mgp-20210331

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES & EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)


☒			QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2021


☐			TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to

Commission File No. 001-37733 (MGM Growth Properties LLC)

Commission File No. 333-215571 (MGM Growth Properties Operating Properties LP)

MGM Growth Properties LLC

MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership LP

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware	(MGM Growth Properties LLC)	47-5513237
Delaware	(MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership LP)	81-1162318
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

1980 Festival Plaza Drive, Suite #750, Las Vegas, NV 89135

(Address of principal executive offices)

(702) 669-1480

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A Shares, no par value	MGP	New York Stock Exchange

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.

MGM Growth Properties LLC Yes ☒ No ☐

MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership LP Yes ☐ No ☒

*As a voluntary filer not subject to reporting requirements, MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership LP has filed all reports under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months that would have been required had it been subject to such requirements.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).

MGM Growth Properties LLC Yes ☒ No ☐

MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership LP Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

MGM Growth Properties LLC

Large accelerated filer

☒

Accelerated filer

☐

Non-accelerated filer

☐

Smaller reporting company

☐

Emerging growth company

☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ___

MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership LP

Large accelerated filer

☐

Accelerated filer

☐

Non-accelerated filer

☒

Smaller reporting company

☐

Emerging growth company

☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).

MGM Growth Properties LLC Yes ☐ No ☒

MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership LP Yes ☐ No ☒

As of April 28, 2021, 153,386,208 shares of MGM Growth Properties LLC Class A shares, no par value, and 1 share of MGM Growth Properties LLC Class B share, no par value, were outstanding.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This report combines the quarterly reports on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2021, of MGM Growth Properties LLC, a Delaware limited liability corporation, and MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership LP, a Delaware limited partnership. Unless otherwise indicated or unless the context requires otherwise, all references in this report to “we,” “us,” “our,” “MGP” or “the Company” refer to MGM Growth Properties LLC together with its consolidated subsidiaries, including MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership LP. Unless otherwise indicated or unless the context requires otherwise, all references to the “Operating Partnership” refer to MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership LP together with its consolidated subsidiaries.

MGP is a real estate investment trust (“REIT”), and the owner of the sole general partner of the Operating Partnership. As of March 31, 2021, MGP owned approximately 57.9% of the Operating Partnership units, each such unit representing limited partnership interests in the Operating Partnership (“Operating Partnership units”). The remaining approximately 42.1% of the Operating Partnership’s units are owned by our parent, MGM Resorts International (“MGM”) and certain of its subsidiaries. As the owner of the sole general partner of the Operating Partnership, MGP has the full, exclusive and complete responsibility for the Operating Partnership’s day-to-day management and control.

We believe combining the quarterly reports on Form 10-Q of MGP and the Operating Partnership into this single report results in the following benefits:

•enhances investors’ understanding of MGP and the Operating Partnership by enabling investors to view the business as a whole in the same manner as management views and operates the business;

•eliminates duplicative disclosure and provides a more streamlined and readable presentation since a substantial portion of the disclosure applies to both MGP and the Operating Partnership, which we believe will assist investors in getting all relevant information on their investment in one place rather than having to access and review largely duplicative reports; and

•creates time and cost efficiencies through the preparation of one combined report instead of two separate reports.

There are a few differences between MGP and the Operating Partnership, which are reflected in the disclosures in this report. We believe it is important to understand the differences between MGP and the Operating Partnership in the context of how we operate as an interrelated consolidated company. MGP is a REIT, whose only material assets consist of Operating Partnership units and sole beneficial ownership of the general partner of the Operating Partnership. As a result, MGP does not conduct business itself, other than acting as the owner of the sole general partner of the Operating Partnership, but it may from time to time issue additional public equity in the form of Class A shares. The Operating Partnership holds all the assets of the Company. The Operating Partnership conducts the operations of the business and is structured as a partnership with no publicly traded equity. Except for the net proceeds from certain offerings of Class A shares by MGP, which were contributed to the Operating Partnership in exchange for Operating Partnership units, the Operating Partnership generates the capital required by the Company’s business through the Operating Partnership’s operations, by the Operating Partnership’s issuance of indebtedness or through the issuance of Operating Partnership units.

The presentation of noncontrolling interest, shareholders’ equity and partners’ capital are the main areas of difference between the condensed consolidated financial statements of MGP and those of the Operating Partnership. The Operating Partnership units held by subsidiaries of MGM are accounted for as partners’ capital in the Operating Partnership’s condensed consolidated financial statements and as noncontrolling interest within equity in MGP’s condensed consolidated financial statements. The Operating Partnership units held by MGP in the Operating Partnership are accounted for as partners’ capital in the Operating Partnership’s condensed consolidated financial statements and within Class A shareholders’ equity in MGP’s condensed consolidated financial statements. These differences in the presentations between shareholders’ equity in MGP’s condensed consolidated financial statements and partners’ capital in the Operating Partnership’s condensed consolidated financial statements therefore result from the differences in the equity and limited partnership interests issued at the MGP and Operating Partnership levels, respectively.

To help investors understand the significant differences between MGP and the Operating Partnership, this report presents the condensed consolidated financial statements separately for MGP and the Operating Partnership.

As the sole beneficial owner of MGM Growth Properties OP GP LLC, which is the sole general partner with control of the Operating Partnership, MGP consolidates the Operating Partnership for financial reporting purposes, and it does not have

any assets other than its investment in the Operating Partnership. Therefore, the assets and liabilities of MGP and the Operating Partnership are the same on their respective condensed consolidated financial statements. The separate discussions of MGP and the Operating Partnership in this report should be read in conjunction with each other to understand the results of the Company on a condensed consolidated basis and how management operates the Company.

In order to establish that the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of each entity have made the requisite certifications and that the Company and the Operating Partnership are compliant with Rule 13a-15 or Rule 15d-15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) and 18 U.S.C. §1350, this report also includes separate “Item 4. Controls and Procedures” sections and separate Exhibit 31 and 32 certifications for each of the Company and the Operating Partnership.

All other sections of this report, including Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk, are presented together for MGP and the Operating Partnership.

MGM GROWTH PROPERTIES LLC

FORM 10-Q

I N D E X


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PART I.	FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.	Financial Statements (Unaudited)	1

	MGM Growth Properties LLC:
	Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020	1
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 and March 31, 2020	2
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 and March 31, 2020	3
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 and March 31, 2020	4
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 and March 31, 2020	5
	MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership LP:
	Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020	7
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 and March 31, 2020	8
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 and March 31, 2020	9
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 and March 31, 2020	10
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Partners’ Capital for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 and March 31, 2020	11
	Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements	13
Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	22
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk	30
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	30
PART II.	OTHER INFORMATION	31
Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	31
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	31
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	31
Item 6.	Exhibits	33
SIGNATURES		34

Part I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

MGM GROWTH PROPERTIES LLC

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands, except share amounts)

(unaudited)


	March 31, 2021		December 31, 2020
ASSETS
Real estate investments, net	$	8,251,957	$	8,310,737
Lease incentive asset	502,156		507,161
Investment in unconsolidated affiliate	820,390		810,066
Cash and cash equivalents	143,231		626,385
Prepaid expenses and other assets	24,310		25,525
Above market lease, asset	39,473		39,867
Operating lease right-of-use assets	280,708		280,565
Total assets	$	10,062,225	$	10,600,306

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Liabilities
Debt, net	$	4,161,439	$	4,168,959
Due to MGM Resorts International and affiliates	335		316
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities	75,386		124,109
Accrued interest	59,510		48,505
Dividend and distribution payable	131,025		136,484
Deferred revenue	170,015		156,760
Deferred income taxes, net	33,298		33,298
Operating lease liabilities	341,386		341,133
Total liabilities	4,972,394		5,009,564
Commitments and contingencies (Note 11)
Shareholders' equity
Class A shares: no par value, 1,000,000,000 shares authorized, 153,323,880 and 131,459,651 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively	—		—
Additional paid-in capital	3,459,599		3,114,331
Accumulated deficit	(439,194)		(422,897)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(53,553)		(51,197)
Total Class A shareholders' equity	2,966,852		2,640,237
Noncontrolling interest	2,122,979		2,950,505
Total shareholders' equity	5,089,831		5,590,742

SEC Form 10-Q filed by MGM Growth Properties LLC