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Quality Care Properties Reaches Agreement with HCR ManorCare to Effect Orderly Transition of Skilled Nursing, Assisted Living, Hospice and Homecare Businesses to QCP Ownership

March 2, 2018

BETHESDA, MD and TOLEDO, OH–Quality Care Properties, Inc. (NYSE: QCP) (“QCP” or the “Company”) and HCR ManorCare, Inc. (“HCR ManorCare”) today announced that they have reached an agreement to transition the ownership and leadership of HCR ManorCare, including its skilled nursing, assisted living, hospice and homecare businesses to QCP. The transaction is expected to recapitalize HCR ManorCare and provide stability and flexibility to better react to today’s rapidly changing post-acute care industry. Under QCP’s ownership and with new leadership, HCR ManorCare will continue to focus on providing superior patient care in this vital sector of healthcare.

QCP and HCR ManorCare have agreed to effect this transaction through a prepackaged plan of reorganization pursuant to a Plan Sponsor Agreement entered into between the parties. HCR ManorCare, Inc., the parent holding company for the HCR ManorCare operating businesses, will voluntarily file for Chapter 11 under the United States Bankruptcy Code in the coming days. HCR ManorCare’s operating subsidiaries will not file for Chapter 11 and the parent company’s Chapter 11 filing will have no impact on patient care or the subsidiaries’ operations.

Under the terms of the Plan Sponsor Agreement and as contemplated in the prepackaged plan of reorganization, all HCR ManorCare employees, creditors, vendors and suppliers, aside from QCP, are expected to be unimpaired by the transaction and paid in the ordinary course when due. The transaction is subject to bankruptcy court approval of the prepackaged plan of reorganization and customary closing conditions, including regulatory approval. Bankruptcy court approval is expected during the second quarter and the transaction is expected to be completed during the third quarter of 2018.

Effective immediately, Guy Sansone, a managing director and chairman of the Healthcare Industry Group at global professional services firm Alvarez & Marsal with significant skilled nursing care facility operating experience, and Laura Linynsky, QCP’s senior vice president and a former COO of Sunrise Senior Living, Inc., will serve on behalf of QCP as consultants and work closely with the HCR ManorCare management team in order to facilitate a smooth transition of leadership and ownership.  Following the completion of the transaction, Sansone is expected to assume the role of HCR ManorCare’s CEO, and Linynsky is expected to serve as HCR ManorCare’s interim CFO.

Mark Ordan, QCP’s CEO, said, “This agreement facilitates a consensual resolution that provides stability and flexibility for the business. We see this as the best available opportunity to improve a challenging situation. We considered every possible option and determined that entering this agreement to take direct ownership of our tenant best positions QCP to reposition the business to realize the potential of its properties for QCP shareholders. Under Guy and Laura’s leadership, HCR ManorCare will continue to support the excellent employees providing long-term care, hospice and rehabilitation services, and corporate services to enhance patient care and drive referrals.”

Ordan continued, “In the coming weeks and months, we will work closely with HCR ManorCare senior management and the rest of HCR ManorCare’s management and operating team to ensure a smooth transition. HCR ManorCare’s team of skilled, dedicated and compassionate employees will continue to be the ultimate driver of the Company’s superior patient care. We look forward to completing this transaction and to delivering long-term value to employees, patients, residents and shareholders.”

John R. Castellano, HCR ManorCare’s chief restructuring officer, said, “We have invested a significant amount of time and effort in developing this proposed solution for all constituents involved. We believe that this agreement is a positive outcome for all of HCR ManorCare’s stakeholders. Under our proposed plan, HCR ManorCare employees and creditors, aside from QCP, will not be impaired while we transition the ownership of the HCR ManorCare parent company to QCP. This represents an important step forward to strengthen the Company’s financial position and create value.”

Steven M. Cavanaugh, HCR ManorCare’s president and CEO stated, “We have worked  with QCP to reach an agreement that provides stability for our employees, residents and patients. I am proud of the hard work and dedication that HCR ManorCare employees have continued to demonstrate in delivering outstanding care during difficult times. We will work tirelessly through the transition to ensure that the company continues to deliver the same level of outstanding care.”

Transaction Structure and Terms

At the closing of the transaction, QCP’s claims against HCR ManorCare under the Master Lease and guaranty, including the deferred rent obligation and unpaid rent, will be exchanged and released for 100% equity ownership of HCR ManorCare, with HCR ManorCare becoming a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of QCP. In connection with this transaction, QCP expects to no longer qualify for status as a Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT). No longer attempting to qualify as a REIT enables QCP to own the operator of the skilled nursing and assisted living/memory care facilities across its high quality asset base, as well as the operator of HCR ManorCare’s hospice business, Heartland Hospice and Home Health Care (“Heartland”). Heartland is one of the top five largest hospice companies in the United States.

Additional details regarding the Plan Sponsor Agreement and the transactions contemplated by the Agreement will be made available in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. QCP expects to conduct an investor day in approximately 60 days to provide an update on its strategy and financial picture.

The controlling stockholders of HCR ManorCare have also signed a restructuring support agreement in support of the transaction.

Concurrent with the signing of the Plan Sponsor Agreement, HCR ManorCare made a rent payment to QCP of $23.5 million, which represents the $14 million and $9.5 million payments previously due on January 25 and February 10, 2018, respectively. QCP expects to receive rent payments from HCR ManorCare during the Chapter 11 period in accordance with the provisions of the Plan Sponsor Agreement.

 

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