, except to the extent required by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002, be deemed filed by the Company for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company
and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.