SBRA 10Q 09.30.11
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
 FORM 10-Q
 
 
(Mark One)
x
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2011
OR
 
o
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Commission file number 001-34950
 
 SABRA HEALTH CARE REIT, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
 
 
Maryland
 
27-2560479
(State of Incorporation)
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
18500 Von Karman Avenue, Suite 550
Irvine, CA 92612
(888) 393-8248
(Address, zip code and telephone number of Registrant)
 
 
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.    Yes  x    No  o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes  x    No  o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
 
Large accelerated filer
 
o
  
Accelerated filer
 
o
Non-accelerated filer
 
x  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
  
Smaller reporting company
 
o
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  o    No  x
As of October 31, 2011, there were 36,868,248 shares of the Registrant’s $0.01 par value Common Stock outstanding.

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SABRA HEALTH CARE REIT, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Index
 
 
Page
Numbers
 
 
 
 
Item 1.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Item 2.
 
 
 
Item 3.
 
 
 
Item 4.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Item 1.
 
 
 
Item 1a.
 
 
 
Item 6.
 
 

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References throughout this document to “Sabra,” “we,” “our,” “ours” and “us” refer to Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. and its direct and indirect consolidated subsidiaries and not any other person.
STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Certain statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (this “10-Q”) contain “forward-looking” information as that term is defined by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the “Act”) and the federal securities laws. Any statements that do not relate to historical or current facts or matters are forward-looking statements. Examples of forward-looking statements include all statements regarding the expected future financial position, results of operations, cash flows, liquidity, financing plans, business strategy, budgets, the expected amounts and timing of dividends and distributions, the outcome and costs of litigation, projected expenses and capital expenditures, competitive position, growth opportunities and potential acquisitions, plans and objectives of management for future operations, and compliance with and changes in governmental regulations. You can identify some of the forward-looking statements by the use of forward-looking words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “plan,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “should,” “may” and other similar expressions, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words.
Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause our actual results in future periods to differ materially from those projected or contemplated in the forward-looking statements. You are urged to carefully review the disclosures we make concerning risks and other factors that may affect our business and operating results, including those referred to in Part I, Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2010 (our “2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K”), those included in Part II, Item 1A of our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2011, and any of those made in our other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). The forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by these cautionary statements, which are being made pursuant to the provisions of the Act and with the intention of obtaining the benefits of the “safe harbor” provisions of the Act. We caution you that any forward-looking statements we make in this 10-Q are not guarantees of future performance and you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which are based on currently available information and speak only as of the date of this document. There may be additional risks of which we are presently unaware or that we currently deem immaterial. We do not intend, and undertake no obligation, to update our forward-looking statements to reflect future events or circumstances.
NEW SUN INFORMATION
This 10-Q includes information regarding Sun Healthcare Group, Inc. (formerly known as SHG Services, Inc.; “New Sun”), a Delaware corporation. New Sun is subject to the reporting requirements of the SEC and is required to file with the SEC annual reports containing audited financial information and quarterly reports containing unaudited financial information. The information related to New Sun provided in this 10-Q has been provided by New Sun or derived from its public filings. We have not independently verified this information. We have no reason to believe that such information is inaccurate in any material respect. We are providing this data for informational purposes only. New Sun’s filings with the SEC can be found at www.sec.gov.

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
ITEM 1.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SABRA HEALTH CARE REIT, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
 
 
September 30,
2011
 
December 31,
2010
 
(unaudited)
 
 
Assets
 
 
 
Real estate investments, net of accumulated depreciation of $107,887 and $88,701 as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively
$
649,251

 
$
482,297

Cash and cash equivalents
56,417

 
74,233

Restricted cash
6,286

 
4,716

Deferred tax assets
26,300

 
26,300

Prepaid expenses, deferred financing costs and other assets
19,791

 
12,013

Total assets
$
758,045

 
$
599,559

Liabilities and stockholders’ equity
 
 
 
Mortgage notes payable
$
159,180

 
$
161,440

Senior unsecured notes payable
225,000

 
225,000

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
17,641

 
9,286

Tax liability
26,300

 
26,300

Total liabilities
428,121

 
422,026

Commitments and contingencies (Note 11)

 

Stockholders’ equity:
 
 
 
Preferred stock, $.01 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized, zero shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010

 

Common stock, $.01 par value; 125,000,000 shares authorized, 36,868,248 and 25,061,072 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively
369

 
251

Additional paid-in capital
343,748

 
177,275

Cumulative distributions in excess of net income
(14,193
)
 
7

Total stockholders’ equity
329,924

 
177,533

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
$
758,045

 
$
599,559

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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SABRA HEALTH CARE REIT, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
(unaudited)
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2011
 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011
Revenues:
 
 
 
Rental income
$
21,294

 
$
57,483

Interest income
176

 
393

 
 
 
 
Total revenues
21,470

 
57,876

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Expenses:
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
6,850

 
19,227

Interest
7,624

 
22,726

General and administrative
4,652

 
10,245

 
 
 
 
Total expenses
19,126

 
52,198

 
 
 
 
Net income
$
2,344

 
$
5,678

 
 
 
 
Net income per common share, basic
$
0.07

 
$
0.20

 
 
 
 
Net income per common share, diluted
$
0.07

 
$
0.20

 
 
 
 
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding, basic
32,986,657

 
27,797,411

 
 
 
 
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding, diluted
33,049,621

 
27,891,690

 
 
 
 
Dividends per common share
$
0.32

 
$
0.64

 
 
 
 
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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SABRA HEALTH CARE REIT, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
(unaudited)
 
 
Common Stock
 
Additional
Paid-in Capital
 
Cumulative Distributions in Excess of Net Income
 
Total
Stockholders’
Equity
 
Shares
 
Amounts
 
 
 
Balance, December 31, 2010
25,061,072

 
$
251

 
$
177,275

 
$
7

 
$
177,533

Net income

 

 

 
5,678

 
5,678

Amortization of stock based compensation

 

 
3,249

 

 
3,249

Stock issuance
11,807,176

 
118

 
163,224

 

 
163,342

Common dividends ($0.64 per share)

 

 

 
(19,878
)
 
(19,878
)
Balance, September 30, 2011
36,868,248

 
$
369

 
$
343,748

 
$
(14,193
)
 
$
329,924

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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SABRA HEALTH CARE REIT, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
(in thousands)
(unaudited)
 
 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011
Cash flows from operating activities:

Net income
$
5,678

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

Depreciation and amortization
19,227

Amortization of deferred financing costs
1,507

Stock-based compensation expense
3,249

Amortization of premium on notes payable
(11
)
Straight-line rental income adjustments
(720
)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:


Prepaid expenses and other assets
556

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
7,860

Restricted cash
(2,837
)

 
Net cash provided by operating activities
34,509


 
Cash flows from investing activities:

Acquisitions of real estate
(187,700
)
Acquisition of note receivable
(5,348
)
Additions to real estate
(86
)

 
Net cash used in investing activities
(193,134
)

 
Cash flows from financing activities:

Principal payments on mortgage notes payable
(2,249
)
Payments of deferred financing costs
(495
)
Issuance of common stock
163,431

Dividends paid
(19,878
)

 
Net cash provided by financing activities
140,809


 
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
(17,816
)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
74,233


 
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
$
56,417


 
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:

Interest paid
$
17,024


 
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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SABRA HEALTH CARE REIT, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(unaudited)
 
1.
BUSINESS
Overview
Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. (“Sabra” or the “Company”) was incorporated on May 10, 2010 as a wholly owned subsidiary of Sun Healthcare Group, Inc. (“Old Sun”) and commenced operations upon completion of the Separation and REIT Conversion Merger (discussed below) on November 15, 2010 (the “Separation Date”). Sabra is organized to qualify as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) and intends to elect to be treated as a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes commencing with its taxable year beginning on January 1, 2011. Sabra’s primary business consists of acquiring, financing and owning real estate property to be leased to third party tenants in the healthcare sector. Sabra owns substantially all of its assets and properties and conducts its operations through Sabra Health Care Limited Partnership, a Delaware limited partnership (the “Operating Partnership”), of which Sabra is the sole general partner, or by subsidiaries of the Operating Partnership. As of September 30, 2011, Sabra’s investment portfolio included 94 properties (consisting of (i) 74 skilled nursing facilities, (ii) ten combined skilled nursing, assisted living and independent living facilities, (iii) five assisted living facilities, (iv) two mental health facilities, (v) one independent living facility, (vi) one continuing care retirement community, and (vii) one acute care hospital). In addition, as of September 30, 2011, the Company owned a mortgage note secured by a combined assisted living, independent living and memory care facility located in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Separation and REIT Conversion Merger
On May 24, 2010, Old Sun announced its intention to restructure its business by separating its real estate assets and its operating assets into two separate publicly traded companies, Sabra and SHG Services Inc. (which has been renamed “Sun Healthcare Group, Inc.” or “New Sun”). In order to effect the restructuring, Old Sun distributed to its stockholders on a pro rata basis all of the outstanding shares of common stock of New Sun (this distribution is referred to as the “Separation”), together with an additional cash distribution. Immediately following the Separation, Old Sun merged with and into Sabra, with Sabra surviving the merger and Old Sun stockholders receiving shares of Sabra common stock in exchange for their shares of Old Sun common stock (this merger is referred to as the “REIT Conversion Merger”). Effective November 15, 2010, the Separation and REIT Conversion Merger were completed and Sabra and New Sun began operations as separate companies.
Following the Separation, New Sun, through its subsidiaries, continued the business and operations of Old Sun and its subsidiaries. Sabra did not operate prior to the Separation. Immediately following the Separation, subsidiaries of Sabra owned substantially all of Old Sun’s owned real property. The owned real property held by subsidiaries of Sabra following the Separation includes fixtures and certain personal property associated with the real property. The historical consolidated financial statements of Old Sun became the historical consolidated financial statements of New Sun at the time of the Separation. At the time of the Separation, the balance sheet of Sabra included the owned real property and mortgage indebtedness to third parties on the real property as well as indebtedness incurred by Sabra prior to completion of the Separation. The statements of income and cash flows of Sabra consist solely of its operations after the Separation. The Separation was accounted for as a reverse spinoff. Accordingly, Sabra’s assets and liabilities are recorded at the historical carrying values of Old Sun.
2.SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Principles of Consolidation and Basis of Presentation
The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Sabra and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany balances and transactions are eliminated in consolidation.
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for interim financial information as contained within the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), including the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for financial statements. In the opinion of management, the financial statements for the unaudited interim period presented include all adjustments, which are of a normal and recurring nature, necessary for a fair statement of the results for such period. Operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2011. For further information, refer to the Company’s consolidated financial statements and notes thereto for the period ended December 31, 2010 included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC.

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Use of Estimates
The preparation of the condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could materially differ from those estimates.

Real Estate Acquisition Valuation
The Company accounts for the acquisition of income-producing real estate or real estate that will be used for the production of income as a business combination. All assets acquired and liabilities assumed in a business combination are measured at their acquisition-date fair values. Acquisition pursuit costs are expensed as incurred and restructuring costs that do not meet the definition of a liability at the acquisition date are expensed in periods subsequent to the acquisition date. During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, the Company completed eight business combinations and expensed $3.0 million of acquisition pursuit costs, which is included in general and administrative expense on the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of income.
Estimates of the fair values of the tangible assets, identifiable intangibles and assumed liabilities require the Company to make significant assumptions to estimate market lease rates, property-operating expenses, carrying costs during lease-up periods, discount rates, market absorption periods, and the number of years the property will be held for investment. The use of inappropriate assumptions would result in an incorrect valuation of the Company’s acquired tangible assets, identifiable intangibles and assumed liabilities, which would impact the amount of the Company’s net income.

 Recently Issued Accounting Standards Updates
On May 12, 2011, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-04, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820):  Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRSs (“ASU No. 2011-04”). ASU No. 2011-04 updated accounting guidance does not require additional fair value measurements, but rather requires additional disclosures while providing further explanation for measuring fair value and converging with international accounting standards. The amendments are effective for public entities for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011, and will be applied prospectively.  As this ASU amends only the disclosure requirements, the adoption of ASU No. 2011-04 is not expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s financial statements.

3.
ACQUISITIONS OF REAL ESTATE
During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, the Company acquired the following properties (in thousands):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Intangibles
 
Property
Type
City
State
Acquisition Date
Land
Building and Improvements
Tenant Origination and Absorption Costs
Tenant Relationship
Total Purchase Price
Texas Regional Medical Center at Sunnyvale
Acute Care Hospital
Sunnyvale
TX
May 3, 2011
$
3,760

$
57,870

$
970

$
100

$
62,700

Oak Brook Health Care Center
Skilled Nursing Facility
Whitehouse
TX
June 30, 2011
2,030

8,990

180

100

11,300

Broadmeadow Healthcare
Skilled Nursing Facility
Middletown
DE
August 1, 2011
1,650

21,730

350

70

23,800

Capitol Healthcare
Skilled Nursing Facility
Dover
DE
August 1, 2011
4,940

15,500

300

60

20,800

Pike Creek Healthcare
Skilled Nursing Facility
Wilmington
DE
August 1, 2011
2,460

25,240

410

90

28,200

Renaissance Healthcare
Skilled Nursing Facility
Millsboro
DE
August 1, 2011
1,640

22,620

360

80

24,700

Honey Hill Care Center
Skilled Nursing Facility
Norwalk
CT
September 30, 2011
1,900

5,950

120

30

8,000

Manokin Manor Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
Skilled Nursing Facility
Princess Anne
MD
September 30, 2011
2,180

7,600

180

40

10,000

 
 
 
 
 
$
20,560

$
165,500

$
2,870

$
570

$
189,500


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As of September 30, 2011, the purchase price allocations for these properties are preliminary pending the receipt of information necessary to complete the valuation of certain tangible and intangible assets and liabilities and therefore are subject to change.
The intangible assets and liabilities acquired in connection with these acquisitions have weighted-average amortization periods as of the date of acquisition as follows (in years):
 
Tenant Origination and Absorption Costs
 
Tenant Relationship
Texas Regional Medical Center at Sunnyvale
25.0
 
35.0
Oak Brook Health Care Center
15.0
 
25.0
Broadmeadow Healthcare
15.0
 
30.0
Capitol Healthcare
15.0
 
30.0
Pike Creek Healthcare
15.0
 
30.0
Renaissance Healthcare
15.0
 
30.0
Honey Hill Care Center
15.0
 
30.0
Manokin Manor Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
15.0
 
30.0
For the nine months ended September 30, 2011, the Company recognized $4.8 million of total revenues from these properties.

4.
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS

The Company’s investments in real estate consisted of the following (dollars in thousands):
As of September 30, 2011  
Property Type
 
Number of
Properties
 
Number of
Beds/Units
 
Total
Real Estate
at Cost
 
Accumulated
Depreciation
 
Total
Real Estate
Investments, Net
Skilled Nursing
 
74

 
8,406

 
$
573,465

 
$
(82,453
)
 
$
491,012

Multi-License Designation
 
10

 
1,389

 
81,245

 
(16,798
)
 
64,447

Assisted Living
 
5

 
367

 
24,094

 
(4,769
)
 
19,325

Mental Health
 
2

 
82

 
998

 
(435
)
 
563

Independent Living
 
1

 
49

 
8,022

 
(1,057
)
 
6,965

Continuing Care Retirement Community
 
1

 
215

 
7,435

 
(1,641
)
 
5,794

Acute Care Hospital
 
1

 
70

 
61,640

 
(692
)
 
60,948

 
 
94

 
10,578

 
756,899

 
(107,845
)
 
649,054

Corporate Level
 
 
 
 
 
239

 
(42
)
 
197

 
 
 
 
 
 
$
757,138

 
$
(107,887
)
 
$
649,251

As of December 31, 2010
Property Type
 
Number of
Properties
 
Number of
Beds/Units
 
Total
Real Estate
at Cost
 
Accumulated
Depreciation
 
Total
Real Estate
Investments, Net
Skilled Nursing
 
67

 
7,501

 
$
448,974

 
$
(67,457
)
 
$
381,517

Multi-License Designation
 
10

 
1,389

 
81,245

 
(14,597
)
 
66,648

Assisted Living
 
5

 
367

 
24,094

 
(4,053
)
 
20,041

Mental Health
 
2

 
82

 
998

 
(370
)
 
628

Independent Living
 
1

 
49

 
8,022

 
(875
)
 
7,147

Continuing Care Retirement Community
 
1

 
215

 
7,435

 
(1,349
)
 
6,086

 
 
86

 
9,603

 
570,768

 
(88,701
)
 
482,067

Corporate Level
 
 
 
 
 
230

 

 
230

 
 
 
 
 
 
$
570,998

 
$
(88,701
)
 
$
482,297


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September 30, 2011
 
December 31, 2010
Building and improvements
$
616,407

 
$
460,097

Furniture and equipment
46,065

 
36,225

Land improvements
4,703

 
4,703

Land
89,963

 
69,973

 
757,138

 
570,998

Accumulated depreciation
(107,887
)
 
(88,701
)
 
$
649,251

 
$
482,297

Operating Leases
All of the Company’s real estate properties are leased under triple-net operating leases with expirations ranging from 9 to 23 years. As of September 30, 2011, the leases have a weighted-average remaining term of 12 years. The leases include provisions to extend the lease terms and other negotiated terms and conditions. The Company, through its subsidiaries, retains substantially all of the risks and benefits of ownership of the real estate assets leased to the tenants. In addition, the Company may receive additional security under these operating leases in the form of security deposits from the lessee or guarantees from the parent of the lessee. As of September 30, 2011, 86 of the Company's 94 real estate properties were leased to subsidiaries of New Sun. For further discussion of the Company’s tenant and revenue concentration, see “Note 11. Commitments and Contingencies—Concentration of Credit Risk.”
As of September 30, 2011, the future minimum rental income from the Company’s properties under non-cancelable operating leases is as follows (in thousands):
 
 
 
October 1, 2011 through December 31, 2011
$
22,732

2012
90,927

2013
90,927

2014
90,927

2015
90,927

Thereafter
707,221

 
 
 
$
1,093,661

 
 
 
5.
DEBT

Mortgage Indebtedness. The Company’s mortgage notes payable consist of the following (dollars in thousands):
 
Interest Rate Type
Principal
Outstanding as of
September 30, 2011 (2)
 
Principal
Outstanding as of
December 31, 2010 (2)
 
Weighted Average
Interest Rate at
September 30, 2011
 
Maturity
Date
Fixed Rate
$
99,220

 
$
100,610

 
6.30
%
 
August 2015 - June 2047
Variable Rate(1)
59,456

 
60,315

 
5.50
%
 
August 2015
 
$
158,676

 
$
160,925

 
 
 
 
 
(1) 
Contractual interest rates under variable rate mortgages are equal to the 90-day LIBOR plus 4.5% (subject to a 1.0% LIBOR floor). 
(2) 
Outstanding principal balance for mortgage indebtedness does not include mortgage premium of $0.5 million as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010. 
8.125% Senior Notes due 2018. On October 27, 2010, the Operating Partnership and Sabra Capital Corporation, wholly owned subsidiaries of the Company (the “Issuers”), issued $225.0 million aggregate principal amount of senior, unsecured notes (the “Senior Notes”) in a private placement. The Senior Notes were sold at par, resulting in gross proceeds of $225.0 million and net proceeds of approximately $219.9 million after deducting commissions and expenses. On December 6, 2010, substantially all of the net proceeds were used by New Sun to redeem the $200.0 million in aggregate principal amount

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outstanding of Old Sun’s 9.125% senior subordinated notes due 2015, including accrued and unpaid interest and the applicable redemption premium. In March 2011, the Issuers completed an exchange offer to exchange the Senior Notes for substantially identical 8.125% senior unsecured notes registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (also referred to herein as the “Senior Notes”).
The obligations under the Senior Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally, on an unsecured basis, by Sabra and certain of Sabra’s other existing and, subject to certain exceptions, future subsidiaries.
The Senior Notes are redeemable at the option of the Issuers, in whole or in part, at any time, and from time to time, on or after November 1, 2014, at the redemption prices set forth in the indenture governing the Senior Notes (the “Indenture”), plus accrued and unpaid interest to the applicable redemption date. In addition, prior to November 1, 2014, the Issuers may redeem all or a portion of the Senior Notes at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Senior Notes redeemed, plus a “make-whole” premium, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the applicable redemption date. At any time, or from time to time, on or prior to November 1, 2013, the Issuers may redeem up to 35% of the principal amount of the Senior Notes, using the proceeds of specific kinds of equity offerings, at a redemption price of 108.125% of the principal amount to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the applicable redemption date. Assuming the Senior Notes are not redeemed, the Senior Notes mature on November 1, 2018.
The Indenture governing the Senior Notes contains restrictive covenants that, among other things, restrict the ability of Sabra, the Issuers and their restricted subsidiaries to: (i) incur or guarantee additional indebtedness; (ii) incur or guarantee secured indebtedness; (iii) pay dividends or distributions on, or redeem or repurchase, their capital stock; (iv) make certain investments or other restricted payments; (v) sell assets; (vi) create liens on their assets; (vii) enter into transactions with affiliates; (viii) merge or consolidate or sell all or substantially all of their assets; and (ix) create restrictions on the ability of Sabra and its restricted subsidiaries to pay dividends or other amounts to Sabra. The Indenture governing the Senior Notes also provides for customary events of default, including, but not limited to, the failure to make payments of interest or premium, if any, on, or principal of, the Senior Notes, the failure to comply with certain covenants and agreements specified in the Indenture for a period of time after notice has been provided, the acceleration of other indebtedness resulting from the failure to pay principal on such other indebtedness prior to its maturity, and certain events of insolvency. If any event of default occurs, the principal of, premium, if any, and accrued interest on all the then outstanding Senior Notes may become due and payable immediately. As of September 30, 2011, the Company was in compliance with all applicable financial covenants under the Senior Notes.

Secured Revolving Credit Facility. On November 3, 2010, the Operating Partnership and certain subsidiaries of the Operating Partnership (together with the Operating Partnership, the “Borrowers”) entered into a secured revolving credit facility with certain lenders as set forth in the related credit agreement and Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer (each as defined in such credit agreement). The secured revolving credit facility is secured by, among other things, a first priority lien against certain of the properties owned by certain of the Company’s subsidiaries. The obligations of the Borrowers under the secured revolving credit facility are guaranteed by the Company and certain of its subsidiaries. This credit facility provides for up to a $100.0 million secured revolving credit facility (up to $15.0 million of which may be utilized for letters of credit) and includes an accordion feature that allows the Borrowers to increase the borrowing availability under the secured revolving credit facility by up to an additional $100.0 million, subject to certain terms and conditions. Borrowing availability under the secured revolving credit facility is subject to a borrowing base calculation based on, among other factors, the lesser of (i) the mortgageability cash flow (as such term is defined in the credit agreement relating to the Company’s secured revolving credit facility) or (ii) the appraised value, in each case of the properties securing the secured revolving credit facility. The entire $100.0 million was available for borrowing under the Company’s secured revolving credit facility as of September 30, 2011. Borrowing availability under the Company’s secured revolving credit facility terminates, and all borrowings mature, on November 3, 2013, subject to a one-year extension option. As of September 30, 2011, there were no amounts outstanding on the Company’s secured revolving credit facility.
Borrowings under the Company’s secured revolving credit facility bear interest on the outstanding principal amount at a rate equal to an applicable percentage plus, at the Borrowers’ option, either (a) the greater of 1.75% or LIBOR or (b) a base rate determined as the greater of (i) the federal funds rate plus one-half of 1.0%, (ii) the prime rate, and (iii) one-month LIBOR plus 1.0% (the “Base Rate”). The applicable percentage for borrowings under the secured revolving credit facility is 3.00% per annum for borrowings at the Base Rate and 4.00% per annum for borrowings at the LIBOR. In addition, the Borrowers are required to pay a facility fee of 0.50% per annum to the lenders in respect of unused borrowings under the secured revolving credit facility.
The secured revolving credit facility contains customary covenants that include restrictions on the ability to make acquisitions and other investments, pay dividends, incur additional indebtedness, engage in non-healthcare related business activities, enter into transactions with affiliates and sell or otherwise transfer certain assets as well as customary events of

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default. The secured revolving credit facility also requires the Company, through the Borrowers, to comply with specified financial covenants, which include a maximum leverage ratio, a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio and a minimum tangible net worth requirement. As of September 30, 2011, the Company was in compliance with all applicable financial covenants under the secured revolving credit facility.
During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, the Company incurred interest expense of $7.6 million and $22.7 million, respectively. Included in interest expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 was $0.5 million and $1.5 million, respectively, of deferred financing costs amortization. As of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the Company had $8.4 million and $4.2 million, respectively, of accrued interest included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities on the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets.
The following is a schedule of maturities for the Company’s outstanding debt as of September 30, 2011 (in thousands):
 
 
Mortgage
Indebtedness  (1)
 
Senior Notes
 
Secured Revolving
Credit Facility
 
Total
October 1, 2011 through December 31, 2011
$
779

 
$

 
$

 
$
779

2012
3,204

 

 

 
3,204

2013
3,427

 

 

 
3,427

2014
3,649

 

 

 
3,649

2015
86,048

 

 

 
86,048

Thereafter
61,569

 
225,000

 

 
286,569

 
$
158,676

 
$
225,000

 
$

 
$
383,676

 
(1) 
Outstanding principal balance for mortgage indebtedness does not include mortgage premium of $0.5 million as of September 30, 2011. 

6.FAIR VALUE DISCLOSURES

The fair value for certain financial instruments is derived using a combination of market quotes, pricing models and other valuation techniques that involve significant management judgment. The price transparency of financial instruments is a key determinant of the degree of judgment involved in determining the fair value of the Company’s financial instruments.
Financial instruments for which actively quoted prices or pricing parameters are available and whose markets contain orderly transactions will generally have a higher degree of price transparency than financial instruments whose markets are inactive or consist of non-orderly trades. The Company evaluates several factors when determining if a market is inactive or when market transactions are not orderly. The carrying values of cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, accounts payable and accrued liabilities are reasonable estimates of fair value because of the short-term maturities of these instruments. Fair values for other financial instruments are derived as follows:
Mortgage note: This instrument is presented in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets at its amortized cost and not at fair value. The fair values of the mortgage note were estimated using an internal valuation model that considered the expected cash flows for the note, the underlying collateral value and other credit enhancements.
Senior Notes: The fair values of the Senior Notes were determined using third-party market quotes derived from orderly trades.
Mortgage indebtedness: The fair values of the Company’s notes payable were estimated using a discounted cash flow analysis based on management’s estimates of current market interest rates for instruments with similar characteristics, including remaining loan term, loan-to-value ratio, type of collateral and other credit enhancements.
The following are the carrying amounts and fair values of the Company’s financial instruments as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 whose carrying amounts do not approximate their fair value:
 

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September 30, 2011
 
December 31, 2010
 
Face
Value (1)
 
Carrying
Amount (2)
 
Fair
Value
 
Face
Value (1)
 
Carrying
Amount
(2)
 
Fair
Value
Financial assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mortgage note
$
9,308

 
$
5,348

 
$
7,400

 
$

 
$

 
$

Financial liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Senior Notes
225,000

 
225,000

 
212,063

 
225,000

 
225,000

 
232,313

Mortgage indebtedness
158,676

 
159,180

 
173,781

 
160,925

 
161,440

 
175,772

 
(1) Face value represents amounts contractually due under the terms of the respective agreements.
(2) Carrying amounts represent the book value of financial instruments and include unamortized premiums (discounts).
Disclosure of the fair value of financial instruments is based on pertinent information available to the Company at the applicable dates and requires a significant amount of judgment. Despite increased capital market and credit market activity, transaction volume for certain financial instruments remains relatively low. This has made the estimation of fair values difficult and, therefore, both the actual results and the Company’s estimate of fair value at a future date could be materially different.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, the Company measured the following assets at fair value (in thousands):
 
 
 
Fair Value Measurements Using
 
 
 
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets
 
Significant Other Observable Inputs
 
Significant Unobservable Inputs
 
Total
 
(Level 1)
 
(Level 2)
 
(Level 3)
Nonrecurring Basis:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investments in real estate (1)
$
189,500

 
$

 
$

 
$
189,500

(1) Amount reflects acquisition date fair value of real estate acquired in 2011.

7.
EQUITY

Common Stock
 
The following table lists the cash dividends on common stock paid and declared by the Company during the nine months ended September 30, 2011:
 
Declaration Date
 
Record Date
 
Amount Per Share
 
Dividend Payable Date
May 3, 2011
 
May 16, 2011
 
$
0.32

 
June 2, 2011
August 2, 2011
 
August 15, 2011
 
$
0.32

 
September 2, 2011
 
On November 2, 2011, the Company announced that its board of directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.32 per share of common stock. The dividend will be paid on December 2, 2011 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on November 15, 2011.
On August 1, 2011, the Company completed an underwritten public offering of 11.7 million newly issued shares of its common stock pursuant to a registration statement filed with the SEC, which became effective on July 26, 2011.  The Company received net proceeds, before expenses, of $163.9 million from the offering, after giving effect to the issuance and sale of all 11.7 million shares of common stock (which included 1.5 million shares sold to the underwriters upon exercise of their option to purchase additional shares to cover over-allotments), at a price to the public of $14.75 per share.
The following is a summary of the Company’s other common stock issuances during the nine months ended September 30, 2011: 
Exercise of stock options
 
45,657

Vesting of common stock units
 
31,519


8.
EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE

The following table illustrates the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 (in thousands, except share and per share amounts):
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2011
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011
Numerator
 
 
Net income
$
2,344

$
5,678

 
 
 
Denominator
 
 
Basic weighted average common shares
32,986,657

27,797,411

Dilutive stock options and restricted stock units
62,964

94,279

 
 
 
Diluted weighted average common shares
33,049,621

27,891,690

 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic earnings per common share
$
0.07

$
0.20

 
 
 
Diluted earnings per common share
$
0.07

$
0.20

Restricted stock and certain of the Company’s performance restricted stock units are considered participating securities which require the use of the two-class method when computing basic and diluted earnings per share. During both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, approximately 0.3 million restricted stock units and options to purchase approximately 0.4 million shares were not included because they were anti-dilutive.
9.SUMMARIZED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING INFORMATION
In connection with the offering of the Senior Notes by the Issuers in October 2010, the Company and certain 100% owned subsidiaries of the Company (the “Guarantors”) have, jointly and severally, fully and unconditionally guaranteed the Senior Notes. These guarantees are subordinated to all existing and future senior debt and senior guarantees of the Guarantors and are unsecured. The Company conducts all of its business through and derives virtually all of its income from its subsidiaries. Therefore, the Company’s ability to make required payments with respect to its indebtedness (including the Senior Notes) and other obligations depends on the financial results and condition of its subsidiaries and its ability to receive funds from its subsidiaries.
Pursuant to Rule 3-10 of Regulation S-X, the following summarized consolidating information is provided for the Company (the “Parent Company”), the Issuers, the Guarantors, and the Company’s non-Guarantor subsidiaries with respect to the Senior Notes. This summarized financial information has been prepared from the books and records maintained by the Company, the Issuers, the Guarantors and the non-Guarantor subsidiaries. The summarized financial information may not necessarily be indicative of the results of operations or financial position had the Issuers, the Guarantors or non-Guarantor subsidiaries operated as independent entities. Sabra’s investments in its consolidated subsidiaries are presented based upon Sabra's proportionate share of each subsidiary's net assets. The Guarantor subsidiaries’ investments in the non-Guarantor subsidiaries and non-Guarantor subsidiaries’ investments in Guarantor subsidiaries are presented under the equity method of accounting. Intercompany activities between subsidiaries and the Parent Company are presented within operating activities on the condensed consolidating statement of cash flows.
Condensed consolidating financial statements for the Company and its subsidiaries, including the Parent Company only, the Issuers, the combined Guarantor subsidiaries and the combined non-Guarantor subsidiaries, are as follows:

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET
September 30, 2011
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
 
 
Parent
Company
 
Issuers
 
Combined
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 
Combined  Non-
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 
Elimination
 
Consolidated
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Real estate investments, net of accumulated depreciation
$
197

 
$

 
$
463,038

 
$
186,016

 
$

 
$
649,251

Cash and cash equivalents
56,123

 

 

 
294

 

 
56,417

Restricted cash

 

 

 
6,286

 

 
6,286

Deferred tax assets
26,300

 

 

 

 

 
26,300

Prepaid expenses, deferred financing costs and other assets
319

 
5,244

 
11,302

 
2,926

 

 
19,791

Intercompany

 
154,180

 

 
22,843

 
(177,023
)
 

Investment in subsidiaries
307,416

 
380,609

 
23,445

 

 
(711,470
)
 

Total assets
$
390,355

 
$
540,033

 
$
497,785

 
$
218,365

 
$
(888,493
)
 
$
758,045

Liabilities and stockholders’ equity
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mortgage notes payable
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
159,180

 
$

 
$
159,180

Senior unsecured notes payable

 
225,000

 

 

 

 
225,000

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
6,269

 
7,617

 
2,901

 
854

 

 
17,641

Tax liability
26,300

 

 

 

 

 
26,300

Intercompany
27,862

 

 
149,161

 

 
(177,023
)
 

Total liabilities
60,431

 
232,617

 
152,062

 
160,034

 
(177,023
)
 
428,121

Stockholders’ equity:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Preferred stock, $.01 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized, zero shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2011

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock, $.01 par value; 125,000,000 shares authorized, 36,868,248 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2011
369

 

 

 

 

 
369

Additional paid-in capital
343,748

 
292,549

 
319,356

 
52,649

 
(664,554
)
 
343,748

Retained earnings
(14,193
)
 
14,867

 
26,367

 
5,682

 
(46,916
)
 
(14,193
)
Total stockholders’ equity
329,924

 
307,416

 
345,723

 
58,331

 
(711,470
)
 
329,924

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
$
390,355

 
$
540,033

 
$
497,785

 
$
218,365

 
$
(888,493
)
 
$
758,045


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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET
December 31, 2010
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
 
 
Parent
Company
 
Issuers
 
Combined
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 
Combined  Non-
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 
Elimination
 
Consolidated
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Real estate investments, net of accumulated depreciation
$
230

 
$

 
$
289,748

 
$
192,319

 
$

 
$
482,297

Cash and cash equivalents
70,841

 

 

 
3,392

 

 
74,233

Restricted cash

 

 

 
4,716

 

 
4,716

Deferred tax assets
26,300

 

 

 

 

 
26,300

Prepaid expenses, deferred financing costs and other assets
662

 
5,471

 
2,261

 
3,619

 

 
12,013

Intercompany

 

 
5,635

 
6,953

 
(12,588
)
 

Investment in subsidiaries
124,061

 
347,030

 
22,903

 

 
(493,994
)
 

Total assets
$
222,094

 
$
352,501

 
$
320,547

 
$
210,999

 
$
(506,582
)
 
$
599,559

Liabilities and stockholders’ equity
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mortgage notes payable
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
161,440

 
$

 
$
161,440

Senior unsecured notes payable

 
225,000

 

 

 

 
225,000

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
5,673

 
3,440

 
81

 
92

 

 
9,286

Tax liability
26,300

 

 

 

 

 
26,300

Intercompany
12,588

 

 

 

 
(12,588
)
 

Total liabilities
44,561

 
228,440

 
81

 
161,532

 
(12,588
)
 
422,026

Stockholders’ equity:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Preferred stock, $.01 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized, zero shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2010

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock, $.01 par value; 125,000,000 shares authorized, 25,061,072 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2010
251

 

 

 

 

 
251

Additional paid-in capital
177,275

 
122,281

 
316,786

 
48,670

 
(487,737
)
 
177,275

Retained earnings
7

 
1,780

 
3,680

 
797

 
(6,257
)
 
7

Total stockholders’ equity
177,533

 
124,061

 
320,466

 
49,467

 
(493,994
)
 
177,533

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
$
222,094

 
$
352,501

 
$
320,547

 
$
210,999

 
$
(506,582
)
 
$
599,559


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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF INCOME
For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2011
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
 
 
Parent Company
 
Issuers
 
Combined
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 
Combined  Non-
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 
Elimination
 
Consolidated
Revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Rental income
$

 
$

 
$
15,003

 
$
6,291

 
$

 
$
21,294

Interest income
12

 

 
163

 
1

 

 
176

Total revenues
12

 

 
15,166

 
6,292

 

 
21,470

Expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
13

 

 
4,763

 
2,074

 

 
6,850

Interest

 
4,755

 
336

 
2,533

 

 
7,624

General and administrative
2,104

 

 
2,522

 
26

 

 
4,652

Income in subsidiary
(4,449
)
 
(9,204
)
 
(128
)
 

 
13,781

 

Total expenses
(2,332
)
 
(4,449
)
 
7,493

 
4,633

 
13,781

 
19,126

Net income
$
2,344

 
$
4,449

 
$
7,673

 
$
1,659

 
$
(13,781
)
 
$
2,344

Net income per common share, basic
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
0.07

Net income per common share, diluted
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
0.07

Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding, basic
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
32,986,657

Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding, diluted
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
33,049,621


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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF INCOME
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

 
Parent Company
 
Issuers
 
Combined
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 
Combined  Non-
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 
Elimination
 
Consolidated
Revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Rental income
$

 
$

 
$
38,609

 
$
18,874

 
$

 
$
57,483

Interest income
53

 

 
338

 
2

 

 
393

Total revenues
53

 

 
38,947

 
18,876

 

 
57,876

Expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
42

 

 
12,874

 
6,311

 

 
19,227

Interest

 
14,157

 
981

 
7,588

 

 
22,726

General and administrative
7,419

 
1

 
2,733

 
92

 

 
10,245

Income in subsidiary
(13,086
)
 
(27,244
)
 
(327
)
 

 
40,657

 

Total expenses
(5,625
)
 
(13,086
)
 
16,261

 
13,991

 
40,657

 
52,198

Net income
$
5,678

 
$
13,086

 
$
22,686

 
$
4,885

 
$
(40,657
)
 
$
5,678

Net income per common share, basic
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
0.20

Net income per common share, diluted
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
0.20

Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding, basic
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
27,797,411

Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding, diluted
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
27,891,690



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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
 

Parent Company
 
Issuers
 
Combined
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 
Combined  Non-
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 
Elimination
 
Consolidated
Net cash provided by operating activities
$
32,101

 
$

 
$

 
$
2,408

 
$

 
$
34,509

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Acquisitions of real estate

 

 
(187,700
)
 

 

 
(187,700
)
Acquisition of note receivable
(5,348
)
 

 

 

 

 
(5,348
)
Additions to real estate
(86
)
 

 

 

 

 
(86
)
Investment in Subsidiary
(163,984
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
163,984

 

Net cash used in investing activities
(169,418
)
 

 
(187,700
)
 

 
163,984

 
(193,134
)
Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Principal payments on mortgage notes payable

 

 

 
(2,249
)
 

 
(2,249
)
Payments of deferred financing costs

 
(495
)
 

 

 

 
(495
)
Issuance of common stock
163,431

 

 

 

 

 
163,431

Dividends paid
(19,878
)
 

 

 

 

 
(19,878
)
Contribution from Parent

 
163,934

 

 
50

 
(163,984
)
 

Distribution to Parent

 

 

 
(3,307
)
 
3,307

 

Distribution from Subsidiary
3,307

 

 

 

 
(3,307
)
 

Intercompany financing
(24,261
)
 
(163,439
)
 
187,700

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
122,599

 

 
187,700

 
(5,506
)
 
(163,984
)
 
140,809

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
(14,718
)
 

 

 
(3,098
)
 

 
(17,816
)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
70,841

 

 

 
3,392

 

 
74,233

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
$
56,123

 
$

 
$

 
$
294

 
$

 
$
56,417



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10.
PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION

The following table summarizes, on an unaudited pro forma basis, the combined results of operations of the Company for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011. The Company acquired eight properties and a mortgage note during the nine months ended September 30, 2011. The following unaudited pro forma information for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 has been prepared to give effect to the acquisitions, as well as the offering of 11.7 million shares of common stock that closed in August 2011, as if they had occurred on January 1, 2011. This pro forma information does not purport to represent what the actual results of operations of the Company would have been had these acquisitions occurred on this date, nor does it purport to predict the results of operations for future periods (dollars in thousands, except per share amounts):
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2011
 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011
 
 
 
 
 
Revenues
 
$
22,908

 
$
68,739

Depreciation and amortization
 
7,281

 
22,080

Net income
 
5,894

 
16,430

Net income per common share, basic
 
0.16

 
0.45

Net income per common share, diluted
 
0.16

 
0.44

Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding, basic
 
36,939,157

 
36,906,422

Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding, diluted
 
37,002,121

 
37,000,701


11.COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Concentration of Credit Risk
Concentrations of credit risks arise when a number of operators, tenants or obligors related to the Company’s investments are engaged in similar business activities, or activities in the same geographic region, or have similar economic features that would cause their ability to meet contractual obligations, including those to the Company, to be similarly affected by changes in economic conditions. The Company regularly monitors its portfolio to assess potential concentrations of risks.
New Sun
As of September 30, 2011, 86 of the Company’s 94 real estate properties were leased to subsidiaries of New Sun. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, 82% and 92%, respectively, of the Company’s total revenues were derived from these leases. New Sun is a publicly traded company and is subject to the informational filing requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is required to file periodic reports on Form 10-K and Form 10-Q with the SEC. As of September 30, 2011, New Sun, through its subsidiaries, operated 199 inpatient centers spread across 25 states. New Sun’s net revenues and adjusted earnings before interest, depreciation, amortization, integration costs and rent were $485.9 million and $63.8 million, respectively, for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and $1.5 billion and $195.2 million, respectively, for the nine months ended September 30, 2011. As of September 30, 2011, New Sun’s outstanding debt, net of cash, totaled $51.4 million. As of September 30, 2011, New Sun had approximately $150.8 million in liquidity, consisting of unrestricted cash and cash equivalents of $91.2 million and available borrowings of $59.6 million under New Sun's revolving credit facility.
Cadia Portfolio
On August 1, 2011, the Company closed the purchase of four skilled nursing facilities—Broadmeadow Healthcare, Capitol Healthcare, Pike Creek Healthcare and Renaissance Healthcare (the “Cadia Portfolio”). The four skilled nursing facilities are located in Delaware, range in age from 2 to 15 years and have a combined total of 500 beds. In connection with the acquisition, the Company, through an indirect wholly owned subsidiary, entered into a new 15-year triple-net master lease agreement with the sellers (collectively, the “Cadia Tenants”). None of the Cadia Tenants are affiliated with the Company or any of its subsidiaries. As of September 30, 2011, the Company's investment in the Cadia Portfolio totaled 13% of the Company's assets, and during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, 8% and 3%, respectively, of the Company's total revenues were derived from the Cadia Portfolio lease. The Company expects to derive 12% of its annualized total revenues as of September 30, 2011 from the Cadia Portfolio lease.  The Company believes that the financial condition and results of operations of the Cadia Tenants are more relevant to the Company’s investors than the financial statements of the Cadia Portfolio and enable investors to evaluate the credit-worthiness of the Cadia Tenants in their capacity as the tenants under the Cadia Portfolio lease. As a result, the Company has presented below unaudited summary financial information of the Cadia Tenants as of and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011. The summary financial information presented

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below has been provided by the Cadia Tenants and has not been independently verified by the Company. The Company has no reason to believe that such information is inaccurate in any material respect.
 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2011
 
Broadmeadow Investment LLC
 
Capitol Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, L.L.C
 
Pike Creek Healthcare Services LLC
 
Peninsula Healthcare Services, LLC
 
Combined Tenants
Statements of Operations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenues
3,580

 
3,305

 
4,923

 
3,703

 
15,511

Operating expenses
3,146

 
3,021

 
4,223

 
3,301

 
13,691

Net income
116

 
187

 
470

 
299

 
1,072

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011
 
Broadmeadow Investment LLC
 
Capitol Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, L.L.C
 
Pike Creek Healthcare Services LLC
 
Peninsula Healthcare Services, LLC
 
Combined Tenants
Statements of Operations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenues
10,504

 
9,906

 
14,877

 
10,956

 
46,243

Operating expenses
8,821

 
8,755

 
12,405

 
9,354

 
39,335

Net income
1,115

 
835

 
1,622

 
863

 
4,435

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
As of September 30, 2011
 
Broadmeadow Investment LLC
 
Capitol Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, L.L.C
 
Pike Creek Healthcare Services LLC
 
Peninsula Healthcare Services, LLC
 
Combined Tenants
Balance Sheets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
1,139

 
3,965

 
1,959

 
1,248

 
8,311

Total current assets
1,889

 
4,322

 
3,814

 
2,430

 
12,455

Total current liabilities
409

 
1,794

 
1,442

 
1,267

 
4,912

Total debt

 

 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
As of December 30, 2010
 
Broadmeadow Investment LLC
 
Capitol Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, L.L.C
 
Pike Creek Healthcare Services LLC
 
Peninsula Healthcare Services, LLC
 
Combined Tenants
Balance Sheets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
1,577

 
$
1,529

 
$
1,653

 
$
1,321

 
$
6,080

Total current assets
2,731

 
2,240

 
3,466

 
2,786

 
11,223

Total current liabilities
1,122

 
893

 
2,166

 
1,724

 
5,905

Total debt
9,999

 
6,064

 
13,887

 
13,010

 
42,960

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Texas Regional Medical Center
On May 3, 2011, the Company closed the purchase of Texas Regional Medical Center at Sunnyvale, a 70-bed acute care hospital located in Sunnyvale, Texas (“Texas Regional Medical Center”). Texas Regional Medical Center is leased pursuant to a long-term, triple-net lease to Texas Regional Medical Center, Ltd. (the “TRMC Tenant”), a partnership that includes approximately 75 physicians who practice at the hospital. Neither Texas Regional Medical Center nor the TRMC Tenant is affiliated with the Company or any of its subsidiaries. As of September 30, 2011, the Company's investment in Texas Regional Medical Center totaled 8% of the Company's assets, and during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, 8% and 5%, respectively, of the Company's total revenues were derived from the Texas Regional Medical Center lease. The Company expects to derive 7% of its annualized total revenues as of September 30, 2011 from the Texas Regional Medical Center lease. The Company believes that the financial condition and results of operations of the TRMC Tenant are more relevant to the Company’s investors than the financial statements of Texas Regional Medical Center and enable investors to evaluate the credit-worthiness of the TRMC Tenant. As a result, the Company has presented below unaudited summary financial information of the TRMC Tenant as of and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011. The summary financial information presented below has been provided by the TRMC Tenant and has not been independently verified by the

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Company. The Company has no reason to believe that such information is inaccurate in any material respect.
 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2011
 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011
 
(in thousands)
Statements of Operations
 
 
 
Revenues
$
20,655

 
$
59,322

Operating expenses
16,330

 
48,059

Net income
901

 
962

 
 
 
 
 
As of
 
As of
 
September 30, 2011
 
December 31, 2010
 
(in thousands)
Balance Sheets
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
319

 
$
833

Total current assets
17,519

 
15,604

Total current liabilities
16,379

 
18,348

Total debt (includes capital lease obligations of $48,385 and $54,166 as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively)
66,149

 
70,564


Other than the Company’s tenant concentrations, management believes the Company's current portfolio is reasonably diversified across healthcare related real estate and geographical location and does not contain any other significant concentration of credit risks. The Company’s portfolio of 94 real estate properties is diversified by location across 22 states. The properties in any one state did not account for more than 17% of the Company’s total revenue during both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011.
Environmental
As an owner of real estate, the Company is subject to various environmental laws of federal, state and local governments. The Company is not aware of any environmental liability that could have a material adverse effect on its financial condition or results of operations. However, changes in applicable environmental laws and regulations, the uses and conditions of properties in the vicinity of the Company’s properties, the activities of its tenants and other environmental conditions of which the Company is unaware with respect to the properties could result in future environmental liabilities. Compliance with existing environmental laws is not expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition and results of operations as of September 30, 2011.
Indemnification Agreement
In connection with the Separation and REIT Conversion Merger, any liability arising from or relating to legal proceedings involving the Company’s real estate investments has been assumed by the Company and the Company will indemnify New Sun (and its subsidiaries, directors, officers, employees and agents and certain other related parties) against any losses arising from or relating to such legal proceedings. In addition, pursuant to a distribution agreement entered into among Old Sun, the Company and New Sun in connection with the Separation and REIT Conversion Merger, New Sun has agreed to indemnify the Company (and the Company's subsidiaries, directors, officers, employees and agents and certain other related parties) for any liability arising from or relating to legal proceedings involving Old Sun’s healthcare business prior to the Separation, and, pursuant to the lease agreements between the Company and subsidiaries of New Sun, the tenants agree to indemnify the Company for any liability arising from operations at the real property leased from the Company.
Immediately prior to the Separation, Old Sun was a party to various legal actions and administrative proceedings, including various claims arising in the ordinary course of its healthcare business, which are subject to the indemnities to be provided by New Sun to the Company. While these actions and proceedings are not believed to be material, individually or in the aggregate, the ultimate outcome of these matters cannot be predicted. The resolution of any such legal proceedings, either individually or in the aggregate, could have a material adverse effect on New Sun’s business, financial position or results of operations, which, in turn, could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial position or results of operations if New Sun or its subsidiaries are unable to meet their indemnification obligations.
Legal Matters
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amount or range of reasonably possible losses is material to the Company's results of operations, financial condition or cash flows.

12.
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

The Company evaluates subsequent events up until the date the condensed consolidated financial statements are issued.
Encore Portfolio Acquisition
On November 1, 2011, the Company closed the purchase of Windcrest Alzheimer's Care Center and Wesley Woods Alzheimer's Care Center (the "Encore Portfolio") in a sale-leaseback transaction with affiliates of Lyric Health Care, LLC for $14.2 million. Windcrest Alzheimer's Care Center is a 120-bed skilled nursing facility built in 1994 and renovated in 1999 and located in Abilene, Texas and Wesley Woods Alzheimer's Care Center is a 120-bed skilled nursing facility built in 2004 and located in Waco, Texas. In connection with the acquisition, the Company, through an indirect wholly owned subsidiary, entered into a single 15-year triple-net master lease agreement with the sellers. The Encore Portfolio lease provides for annual rent escalators equal to the greater of the change in the Consumer Price Index or 3.0%, resulting in annual lease revenues determined in accordance with GAAP of $1.7 million, and two five-year renewal options. The purchase price was funded with available cash.
Dividend Declaration
On November 2, 2011, the Company’s board of directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.32 per share of common stock. The dividend will be paid on December 2, 2011 to stockholders of record as of November 15, 2011.


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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.
We commenced operations upon completion of the Separation and REIT Conversion Merger described below on November 15, 2010. Accordingly, the discussion and analysis of our results of operations covers only the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011. We have presented below an unaudited pro forma consolidated income statement for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 as if the Separation and REIT Conversion Merger had occurred on January 1, 2010.
The discussion below contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including those which are discussed in the “Risk Factors” section in Part I, Item 1A of our 2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K and Part II, Item 1A of our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2011. Also see “Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” preceding Part I.
The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with our accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto.
Our Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations is organized as follows:
Overview
Recent Transactions
Critical Accounting Policies
Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Data
Results of Operations
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Change in Skilled Nursing Facility Reimbursement Rates
Obligations and Commitments
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
Overview
We were incorporated on May 10, 2010 as a wholly owned subsidiary of Sun Healthcare Group, Inc. (“Old Sun”), a provider of nursing, rehabilitative and related specialty healthcare services principally to the senior population in the United States. Pursuant to a restructuring plan by Old Sun, Old Sun restructured its business by separating its real estate assets and its operating assets into two separate publicly traded companies, Sabra and SHG Services Inc. (which has been renamed “Sun Healthcare Group, Inc.” or “New Sun”). In order to effect the restructuring, Old Sun distributed to its stockholders on a pro rata basis all of the outstanding shares of common stock of New Sun (this distribution is referred to as the “Separation”), together with an additional cash distribution. Immediately following the Separation, Old Sun merged with and into Sabra, with Sabra surviving the merger and Old Sun stockholders receiving shares of Sabra common stock in exchange for their shares of Old Sun common stock (this merger is referred to as the “REIT Conversion Merger”). The Separation and REIT Conversion Merger were completed on November 15, 2010, which we refer to as the Separation Date.
Following the restructuring of Old Sun’s business and the completion of the Separation and REIT Conversion Merger, we became a self-administered, self-managed real estate investment trust (“REIT”) that, directly or indirectly, owns and invests in real estate serving the healthcare industry.
As of September 30, 2011, our investment portfolio included 94 real estate properties (consisting of (i) 74 skilled nursing facilities, (ii) ten combined skilled nursing, assisted living and independent living facilities, (iii) five assisted living facilities, (iv) two mental health facilities, (v) one independent living facility, (vi) one continuing care retirement community, and (vii) one acute care hospital) and a mortgage note secured by a combined assisted living, independent living and memory care facility with 82 available beds located in Ann Arbor, Michigan. As of September 30, 2011, our real estate properties had a total of 10,578 licensed beds, or units, spread across 22 states. As of September 30, 2011, all of our real estate properties are leased under triple-net operating leases with expirations ranging from 9 to 23 years. In addition, subsequent to September 30, 2011
we closed the purchase of two skilled nursing facilities in Texas for $14.2 million. See “—Recent Transactions."
We expect to continue to grow our portfolio primarily through the acquisition of healthcare facilities, including skilled nursing facilities, senior housing facilities (which may include assisted living, independent living and continuing care retirement community facilities) and hospitals. As we acquire additional properties and expand our portfolio, we expect to further diversify by geography, asset class and tenant within the healthcare sector. For example, we expect to pursue the acquisition of medical office buildings and life science facilities (commercial facilities that are primarily focused on life sciences research, development or commercialization, including properties that house biomedical and medical device companies). We plan to be opportunistic in our healthcare real estate investment strategy by investing in assets that provide the

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best opportunity for dividend growth and appreciation of asset values, while maintaining balance sheet strength and liquidity thereby creating long-term stockholder value.
We are organized to qualify as a REIT and we intend to elect to be treated as a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes commencing with our taxable year beginning on January 1, 2011. We operate through an umbrella partnership (commonly referred to as an UPREIT) structure in which substantially all of our properties and assets are held by Sabra Health Care Limited Partnership, a Delaware limited partnership (the "Operating Partnership"), of which we are the sole general partner, or by subsidiaries of the Operating Partnership.
Recent Transactions
Encore Portfolio Acquisition
On November 1, 2011, we closed the purchase of Windcrest Alzheimer's Care Center and Wesley Woods Alzheimer's Care Center (the "Encore Portfolio") in a sale-leaseback transaction with affiliates of Lyric Health Care, LLC for $14.2 million. Windcrest Alzheimer's Care Center is a 120-bed skilled nursing facility built in 1994 and renovated in 1999 and located in Abilene, Texas and Wesley Woods Alzheimer's Care Center is a 120-bed skilled nursing facility built in 2004 and located in Waco, Texas. In connection with the acquisition, we, through an indirect wholly owned subsidiary, entered into a single 15-year triple-net master lease agreement with the sellers. The Encore Portfolio lease provides for annual rent escalators equal to the greater of the change in the Consumer Price Index or 3.0%, resulting in annual lease revenues determined in accordance with GAAP of $1.7 million, and two five-year renewal options. The purchase price was funded with available cash and will provide an initial yield on cash rent of 9.4%.
Aurora Acquisition
On September 30, 2011, we closed the purchase of Manokin Manor Nursing & Rehabilitation Center and the Honey Hill Care Center (the "Aurora Portfolio") in a sale-leaseback transaction with affiliates of Aurora Health Management, LLC for $18.0 million, of which $1.8 million will be funded by us on or before October 1, 2012. Manokin Manor Nursing & Rehabilitation Center is a 135-bed skilled nursing facility built in 1987 and located in Princess Anne, Maryland, and Honey Hill Care Center is a 150-bed skilled nursing facility built in 1993 and located in Norwalk, Connecticut. In connection with the acquisition, we, through an indirect wholly owned subsidiary, entered into a single 15-year triple-net master lease agreement with the sellers. The Aurora Portfolio lease provides for an increase in rent on September 30, 2012, associated with the $1.8 million deferred purchase price payment, and annual rent escalators of 2.79% thereafter, resulting in annual lease revenues determined in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") of $2.2 million, and two five-year renewal options. The purchase price was funded with available cash and will provide an initial yield on cash rent of 10.61%.
Equity Offering
On August 1, 2011, we completed an underwritten public offering of 11.7 million newly issued shares of our common stock pursuant to a registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), which became effective on July 26, 2011.  We received net proceeds, before expenses, of $163.9 million from the offering, after giving effect to the issuance and sale of all 11.7 million shares of common stock (which included 1.5 million shares sold to the underwriters upon exercise of their option to purchase additional shares to cover over-allotments), at a price to the public of $14.75 per share. We used a portion of the proceeds from the offering to fund the purchase price for the Cadia Portfolio. The remaining proceeds to us will be used to fund possible future acquisitions or for general corporate purposes.
Cadia Portfolio Acquisition
On August 1, 2011, we closed the purchase of four skilled nursing facilities—Broadmeadow Healthcare, Capitol Healthcare, Pike Creek Healthcare and Renaissance Healthcare (the “Cadia Portfolio”)—for $97.5 million. The four skilled nursing facilities are located in Delaware, range in age from 2 to 15 years and have a combined total of 500 beds. In connection with the acquisition, we, through an indirect wholly owned subsidiary, entered into a new 15-year triple-net master lease agreement with the sellers. The Cadia Portfolio lease provides for annual rent escalations of 3.0%, resulting in annual lease revenues determined in accordance with GAAP of $10.6 million, and two five-year renewal options. The purchase price was funded with available cash and a portion of the proceeds to us from the equity offering discussed above and will provide an initial yield on cash rent of 8.75%.
Critical Accounting Policies
Our consolidated interim financial statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP and in conjunction with the rules and regulations of the SEC. The preparation of our financial statements requires significant management judgments, assumptions and estimates about matters that are inherently uncertain. These judgments affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and our disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the dates of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting periods. With different estimates or assumptions, materially different

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amounts could be reported in our financial statements. Additionally, other companies may utilize different estimates that may impact the comparability of our results of operations to those of companies in similar businesses. A discussion of the accounting policies that management considers critical in that they involve significant management judgments, assumptions and estimates is included in our 2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC. There have been no significant changes to our policies during 2011, other than the addition of the policy for "Real Estate Acquisition Valuation" noted below.

Real Estate Acquisition Valuation
We account for the acquisition of income-producing real estate or real estate that will be used for the production of income as a business combination. All assets acquired and liabilities assumed in a business combination are measured at their acquisition-date fair values. Acquisition pursuit costs are expensed as incurred, and restructuring costs that do not meet the definition of a liability at the acquisition date are expensed in periods subsequent to the acquisition date. During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, we completed eight business combinations and expensed $3.0 million of acquisition pursuit costs.
Estimates of the fair values of the tangible assets, identifiable intangibles and assumed liabilities require us to make significant assumptions to estimate market lease rates, property-operating expenses, carrying costs during lease-up periods, discount rates, market absorption periods, and the number of years the property will be held for investment. The use of inappropriate assumptions would result in an incorrect valuation of our acquired tangible assets, identifiable intangibles and assumed liabilities, which would impact the amount of our net income.

Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Data
The following reflects the unaudited pro forma consolidated income statement of Sabra for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 as if the Separation and REIT Conversion Merger and the offering of the $225.0 million aggregate principal amount of 8.125% senior notes due 2018 (the “Senior Notes”) had occurred on January 1, 2010. The pro forma adjustments represent revenues and expenses to reflect three and nine months of pro forma consolidated performance and are necessary in order to develop the pro forma financial information consistent with the requirements of the SEC. The actual results reported in periods following the Separation may differ significantly from those reflected in this pro forma consolidated income statement for a number of reasons, including differences between the assumptions used to prepare these pro forma amounts and actual amounts. In addition, no adjustments have been made to the unaudited pro forma consolidated income statement for non-recurring items related to the Separation. As a result, the pro forma financial information does not purport to be indicative of what the results of operations would have been had the Separation been completed on January 1, 2010. The unaudited pro forma consolidated income statement does not purport to project the future results of operations after giving effect to the Separation.

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SABRA HEALTH CARE REIT, INC.
UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENTS
For the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010
(in thousands)
 
 
Actual for the
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2010
 
Pro Forma
Adjustments
 
Pro Forma for the
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2010
Revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
Rental income
$

 
$
17,561

 
$
17,561

Interest income

 

 

Total revenues

 
17,561

 
17,561

Expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization

 
6,054

 
6,054

Interest

 
7,631

 
7,631

General and administrative

 
2,484

 
2,484

Total expenses

 
16,169

 
16,169

Net income
$

 
$
1,392

 
$
1,392



 
Actual for the
Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2010
 
Pro Forma
Adjustments
 
Pro Forma for the
Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2010
Revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
Rental income
$

 
$
52,684

 
$
52,684

Interest income

 

 

Total revenues

 
52,684

 
52,684

Expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization

 
18,162

 
18,162

Interest

 
22,907

 
22,907

General and administrative

 
6,940

 
6,940

Total expenses

 
48,009

 
48,009

Net income
$

 
$
4,675

 
$
4,675


Results of Operations
Sabra began operating as a separate company following the Separation and REIT Conversion Merger, which was completed on November 15, 2010, which we refer to as the Separation Date. The following is a discussion of our results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 compared to our pro forma results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010.

Comparison of the three months ended September 30, 2011 versus the pro forma for the three months ended September 30, 2010 (dollars in thousands):
 
 
Actual for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2011
 
Pro Forma for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2010
 
Variance
 
Percentage
Difference
Rental income
$
21,294

 
$
17,561

 
$
3,733

 
21
 %
Interest income
176

 

 
176

 
NM

Depreciation and amortization
6,850

 
6,054

 
796

 
13
 %
Interest
7,624

 
7,631

 
(7
)
 
 %
General and administrative
4,652

 
2,484

 
2,168

 
87
 %

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Rental Income
During the three months ended September 30, 2011, we recognized $21.3 million of rental income compared to $17.6 million, on a pro forma basis for the three months ended September 30, 2010. The increase during the three months ended September 30, 2011 resulted from the recognition of $3.7 million of rental income from the acquisitions of the Cadia Portfolio, Texas Regional Medical Center at Sunnyvale and Oak Brook Health Care Center, which were completed in 2011. Amounts due under the terms of all our lease agreements are fixed, and there is no contingent rental income that may be derived from our properties.
Interest Income
During the three months ended September 30, 2011, we recognized $0.2 million of interest income, which consisted primarily of interest income earned on the Hillside Terrace Mortgage Note, which we acquired on March 25, 2011.
Depreciation and Amortization
During the three months ended September 30, 2011, we incurred $6.9 million of depreciation and amortization expense compared to $6.1 million on a pro forma basis for the three months ended September 30, 2010. The increase during the three months ended September 30, 2011 resulted from the recognition of $0.9 million of depreciation and amortization from the acquisitions of the Aurora Portfolio, the Cadia Portfolio, Texas Regional Medical Center at Sunnyvale and Oak Brook Health Care Center, which were completed in 2011. As of September 30, 2011, the purchase price allocations for our acquisitions are preliminary pending the receipt of information necessary to complete the valuation of certain tangible and intangible assets and liabilities and therefore are subject to change. Based on our current estimates, we expect depreciation and amortization expense to increase on an annual basis by $5.3 million as a result of these acquisitions.
Interest
We incur interest expense comprised of costs of borrowings plus the amortization of deferred financing costs related to our indebtedness. During the three months ended September 30, 2011, we incurred $7.6 million of interest expense. On a pro forma basis for the three months ended September 30, 2010, interest expense was $7.6 million. See “—Liquidity and Capital Resources” below for more information.
General and Administrative Expenses
General and administrative expenses include compensation-related expenses as well as professional services, office costs and other costs associated with acquisition pursuit activities. During the three months ended September 30, 2011, general and administrative expenses were $4.7 million. The majority of our general and administrative expenses were comprised of compensation and benefit expenses totaling $1.3 million, including stock-based compensation expense for our employees and board members totaling $0.8 million and employee salaries and benefits of $0.5 million. Stock-based compensation expense during the three months ended September 30, 2011 reflected certain accrual estimate adjustments totaling $0.2 million. Also included in general and administrative expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2011 were $2.6 million of acquisition pursuit costs. On a pro forma basis for the three months ended September 30, 2010, general and administrative expenses were $2.5 million which excludes any acquisition pursuit costs and stock-based compensation accrual estimate adjustments. We expect acquisition pursuit costs to fluctuate from period to period depending on acquisition activity. We also expect stock-based compensation expense to fluctuate from period to period depending upon changes in our stock price and estimates associated with performance-based compensation.


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Comparison of the nine months ended September 30, 2011 versus the pro forma for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 (dollars in thousands):
 
 
Actual for the Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2011
 
Pro Forma for the
Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2010
 
Variance
 
Percentage
Difference
Rental income
$
57,483

 
$
52,684

 
$
4,799

 
9
 %
Interest income
393

 

 
393

 
NM

Depreciation and amortization
19,227

 
18,162

 
1,065

 
6
 %
Interest
22,726

 
22,907

 
(181
)
 
(1
)%
General and administrative
10,245

 
6,940

 
3,305

 
48
 %
Rental Income
During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, we recognized $57.5 million of rental income, compared to $52.7 million on a pro forma basis for the nine months ended September 30, 2010. The increase during the nine months ended September 30, 2011 resulted from the recognition of $4.8 million of rental income from the acquisitions of the Cadia Portfolio, Texas Regional Medical Center at Sunnyvale and Oak Brook Health Care Center, which were completed in 2011. Amounts due under the terms of all of our lease agreements are fixed, and there is no contingent rental income that may be derived from our properties.
Interest Income
During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, we recognized $0.4 million of interest income, which consisted mostly of interest income earned on the Hillside Terrace Mortgage Note, which we acquired on March 25, 2011.
Depreciation and Amortization
During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, we incurred depreciation and amortization expense of $19.2 million compared to $18.2 million on a pro forma basis for the nine months ended September 30, 2010. The increase during the nine months ended September 30, 2011 resulted from the recognition of $1.1 million of depreciation and amortization expense from the acquisitions of the Aurora Portfolio, the Cadia Portfolio, Texas Regional Medical Center at Sunnyvale and Oak Brook Health Care Center, which were completed in 2011. As of September 30, 2011, the purchase price allocations for our acquisitions are preliminary pending the receipt of information necessary to complete the valuation of certain tangible and intangible assets and liabilities and therefore are subject to change. Based on our current estimates, we expect depreciation and amortization expense to increase on an annual basis by $5.3 million as a result of these acquisitions.
Interest
We incur interest expense comprised of costs of borrowings plus the amortization of deferred financing costs related to our indebtedness. During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, we incurred $22.7 million of interest expense. On a pro forma basis for the nine months ended September 30, 2010, interest expense was $22.9 million. See “—Liquidity and Capital Resources” below for more information.
General and Administrative Expenses
General and administrative expenses include compensation-related expenses as well as professional services, office costs and other costs associated with acquisition pursuit activities. During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, general and administrative expenses were $10.2 million. The majority of our general and administrative expenses were comprised of compensation and benefit expenses totaling $4.9 million, including stock-based compensation expense for our employees and board members totaling $3.2 million and employee salaries and benefits of $1.7 million. Stock-based compensation expense during the nine months ended September 30, 2011 reflected certain accrual estimate adjustments totaling $0.3 million. Also included in general and administrative expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 were $3.0 million of acquisition pursuit costs. On a pro forma basis for the nine months ended September 30, 2010, general and administrative expenses were $6.9 million which excludes actual one-time start-up costs totaling $0.3 million, any acquisition pursuit costs and stock-based compensation accrual estimate adjustments. We do not expect to incur material start-up costs in future periods. We expect acquisition pursuit costs will fluctuate from period to period depending on acquisition activity. We also expect stock-based compensation expense to fluctuate from period to period depending upon changes in our stock price and estimates associated

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with performance-based compensation.
Funds from Operations and Adjusted Funds from Operations
We believe that net income as defined by GAAP is the most appropriate earnings measure. We also believe that funds from operations (“FFO”) as defined by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (“NAREIT”) and adjusted funds from operations ("AFFO") (and related per share amounts) are important non-GAAP supplemental measures of operating performance for a REIT. Because the historical cost accounting convention used for real estate assets requires straight-line depreciation (except on land), such accounting presentation implies that the value of real estate assets diminishes predictably over time. However, since real estate values have historically risen or fallen with market and other conditions, presentations of operating results for a REIT that use historical cost accounting for depreciation could be less informative. Thus, NAREIT created FFO as a supplemental measure of operating performance for REITs that excludes historical cost depreciation and amortization, among other items, from net income, as defined by GAAP. FFO is defined as net income, computed in accordance with GAAP, excluding gains or losses from real estate dispositions, plus real estate depreciation and amortization. AFFO is defined as FFO excluding non-cash revenues (including straight-line rental income adjustments and amortization of acquired above/below market lease intangibles), non-cash expenses (including stock-based compensation expense and amortization of deferred financing costs) and acquisition pursuit costs. We believe that the use of FFO and AFFO (and the related per share amounts), combined with the required GAAP presentations, improves the understanding of operating results of REITs among investors and makes comparisons of operating results among such companies more meaningful. We consider FFO and AFFO to be useful measures for reviewing comparative operating and financial performance because, by excluding gains or losses related to sales of previously depreciated operating real estate assets and real estate depreciation and amortization, and, for AFFO, by excluding non-cash revenues (including straight-line rental income adjustments and amortization of acquired above/below market lease intangibles), non-cash expenses (including stock-based compensation expense and amortization of deferred financing costs) and acquisition pursuit costs, FFO and AFFO can help investors compare our operating performance between periods or as compared to other companies. While FFO and AFFO are relevant and widely used measures of operating performance of REITs, they do not represent cash flows from operations or net income as defined by GAAP and should not be considered an alternative to those measures in evaluating our liquidity or operating performance. FFO and AFFO also do not consider the costs associated with capital expenditures related to our real estate assets nor do they purport to be indicative of cash available to fund our future cash requirements. Further, our computation of FFO and AFFO may not be comparable to FFO and AFFO reported by other REITs that do not define FFO in accordance with the current NAREIT definition or that interpret the current NAREIT definition or define AFFO differently than we do.

The following table reconciles our calculations of FFO and AFFO for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, to net income, the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, for the same periods (in thousands, except share and per share amounts):
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2011
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011
Net income
$
2,344

$
5,678

Depreciation and amortization of real estate assets
6,850

19,227

 
 
 
FFO
9,194

24,905

 
 
 
Acquisition pursuit costs
2,643

2,954

Stock-based compensation
771

3,249

Straight-line rental income adjustments
(591
)
(720
)
Amortization of deferred financing costs
512

1,507

 
 
 
AFFO
$
12,529

$
31,895

 
 
 
 
 
 
FFO per diluted common share
$
0.28

$
0.89

 
 
 
AFFO per diluted common share
$
0.38

$
1.13

 
 
 
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding, diluted:
 
 
FFO
33,049,621

27,891,690

 
 
 
AFFO
33,320,262

28,142,867

 
 
 

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Set forth below is additional information related to certain other items included in net income above, which may be helpful in assessing our operating results. Please see the accompanying consolidated statement of cash flows for details of our operating, investing, and financing cash activities.
Significant Items Included in Net Income:
General and administrative expense of $0.3 million related to one-time start-up costs incurred during the nine months ended September 30, 2011.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
We believe that our available cash, operating cash flows and borrowings available to us under our secured revolving credit facility provide sufficient funds for our operations, scheduled debt service payments with respect to the Senior Notes and mortgage indebtedness on our properties, and dividend requirements for the next twelve months. As further described above under “—Recent Transactions—Equity Offering," the completion of our equity offering in August 2011, which raised net proceeds, before expenses, of $163.9 million, provided us with additional liquidity for the acquisition of the Cadia Portfolio, future acquisitions and for general corporate purposes. In addition, subsequent to September 30, 2011, we filed with the SEC a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 which would allow us to issue up to $500.0 million in new securities.
We intend to invest in additional healthcare properties as suitable opportunities arise and adequate sources of financing are available. We expect that future investments in properties, including any improvements or renovations of current or newly-acquired properties, will depend on and will be financed by, in whole or in part, our existing cash, borrowings available to us under our secured revolving credit facility, future borrowings or the proceeds from additional issuances of common stock or other securities. In addition, we expect to seek financing from U.S. government agencies, including through Fannie Mae and HUD, in appropriate circumstances in connection with acquisitions and refinancings of existing mortgage loans.
In connection with the Separation and REIT Conversion Merger, we completed two significant debt financing transactions, as described below under “—Loan Agreements.” As of September 30, 2011, we had $225.0 million of indebtedness with respect to our Senior Notes and aggregate mortgage indebtedness to third parties of approximately $158.7 million on certain of our properties. In addition, as of September 30, 2011, we had $100.0 million available for borrowing under our secured revolving credit facility.
Although we are subject to restrictions on our ability to incur indebtedness under the indenture governing the Senior Notes and under the terms of our secured revolving credit facility, we expect that we will be able to refinance existing indebtedness or incur additional indebtedness for acquisitions or other purposes, if needed. However, there can be no assurance that in the future we will be able to refinance our indebtedness, incur additional indebtedness or access additional sources of capital, such as by issuing common stock or other debt or equity securities, on terms that are acceptable to us or at all.

Cash Flows from Operating Activities
During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, net cash provided by operating activities was $34.5 million and was derived primarily from the rental payments received under the New Sun lease agreements with subsidiaries of New Sun. We expect our annualized cash flows provided by operating activities to increase as a result of completed and anticipated future real estate investment acquisitions.
Cash Flows from Investing Activities
During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, net cash used in investing activities was $193.1 million and consisted of $187.7 million used in the acquisitions of the Texas Regional Medical Center at Sunnyvale, the Oak Brook Health Care Center, the Cadia Portfolio, and the Aurora Portfolio and $5.3 million used for the acquisition of the Hillside Terrace Mortgage Note. We expect our cash flows used in investing activities to increase as a result of anticipated future real estate investment acquisitions.
Cash Flows from Financing Activities
During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, net cash provided by financing activities was $140.8 million and consisted of $163.4 million from the issuance of common stock, partially offset by $19.9 million of dividends paid to common stockholders, $2.2 million of principal repayments of mortgage notes payable and $0.5 million of payments for deferred financing costs.
Loan Agreements
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Corporation (the “Issuers”), issued $225.0 million aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured notes (the “Senior Notes”) in a private placement. The Senior Notes were sold at par, resulting in gross proceeds of $225.0 million and net proceeds of approximately $219.9 million after deducting commissions and expenses. On December 6, 2010, substantially all of the net proceeds were used by New Sun to redeem the $200.0 million in aggregate principal amount outstanding of Old Sun’s 9.125% senior subordinated notes due 2015, including accrued and unpaid interest and the applicable redemption premium. In March 2011, the Issuers completed an exchange offer to exchange the Senior Notes for substantially identical 8.125% senior unsecured notes registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (also referred to herein as the “Senior Notes”).
The obligations under the Senior Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally, on an unsecured basis, by us and certain of our other existing and, subject to certain exceptions, future subsidiaries.
The Senior Notes are redeemable at the option of the Issuers, in whole or in part, at any time, and from time to time, on or after November 1, 2014, at the redemption prices set forth in the indenture governing the Senior Notes (the “Indenture”), plus accrued and unpaid interest to the applicable redemption date. In addition, prior to November 1, 2014, the Issuers may redeem all or a portion of the Senior Notes at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Senior Notes redeemed, plus a “make-whole” premium, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the applicable redemption date. At any time, or from time to time, on or prior to November 1, 2013, the Issuers may redeem up to 35% of the principal amount of the Senior Notes, using the proceeds of specific kinds of equity offerings, at a redemption price of 108.125% of the principal amount to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the applicable redemption date. Assuming the Senior Notes are not redeemed, the Senior Notes mature on November 1, 2018.
The Indenture governing the Senior Notes contains restrictive covenants that, among other things, restrict the ability of Sabra, the Issuers and their restricted subsidiaries to: (i) incur or guarantee additional indebtedness; (ii) incur or guarantee secured indebtedness; (iii) pay dividends or distributions on, or redeem or repurchase, their capital stock; (iv) make certain investments or other restricted payments; (v) sell assets; (vi) create liens on their assets; (vii) enter into transactions with affiliates; (viii) merge or consolidate or sell all or substantially all of their assets; and (ix) create restrictions on the ability of Sabra and its restricted subsidiaries to pay dividends or other amounts to Sabra. The Indenture governing the Senior Notes also provides for customary events of default, including, but not limited to, the failure to make payments of interest or premium, if any, on, or principal of, the Senior Notes, the failure to comply with certain covenants and agreements specified in the Indenture for a period of time after notice has been provided, the acceleration of other indebtedness resulting from the failure to pay principal on such other indebtedness prior to its maturity, and certain events of insolvency. If any event of default occurs, the principal of, premium, if any, and accrued interest on all the then outstanding Senior Notes may become due and payable immediately. As of September 30, 2011, we were in compliance with all applicable financial covenants under the Senior Notes.
Secured Revolving Credit Facility. On November 3, 2010, the Operating Partnership and certain subsidiaries of the Operating Partnership (together with the Operating Partnership, the “Borrowers”) entered into a secured revolving credit facility with certain lenders as set forth in the related credit agreement and Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer (each as defined in such credit agreement). The secured revolving credit facility is secured by, among other things, a first priority lien against certain of the properties owned by certain of our subsidiaries. The obligations of the Borrowers under the secured revolving credit facility are guaranteed by us and certain of our subsidiaries. This credit facility provides for up to a $100.0 million secured revolving credit facility (up to $15.0 million of which may be utilized for letters of credit) and includes an accordion feature that allows the Borrowers to increase the borrowing availability under the secured revolving credit facility by up to an additional $100.0 million, subject to certain terms and conditions. Borrowing availability under our secured revolving credit facility is subject to a borrowing base calculation based on, among other factors, the lesser of (i) the mortgageability cash flow (as such term is defined in the credit agreement relating to our secured revolving credit facility) or (ii) the appraised value, in each case of the properties securing our secured revolving credit facility. The entire $100.0 million was available for borrowing under our secured revolving credit facility as of September 30, 2011. Borrowing availability under our secured revolving credit facility terminates, and all borrowings mature, on November 3, 2013, subject to a one-year extension option. As of September 30, 2011, there were no amounts outstanding on our secured revolving credit facility.
Borrowings under our secured revolving credit facility bear interest on the outstanding principal amount at a rate equal to an applicable percentage plus, at the Borrowers’ option, either (a) the greater of 1.75% or LIBOR or (b) a base rate determined as the greater of (i) the federal funds rate plus one-half of 1.0%, (ii) the prime rate, and (iii) one-month LIBOR plus 1.0% (the “Base Rate”). The applicable percentage for borrowings under the secured revolving credit facility is 3.00% per annum for borrowings at the Base Rate and 4.00% per annum for borrowings at the LIBOR. In addition, the Borrowers are required to pay a facility fee of 0.50% per annum to the lenders in respect of unused borrowings under the secured revolving credit facility.
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activities, enter into transactions with affiliates and sell or otherwise transfer certain assets as well as customary events of default. The secured revolving credit facility also requires the Company, through the Borrowers, to comply with specified financial covenants, which include a maximum leverage ratio, a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio and a minimum tangible net worth requirement. As of September 30, 2011, we were in compliance with all applicable financial covenants under the secured revolving credit facility.
Mortgage Indebtedness
Of our 94 properties, 26 are subject to mortgage indebtedness to third parties that, as of September 30, 2011, totaled approximately $158.7 million. As of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, our mortgage notes payable consisted of the following (dollars in thousands):
 
Interest Rate Type
 
Principal
Outstanding as of
September 30, 2011
 (2)
 
Principal
Outstanding as of
December 31, 2010 
(2)
 
Weighted Average
Interest Rate at
September 30, 2011
 
Maturity
Date
Fixed Rate
 
$
99,220

 
$
100,610

 
6.30
%
 
August 2015 - June 2047
Variable Rate(1)
 
59,456

 
60,315

 
5.50
%
 
August 2015
 
 
$
158,676

 
$
160,925

 
 
 
 
 
(1) 
Contractual interest rates under variable rate mortgages are equal to the 90-day LIBOR plus 4.5% (subject to a 1.0% LIBOR floor).
(2) 
Outstanding principal balance for mortgage indebtedness does not include mortgage premium of $0.5 million as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010.
Capital Expenditures
For the nine months ended September 30, 2011, our aggregate capital expenditures were $9,000, which was primarily for corporate office needs. There are no present plans for the improvement or development of any unimproved or undeveloped property. Accordingly, we anticipate that our aggregate capital expenditure requirements for fiscal year 2011 will be less than $100,000, which will principally be for corporate office needs.
Dividends
We paid dividends of $19.9 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2011. On November 2, 2011, our board of directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.32 per share of common stock. The dividend will be paid on December 2, 2011 to stockholders of record as of November 15, 2011.

Change in Skilled Nursing Facility Reimbursement Rates
Medicare reimburses skilled nursing facilities for Medicare Part A services under the Prospective Payment System (“PPS”), as implemented pursuant to the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 and modified pursuant to subsequent laws, most recently the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (the “Affordable Care Act”). PPS regulations predetermine a payment amount per patient, per day, based on a market basket index calculated for all covered costs. The amount to be paid is determined by classifying each patient into one of 66 Resource Utilization Group (“RUG”) categories that represent the level of services required to treat different conditions and levels of acuity.
The current system of 66 RUG categories, or Resource Utilization Group version IV (“RUG IV”), became effective as of October 1, 2010. RUG IV resulted from research performed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) and was part of CMS's continuing effort to increase the correlation of the cost of services to the condition of individual patients.
On July 29, 2011, CMS released its final rule regarding 2012 Medicare payment rates for skilled nursing facilities, which became effective as of October 1, 2011. In announcing its final rule, CMS stated that it had determined that the parity adjustment made in fiscal year 2011 in connection with the implementation of RUG IV resulted in a significant increase in Medicare expenditures during fiscal year 2011. CMS further determined that this increase in spending was primarily due to shifts in the utilization of therapy modes under the new classification system differing significantly from the projections on which the original parity adjustment was based. In its final rule release, CMS stated that the fiscal year 2012 recalibration of the case-mix indexes by CMS will result in a reduction to Medicare reimbursement rates for skilled nursing facilities of 12.6%.  However, CMS further noted that this reduction will be partially offset by the fiscal year 2012 update to Medicare payments to skilled nursing facilities.  The update—an increase of 1.7% for fiscal year 2012—reflects a 2.7% market basket increase that will be reduced by a 1.0% productivity adjustment mandated by the Affordable Care Act. In total, the net reduction in fiscal year 2012 Medicare reimbursement rates for skilled nursing facilities will be 11.1%. Applying the net 11.1% decrease per the

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final rule to our tenants' skilled nursing facility Medicare revenues during the three months ended September 30, 2011, we estimate that the facility EBITDAR (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization and rent) coverage of our properties would have decreased from approximately 1.59x (calculated one month in arrears on a pro forma basis giving effect to the acquisitions of Texas Regional Medical Center at Sunnyvale, Oak Brook Health Care Center and the Cadia Portfolio as if they had occurred on July 1, 2011) to approximately 1.24x. However, after factoring in the expected cost mitigation announced by New Sun and New Sun's guarantee of rental obligations under leases between us and New Sun's subsidiaries, we estimate the combined tenant EBITDAR coverage for this same period would have been between 1.51x and 1.54x.

Obligations and Commitments
The following table summarizes our contractual obligations and commitments in future years, including our Senior Notes and our mortgage indebtedness to third parties on certain of our properties that totals $158.7 million. The following table is presented as of September 30, 2011 (in thousands):
 
 
 
 
October 1, 2011
through
 
 
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
 
 
 
 
Total
 
December 31, 2011
 
2012
 
2013
 
2014
 
2015
 
After 2015
Mortgage indebtedness(1)
$
245,800

 
$
3,171

 
$
12,683

 
$
12,680

 
$
12,678

 
$
93,170

 
$
111,418

Senior Notes(2)
362,109

 
9,141

 
18,281

 
18,281

 
18,281

 
18,281

 
279,844

Operating lease
385

 
21

 
87

 
91

 
95

 
91

 

Total
$
608,294

 
$
12,333

 
$
31,051

 
$
31,052

 
$
31,054

 
$
111,542

 
$
391,262

 
(1) 
Mortgage indebtedness includes principal payments and interest payments through the maturity dates. Total interest on mortgage indebtedness, based on contractual rates, is $87.1 million, of which $12.5 million is attributable to variable interest rates determined using the weighted average method.
(2) 
Senior Notes includes interest payments payable semi-annually each May 1st and November 1st at a fixed rate of 8.125%. The Senior Notes mature on November 1, 2018. Total interest on the Senior Notes is $137.1 million.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
None.

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Our primary market risk exposure is interest rate risk with respect to our indebtedness. As of September 30, 2011, this indebtedness includes the $225.0 million aggregate principal amount of Senior Notes outstanding, $158.7 million of mortgage indebtedness to third parties on certain of the properties that our subsidiaries own, and any borrowings under our $100.0 million secured revolving credit facility. As of September 30, 2011, we had $59.5 million of outstanding variable rate mortgage indebtedness. An increase in interest rates could make the financing of any acquisition by us more costly. Rising interest rates could also limit our ability to refinance our debt when it matures or cause us to pay higher interest rates upon refinancing and increase interest expense on refinanced indebtedness. Assuming a 100 basis point increase in the interest rate related to our variable rate debt, and assuming no change in our outstanding debt balance as of September 30, 2011, interest expense would increase $0.1 million for the twelve months following September 30, 2011. As the index underlying our variable rate mortgages is currently below 100 basis points and is not expected to go below zero and after giving consideration to interest rate floors imbedded in our variable rate debt agreements, interest expense would not be expected to be impacted by a decline in current interest rates.
We expect to manage our exposure to interest rate risk by maintaining a mix of fixed and variable rates for our indebtedness. We also may manage, or hedge, interest rate risks related to our borrowings by means of interest rate swap agreements, although we are not currently a party to any swap agreements.
ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
As of the end of the period covered by this report, management, including our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures. Based upon, and as of the date of, the evaluation, our chief executive officer and chief financial officer concluded that the disclosure controls and

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procedures were effective as of the end of the period covered by this report to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports we file or submit under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our chief executive officer and our chief financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
None of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party to, and none of their respective property is the subject of, any material legal proceeding, although we are from time to time party to legal proceedings that arise in the ordinary course of our business.
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

There have been no material changes in our assessment of our risk factors from those set forth in our 2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K, as updated by the risk factors set forth in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2011.

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS
 
Ex.
  
Description
 
 
2.1
  
Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of September 23, 2010, by and between Sun Healthcare Group, Inc. and Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Annex A to the proxy statement/prospectus included in Amendment No. 4 to the Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-167040) filed by Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. on September 28, 2010).
 
 
2.2
  
Distribution Agreement, dated November 4, 2010, by and among Sun Healthcare Group, Inc., Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. and SHG Services, Inc. (which has been renamed Sun Healthcare Group, Inc.) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. on November 5, 2010).†
 
 
2.3
  
Purchase and Sale Agreement and Joint Escrow Instructions, dated March 30, 2011, by and between Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. and CP Sunnyvale Property, Ltd. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. on May 5, 2011).
 
 
2.4
  
Purchase and Sale Agreement and Joint Escrow Instructions, dated July 8, 2011, by and between Peninsula Healthcare Services, LLC; Broadmeadow Investment LLC; Capitol Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, L.L.C.; and Pike Creek Healthcare Services LLC, and Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. on July 11, 2011).

 
 
3.1
  
Articles of Amendment and Restatement of Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc., dated October 20, 2010, filed with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of the State of Maryland on October 21, 2010 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. on October 26, 2010).
 
 
3.2
  
Amended and Restated Bylaws of Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. on October 26, 2010).
 
*
Filed herewith.
Schedules and exhibits have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. The Registrants hereby agree to furnish supplementally copies of any of the omitted schedules and exhibits upon request by the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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12.1*
  
Statement Re: Computation of Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges.
 
 
31.1*
  
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
 
31.2*
  
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
 
32.1*
  
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as created by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
 
32.2*
  
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as created by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
 
 
101.INS*
 
XBRL Instance Document.
 
 
 
101.SCH*
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.
 
 
 
101.CAL*
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.
 
 
 
101.DEF*
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.
 
 
 
101.LAB*
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.
 
 
 
101.PRE*
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.

 
*
Filed herewith.
Schedules and exhibits have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. The Registrants hereby agree to furnish supplementally copies of any of the omitted schedules and exhibits upon request by the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
 
 
SABRA HEALTH CARE REIT, INC.
 
 
 
Date: November 3, 2011
By:
/S/    RICHARD K. MATROS
 
 
Richard K. Matros
 
 
Chairman, President and
 
 
Chief Executive Officer
 
 
(Principal Executive Officer)
 
 
 
Date: November 3, 2011
By:
/S/    HAROLD W. ANDREWS, JR.
 
 
Harold W. Andrews, Jr.
 
 
Executive Vice President,
 
 
Chief Financial Officer and Secretary
 
 
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

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