News Release Details

Southfield, MI, April 26, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sun Communities, Inc. (NYSE: SUI) (the "Company"), a real estate investment trust ("REIT") that owns and operates, or has an interest in, manufactured housing ("MH") communities, recreational vehicle ("RV") resorts and marinas, (collectively, the "properties"), today reported its first quarter results for 2021.

Financial Results for the Quarter Ended March 31, 2021

For the quarter ended March 31, 2021, total revenues increased $131.7 million, or 42.4 percent, to approximately $442.0 million compared to $310.3 million for the same period in 2020. Net income attributable to common stockholders was $24.8 million, or $0.23 per diluted common share, for the quarter ended March 31, 2021, as compared to net loss attributable to common stockholders of $16.1 million, or $0.17 per diluted common share, for the same period in 2020.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Portfolio Performance

• Core Funds from Operations ("Core FFO")⁽¹⁾ for the quarter ended March 31, 2021, was $1.26 per diluted share and OP unit ("Share") as compared to $1.22 in the corresponding period in 2020, a 3.3 percent increase.
  
  
• Same Community⁽²⁾ Net Operating Income ("NOI")⁽¹⁾ increased by 2.7 percent for the quarter ended March 31, 2021, as compared to the corresponding period in 2020.
  
  
• Same Community⁽²⁾ Occupancy increased by 190 basis points to 98.8 percent, as compared to 96.9 percent at March 31, 2020.
  
  
• MH and Annual RV Revenue Producing Sites increased by 514 sites in the quarter ended March 31, 2021, bringing total portfolio occupancy to 97.3 percent at March 31, 2021, as compared to an increase of 300 sites in the corresponding period in 2020 and total portfolio occupancy of 96.7 percent at March 31, 2020.
  
  
• Home Sales Volume increased 9.4 percent for the quarter ended March 31, 2021, as compared to the same period in 2020.
  
  
• Acquisitions totaled $183.0 million during and subsequent to the quarter ended March 31, 2021, including 2 MH communities, 6 RV resorts and 4 marinas.
  
  

Gary Shiffman, Chief Executive Officer stated, "Sun delivered a strong start to the year, as we continued to benefit from both the stability of our portfolio and the contribution of our growth initiatives across manufactured housing, RV resorts and marinas. Sustained demand for affordable housing and the desire for RV vacations are providing strong tailwinds, while marinas continue to exhibit durable customer retention and growth. With increased rates of vaccination and the beginning of a return to normalcy, we are seeing higher forward RV bookings providing better visibility into a stronger year ahead. Accordingly, we have increased our earnings guidance to reflect this confidence. To enhance our growth, we delivered approximately 350 ground-up development and expansion sites, and deployed $183.0 million into the acquisition of irreplaceable assets. As we execute on our investment strategies and further reinforce the high quality of our brand and offerings to our residents and guests, we are well positioned to continue to deliver industry-leading results."

OPERATING HIGHLIGHTS

Portfolio Occupancy

Total MH and annual RV occupancy was 97.3 percent at March 31, 2021, compared to 96.7 percent at March 31, 2020, an increase of 60 basis points.

During the quarter ended March 31, 2021, MH and annual RV revenue producing sites increased by 514 sites, as compared to an increase of 300 revenue producing sites during the quarter ended March 31, 2020.

Same Community⁽²⁾ Results

For the 407 MH and RV properties owned and operated by the Company since January 1, 2020, NOI⁽¹⁾ for the quarter ended March 31, 2021 increased 2.7 percent over the same period in 2020, driven by a 3.5 percent increase in revenues. Same Community occupancy⁽³⁾ increased to 98.8 percent at March 31, 2021 from 96.9 percent at March 31, 2020.

For the MH same community properties, NOI⁽¹⁾ increased by 4.9 percent in the quarter ended March 31, 2021, driven by a 5.1 percent increase in revenues and offset by a 5.7 percent increase in property operating expenses.

For the RV same community properties, NOI⁽¹⁾ declined by 4.0 percent in the quarter ended March 31, 2021, driven by a 0.2 percent decline in revenues and a 5.3 percent increase in property operating expenses. RV same community revenues were impacted by the continued Canadian border closure and the California shelter-in-place order that ran through early February 2021.

Home Sales

During the quarter ended March 31, 2021, the Company sold 835 homes as compared to 763 homes in the same period in 2020. The Company sold 149 and 119 new homes for the quarters ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, an increase of 25.2 percent. Pre-owned home sales were 686 in the first quarter 2021 as compared to 644 in the same period in 2020, an increase of 6.5 percent.

Marina Results

Marina NOI was $31.4 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2021. Refer to page 14 for additional information regarding the marina portfolio operating results.

PORTFOLIO ACTIVITY

Acquisitions

During and subsequent to the quarter ended March 31, 2021, the Company acquired the following communities, resorts and marinas:

Property Name

Property Type

Sites, Wet Slips and Dry Storage Spaces

State / Providence

Total Purchase Price (in millions)

Month Acquired

Association Island KOA

RV

294

NY

$

15.0

January

Blue Water Beach Resort

RV

177

UT

9.0

February

Tranquility MHC

MH

25

FL

1.3

February

Islamorada and Angler House(a)

Marina

251

FL

18.0

February

Prime Martha’s Vineyard(a)

Marina

390

MA

22.2

March

Pleasant Beach Campground

RV

102

ON

1.6

March

Cherrystone Family Camping Resort

RV

669

VA

59.9

March

Beachwood Resort

RV

672

WA

7.0

March

Subtotal

2,580

134.0

Acquisitions subsequent to quarter end

Themeworld RV Resort

RV

148

FL

25.0

April

Sylvan Glen Estates(b)

MH

476

MI

24.0

April

Subtotal

624

49.0

Total acquisitions

3,204

$

183.0

^(a) Includes two marinas.

^(b) In conjunction with the acquisition, the Company issued 240,000 Series J preferred OP units.

Construction Activity

During the quarter ended March 31, 2021, the Company completed the construction of nearly 250 sites in its newly opened ground-up development in San Diego, California, and over 100 expansion sites in a Texas MH community.

BALANCE SHEET, CAPITAL MARKETS ACTIVITY AND OTHER ITEMS

Debt

As of March 31, 2021, the Company had approximately $4.4 billion of debt outstanding. The weighted average interest rate was 3.4 percent and the weighted average maturity was 9.5 years. The Company had $105.1 million of unrestricted cash on hand. At March 31, 2021, the Company's net debt to trailing twelve month Recurring EBITDA⁽¹⁾ ratio was 6.1 times.

Equity Transaction

In March 2021, the Company completed a $1.1 billion underwritten public offering of an aggregate 8,050,000 shares at a public offering price of $140.00 per share, before underwriting discounts and commissions. The offering consisted of 4,000,000 shares offered directly by the Company and 4,050,000 shares offered under a forward equity sales agreement. The Company sold the 4,000,000 shares on March 9, 2021 and received net proceeds of $537.6 million which it used to pay down revolving debt. The Company expects to settle the remaining forward equity sales agreement by March 2022.

Reporting Changes

Refer to the Summary of 2021 Reporting Changes document, which can be found in the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website, for additional information regarding updated and expanded reporting implemented during the quarter.

2021 GUIDANCE

The Company is revising its 2021 guidance for the following metrics:

				Previous Range			Revised Range
				FY 2021E			FY 2021E			2Q 2021E
Basic earnings per share				$1.66 - $1.82			$1.68 - $1.84			$0.53 - $0.57
Core FFO(1) per fully diluted Share				$5.79 - $5.95			$5.92 - $6.08			$1.57 - $1.63
	1Q21			2Q21			3Q21			4Q21
Seasonality of Core FFO(1) per fully diluted Share	21.0	%		26.6	%		32.1	%		20.3	%

Seasonality of Core FFO⁽¹⁾ per fully diluted Share is based off of the midpoint of full year guidance.

			Previous Range		Revised Range
			FY 2021E		FY 2021E		2Q 2021E
Same Community NOI(1) growth			5.6% - 6.6%		7.5% - 8.5%		16.4% - 17.4%

Guidance estimates include acquisitions completed through the date of this release and exclude any prospective acquisitions or capital markets activity. The settlement of the remaining 4,050,000 shares offered under the March 2021 forward equity sales agreement, is not included in guidance.

The estimates and assumptions presented above represent a range of possible outcomes and may differ materially from actual results. The estimates and assumptions are forward looking based on the Company's current assessment of economic and market conditions, as well as other risks outlined below under the caption "Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements."

EARNINGS CONFERENCE CALL

A conference call to discuss first quarter results will be held on Tuesday, April 27, 2021 at 11:00 A.M. (ET). To participate, call toll-free (877) 407-9039. Callers outside the U.S. or Canada can access the call at (201) 689-8470. A replay will be available following the call through May 11, 2021 and can be accessed toll-free by calling (844) 512-2921 or (412) 317-6671. The Conference ID number for the call and the replay is 13717209. The conference call will be available live on Sun Communities' website located at www.suncommunities.com. The replay will also be available on the website.

Sun Communities, Inc. is a REIT that, as of March 31, 2021, owned, operated, or had an interest in a portfolio of 562 developed MH, RV and marina properties comprising over 151,600 developed sites and nearly 38,800 wet slips and dry storage spaces in 39 states and Ontario, Canada.

For more information about Sun Communities, Inc., please visit www.suncommunities.com.

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This press release contains various "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the Company intends that such forward-looking statements will be subject to the safe harbors created thereby. For this purpose, any statements contained in this press release that relate to expectations, beliefs, projections, future plans and strategies, trends or prospective events or developments and similar expressions concerning matters that are not historical facts are deemed to be forward-looking statements. Words such as "forecasts," "intends," "intend," "intended," "goal," "estimate," "estimates," "expects," "expect," "expected," "project," "projected," "projections," "plans," "predicts," "potential," "seeks," "anticipates," "anticipated," "should," "could," "may," "will," "designed to," "foreseeable future," "believe," "believes," "scheduled," "guidance," "target" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward looking statements contain these words. These forward-looking statements reflect the Company's current views with respect to future events and financial performance, but involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, both general and specific to the matters discussed in or incorporated herein, some of which are beyond the Company's control. These risks, uncertainties and other factors may cause the Company's actual results to be materially different from any future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. In addition to the risks disclosed under "Risk Factors" contained in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, and the Company's other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time, such risks, uncertainties and other factors include but are not limited to:

• outbreaks of disease, including the COVID-19 pandemic, and related stay at home orders, quarantine policies and restrictions on travel, trade and business operations;
• changes in general economic conditions, the real estate industry and the markets in which the Company operates;
• difficulties in the Company's ability to evaluate, finance, complete and integrate acquisitions, developments and expansions successfully;
• the Company's liquidity and refinancing demands;
• the Company's ability to obtain or refinance maturing debt;
• the Company's ability to maintain compliance with covenants contained in its debt facilities;
• availability of capital;
• changes in foreign currency exchange rates, including between the U.S. dollar and each of the Canadian and Australian dollars;
• the Company's ability to maintain rental rates and occupancy levels;
• the Company's ability to maintain effective internal control over financial reporting and disclosure controls and procedures;
• increases in interest rates and operating costs, including insurance premiums and real property taxes;
• risks related to natural disasters such as hurricanes, earthquakes, floods, and wildfires;
• general volatility of the capital markets and the market price of shares of the Company's capital stock;
• the Company's ability to maintain its status as a REIT;
• changes in real estate and zoning laws and regulations;
• legislative or regulatory changes, including changes to laws governing the taxation of REITs;
• litigation, judgments or settlements;
• competitive market forces;
• ability of purchasers of manufactured homes and boats to obtain financing; and
• level of repossessions by manufactured home and lenders.

Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date the statement was made. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements included in this press release, whether as a result of new information, future events, changes in its expectations or otherwise, except as required by law.

Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, it cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. All written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to the Company or persons acting on its behalf are qualified in their entirety by these cautionary statements.

Investor Information

RESEARCH COVERAGE
Firm		Analyst		Phone		Email
Bank of America Merrill Lynch		Joshua Dennerlein		(646) 855-1681		joshua.dennerlein@baml.com
Berenberg Capital Markets		Keegan Carl		(646) 949-9052		keegan.carl@berenberg-us.com
BMO Capital Markets		John Kim		(212) 885-4115		johnp.kim@bmo.com
Citi Research		Michael Bilerman		(212) 816-1383		michael.bilerman@citi.com
		Nicholas Joseph		(212) 816-1909		nicholas.joseph@citi.com
Evercore ISI		Steve Sakwa		(212) 446-9462		steve.sakwa@evercoreisi.com
		Samir Khanal		(212) 888-3796		samir.khanal@evercoreisi.com
Green Street Advisors		John Pawlowski		(949) 640-8780		jpawlowski@greenstreetadvisors.com
Robert W. Baird & Co.		Wesley Golladay		(216) 737-7510		wgolladay@rwbaird.com
RBC Capital Markets		Brad Heffern		(512) 708-6311		brad.heffern@rbccm.com
Wells Fargo		Todd Stender		(562) 637-1371		todd.stender@wellsfargo.com
INQUIRIES
Sun Communities welcomes questions or comments from stockholders, analysts, investment managers, media, or any prospective investor. Please address all inquiries to our Investor Relations department.
At Our Website		www.suncommunities.com
By Email		investorrelations@suncommunities.com
By Phone		(248) 208-2500

Portfolio Overview
(As of March 31, 2021)

Financial and Operating Highlights
(amounts in thousands, except for *)

	Quarter Ended
	3/31/2021				12/31/2020				9/30/2020				6/30/2020				3/31/2020
Financial Information
Total revenues	$	442,015			$	384,265			$	400,514			$	303,266			$	310,302
Net income / (loss)	$	27,941			$	9,818			$	89,756			$	63,355			$	(15,478	)
Net income / (loss) attributable to Sun Communities Inc. common stockholders	$	24,782			$	7,586			$	81,204			$	58,910			$	(16,086	)
Basic earnings / (loss) per share*	$	0.23			$	0.07			$	0.83			$	0.61			$	(0.17	)
Diluted earnings / (loss) per share*	$	0.23			$	0.07			$	0.83			$	0.61			$	(0.17	)
Cash distributions declared per common share*	$	0.83			$	0.79			$	0.79			$	0.79			$	0.79
Recurring EBITDA(1)	$	190,830			$	168,527			$	199,321			$	148,650			$	156,552
FFO attributable to Sun Communities, Inc. common stockholders and dilutive convertible securities(1)(4)	$	135,925			$	110,849			$	165,209			$	118,092			$	95,046
Core FFO attributable to Sun Communities, Inc. common stockholders and dilutive convertible securities(1)(4)	$	141,036			$	124,872			$	162,624			$	110,325			$	117,267
FFO attributable to Sun Communities, Inc. common stockholders and dilutive convertible securities(1)(4) per share - fully diluted*	$	1.22			$	1.03			$	1.63			$	1.20			$	0.98
Core FFO attributable to Sun Communities, Inc. common stockholders and dilutive convertible securities(1)(4) per share - fully diluted*	$	1.26			$	1.16			$	1.60			$	1.12			$	1.22
Balance Sheet
Total assets	$	11,454,209			$	11,206,586			$	8,335,717			$	8,348,659			$	8,209,047
Total debt	$	4,417,935			$	4,757,076			$	3,340,613			$	3,390,771			$	3,926,494
Total liabilities	$	5,101,512			$	5,314,879			$	3,791,922			$	3,845,308			$	4,346,127

	Quarter Ended
	3/31/2021			12/31/2020			9/30/2020			6/30/2020			3/31/2020
Operating Information*
Properties	562			552			432			426			424
Manufactured home sites	96,876			96,688			95,209			94,232			93,834
Annual RV sites	28,441			27,564			26,817			26,240			26,148
Transient RV sites	26,295			25,043			23,728			22,360			21,880
Total sites	151,612			149,295			145,754			142,832			141,862
Marina wet slips and dry storage spaces	38,753			38,152			N/A			N/A			N/A
MH occupancy	96.5	%		96.6	%		96.4	%		96.5	%		95.8	%
Annual RV occupancy	100.0	%		100.0	%		100.0	%		100.0	%		100.0	%
Blended MH and annual RV occupancy	97.3	%		97.3	%		97.2	%		97.3	%		96.7	%
New home sales	149			156			155			140			119
Pre-owned home sales	686			626			555			471			644
Total home sales	835			782			710			611			763

	Quarter Ended
	3/31/2021			12/31/2020			9/30/2020			6/30/2020			3/31/2020
Revenue Producing Site Gains(5)
MH net leased sites	127			247			349			759			287
RV net leased sites	387			331			427			92			13
Total net leased sites	514			578			776			851			300

Consolidated Balance Sheets
(amounts in thousands)

		March 31, 2021					December 31, 2020
Assets
Land		$	2,190,762				$	2,119,364
Land improvements and buildings		8,664,199					8,480,597
Rental homes and improvements		652,559					637,603
Furniture, fixtures and equipment		491,735					447,039
Investment property		11,999,255					11,684,603
Accumulated depreciation		(2,088,105		)			(1,968,812		)
Investment property, net		9,911,150					9,715,791
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash		120,174					92,641
Marketable securities		127,821					124,726
Inventory of manufactured homes		43,242					46,643
Notes and other receivables, net		249,009					221,650
Goodwill		438,842					428,833
Other intangible assets, net		300,554					305,611
Other assets, net		263,417					270,691
Total Assets		$	11,454,209				$	11,206,586
Liabilities
Mortgage loans payable		$	3,430,420				$	3,444,967
Preferred Equity - Sun NG Resorts - mandatorily redeemable		35,249					35,249
Preferred OP units - mandatorily redeemable		34,663					34,663
Lines of credit and other debt		917,603					1,242,197
Distributions payable		95,076					86,988
Advanced reservation deposits and rent		280,301					187,730
Accrued expenses and accounts payable		160,072					148,435
Other liabilities		148,128					134,650
Total Liabilities		5,101,512					5,314,879
Commitments and contingencies
Temporary equity		261,059					264,379
Stockholders' Equity
Common stock		1,118					1,076
Additional paid-in capital		7,618,128					7,087,658
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		4,033					3,178
Distributions in excess of accumulated earnings		(1,631,044		)			(1,566,636		)
Total Sun Communities, Inc. stockholders' equity		5,992,235					5,525,276
Noncontrolling interests
Common and preferred OP units		82,502					85,968
Consolidated variable interest entities		16,901					16,084
Total noncontrolling interests		99,403					102,052
Total Stockholders' Equity		6,091,638					5,627,328
Total Liabilities, Temporary Equity and Stockholders' Equity		$	11,454,209				$	11,206,586

Statements of Operations - Quarter to Date Comparison
(In thousands, except per share amounts) (Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2021					March 31, 2020					Change					% Change
Revenues
Real property (excluding transient)	$	298,077				$	228,002				$	70,075				30.7		%
Real property - transient	32,536					30,347					2,189					7.2		%
Home sales	52,199					40,587					11,612					28.6		%
Service, retail, dining and entertainment	50,612					5,103					45,509					891.8		%
Interest	2,631					2,350					281					12.0		%
Brokerage commissions and other, net	5,960					3,913					2,047					52.3		%
Total Revenues	442,015					310,302					131,713					42.4		%
Expenses
Property operating and maintenance	103,553					69,834					33,719					48.3		%
Real estate tax	22,408					17,176					5,232					30.5		%
Home costs and selling	41,590					34,039					7,551					22.2		%
Service, retail, dining and entertainment	45,431					6,682					38,749					579.9		%
General and administrative	38,203					25,349					12,854					50.7		%
Catastrophic event-related charges, net	2,414					606					1,808					298.3		%
Business combination	1,232					—					1,232					N/A
Depreciation and amortization	123,304					83,689					39,615					47.3		%
Loss on extinguishment of debt	—					3,279					(3,279		)			(100.0	)	%
Interest	39,517					32,416					7,101					21.9		%
Interest on mandatorily redeemable preferred OP units / equity	1,036					1,041					(5		)			(0.5	)	%
Total Expenses	418,688					274,111					144,577					52.7		%
Income Before Other Items	23,327					36,191					(12,864		)			(35.5	)	%
Gain / (loss) on remeasurement of marketable securities	3,661					(28,647		)			32,308					112.8		%
Gain / (loss) on foreign currency translation	25					(17,479		)			17,504					100.1		%
Other expense, net(6)	(1,099		)			(972		)			(127		)			(13.1	)	%
Income / (loss) on remeasurement of notes receivable	376					(2,112		)			2,488					117.8		%
Income from nonconsolidated affiliates	1,171					52					1,119					N/M
Income / (loss) on remeasurement of investment in nonconsolidated affiliates	104					(2,191		)			2,295					104.7		%
Current tax benefit / (expense)	229					(450		)			679					150.9		%
Deferred tax benefit	147					130					17					13.1		%
Net Income / (Loss)	27,941					(15,478		)			43,419					280.5		%
Less: Preferred return to preferred OP units / equity	2,864					1,570					1,294					82.4		%
Less: Income / (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	295					(962		)			1,257					130.7		%
Net Income / (Loss) Attributable to Sun Communities, Inc. Common Stockholders	$	24,782				$	(16,086	)			$	40,868				254.1		%
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic	107,932					92,410					15,522					16.8		%
Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted	108,161					92,411					15,750					17.0		%
Basic earnings / (loss) per share	$	0.23				$	(0.17	)			$	0.40				235.3		%
Diluted earnings / (loss) per share	$	0.23				$	(0.17	)			$	0.40				235.3		%

N/M = Percentage change is not meaningful.

Outstanding Securities and Capitalization
(amounts in thousands except for *)

Outstanding Securities - As of March 31, 2021
	Number of Units / Shares Outstanding		Conversion Rate*		If Converted(1)		Issuance Price Per Unit*			Annual Distribution Rate*
Non-convertible Securities
Common shares	111,835		N/A		N/A		N/A			$3.32^
Convertible Securities
Common OP units	2,582		1.0000		2,582		N/A			Mirrors common shares distributions
Series A-1 preferred OP units	290		2.4390		708		$	100		6.00	%
Series A-3 preferred OP units	40		1.8605		75		$	100		4.50	%
Series C preferred OP units	306		1.1100		340		$	100		5.00	%
Series D preferred OP units	489		0.8000		391		$	100		4.00	%
Series E preferred OP units	90		0.6897		62		$	100		5.25	%
Series F preferred OP units	90		0.6250		56		$	100		3.00	%
Series G preferred OP units	241		0.6452		155		$	100		3.20	%
Series H preferred OP units	581		0.6098		355		$	100		3.00	%
Series I preferred OP units	922		0.6098		562		$	100		3.00	%

^ Annual distribution is based on the last quarterly distribution annualized.

(1)  Calculation may yield minor differences due to fractional shares paid in cash to the stockholder at conversion.

Capitalization - As of March 31, 2021
Equity		Shares			Share Price*				Total
Common shares		111,835			$	150.04			$	16,779,723
Common OP units		2,582			$	150.04			387,403
Subtotal		114,417							$	17,167,126
Preferred OP units as converted		2,704			$	150.04			$	405,708
Total diluted shares outstanding		117,121							17,572,834
Debt
Mortgage loans payable									$	3,430,420
Preferred Equity - Sun NG Resorts - mandatorily redeemable									35,249
Preferred OP units - mandatorily redeemable									34,663
Lines of credit and other debt									917,603
Total debt									$	4,417,935
Total Capitalization									$	21,990,769

Reconciliations to Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Reconciliation of Net Income / (Loss) Attributable to Sun Communities, Inc. Common Stockholders to FFO⁽¹⁾
(amounts in thousands except for per share data)

	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2021					March 31, 2020
Net Income / (Loss) Attributable to Sun Communities, Inc. Common Stockholders	$	24,782				$	(16,086	)
Adjustments
Depreciation and amortization	123,076					83,752
Depreciation on nonconsolidated affiliates	30					—
(Gain) / loss on remeasurement of marketable securities	(3,661		)			28,647
(Gain) / loss on remeasurement of investment in nonconsolidated affiliates	(104		)			2,191
(Gain) / loss on remeasurement of notes receivable	(376		)			2,112
Loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	(147		)			(882		)
Preferred return to preferred OP units	480					874
Gain on disposition of assets, net	(8,155		)			(5,562		)
FFO Attributable to Sun Communities, Inc. Common Stockholders and Dilutive Convertible Securities(1)(4)	$	135,925				$	95,046
Adjustments
Business combination expense and other acquisition related costs(7)	1,953					385
Loss on extinguishment of debt	—					3,279
Catastrophic event-related charges, net	2,414					606
Loss of earnings - catastrophic event-related	200					300
(Gain) / loss on foreign currency translation	(25		)			17,479
Other expense, net(6)	716					302
Deferred tax benefits	(147		)			(130		)
Core FFO Attributable to Sun Communities, Inc. Common Stockholders and Dilutive Convertible Securities(1)(4)	$	141,036				$	117,267
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic	107,932					92,410
Add
Common shares dilutive effect: March 2021 forward equity offering	229					—
Common stock issuable upon conversion of stock options	—					1
Restricted stock	191					524
Common OP units	2,596					2,412
Common stock issuable upon conversion of certain preferred OP units	791					1,166
Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding - Fully Diluted	111,739					96,513
FFO Attributable to Sun Communities, Inc. Common Stockholders and Dilutive Convertible Securities(1)(4) Per Share - Fully Diluted	$	1.22				$	0.98
Core FFO Attributable to Sun Communities, Inc. Common Stockholders and Dilutive Convertible Securities(1)(4) Per Share - Fully Diluted	$	1.26				$	1.22

Reconciliation of Net Income / (Loss) Attributable to Sun Communities, Inc. Common Stockholders to NOI⁽¹⁾
(amounts in thousands)

	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2021					March 31, 2020
Net Income / (Loss) Attributable to Sun Communities, Inc. Common Stockholders	$	24,782				$	(16,086	)
Interest income	(2,631		)			(2,350		)
Brokerage commissions and other revenues, net	(5,960		)			(3,913		)
General and administrative expense	38,203					25,349
Catastrophic event-related charges, net	2,414					606
Business combination expense	1,232					—
Depreciation and amortization	123,304					83,689
Loss on extinguishment of debt	—					3,279
Interest expense	39,517					32,416
Interest on mandatorily redeemable preferred OP units / equity	1,036					1,041
(Gain) / loss on remeasurement of marketable securities	(3,661		)			28,647
(Gain) / loss on foreign currency translation	(25		)			17,479
Other expense, net(6)	1,099					972
(Income) / loss on remeasurement of notes receivable	(376		)			2,112
Income from nonconsolidated affiliates	(1,171		)			(52		)
(Income) / loss on remeasurement of investment in nonconsolidated affiliates	(104		)			2,191
Current tax (benefit) / expense	(229		)			450
Deferred tax benefit	(147		)			(130		)
Preferred return to preferred OP units / equity	2,864					1,570
Income / (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	295					(962		)
NOI(1)	$	220,442				$	176,308

	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2021				March 31, 2020
Real Property NOI(1)	$	204,652			$	171,339
Home Sales NOI(1)	10,609				6,548
Service, retail, dining and entertainment NOI(1)	5,181				(1,579		)
NOI(1)	$	220,442			$	176,308

Reconciliation of Net Income / (Loss) Attributable to Sun Communities, Inc. Common Stockholders to Recurring EBITDA⁽¹⁾
(amounts in thousands)

	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2021					March 31, 2020
Net Income / (Loss) Attributable to Sun Communities, Inc. Common Stockholders	$	24,782				$	(16,086	)
Adjustments
Depreciation and amortization	123,304					83,689
Loss on extinguishment of debt	—					3,279
Interest expense	39,517					32,416
Interest on mandatorily redeemable preferred OP units / equity	1,036					1,041
Current tax expense / (benefit)	(229		)			450
Deferred tax benefit	(147		)			(130		)
Income from nonconsolidated affiliates	(1,171		)			(52		)
Less: Gain on dispositions of assets, net	(8,155		)			(5,562		)
EBITDAre(1)	$	178,937				$	99,045
Adjustments
Catastrophic event-related charges, net	2,414					606
Business combination expense	1,232					—
(Gain) / loss on remeasurement of marketable securities	(3,661		)			28,647
(Gain) / loss on foreign currency translation	(25		)			17,479
Other expense, net(6)	1,099					972
(Income) / loss on remeasurement of notes receivable	(376		)			2,112
(Gain) / loss on remeasurement of investment in nonconsolidated affiliates	(104		)			2,191
Preferred return to preferred OP units / equity	2,864					1,570
Income / (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	295					(962		)
Plus: Gain on dispositions of assets, net	8,155					5,562
Recurring EBITDA(1)	$	190,830				$	157,222

Non-GAAP and Other Financial Measures

Debt Analysis
(amounts in thousands)

	Quarter Ended
	3/31/2021				12/31/2020				9/30/2020				6/30/2020				3/31/2020
Debt Outstanding
Mortgage loans payable	$	3,430,420			$	3,444,967			$	3,191,380			$	3,205,507			$	3,273,808
Preferred Equity - Sun NG Resorts - mandatorily redeemable	35,249				35,249				35,249				35,249				35,249
Preferred OP units - mandatorily redeemable	34,663				34,663				34,663				34,663				34,663
Lines of credit and other debt	917,603				1,242,197				79,321				115,352				582,774
Total debt	$	4,417,935			$	4,757,076			$	3,340,613			$	3,390,771			$	3,926,494
% Fixed / Floating
Fixed	79.3		%		74.0		%		97.6		%		96.6		%		85.2		%
Floating	20.7		%		26.0		%		2.4		%		3.4		%		14.8		%
Total	100.0		%		100.0		%		100.0		%		100.0		%		100.0		%
Weighted Average Interest Rates
Mortgage loans payable	3.78		%		3.78		%		3.88		%		3.88		%		3.91		%
Preferred Equity - Sun NG Resorts - mandatorily redeemable	6.00		%		6.00		%		6.00		%		6.00		%		6.00		%
Preferred OP units - mandatorily redeemable	5.93		%		5.93		%		5.93		%		5.93		%		5.93		%
Lines of credit and other debt(8)	1.75		%		2.08		%		1.32		%		2.03		%		1.85		%
Total average	3.39		%		3.37		%		3.86		%		3.86		%		3.64		%
Debt Ratios
Net Debt / Recurring EBITDA(1) (TTM)	6.1				6.9				5.0				4.8				5.6
Net Debt / Enterprise Value	19.7		%		21.4		%		18.3		%		17.8		%		22.6		%
Net Debt / Gross Assets	31.8		%		35.5		%		31.6		%		29.7		%		35.6		%
Coverage Ratios
Recurring EBITDA(1) (TTM) / Interest	5.0				4.9				4.8				4.5				4.5
Recurring EBITDA(1) (TTM) / Interest + Pref. Distributions + Pref. Stock Distribution	4.8				4.8				4.6				4.4				4.3

Maturities / Principal Amortization Next Five Years	2021				2022				2023				2024				2025
Mortgage loans payable
Maturities	$	—			$	82,155			$	185,618			$	315,330			$	50,528
Principal amortization	44,810				61,364				60,739				57,293				53,879
Preferred Equity - Sun NG Resorts - mandatorily redeemable	—				—				—				33,428				1,821
Preferred OP units - mandatorily redeemable	—				—				—				27,373				—
Lines of credit and other debt	7,494				13,233				377,876				519,000				—
Total	$	52,304			$	156,752			$	624,233			$	952,424			$	106,228
Weighted average rate of maturities	—		%		4.46		%		4.08		%		4.47		%		4.04		%

Same Community⁽²⁾
(amounts in thousands except for Other Information)

	Three Months Ended
	Total Same Community																	MH																	RV
	March 31, 2021				March 31, 2020				Change					% Change				March 31, 2021				March 31, 2020				Change					% Change				March 31, 2021				March 31, 2020				Change					% Change
Financial Information
Revenue
Real property (excluding Transient)	$	215,471			$	205,218			$	10,253				5.0		%		$	172,741			$	164,828			$	7,913				4.8		%		$	42,729			$	40,390			$	2,339				5.8		%
Real property - transient	25,907				28,870				(2,963		)			(10.3	)	%		601				928				(327		)			(35.2	)	%		25,306				27,942				(2,636		)			(9.4	)	%
Other	7,047				5,895				1,152					19.5		%		4,826				3,810				1,016					26.7		%		2,222				2,085				137					6.6		%
Total Operating	248,425				239,983				8,442					3.5		%		178,168				169,566				8,602					5.1		%		70,257				70,417				(160		)			(0.2	)	%
Expense
Property Operating (9)(10)	73,015				69,189				3,826					5.5		%		43,005				40,685				2,320					5.7		%		30,010				28,504				1,506					5.3		%
Real Property NOI(1)	$	175,410			$	170,794			$	4,616				2.7		%		$	135,163			$	128,881			$	6,282				4.9		%		$	40,247			$	41,913			$	(1,666	)			(4.0	)	%

	As of
	March 31, 2021				March 31, 2020				Change				% Change
Other Information
Number of properties	407				407				—
MH occupancy	97.3		%
RV occupancy	100.0		%
MH & RV blended occupancy(3)	97.9		%
Adjusted MH occupancy(3)	98.4		%
Adjusted RV occupancy(3)	100.0		%
Adjusted MH & RV blended occupancy(3)	98.8		%		96.9		%		1.9		%
Sites available for development	7,373				6,975				398
Monthly base rent per site - MH	$	599			$	580			$	19			3.2%(12)
Monthly base rent per site - RV(11)	$	524			$	499			$	25			5.0%(12)
Monthly base rent per site - Total(11)	$	582			$	562			$	20			3.5%(12)

Marina Summary
(amounts in thousands except for statistical data)

		Three Months Ended
		March 31, 2021
Financial Information
Revenues
Real property (excluding Transient)		$	46,106
Real property - transient		868
Other		1,649
Total Operating		48,623
Expenses
Property Operating		23,575
Real Property NOI		25,048
Service, retail, dining and entertainment
Service, retail, dining and entertainment revenue		44,354
Service, retail, dining and entertainment expense		38,009
Service, Retail, Dining and Entertainment NOI		6,345
Marina NOI		$	31,393
Other Information - Marinas		March 31, 2021
Number of properties(a)		110
Total wet slips and dry storage		38,753

^(a) Marina properties comprised of four properties acquired in 2021 and 106 properties acquired in 2020.

MH and RV Acquisitions and Other Summary⁽¹³⁾
(amounts in thousands except for statistical data)

		Three Months Ended
		March 31, 2021
Financial Information
Revenues
Real property (excluding transient)		$	7,189
Real property - transient		5,761
Other income		302
Total Operating		13,252
Expenses
Property Operating		9,058
Real Property NOI		$	4,194
Other Information - MH and RVs		March 31, 2021
Number of properties		45
Occupied sites		4,864
Developed sites		5,730
Occupancy %		84.9		%
Transient sites		6,598

Home Sales Summary
(amounts in thousands except for *)

	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2021				March 31, 2020				Change					% Change
Financial Information
New Homes
New home sales	$	22,972			$	15,596			$	7,376				47.3	%
New home cost of sales	18,674				12,610				6,064					48.1	%
Gross Profit – new homes	4,298				2,986				1,312					43.9	%
Gross margin % – new homes	18.7		%		19.1		%		(0.4		)	%
Average selling price – new homes*	$	154,174			$	131,059			$	23,115				17.6	%
Pre-owned Homes
Pre-owned home sales	$	29,227			$	24,991			$	4,236				17.0	%
Pre-owned home cost of sales	18,584				17,422				1,162					6.7	%
Gross Profit – pre-owned homes	10,643				7,569				3,074					40.6	%
Gross margin % – pre-owned homes	36.4		%		30.3		%		6.1			%
Average selling price – pre-owned homes*	$	42,605			$	38,806			$	3,799				9.8	%
Total Home Sales
Revenue from home sales	$	52,199			$	40,587			$	11,612				28.6	%
Cost of home sales	37,258				30,032				7,226					24.1	%
Home selling expenses	4,332				4,007				325					8.1	%
NOI(1) – home sales	$	10,609			$	6,548			$	4,061				62.0	%
Statistical Information
New home sales volume*	149				119				30					25.2	%
Pre-owned home sales volume*	686				644				42					6.5	%
Total home sales volume*	835				763				72					9.4	%

Rental Program Summary
(amounts in thousands except for *)

	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2021				March 31, 2020				Change					% Change
Financial Information
Revenues
Home rent	$	17,022			$	15,469			$	1,553				10.0		%
Site rent	19,117				18,007				1,110					6.2		%
Total	36,139				33,476				2,663					8.0		%
Expenses
Rental Program operating and maintenance	5,224				4,823				401					8.3		%
Rental Program NOI(1)	$	30,915			$	28,653			$	2,262				7.9		%
Other Information
Number of sold rental homes*	211				234				(23		)			(9.8	)	%
Number of occupied rentals, end of period*	11,473				11,431				42					0.4		%
Investment in occupied rental homes, end of period	$	621,869			$	596,319			$	25,550				4.3		%
Weighted average monthly rental rate, end of period*	$	1,055			$	1,009			$	46				4.6		%

The Rental Program NOI is included in Real Property NOI. The Rental Program NOI is separately reviewed to assess the overall growth and performance of the Rental Program and its financial impact on the Company's operations.

MH and RV Property Summary
		3/31/2021			12/31/2020			9/30/2020			6/30/2020			3/31/2020
FLORIDA
Properties		128			128			127			125			125
MH & Annual RV Developed sites(14)		40,011			39,803			39,517			39,241			39,380
Occupied MH & Annual RV(14)		39,283			39,063			38,743			38,453			38,526
MH & Annual RV Occupancy %(14)		98.2	%		98.1	%		98.0	%		98.0	%		97.8	%
Transient RV sites		5,823			6,011			5,993			5,547			5,311
Sites for development		1,497			1,497			1,427			1,427			1,527
MICHIGAN
Properties		74			74			74			72			72
MH & Annual RV Developed sites(14)		29,092			29,086			29,086			27,901			27,883
Occupied MH & Annual RV(14)		28,145			28,109			28,033			27,191			26,863
MH & Annual RV Occupancy %(14)		96.7	%		96.6	%		96.4	%		97.5	%		96.3	%
Transient RV sites		541			546			546			572			590
Sites for development		1,182			1,182			1,182			1,182			1,115
CALIFORNIA
Properties		36			35			34			32			31
MH & Annual RV Developed sites(14)		6,734			6,675			6,372			6,364			5,986
Occupied MH & Annual RV(14)		6,609			6,602			6,290			6,272			5,948
MH & Annual RV Occupancy %(14)		98.1	%		98.9	%		98.7	%		98.6	%		99.4	%
Transient RV sites		2,418			2,231			2,236			1,978			1,947
Sites for development		127			373			373			264			302
TEXAS
Properties		24			24			24			23			23
MH & Annual RV Developed sites(14)		7,928			7,766			7,659			7,641			7,627
Occupied MH & Annual RV(14)		7,671			7,572			7,427			7,289			7,076
MH & Annual RV Occupancy %(14)		96.8	%		97.5	%		97.0	%		95.4	%		92.8	%
Transient RV sites		1,773			1,810			1,917			1,590			1,612
Sites for development		1,275			1,378			1,378			565			555
ONTARIO, CANADA
Properties		16			15			15			15			15
MH & Annual RV Developed sites(14)		4,199			4,090			4,067			3,980			3,977
Occupied MH & Annual RV(14)		4,199			4,090			4,067			3,980			3,977
MH & Annual RV Occupancy %(14)		100.0	%		100.0	%		100.0	%		100.0	%		100.0	%
Transient RV sites		964			966			920			1,007			1,009
Sites for development		1,525			1,525			1,593			1,593			1,608
CONNECTICUT
Properties		16			16			16			16			16
MH & Annual RV Developed sites(14)		1,897			1,897			1,898			1,898			1,892
Occupied MH & Annual RV(14)		1,746			1,739			1,736			1,735			1,721
MH & Annual RV Occupancy %(14)		92.0	%		91.7	%		91.5	%		91.4	%		91.0	%
Transient RV sites		108			108			107			107			113
Sites for development		—			—			—			—			—
ARIZONA
Properties		14			14			13			13			13
MH & Annual RV Developed sites(14)		4,391			4,323			4,274			4,259			4,268
Occupied MH & Annual RV(14)		4,101			4,030			3,957			3,932			3,923
MH & Annual RV Occupancy %(14)		93.4	%		93.2	%		92.6	%		92.3	%		91.9	%
Transient RV sites		1,270			1,337			1,386			1,401			1,392
Sites for development		—			—			—			—			—
MAINE
Properties		13			13			7			7			7
MH & Annual RV Developed sites(14)		2,190			2,190			1,092			1,074			1,083
Occupied MH & Annual RV(14)		2,119			2,121			1,089			1,069			1,079
MH & Annual RV Occupancy %(14)		96.8	%		96.8	%		99.7	%		99.5	%		99.6	%
Transient RV sites		805			805			819			837			828
Sites for development		30			30			30			30			30
INDIANA
Properties		12			12			11			11			11
MH & Annual RV Developed sites(14)		3,087			3,087			3,087			3,087			3,087
Occupied MH & Annual RV(14)		2,961			2,950			2,957			2,961			2,914
MH & Annual RV Occupancy %(14)		95.9	%		95.6	%		95.8	%		95.9	%		94.4	%
Transient RV sites		1,089			1,089			534			534			534
Sites for development		277			277			277			277			277
COLORADO
Properties		10			10			10			10			10
MH & Annual RV Developed sites(14)		2,453			2,453			2,453			2,441			2,423
Occupied MH & Annual RV(14)		2,395			2,380			2,365			2,327			2,318
MH & Annual RV Occupancy %(14)		97.6	%		97.0	%		96.4	%		95.3	%		95.7	%
Transient RV sites		962			962			930			574			291
Sites for development		1,250			1,250			1,282			1,566			1,867
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Properties		10			10			10			10			10
MH & Annual RV Developed sites(14)		1,776			1,777			1,833			1,827			1,816
Occupied MH & Annual RV(14)		1,769			1,767			1,822			1,816			1,806
MH & Annual RV Occupancy %(14)		99.6	%		99.4	%		99.4	%		99.4	%		99.4	%
Transient RV sites		456			460			404			410			421
Sites for development		151			151			151			151			151
NEW YORK
Properties		10			9			9			9			9
MH & Annual RV Developed sites(14)		1,452			1,419			1,414			1,403			1,400
Occupied MH & Annual RV(14)		1,415			1,380			1,371			1,358			1,355
MH & Annual RV Occupancy %(14)		97.5	%		97.3	%		97.0	%		96.8	%		96.8	%
Transient RV sites		1,689			1,422			900			911			916
Sites for development		371			371			371			371			371
OHIO
Properties		9			9			9			9			9
MH & Annual RV Developed sites(14)		2,797			2,790			2,790			2,778			2,768
Occupied MH & Annual RV(14)		2,760			2,755			2,758			2,736			2,702
MH & Annual RV Occupancy %(14)		98.7	%		98.7	%		98.9	%		98.5	%		97.6	%
Transient RV sites		128			135			135			147			152
Sites for development		22			22			22			22			59
OTHER STATES
Properties		80			77			73			74			73
MH & Annual RV Developed sites(14)		17,310			16,896			16,484			16,578			16,392
Occupied MH & Annual RV(14)		16,796			16,394			15,977			16,046			15,788
MH & Annual RV Occupancy %(14)		97.0	%		97.0	%		96.9	%		96.8	%		96.3	%
Transient RV sites		8,269			7,161			6,901			6,745			6,764
Sites for development		1,969			1,969			2,044			2,294			2,428
TOTAL - MH AND ANNUAL RV PORTFOLIO
Properties		452			446			432			426			424
MH & Annual RV Developed sites(14)		125,317			124,252			122,026			120,472			119,982
Occupied MH & Annual RV(14)		121,969			120,952			118,592			117,165			115,996
MH & Annual RV Occupancy %(14)		97.3	%	(15)	97.3	%		97.2	%		97.3	%		96.7	%
Transient RV sites		26,295			25,043			23,728			22,360			21,880
Sites for development(16)		9,676			10,025			10,130			9,742			10,290
% Communities age restricted		32.7	%		33.2	%		33.6	%		34.0	%		34.0	%

Marina Property Summary(a)
		3/31/2021			12/31/2020
FLORIDA
Properties		16			14
Total wet slips and dry storage spaces		3,796			3,564
CONNECTICUT
Properties		11			11
Total wet slips and dry storage spaces		3,257			3,254
RHODE ISLAND
Properties		11			11
Total wet slips and dry storage spaces		2,676			2,656
MASSACHUSETTS
Properties		9			7
Total wet slips and dry storage spaces		2,613			2,193
NEW YORK
Properties		8			8
Total wet slips and dry storage spaces		2,524			2,524
MARYLAND
Properties		8			8
Total wet slips and dry storage spaces		2,104			2,106
OTHER STATES
Properties		47			47
Total wet slips and dry storage spaces		21,783			21,855
TOTAL - MARINA PORTFOLIO
Properties		110			106
Total wet slips and dry storage spaces		38,753			38,152

^(a) Total wet slips and dry storage spaces are adjusted each quarter based on sites configuration and usability.

Capital Improvements, Development and Acquisitions
(amounts in thousands except for *)

	Recurring Capital Expenditures Average / MH & RV Site*			Recurring Capital Expenditures Average / Marina Site*			Recurring Capital Expenditures - MH / RV(17)			Recurring Capital Expenditures - Marina(17)			Lot Modifications(18)			Acquisitions(19)			Expansion and Development(20)			Growth Projects(21)
YTD 2021	$	86		$	79		$	10,544		$	3,144		$	7,260		$	173,307		$	46,859		$	18,051
2020	$	265		N/A			$	31,398		$	2,074		$	29,789		$	3,105,296		$	248,146		$	28,315
2019	$	345		N/A			$	30,382		N/A			$	31,135		$	930,668		$	281,808		$	9,638

Operating Statistics for MH and Annual RVs

Locations		Resident Move-outs			Net Leased Sites(5)				New Home Sales			Pre-owned Home Sales			Brokered Re-sales
Florida		505			212				59			48			448
Michigan		140			36				11			351			48
Ontario, Canada		325			18				11			—			64
Texas		82			99				14			86			18
Arizona		20			71				11			8			60
Indiana		17			11				2			68			5
Ohio		38			5				—			19			3
California		32			7				6			3			34
Colorado		—			15				12			6			9
Connecticut		11			7				9			—			9
New York		54			8				—			1			4
New Hampshire		—			2				3			—			10
Maine		54			(2	)			1			4			—
Other states		510			25				10			92			46
Three Months Ended March 31, 2021		1,788			514				149			686			758

Total For Year Ended		Resident Move-outs			Net Leased Sites(5)			New Home Sales			Pre-owned Home Sales			Brokered Re-sales
2020		5,365			2,505			570			2,296			2,557
2019		4,139			2,674			571			2,868			2,231

Percentage Trends		Resident Move-outs			Resident Re-sales
2021 TTM		3.2	%		7.2	%
2020		3.3	%		6.9	%
2019		2.6	%		6.6	%

Footnotes and Definitions

(1)   Investors in and analysts following the real estate industry utilize funds from operations ("FFO"), net operating income ("NOI"), and earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization ("EBITDA") as supplemental performance measures. The Company believes that FFO, NOI, and EBITDA are appropriate measures given their wide use by and relevance to investors and analysts. Additionally, FFO, NOI, and EBITDA are commonly used in various ratios, pricing multiples, yields and returns and valuation calculations used to measure financial position, performance and value.

• FFO, reflecting the assumption that real estate values rise or fall with market conditions, principally adjusts for the effects of generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") depreciation and amortization of real estate assets.
• NOI provides a measure of rental operations that does not factor in depreciation, amortization and non-property specific expenses such as general and administrative expenses.
• EBITDA provides a further measure to evaluate ability to incur and service debt and to fund dividends and other cash needs.

FFO is defined by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts ("NAREIT") as GAAP net income (loss), excluding gains (or losses) from sales of depreciable operating property, plus real estate related depreciation and amortization, real estate related impairments, and after adjustments for nonconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures. FFO is a non-GAAP financial measure that management believes is a useful supplemental measure of the Company's operating performance. By excluding gains and losses related to sales of previously depreciated operating real estate assets, impairment and excluding real estate asset depreciation and amortization (which can vary among owners of identical assets in similar condition based on historical cost accounting and useful life estimates), FFO provides a performance measure that, when compared period-over-period, reflects the impact to operations from trends in occupancy rates, rental rates, and operating costs, providing perspective not readily apparent from GAAP net income (loss). Management believes the use of FFO has been beneficial in improving the understanding of operating results of REITs among the investing public and making comparisons of REIT operating results more meaningful. The Company also uses FFO excluding certain gain and loss items that management considers unrelated to the operational and financial performance of our core business ("Core FFO"). The Company believes that Core FFO provides enhanced comparability for investor evaluations of period-over-period results.

The Company believes that GAAP net income (loss) is the most directly comparable measure to FFO. The principal limitation of FFO is that it does not replace GAAP net income (loss) as a performance measure or GAAP cash flow from operations as a liquidity measure. Because FFO excludes significant economic components of GAAP net income (loss) including depreciation and amortization, FFO should be used as a supplement to GAAP net income (loss) and not as an alternative to it. Further, FFO is not intended as a measure of a REIT's ability to meet debt principal repayments and other cash requirements, nor as a measure of working capital. FFO is calculated in accordance with the Company's interpretation of standards established by NAREIT, which may not be comparable to FFO reported by other REITs that interpret the NAREIT definition differently.

NOI is derived from revenues minus property operating expenses and real estate taxes. NOI is a non-GAAP financial measure that the Company believes is helpful to investors as a supplemental measure of operating performance because it is an indicator of the return on property investment and provides a method of comparing property performance over time. The Company uses NOI as a key measure when evaluating performance and growth of particular properties and / or groups of properties. The principal limitation of NOI is that it excludes depreciation, amortization, interest expense and non-property specific expenses such as general and administrative expenses, all of which are significant costs. Therefore, NOI is a measure of the operating performance of the properties of the Company rather than of the Company overall.

The Company believes that GAAP net income (loss) is the most directly comparable measure to NOI. NOI should not be considered to be an alternative to GAAP net income (loss) as an indication of the Company's financial performance or GAAP cash flow from operating activities as a measure of the Company's liquidity; nor is it indicative of funds available for the Company's cash needs, including its ability to make cash distributions. Because of the inclusion of items such as interest, depreciation, and amortization, the use of GAAP net income (loss) as a performance measure is limited as these items may not accurately reflect the actual change in market value of a property, in the case of depreciation and in the case of interest, may not necessarily be linked to the operating performance of a real estate asset, as it is often incurred at a parent company level and not at a property level.

EBITDA as defined by NAREIT (referred to as "EBITDAre") is calculated as GAAP net income (loss), plus interest expense, plus income tax expense, plus depreciation and amortization, plus or minus losses or gains on the disposition of depreciated property (including losses or gains on change of control), plus impairment write-downs of depreciated property and of investments in nonconsolidated affiliates caused by a decrease in value of depreciated property in the affiliate, and adjustments to reflect the entity's share of EBITDAre of nonconsolidated affiliates. EBITDAre is a non-GAAP financial measure that the Company uses to evaluate its ability to incur and service debt, fund dividends and other cash needs and cover fixed costs. Investors utilize EBITDAre as a supplemental measure to evaluate and compare investment quality and enterprise value of REITs. The Company also uses EBITDAre excluding certain gain and loss items that management considers unrelated to measurement of the Company's performance on a basis that is independent of capital structure ("Recurring EBITDA").

The Company believes that GAAP net income (loss) is the most directly comparable measure to EBITDAre. EBITDAre is not intended to be used as a measure of the Company's cash generated by operations or its dividend-paying capacity, and should therefore not replace GAAP net income (loss) as an indication of the Company's financial performance or GAAP cash flow from operating, investing and financing activities as measures of liquidity.

(2)   Same Community results reflect constant currency for comparative purposes. Canadian currency figures in the prior comparative period have been translated at 2021 average exchange rates.

(3)   The MH and RV blended occupancy is derived from 119,587 developed sites, of which 117,105 were occupied. The adjusted MH and RV blended occupancy percentage for 2020 has been adjusted to reflect incremental period-over-period growth from newly rented expansion sites and the conversion of transient RV sites to annual RV sites. The adjusted MH and RV blended occupancy percentage for 2021 is derived from 118,526 developed sites, of which 117,105 were occupied. The number of developed sites excludes RV transient sites and over 1,050 recently completed but vacant MH expansion sites.

(4)   The effect of certain anti-dilutive convertible securities is excluded from these items.

(5)   Revenue producing site gains do not include occupied sites acquired during that year.

(6)   Other expense, net was as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2021					March 31, 2020
Foreign currency remeasurement loss	$	(20	)			$	(220	)
Contingent consideration expense	(71		)			(82		)
GTSC repair reserve	(383		)			(670		)
Non-cash lease amortization expense	(625		)			—
Other expense, net	$	(1,099	)			$	(972	)

(7)   Other acquisition related costs represent the expenses incurred to bring recently acquired properties up to the Company's operating standards, including items such as tree trimming and painting costs that do not meet the Company's capitalization policy. These costs also include nonrecurring integration expenses associated with a new acquisition.

(8)   Lines of credit and other debt includes the Company's MH floor plan facility. The effective interest rate on the MH floor plan facility was 7.0 percent for the quarter ended March 31, 2021, 6.0 percent for the quarters ended December 31, September 30 and June 30, 2020, and 7.0 percent for the quarter ended March 31, 2020. However, the Company pays no interest if the floor plan balance is repaid within 60 days.

(9)   Same Community results net $16.5 million and $14.8 million of certain utility revenue against the related utility expense in property operating and maintenance expense for the quarter ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

(10)   Same Community supplies and repair expense excludes $0.4 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2020, of expenses incurred for recently acquired properties to bring the properties up to the Company's operating standards, including items such as tree trimming and painting costs that do not meet the Company's capitalization policy.

(11)   Monthly base rent per site pertains to annual RV sites and excludes transient RV sites.

(12)   Calculated using actual results without rounding.

(13)   MH and RV acquisitions and other is comprised of six properties acquired and three properties that the Company has an interest in, but does not operate in 2021, 23 properties acquired in 2020, two Florida Keys properties that require redevelopment as a result of damage sustained from Hurricane Irma in 2017, six recently opened ground-up developments, one property undergoing redevelopment, four properties previously classified as held for sale and other miscellaneous transactions and activity.

(14)   Includes MH and annual RV sites, and excludes transient RV sites, as applicable.

(15)   As of March 31, 2021, total portfolio MH occupancy was 96.5 percent inclusive of the impact of over 1,200 recently constructed but vacant MH expansion sites, and annual RV occupancy was 100.0 percent.

(16)   Total sites for development were comprised of approximately 77.3 percent for expansion, 20.4 percent for greenfield development and 2.3 percent for redevelopment.

(17)   Property recurring capital expenditures are necessary to maintain asset quality, including purchasing and replacing assets used to operate the communities, resorts and marinas. Recurring capital expenditures at our MH and RV properties include items such as: major road, driveway, pool improvements; clubhouse renovations; adding or replacing street lights; playground equipment; signage; maintenance facilities; manager housing and property vehicles. Recurring capital expenditures at our marinas include items such as: dredging, dock repairs and improvements, and equipment maintenance and upgrades.The minimum capitalized amount is five hundred dollars.

(18)   MH lot modification capital expenditures improve the asset quality of the community. These costs are incurred when an existing older home moves out, and the site is prepared for a new home, more often than not, a multi-sectional home. These activities, which are mandated by strict manufacturer's installation requirements and state building code, include items such as new foundations, driveways, and utility upgrades.

(19)   Capital expenditures related to acquisitions represent the purchase price of existing operating properties (including marinas) and land parcels to develop expansions or new properties. These costs for the quarter ended March 31, 2021 include $16.1 million of capital improvements identified during due diligence that are necessary to bring the communities to the Company's operating standards. For the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, these costs were $40.6 million and $50.7 million, respectively. These include items such as: upgrading clubhouses; landscaping; new street light systems; new mail delivery systems; pool renovation including larger decks, heaters, and furniture; new maintenance facilities; and new signage including main signs and internal road signs. These are considered acquisition costs and although identified during due diligence, often require 24 to 36 months after closing to complete.

(20)   Expansion and development expenditures consist primarily of construction costs and costs necessary to complete home and RV site improvements, such as driveways, sidewalks and landscaping at our MH communities and RV resorts.

(21)   Growth projects consist of revenue generating or expense reducing activities at MH communities, RV resorts and marinas. This includes, but is not limited to, utility efficiency and renewable energy projects, site, slip or amenity upgrades such as the addition of a garage, shed or boat lift, and other special capital projects that substantiate an incremental rental increase.

Certain financial information has been revised to reflect reclassifications in prior periods to conform to current period presentation.

Attachment

• Exhibit 99.1 Press Release and Supplemental Package 2021.3.31

Sun Communities, Inc.