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and HPT TRS MRP, Inc., initiated arbitration proceedings against Marriott and several of its subsidiaries, or together, the Marriott Parties, that operated 122 of our hotels pursuant to a series of agreements.
−Removed: Because the Marriott Parties failed to make payments to us to satisfy the 80% Post-Guaranty Termination Threshold, as defined in the agreement, on October 6, 2020, we sent the Marriott Parties a notice of termination effective January 31, 2021.
−Removed: We have transferred the branding and management of 87 of these hotels to Sonesta and expect to transfer 10 additional hotels in March 2021.
−Removed: The Marriott Parties challenged the efficacy of the termination, so we initiated arbitration to ensure that an orderly transfer of branding and management to Sonesta occurred.
−Removed: We entered an agreement with the Marriott Parties regarding 16 hotels we previously agreed to sell, pursuant to which we agreed to have these hotels remain Marriott branded hotels until the arbitration is resolved.
−Removed: The Marriott Parties also challenged the classification of certain payments made to us during 2020 and asserted we need to refund cash advances Marriott paid us for our minimum returns of approximately $19.1 million.
−Removed: We are also seeking repayment of certain working capital advances we made to Marriott under the applicable management agreements.
+Added: Because the Marriott Parties failed to make certain payments to us under such agreements, on October 6, 2020, we sent the Marriott Parties a notice of termination effective January 31, 2021.
+Added: We transferred the branding and management of 97 of these hotels to Sonesta and sold nine hotels during 2020 and 2021.
+Added: The Marriott Parties continue to manage 16 of the hotels on our behalf.
+Added: The Marriott Parties challenged the efficacy of the termination, so we initiated arbitration to ensure that an orderly transfer of branding and management to Sonesta occurred and that we would own the 16 hotels the Marriott Parties continue to operate unencumbered by any Marriott contracts.
+Added: The Marriott Parties also challenged the classification of certain payments made to us during 2020.
+Added: On January 18, 2022, the arbitration panel declined to award us $19.9 million we had sought relating to Marriott’s application of certain working capital advances we made under the applicable management agreements, awarded us approximately $1.1 million in connection with a related claim and determined we would own the remaining 16 hotels unencumbered by Marriott contracts.
+Added: We expect to pursue the sale or transition the branding and management of those 16 Marriott hotels in the second quarter of 2022.
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