UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
Form 10-Q
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(X) QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
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For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2006 |
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( ) TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
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For the transition period from to |
Commission File No. 001-32876
Wyndham Worldwide Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware |
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20-0052541 |
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization) |
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(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.) |
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Seven Sylvan Way |
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07054 |
Parsippany, New Jersey |
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(Zip Code) |
(Address of principal executive offices) |
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(973) 496-8900
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
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 [ ]
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large
accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated
filer. See definition of accelerated filer and large
accelerated filer in
Rule 12b-2 of the
Exchange Act.
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Large accelerated filer o |
Accelerated filer o |
Non-accelerated filer x |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company
(as defined in
Rule 12b-2 of the
Exchange
Act). Yes [ ] No [X]
The number of shares outstanding of the issuers common
stock was 200,362,113 shares as of August 1, 2006.
INTRODUCTORY NOTE
On July 31, 2006, Cendant Corporation distributed to its
stockholders all of its shares of Wyndham Worldwide Corporation,
a wholly owned subsidiary that held directly or indirectly the
assets and liabilities associated with Cendant
Corporations Hospitality Services (including Timeshare
Resorts) businesses. On that date, Cendant Corporation
distributed one share of Wyndham Worldwide common stock for
every five shares of Cendant common stock outstanding as of the
close of business on July 21, 2006.
In connection with the distribution, we filed a Registration
Statement on Form 10 (File No. 001-32876) with the
Securities and Exchange Commission that was declared effective
on July 13, 2006 (the Form 10).
Wyndhams Information Statement dated July 13, 2006
(the Information Statement), which describes for
stockholders the details of the distribution and provides
information as to the business and management of Wyndham, was
mailed to Cendant Corporation stockholders shortly after the
July 21, 2006 record date for the distribution. We filed
the Information Statement as Exhibit 99.1 to a Current
Report on Form 8-K
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 19,
2006.
Except as otherwise indicated or unless the context otherwise
requires, Wyndham Worldwide Corporation,
Wyndham Worldwide, Wyndham,
Company, we, us,
our and our company refer to Wyndham
Worldwide Corporation and its combined subsidiaries and
Cendant Corporation and Cendant refer to
Cendant Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries.
We are filing this quarterly report within 45 days after
the effective date of the Form 10, as required by
Rule 13a-13(a)
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. As discussed in
Part I of this report, the historical financial statements
included in this report represent a combined reporting entity
comprised of the assets and liabilities used in managing and
operating the Hospitality Services (including Timeshare Resorts)
businesses of Cendant.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Forward-looking statements in our public filings or other public
statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties
and other factors that may cause our actual results, performance
or achievements to be materially different from any future
results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by
such forward-looking statements or other public statements.
These forward-looking statements were based on various facts and
were derived utilizing numerous important assumptions and other
important factors, and changes in such facts, assumptions or
factors could cause actual results to differ materially from
those in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking
statements include the information concerning our future
financial performance, business strategy, projected plans and
objectives. Statements preceded by, followed by or that
otherwise include the words believes,
expects, anticipates,
intends, projects,
estimates, plans, may
increase, may fluctuate and similar expression
or future or conditional verbs such as will,
should, would, may and
could are generally forward looking in nature and
not historical facts. You should understand that the following
important factors could affect our future results and could
cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed
in such forward-looking statements:
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terrorist attacks, such as the September 11, 2001 terrorist
attacks, may negatively affect the travel industry, result in a
disruption in our business and adversely affect our financial
results; |
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adverse developments in general business, economic and political
conditions or any outbreak or escalation of hostilities on a
national, regional or international basis; |
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competition in our existing and future lines of business, and
the financial resources of competitors; |
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our failure to comply with regulations and any changes in laws
and regulations, including hospitality, vacation rental and
vacation ownership-related regulations, telemarketing
regulations, privacy policy regulations and state, federal and
international tax laws; |
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seasonal fluctuations in the travel business; |
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local and regional economic conditions that affect the travel
and tourism industry; |
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our failure to complete future acquisitions or to realize
anticipated benefits from completed acquisitions; |
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actions by our franchisees that could harm our business; |
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our inability to access the capital and/or the asset-backed
markets on a favorable basis; |
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the loss of any of our senior management; |
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risks inherent in operating in foreign countries, including
exposure to local economic conditions, government regulation,
currency restrictions and other restraints, changes in and
application of tax laws, expropriation, political instability
and diminished ability to legally enforce our contractual rights; |
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our failure to provide fully integrated disaster recovery
technology solutions in the event of a disaster or other
business interruption; |
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the final resolutions or outcomes with respect to Cendants
contingent and other corporate liabilities and any related
actions for indemnification made pursuant to the Separation and
Distribution Agreement; |
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a failure by Cendant to complete the sale of Travelport, to
receive gross cash proceeds of $4,300 million (which
purchase price is subject to adjustment) or to contribute to us
all or a portion of the $760 million of such proceeds that
we expect to receive; |
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our inability to operate effectively as a stand-alone, publicly
traded company; and |
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the costs associated with becoming compliant with the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the consequences of failing to
implement effective internal controls over financial reporting
as required by Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002 by the date that we must comply with that section of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act. |
Other factors not identified above, including the risk factors
described in the Risk Factors section of the
Information Statement, as amended, filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on July 12, 2006, may also cause actual
results to differ materially from those projected by our
forward-looking statements. Most of these factors are difficult
to anticipate and are generally beyond our control.
You should consider the areas of risk described above, as well
as those set forth under the heading Risk Factors
included herein, in connection with considering any
forward-looking statements that may be made by us and our
businesses generally. Except for our ongoing obligations to
disclose material information under the federal securities laws,
we undertake no obligation to release publicly any revisions to
any forward-looking statements, to report events or to report
the occurrence of unanticipated events unless we are required to
do so by law.
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PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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Item 1. |
Financial Statements |
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Wyndham Worldwide Corporation Board of Directors
We have reviewed the accompanying combined condensed balance
sheet of the Wyndham Worldwide Businesses of Cendant Corporation
(the Company), consisting of certain businesses of
Cendant Corporation (Cendant) as of June 30,
2006, the related combined condensed statement of invested
equity for the six months ended June 30, 2006, the related
combined condensed statements of income for the three-month and
six-month periods ended June 30, 2006 and 2005 and the
related combined condensed statements of cash flows for the six
months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005. These interim
financial statements are the responsibility of the
Companys management.
We conducted our reviews in accordance with the standards of the
Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). A
review of interim financial information consists principally of
applying analytical procedures and making inquiries of persons
responsible for financial and accounting matters. It is
substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in
accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting
Oversight Board (United States), the objective of which is the
expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements
taken as a whole. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.
Based on our reviews, we are not aware of any material
modifications that should be made to such combined condensed
interim financial statements for them to be in conformity with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of
America.
As discussed in Note 1 to the interim combined condensed
financial statements, the Company is comprised of the assets and
liabilities used in managing and operating the lodging, vacation
exchange and rental and vacation ownership businesses of
Cendant. Included in Note 13 of the interim combined
condensed financial statements is a summary of transactions with
related parties. Also as discussed in Note 1 to the interim
combined condensed financial statements, as of January 1,
2006, the Company adopted the provisions for accounting for real
estate time-sharing transactions.
We have previously audited, in accordance with standards of the
Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the
combined balance sheet of the Company as of December 31,
2005, and the related combined statements of income, invested
equity, and cash flows for the year then ended; and in our
report dated May 10, 2006 (June 15, 2006 as to the
effects of the restatement discussed in Note 22), we
expressed an unqualified opinion (which included an explanatory
paragraph relating to the Company being comprised of the assets
and liabilities used in managing and operating the lodging,
vacation exchange and rental and vacation ownership businesses
of Cendant, as discussed in Note 1 to the combined
financial statements and the restatement of the combined balance
sheets, the combined statements of income and invested equity
and the combined statements of cash flows as discussed in
Note 22 to the combined financial statements) on those
combined financial statements.
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
Parsippany, New Jersey
August 17, 2006
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WYNDHAM WORLDWIDE BUSINESSES OF CENDANT CORPORATION
COMBINED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(In millions, except per share data)
(Unaudited)
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Three Months Ended | |
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June 30, | |
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2006 | |
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2005 | |
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2006 | |
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2005 | |
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Revenues
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Vacation ownership interest sales
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$ |
377 |
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$ |
345 |
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$ |
685 |
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$ |
626 |
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Service fees and membership
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341 |
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314 |
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696 |
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648 |
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Franchise fees
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134 |
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111 |
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243 |
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200 |
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Consumer financing
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70 |
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55 |
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135 |
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109 |
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Other
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33 |
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42 |
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66 |
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79 |
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Net revenues
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955 |
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867 |
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1,825 |
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1,662 |
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Expenses
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Operating
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369 |
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298 |
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700 |
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577 |
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Cost of vacation ownership interests
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80 |
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85 |
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147 |
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154 |
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Marketing and reservation
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194 |
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164 |
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368 |
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318 |
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General and administrative
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141 |
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110 |
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254 |
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220 |
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Provision for loan losses
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28 |
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52 |
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Separation costs
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5 |
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8 |
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Depreciation and amortization
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36 |
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33 |
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70 |
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65 |
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Total expenses
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825 |
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718 |
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1,547 |
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1,386 |
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Operating income
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130 |
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149 |
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278 |
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276 |
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Interest expense, net
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11 |
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1 |
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9 |
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3 |
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Income before income taxes
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119 |
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148 |
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269 |
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273 |
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Provision for income taxes
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44 |
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59 |
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101 |
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54 |
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Income before cumulative effect of accounting change
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75 |
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89 |
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168 |
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219 |
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Cumulative effect of accounting change, net of tax
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(65 |
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Net income
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$ |
75 |
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$ |
89 |
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$ |
103 |
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$ |
219 |
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Pro forma earnings per common share
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Basic
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$ |
0.37 |
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$ |
0.44 |
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$ |
0.51 |
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$ |
1.09 |
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See Notes to Combined Condensed Financial Statements.
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WYNDHAM WORLDWIDE BUSINESSES OF CENDANT CORPORATION
COMBINED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
(In millions)
(Unaudited)
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Cendant | |
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Dividend | |
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Pro Forma | |
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June 30, | |
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June 30, | |
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December 31, | |
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2006 | |
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2006 | |
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2005 | |
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Assets
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Current assets:
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Cash and cash equivalents
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$ |
148 |
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$ |
148 |
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$ |
99 |
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Trade receivables, net
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391 |
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391 |
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371 |
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Vacation ownership contract receivables, net
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245 |
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245 |
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239 |
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Inventory
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503 |
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503 |
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446 |
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Deferred income taxes
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73 |
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73 |
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84 |
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Due from Cendant, net
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1,229 |
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1,229 |
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1,125 |
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Other current assets
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333 |
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333 |
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204 |
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Total current assets
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2,922 |
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2,922 |
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2,568 |
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Long-term vacation ownership contract receivables, net
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1,876 |
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1,876 |
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1,835 |
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Non-current inventory
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311 |
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311 |
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190 |
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Property and equipment, net
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791 |
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791 |
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718 |
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Goodwill
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2,664 |
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2,664 |
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2,645 |
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Trademarks
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630 |
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630 |
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580 |
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Franchise agreements and other intangibles, net
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418 |
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418 |
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412 |
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Other non-current assets
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237 |
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237 |
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219 |
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Total assets
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$ |
9,849 |
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$ |
9,849 |
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$ |
9,167 |
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Liabilities and Invested Equity
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Current liabilities:
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Current portion of long-term debt:
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Securitized vacation ownership debt
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$ |
210 |
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$ |
210 |
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$ |
154 |
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Other
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207 |
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207 |
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201 |
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Accounts payable
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344 |
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344 |
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239 |
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Deferred income
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546 |
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546 |
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271 |
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Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
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484 |
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484 |
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430 |
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Dividends payable to Cendant
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1,360 |
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Total current liabilities
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3,151 |
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1,791 |
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1,295 |
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Long-term debt:
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Securitized vacation ownership debt
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1,018 |
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1,018 |
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981 |
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Other
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754 |
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754 |
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706 |
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Deferred income taxes
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814 |
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814 |
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823 |
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Deferred income
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265 |
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265 |
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262 |
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Other non-current liabilities
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67 |
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67 |
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67 |
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Total liabilities
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6,069 |
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4,709 |
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4,134 |
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Commitments and contingencies (Note 9)
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Invested equity:
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Parent Companys net investment
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3,655 |
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5,015 |
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4,925 |
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Accumulated other comprehensive income
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125 |
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125 |
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108 |
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Total invested equity
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3,780 |
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5,140 |
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5,033 |
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Total liabilities and invested equity
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$ |
9,849 |
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$ |
9,849 |
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$ |
9,167 |
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See Notes to Combined Condensed Financial Statements.
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WYNDHAM WORLDWIDE BUSINESSES OF CENDANT CORPORATION
COMBINED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In millions)
(Unaudited)
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Six Months Ended June 30, | |
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2006 | |
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2005 | |
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Operating Activities
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Net income
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$ |
103 |
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$ |
219 |
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Cumulative effect of accounting change
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65 |
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|
|
|
|
Income before cumulative effect of accounting change
|
|
|
168 |
|
|
|
219 |
|
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by
operating activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
70 |
|
|
|
65 |
|
|
Provision for loan losses
|
|
|
117 |
|
|
|
53 |
|
|
Change in estimated recoveries
|
|
|
(54 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred income taxes
|
|
|
21 |
|
|
|
(125 |
) |
|
Net change in assets and liabilities, excluding the impact of
acquisitions and dispositions:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Trade receivables
|
|
|
13 |
|
|
|
(44 |
) |
|
|
Principal collection of vacation ownership contract receivables
|
|
|
338 |
|
|
|
306 |
|
|
|
Origination of vacation ownership contract receivables
|
|
|
(566 |
) |
|
|
(512 |
) |
|
|
Inventory
|
|
|
(73 |
) |
|
|
(28 |
) |
|
|
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities
|
|
|
79 |
|
|
|
226 |
|
|
|
Deferred income
|
|
|
112 |
|
|
|
24 |
|
|
Other, net
|
|
|
(24 |
) |
|
|
(19 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by operating activities
|
|
|
201 |
|
|
|
165 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investing Activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property and equipment additions
|
|
|
(70 |
) |
|
|
(51 |
) |
Net assets acquired, net of cash acquired, and
acquisition-related payments
|
|
|
(62 |
) |
|
|
(10 |
) |
Net intercompany funding (to) from parent
|
|
|
(110 |
) |
|
|
15 |
|
Increase in restricted cash
|
|
|
(34 |
) |
|
|
(12 |
) |
Other, net
|
|
|
(7 |
) |
|
|
9 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash used in investing activities
|
|
|
(283 |
) |
|
|
(49 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Financing Activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds from borrowings
|
|
|
464 |
|
|
|
350 |
|
Principal payments on borrowings
|
|
|
(335 |
) |
|
|
(291 |
) |
Other, net
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by financing activities
|
|
|
130 |
|
|
|
59 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Effect of changes in exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
(16 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
|
|
|
49 |
|
|
|
159 |
|
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
|
|
|
99 |
|
|
|
94 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
|
|
$ |
148 |
|
|
$ |
253 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest payments
|
|
$ |
34 |
|
|
$ |
29 |
|
Income tax payments, net
|
|
|
12 |
|
|
|
16 |
|
See Notes to Combined Condensed Financial Statements.
6
WYNDHAM WORLDWIDE BUSINESSES OF CENDANT CORPORATION
COMBINED CONDENSED STATEMENT OF INVESTED EQUITY
(In millions)
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accumulated | |
|
|
|
|
Parent | |
|
Other | |
|
Total | |
|
|
Companys | |
|
Comprehensive | |
|
Invested | |
|
|
Net Investment | |
|
Income | |
|
Equity | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
Balance as of January 1, 2006
|
|
$ |
4,925 |
|
|
$ |
108 |
|
|
$ |
5,033 |
|
Comprehensive income:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income
|
|
|
103 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Currency translation adjustment, net of tax of ($27)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
16 |
|
|
|
|
|
Unrealized gains on cash flow hedges
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
103 |
|
|
|
17 |
|
|
|
|
|
Total comprehensive income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
120 |
|
Dividends paid to Cendant
|
|
|
(13) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(13) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance as of June 30, 2006
|
|
$ |
5,015 |
|
|
$ |
125 |
|
|
$ |
5,140 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See Notes to Combined Condensed Financial Statements.
7
WYNDHAM WORLDWIDE BUSINESSES OF CENDANT CORPORATION
NOTES TO COMBINED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unless otherwise noted, all amounts are in millions, except
per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
The Wyndham Worldwide businesses of Cendant Corporation
(Wyndham), represent a combined reporting entity
comprised of substantially all of the assets and liabilities
used in managing and operating the lodging, vacation exchange
and rental and vacation ownership businesses of Cendant
Corporation (collectively, the Company). On
October 23, 2005, Cendant Corporations Board of
Directors preliminarily approved a plan to separate Cendant
Corporation (Cendant) into four independent,
publicly traded companiesone each for Cendants
Hospitality Services (including Timeshare Resorts), Real Estate
Services, Travel Distribution Services and Vehicle Rental
businesses. On April 24, 2006, Cendant announced a
modification to its previously announced separation plan to also
explore the possible sale of the travel distribution services
business. On June 30, 2006, Cendant entered into a
definitive agreement to sell the travel distribution services
business for $4,300 million in cash. Upon completion of the
sale, the net cash proceeds will be utilized in part to reduce
the indebtedness incurred by the Company in connection with the
separation and utilized to satisfy certain outstanding Cendant
corporate indebtedness. The amount and timing of such reduction
depends, in large part, on the timing of the completion of the
sale of the travel distribution services business and on the
ultimate amount of proceeds received by the Company realized in
such a sale. See Note 14Subsequent Events for further
details. |
|
|
On July 31, 2006, Cendant distributed all of the shares of
the Companys common stock held by it to the holders of
Cendant common stock issued and outstanding on the record date
for the distribution, which was July 21, 2006 (the
Separation). The Separation was effective on
July 31, 2006. During the three and six months ended
June 30, 2006, the Company incurred costs of
$5 million and $8 million, respectively, in connection
with executing the Separation, consisting primarily of legal,
accounting, other professional, consulting and advisory fees and
various employee costs. |
|
|
The accompanying Combined Condensed Financial Statements include
the accounts and transactions of Wyndham, the entities in which
Wyndham directly or indirectly has a controlling financial
interest and various entities in which Wyndham has investments
recorded under the equity method of accounting. The accompanying
Combined Condensed Financial Statements have been prepared in
accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States of America. All intercompany balances and
transactions have been eliminated in the Combined Condensed
Financial Statements. |
|
|
The Companys combined results of operations, financial
position and cash flows may not be indicative of its future
performance and do not necessarily reflect what its combined
results of operations, financial position and cash flows would
have been had the Company operated as a separate, stand-alone
entity during the periods presented, including changes in its
operations and capitalization as a result of the separation and
distribution from Cendant. |
|
|
Certain corporate and general and administrative expenses,
including those related to executive management, tax,
accounting, legal and treasury services, certain employee
benefits and real estate usage for common space have been
allocated by Cendant to the Company based on forecasted revenues
or usage. Management believes such allocations are reasonable.
However, the associated expenses recorded by the Company in the
Combined Condensed Statements of Income may not be indicative of
the actual expenses that would have been incurred had the
Company been operating as a separate, stand-alone public company
for the periods presented. Following the separation and
distribution from Cendant, the Company will perform these
functions using internal resources or purchased services,
certain of which may be provided by Cendant or one of the
separated companies during a transitional period pursuant to the
Transition Services Agreement. Refer to
Note 13Related Party Transactions for a detailed
description of the Companys transactions with Cendant and
its affiliates. |
|
|
In presenting the Combined Condensed Financial Statements,
management makes estimates and assumptions that affect the
amounts reported and related disclosures. Estimates, by their
nature, are based on judgment and available information.
Accordingly, actual results could differ from those estimates.
In managements opinion, the Combined Condensed Financial
Statements contain all normal recurring adjustments necessary
for a fair presentation of interim results reported. The results
of operations reported for interim periods are not necessarily
indicative of the results of operations for the entire year or
any subsequent interim period. Certain reclassifications have
been made to prior period amounts to conform to the current
period presentation. These financial statements should be read
in conjunction with the Companys 2005 Combined Financial
Statements in its Registration Statement on Form 10, as
amended, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
July 12, 2006 (Information Statement). |
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|
|
|
Unaudited Pro Forma Balance Sheet for Cendant Dividend |
|
|
|
In connection with the separation from Cendant, the Company entered into a $300 million term loan facility, an
$800 million interim term facility and a $900 million revolving credit facility. Shortly before the distribution, the
Company intends to utilize the full capacity under these facilities with the exception of $50 million in letters of
credit to be issued and $590 million available to provide liquidity for additional letters of credit and for working
capital and ongoing corporate needs. Historically, Cendant has borrowed funds under Cendant's existing asset-linked
facility for the benefit of the Company's vacation ownership business. As of June 30, 2006, Cendant's borrowings
outstanding under Cendant's asset-linked facility were $600 million; all of which were attributable to the Company's
business, and were accordingly included in the Company's balance sheet as of that date. However, Cendant is the
borrower under the facility and is consequently obligated to repay the outstanding balance. Therefore, the Company
intends to transfer the proceeds of $1,360 million to Cendant, which will permit Cendant to repay the $600 million
balance of the asset-linked facility. The remaining proceeds of the borrowings are expected to be transferred to
Cendant solely for the purpose of permitting Cendant to repay other
of its corporate indebtedness. The accompanying unaudited pro
forma balance sheet as of June 30, 2006 gives effect to the $1,360 million dividend to be paid to Cendant. |
|
|
|
The Company operates in the following business segments: |
|
|
|
|
|
Lodgingfranchises hotels in the upscale, middle and
economy segments of the lodging industry and provides property
management services to owners of upscale branded hotels. |
|
|
|
Vacation Exchange and Rentalprovides vacation
exchange products and services to owners of intervals of
vacation ownership interests and markets vacation rental
properties primarily on behalf of independent owners. |
|
|
|
Vacation Ownershipmarkets and sells vacation
ownership interests (VOIs) to individual consumers,
provides consumer financing in connection with the sale of VOIs
and provides property management services at resorts. |
|
|
|
Throughout the Notes to the Combined Condensed Financial
Statements, Cendants Real Estate Services business is
referred to as Realogy or the Real Estate Services business and
Cendants Travel Distribution Services business is referred
to as Travelport or the Travel Distribution Services business. |
|
|
|
Changes in Accounting Policies during 2006 |
|
|
|
Vacation Ownership Transactions. In December 2004, the
Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued
SFAS No. 152, Accounting for Real Estate
Time-Sharing Transactions, in connection with the issuance
of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Statement of Position
No. 04-2,
Accounting for Real Estate Time-Sharing
Transactions. SFAS No. 152 provides guidance on
revenue recognition for vacation ownership transactions,
accounting and presentation for the uncollectibility of vacation
ownership contract receivables, accounting for costs of sales of
vacation ownership interests and related costs, accounting for
operations during holding periods, and other transactions
associated with vacation ownership operations. |
|
|
The Companys revenue recognition policy for vacation
ownership transactions has historically required a 10% minimum
down payment (initial investment) as a prerequisite to
recognizing revenue on the sale of a vacation ownership
interest. SFAS No. 152 requires that the Company
consider the fair value of certain incentives provided to the
buyer when assessing whether such threshold has been achieved.
If the buyers investment has not met the minimum
investment criteria of SFAS No. 152, the revenue
associated with the sale of the vacation ownership interest and
the related cost of sales and direct costs are deferred until
the buyers commitment satisfies the requirements of
SFAS No. 152. In addition, certain costs previously
included in the Companys
percentage-of-completion
calculation prior to the adoption of SFAS No. 152 are
now expensed as incurred rather than deferred until the
corresponding revenue is recognized. |
|
|
SFAS No. 152 requires the Company to record the
estimate of uncollectible vacation ownership contract
receivables at the time a vacation ownership transaction is
consummated as a reduction of net revenue. SFAS No. 152 also
requires a corresponding adjustment to cost of sales and inventory to
reflect the reduction of revenue for estimated uncollectibles. Prior to the adoption
of SFAS No. 152, the Company recorded such provisions
within operating expense on the Combined Condensed Statements of
Income. |
|
|
SFAS No. 152 also requires that revenue in excess of
costs associated with the rental of unsold units be accounted
for as a reduction to the carrying value of vacation ownership
inventory (which reduces the cost of such inventory when it is
sold) and that costs in excess of revenues associated with the
rental of unsold units be charged to expense as incurred. Prior
to the adoption of SFAS No. 152, rental revenues and
expenses were separately recorded in the Combined Condensed
Statements of Income. |
|
|
The Company adopted the provisions of SFAS No. 152
effective January 1, 2006, as required, and recorded an
after tax charge of $65 million during first quarter 2006
as a cumulative effect of an accounting change, which consisted
of a pre-tax charge of $105 million representing the
deferral of revenue and costs associated with sales of vacation
ownership interests that were recognized prior to
January 1, 2006, the recognition of certain expenses that
were previously deferred and an associated tax benefit of
$40 million. There was no impact to cash flows from the
adoption of SFAS No. 152. |
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|
|
|
Accounting Changes and Error Corrections. In May 2005,
the FASB issued SFAS No. 154, Accounting Changes
and Error Corrections-a replacement of APB Opinion No. 20
and FASB Statement No. 3. SFAS No. 154
requires retrospective application to prior periods
financial statements of a voluntary change in accounting
principle unless it is impracticable. APB Opinion No. 20,
Accounting Changes, previously required that most
voluntary changes in accounting principle be recognized by
including in net income of the period of the change the
cumulative effect of changing to the new accounting principle.
SFAS No. 154 became effective for the Company on
January 1, 2006. The adoption of SFAS No. 154 did
not have a material impact on the Companys Combined
Condensed Financial Statements. |
|
|
Stock-Based Compensation. On January 1, 2003,
Cendant adopted the fair value method of accounting for
stock-based compensation of SFAS No. 123,
Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation
(SFAS No. 123) and the prospective
transition method of SFAS No. 148, Accounting
for Stock-Based CompensationTransition and
Disclosure. Accordingly, Cendant has recorded stock-based
compensation expense for all employee stock awards that were
granted or modified subsequent to December 31, 2002. At the
time of separation, Cendant anticipates converting a portion of
its outstanding equity awards into equity awards of the Company
(see Note 11Stock-Based Compensation). |
|
|
In December 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 123
(revised 2004), Share-Based Payment
(SFAS No. 123(R)), which eliminates the
alternative to measure stock-based compensation awards using the
intrinsic value approach permitted by APB Opinion No. 25
and by SFAS No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based
Compensation. The Company adopted
SFAS No. 123(R) on January 1, 2006, as required
by the Securities and Exchange Commission, under the modified
prospective application method. Because the Company was
allocated stock-based compensation expense for all outstanding
employee stock awards prior to the adoption of
SFAS No. 123(R), the adoption of such standard did not
have a material impact on the Companys results of
operations. |
|
|
|
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements |
|
|
|
Accounting for Servicing of Financial Assets. In March
2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 156, Accounting
for Servicing of Financial Assetsan amendment of FASB
Statement No. 140
(SFAS No. 156). SFAS No. 156
requires an entity to recognize a servicing asset or servicing
liability each time it undertakes an obligation to service a
financial asset by entering into a servicing contract and
requires all separately recognized servicing assets and
servicing liabilities to be initially measured at fair value, if
practicable. SFAS No. 156 will become effective for
the Company on January 1, 2007. The Company believes that
the adoption of SFAS No. 156 will not have a material
impact on its Combined Condensed Financial Statements. |
|
|
Variability to Be Considered in Applying FASB Interpretation
No. 46(R). In April 2006, the FASB issued FASB Staff
Position (FSP)
FIN 46R-6,
Determining the Variability to Be Considered in Applying
FASB Interpretation No. 46(R)
(FIN 46R-6).
FIN 46R-6
addresses certain implementation issues related to FASB
Interpretation No. 46 (revised December 2003),
Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities
(FIN 46R). Specifically, FSP
FIN 46R-6
addresses how a reporting enterprise should determine the
variability to be considered in applying FIN 46R. The
variability that is considered in applying FIN 46R affects
the determination of (a) whether an entity is a variable
interest entity (VIE), (b) which interests are
variable interests in the entity, and (c) which
party, if any, is the primary beneficiary of the VIE. That
variability affects any calculation of expected losses and
expected residual returns, if such a calculation is necessary.
The Company is required to apply the guidance in
FIN 46R-6
prospectively to all entities (including newly created entities)
and to all entities previously required to be analyzed under
FIN 46R when a reconsideration event has
occurred, beginning July 1, 2006. The Company will evaluate
the impact of this FSP at the time any such
reconsideration event occurs and for any new
entities created. |
|
|
Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes. In June 2006,
the FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 48,
Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxesan
Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109
(FIN 48), which is an interpretation of
SFAS No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes.
FIN 48 provides measurement and recognition guidance
related to accounting for uncertainty in income taxes.
FIN 48 also requires increased disclosure with respect to
the uncertainty in income taxes. The Company will adopt the
provisions of FIN 48 on January 1, 2007 as required
and is currently evaluating the impact of such adoption on its
financial statements. |
|
|
2. |
Pro Forma Earnings Per Share |
|
|
|
The computation of pro forma basic earnings per share
(EPS) is based on the Companys net income
divided by the pro forma basic weighted average number of common
shares. On July 31, 2006, the separation from Cendant
Corporation was completed in a tax-free distribution to the
Companys stockholders of one share of Wyndham Worldwide
Corporation common stock for every five shares of Cendant
Corporation common stock held on July 21, 2006. As a result
on July 31, 2006, the Company had 200,362,113 shares
of common stock outstanding and this share amount is being
utilized to calculate pro forma earnings per share for all
periods presented. |
10
|
|
|
The following table sets forth the computation of pro forma
basic EPS. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended | |
|
Six Months Ended | |
|
|
June 30, | |
|
June 30, | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
2006 | |
|
2005 | |
|
2006 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
Income before
cumulative effect of accounting change |
|
$ |
75 |
|
|
$ |
89 |
|
|
$ |
168 |
|
|
$ |
219 |
|
Cumulative
effect of accounting change
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(65 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income
|
|
$ |
75 |
|
|
$ |
89 |
|
|
$ |
103 |
|
|
$ |
219 |
|
|
Pro forma
basic weighted average shares outstanding
|
|
|
200.4 |
|
|
|
200.4 |
|
|
|
200.4 |
|
|
|
200.4 |
|
|
Pro forma
earnings per share:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income before
cumulative effect of accounting change
|
|
$ |
0.37 |
|
|
$ |
0.44 |
|
|
$ |
0.84 |
|
|
$ |
1.09 |
|
Cumulative
effect of accounting change
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(0.32 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income
|
|
$ |
0.37 |
|
|
$ |
0.44 |
|
|
$ |
0.51 |
|
|
$ |
1.09 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
No diluted earnings per share is presented as the conversion of
the existing Cendant awards into Wyndham awards occurred after
June 30, 2006 and no common stock of Wyndham was traded
prior to June 30, 2006. However, based upon the opening share price of $33.45 on August 1, 2006, the pro forma
dilutive effect of these awards at June 30, 2006 is estimated to be approximately 3 million shares. |
|
|
The Company issued approximately
24 million stock options and approximately 2 million
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) upon completion of the
conversion of existing Cendant equity awards into Wyndham equity
awards. See Note 14Subsequent EventsSeparation
from Cendant for further details. |
|
|
On May 2, 2006, Cendant approved the grant of incentive
awards of approximately $79 million to the key employees
and senior officers of Wyndham in the form of RSUs and SARs,
which were converted into the equity awards relating to
Wyndhams common stock on the day of separation from
Cendant. The majority of the awards will vest ratably over a
period of four years, while a small portion will vest ratably
over three years. See Note 14 Subsequent Events
for further detail. |
|
|
|
On April 7, 2006, the Company completed the acquisition of
the Baymont Inn & Suites brand and system of 115
independently owned franchised properties for approximately
$60 million in cash. The purchase price was allocated to
trademarks and franchise agreements, which were assigned to the
Companys Lodging segment. In addition, in April 2006,
following the closing of the acquisition, the Company announced
its intent to consolidate the AmeriHost-branded properties with
its newly acquired Baymont-branded properties to create a more
significant midscale brand. |
|
|
|
Intangible assets consisted of: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As of June 30, 2006 | |
|
As of December 31, 2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
Gross | |
|
|
|
Net | |
|
Gross | |
|
|
|
Net | |
|
|
Carrying | |
|
Accumulated | |
|
Carrying | |
|
Carrying | |
|
Accumulated | |
|
Carrying | |
|
|
Amount | |
|
Amortization | |
|
Amount | |
|
Amount | |
|
Amortization | |
|
Amount | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
Unamortized Intangible Assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Goodwill
|
|
$ |
2,664 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
2,645 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Trademarks
|
|
$ |
630 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
580 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amortized Intangible Assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Franchise agreements
|
|
$ |
595 |
|
|
$ |
230 |
|
|
$ |
365 |
|
|
$ |
573 |
|
|
$ |
220 |
|
|
$ |
353 |
|
|
Other
|
|
|
165 |
|
|
|
112 |
|
|
|
53 |
|
|
|
161 |
|
|
|
102 |
|
|
|
59 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
760 |
|
|
$ |
342 |
|
|
$ |
418 |
|
|
$ |
734 |
|
|
$ |
322 |
|
|
$ |
412 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill are as follows: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Goodwill | |
|
Adjustments | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at | |
|
Acquired | |
|
to Goodwill | |
|
Foreign | |
|
|
|
|
January 1, | |
|
during | |
|
Acquired | |
|
Exchange and | |
|
Balance at | |
|
|
2006 | |
|
2006 | |
|
during 2005 | |
|
Other | |
|
June 30, 2006 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
Lodging
|
|
$ |
241 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
3 |
(a) |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
244 |
|
Vacation Exchange and Rental
|
|
|
1,082 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
15 |
(b) |
|
|
1,097 |
|
Vacation Ownership
|
|
|
1,322 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,323 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Company
|
|
$ |
2,645 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
4 |
|
|
$ |
15 |
|
|
$ |
2,664 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a) |
Relates to the acquisition of the Wyndham Hotels and Resorts
brand (October 2005). |
|
(b) |
Primarily relates to foreign exchange translation adjustments. |
11
|
|
|
Amortization expense relating to all intangible assets was as
follows: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended | |
|
Six Months Ended | |
|
|
June 30, | |
|
June 30, | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
2006 | |
|
2005 | |
|
2006 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
Franchise agreements
|
|
$ |
5 |
|
|
$ |
4 |
|
|
$ |
10 |
|
|
$ |
8 |
|
Other
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
7 |
|
|
|
8 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total (*)
|
|
$ |
9 |
|
|
$ |
8 |
|
|
$ |
17 |
|
|
$ |
16 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(*) |
Included as a component of depreciation and amortization on the
Companys Combined Condensed Statements of Income. |
|
|
|
Based on the Companys amortizable intangible assets as of
June 30, 2006, the Company expects related amortization
expense for the remainder of 2006 to approximate
$15 million and each of the five succeeding fiscal years to
approximate $20 million. |
|
|
5. |
Vacation Ownership Contract Receivables |
|
|
|
The Company generates vacation ownership contract receivables by
extending financing to the purchasers of VOIs. Current and
long-term vacation ownership contract receivables, net consisted
of: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
June 30, | |
|
December 31, | |
|
|
2006 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
Current vacation ownership contract receivables:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Securitized
|
|
$ |
183 |
|
|
$ |
180 |
|
|
Other
|
|
|
79 |
|
|
|
75 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
262 |
|
|
|
255 |
|
Less: Allowance for loan losses
|
|
|
(17 |
) |
|
|
(16 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current vacation ownership contract receivables, net
|
|
$ |
245 |
|
|
$ |
239 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Long-term vacation ownership contract receivables:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Securitized
|
|
$ |
1,307 |
|
|
$ |
1,198 |
|
|
Other
|
|
|
797 |
|
|
|
758 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,104 |
|
|
|
1,956 |
|
Less: Allowance for loan losses
|
|
|
(228 |
) |
|
|
(121 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Long-term vacation ownership contract receivables, net
|
|
$ |
1,876 |
|
|
$ |
1,835 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The activity in the allowance for loan losses on vacation
ownership contract receivables is as follows: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amount | |
|
|
| |
Allowance for loan losses as of January 1, 2006
|
|
$ |
(137 |
) |
|
Provision for loan losses
|
|
|
(117 |
) |
|
Contract receivables written-off, net
|
|
|
92 |
|
|
Reclass of estimated recoveries due to adoption of
SFAS No. 152
|
|
|
(83 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Allowance for loan losses as of June 30, 2006
|
|
$ |
(245 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As a result of the adoption of SFAS No. 152 on
January 1, 2006, the Company recorded a reclassification of
$83 million of the vacation ownership interests to be
recovered related to future defaulted contract receivables from
the allowance for loan losses to inventory. In accordance with
SFAS No. 152, the Company recorded a provision for loan losses
of $56 million and $117 million as a reduction of revenues,
as well as corresponding adjustments to cost of sales and inventory
of $26 million and $54 million, during the three and
six months ended June 30, 2006, respectively. As a result,
the net impact on the Combined Condensed Statement of Income was a
reduction in operating income of $30 million and
$63 million, respectively. |
|
|
Principal payments that are contractually due on the
Companys vacation ownership contract receivables during
the next twelve months are classified as current on the
Companys Combined Condensed Balance Sheets. The average
interest rate on outstanding vacation ownership contract
receivables was 12.9% and 13.1% as of June 30, 2006 and
December 31, 2005, respectively. |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
June 30, | |
|
December 31, | |
|
|
2006 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
Land held for VOI development
|
|
$ |
81 |
|
|
$ |
88 |
|
VOI construction in process
|
|
|
438 |
|
|
|
308 |
|
Completed inventory and vacation credits
|
|
|
295 |
|
|
|
240 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total inventory
|
|
|
814 |
|
|
|
636 |
|
Less: Current portion
|
|
|
503 |
|
|
|
446 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-current inventory
|
|
$ |
311 |
|
|
$ |
190 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Inventory that the Company expects to sell within the next
twelve months is classified as current on the Companys
Combined Condensed Balance Sheets. The balance at June 30,
2006 includes the estimated value of inventory to be recovered
on future defaulted contract receivables, which was reclassified
from allowance for loan losses in accordance with the
Companys adoption of SFAS No. 152. |
|
|
7. |
Long-Term Debt and Borrowing Arrangements |
Long-term debt consisted of:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
June 30, | |
|
December 31, | |
|
|
2006 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
Securitized vacation ownership debt
|
|
$ |
1,228 |
|
|
$ |
1,135 |
|
Other:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Vacation ownership asset-linked debt
|
|
|
600 |
|
|
|
550 |
|
|
Bank borrowings:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Vacation ownership
|
|
|
111 |
|
|
|
113 |
|
|
|
Vacation rental
|
|
|
70 |
|
|
|
68 |
|
|
Vacation rental capital leases
|
|
|
145 |
|
|
|
139 |
|
|
Other
|
|
|
35 |
|
|
|
37 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total long-term debt
|
|
|
2,189 |
|
|
|
2,042 |
|
Less: Current portion
|
|
|
417 |
|
|
|
355 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Long-term debt
|
|
$ |
1,772 |
|
|
$ |
1,687 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The Companys outstanding debt as of June 30, 2006
matures as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Securitized | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Vacation | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ownership | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Debt | |
|
Other | |
|
Total | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
Within 1 year
|
|
$ |
210 |
|
|
$ |
207 |
|
|
$ |
417 |
|
Between 1 and 2 years
|
|
|
242 |
|
|
|
7 |
|
|
|
249 |
|
Between 2 and 3 years
|
|
|
476 |
|
|
|
7 |
|
|
|
483 |
|
Between 3 and 4 years
|
|
|
71 |
|
|
|
7 |
|
|
|
78 |
|
Between 4 and 5 years
|
|
|
52 |
|
|
|
617 |
|
|
|
669 |
|
Thereafter
|
|
|
177 |
|
|
|
116 |
|
|
|
293 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
1,228 |
|
|
$ |
961 |
|
|
$ |
2,189 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As debt maturities are based on the contractual payment terms of
the underlying vacation ownership contract receivables, actual
maturities may differ as a result of prepayments by the vacation
ownership contract receivable obligors. |
|
|
The Companys borrowing arrangements contain various
combinations of restrictive covenants, including performance
triggers and advance rates linked to the quality of the
underlying assets, financial reporting requirements,
restrictions on dividends, mergers and changes of control and a
requirement that the Company generate at least $400 million
of net income before depreciation and amortization, interest
expense (other than interest expense relating to securitized
vacation ownership borrowings), income taxes and minority
interest, determined quarterly for the preceding twelve month
period. |
13
|
|
|
As of June 30, 2006, available capacity under the
Companys borrowing arrangements was as follows: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total | |
|
Outstanding | |
|
Available | |
|
|
Capacity (a) | |
|
Borrowings | |
|
Capacity | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
Securitized vacation ownership debt
(b)
|
|
$ |
1,375 |
|
|
$ |
1,228 |
|
|
$ |
147 |
|
Other:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Vacation ownership asset-linked debt
(c)
|
|
|
600 |
|
|
|
600 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
Bank borrowings:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Vacation ownership
(d)
|
|
|
149 |
|
|
|
111 |
|
|
|
38 |
|
|
|
Vacation rental
(e)
|
|
|
70 |
|
|
|
70 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
Vacation rental capital leases
|
|
|
145 |
|
|
|
145 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
Other
|
|
|
35 |
|
|
|
35 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
2,374 |
|
|
$ |
2,189 |
|
|
$ |
185 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a) |
Capacity is subject to maintaining sufficient assets to
collateralize these secured obligations. |
|
(b) |
The outstanding debt is collateralized by approximately
$1,624 million of underlying vacation ownership contract
receivables and related assets. |
|
(c) |
The outstanding debt is collateralized by approximately
$1,429 million of vacation ownership-related assets,
consisting primarily of unsecuritized vacation ownership
contract receivables and vacation ownership inventory. |
|
(d) |
The outstanding debt is collateralized by approximately
$130 million of underlying vacation ownership contract
receivables and related assets. |
|
(e) |
The outstanding debt is collateralized by approximately
$103 million of land and related vacation rental assets. |
|
|
|
Interest expense incurred in connection with the Companys
securitized vacation ownership debt amounted to $15 million
and $29 million during the three and six months ended
June 30, 2006, respectively, and $11 million and
$20 million during the three and six months ended
June 30, 2005, respectively, and is recorded within
operating expenses on the Combined Condensed Statements of
Income as the Company earns consumer finance income on the
related securitized vacation ownership contract receivables. |
|
|
Interest expense incurred in connection with the Companys
other debt amounted to $27 million and $39 million
during the three and six months ended June 30, 2006,
respectively, and $11 million and $20 million during
the three and six months ended June 30, 2005, respectively,
and is recorded within interest expense, net on the Combined
Condensed Statements of Income. |
|
|
|
The Companys effective tax rate for the six months ended
June 30, 2005 differs from the statutory rate of 35%
primarily as a result of a one-time increase in the tax basis of
certain foreign assets. In March 2005, the Company entered into
a foreign tax restructuring where certain of its foreign
subsidiaries were considered liquidated for United States tax
purposes. This liquidation resulted in a taxable transaction
which resulted in an increase in the tax basis of the assets
held by these subsidiaries to their fair market value and the
recognition of a deferred tax benefit during first quarter 2005. |
|
|
9. |
Commitments and Contingencies |
|
|
|
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is currently
examining Cendants taxable years 1998 through 2002 of
which the Company is included. Over the course of this audit,
the Company and Cendant have responded to various requests for
information, primarily focused on the 1999 statutory merger of
Cendants former fleet business, the calculation of the
stock basis in the 1999 sale of a Cendant subsidiary; and the
deductibility of expenses associated with the shareholder class
action litigation. To date, the Company and Cendant have not
agreed to any IRS proposed adjustments related to these matters.
Although the Company and Cendant believe there is appropriate
support for the positions taken on the tax returns, the Company
and Cendant have recorded liabilities representing the best
estimates of the probable loss on certain tax positions. The
Company and Cendant believe that the accruals for tax
liabilities are adequate for all open years, based on the
assessment of many factors including past experience and
interpretations of tax law applied to the facts of each matter.
Although the Company and Cendant believe the recorded assets and
liabilities are reasonable, tax regulations are subject to
interpretation and tax litigation is inherently uncertain;
therefore, the Company and Cendants assessments can
involve a series of complex judgments about future events and
rely heavily on estimates and assumptions. While the Company and
Cendant believe the estimates and assumptions supporting its
assessments are reasonable, the final determination of tax
audits and any related litigation could be materially different
from that which is reflected in historical income tax provisions
and recorded assets and liabilities. Based on the results of an
audit or litigation, a material effect on the income tax
provision, net income, or cash flows in the period or periods
for which that determination is made could result. See |
14
|
|
|
Note 14 Subsequent Events for further details related
to the assumption of certain tax contingencies at the time of
separation. |
|
|
The Company is involved in claims, legal proceedings and
governmental inquiries related to contract disputes, business
practices, intellectual property, and other commercial,
employment and tax matters. Such matters include, but are not
limited to, allegations that (i) the Companys
Fairfield subsidiary violated alleged duties to members of its
internal vacation exchange program through changes made to its
reservations and availability policies, which changes diminished
the value of vacation ownership interests purchased by members;
(ii) the Companys TripRewards loyalty program
infringes on third-party patents; (iii) the Companys
RCI Points exchange program, a global points-based exchange
network that allows members to redeem points, is an unlicensed
travel club and the unregistered sales of memberships in that
program violate the Alberta Fair Trading Act; and (iv) the
Companys vacation ownership business alleged failure to
perform its duties arising under its management agreements, as
well as for construction defects and inadequate maintenance,
which claims are made by property owners associations from
time to time. |
|
|
The Company believes that it has adequately accrued for its
legal matters with a reserve of approximately $24 million,
or, for matters not requiring accrual, believes that such
matters will not have a material adverse effect on its results
of operations, financial position or cash flows based on
information currently available. However, litigation is
inherently unpredictable and, although the Company believes that
its accruals are adequate and/or that it has valid defenses in
these matters, unfavorable resolutions could occur. As such, an
adverse outcome from such unresolved proceedings for which
claims are awarded in excess of the amounts accrued, if any,
could be material to the Company with respect to earnings or
cash flows in any given reporting period. However, the Company
does not believe that the impact of such unresolved litigation
should result in a material liability to the Company in relation
to its combined financial position or liquidity. |
|
|
During the three and six months ended June 30, 2006, the
Company recorded approximately $21 million of pretax
expenses within general and administrative expenses related to
an accrual for local foreign taxes at our European vacation
rental operations and $11 million of interest expense
related to such accrual. |
|
|
10. |
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income |
|
|
|
The after-tax components of accumulated other comprehensive
income are as follows: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unrealized | |
|
Accumulated | |
|
|
Currency | |
|
Gains on | |
|
Other | |
|
|
Translation | |
|
Cash Flow | |
|
Comprehensive | |
|
|
Adjustments | |
|
Hedges, Net | |
|
Income | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
Balance, January 1, 2006, net of tax of $58
|
|
$ |
107 |
|
|
$ |
1 |
|
|
$ |
108 |
|
Current period change
|
|
|
16 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
17 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance, June 30, 2006, net of tax of $86
|
|
$ |
123 |
|
|
$ |
2 |
|
|
$ |
125 |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign currency translation adjustments exclude income taxes
related to investments in foreign subsidiaries where the Company
intends to reinvest the undistributed earnings indefinitely in
those foreign operations. |
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11. |
Stock-Based Compensation |
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As of June 30, 2006, all employee stock awards (stock
options and RSUs) were granted by Cendant. At the time of
separation, Cendant anticipates converting a portion of its
outstanding equity awards into equity awards of the Company. The
conversion will approximate one share of the Companys
common stock for every five shares of Cendants common
stock. See Note 14 Subsequent Events for further
detail. |
Cendant Stock-Based Compensation Plans
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Stock options granted by Cendant to its employees generally have
a ten-year term, and those granted prior to 2004 vest ratably
over periods ranging from two to five years. In 2004, Cendant
adopted performance and time vesting criteria for stock option
grants. The predetermined performance criteria determine the
number of options that will ultimately vest and are based on the
growth of Cendants earnings and cash flows over the
vesting period of the respective award. The number of options
that will ultimately vest may range from 0% to 200% of the base
award. Vesting occurs over a four-year period, but cannot exceed
25% of the base award in each of the three years following the
grant date. Cendants policy is to grant options with
exercise prices at then-current fair market value. |
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RSUs granted by Cendant entitle the employee to receive one
share of Cendant common stock upon vesting. RSUs granted in 2003
vest ratably over a four-year term. Subsequently, Cendant
adopted performance and time vesting criteria for RSU grants.
The predetermined performance criteria determine the number of
RSUs that will ultimately vest and are based on the growth of
Cendants earnings and cash flows over the vesting period
of the respective award. The number of RSUs that will ultimately
vest may range from 0% to 200% of the base award. Vesting occurs
over a four-year period, but cannot exceed 25% of the base award
in each of the three years following the grant date. |
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The activity related to Cendants RSU and stock option
plans consisted of: |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Six Months Ended June 30, 2006 | |
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| |
|
|
RSUs | |
|
Options | |
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|
| |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Weighted | |
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|
|
Weighted | |
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|
Number of | |
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Average | |
|
Number of | |
|
Average | |
|
|
RSUs (c) | |
|
Grant Price | |
|
Options (d) | |
|
Excise Price | |
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| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
Balance at January 1, 2006
|
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|
23 |
|
|
$ |
20.65 |
|
|
|
129 |
|
|
$ |
18.09 |
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|
Vested/exercised (a)
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|
(1 |
) |
|
|
13.90 |
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|
(4 |
) |
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|
10.44 |
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|
Canceled
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|
(1 |
) |
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|
20.60 |
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|
|
(5 |
) |
|
|
20.65 |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at June 30,
2006 (b)
|
|
|
21 |
(e) |
|
$ |
20.95 |
|
|
|
120 |
(f) |
|
$ |
18.21 |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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(a) |
Stock options exercised during the six months ended
June 30, 2006 had an intrinsic value of approximately
$22 million. |
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(b) |
As of June 30, 2006, Cendants outstanding in
the money stock options and RSUs had aggregate intrinsic
value of $208 million and $339 million, respectively.
Aggregate unrecognized compensation expense related to
outstanding stock options and RSUs amounted to $428 million
as of June 30, 2006. |
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(c) |
As a result of Cendants separation, approximately
11 million of the RSUs outstanding at June 30, 2006
are expected to convert into shares of the new companies based
upon the pro rata market value of each new company. An
additional 10 million RSUs are expected to be cancelled in
connection with the separation. |
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(d) |
Options outstanding as of June 30, 2006 have a weighted
average remaining contractual life of 2.9 years and include
118 million exercisable options. As a result of
Cendants separation, approximately 118 million of the
options outstanding at June 30, 2006 are expected to be
converted into options of the new publicly traded companies
based upon the pro rata market value of each new publicly traded
company. |
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(e) |
As of June 30, 2006, approximately 6 million of the
total RSUs outstanding in Cendant common stock related to RSUs
granted to employees of the Company. |
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(f) |
As of June 30, 2006, approximately 14 million of the
total options outstanding in Cendant common stock related to
options granted to employees of the Company. |
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|
Stock-Based Compensation Expense Allocated to the
Company |
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|
During the three and six months ended June 30, 2006,
Cendant allocated pre-tax stock-based compensation expense of
$4 million and $11 million ($3 million and
$7 million, after tax), respectively, to the Company
compared to $5 million and $9 million ($3 million
and $6 million, after tax) for the three and six months
ended June 30, 2005. Such compensation expense relates only
to the options and RSUs that were granted by Cendant to the
Companys employees subsequent to January 1, 2003. The
allocation was based on the estimated number of options and RSUs
Cendant believed it would ultimately provide and the underlying
vesting period of the award. As Cendant measured its stock-based
compensation expense using the intrinsic value method during the
periods prior to January 1, 2003, Cendant did not recognize
compensation expense upon the issuance of equity awards to its
employees. |
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|
Incentive Equity Awards Granted by the Company |
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|
|
On May 2, 2006, Cendant approved the grant of incentive
awards of approximately $79 million to the key employees
and senior officers of Wyndham in the form of RSUs and Stock
Appreciation Rights (SARs), which were converted
into the equity awards relating to Wyndhams common stock
on the day of separation from Cendant. The awards will vest
ratably over a period of four years. Certain executive officers
of Wyndham will receive a portion of their awards in the SARs,
some of which will vest at the end of a three-year period (see
Note 14 Subsequent Event Separation from Cendant for
detailed information). |
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|
The reportable segments presented below represent the
Companys operating segments for which separate financial
information is available and which is utilized on a regular
basis by its chief operating decision maker to assess
performance and to allocate resources. In identifying its
reportable segments, the Company also considers the nature of
services provided by its operating segments. Management
evaluates the operating results of each of its reportable
segments based upon revenue and EBITDA, which is
defined as net income before depreciation and amortization,
interest expense (excluding interest on securitized vacation
ownership debt) and income taxes, each of which is |
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presented on the Companys Combined Condensed Statements of
Income. The Companys presentation of EBITDA may not be
comparable to similarly-titled measures used by other companies. |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended June 30, | |
|
|
| |
|
|
2006 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
Net | |
|
|
|
Net | |
|
|
|
|
Revenues | |
|
EBITDA | |
|
Revenues | |
|
EBITDA | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
Lodging
|
|
$ |
176 |
|
|
$ |
53 |
|
|
$ |
129 |
|
|
$ |
47 |
|
Vacation Exchange and Rental
|
|
|
261 |
|
|
|
32 |
|
|
|
263 |
|
|
|
58 |
|
Vacation Ownership
|
|
|
518 |
|
|
|
84 |
|
|
|
473 |
|
|
|
76 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Reportable Segments
|
|
|
955 |
|
|
|
169 |
|
|
|
865 |
|
|
|
181 |
|
Corporate and
Other (*)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(3 |
) |
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Company
|
|
$ |
955 |
|
|
$ |
166 |
|
|
$ |
867 |
|
|
$ |
182 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(*) |
Includes the elimination of transactions between segments. |
|
|
|
The reconciliation of EBITDA to income before taxes is noted
below: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended | |
|
|
June 30, | |
|
|
| |
|
|
2006 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
EBITDA
|
|
$ |
166 |
|
|
$ |
182 |
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
36 |
|
|
|
33 |
|
Interest expense, net
|
|
|
11 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income before income taxes
|
|
$ |
119 |
|
|
$ |
148 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Six Months Ended June 30, | |
|
|
| |
|
|
2006 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
Net | |
|
|
|
Net | |
|
|
|
|
Revenues | |
|
EBITDA | |
|
Revenues | |
|
EBITDA | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
Lodging
|
|
$ |
320 |
|
|
$ |
94 |
|
|
$ |
241 |
|
|
$ |
87 |
|
Vacation Exchange and Rental
|
|
|
543 |
|
|
|
109 |
|
|
|
549 |
|
|
|
144 |
|
Vacation Ownership
|
|
|
963 |
|
|
|
148 |
|
|
|
873 |
|
|
|
116 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Reportable Segments
|
|
|
1,826 |
|
|
|
351 |
|
|
|
1,663 |
|
|
|
347 |
|
Corporate and
Other (*)
|
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
(3 |
) |
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
(6 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Company
|
|
$ |
1,825 |
|
|
$ |
348 |
|
|
$ |
1,662 |
|
|
$ |
341 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(*) |
Includes the elimination of transactions between segments. |
|
|
|
The reconciliation of EBITDA to income before taxes is noted
below: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Six Months Ended | |
|
|
June 30, | |
|
|
| |
|
|
2006 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
EBITDA
|
|
$ |
348 |
|
|
$ |
341 |
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
70 |
|
|
|
65 |
|
Interest expense, net
|
|
|
9 |
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income before income taxes
|
|
$ |
269 |
|
|
$ |
273 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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13. |
Related Party Transactions |
|
|
|
The following table summarizes related party transactions
occurring between the Company and Cendant: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended | |
|
Six Months Ended | |
|
|
June 30, | |
|
June 30, | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
2006 | |
|
2005 | |
|
2006 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
Due from Cendant, beginning balance
|
|
$ |
1,159 |
|
|
$ |
628 |
|
|
$ |
1,125 |
|
|
$ |
661 |
|
Corporate-related functions
|
|
|
(24 |
) |
|
|
(22 |
) |
|
|
(49 |
) |
|
|
(44 |
) |
Income taxes, net
|
|
|
(21 |
) |
|
|
(63 |
) |
|
|
(73 |
) |
|
|
(168 |
) |
Net interest earned on amounts due from and to Cendant
|
|
|
11 |
|
|
|
7 |
|
|
|
21 |
|
|
|
12 |
|
Advances to Cendant, net
|
|
|
104 |
|
|
|
72 |
|
|
|
205 |
|
|
|
161 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Due from Cendant, ending balance
|
|
$ |
1,229 |
|
|
$ |
622 |
|
|
$ |
1,229 |
|
|
$ |
622 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Corporate-Related Functions |
|
|
|
The Company is allocated general corporate overhead expenses
from Cendant for corporate-related functions based on a
percentage of the Companys forecasted revenues. General
corporate overhead expense allocations include executive
management, tax, accounting, financial systems management,
legal, treasury and cash management, certain employee benefits
and real estate usage for common space. The Company was
allocated $9 million and $17 million during the three
and six months ended June 30, 2006, respectively, and
$9 million and $18 million during the three and six
months ended June 30, 2005, respectively, of general
corporate expenses from Cendant, which are included within
general and administrative expenses on the Combined Condensed
Statements of Income. |
|
|
Cendant also incurs certain expenses on behalf of the Company.
These expenses, which directly benefit the Company, are
allocated to the Company based upon the Companys actual
utilization of the services. Direct allocations include costs
associated with insurance, information technology, revenue
franchise audit, telecommunications and real estate usage for
Company-specific space. The Company was allocated
$15 million and $32 million during the three and six
months ended June 30, 2006, respectively, and
$13 million and $26 million during the three and six
months ended June 30, 2005, respectively, of expenses
directly benefiting the Company, which are included within
general and administrative and operating expenses on the
Combined Condensed Statements of Income. |
|
|
The Company believes the assumptions and methodologies
underlying the allocations of general corporate overhead and
direct expenses from Cendant are reasonable. However, such
expenses are not indicative of, nor is it practical or
meaningful for the Company to estimate for all historical
periods presented, the actual level of expenses that would have
been incurred had the Company been operating as a separate,
stand-alone public company. |
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|
|
The Company conducts the following business activities, among
others, with Cendants other business units or newly
separated companies, as applicable: (i) provision of access
to hotel accommodation and vacation exchange and rental
inventory to be distributed through Travelport;
(ii) utilization of employee relocation services, including
relocation policy management, household goods moving services
and departure and destination real estate related services;
(iii) utilization of commercial real estate brokerage
services, such as transaction management, acquisition and
disposition services, broker price opinions, renewal due
diligence and portfolio review; (iv) utilization of
corporate travel management services of Travelport; and
(v) designation of Cendants car rental brands, Avis
and Budget, as the exclusive primary and secondary suppliers,
respectively, of car rental services for the Companys
employees. The majority of the related party agreement
transactions were settled in cash. |
|
|
|
The Company is included in the consolidated federal and state
income tax returns of Cendant. The net income tax payable to
Cendant approximated $776 million and $703 million as
of June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, respectively,
and is recorded as a component of due from Cendant, net on the
Combined Condensed Balance Sheets. |
|
|
|
Net Interest Earned on Amounts Due from and to Cendant and
Advances to Cendant, net |
|
|
|
In the ordinary course of business, Cendant sweeps cash from the
Companys bank accounts and the Company maintains certain
balances due to or from Cendant. Inclusive of unpaid corporate
allocations, the Company had net |
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amounts due from Cendant, exclusive of income taxes, totaling
$2,005 million and $1,828 million as of June 30,
2006 and December 31, 2005, respectively. Certain of the
advances between the Company and Cendant are interest-bearing.
In connection with the interest-bearing balances, the Company
recorded net interest income of $11 million and
$21 million during the three and six months ended
June 30, 2006, respectively, and $7 million and
$12 million during the three and six months ended
June 30, 2005, respectively. |
|
|
|
On July 7, 2006, the Company entered into borrowing
arrangements for a total of $2,000 million, comprised of a
$900 million five-year revolving credit facility, a
$300 million five-year term loan facility and an
$800 million interim loan facility which is due in June
2007. The $900 million five-year revolving credit facility
bears interest at LIBOR plus 55 basis points, in addition
to a commitment fee of 10 basis points, and the pricing of
each are dependent on the Companys credit ratings. The
$300 million five-year term loan facility and the
$800 million interim loan facility each bear interest at
LIBOR plus 55 basis points and the pricing of each are
dependent on the Companys credit ratings. The facilities
have certain affirmative covenants including the maintenance of
specific financial ratios. |
|
|
|
Debt Draw Down and Dividend to Cendant |
|
|
|
On July 27, 2006, the Company drew $1,360 million
against the borrowing arrangement entered into on July 7,
2006. The Company also issued approximately $50 million in
letters of credit, leaving approximately $590 million
available to provide liquidity for additional letters of credit
and for working capital and ongoing corporate needs. The
proceeds received in connection with these borrowings
(approximately $1,360 million) were immediately transferred
to Cendant, who utilized $600 million of the borrowings to
repay the approximately $600 million of borrowings
outstanding at the time of the Companys Separation under
Cendants asset-linked facility relating to certain of the
Companys assets. The remaining proceeds (approximately
$760 million) were transferred to Cendant solely for the
purpose of permitting Cendant to repay other of its corporate
indebtedness. |
|
|
|
On July 11, 2006, the Company closed a series of notes
payable secured by vacation ownership loans in the initial
principal amount of $550 million. The payment of principal
and interest on these notes is insured under the terms of a
financial guaranty insurance policy. Approximately
$500 million of the proceeds from these notes was used to
reduce the principal and interest outstanding under a portion of
the Companys securitized vacation ownership debt, and the
remaining proceeds will be used for general corporate purposes. |
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|
|
Transfer of Cendant Corporate Assets and Liabilities and
Issuance of Guarantees to Cendant and Affiliates |
|
|
|
Pursuant to the Separation and Distribution Agreement, upon the
distribution of the Companys common stock to Cendant
shareholders, the Company entered into certain guarantee
commitments with Cendant (pursuant to our assumption of certain
liabilities and our obligation to indemnify Cendant, Realogy and
Travelport for such liabilities) and guarantee commitments
related to deferred compensation arrangements with each of
Cendant, Realogy and, if Travelport is not sold, Travelport.
These guarantee arrangements primarily relate to certain
contingent litigation liabilities, contingent tax liabilities,
and Cendant contingent and other corporate liabilities, of which
we expect to assume and be responsible for 37.5% (or 30% if the
sale of Travelport is not completed) of these Cendant
liabilities. At Separation, the amount of liabilities expected
to be assumed by the Company is approximately $589 million
($446 million if the sale of Travelport is not completed)
related to tax matters, litigation matters, other liabilities
and guarantees issued at the date of Separation related to
certain unresolved contingent matters and certain others that
could arise during the guarantee period. Regarding the
guarantees, if any of the companies responsible for all or a
portion of such liabilities were to default in its payment of
costs or expenses related to any such liability, the Company
would be responsible for a portion of the defaulting party or
parties obligation. The Company will also provide a
default guarantee related to certain deferred compensation
arrangements related to certain current and former senior
officers and directors of Cendant, Realogy and Travelport. These
arrangements, which are discussed in more detail below, will be
valued upon the Companys separation from Cendant with the
assistance of third-party experts in accordance with Financial
Interpretation No. 45 Guarantors Accounting and
Disclosure Requirements for Guarantees, Including Indirect
Guarantees of Indebtedness of Others and recorded as
liabilities on the balance sheet. To the extent such recorded
liabilities are not adequate to cover the ultimate payment
amounts, such excess will be reflected as an expense to the results of operations in future
periods. Following is a discussion of the liabilities on which
the Company will issue guarantees: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Contingent litigation liabilities The Company will assume
37.5% (or 30% if the sale of Travelport is not completed) of
liabilities for certain litigation relating to, arising out of
or resulting from certain lawsuits in which Cendant is named as
the defendant. Our indemnification obligation will continue
until the underlying
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|
|
lawsuits are resolved. We will indemnify
Cendant to the extent that Cendant is required to make payments
related to any of the underlying lawsuits. |
|
|
|
Contingent tax liabilities The Company will be liable for
and will pay to Cendant the amount of taxes allocated to us
pursuant to the Tax Sharing Agreement for the payment of certain
taxes. This liability will remain outstanding until tax audits
related to the 2006 tax year are completed or the statutes of
limitations governing the 2006 tax year have passed. |
|
|
|
Cendant contingent and other corporate liabilities The
Company will assume 37.5% (or 30% if the sale of Travelport is
not completed) of corporate liabilities of Cendant including
liabilities relating to (i) Cendants terminated or
divested businesses, (ii) liabilities relating to the
Travelport sale, if any, and (iii) generally any actions
with respect to the separation plan or the distributions brought
by any third party, in each case to the extent incurred on the
earlier of (1) the separation of Travelport, or
(2) December 31, 2006. |
|
|
|
Guarantee related to deferred compensation arrangements
In the event that Cendant and/or Realogy (and/or, if
Travelport is not sold, Travelport) are not able to meet certain
deferred compensation obligations under specified plans for
certain current and former officers and directors because of
bankruptcy or insolvency, we will guarantee such obligations (to
the extent relating to amounts deferred in respect of 2005 and
earlier). In the event that Travelport is sold, our guarantee of
Cendants obligations would include certain deferred
compensation obligations under specified plans for certain
current and former officers of Travelport. This guarantee will
remain outstanding until such deferred compensation balances are
distributed to the respective officers and directors. |
|
|
|
Transition Services Agreement |
|
|
|
Prior to our separation from Cendant, the Company entered into a
Transition Services Agreement with Cendant, Realogy and
Travelport to provide for an orderly transition to being an
independent company. Under the Transition Services Agreement,
Cendant agrees to provide us with various services, including
services relating to human resources and employee benefits,
payroll, financial systems management, treasury and cash
management, accounts payable services, telecommunications
services and information technology services. In certain cases,
services provided by Cendant under the Transition Services
Agreement may be provided by one of the separated companies
following the date of such companys separation from
Cendant. |
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Incentive Equity Awards Granted by the Company |
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On May 2, 2006, Cendant approved the grant of incentive
awards of approximately $80 million to the key employees
and senior officers of Wyndham in the form of RSUs and SARs,
which were converted into the equity awards relating to
Wyndhams common stock on the day of separation from
Cendant. The majority of the awards will vest ratably over a
period of four years, while a small portion will vest ratably
over 3 years. |
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Conversion of Cendant Equity Awards |
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Prior to the Separation, the Companys employees were
awarded stock-based compensation in the form of Cendant stock
options and restricted stock units. Subsequent to the
Separation, certain stock-based awards previously granted to the
Companys employees were converted into options and RSUs of
the Company. The conversion of the stock-based compensation is
expected to result in an increase in the fair value of the
awards and, accordingly, a non-cash charge will be recorded. |
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At Separation, the Company issued approximately 24 million
stock options and approximately 2 million RSUs upon
completion of the conversion of existing Cendant equity awards
into Wyndham equity awards. |
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Acceleration of Vesting of Cendant Equity Awards |
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In connection with the distributions of all of the shares of
common stock of Realogy and Wyndham to Cendant stockholders, on
July 31, 2006, the Compensation Committee of Cendants
Board of Directors approved a change to the date on which all
Cendant equity awards (including Wyndham awards granted as an
adjustment to such Cendant equity awards) will become fully
vested. Such equity awards vested on August 15, 2006 rather
than August 30, 2006 (which was the previous date upon
which such equity awards were to vest). As a result of the
acceleration of the vesting of these awards, the Company
recorded additional compensation expense of approximately
$45 million in August 2006, which is a non-cash charge. |
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On August 17, 2006, the Company announced that its Board of
Directors authorized a stock repurchase program that enables the
Company to purchase up to $400 million of its common stock,
subject to receipt of the proceeds it expects to receive from
Cendant upon closing of the sale of Travelport. The amount and
timing of specific repurchases are subject to market conditions,
applicable legal requirements and other factors. Repurchases may
be conducted in the open market or in privately negotiated
transactions. |
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Item 2. |
Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations |
The following discussion should be read in conjunction with
our Combined Condensed Financial Statements and accompanying
Notes thereto included elsewhere herein and with our
Form 10 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
on July 12, 2006. Unless otherwise noted, all dollar
amounts are in millions and those relating to our results of
operations are presented before taxes. This Managements
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations contains forward-looking statements. See
Forward-Looking Statements for a discussion of the
uncertainties, risks and assumptions associated with these
statements.
We are a global provider of hospitality products and services
and operate our business in the following three segments:
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Lodging franchises hotels in the upscale, middle
and economy segments of the lodging industry and provides
property management services to owners of our upscale branded
hotels. |
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Vacation Exchange and Rental provides vacation
exchange products and services to owners of intervals of
vacation ownership interests and markets vacation rental
properties primarily on behalf of independent owners. |
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Vacation Ownership markets and sells vacation
ownership interests, or VOIs, to individual consumers, provides
consumer financing in connection with the sale of VOIs and
provides property management services at resorts. |
Separation from Cendant
On October 23, 2005, the Board of Directors of Cendant
preliminarily approved a plan to separate Cendant into four
independent, publicly traded companies one for each of
Cendants Hospitality Services (including Timeshare
Resorts), Real Estate Services, Travel Distribution Services and
Vehicle Rental businesses. On April 24, 2006, Cendant
announced that as an alternative to distributing shares of
Travelport to Cendant stockholders, Cendant was also exploring
the sale of Travelport. On June 30, 2006, Cendant entered
into an agreement to sell Travelport to an affiliate of the
Blackstone Group for $4,300 million in cash. Cendant
expects the sale of Travelport to close in August 2006, subject
to the satisfaction and/or waiver of certain conditions
contained in the Travelport purchase agreement. On July 13,
2006, the Board of Directors of Cendant approved the
distributions of all of the shares of common stock of Wyndham
Worldwide and Realogy. On July 31, 2006, Cendant
distributed all of the shares of our common stock held by it to
the holders of Cendant common stock issued and outstanding on
the record date for the distribution, which was July 21,
2006 (the Separation). On August 1, 2006, we
commenced regular way trading on the New York Stock
Exchange (NYSE) under the symbol WYN. In
connection with the plan of separation, it is expected that
Cendant will change its name to Avis Budget Group, Inc.
Before our Separation from Cendant, we entered into a Separation
and Distribution Agreement and several other agreements with
Cendant and Cendants other businesses to effect the
separation and distribution and provide a framework for our
relationships with Cendant and Cendants other businesses
after the separation. These agreements govern the relationships
among us, Cendant, Realogy and Travelport subsequent to the
completion of the separation plan and provide for the allocation
among us, Cendant, Realogy and Travelport of Cendants
assets, liabilities and obligations attributable to periods
prior to our separation from Cendant. The Separation and
Distribution Agreement, in particular, requires us to assume
37.5% (or 30% if the sale of Travelport is not completed in
which case Travelport would assume 20%) of certain contingent
and other corporate liabilities of Cendant or its subsidiaries
which are not primarily related to our business or the
businesses of Realogy, Travelport or Cendants Vehicle
Rental business, and Realogy will assume 62.5% (or 50% if the
sale of Travelport is not completed), of such contingent and
other corporate liabilities. These contingent and other
corporate liabilities of Cendant or its subsidiaries include
liabilities relating to (i) Cendants terminated or
divested businesses, (ii) liabilities relating to the
Travelport sale, including (subject to certain exceptions),
liabilities for taxes of Travelport for taxable periods through
the date of the Travelport sale, (iii) certain litigation
matters, (iv) generally any actions with respect to the
separation plan and (v) payments under certain identified
contracts (or portions thereof) that were not allocated to any
specific party in connection with the separation.
In connection with our separation, we entered into borrowing
arrangements for a total of $2,000 million, which is
comprised of a $300 million term loan facility, an
$800 million interim loan facility and a $900 million
revolving credit facility. On July 27, 2006, we drew
$1,360 million against those facilities and issued
approximately $50 million in letters of credit, leaving
approximately $590 million available to provide liquidity
for additional letters of credit and for working capital and
ongoing corporate needs. Approximately $600 million of the
proceeds received in connection with these borrowings were
transferred to Cendant, who utilized the borrowings to repay the
approximately $600 million of borrowings outstanding at the
time of our separation under Cendants asset-linked
facility relating to certain of our assets, while the remaining
proceeds (approximately $760 million) were transferred to
Cendant solely for the purpose of permitting Cendant to repay
other of its corporate indebtedness. The Separation and
Distribution Agreement provides for
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an adjustment in the amount
of indebtedness we will incur in connection with our separation
in the event that the sum of the borrowings transferred by us, Realogy and Travelport to
Cendant, together with the cash at Cendant then available to be
utilized to repay its corporate debt, is less than or more than
the amount necessary to enable Cendant to repay its outstanding
corporate indebtedness and, with respect to the amount
transferred by Travelport, to repay other corporate obligations
and to fund the actual and estimated cash expenses borne by
Cendant relating to the separation (other than those primarily
related to its Vehicle Rental business). We refer to these
payments to be made by Cendant as the Separation Payments. For
additional discussion of this arrangement, see The
SeparationIncurrence of Debt in the Information
Statement, as amended, filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on July 12, 2006.
Following the completion of the sale of Travelport, Cendant will
be obligated, pursuant to the Separation and Distribution
Agreement, to contribute a significant portion of the net cash
proceeds from such sale to us and Realogy. Assuming Cendant
receives $4,300 million in gross cash proceeds from such
sale and contributes to us approximately $760 million from
such sale, the $1,360 million of initial indebtedness we
incurred at the time of our separation would be reduced to
approximately $600 million. The actual amount of our
remaining indebtedness may be more or less than the amount
provided above depending on various adjustments, including,
without limitation, purchase price adjustments based on the
levels of cash, working capital and certain other expenses at
Travelport at the time of its sale and the application of sale
proceeds that have priority over contributions to us. Following
any such reduction of our indebtedness, if our Board of
Directors deems it appropriate, we may incur additional debt and
use the proceeds from such additional debt for general corporate
purposes, such as to repurchase shares of our common stock.
Because we now conduct our business as an independent, publicly
traded company, our historical financial information for such
historical periods does not reflect what our results of
operations, financial position or cash flows would have been had
we been an independent, publicly traded company during the
periods presented. Therefore, the historical financial
information for such periods may not necessarily be indicative
of what our results of operations, financial position or cash
flows will be in the future and may not be comparable to periods
ending after July 31, 2006.
Prior to the Separation and in the ordinary course of business,
we were allocated certain expenses from Cendant for corporate
functions including executive management, finance, human
resources, information technology, legal and facility related
expenses. Cendant allocated corporate expenses to subsidiaries
conducting ongoing operations based on a percentage of the
subsidiaries forecasted revenues. Such expenses amounted
to $9 million in both the three months ended June 30,
2006 and 2005 and $17 million and $18 million during
the six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
In connection with the Separation, we have entered into an
agreement with Cendant, Realogy and Travelport relating to the
provision of various transitional services.
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OPERATING STATISTICS
The following table presents our operating statistics for the
three months ended June 30, 2006. See Results of Operations
section for a discussion as to how the material operating
statistics affected our business for the periods presented.
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Three Months Ended June 30, | |
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2006 | |
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2005 | |
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% Change | |
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Lodging
(a)
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Weighted average rooms available
(b)
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531,000 |
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512,000 |
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4% |
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Number of properties
(c)
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6,440 |
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6,380 |
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1% |
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RevPAR
(d)
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$ |
36.97 |
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$ |
31.91 |
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16% |
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Vacation Exchange and Rental
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Average number members
(e)
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3,327,000 |
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3,185,000 |
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4% |
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Annual dues and exchange revenue per member
(f)
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$ |
130.37 |
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$ |
134.98 |
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(3% |
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Vacation rental transactions
(g)
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310,000 |
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309,000 |
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Average price per vacation rental
(h)
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$ |
692.63 |
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$ |
683.38 |
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1% |
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Vacation Ownership
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Gross vacation ownership interest sales (in millions)
(i)
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$ |
390 |
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$ |
321 |
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21% |
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Tours
(j)
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273,000 |
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250,000 |
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9% |
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Volume Per Guest (VPG)
(k)
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$ |
1,426 |
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$ |
1,284 |
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11% |
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(a) |
The 2006 amounts include Wyndham Hotels and Resorts and Baymont
Inn & Suites, which we acquired in October 2005 and
April 2006, respectively. Therefore, the operating statistics
for 2006 are not presented on a comparable basis to the 2005
operating statistics. On a comparable basis (excluding Wyndham
Hotels and Resorts and Baymont from 2006 amounts), RevPAR would
have increased 10% and weighted average rooms available would
have decreased 3%. |
(b) |
Represents the weighted average number of hotel rooms available
for rental for the period at lodging properties. |
(c) |
Represents the number of lodging properties operated under
franchise and management agreements at the end of the period. |
(d) |
Represents revenue per available room and is calculated by
multiplying the percentage of available rooms occupied for the
period by the average rate charged for renting a lodging room
for one day. |
(e) |
Represents members in our vacation exchange programs who pay
annual membership dues. For additional fees, such participants
are entitled to exchange intervals for intervals at other
properties affiliated with our vacation exchange business. In
addition, certain participants may exchange intervals for other
leisure-related products and services. |
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(f) |
Represents total revenues from annual membership dues and
exchange fees generated for the period divided by the average
number of vacation exchange members during the year. |
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(g) |
Represents the gross number of transactions that are generated
in connection with customers booking their vacation rental stays
through us. In our European vacation rental businesses, one
rental transaction is recorded each time a standard one-week
rental is booked; however, in the United States, one rental
transaction is recorded each time a vacation rental stay is
booked, regardless of whether it is less than or more than one
week. |
(h) |
Represents the gross rental price generated from renting
vacation properties to customers divided by the number of rental
transactions. |
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(i) |
Represents gross sales of vacation ownership interests,
including tele-sales upgrades, which is a component of upgrade
sales. |
(j) |
Represents the number of tours taken by guests in our efforts to
sell vacation ownership interests. |
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(k) |
Represents revenue per guest and is calculated by dividing the
gross vacation ownership interest sales, excluding tele-sales
upgrades, which is a component of upgrade sales, by the number
of tours. |
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Discussed below are our key operating statistics, combined
results of operations and the results of operations for each of
our reportable segments. The reportable segments presented below
represent our operating segments for which separate financial
information is available and which is utilized on a regular
basis by our chief operating decision maker to assess
performance and to allocate resources. In identifying our
reportable segments, we also consider the nature of services
provided by our operating segments. Management evaluates the
operating results of each of our reportable segments based upon
revenue and EBITDA. Our presentation of EBITDA may not be
comparable to similarly-titled measures used by other companies.
EBITDA includes cost allocations from Cendant representing our
portion of general corporate overhead. For both the three months
ended June 30, 2006 and 2005, the amounts allocated were
$9 million for such costs. For the six months ended
June 30, 2006 and 2005, Cendant allocated $17 million
and $18 million, respectively. Cendant allocates such costs
to us based on a percentage of our forecasted revenues. General
corporate expense allocations include costs related to
Cendants executive management, tax, accounting, legal and
treasury services and certain employee benefits. The allocations
are not necessarily indicative of the actual expenses that would
have been incurred had we been operating as a separate,
stand-alone public company for the periods presented.
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THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2006 VS. THREE MONTHS ENDED
JUNE 30, 2005
Our combined results are as follows:
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Three Months Ended June 30, | |
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2006 | |
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2005 | |
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Change | |
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Net revenues
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$ |
955 |
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$ |
867 |
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$ |
88 |
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Expenses
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825 |
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718 |
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107 |
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Operating income
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130 |
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149 |
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(19 |
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Interest expense, net
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11 |
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1 |
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10 |
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Income before income taxes
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119 |
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148 |
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(29 |
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Provision for income taxes
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44 |
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59 |
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(15 |
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Net income
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$ |
75 |
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$ |
89 |
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$ |
(14 |
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During second quarter 2006, our net revenues increased
$88 million (10%) principally due to (i) an
$88 million increase in net sales of VOIs at our vacation
ownership businesses due to higher tour flow and an increase in
VPG; (ii) $35 million of incremental revenue generated
by the acquisition of the Wyndham Hotels and Resorts brand,
which was acquired in October 2005 and included in our results
from that date forward; and (iii) a $15 million
increase in net consumer financing revenues earned on vacation
ownership contract receivables. These increases were partially
offset by a decrease in revenues of $56 million as a result
of the classification of the provision for loan losses as a
reduction of revenues during the second quarter of 2006 in
connection with the adoption of SFAS No. 152,
Accounting for Real Estate Time-Sharing Transactions
(SFAS No. 152). Total expenses increased
$107 million (15%) principally reflecting
(i) $37 million of expenses generated by the
acquisition of the Wyndham Hotels and Resorts brand; (ii) a
$35 million increase in organic operating expenses
primarily related to additional commission expense resulting
from increased VOI sales, increased costs related to the
property management services that we provide at our vacation
ownership business and increased volume-related expenses and
staffing costs due to growth in our contact centers and vacation
ownership business; (iii) a $21 million charge in
second quarter 2006 related to local taxes payable to certain
foreign jurisdictions; (iv) a $21 million increase in
organic marketing and reservation expenses primarily resulting
from increased marketing initiatives across all our businesses.
These increases were partially offset by a decrease of
$28 million in provision for loan losses and a decrease of
$5 million in cost of vacation ownership interests. The
$5 million decrease in cost of vacation ownership interests
includes $49 million of increased cost of sales primarily
associated with increased VOI sales more than offset by
$54 million of estimated future inventory recoveries. Such
decreases are the result of the reclassification of the
provision for loan losses from expenses to net revenues and the
reduction of cost of sales of inventory as a result of our
adoption of SFAS No. 152.
Depreciation and amortization increased $3 million
primarily due to the capital investments made during 2005.
Interest expense, net increased $10 million in second
quarter 2006 primarily as a result of interest on local taxes
payable to certain foreign jurisdictions. Our effective tax rate
decreased to 37% in second quarter 2006 from 40% in second
quarter 2005 primarily due to lower state taxes.
As a result of these items, our net income decreased
$14 million (16%) quarter-over-quarter.
Following is a discussion of the results of each of our
reportable segments during the second quarter:
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Revenues | |
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EBITDA | |
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% | |
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% | |
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2006 | |
|
2005 | |
|
Change | |
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2006 | |
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2005 | |
|
Change | |
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| |
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| |
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| |
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| |
Lodging
|
|
$ |
176 |
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|
$ |
129 |
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|
36 |
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$ |
53 |
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$ |
47 |
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|
13 |
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Vacation Exchange and Rental
|
|
|
261 |
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|
|
263 |
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(1 |
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32 |
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58 |
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(45 |
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Vacation Ownership
|
|
|
518 |
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|
473 |
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10 |
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|
84 |
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|
76 |
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|
11 |
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Total Reportable Segments
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|
955 |
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|
865 |
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10 |
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169 |
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181 |
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(7 |
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Corporate and
Other (a)
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2 |
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* |
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(3 |
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1 |
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* |
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Total Company
|
|
$ |
955 |
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|
$ |
867 |
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
166 |
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|
|
182 |
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|
|
(9 |
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Less: Depreciation and amortization |
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36 |
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33 |
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|
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Interest expense, net |
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|
11 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
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Income before income taxes |
|
$ |
119 |
|
|
$ |
148 |
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(*) |
Not meaningful. |
(a) |
Includes the elimination of transactions between segments. |
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Lodging
Revenues and EBITDA increased $47 million (36%) and
$6 million (13%), respectively, in second quarter 2006
compared with second quarter 2005, primarily due to the
acquisition of the franchise and property management businesses
of the Wyndham Hotels and Resorts brand.
The operating results of our lodging business reflect the
acquisition of the franchise and property management
businesses of the Wyndham Hotels and Resorts brand in October
2005, which contributed incremental revenues of $35 million
and an EBITDA loss of $2 million to second quarter 2006
results. Included within the $35 million of revenues generated by the Wyndham
Hotels and Resorts brand is approximately $28 million
related to reimbursable expenses, which has no impact on EBITDA.
The reamining increase in expenses generated by the Wyndham
Hotels and Resorts brand is primarily due to incremental
marketing expenses incurred to promote the Wyndham brand name. The operating results of our lodging business also
reflect the acquisition of Baymont Inn and Suites which was acquired
in April 2006 and contributed incremental revenues and EBITDA of
$3 million and $2 million, respectively.
Apart from these acquisitions, revenues in our lodging business
increased $9 million (8%) in second quarter 2006 primarily
due to a $5 million (5%) increase in royalty, marketing and
reservation fund revenues and a $4 million (43%) increase
in revenues generated by our TripRewards loyalty program. The
$5 million increase in royalty, marketing and reservation
fund revenues was primarily driven by a 10% increase in RevPAR,
partially offset by a 3% decrease in weighted average rooms
available. The RevPAR increase reflects (i) increases in
both price and occupancy principally attributable to an
improvement in the economy lodging segment in which our hotel
brands primarily operate, (ii) the beneficial impact of
management initiatives implemented in prior periods, such as the
strategic assignment of personnel to field locations designed to
assist franchisees in improving their hotel operating
performance and (iii) the termination of underperforming
properties throughout 2005 that did not meet our required
quality standards or their financial obligations to us. The 3%
decrease in weighted average rooms available resulted from our
termination of underperforming properties in 2005, as discussed
above, the expiration of franchise agreements and certain
franchisees exercising their right to terminate their
agreements. The weighted average rooms remained flat in second
quarter 2006 versus first quarter 2006.
EBITDA further reflects an increase of approximately
$3 million (4%) in operating, marketing and administrative
expenses (excluding the impact of the acquisitions discussed
above) primarily resulting from a $3 million increase in
expenses used to fund marketing related initiatives for our
TripRewards loyalty program.
Vacation Exchange and Rental
Revenues and EBITDA decreased $2 million (1%) and
$26 million (45%), respectively, in second quarter 2006
compared with second quarter 2005, primarily reflecting a
$6 million reduction in ancillary revenues, partially
offset by a $3 million increase in net revenues from rental
transactions and a $24 million increase in expenses, as
discussed below.
Net revenues from rental transactions increased $3 million
(3%) during second quarter 2006 primarily due to a 1% increase
in the average price per rental and a less than 1% increase in
rental transaction volume. Arrivals at our owned Landal
GreenParks vacation sites grew 19% but the favorability was
significantly offset by the continued weakness in France as a
destination market. We also experienced decreased rental
transaction volume in the second quarter at hurricane-zone
resorts. However, bookings in July 2006 at hurricane-zone
resorts were stronger, which we believe is an indication that
our customers at such resorts are booking closer to their travel
date. The increase in average price per rental was primarily due
to the higher priced Easter holiday week in Europe, which dates
occurred in second quarter 2006 as compared with first quarter
2005.
Annual dues and exchange revenues increased $1 million (1%)
quarter-over-quarter due to a 4% increase in the average number
of members, partially offset by a 3% reduction in the average
annual dues and exchange revenues generated per member. Exchange
volume increased 1% in total; however, points-based transactions
represented 20% of the total exchange transactions in second
quarter 2006 compared with 17% in second quarter 2005,
representing a continued shift to more points-based exchanges.
Since points are exchangeable for various other travel-related
products and services as well as vacation stays for various
lengths of time, points-based exchange activity will generally
result in higher transaction volumes with lower average fees as
compared to the standard one-week for one-week exchange activity
in our RCI Weeks exchange program. We also experienced decreased
exchange volume in the second quarter at hurricane-zone resorts.
However, our exchange volume in July 2006 at hurricane-zone
resorts was stronger in July, which we believe is an indication
that our members at such resorts are booking closer to their
travel date.
Ancillary revenues declined $6 million in second quarter
2006 primarily due to (i) lower travel service fee revenues
as a result of lower rates in 2006 relating to an outsourcing
agreement to provide services to third-party travel club members
and (ii) decreased revenues from advertising, insurance and
resort related activities.
EBITDA further reflects a quarter-over-quarter increase in
expenses of $24 million (12%) primarily driven by
(i) a $21 million charge in second quarter 2006
related to local taxes payable to certain foreign jurisdictions,
(ii) $6 million of incremental expenses incurred for
future revenue generation, including increased marketing
campaigns, timing of certain
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other marketing expenses, expansion of property recruitment
efforts and investment in our consulting and international
activities and (iii) a $4 million increase in
volume-related expenses, which was substantially comprised of
higher reservation call center staffing costs to support member
growth and increased call volumes. These increases were
partially offset by (i) $4 million of reduced cost of
sales on rentals of vacation stay intervals and (ii) a
$3 million reduction in employee incentive program expenses
in second quarter 2006.
Vacation Ownership
Revenues and EBITDA increased $45 million (10%) and
$8 million (11%), respectively, in second quarter 2006
compared with second quarter 2005. The operating results reflect
growth in vacation ownership sales and consumer finance income
as well as the impact of the adoption of SFAS No. 152.
The estimated impact of SFAS No. 152 on our second
quarter 2006 results was a reduction to revenues and EBITDA of $46 million and
$2 million, respectively.
Exclusive of the impact of SFAS No. 152, net sales of
VOIs at our vacation ownership business increased by an
estimated $81 million (24%) in second quarter 2006
principally driven by an 11% increase in VPG and a 9% increase
in tour flow. VPG benefited from higher pricing and tour flow
was positively impacted by the continued development of the
Companys in-house sales programs.
In addition, revenues and EBITDA increased $15 million and
$10 million, respectively, in second quarter 2006 due to
incremental net interest income earned on contract receivables
primarily due to growth in the portfolio. Revenue and EBITDA
comparisons were also negatively impacted by $11 million of
income recorded in second quarter 2005 in connection with the
disposal of a parcel of land that was no longer consistent with
our development plans. In addition, during second quarter 2006,
we recognized $6 million of incremental property management
revenue primarily as a result of growth in the number of units
under management.
EBITDA further reflects an increase of approximately
$77 million (20%) in operating, marketing and
administrative expenses, exclusive of the impact of
SFAS No. 152, primarily resulting from
(i) $26 million of increased cost of sales primarily
associated with increased VOI sales, (ii) $21 million
of additional commission expense associated with increased VOI
sales, (iii) $12 million of incremental marketing
expenses to support sales efforts, (iv) $7 million of
increased costs related to the property management services
discussed above, (v) $4 million of increased costs
associated with the repair of one of our completed VOI resorts
and (vi) $3 million of incremental costs primarily
incurred to fund additional staffing needs to support continued
growth in the business.
SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2006 VS. SIX MONTHS ENDED
JUNE 30, 2005
Our combined results are as follows:
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Six Months Ended June 30, | |
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2006 | |
|
2005 | |
|
Change | |
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| |
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| |
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| |
Net revenues
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|
$ |
1,825 |
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|
$ |
1,662 |
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|
$ |
163 |
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Expenses
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|
1,547 |
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|
|
1,386 |
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|
|
161 |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Operating income
|
|
|
278 |
|
|
|
276 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
Interest expense, net
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|
9 |
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
6 |
|
|
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
Income before income taxes
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|
|
269 |
|
|
|
273 |
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|
|
(4 |
) |
Provision for income taxes
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|
|
101 |
|
|
|
54 |
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|
|
47 |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income before cumulative effect of accounting change
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|
168 |
|
|
|
219 |
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|
|
(51 |
) |
Cumulative effect of accounting change, net of tax
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|
(65 |
) |
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|
(65 |
) |
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|
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|
|
|
|
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Net income
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|
$ |
103 |
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|
$ |
219 |
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|
$ |
(116 |
) |
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|
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|
During the six months ended June 30, 2006, our net revenues
increased $163 million (10%) principally due to (i) a
$176 million increase in net sales of VOIs at our vacation
ownership businesses due to higher tour flow and an increase in
VPG; (ii) $66 million of incremental revenue generated
by the acquisition of the Wyndham Hotels and Resorts brand,
which was acquired in October 2005 and included in our results
from that date forward; (iii) a $26 million increase
in net consumer financing revenues earned on vacation ownership
contract receivables; and (iv) a $10 million increase
in royalty, marketing and reservation fund revenues, primarily
due to a 10% increase in RevPAR, partially offset by a 4%
decrease in weighted average rooms available. These increases
were partially offset by a decrease in revenues of
$117 million as a result of the classification of the
provision for loan losses as a reduction of revenues during the
second quarter of 2006 in connection with the adoption of
SFAS No. 152, Accounting for Real Estate
Time-Sharing Transactions
(SFAS No. 152). Total expenses increased
$161 million (12%) principally reflecting
(i) $66 million of expenses generated by the
acquisition of the Wyndham Hotels and Resorts brand; (ii) a
$64 million increase in organic operating expenses
primarily related to additional commission expense resulting
from increased VOI sales, increased costs related to the
property management services that we provide at our vacation
ownership business and increased volume-related
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expenses and staffing costs due to growth in our contact centers
and vacation ownership business; (iii) a $36 million
increase in organic marketing and reservation expenses primarily
resulting from increased marketing initiatives across all our
businesses; and (iv) a $21 million charge in second
quarter 2006 related to local taxes payable to certain foreign
jurisdictions. These increases were partially offset by a
decrease of $52 million in provision for loan losses and a
decrease of $7 million in cost of vacation ownership
interests. The $7 million decrease in cost of vacation
ownership interests includes $47 million of increased cost
of sales primarily associated with increased VOI sales more than
offset by $54 million of estimated future inventory
recoveries. Such decreases are the result of the
reclassification of the provision for loan losses from expenses
to net revenues and the reduction of cost of sales of inventory
as a result of our adoption of SFAS No. 152.
Depreciation and amortization increased $5 million
primarily due to an increase in information technology capital
investments made in 2005, a trend which has continued in 2006.
Interest expense, net increased $6 million in 2006
primarily as a result of interest on local taxes payable to
certain foreign jurisdictions, partially offset by increased
capitalized interest at our vacation ownership business due to
increased development of vacation ownership inventory. Our
effective tax rate increased to 38% in the six months ended
June 30, 2006 from 20% in the six months ended
June 30, 2005 primarily due to the absence of a one-time
tax benefit recognized in first quarter 2005 related to changes
in tax basis differences in assets of foreign subsidiaries.
As a result of these items, our net income decreased
$116 million (53%) during the six months ended
June 30, 2006 compared to the same period in 2005.
Following is a discussion of the results of each of our
reportable segments during the six months ended June 30:
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|
Revenues | |
|
EBITDA | |
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|
| |
|
| |
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|
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% | |
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|
% | |
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2006 | |
|
2005 | |
|
Change | |
|
2006 | |
|
2005 | |
|
Change | |
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| |
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| |
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| |
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| |
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| |
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| |
Lodging
|
|
$ |
320 |
|
|
$ |
241 |
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|
|
33 |
|
|
$ |
94 |
|
|
$ |
87 |
|
|
|
8 |
|
Vacation Exchange and Rental
|
|
|
543 |
|
|
|
549 |
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|
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
109 |
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|
|
144 |
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|
|
(24 |
) |
Vacation Ownership
|
|
|
963 |
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|
|
873 |
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|
|
10 |
|
|
|
148 |
|
|
|
116 |
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|
|
28 |
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|
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Total Reportable Segments
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|
|
1,826 |
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|
|
1,663 |
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|
|
10 |
|
|
|
351 |
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|
|
347 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
Corporate and Other
(a)
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(1 |
) |
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|
(1 |
) |
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* |
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(3 |
) |
|
|
(6 |
) |
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|
* |
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|
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|
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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Total Company
|
|
$ |
1,825 |
|
|
$ |
1,662 |
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|
|
10 |
|
|
|
348 |
|
|
|
341 |
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|
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
Less: Depreciation and amortization
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
70 |
|
|
|
65 |
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|
|
|
|
Interest expense, net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9 |
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
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Income before income taxes
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
269 |
|
|
$ |
273 |
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|
|
|
|
|
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(*) Not
meaningful.
(a) Includes
the elimination of transactions between segments.
Lodging
Revenues and EBITDA increased $79 million (33%) and
$7 million (8%), respectively, in the six months ended
June 30, 2006 compared with the same period in 2005,
primarily due to the acquisition of the franchise and property
management businesses of the Wyndham Hotels and Resorts brand.
The operating results of our lodging business reflect the
acquisition of the franchise and property management
businesses of the Wyndham Hotels and Resorts brand in October
2005, which contributed incremental revenues of $66 million
to the six months ended June 30, 2006, but had no effect on
EBITDA. Included
within the $66 million of revenues generated by the Wyndham
Hotels and Resorts brand is approximately $52 million
related to reimbursable expenses, which has no impact on EBITDA.
The remaining increase in expenses generated by the Wyndham
Hotels and Resorts brand was primarily due to incremental
marketing expenses incurred to promote the Wyndham brand name. The operating results of our lodging business also reflect
the acquisition of Baymont Inn and Suites which was acquired
in April 2006 and contributed incremental revenues and EBITDA of
$3 million and $2 million, respectively.
Apart from these acquisitions, revenues in our lodging business
increased $10 million (4%) in the six months ended
June 30, 2006 primarily due to a $10 million (5%)
increase in royalty, marketing and reservation fund revenues and
a $7 million (48%) increase in revenues generated by our
TripRewards loyalty program, partially offset by the absence of
a $7 million gain recognized in the six months ended
June 30, 2005 on the sale of a lodging-related investment.
The $10 million increase in royalty, marketing and
reservation fund revenues was primarily due to a 10% increase in
RevPAR, partially offset by a 4% decrease in weighted average
rooms available. The RevPAR increase reflects (i) increases
in both price and occupancy principally attributable to an
improvement in the economy lodging segment in which our hotel
brands
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primarily operate, (ii) the beneficial impact of management
initiatives implemented in prior periods, such as the strategic
assignment of personnel to field locations designed to assist
franchisees in improving their hotel operating performance and
(iii) the termination of underperforming properties
throughout 2005 that did not meet our required quality standards
or their financial obligations to us. The 4% decrease in
weighted average rooms available reflects our termination of
underperforming properties, as discussed above, the expiration
of franchise agreements and certain franchisees exercising their
right to terminate their agreements. The decrease in weighted
average rooms occurred during first quarter of 2006.
EBITDA further reflects an increase of approximately
$5 million (3%) in operating, marketing and administrative
expenses (excluding the impact of the acquisitions discussed
above) primarily resulting from a $7 million increase in
expenses used to fund marketing related initiatives for our
TripRewards loyalty program, partially offset by a
$3 million reduction in incentive based compensation
expense.
Vacation Exchange and Rental
Revenues and EBITDA decreased $6 million (1%) and
$35 million (24%), respectively, in the six months ended
June 30, 2006 compared with the same period in 2005,
primarily reflecting an $8 million decline in ancillary
revenues, partially offset by a $2 million increase in net
revenues from rental transactions and a $29 million
increase in expenses, as discussed below.
Net revenues from rental transactions increased $2 million
(1%) during the six months ended June 30, 2006 primarily
due to a 3% increase in rental transaction volume, partially
offset by a 5% decrease in the average price per rental. The
increase in rental transaction volume was primarily driven by
increased rental demand for our vacation interval inventory from
our existing RCI exchange members and 14% growth in arrivals at
our owned Landal GreenParks vacation sites. However, such
increased volume was significantly offset by the continued
weakness in France as a destination market. We also experienced
decreased rental transaction volume in 2006 at hurricane-zone
resorts. However, bookings in July 2006 at hurricane-zone
resorts were stronger, which we believe is an indication that
our customers at such resorts are booking closer to their travel
date. The increase in net revenues from rental transactions and
the average price per rental includes the translation effects of
foreign exchange movements, which unfavorably impacted rental
revenues by $7 million and accounted for 4% of the total 5%
reduction in the average price per rental.
Annual dues and exchange revenues remained relatively constant
during the six months ended June 30, 2006 as compared to
the same period in 2005. The impact on revenues from a 5%
increase in the average number of members was offset by a 4%
reduction in the average annual dues and exchange revenues
generated per member. Exchange volume remained relatively
constant in total; however, points-based transactions
represented 19% of the total exchange transactions during the
six months ended June 30, 2006 compared with 16% during the
same period in 2005, representing a continued shift to more
points-based exchanges. Since points are exchangeable for
various other travel-related products and services as well as
vacation stays for various lengths of time, points-based
exchange activity will generally result in higher transaction
volumes with lower average fees as compared to the standard
one-week for one-week exchange activity in our RCI Weeks
exchange program. We also experienced decreased exchange volume
in 2006 at hurricane-zone resorts. However, our exchange volume
was at hurricane-zone resorts stronger in July 2006, which we
believe is an indication that our members at such resorts are
booking closer to their travel date.
Ancillary revenues declined $8 million during the six
months ended June 30, 2006 compared to the same period in
2005 primarily due to (i) lower travel service fee revenues
as a result of lower rates in 2006 relating to an outsourcing
agreement to provide services to third-party travel club members
and (ii) decreased revenues from advertising and insurance
related activities.
EBITDA further reflects an increase in expenses of
$29 million (7%) primarily driven by (i) a
$21 million charge in second quarter 2006 related to local
taxes payable to certain foreign jurisdictions,
(ii) $11 million of incremental expenses incurred for
future revenue generation, including increased marketing
campaigns, timing of certain other marketing expenses, expansion
of property recruitment efforts and investment in our consulting
and international activities, (iii) a $9 million
increase in volume-related expenses, which was substantially
comprised of higher reservation call center staffing costs to
support member growth and increased call volumes and
(iv) $4 million of costs primarily related to higher
corporate overhead allocations. These increases were partially
offset by (i) the favorable impact of foreign currency
translation on expenses of $9 million, (ii) a
$6 million reduction in employee incentive program expenses
during 2006 and (iii) $3 million of cost savings due
to efficiencies realized in 2006.
Vacation Ownership
Revenues and EBITDA increased $90 million (10%) and
$32 million (28%), respectively, in the six months ended
June 30, 2006 as compared with the same period in 2005. The
operating results reflect growth in vacation ownership sales and
consumer finance income as well as the impact of the adoption of
SFAS No. 152. The estimated impact of
SFAS No. 152 on our results for the six months ended
June 30, 2006 was a reduction to revenues of $73 million
and an increase to EBITDA of $10 million.
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Exclusive of the impact of SFAS No. 152, net sales of
VOIs at our vacation ownership business increased by an
estimated $141 million (23%) in the six months ended
June 30, 2006 principally driven by a 10% increase in VPG
and an 8% increase in tour flow. VPG benefited from higher
pricing and tour flow was positively impacted by the continued
development of the Companys in-house sales programs.
In addition, revenues and EBITDA increased $26 million and
$16 million, respectively, in the six months ended
June 30, 2006 due to incremental net interest income earned
on contract receivables primarily due to growth in the
portfolio. Revenue and EBITDA comparisons were also negatively
impacted by the absence of $11 million of income recorded
in second quarter 2005 in connection with the disposal of a
parcel of land that was no longer consistent with our
development plans. In addition, during the six months ended
June 30, 2006, we recognized $13 million of
incremental property management fees primarily as a result of
growth in the number of units under management.
EBITDA further reflects an increase of approximately
$132 million (18%) in operating, marketing and
administrative expenses, exclusive of the impact of
SFAS No. 152, primarily resulting from
(i) $45 million of increased cost of sales primarily
associated with increased VOI sales, (ii) $33 million
of additional commission expense associated with increased VOI
sales, (iii) $18 million of incremental marketing
expenses to support sales efforts, (iv) $12 million of
increased costs related to the property management services
discussed above, (v) $10 million of incremental costs
primarily incurred to fund additional staffing needs to support
continued growth in the business, (vi) $6 million of
additional vacation ownership contract receivable provisions,
and (vii) $4 million of increased costs associated
with the repair of one of our completed VOI resorts.
FINANCIAL CONDITION, LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
FINANCIAL CONDITION
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June 30, | |
|
December 31, | |
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|
2006 | |
|
2005 | |
|
Change | |
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| |
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| |
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| |
Total assets
|
|
$ |
9,849 |
|
|
$ |
9,167 |
|
|
$ |
682 |
|
Total liabilities
|
|
|
4,709 |
|
|
|
4,134 |
|
|
|
575 |
|
Total invested equity
|
|
|
5,140 |
|
|
|
5,033 |
|
|
|
107 |
|
Total assets increased $682 million from December 31,
2005 to June 30, 2006 primarily due to (i) a
$178 million increase inventory primarily related to
vacation ownership inventories associated with increased
property development activity, as well as the reclassification
of the estimated value of inventory to be recovered on future
defaulted contract receivables losses in accordance with our
adoption of SFAS No. 152, a new accounting
pronouncement related to vacation ownership interest
transactions, (ii) a $129 million increase in other
current assets primarily due to increased activity within our
vacation ownership business and the adoption of
SFAS No. 152, which resulted in the deferral of
greater amounts of costs and revenues at June 30, 2006
compared to December 31, 2005, (iii) a
$104 million increase in the receivable due from Cendant
principally reflecting operating cash flows we advanced/provided
to Cendant during 2006, (iv) a $73 million increase in
property and equipment principally within our vacation ownership
business associated with building and leasehold improvements and
reclassifications as a result of our adoption of
SFAS No. 152 and within our vacation exchange and
rental businesses associated with construction in
progress and (v) a $50 million increase in trademarks
primarily related to the acquisition of Baymont Inn and Suites
in April 2006. Total liabilities increased $575 million
primarily due to (i) a $278 million increase in
deferred income primarily due to increased activity within our
vacation ownership business, the adoption of
SFAS No. 152, as discussed above, and increased
deferred revenue within our vacation exchange and rental
business, (ii) $141 million of additional net
borrowings by our vacation ownership business principally
reflecting greater securitization of vacation ownership contract
receivables and additional borrowings to support the development
of vacation ownership properties, (iii) a $105 million
increase in accounts payable resulting principally from amounts
payable to property owners in connection with rental booking
transactions for the peak vacation seasons and (iv) a
$54 million increase in accrued expenses primarily due to
local taxes payable to certain foreign jurisdictions and the
related interest payable on such accrual within our vacation
exchange and rental business and increased marketing accruals to
promote growth in our businesses. Total invested equity
increased $107 million principally due to $103 million
of net income generated during the six months ended
June 30, 2006.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Currently, our financing needs are supported by cash generated
from operations. In addition, certain funding requirements of
our vacation ownership business are met through the issuance of
securitized and other debt to finance vacation ownership
contract receivables and the development of vacation ownership
properties. In connection with our separation from Cendant, on
July 27, 2006, we drew down $1,360 million under our
new borrowing facilities and issued approximately
$50 million in letters of credit. Our liquidity has been
further augmented through available capacity under these new
facilities and we believe that access to these facilities and
our current and long-term liquidity vehicles will be sufficient
to meet our ongoing needs.
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CASH FLOWS
As of June 30, 2006 we had $148 million of cash and
cash equivalents, a decrease of $105 million compared to
the balance of $253 million at June 30, 2005. The
following table summarizes such changes:
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Six Months Ended June 30, 2006 | |
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| |
|
|
2006 | |
|
2005 | |
|
Change | |
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| |
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| |
|
| |
Cash provided by (used in):
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating activities
|
|
$ |
201 |
|
|
$ |
165 |
|
|
$ |
36 |
|
|
Investing activities
|
|
|
(283 |
) |
|
|
(49 |
) |
|
|
(234 |
) |
|
Financing activities
|
|
|
130 |
|
|
|
59 |
|
|
|
71 |
|
Effects of changes in exchange rate on cash and cash equivalents
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
(16 |
) |
|
|
17 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net change in cash and cash equivalents
|
|
$ |
49 |
|
|
$ |
159 |
|
|
$ |
(110 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
During the six months ended June 30 2006, we generated
$36 million more cash from operating activities as compared
to the same period in 2005. Such change principally reflects a
net increase relating to deferred income taxes, partially offset
by a decrease in operating results and greater working capital
requirements (see Results of Operations Six Months
Ended June 30, 2006 vs. Six Months Ended June 30,
2005 for a detailed account of the change in our results
of operations.)
During the six months ended June 30, 2006, we used
$234 million more cash for investing activities as compared
to the same period in 2005. The increase in cash outflows
primarily relates to (i) a $125 million increase in
intercompany funding provided to Cendant in the normal course of
business resulting from Cendant sweeping cash from our bank
accounts as the cash is generated from our operations,
(ii) the completion of the previously announced acquisition
of the Baymont brand and system of 115 franchised properties for
approximately $60 million in cash, (iii) an increase
of $22 million in restricted cash and (iv) an increase
of $19 million in capital expenditures.
During the six months ended June 30, 2006, we generated
$71 million more cash from financing activities as compared
to the same period in 2005, which principally reflects
incremental cash inflows from borrowings within our vacation
ownership business during 2006 (see Financial
Obligations for a detailed discussion.)
We intend to continue to invest in capital improvements and the
development of our vacation ownership, vacation rental and
mixed-use properties. In addition, we may seek to acquire
additional franchise agreements, property management contracts
and ownership interests in hotel or vacation rental properties
on a strategic and selective basis, either directly or through
investments in joint ventures. We anticipate spending
approximately $180 million on capital expenditures in 2006.
Capital expenditures in 2006 are expected to include
(i) approximately $105 million to improve technology
and maintain technological advantages, (ii) approximately
$30 million on routine improvements,
(iii) approximately $25 million for renovations and
special projects and (iv) approximately $20 million for
information technology systems resulting from or separation from
Cendant. We also anticipate spending approximately
$635 million relating to vacation ownership development
projects in 2006. The majority of the expenditures required to
complete our capital spending programs and vacation ownership
development projects will be financed through available cash
flow. Additional expenditures will be financed through general
unsecured corporate borrowings. Our unused borrowing capacity of
$590 million under our $900 million revolving credit
facility is available to finance our capital spending programs.
In connection with our separation from Cendant, we expect to
incur substantial costs, which are not reflected in our
historical cash flow activity, to operate as a separate public
company. Additionally, upon distribution of our common stock to
Cendant stockholders, we expect to assume and be responsible for
37.5% (or 30% if the sale of Travelport is not completed) of
certain Cendant corporate contingent and other liabilities,
including those relating to unresolved legal matters. Subject to
certain exceptions contained in the Tax Sharing Agreement, which
is filed as an exhibit to our registration statement on
Form 10, we are generally responsible for 37.5% (or 30% if
the sale of Travelport is not completed) of taxes associated
with shared federal, state and foreign income tax returns
relating to periods ending on or prior to the separation.
Wyndham Worldwide is solely responsible for all tax liabilities
resulting from separate income tax returns filed by us or one of
our subsidiaries. As such, although we cannot currently estimate
the potential amount of these contingent liabilities, we may be
required to make material cash payments to Cendant and/or third
parties in the future that would impact our results of
operations and financial condition. However, the actual amount
that we may be required to record and pay under these
arrangements could vary depending upon the outcome of any
unresolved matters, which may endure for several years, and if
any party responsible for all or a portion of such liabilities
were to default on its obligation to pay certain costs or
expenses related to any such liability. Additionally, we may be
entitled to receive a portion of the benefits recognized by
Cendant upon the positive resolution of certain unresolved
Cendant matters.
30
FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS
Indebtedness Prior to Separation
Our indebtedness consisted of:
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|
|
|
|
|
June 30, | |
|
December 31, | |
|
|
2006 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
Securitized vacation ownership debt
|
|
$ |
1,228 |
|
|
$ |
1,135 |
|
Other:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Vacation ownership asset-linked debt
|
|
|
600 |
|
|
|
550 |
|
|
Bank borrowings:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Vacation ownership
|
|
|
111 |
|
|
|
113 |
|
|
|
Vacation rental
|
|
|
70 |
|
|
|
68 |
|
|
Vacation rental capital leases
|
|
|
145 |
|
|
|
139 |
|
|
Other
|
|
|
35 |
|
|
|
37 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
2,189 |
|
|
$ |
2,042 |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As of June 30, 2006, available capacity under our borrowing
arrangements was as follows:
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Total | |
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Outstanding | |
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Available | |
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|
Capacity (a) | |
|
Borrowings | |
|
Capacity | |
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| |
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| |
|
| |
Securitized vacation ownership
debt (b)
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|
$ |
1,375 |
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|
$ |
1,228 |
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|
$ |
147 |
|
Other:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Vacation ownership asset-linked
debt (c)
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|
|
600 |
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|
|
600 |
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|
|
|
|
|
Bank borrowings:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Vacation
ownership (d)
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|
149 |
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|
|
111 |
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|
|
38 |
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|
|
Vacation
rental (e)
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|
|
70 |
|
|
|
70 |
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|
|
|
|
|
Vacation rental capital
leases (f)
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|
|
145 |
|
|
|
145 |
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|
|
|
|
|
Other
|
|
|
35 |
|
|
|
35 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
2,374 |
|
|
$ |
2,189 |
|
|
$ |
185 |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a) |
|
Capacity is subject to maintaining sufficient assets to
collateralize these secured obligations. |
(b) |
|
We also have access to an $800 million bank conduit
facility, of which $653 million was drawn as of
June 30, 2006, which we utilize to securitize vacation
ownership contract receivables. This debt (including borrowings
under the conduit) is collateralized by $1,624 million of
underlying vacation ownership contract receivables and related
assets. |
(c) |
|
As of June 30, 2006, these borrowings are collateralized by
$1,429 million of vacation ownership-related assets,
consisting primarily of unsecuritized vacation ownership
contract receivables, vacation ownership inventory and
restricted cash. These borrowings were repaid at the time of our
separation. |
(d) |
|
These secured borrowings are collateralized by $130 million
of underlying vacation ownership contract receivables and
related assets. |
(e) |
|
This bank debt is collateralized by $103 million of land
and related vacation rental assets. |
(f) |
|
These leases are recorded as capital lease obligations with
corresponding assets classified within property, plant and
equipment on the Combined Condensed Balance Sheets. |
The available capacity under our new borrowing arrangements is
as follows:
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|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding | |
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|
|
|
|
|
Borrowings | |
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|
|
|
Total | |
|
as of | |
|
Available | |
|
|
Capacity | |
|
July 31, 2006 | |
|
Capacity | |
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| |
|
| |
|
| |
Term loan facility
|
|
$ |
300 |
|
|
$ |
300 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
Interim loan facility
|
|
|
800 |
|
|
|
800 |
|
|
|
|
|
Revolving credit facility
|
|
|
900 |
|
|
|
260 |
|
|
|
590 |
(*) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
2,000 |
|
|
$ |
1,360 |
|
|
$ |
590 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(*) |
|
Our capacity under our revolving credit facility was further
reduced by approximately $50 million for the issuance of
letters of credit in addition to the outstanding borrowings
shown above. |
On July 11, 2006, we closed an additional series of notes
payable from vacation ownership loans in the initial principal
amount of $550 million. The payment of principal and
interest on these notes is insured under the terms of a
financial guaranty insurance policy. The proceeds from these
notes were used to reduce the principal and interest outstanding
under the conduit facility referenced above and the remaining
proceeds will be used for general corporate purposes.
The interim loan facility ranks pari passu with our unsecured
debt, except with respect to maturity as the interim facility has
a one-year term and the revolving credit facility and term loan
facility have five-year terms. Subject to market conditions, we
intend to replace the interim loan facility in its entirety with
a combination of senior unsecured medium-term, non-convertible, fixed and/or
floating rate bonds. In the event the sale of Travelport is completed, we intend to use a
31
portion of the
proceeds contributed to us to pay down the interim facility; in
addition, the receipt of such proceeds would likely result in
our issuing a proportionally smaller amount of the bonds
described above. The remainder of the proceeds from a sale of
Travelport, if any, will be used to repay other debt.
The new facilities include affirmative covenants, including the
maintenance of specific financial ratios. These financial
covenants consist of a minimum interest coverage ratio of at
least 3.0 times as of the measurement date and a maximum
leverage ratio not to exceed 3.5 times on the measurement date.
The interest coverage ratio is calculated by dividing EBITDA (as
defined in the credit agreement) by Interest Expense (as defined
in the credit agreement), excluding interest expense on any
Securitized Indebtedness and on Non-Recourse Indebtedness (as
the two terms are defined in the credit agreement), both as
measured on a trailing 12 month basis preceding the
measurement date. The leverage ratio is calculated by dividing
total Consolidated Total Indebtedness (as defined in the credit
agreement) excluding any Securitization Indebtedness and any
Non-Recourse Secured debt as of the measurement date by EBITDA
as measured on a trailing 12 month basis preceding the
measurement date. Negative covenants in the new credit
facilities include limitations on indebtedness of material
subsidiaries; liens; mergers, consolidations, liquidations,
dissolutions and sales of substantially all assets; and sale and
leasebacks. Events of default in the new credit facilities
include nonpayment of principal when due; nonpayment of
interest, fees or other amounts; violation of covenants; cross
payment default and cross acceleration (in each case, to
indebtedness (excluding securitization indebtedness) in excess
of $50 million); and a change of control (the definition of
which permits our separation from Cendant).
Pro Forma Indebtedness Following Separation
The following table reflects our indebtedness (and related
collateralizing assets) as of June 30, 2006 after giving
pro forma effect to the borrowings in connection with our
separation, which are described in more detail in the section
entitled Description of Material Indebtedness,
included in the information statement.
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|
|
(Adjust- | |
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|
|
Reduction in | |
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|
|
|
ments) / | |
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|
Borrowings | |
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|
|
|
As of | |
|
Planned | |
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|
|
for | |
|
Travelport | |
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|
June 30, | |
|
Issuances/ | |
|
Separation | |
|
Travelport | |
|
Sale | |
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|
2006 | |
|
(Repayments) | |
|
Pro Forma | |
|
Sale | |
|
Pro Forma | |
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|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
Secured assets
(a)
|
|
$ |
3,412 |
|
|
$ |
(1,429 |
) |
|
$ |
1,983 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
1,983 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Securitized vacation ownership debt
|
|
$ |
1,228 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
1,228 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
1,228 |
|
Other:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Vacation ownership asset-linked debt
|
|
|
600 |
|
|
|
(600 |
)(b) |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bank borrowings
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Vacation ownership
|
|
|
111 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
111 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
111 |
|
|
|
Vacation rental
|
|
|
70 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
70 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
70 |
|
|
Vacation rental capital leases
|
|
|
145 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
145 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
145 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
2,154 |
|
|
$ |
(600 |
) |
|
$ |
1,554 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
1,554 |
|
Unsecured debt:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other
|
|
$ |
35 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
35 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
35 |
|
|
Revolving credit facility
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
260 |
(c) |
|
|
260 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
260 |
|
|
Term loan
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
300 |
(d) |
|
|
300 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
300 |
|
|
Interim loan facility
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
800 |
(e) |
|
|
800 |
|
|
|
(760 |
) |
|
|
40 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
35 |
|
|
|
1,360 |
|
|
|
1,395 |
|
|
|
(760 |
) |
|
|
635 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
2,189 |
|
|
$ |
760 |
|
|
$ |
2,949 |
|
|
$ |
(760 |
) |
|
$ |
2,189 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a) |
|
Represents the portion of vacation ownership contract
receivables, other vacation ownership related assets, and other
vacation exchange and rental assets that collateralize our
outstanding secured obligations. The pro forma amount reflects a
reduction associated with the repayment of the existing
asset-linked facility of Cendant which resulted in the
corresponding assets no longer being secured. |
(b) |
|
Represents the repayment of the asset-linked facility utilizing
proceeds received in connection with the July 2006 borrowings. |
(c) |
|
Represents borrowings under a
5-year,
$900 million revolving credit facility, which bears
interest at LIBOR plus 55 basis points, in addition to a
commitment fee of 10 basis points, each of which will be
dependent on our credit ratings. |
(d) |
|
Represents unsecured term loans, which are due in 2011 and bear
interest at LIBOR plus 55 basis points. |
(e) |
|
Represents the issuance of term loans, which are due in 2007 and
bear interest at LIBOR plus 55 basis points, dependent on
our credit ratings. |
Our new borrowing facilities contain restrictive covenants,
including restrictions on indebtedness of material subsidiaries,
mergers and certain sales of assets, limitations on liens,
liquidations, and sale and leaseback transactions, and the
maintenance of certain financial ratios. As of June 30,
2006, on a pro forma basis, we would have been in compliance
with all the restrictive covenants including the required
financial ratios. See Description of Material
Indebtedness, in the information statement for a
description of these restrictive covenants.
32
LIQUIDITY RISK
Our liquidity position may be negatively affected by unfavorable
conditions in the markets in which we operate. Our liquidity as
it relates to our vacation ownership financings could be
adversely affected if we were to fail to renew any of the
facilities on their renewal dates or if we were to fail to meet
certain ratios, which may occur in certain instances if the
credit quality of the underlying vacation ownership contract
receivables deteriorates. Our ability to sell vacation ownership
contract receivables depends on the continued ability of the
capital markets to provide financing to the entities that buy
the vacation ownership contract receivables.
After giving effect to the Separation, our syndicated credit
facilities have been rated BBB and Baa2 by Standard &
Poors and Moodys, respectively. A security rating is
not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities and is
subject to revision or withdrawal by the assigning rating
organization. Each rating should be evaluated independently of
any other rating.
SEASONALITY
We experience seasonal fluctuations in our gross revenues and
net earnings from our franchise and management fees, commission
income earned from renting vacation properties, annual
subscription fees or annual membership dues, as applicable, and
exchange transaction fees and sales of VOIs. Revenues from
franchise and management fees are generally higher in the second
and third quarters than in the first or fourth quarters, because
of increased leisure travel during the summer months. Revenues
from rental income earned from booking vacation rentals are
generally highest in the third quarter, when vacation rentals
are highest. Revenues from vacation exchange transaction fees
are generally highest in the first quarter, which is generally
when members of our vacation exchange business plan and book
their vacations for the year. Revenues from sales of VOIs are
generally higher in the second and third quarters than in other
quarters. The seasonality of our business may cause fluctuations
in our quarterly operating results. As we expand into new
markets and geographical locations, we may experience increased
or different seasonality dynamics that create fluctuations in
operating results different from the fluctuations we have
experienced in the past.
CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS
The following table summarizes our future contractual
obligations for the twelve month periods beginning on
July 1st of each of the years set forth below:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2006 | |
|
2007 | |
|
2008 | |
|
2009 | |
|
2010 | |
|
Thereafter | |
|
Total | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
Debt
(a)
|
|
$ |
396 |
|
|
$ |
249 |
|
|
$ |
482 |
|
|
$ |
77 |
|
|
$ |
659 |
|
|
$ |
291 |
|
|
$ |
2,154 |
|
Unsecured debt
(b)
|
|
|
21 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
11 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
35 |
|
Operating leases
|
|
|
34 |
|
|
|
27 |
|
|
|
20 |
|
|
|
16 |
|
|
|
13 |
|
|
|
21 |
|
|
|
131 |
|
Other purchase commitments
(c)
|
|
|
406 |
|
|
|
72 |
|
|
|
14 |
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
9 |
|
|
|
516 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
$ |
857 |
|
|
$ |
349 |
|
|
$ |
517 |
|
|
$ |
104 |
|
|
$ |
688 |
|
|
$ |
321 |
|
|
$ |
2,836 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a) |
|
Amounts exclude interest expense, as the amounts ultimately paid
will depend on amounts outstanding under our secured obligations
and interest rates in effect during each period. |
(b) |
|
Excludes future cash payments related to interest expense. |
(c) |
|
Primarily represents commitments for the development of vacation
ownership properties. |
The following table summarizes our future contractual
obligations for the twelve month periods beginning on
July 1st of each of the years set forth below after
giving pro forma effect to debt issuances/repayments discussed
above in connection with the separation plan and the sale of
Travelport. The table below does not include future cash
payments related to (i) contingent payments that may be
made to Cendant and/or third parties at a future date in
connection with the arrangements described above,
(ii) payments that may result from the transfer to us of
certain assets by Cendant or assumption of certain Cendant
liabilities by us in connection with the separation plan or
(iii) the various guarantees described in Note 13 to
our Annual Combined Financial Statements.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2006 | |
|
2007 | |
|
2008 | |
|
2009 | |
|
2010 | |
|
Thereafter | |
|
Total | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
Debt
(a)
|
|
$ |
396 |
|
|
$ |
249 |
|
|
$ |
482 |
|
|
$ |
77 |
|
|
$ |
59 |
|
|
$ |
291 |
|
|
$ |
1,554 |
|
Unsecured debt
(b)
|
|
|
21 |
|
|
|
41 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
11 |
|
|
|
560 |
|
|
|
635 |
|
Operating leases
|
|
|
34 |
|
|
|
27 |
|
|
|
20 |
|
|
|
16 |
|
|
|
13 |
|
|
|
21 |
|
|
|
131 |
|
Other purchase commitments
(c)
|
|
|
406 |
|
|
|
72 |
|
|
|
14 |
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
9 |
|
|
|
516 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
$ |
857 |
|
|
$ |
389 |
|
|
$ |
517 |
|
|
$ |
104 |
|
|
$ |
88 |
|
|
$ |
881 |
|
|
$ |
2,836 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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(a)
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Amounts exclude interest expense, as the amounts ultimately paid
will depend on amounts outstanding under our secured obligations
and interest rates in effect during each period. |
(b) |
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This table assumes that pro forma debt of $40 million will
be due in 2007 and $560 million will be due after 2010.
Excludes future cash payments related to interest expense. All
$600 million of the unsecured debt that we issued is
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determined by the rates in effect during each period. The 2006
amounts do not include the then-outstanding balance of the
asset-linked facility to Cendant which was repaid at the time of
separation. |
(c) |
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Primarily represents commitments for the development of vacation
ownership properties. |
In addition to the above and in connection with our Separation
from Cendant, we entered into certain guarantee commitments with
Cendant (pursuant to our assumption of certain liabilities and
our obligation to indemnify Cendant, Realogy and Travelport for
such liabilities) and guarantee commitments related to deferred
compensation arrangements with each of Cendant, Realogy and
Travelport. These guarantee arrangements primarily relate to
certain contingent litigation liabilities, contingent tax
liabilities, and Cendant contingent and other corporate
liabilities, of which we have assumed and are responsible for
37.5% (or 30% if the sale of Travelport is not completed) of
these Cendant liabilities. Additionally, if any of the companies
responsible for all or a portion of such liabilities were to
default in its payment of costs or expenses related to any such
liability, we would be responsible for a portion of the
defaulting party or parties obligation. We have also
provided a default guarantee related to certain deferred
compensation arrangements related to certain current and former
senior officers and directors of Cendant, Realogy and
Travelport. These arrangements were valued upon our separation
from Cendant with the assistance of third-party experts in
accordance with Financial Interpretation No. 45
Guarantors Accounting and Disclosure Requirements
for Guarantees, Including Indirect Guarantees of Indebtedness of
Others and recorded as liabilities on our balance sheet.
Upon Separation, we recorded the incremental fair value of such
guarantees in excess of the Cendant corporate liabilities
assumed by the Company. Such amounts are subject to future
adjustment as the probability of loss changes, if at all. To the
extent such recorded liabilities are not adequate to cover the
ultimate payment amounts, such excess will be reflected as an
expense to our results of operations in future periods.
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES
In presenting our financial statements in conformity with
generally accepted accounting principles, we are required to
make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported
therein. Several of the estimates and assumptions we are
required to make relate to matters that are inherently uncertain
as they pertain to future events. However, events that are
outside of our control cannot be predicted and, as such, they
cannot be contemplated in evaluating such estimates and
assumptions. If there is a significant unfavorable change to
current conditions, it could result in a material adverse impact
to our combined results of operations, financial position and
liquidity. We believe that the estimates and assumptions we used
when preparing our financial statements were the most
appropriate at that time. These Combined Condensed Financial
Statements should be read in conjunction with the audited
Combined Financial Statements included in the Form 10 filed
on July 12, 2006, which includes a description of our
critical accounting policies that involve subjective and complex
judgments that could potentially affect reported results. Since
such date there have been no material changes to our critical
accounting policies as to the methodologies or assumptions we
apply under them.
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Item 3. |
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market
Risks |
We assess our market risk based on changes in interest and
foreign currency exchange rates utilizing a sensitivity analysis
that measures the potential impact in earnings, fair values, and
cash flows based on a hypothetical 10% change (increase and
decrease) in interest and foreign currency rates. We used
June 30, 2006 market rates to perform a sensitivity
analysis separately for each of our market risk exposures. The
estimates assume instantaneous, parallel shifts in interest rate
yield
curves and exchange rates. We have determined, through such
analyses, that the impact of a 10% change in interest and
foreign currency exchange rates and prices on our earnings, fair
values and cash flows would not be material.
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Item 4. |
Controls and Procedures |
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(a) |
Disclosure Controls and Procedures. Our management, with
the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief
Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of our
disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in
Rules 13a-15(e)
and 15d-15(e) under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange
Act)) as of the end of the period covered by this
quarterly report. Based on such evaluation, our Chief Executive
Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of
the end of such period, our disclosure controls and procedures
are effective. |
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(b) |
Internal Controls Over Financial Reporting. There have
been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting
(as such term is defined in rules
13a-15(f) and
15d-15(f) under the
Exchange Act) during the fiscal quarter to which this report
relates that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely
to materially affect, our internal control over financial
reporting. |
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PART II OTHER INFORMATION
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Item 1. |
Legal Proceedings. |
The following litigation relates to Cendants Hospitality
Services (including Timeshare Resorts) businesses, and pursuant
to the Separation and Distribution Agreement, we have agreed to
be responsible for all of the related costs and expenses.
Wendell and Sandra Grimes, et al. v. Fairfield
Resorts, Inc., FairShare Vacation Owners Association,
et al.,
No 6:05-CV-1061-ORL-22JGG
(M.D. Fla.). This class action complaint was filed on
July 19, 2005. It alleges, under a variety of legal
theories, that the defendants violated their duties to the
members of FairShare Plus through self-serving changes to the
reservation and availability policies (including an affiliation
with RCI), which diminished the value of the vacation ownership
interests purchased by the members and rendered it more
difficult for members to obtain reservations at their home
resort. The complaint does not seek monetary damages in a
specified amount, nor does it specify the form of injunctive or
declaratory relief sought. Plaintiffs filed their motion for
class certification on October 18, 2005, and defendants
submitted their opposition on January 18, 2006. On
April 26, 2006, the court heard oral argument but did not
rule on the plaintiffs motion for class certification. On
April 27, 2006, the court denied the plaintiffs
motion for class certification. On May 11, 2006, plaintiffs
filed with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh
Circuit a petition for an interlocutory review of the District
Courts April 27 order denying class certification. On
May 15, 2006, the District Court ordered plaintiffs to file
not later than May 31, 2006, an amended complaint which
omits class action allegations. On or about May 31, 2006,
plaintiffs filed an amended complaint omitting the class action
allegations. On June 7, 2006, defendants moved to dismiss
the amended complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.
On June 21, 2006, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the
Eleventh Circuit denied the plaintiffs petition for an
interlocutory review of the District Courts April 27
order. On July 14th, 2006, the U.S. District Court
granted defendants motion to dismiss the amended complaint
for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. On August 8th,
2006 plaintiffs filed a notice of final appeal before the
Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals.
Source v. Cendant Corporation, No. 2-05CV-347
(E.D. Tex.). Source, Inc., which we refer to as Source, filed
suit against Cendant on July 28, 2005. Source alleges
infringement of four patents related to Sources
centralized consumer cash value accumulation system for
multiple merchants. Source alleges that Cendant Hotel
Group, Inc.s TripRewards program infringes upon
Sources guest loyalty system. Source seeks monetary
damages and injunctive relief. While the parties have discussed
a nuisance value settlement, Cendant has filed an answer and
motion to stay the litigation pending reexamination of two of
the patents by the Patent and Trademark Office. The motion for
stay was granted, and the matter was stayed until April 2006. We
applied for an extension of that stay, which Source opposed. The
Court has lifted the stay. The parties have filed a joint motion
to dismiss the matter without prejudice and have committed to
exploring possible business solutions to the dispute.
In Re: Resort Condominiums International, LLC and RCI Canada,
Inc., Nos. 040895898P1-01-001,
040895898P1-01-002,
040895898P1-01003, 040895898P1-01004,
040897266P1-06-001,
040897266P1-05-001
(Edmonton Provincial Court), Case Nos. 040895104P1-01-001,
040895104P1-01-002, 040895104P1-01-003,
040895104P1-01-004,
040895104P1-01-005,
040895104P1-01-006 (Canmore Provincial Court), Nos.
040897167P1-01-001, 04897167P1-02-001 (Calgary Provincial
Court). Companion complaints were filed against Resort
Condominium International, LLC and RCI Canada, Inc. in three
Alberta jurisdictions on August 4, 2004 alleging that the
RCI Points program is an unlicensed travel club and the
unregistered sales of memberships in the program is a regulatory
violation of the Alberta Fair Trading Act. The complaints seek
statutory penalties. RCIs defense is premised upon the
fact that the RCI Points program simply provides a system to use
accommodations currently owned by the vacation ownership
consumer and is not a travel club, as defined in the statute, as
it does not involve the future purchase of accommodations. Trial
in the Calgary matter is currently scheduled for October 16 to
October 20, 2006. Trial in the Edmonton matter is currently
scheduled for February 26 to March 7, 2007. Trial has not
yet been scheduled in the Canmore matter. RCI is attempting to
consolidate the three matters for trial. Settlement talks
between the Government and the co-defendant developer have
reached an impasse. RCI is exploring whether the Government will
voluntarily dismiss RCI from these matters.
Additionally, from time to time, we are involved in certain
claims and legal actions arising in the ordinary course of our
business, including: for our lodging business, (i) breach
of contract, fraud and bad faith claims between franchisors and
franchisees in connection with franchise agreements and with
owners in connection with management contracts and
(ii) negligence claims asserted in connection with acts or
occurrences at franchised or managed properties; for our
vacation exchange and rental business, (i) breach of
contract claims by both affiliates and members in connection
with their respective agreements and (ii) negligence claims
by guests for alleged injuries sustained at resorts; for our
vacation ownership business, (i) breach of contract,
conflict of interest, fraud and consumer protection act claims
by property owners associations, owners and prospective
owners in connection with the sale of vacation ownership
interests or the management of vacation ownership resorts,
(ii) construction defect claims relating to vacation
ownership units or resorts and (iii) negligence claims by
guests for alleged injuries sustained at vacation ownership
units or resorts; and for each of our businesses,
(i) bankruptcy proceedings involving efforts to collect
receivables from a debtor in bankruptcy and
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(ii) employment matters involving claims of discrimination
and wage and hours claims. Although the results of such claims
and legal actions cannot be predicted with certainty, we do not
believe based on information currently available to us that the
final outcome of these proceedings will have a material adverse
effect on our consolidated financial position, results of
operations or cash flows. Any adverse outcome of such claims and
legal actions, however, could have a material effect on our
results of operations.
We cannot give any assurance as to the final outcome or
resolution of these unresolved proceedings. An adverse outcome
from certain unresolved proceedings could be material with
respect to earnings in any given reporting period. However, we
do not believe that the impact of such unresolved proceedings
should result in a material liability to us in relation to our
consolidated financial position or liquidity.
In addition, pursuant to the Separation and Distribution
Agreement, we agreed to be responsible for 37.5% (or 30% if the
sale of Travelport is not completed) of certain contingent and
other corporate liabilities (and related costs and expenses)
related to Cendant litigation. See Certain Relationships
and Related Party TransactionsLitigation For Which We Have
Assumed Liability Pursuant to the Separation and Distribution
Agreement.
LegalCendant Corporate Litigation
Pursuant to the Separation and Distribution Agreement we agreed
to be responsible for 37.5% (or 30% if the sale of Travelport is
not completed) of the contingent and other corporate liabilities
(and related costs and expenses) related to the Cendant
litigation described below.
After the April 15, 1998 announcement of the discovery of
accounting irregularities in the former CUC business units, and
prior to the issuance of the Information Statement,
approximately 70 lawsuits claiming to be class actions and
other proceedings were commenced against Cendant and other
defendants, of which a number of lawsuits have been settled.
Approximately six lawsuits remain unresolved in addition to the
matters described below.
In Re Cendant Corporation Litigation, Master File
No. 98-1664 (WHW) (D.N.J.), which we refer to as the
Securities Action, is a consolidated class action brought on
behalf of all persons who acquired securities of Cendant and
CUC, except the PRIDES securities, between May 31, 1995 and
August 28, 1998. Named as defendants are Cendant; 28
current and former officers and directors of Cendant, CUC and
HFS Incorporated; and Ernst & Young LLP, or
Ernst & Young, CUCs former independent accounting
firm.
The Amended and Consolidated Class Action Complaint in the
Securities Action alleges that, among other things, the lead
plaintiffs and members of the class were damaged when they
acquired securities of Cendant and CUC because, as a result of
accounting irregularities, Cendants and CUCs
previously issued financial statements were materially false and
misleading, and the allegedly false and misleading financial
statements caused the prices of Cendants and CUCs
securities to be inflated artificially.
On December 7, 1999, Cendant announced that it had reached
an agreement to settle claims made by class members in the
Securities Action for approximately $2,850 million in cash
plus 50% of any net recovery Cendant receives from
Ernst & Young as a result of Cendants
cross-claims against Ernst & Young as described below.
This settlement received all necessary court approvals and was
fully funded by Cendant on May 24, 2002.
On January 25, 1999, Cendant asserted cross-claims against
Ernst & Young that alleged that Ernst & Young
failed to follow professional standards to discover, and
recklessly disregarded, the accounting irregularities and is
therefore liable to Cendant for damages in unspecified amounts.
The cross-claims assert claims for breaches of Ernst &
Youngs audit agreements with Cendant, negligence, breaches
of fiduciary duty, fraud and contribution. On July 18,
2000, Cendant filed amended cross-claims against
Ernst & Young asserting the same claims.
On March 26, 1999, Ernst & Young filed
cross-claims against Cendant and certain of Cendants
present and former officers and directors that alleged that any
failure by Ernst & Young to discover the accounting
irregularities was caused by misrepresentations and omissions
made to Ernst & Young in the course of its audits and
other reviews of Cendants financial statements.
Ernst & Youngs cross-claims assert claims for
breach of contract, fraud, fraudulent inducement, negligent
misrepresentation and contribution. Damages in unspecified
amounts are sought for the costs to Ernst & Young
associated with defending the various shareholder lawsuits, lost
business it claims is attributable to Ernst &
Youngs association with Cendant and for harm to
Ernst & Youngs reputation. On June 4, 2001,
Ernst & Young filed amended cross-claims against
Cendant asserting the same claims.
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Semerenko v. Cendant Corp., et al., Civ. Action
No. 98-5384 (D.N.J.), and P. Schoenfield Asset
Management LLC v. Cendant Corp., et al., Civ.
Action No. 98-4734 (D.N.J.), which we refer to as the ABI
Actions, were initially commenced in October and November of
1998, respectively, on behalf of a putative class of persons who
purchased securities of American Bankers Insurance Group, Inc.,
which we refer to as ABI, between January 27, 1998 and
October 13, 1998. Named as defendants are Cendant, four
former CUC officers and directors and Ernst & Young.
The complaints in the ABI Actions, as amended on
February 8, 1999, assert violations of Sections 10(b),
14(e) and 20(a) of the Exchange Act. The plaintiffs allege that
they purchased shares of ABI common stock at prices artificially
inflated by the accounting irregularities after Cendant
announced a cash tender offer for 51% of ABIs outstanding
shares of common stock in January 1998. Plaintiffs also allege
that after the disclosure of the accounting irregularities,
Cendant misstated its intention to complete the tender offer and
a second step merger pursuant to which the remaining shares of
ABI stock were to be acquired by Cendant. Plaintiffs seek, among
other things, unspecified compensatory damages. On April 4, 2006, Cendant entered into an
agreement to settle this matter for $22 million. A hearing
to approve the settlement occurred on July 24, 2006 and the
Court signed the Order approving the settlement on July 31,
2006.
The settlements and actions described above do not encompass six
additional claims against Cendant relating to accounting
irregularities. We cannot give any assurance as to the final
outcome or resolution of these unresolved proceedings. An
adverse outcome from certain unresolved proceedings could be
material with respect to earnings in any given reporting period.
However, we do not believe that the impact of such unresolved
proceedings should result in a material liability to us in
relation to our consolidated financial position or liquidity.
We and Cendant are subject to income taxes in the United States
and several foreign jurisdictions. The IRS is currently
examining Cendants taxable years 1998 through 2002 during
which our business was included in Cendants tax returns.
Over the course of the audit, we and Cendant have responded to
various requests for information, primarily focused on the 1999
statutory merger of Cendants former fleet business; the
calculation of the stock basis in the 1999 sale of a Cendant
subsidiary; and the deductibility of expenses associated with
the shareholder class action litigation resulting from the
merger with CUC. To date, we and Cendant have not agreed to any
IRS proposed adjustments related to these matters. Although we
and Cendant believe there is appropriate support for the
positions taken on its tax returns, we and Cendant have recorded
liabilities representing the best estimates of the probable loss
on certain positions. We and Cendant believe that the accruals
for tax liabilities are adequate for all open years, based on
assessment of many factors including past experience and
interpretations of tax law applied to the facts of each matter.
Although we and Cendant believe the recorded assets and
liabilities are reasonable, tax regulations are subject to
interpretation and tax litigation is inherently uncertain;
therefore, our and Cendants assessments can involve both a
series of complex judgments about future events and rely heavily
on estimates and assumptions. While we and Cendant believe that
the estimates and assumptions supporting the assessments are
reasonable, the final determination of tax audits and any other
related litigation could be materially different than that which
is reflected in historical income tax provisions and recorded
assets and liabilities. Based on the results of an audit or
litigation, a material effect on our income tax provision, net
income, or cash flows in the period or periods for which that
determination is made could result.
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Regulatory Proceedings
In the past, we have been subject to regulatory proceedings
relating to the ADA. In the future, we may be subject to
regulatory proceedings relating to the ADA or other regulatory
regimes to which our businesses are subject, none of which we
expect would have a material adverse effect on our financial
position, results of operations or cash flows. There can be no
assurance that such regulatory proceedings, or any future
regulatory proceedings, will not have a material adverse effect
on our business, financial condition or results of operations.
RISK FACTORS
You should carefully consider each of the following risk
factors and all of the other information set forth in this
report. The risk factors generally have been separated into
three groups: (i) risks relating to the separation,
(ii) risks relating to our business and (iii) risks
relating to our common stock. Based on the information currently
known to us, we believe that the following information
identifies the most significant risk factors affecting our
company in each of these categories of risks. However, the risks
and uncertainties our company faces are not limited to those set
forth in the risk factors described below. Additional risks and
uncertainties not presently known to us or that we currently
believe to be immaterial may also adversely affect our business.
In addition, past financial performance may not be a reliable
indicator of future performance and historical trends should not
be used to anticipate results or trends in future periods.
If any of the following risks and uncertainties develops into
actual events, these events could have a material adverse effect
on our business, financial condition or results of operations.
In such case, the trading price of our common stock could
decline.
Risks relating to the separation
We have no operating history as a separate public company,
and our historical and pro forma financial information is not
necessarily representative of the results we would have achieved
as a separate publicly traded company and may not be a reliable
indicator of our future results.
The historical and pro forma financial information included in
this information statement does not necessarily reflect the
financial condition, results of operations or cash flows that we
would have achieved as a separate publicly traded company during
the periods presented or those that we will achieve in the
future. Prior to our separation, our business was operated by
Cendant as part of its broader corporate organization, rather
than as an independent company. Cendant or one of its affiliates
performed various corporate functions for us, including, but not
limited to, tax administration, certain governance functions
(including compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and
internal audit) and external reporting. Our historical and pro
forma financial results reflect allocations of corporate
expenses from Cendant for these and similar functions. These
allocations are less than the comparable expenses we believe we
would have incurred had we operated as a separate publicly
traded company.
We will be responsible for certain of Cendants
contingent and other corporate liabilities.
Under the Separation and Distribution Agreement and other
agreements, subject to certain exceptions contained in the Tax
Sharing Agreement, we and Realogy will each assume and be
responsible for 37.5% and 62.5%, respectively, of certain of
Cendants contingent and other corporate liabilities
including those relating to unresolved tax and legal matters and
associated costs and expenses. However, in the event that the
sale of Travelport is not completed, we, Realogy and Travelport
will each assume and be responsible for 30%, 50% and 20%,
respectively, of these contingent and other liabilities. More
specifically, we generally will assume and be responsible for
the payment of our share of (i) all taxes imposed on
Cendant and certain other subsidiaries and (ii) certain
contingent and other corporate liabilities of Cendant and/or its
subsidiaries to the extent incurred on or prior to the earlier
of (x) December 31, 2006 or (y) the date of the
separation of Travelport from Cendant. These contingent and
other corporate liabilities include liabilities relating to,
arising out of or resulting from (i) certain of
Cendants terminated or divested businesses, including
among others, Cendants former PHH and Marketing Services
(Affinion) businesses, (ii) liabilities relating to the
Travelport sale, including, in general (but subject to certain
exceptions), liabilities for taxes of Travelport for taxable
periods through the date of the Travelport sale, (iii) the
Securities Action, the PRIDES Action and the ABI Actions,
(iv) generally any actions with respect to the separation
plan or the distributions made or brought by any third party and
(v) payments under certain identified contracts (or
portions thereof) that were not allocated to any specific party
in connection with the separation. However, in almost all cases,
contingent and other corporate liabilities do not include
liabilities that are specifically related to the business of one
of the four separated companies which will be allocated 100% to
the relevant company, including any liabilities related to the
business disclosure in a separated companys registration
statement on Form 10 or similar disclosure document filed
or distributed in connection with the separation plan. Assuming
our separation from Cendant occurred on March 31, 2006 and
the sale of Travelport is completed, we would have recorded
liabilities of $321 million relating to our assumption of
Cendants contingent and other corporate liabilities, which
are reflected on our pro forma balance sheet. This amount does
not reflect liabilities that may be required to be established
in connection with the
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guarantees we expect to provide Cendant in connection with the
separation. Any such liabilities, which could be material, will
reflect the fair value of the guarantees, which is currently
being determined.
If any party responsible for such liabilities were to default in
its payment, when due, of any such assumed obligations related
to any such contingent corporate liability, each non-defaulting
party (including Avis Budget Group, Inc.) would be required to
pay an equal portion of the amounts in default. Accordingly, we
may, under certain circumstances, be obligated to pay amounts in
excess of our share of the assumed obligations related to such
contingent and other corporate liabilities including associated
costs and expenses.
Many lawsuits are currently outstanding against Cendant, some of
which relate to accounting irregularities arising from some of
the CUC International, Inc. business units acquired when HFS
Incorporated merged with CUC to form Cendant. While Cendant
has settled many of the principal lawsuits relating to the
accounting irregularities, these settlements do not encompass
all litigation associated with the accounting irregularities. We
do not believe that it is feasible to predict or determine the
final outcome or resolution of these unresolved proceedings.
Although we will share any costs and expenses arising out of
this litigation with Realogy (and with Travelport if the sale of
Travelport is not completed), an adverse outcome from such
unresolved proceedings or liabilities or other proceedings for
which we have assumed partial liability under the Separation and
Distribution Agreement could be material with respect to our
earnings in any given reporting period.
Additionally, Realogy (and not us) will act as the managing
party and will manage and assume control of most legal matters
related to the contingent and other corporate liabilities and
assets of Cendant. Furthermore, assuming the sale of Travelport
is completed, Realogy will have full control of most decisions
relating to the settlement, resolution or disposition of most
legal matters relating to contingent and other corporate
liabilities (including certain tax-related matters) and assets
and we will be responsible for 37.5% of any payments made in
respect of such matters.
We cannot give you any assurance as to when or if the
completion of the sale of Travelport will occur or the extent to
which we will receive any cash proceeds from such sale to reduce
our indebtedness.
Upon the completion of the sale of Travelport, we will have the
right under the Separation and Distribution Agreement to receive
a portion of the cash proceeds (after giving effect to certain
tax liabilities and other expenses incurred by Cendant in
connection with the sale and the repayment of any Travelport
indebtedness) and we will have the obligation to use such cash
proceeds to reduce our indebtedness. We cannot give you any
assurance as to when or if the sale of Travelport will be
completed. The completion of the sale of Travelport is subject
to certain customary conditions precedent and some, including
the receipt of requisite regulatory approvals and the absence of
any material adverse effect with respect to Travelport, may be
outside of Cendants and Travelports control. If the
sale is not completed by December 31, 2006, all of the
shares of common stock of Travelport will be distributed to
Cendants stockholders rather than sold. In such an event,
our expected indebtedness would not be reduced below
approximately $1,360 million (as such amount may be
adjusted as described elsewhere in this information statement)
and the prevailing market price of our common stock may be
materially adversely affected. The amount of our indebtedness
that would be reduced is dependent upon the tax liabilities,
expenses and Travelport debt repayments that may arise in
connection with such a sale, the amounts of which are presently
uncertain. Upon the completion of the sale of Travelport, our
right to receive a portion of the proceeds is a contractual
right under the Separation and Distribution Agreement and we may
be required to take action to enforce our rights under the
Separation and Distribution Agreement to receive all of the
proceeds that we believe we are entitled to receive.
Risks relating to our business
The hospitality industry is highly competitive, and we are
subject to risks relating to competition that may adversely
affect our performance.
We may lose business, which would adversely affect our
performance, if we cannot compete effectively in the highly
competitive hospitality industry. Our continued success depends,
in large part, upon our ability to compete effectively in
markets that contain numerous competitors, some of which may
have significantly greater financial, marketing and other
resources than we have.
Our businesses face the following competitive risks, and if such
risks materialize, the performance of our businesses may be
adversely affected:
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Competition in the hospitality industry may put pressure on
our fees or prices and on our business model. Competition
may reduce fee structures, potentially causing us to lower our
fees or prices, which may adversely impact our profits. New
competition or existing competition that uses a business model
that is different from our business model may put pressure on us
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Our competitors may offer contract terms that may result in
our having to agree to contract terms that are less favorable to
us than the terms under our current contracts. If our
competitors offer more favorable terms than the terms that we
currently offer under our existing contracts (for example, with
our franchisees, with property owners for property management,
with affiliates of our vacation exchange business, with owners
of intervals that are exchanged through our vacation exchange
business and with owners of accommodations for our vacation
rental business), we cannot assure you that new contracts
entered into, renewed or renegotiated in the future will be on
terms that are as favorable to us as the terms of our current
contracts. The terms of our new, renewed or renegotiated
contracts will be influenced by the terms that our competitors
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The weakening or unavailability of our intellectual
property rights could adversely affect our business.
The weakening or unavailability of our trademarks, trade dress
and other intellectual property rights could adversely affect
our business. Our intellectual property rights are fundamental
to the brands that we use in all of our businesses, and we
believe the strength of these brands gives us a competitive
advantage. We generate, maintain, utilize and enforce a
substantial portfolio of trademarks, trade dress and other
intellectual property rights. We use our intellectual property
rights to protect the goodwill of our brand names, promote our
brand name recognition, protect our proprietary technology and
development activities, enhance our competitiveness and
otherwise support our business goals and objectives. However,
there can be no assurance that the steps we take to obtain,
maintain and protect our intellectual property rights will be
adequate. Our intellectual property rights may fail to provide
us with significant competitive advantages, particularly in
foreign jurisdictions that do not have, or do not enforce,
strong intellectual property rights.
We are subject to operating or other risks common to the
hospitality industry.
In addition to the other risks relating to our business
identified in the Risk Factors section of this
information statement, our business is subject to the following
operating or other risks common to the hospitality industry:
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changes in operating costs, including, but not limited to,
energy, labor costs (including minimum wage increases and
unionization), workers compensation and health-care
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changes in desirability of geographic regions of the hotels or
resorts that we franchise or manage, of the resorts with units
that are exchanged through our vacation exchange business, of
the properties we market for rental through our vacation rental
business and of the resorts in which we sell vacation ownership
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increases in costs due to inflation that may not be fully offset
by increases in room rates, annual vacation exchange membership
dues and exchange fees for transactions, vacation rental fees
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the quality of the services provided by franchisees, our
vacation exchange and rental business, resorts with units that
are exchanged through our vacation exchange business and/or
resorts in which we sell vacation ownership interests may
adversely affect our image and reputation and therefore may
adversely affect our results of operations; |
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our ability to generate sufficient cash to buy from third-party
suppliers the products that we need to provide to the
participants in our points programs who want to redeem points
for such products; |
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overbuilding in one or more segments of the hospitality industry
and/or in one or more geographic regions, which could lead to
excess supply compared to demand and therefore to decreases in
hotel or resort occupancy and/or hotel or resort room rates; |
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changes in the number of hotels operating under franchise
agreements and management agreements and changes in the
occupancy rates achieved by hotels; |
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changes in the relative mix of franchised hotels in the various
lodging industry price categories; |
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our ability to develop and maintain positive relations with
current and potential franchisees, hotel owners, resorts with
units that are exchanged through our vacation exchange business
and/or owners of vacation properties that our vacation rental
business markets for rental; |
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competition for desirable sites for the development of vacation
ownership properties and liability under state and local laws
with respect to any construction defects in the vacation
ownership properties we develop; |
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taxation of guest loyalty program benefits that adversely
affects the cost or consumer acceptance of loyalty
programs; and |
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disruptions in relationships with third parties, including
marketing alliances and affiliations with
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We may not be able to achieve our objectives for growth in
the number of franchised and managed properties, vacation
exchange members acquired, rental weeks sold and vacation
ownership interests sold.
There can be no assurance that we will be successful in
achieving our objectives for increasing the number of franchised
and managed properties in our lodging business, the number of
vacation exchange members acquired by our vacation exchange
business, the number of rental weeks sold by our vacation rental
business and the number of tours generated and vacation
ownership interests sold by our vacation ownership business. The
reasons we may not achieve our growth objectives include, but
are not limited to:
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our failure to introduce new branded offerings that gain market
acceptance or to maintain the competitiveness of our existing
brands; |
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our ability to enter into and maintain strategic arrangements; |
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the risks associated with entering new markets and the possible
lack of demand for our products and services in such
markets; and |
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our failure to secure required governmental permits. |
Disruptions and other impairment of our information
technologies and systems could adversely affect our
business.
Any disruption or other impairment in our technology
capabilities could harm our business. Our businesses depend upon
the use of sophisticated information technologies and systems,
including technology and systems utilized for reservation
systems, vacation exchange systems, property management,
communications, procurement, member record databases, call
centers, operation of our loyalty programs and administrative
systems. The operation of these technologies and systems is
dependent upon third-party technologies, systems and services
for which there is no assurance of continued or uninterrupted
availability and operational and maintenance support by the
applicable third-party vendors on commercially reasonable terms.
We cannot assure you that we will be able to continue to operate
effectively and maintain our information technologies and
systems.
In addition, our information technologies and systems are
expected to require refinements and enhancements on an ongoing
basis, and we expect that advanced new technologies and systems
will continue to be introduced. There can be no assurance that
we will be able to replace existing technologies and systems or
obtain or introduce new technologies and systems as quickly as
our competitors or in a cost-effective manner. Also, there can
be no assurance that we will achieve the benefits anticipated or
required from any new technology or system that we may seek to
implement or that we will be able to devote financial resources
to new technologies and systems in the future. In addition, our
information technologies and systems are vulnerable to damage or
interruption from various causes, including: (i) acts of
God and other natural disasters, war and acts of terrorism;
(ii) power losses, computer systems failures, Internet and
telecommunications or data network failures, operator error,
losses of and corruption of data and similar events; and
(iii) computer viruses, penetration by individuals seeking
to disrupt operations or misappropriate information and other
physical or electronic breaches of security. We maintain certain
disaster recovery capabilities for critical functions in most of
our businesses, including certain disaster recovery services
from SunGard Data Systems Inc. and International Business
Machines Corporation. We are also currently in the process of
adding disaster recovery capabilities to our recently acquired
franchise and management businesses of Wyndham Hotels and
Resorts and portions of our vacation ownership business.
However, there can be no assurance that these capabilities will
successfully prevent a disruption to or material adverse effect
on our businesses or operations in the event of a disaster or
other business interruption. Any extended interruption in our
technologies or systems could significantly curtail our ability
to conduct our business and generate revenue. Additionally, our
business interruption insurance may be insufficient to
compensate us for losses that may occur.
Our international operations are subject to risks not
generally experienced by our U.S. operations.
Our international operations are subject to risks not generally
experienced by our U.S. operations, and if such risks
materialize, our profitability may be adversely affected. Such
risks include, but are not limited to:
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potential adverse changes in the diplomatic relations of foreign
countries with the United States; |
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hostility from local populations; |
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restrictions on the withdrawal of foreign investment and
earnings; |
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government policies against businesses owned by foreigners; |
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investment restrictions or requirements; |
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diminished ability to legally enforce our contractual rights in
foreign countries; |
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foreign exchange restrictions; |
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withholding and other taxes on remittances and other payments by
subsidiaries; and |
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We are subject to risks from laws of various international
jurisdictions that limit the right and ability of
non-U.S. entities
to pay dividends and remit earnings to affiliated companies,
unless specified conditions have been met. In addition, we may
incur substantial tax liabilities, which would adversely affect
our profitability, if we repatriate any of the cash generated by
our international operations back to the United States.
We are subject to certain risks related to litigation
filed by or against us, and adverse results may harm our
business.
We cannot predict with certainty the cost of defense, the cost
of prosecution or the ultimate outcome of litigation and other
proceedings filed by or against us, including remedies or damage
awards, and adverse results in such litigation and other
proceedings may harm our business. Such litigation and other
proceedings may include, but are not limited to, actions
relating to intellectual property, commercial arrangements,
employment and labor law, personal injury, death, property
damage or other harm resulting from acts or omissions by
individuals or entities outside of our control, including
franchisees, property owners, resorts with units that are
exchanged through our vacation exchange business and resorts in
which we sell vacation ownership interests. In the case of
intellectual property litigation and proceedings, adverse
outcomes could include the cancellation, invalidation or other
loss of material intellectual property rights used in our
business and injunctions prohibiting our use of business
processes or technology that is subject to third-party patents
or other third-party intellectual property rights.
We generally are not liable for the actions of our franchisees,
owners and resorts with units that are exchanged through our
vacation exchange business, and resorts in which we sell
vacation ownership interests; however, there is no assurance
that we would be insulated from liability in all cases.
We are subject to certain risks related to our
indebtedness, our securitization of assets, the extension of
credit by us and the cost and availability of capital.
In connection with our debt obligations or the securitization of
certain of our assets, as applicable, we are subject to the
following risks, among others:
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the risk that cash flows from operations or available lines of
credit will be insufficient to meet required payments of
principal and interest of non asset-backed debt when due and the
risk that we may default on the covenants in our debt agreements
that we anticipate will limit our ability to, among other
things, borrow additional money, sell assets or engage in
mergers. If we cannot make our payments on our debt and we
cannot refinance our debt or we are unable to comply with these
covenants, we would be in default under our debt agreements.
Unless any such default is waived by our lenders, the debt could
become immediately payable, which could materially adversely
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the risk that our leverage may adversely affect our ability to
obtain additional financing for working capital, capital
expenditures, acquisitions, surety bonds required by regulators
to protect funds of purchasers of vacation ownership interests
pending deeding and resort completion (which surety bonds are
required in lieu of escrowing all or a portion of purchaser
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the risk that our leverage requires the dedication of a
significant portion of our cash flows to the payment of our
indebtedness, thereby reducing the availability of cash flows to
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the risk that (to the extent we maintain floating rate
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the risk that we may not be able to securitize our vacation
ownership contract receivables because of, among other factors,
the performance of the vacation ownership contract receivables,
the market for vacation ownership loan-backed notes and
asset-backed notes in general and the ability to insure the
securitized vacation ownership contract receivables, and the
risk that the actual amount of uncollectible accounts on our
securitized vacation ownership contract receivables and other
credit we extend is greater than our allowances for doubtful
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The financial results of our vacation ownership business may be
affected by the cost and availability of capital for the
development or acquisition of vacation ownership resorts by us,
for the financing of purchases of vacation ownership interests
and for the renovation and maintenance of properties by vacation
ownership resorts. The cost of capital affects the costs of
developing or acquiring new properties because property owners
generally have to borrow funds to develop or acquire new
properties and affects the costs of renovation because property
owners generally have to borrow funds to renovate properties.
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The profitability of our vacation ownership business from
our financing of customers purchases of vacation ownership
interests may be adversely affected by interest rate risk and
risks associated with customer default.
In connection with our vacation ownership business, we generally
provide financing at a fixed interest rate for significant
portions of the aggregate purchase prices of vacation ownership
interests we sell to customers. If interest rates were to
increase significantly, we may not increase the interest rate
offered to finance purchases of vacation ownership interests by
the same amount of the interest rate increase. As a result, the
spread between our rate of borrowing and the interest rate we
charge our customers would decrease, and such decrease would
adversely affect our profitability from financing activities.
Conversely, if interest rates were to decrease and remain at
historically low levels for extended periods, the likelihood of
early prepayments would increase as customers may seek
alternative financing sources. If customers prepaid their loans
and refinanced at lower interest rates, our profitability from
financing activities would decrease.
Our principal source of funding cash requirements for the
vacation ownership business is borrowing against and selling the
vacation ownership contract receivables that arise from our
financing of customers purchases of vacation ownership
interests. When we finance the sale of a vacation ownership
interest, we receive contract receivables at a fixed interest
rate. We have revolving credit facilities under which we borrow
against the vacation ownership contract receivables until the
receivables qualify to be securitized. Once the vacation
ownership contract receivables qualify to be securitized, we
sell them and use the proceeds of the sales to repay our
revolving credit facilities and, as a result of such repayment,
replenish our ability to borrow under the revolving credit
facilities to finance new vacation ownership contract
receivables.
Our revolving credit facilities are, and are expected to
continue to be, at variable interest rates. Any significant
increase in interest rates on our borrowing against vacation
ownership contract receivables or significant increase in
prepayment rates on the current vacation ownership contract
receivables could have a material adverse effect on the cost of
borrowing under our credit facilities. Any adverse change in the
securitization markets or significant declines in the credit
qualities of our vacation ownership contract receivables could
result in our having insufficient borrowing availability under
our credit facilities to maintain our operations at current
levels.
In addition, we face certain credit risks related to our
consumer financing of vacation ownership interests. Purchasers
of vacation ownership interests who finance a portion of the
purchase price present a risk of default.
The average expected cumulative gross default rate of our
portfolio of vacation ownership contract receivables is
approximately 16.3%. The actual rate of such defaults may exceed
our average expected cumulative gross default rate as a result
of various factors, some of which are beyond our control,
including general economic conditions. Consequently, the
profitability of our vacation ownership business may be
adversely affected. Despite the risk of default for purchasers
of vacation ownership interests, we do not verify all potential
purchasers credit histories prior to offering each
potential purchaser the opportunity to finance a portion of the
purchase price of the vacation ownership interests, but, in some
instances, we obtain credits scores from potential purchasers
who wish to obtain financing on more favorable terms. To reduce
the potential adverse effect on Wyndham Worldwide caused by
purchasers of vacation ownership interests who finance a portion
of their purchases but subsequently default, we obtain security
interests in the vacation ownership interests purchased by our
customers, but the value we recover from the secured vacation
ownership interests is not, in all instances, sufficient to
cover the outstanding debt.
Our debt rating may suffer a downgrade, which may restrict
our access to capital markets.
After giving effect to our separation, our unsecured senior
credit rating is BBB and Baa2 by Standard & Poors
and Moodys, respectively. As a result of global economic
and political events or natural disasters, it is possible that
the rating agencies may downgrade the rating and/or outlook for
many of the companies in the hospitality industry, including our
company, and a downgrade could increase our borrowing costs and
therefore could adversely affect our financial results. In
addition, it is possible that rating agencies may downgrade our
rating and our outlook for the company based on our results of
operations and financial condition. A downgrade in our credit
rating could, in particular, increase our costs of capital under
our credit facilities and the amounts of collateral required by
our letters of credit. Pricing of any amounts drawn under our
syndicated bank credit facilities includes a spread to LIBOR
that increases as our ratings from Standard &
Poors and Moodys decrease. The amounts of collateral
required by our letters of credit may increase as a result of a
downgrade in our credit rating. A security rating is not a
recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities and is subject to
revision or withdrawal by the assigning rating organization.
Each rating should be evaluated independently of any other
rating.
We are subject to foreign currency exchange rate
risk.
Changes in foreign currency exchange rates and in international
monetary and tax policies could have a materially adverse effect
on our business, results of operations and financial condition.
We are subject to foreign currency exchange rate risk and risks
associated with changes in international monetary and tax
policies in connection with doing business abroad, principally
in the United Kingdom, Western Continental Europe, South Africa,
Mexico, Venezuela and Singapore. We may seek to mitigate our
foreign exchange rate risk through strategic structuring of
international business entities, swap
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agreements and borrowings denominated in foreign currencies, but
we cannot assure that these strategies will be successful.
Several of our businesses are subject to extensive
regulation, and the cost of compliance or failure to comply with
such regulations may adversely affect our profitability.
The cost of compliance or failure to comply with the extensive
regulations to which several of our businesses are subject may
adversely affect our profitability. Our businesses are regulated
by the states or provinces (including local governments) and
countries in which our operations are conducted and in which our
franchised and managed properties, resorts with units that are
exchanged through our vacation exchange business, accommodations
for our vacation rental business and resorts in which we sell
vacation ownership interests are, in each case, located,
marketed or sold. If we are not in substantial compliance with
applicable laws and regulations, we may be subject to regulatory
actions, fines, penalties and potential criminal prosecution. In
addition, a significant number of purchasers of vacation
ownership interests could have rescission rights, which could
require us to return all funds received from rescinding
purchasers in exchange for the return of their vacation
ownership interests to us.
Our businesses are subject, for example, to privacy laws and
regulations enacted in the United States and other jurisdictions
around the world that govern the collection and use of personal
data of our customers and our ability to contact our customers
and prospective customers, including through telephone or
facsimile. Our vacation ownership business, for example, is
subject to U.S. federal privacy regulation, including the
federal Telemarketing Sales Rule with its do not
call and do not fax provisions, and state
privacy regulations. Many states have laws and regulations
regarding the sale of vacation ownership properties, such as
real estate licensing laws, travel sale licensing laws,
anti-fraud laws, telemarketing laws, telephone solicitation
laws, including do not call and do not
fax regulations and restrictions on the use of predictive
dialers, prize, gift and sweepstakes laws, and labor laws.
Violations of certain provisions of these laws may limit the
ability of our vacation ownership business to market, sell and
finance vacation ownership interests. In addition, our vacation
ownership business could be subject to damages and
administrative enforcement actions. Any of these results could
adversely affect the profitability of our vacation ownership
business. The United States and other jurisdictions are in the
process of considering passing additional laws and regulations
to protect the privacy of customers and prospective customers.
In addition, our vacation ownership business is subject to risks
arising from the requirement under Australian law that all
persons conducting vacation ownership sales and marketing and
vacation ownership club activities hold an Australian Financial
Services License, which subjects holders to several rules and
regulations. In light of these and any future laws and
regulations, there can be no assurance that we will be able to
continue to market our services efficiently and maintain our
rate of sales growth.
Liability arising under environmental laws, ordinances and
regulations may adversely affect the results of our vacation
ownership business, and non-compliance with such laws,
ordinances and regulations may subject us to penalties from
environmental violations, and we would have to take whatever
steps are necessary to achieve compliance. We may incur costs in
connection with environmental
clean-up if hazardous
or toxic substances are found at resorts we own or manage or
resorts we previously owned or managed or may acquire in the
future. Under various federal, state and local laws, ordinances
and regulations, the current or previous owner, manager or
operator of real property may be liable for the costs of removal
or remediation of certain hazardous or toxic substances,
including asbestos, located on or in, or emanating from, such
property, for related costs of investigation and property damage
or for the cost of removal of underground storage tanks.
Environmental laws, ordinances and regulations often impose
liability without regard to whether the owner or operator knew
of, or was responsible for, the presence of hazardous or toxic
substances.
The cost of compliance or failure to comply with the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 may adversely affect our
business.
As a new reporting company under the Exchange Act, we will be
subject to certain provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002,
which may result in higher compliance costs and may adversely
affect our financial results and our ability to attract and
retain qualified members of our Board of Directors or qualified
executive officers. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act affects corporate
governance, securities disclosure, compliance practices,
internal audits, disclosure controls and procedures and
financial reporting and accounting systems. Section 404 of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, for example, requires companies subject
to the reporting requirements of the U.S. securities laws
to do a comprehensive evaluation of its and its consolidated
subsidiaries internal control over financial reporting.
The failure to comply with Section 404, when we are
required to comply, may result in investors losing
confidence in the reliability of our financial statements, which
may result in a decrease in the market value of our common
stock, prevent us from providing the required financial
information in a timely manner, which could materially and
adversely impact our business, our financial condition and the
market value of our common stock, prevent us from otherwise
complying with the standards applicable to us as a public
company and subject us to adverse regulatory consequences.
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Seasonality of our businesses may cause fluctuations in
our gross revenues and net earnings.
We experience seasonal fluctuations in our gross revenues and
net earnings from our franchise and management fees, exchange
fees for transactions, commission income earned from renting
vacation properties and sales of vacation ownership interests.
Revenues from franchise and management fees are generally higher
in the second and third quarters than in the first or fourth
quarters because of increased leisure travel during the summer
months. Vacation exchange transaction revenues are normally
highest in the first quarter, which is generally when members of
RCI plan and book their vacations for the year. Rental
transaction revenues earned from booking vacation rentals to
non-member customers is usually highest in the third quarter,
when vacation rentals are highest. Revenues from sales of
vacation ownership interests are generally higher in the second
and third quarters than in other quarters. The seasonality of
our business may cause fluctuations in our quarterly operating
results. As we expand into new markets and geographical
locations, we may experience increased or different seasonality
dynamics that create fluctuations in operating results different
from the fluctuations we have experienced in the past.
Our revenues are highly dependent on the travel industry
and declines in or disruptions to the travel industry, such as
those caused by terrorism, acts of God or war, may adversely
affect our financial condition and results of operation.
Declines in or disruptions to the travel industry may adversely
affect our financial condition and results of operation. Our
revenues and profits, and in turn our financial condition, may
be significantly adversely affected by exogenous events that
generally adversely affect the travel industry. Such events
include terrorist incidents and threats (and heightened travel
security measures instituted in response to such incidents and
threats), acts of God (such as earthquakes, hurricanes, fires,
floods and other natural disasters), war, bird flu and other
pandemics, the financial instability of many of the air
carriers, airline job actions and strikes, and increases in gas
and other fuel prices. The occurrence or worsening of any of
these types of events could result in a decrease in overall
travel and consequently in a decrease in travel by non-local
visitors to locations in which franchised and managed
properties, resorts with units that are exchanged through our
vacation exchange business, properties that are rented through
our vacation rental businesses and resorts in which we sell
vacation ownership interests have a presence. These types of
events may also result in a general economic downturn, which may
reduce the amount of discretionary spending that our customers
have available for travel and vacations. In addition, from time
to time, hurricanes or other adverse weather events may reduce
the number of rooms available in our lodging business or the
number of units available in resorts in which we exchange and
sell intervals or interests, as applicable.
Our businesses may be adversely affected by a
deterioration in general economic conditions or a weakening of
one or more of the industries in which we operate.
A prolonged economic slowdown, significant price increases,
adverse events relating to the travel and leisure industry and
local, regional and national economic conditions and factors,
such as unemployment, fuel prices, recession and macroeconomic
factors, could hurt our operations and therefore adversely
affect our results. The risks associated with our businesses are
more acute during periods of economic slowdown or recession
because such periods may be accompanied by decreased
discretionary consumer and corporate spending. A weakening of
one or more of the lodging, vacation exchange and rental, and
vacation ownership industries could also hurt our operations and
therefore adversely affect our results.
We are dependent on our senior management, and a loss of
any of our senior managers may adversely affect our business and
results of operations.
We believe that our future growth depends, in part, on the
continued services of our senior management team. Losing the
services of any members of our senior management team could
adversely affect our strategic and customer relationships and
impede our ability to execute our growth strategies. We do not
currently maintain key person life insurance policies for our
executive officers.
There may be risks associated with completing future
acquisitions that we may decide to do.
If we pursue strategic acquisitions, there may be risks
associated with them. We may be unable to identify acquisition
targets that complement our businesses, and if we are able to
identify suitable acquisition targets, we may not be able to
complete acquisitions of such targets on commercially reasonable
terms. Our ability to complete acquisitions depends on a variety
of factors, including our ability to obtain financing on
acceptable terms and requisite government approvals. If we are
able to complete acquisitions, there is no assurance that we
will be able to achieve the revenue and cost benefits that we
expected in connection with such acquisitions or to successfully
integrate the acquired businesses into our existing operations.
We are subject to risks relating to the concentration of a
significant portion of the resorts in which we sell vacation
ownership interests, our sales offices and the customers of our
vacation ownership business in certain vacation areas and areas
where our customers live, as applicable.
The concentration of a significant portion of the resorts in
which we sell vacation ownership interests and of our sales
offices in certain vacation areas and the concentration of a
significant number of the customers of our vacation ownership
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business in certain geographic regions, in each case, may result
in our results of operations being more sensitive to local and
regional economic conditions and other factors, including
competition, natural disasters such as hurricanes, and economic
downturns, than our results of operations would be absent such
geographic concentrations. Many sales offices and resorts in
which we sell vacation ownership interests, for example, are
concentrated in the Southeastern United States, a region that is
prone to hurricanes. Local and regional economic conditions and
other factors may differ materially from prevailing conditions
in other parts of the world.
Nevada, Florida and California are examples of areas with
concentrations of sales offices. For the twelve months ending
June 30, 2006, approximately 15%, 13% and 13% of our
vacation ownership interest sales revenue was generated in sales
offices located in Nevada, Florida and California, respectively.
In addition, as of June 30, 2006, approximately 27% of our
outstanding vacation ownership contract receivables portfolio
relates to customers who reside in California.
The private resale of vacation ownership interests could
adversely affect our vacation ownership resorts and vacation
exchange businesses.
The private resale of vacation ownership interests could
adversely affect the sales and operations of our vacation
ownership business and new member acquisition by our vacation
exchange business. We sell vacation ownership interests to
buyers for purposes of leisure and not for investment. We
believe that the number of private resale of vacation ownership
interests by buyers is presently limited and that any sales of
vacation ownership interests are typically at prices
substantially below the original purchase price. The
availability of vacation ownership interests for resale may make
ownership of vacation ownership interests less attractive to
prospective buyers.
Moreover, as the vacation ownership industry grows, the number
of private resales of vacation ownership interests may increase.
An increase in the supply of vacation ownership interests
available for resale may divert demand for or depress the market
price of vacation ownership interests we sell. In addition,
private resales of vacation ownership interests may adversely
impact our vacation exchange business new member
acquisition because purchases made through resales may not
result in enrollment in our vacation exchange programs.
Revenues from our lodging business are indirectly affected
by our franchisees pricing decisions.
Revenues from our lodging business are dependent upon the
revenues of our franchisees and therefore on our
franchisees pricing decisions, which affect our
franchisees revenues. Pricing decisions on individual room
rates are made by each individual franchisee. Although we can
assist franchisees in understanding how best to take advantage
of opportunities in their respective markets, we have no power
to compel or command pricing decisions on the part of
franchisees. The ability of an individual franchisee to maintain
and increase room rates is a function of the franchisees
ability to market the hotel property locally and maintain the
property in a manner necessary for the franchised hotel to
compete for guests effectively.
Risks relating to our common stock
The market price of our shares may fluctuate
widely.
The market price of our common stock may fluctuate widely,
depending upon many factors, some of which may be beyond our
control, including:
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a failure by Cendant to complete the sale of Travelport, to
receive gross cash proceeds of $4,300 million or to
contribute to us all or a portion of the approximately
$760 million of such proceeds that we expect to receive; |
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our business profile and market capitalization may not fit the
investment objectives of Cendant stockholders, and as a result,
Cendant stockholders may sell our shares after the distribution; |
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a shift in our investor base; |
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our quarterly or annual earnings, or those of other companies in
our industry; |
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actual or anticipated fluctuations in our operating results due
to the seasonality of our business and other factors related to
our business; |
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changes in accounting standards, policies, guidance,
interpretations or principles; |
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announcements by us or our competitors of significant
acquisitions or dispositions; |
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the failure of securities analysts to cover our common stock; |
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changes in earnings estimates by securities analysts or our
ability to meet those estimates; |
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the operating and stock price performance of other comparable
companies; |
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overall market fluctuations; and |
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general economic conditions. |
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Stock markets in general have experienced volatility that has
often been unrelated to the operating performance of a
particular company. These broad market fluctuations may
adversely affect the trading price of our common stock.
A failure by Cendant to complete the sale of Travelport
may materially adversely affect the prevailing market price of
our common stock.
In the event that Cendant fails to complete the sale of
Travelport, we would not receive any of the approximately
$760 million of gross cash proceeds we expect to receive
upon the completion of the sale. In such event, our initial debt
would not be reduced, and the prevailing market price of our
common stock may be materially adversely affected.
Investors may be unable to accurately value our common
stock.
Investors often value companies based on the stock prices and
results of operations of other comparable companies. Currently,
no public hospitality company exists with combined size, scale
and product offerings directly comparable to ours. As such,
investors may find it difficult to accurately value our common
stock, which may cause our common stock to trade below its true
value.
Substantial sales of common stock may occur in connection
with this distribution, which could cause our stock price to
decline.
The shares of our common stock that Cendant distributes to its
stockholders generally may be sold immediately in the public
market. Following the distribution, we believe (based on
information as of January 26, 2006) that Barclays Global
Investors, N.A. will beneficially own 8.88% of our common stock.
Although we have no actual knowledge of any plan or intention on
the part of any 5% or greater stockholder to sell our common
stock following the separation, it is possible that some Cendant
stockholders, including possibly some of our large stockholders,
will sell our common stock received in the distribution for
reasons such as that our business profile or market
capitalization as an independent company does not fit their
investment objectives. The sales of significant amounts of our
common stock or the perception in the market that this will
occur may result in the lowering of the market price of our
common stock.
Your percentage ownership in Wyndham Worldwide may be
diluted in the future.
Your percentage ownership in Wyndham Worldwide may be diluted in
the future because of equity awards that we expect will be
granted to our directors, officers and employees and the
accelerated vesting of other equity awards. Prior to the
separation Cendant approved the Wyndham Worldwide Corporation
2006 Equity and Incentive Plan, or the Plan, which will provide
for the grant of equity based awards, including restricted
stock, restricted stock units, stock options, stock appreciation
rights and other equity-based awards to our directors, officers
and other employees, advisors and consultants. It is expected
that no more than 43.5 million shares of our common stock
will be available for grants pursuant to the Plan, which include
(i) shares which may be used for purposes of satisfying our
obligations under our Non-Employee Directors Deferred
Compensation Plan, Savings Restoration Plan and Officer Deferred
Compensation Plan and (ii) approximately 29 million
shares necessary to implement the issuance of equity awards
relating to our common stock granted pursuant to equitable
adjustments of Cendant equity awards, or the Equitable
Adjustment Awards. The Equitable Adjustment Awards will become
vested on the earlier of (i) the date on which such units
would have vested in accordance with the terms of the existing
vesting schedule or (ii) August 15, 2006.
The Executive Committee of our Board of Directors will not
consist of a majority of independent directors.
We have established an Executive Committee of the Board that
consists of our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, one other
non-independent member and one independent member of our Board.
Under our by-laws, the Executive Committee shall have and may
exercise all of the powers of the Board of Directors when the
Board is not in session, including the power to authorize the
issuance of stock, except that the Executive Committee shall
have no power to (1) alter, amend or repeal the by-laws or
any resolution or resolutions of the Board of Directors or
(2) take any other action which legally may be taken only
by the Board. Accordingly, even though the Board has determined
that five out of its seven members are independent, significant
actions by the Board may be effected by a committee of
directors, the majority of whom are not independent.
Our stockholder rights plan and provisions in our
certificate of incorporation and by-laws and of Delaware law may
prevent or delay an acquisition of our company, which could
decrease the trading price of our common stock.
Our certificate of incorporation, by-laws and Delaware law
contain provisions that are intended to deter coercive takeover
practices and inadequate takeover bids by making such practices
or bids unacceptably expensive to the raider and to encourage
prospective acquirors to negotiate with our Board rather than to
attempt a hostile takeover. These provisions include, among
others:
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a Board of Directors that is divided into three classes with
staggered terms; |
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elimination of the right of our stockholders to act by written
consent; |
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rules regarding how stockholders may present proposals or
nominate directors for election at stockholder meetings; |
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the right of our Board to issue preferred stock without
stockholder approval; and |
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limitations on the right of stockholders to remove directors. |
Delaware law also imposes some restrictions on mergers and other
business combinations between us and any holder of 15% or more
of our outstanding common stock.
Our Board of Directors adopted a stockholder rights plan prior
to the distribution which provides, among other things, that
when specified events occur, our stockholders will be entitled
to purchase from us a newly created series of junior preferred
stock. The preferred stock purchase rights are triggered by the
earlier to occur of (i) ten business days (or a later date
determined by our Board before the rights are separated from our
common stock) after the public announcement that a person or
group has become an acquiring person by acquiring
beneficial ownership of 15% or more of our outstanding common
stock or (ii) ten business days (or a later date determined
by our Board before the rights are separated from our common
stock) after a person or group begins a tender or exchange offer
that, if completed, would result in that person or group
becoming an acquiring person. The issuance of preferred stock
pursuant to the stockholder rights plan would cause substantial
dilution to a person or group that attempts to acquire us on
terms not approved by our Board of Directors.
We believe these provisions protect our stockholders from
coercive or otherwise unfair takeover tactics by requiring
potential acquirors to negotiate with our Board and by providing
our Board with more time to assess any acquisition proposal.
These provisions are not intended to make our company immune
from takeovers. However, these provisions apply even if the
offer may be considered beneficial by some stockholders and
could delay or prevent an acquisition that our Board determines
is not in the best interests of our company and our stockholders.
We cannot assure you that we will pay any
dividends.
There can be no assurance that we will have sufficient surplus
under Delaware law to be able to pay any dividends. This may
result from extraordinary cash expenses, actual expenses
exceeding contemplated costs, funding of capital expenditures,
or increases in reserves. If we do not pay dividends, the price
of our common stock that you received in the distribution must
appreciate for you to receive a gain on your investment in
Wyndham Worldwide. This appreciation may not occur.
The index to exhibits appears on the page immediately following
the signature pages of this Report.
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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.
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WYNDHAM WORLDWIDE CORPORATION |
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Date: August 17, 2006
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/s/ Virginia M. Wilson
Virginia M. Wilson
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer |
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Date: August 17, 2006
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/s/ Nicola Rossi
Nicola Rossi
Senior Vice President and
Chief Accounting Officer |
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Exhibit Index
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Exhibit No. |
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Description |
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3 |
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Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated
by reference to the Registrants Form 8-K filed
July 19, 2006) |
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3 |
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Amended and Restated By-Laws (incorporated by reference to the
Registrants Form 8-K filed July 19, 2006) |
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15 |
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Letter Re: Unaudited Interim Financial Information. |
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Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to
Rules 13(a)-14(a) and 15(d)-14(a) Promulgated Under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. |
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Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to
Rules 13(a)-14(a) and 15(d)-14(a) Promulgated Under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. |
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Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as
Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
of 2002. |
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