UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C.
20549
Form 10-Q
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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
March 31, 2009
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OR
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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
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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
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(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization)
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(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
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22 Sylvan Way
Parsippany, New Jersey
(Address of principal
executive offices)
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07054
(Zip
Code)
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(973) 753-6000
(Registrants telephone
number, including area code)
None
(Former name, former address and
former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
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 þ No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted
electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any,
every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted
pursuant to Rule 405 of
Regulation S-T
(§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding
12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant
was required to submit and post such
files). Yes o No þ
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large
accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer
or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of
large accelerated filer, accelerated
filer and smaller reporting company in
Rule 12b-2
of the Exchange Act.
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(Do not check if a smaller
reporting company)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company
(as defined in
Rule 12b-2
of the Exchange
Act). Yes o No þ
The number of shares outstanding of the issuers common
stock was 178,077,941 shares as of April 30, 2009.
PART IFINANCIAL
INFORMATION
Item 1.
Financial Statements (Unaudited).
REPORT OF
INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of
Wyndham Worldwide Corporation
Parsippany, New Jersey
We have reviewed the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of
Wyndham Worldwide Corporation and subsidiaries (the
Company) as of March 31, 2009, the related
consolidated statements of income and cash flows for the
three-month periods ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, and the
related consolidated statement of stockholders equity for
the three-month period ended March 31, 2009. These interim
financial statements are the responsibility of the
Corporations 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 consolidated interim
financial statements for them to be in conformity with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of
America.
We have previously audited, in accordance with the standards of
the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States),
the consolidated balance sheet of Wyndham Worldwide Corporation
and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2008, and the related
consolidated statements of income, stockholders equity,
and cash flows for the year then ended (not presented herein);
and in our report dated February 26, 2009, we expressed an
unqualified opinion (which included an explanatory paragraph
relating to the fact that, prior to its separation from Cendant
Corporation (Cendant; known as Avis Budget Group
since August 29, 2006), the Company was comprised of the
assets and liabilities used in managing and operating the
lodging, vacation exchange and rentals, and vacation ownership
businesses of Cendant. Included in Notes 22 and 23 to the
consolidated and combined financial statements is a summary of
transactions with related parties. As discussed in Note 23
to the consolidated and combined financial statements, in
connection with its separation from Cendant, the Company entered
into certain guarantee commitments with Cendant and has recorded
the fair value of these guarantees as of July 31, 2006. As
discussed in Note 7 to the consolidated and combined
financial statements, the Company adopted Financial Accounting
Standards Board Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for
Uncertainty in Income Taxesan interpretation of FASB
Statement No. 109 on January 1, 2007. Also, as
discussed in Notes 2 and 14 to the consolidated and
combined financial statements, the Company adopted Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value
Measurements, on January 1, 2008, except as it applies to
those nonfinancial assets and nonfinancial liabilities as noted
in FASB Staff Position (FSP)
FAS 157-2,
which was issued on February 12, 2008) on those
consolidated and combined financial statements. In our opinion,
the information set forth in the accompanying consolidated
balance sheet as of December 31, 2008 is fairly stated, in
all material respects, in relation to the consolidated balance
sheet from which it has been derived.
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
Parsippany, New Jersey
May 7, 2009
2
WYNDHAM
WORLDWIDE CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(In millions, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
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Three Months Ended
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March 31,
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2009
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2008
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Net revenues
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Service fees and membership
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$
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400
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$
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453
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Vacation ownership interest sales
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239
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294
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Franchise fees
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99
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112
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Consumer financing
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109
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99
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Other
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54
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54
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Net revenues
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901
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1,012
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Expenses
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Operating
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373
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408
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Cost of vacation ownership interests
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49
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60
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Consumer financing interest
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32
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33
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Marketing and reservation
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137
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209
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General and administrative
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135
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145
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Asset impairments
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28
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Restructuring costs
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43
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Depreciation and amortization
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43
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44
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Total expenses
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812
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927
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Operating income
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89
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85
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Other income, net
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(2
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(1
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Interest expense
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19
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19
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Interest income
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(2
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(3
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Income before income taxes
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74
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70
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Provision for income taxes
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29
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28
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Net income
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$
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45
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$
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42
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Earnings per share
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Basic
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$
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0.25
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$
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0.24
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Diluted
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0.25
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0.24
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See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
3
WYNDHAM
WORLDWIDE CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In millions, except share and per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
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March 31,
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December 31,
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2009
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2008
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Assets
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Current assets:
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Cash and cash equivalents
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$
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135
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$
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136
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Trade receivables, net
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554
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460
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Vacation ownership contract receivables, net
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287
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291
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Inventory
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392
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414
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Prepaid expenses
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154
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151
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Deferred income taxes
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122
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148
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Other current assets
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280
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314
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Total current assets
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1,924
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1,914
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Long-term vacation ownership contract receivables, net
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2,864
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2,963
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Non-current inventory
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919
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905
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Property and equipment, net
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1,006
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1,038
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Goodwill
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1,341
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1,353
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Trademarks, net
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659
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661
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Franchise agreements and other intangibles, net
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408
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416
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Other non-current assets
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323
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323
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Total assets
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$
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9,444
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$
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9,573
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Liabilities and Stockholders Equity
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Current liabilities:
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Securitized vacation ownership debt
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$
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305
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$
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294
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Current portion of long-term debt
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166
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169
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Accounts payable
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384
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316
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Deferred income
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640
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672
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Due to former Parent and subsidiaries
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85
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80
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Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
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614
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638
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Total current liabilities
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2,194
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2,169
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Long-term securitized vacation ownership debt
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1,429
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1,516
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Long-term debt
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1,747
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1,815
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Deferred income taxes
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937
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966
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Deferred income
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292
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311
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Due to former Parent and subsidiaries
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268
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265
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Other non-current liabilities
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198
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189
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Total liabilities
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7,065
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7,231
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Commitments and contingencies (Note 10)
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Stockholders equity:
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Preferred stock, $.01 par value, authorized
6,000,000 shares, none issued and outstanding
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Common stock, $.01 par value, authorized
600,000,000 shares, issued 205,213,624 in 2009 and
204,645,505 shares in 2008
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2
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2
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Additional paid-in capital
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3,694
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3,690
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Accumulated deficit
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(540
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(578
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Accumulated other comprehensive income
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93
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98
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Treasury stock, at cost27,284,823 shares in 2009 and
2008
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(870
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(870
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Total stockholders equity
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2,379
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2,342
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Total liabilities and stockholders equity
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$
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9,444
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$
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9,573
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See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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WYNDHAM
WORLDWIDE CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In millions)
(Unaudited)
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Three Months Ended
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March 31,
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2009
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2008
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Operating Activities
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Net income
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$
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45
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$
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42
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Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by
operating activities:
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Depreciation and amortization
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43
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44
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Provision for loan losses
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107
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82
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Deferred income taxes
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8
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16
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Stock-based compensation
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8
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7
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Asset impairments
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28
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Net change in assets and liabilities, excluding the impact of
acquisitions and dispositions:
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Trade receivables
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(95
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(127
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Vacation ownership contract receivables
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(7
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(154
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Inventory
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(13
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(24
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Prepaid expenses
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(5
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(16
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Other current assets
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24
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(21
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Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities
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112
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69
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Due to former Parent and subsidiaries, net
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(1
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6
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Deferred income
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(46
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143
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Other, net
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30
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(8
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Net cash provided by operating activities
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210
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87
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Investing Activities
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Property and equipment additions
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(53
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(39
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Equity investments and development advances
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(2
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(2
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Proceeds from asset sales
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2
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1
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Increase in securitization restricted cash
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(10
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(21
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(Increase)/decrease in escrow deposit restricted cash
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1
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(31
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Other, net
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(2
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Net cash used in investing activities
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(62
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(94
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Financing Activities
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Proceeds from securitized borrowings
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219
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314
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Principal payments on securitized borrowing
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(295
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)
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(276
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)
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Proceeds from non-securitized borrowings
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286
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346
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Principal payments on non-securitized borrowings
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(348
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)
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(340
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)
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Dividend to shareholders
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(7
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(7
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Repurchase of common stock
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(13
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Proceeds from stock option exercises
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3
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Debt issuance costs
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(1
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Other, net
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(1
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Net cash provided by/(used in) financing activities
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(147
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)
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27
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Effect of changes in exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents
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(2
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(1
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Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
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(1
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19
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Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
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136
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210
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Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
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$
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135
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$
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229
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See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
5
WYNDHAM
WORLDWIDE CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY
(In millions)
(Unaudited)
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Accumulated
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Additional
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Other
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Total
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Common Stock
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Paid-in
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Accumulated
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Comprehensive
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Treasury Stock
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Stockholders
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Shares
|
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
Capital
|
|
|
Deficit
|
|
|
Income
|
|
|
Shares
|
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
Equity
|
|
|
Balance at January 1, 2009
|
|
|
205
|
|
|
$
|
2
|
|
|
$
|
3,690
|
|
|
$
|
(578
|
)
|
|
$
|
98
|
|
|
|
(27
|
)
|
|
$
|
(870
|
)
|
|
$
|
2,342
|
|
Comprehensive income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
45
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Currency translation adjustment, net of tax benefit of $12
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(9
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unrealized gains on cash flow hedges, net of tax of $2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total comprehensive income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
40
|
|
Change in deferred compensation
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7
|
|
Change in excess tax benefit on equity awards
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(3
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(3
|
)
|
Payment of dividends
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(7
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(7
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at March 31, 2009
|
|
|
205
|
|
|
$
|
2
|
|
|
$
|
3,694
|
|
|
$
|
(540
|
)
|
|
$
|
93
|
|
|
|
(27
|
)
|
|
$
|
(870
|
)
|
|
$
|
2,379
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
6
WYNDHAM
WORLDWIDE CORPORATION
(Unless otherwise noted, all amounts are in millions, except
share and per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
Wyndham Worldwide Corporation is a global provider of
hospitality products and services. The accompanying Consolidated
Financial Statements include the accounts and transactions of
Wyndham, as well as the entities in which Wyndham directly or
indirectly has a controlling financial interest. The
accompanying Consolidated 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
Consolidated Financial Statements.
In presenting the Consolidated 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 Consolidated 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. These financial statements should be read in
conjunction with the Companys 2008 Consolidated and
Combined Financial Statements included in its Annual Report
filed on
Form 10-K
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on
February 27, 2009.
The Company applies the equity method of accounting when it has
the ability to exercise significant influence over operating and
financial policies of an investee in accordance with Accounting
Principles Board (APB) Opinion No. 18, The
Equity Method of Accounting for Investments in Common
Stock. During both the three months ended March 31,
2009 and 2008, the Company recorded $1 million of net
earnings from such investments in other income, net on the
Consolidated Statements of Income.
Business
Description
The Company operates in the following business segments:
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·
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Lodgingfranchises hotels in the upscale, midscale,
economy and extended stay segments of the lodging industry and
provides property management services to owners of the
Companys luxury, upscale and midscale hotels.
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·
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Vacation Exchange and Rentalsprovides vacation
exchange products and services to owners of intervals of
vacation ownership interests (VOIs) and markets
vacation rental properties primarily on behalf of independent
owners.
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·
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Vacation Ownershipdevelops, markets and sells VOIs
to individual consumers, provides consumer financing in
connection with the sale of VOIs and provides property
management services at resorts.
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Significant
Accounting Policies
Intangible Assets. With regard to the goodwill
and other indefinite-lived intangible assets recorded in
connection with business combinations, the Company annually
(during the fourth quarter of each year subsequent to completing
its annual forecasting process) or, more frequently if
circumstances indicate impairment may have occurred that would
more likely than not reduce the fair value of a reporting unit
below its carrying amount, reviews the reporting units
carrying values as required by Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards (SFAS) No. 142, Goodwill and
Other Intangible Assets.
Because quoted market prices for the Companys reporting
units are not available, management must apply judgment in
determining the estimated fair value of these reporting units
for purposes of performing the annual goodwill impairment test.
In performing its impairment analysis, the Company develops its
estimated fair values for its reporting units using a
combination of the discounted cash flow methodology and the
market multiple methodology. The Company uses the discounted
cash flow methodology to establish fair value by estimating the
present value of the projected future cash flows to be generated
from the reporting unit. The Company uses the market multiple
methodology to estimate the terminal value of each reporting
unit by comparing such reporting unit to other publicly traded
companies that are similar from an operational and economic
standpoint.
Based on the results of the Companys impairment evaluation
performed during the fourth quarter of 2008, the Company
recorded a non-cash $1,342 million charge for the
impairment of goodwill at its vacation ownership
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reporting unit, where all of the goodwill previously recorded
was determined to be impaired. The aggregate carrying values of
the Companys goodwill and other indefinite-lived
intangible assets were $1,341 million and
$659 million, respectively, as of March 31, 2009 and
$1,353 million and $660 million, respectively, as of
December 31, 2008. The Companys goodwill is allocated
between its lodging ($297 million) and vacation exchange
and rentals ($1,044 million) reporting units and other
indefinite-lived intangible assets are allocated among its three
reporting units. The Company continues to monitor the goodwill
recorded at its lodging and vacation exchange and rentals
reporting units for indicators of impairment. If economic
conditions were to deteriorate more than expected, or other
significant assumptions such as estimates of terminal value were
to change significantly, the Company may be required to record
an impairment of the goodwill balance at its lodging and
vacation exchange and rentals reporting units.
Allowance for Loan Losses. In the
Companys vacation ownership segment, it provides for
estimated vacation ownership contract receivable cancellations
at the time of VOI sales by recording a provision for loan
losses on the Consolidated Statements of Income. The Company
assesses the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses based on
the historical performance of similar vacation ownership
contract receivables. The Company uses a technique referred to
as static pool analysis, which tracks defaults for each
years sales over the entire life of those contract
receivables. The Company considers current defaults, past due
aging, historical write-offs of contracts, consumer credit
scores (FICO scores) in the assessment of borrowers credit
strength and expected loan performance. The Company also
considers whether the historical economic conditions are
comparable to current economic conditions. If current conditions
differ from the conditions in effect when the historical
experience was generated, the Company adjusts the allowance for
loan losses to reflect the expected effects of the current
environment on uncollectibility.
Restricted Cash. The largest portion of the
Companys restricted cash relates to securitizations. The
remaining portion is comprised of cash held in escrow related to
the Companys vacation ownership business and cash held in
all other escrow accounts.
Securitizations: In accordance with the contractual
requirements of the Companys various vacation ownership
contract receivable securitizations, a dedicated lockbox
account, subject to a blocked control agreement, is established
for each securitization. At each month end, the total cash in
the collection account from the previous month is analyzed and a
monthly servicer report is prepared by the Company, which
details how much cash should be remitted to the noteholders for
principal and interest payments, and any cash remaining is
transferred by the trustee back to the Company. Additionally, as
required by various securitizations, the Company holds an
agreed-upon
percentage of the aggregate outstanding principal balances of
the VOI contract receivables collateralizing the asset-backed
notes in a segregated trust (or reserve) account as credit
enhancement. Each time a securitization closes and the Company
receives cash from the noteholders, a portion of the cash is
deposited in the reserve account. Such amounts were
$165 million and $155 million as of March 31,
2009 and December 31, 2008, respectively, of which
$84 million and $80 million were recorded within other
current assets as of March 31, 2009 and December 31,
2008, respectively, and $81 million and $75 million
were recorded within other non-current assets as of
March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008, respectively, on
the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Escrow Deposits: Laws in most U.S. states
require the escrow of down payments on VOI sales, with the
typical requirement mandating that the funds be held in escrow
until the rescission period expires. As sales transactions are
consummated, down payments are collected and are subsequently
placed in escrow until the rescission period has expired.
Depending on the state, the rescission period can be as short as
three calendar days or as long as 15 calendar days. In certain
states, the escrow laws require that 100% of VOI purchaser funds
(excluding interest payments, if any), be held in escrow until
the deeding process is complete. Where possible, the Company
utilizes surety bonds in lieu of escrow deposits. Escrow deposit
amounts were $27 million and $30 million as of
March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008, respectively, of
which $27 million and $28 million were recorded within
other current assets as of March 31, 2009 and
December 31, 2008, respectively, and $2 million was
recorded within other non-current assets as of December 31,
2008, on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Changes
in Accounting Policies during 2009
Business Combinations. In December 2007, the
Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued
SFAS No. 141(R), Business Combinations
(SFAS No. 141(R)), replacing
SFAS No. 141. SFAS No. 141(R) establishes
principles and requirements for how the acquirer of a business
recognizes and measures in its financial statements the
identifiable assets acquired, the liabilities assumed, and any
noncontrolling interest in the acquiree.
SFAS No. 141(R) also provides guidance for recognizing
and measuring the goodwill acquired in the business combination
and determines what information to disclose to enable users of
the financial statements to evaluate the nature and financial
effects of the business combination. This Statement applies
prospectively to business combinations for which the acquisition
date is on or after the beginning of the first annual reporting
period beginning
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on or after December 15, 2008. The Company adopted
SFAS No. 141(R) on January 1, 2009, as required.
There was no material impact on the Companys Consolidated
Financial Statements resulting from the adoption.
Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial
Statementsan amendment of ARB
No. 51. In December 2007, the FASB issued
SFAS No. 160, Noncontrolling Interests in
Consolidated Financial Statementsan amendment of ARB
No. 51 (SFAS No. 160).
SFAS No. 160 amends ARB No. 51 to establish
accounting and reporting standards for the noncontrolling
interest in a subsidiary and for the deconsolidation of a
subsidiary. It clarifies that a noncontrolling interest in a
subsidiary is an ownership interest in the consolidated entity
that should be reported as equity in the consolidated financial
statements. In addition to the amendments to ARB No. 51,
SFAS No. 160 amends SFAS No. 128; such that
earnings per share data will continue to be calculated the same
way that such data were calculated before this Statement was
issued. SFAS No. 160 is effective for fiscal years,
and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning on or
after December 15, 2008. The Company adopted
SFAS No. 160 on January 1, 2009, as required.
There was no material impact on the Companys Consolidated
Financial Statements resulting from the adoption.
Disclosure about Derivative Instruments and Hedging
Activitiesan amendment of
SFAS No. 133. In March 2008, the FASB
issued SFAS No. 161, Disclosure about Derivative
Instruments and Hedging Activitiesan amendment of
SFAS No. 133 (SFAS No. 161).
SFAS No. 161 requires specific disclosures regarding
the location and amounts of derivative instruments in the
Companys financial statements; how derivative instruments
and related hedged items are accounted for; and how derivative
instruments and related hedged items affect the Companys
financial position, financial performance, and cash flows. SFAS
No. 161 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods
after November 15, 2008. The Company adopted
SFAS No. 161 on January 1, 2009, as required. See
Note 8Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities
for a detailed explanation of the impact on the adoption.
Recently
Issued Accounting Pronouncements
Fair Value Measurements. In September 2006,
the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, Fair Value
Measurements (SFAS No. 157).
SFAS No. 157 defines fair value, establishes a
framework for measuring fair value in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles and expands disclosures about
fair value measurements. SFAS No. 157 explains the
definition of fair value as the price that would be received to
sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly
transaction between market participants at the measurement date.
SFAS No. 157 clarifies the principle that fair value
should be based on the assumptions market participants would use
when pricing the asset or liability and establishes a fair value
hierarchy that prioritizes the information used to develop those
assumptions. In February 2008, the FASB issued Staff Position
(FSP)
FAS 157-2,
Effective Date of Statement No. 157 which deferred
the effective date of SFAS No. 157 for all
nonfinancial assets and nonfinancial liabilities to fiscal years
beginning after November 15, 2008. The Company adopted
SFAS No. 157 on January 1, 2008, as required, for
financial assets and financial liabilities (see
Note 7Fair Value). On January 1, 2009, the
Company adopted SFAS No. 157, as required, for
nonfinancial assets and nonfinancial liabilities. There was no
material impact on the Companys Consolidated Financial
Statements resulting from such adoption.
Accounting for Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed in a
Business Combination That Arise from
Contingencies. In April 2009, the FASB issued FSP
No. FAS 141(R)-1, Accounting for Assets Acquired
and Liabilities Assumed in a Business Combination That Arise
from Contingencies. FSP FAS 141(R)-1 amends the
provisions in SFAS No. 141(R) for the initial
recognition and measurement, subsequent measurement and
accounting and disclosures for assets and liabilities arising
from contingencies in business combinations. The FSP is
effective for contingent assets or contingent liabilities
acquired in business combinations for which the acquisition date
is on or after the beginning of the first annual reporting
period beginning on or after December 15, 2008. There was
no material impact on the Companys Consolidated Financial
Statements resulting from the adoption of this standard.
Determining Fair Value Under Market Activity
Decline. In April 2009, the FASB issued FSP
FAS 157-4,
Determining Fair Value When the Volume and Level of
Activity for the Asset or Liability Have Significantly Decreased
and Identifying Transactions That Are Not Orderly. FSP
FAS 157-4
clarifies the objective and method of fair value measurement
even when there has been a significant decrease in market
activity for the asset being measured. The FSP is effective for
interim periods ending after June 15, 2009. The Company
does not expect the adoption of this standard to have a material
impact on its Consolidated Financial Statements.
Recognition and Presentation of Other-Than-Temporary
Impairments. In April 2009, the FASB issued FSP
FAS 115-2
and
FAS 124-2,
Recognition and Presentation of Other-Than-Temporary
Impairments. FSP
FAS 115-2
and FAS
124-2
establishes a new model for measuring other-than-temporary
impairments for debt securities, including establishing criteria
for when to recognize a write-down through earnings versus other
comprehensive income. The
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FSP is effective for interim periods ending after June 15,
2009. The Company does not expect the adoption of this standard
to have a material impact on its Consolidated Financial
Statements.
Disclosures About Fair Value of Financial
Instruments. In April 2009, the FASB issued FSP
FAS 107-1
and APB
28-1,
Disclosures About Fair Value of Financial
Instruments, or FSP
FAS 107-1
and APB
28-1. FSP
FAS 107-1
and APB 28-1
amends SFAS No. 107, Disclosures about Fair
Value of Financial Instruments, to require disclosures
about fair value of financial instruments in interim as well as
in annual financial statements. This FSP also amends APB Opinion
No. 28, Interim Financial Reporting, to require
those disclosures in all interim financial statements. The FSP
is effective for interim periods ending after June 15,
2009. The Company will adopt this standard, as required.
The computation of basic and diluted earnings per share
(EPS) is based on the Companys net income
divided by the basic weighted average number of common shares
and diluted weighted average number of common shares,
respectively.
The following table sets forth the computation of basic and
diluted EPS:
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Three Months Ended
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March 31,
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2009
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2008
|
|
|
Net income
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$
|
45
|
|
|
$
|
42
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic weighted average shares outstanding
|
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|
178
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|
|
|
177
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Stock options and restricted stock units
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|
|
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|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
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Diluted weighted average shares outstanding
|
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|
178
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|
|
|
178
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|
|
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|
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Earnings per share:
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Basic
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$
|
0.25
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$
|
0.24
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Diluted
|
|
|
0.25
|
|
|
|
0.24
|
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The computations of diluted earnings per share available to
common stockholders do not include approximately 13 million
and 11 million stock options and stock-settled stock
appreciation rights (SSARs) for the three months
ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively, as the effect
of their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive to EPS.
Dividend
Payments
During each of the quarterly periods ended March 31, 2009
and 2008, the Company paid cash dividends of $0.04 per share
($7 million in each period).
Intangible assets consisted of:
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|
As of March 31, 2009
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As of December 31, 2008
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Gross
|
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Net
|
|
|
Gross
|
|
|
|
|
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Net
|
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Carrying
|
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Accumulated
|
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Carrying
|
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Carrying
|
|
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Accumulated
|
|
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Carrying
|
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Amount
|
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Amortization
|
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Amount
|
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
Amortization
|
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
Unamortized Intangible Assets:
|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
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Goodwill
|
|
$
|
1,341
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
1,353
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
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|
|
Trademarks
|
|
$
|
659
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
660
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amortized Intangible Assets:
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Franchise agreements
|
|
$
|
630
|
|
|
$
|
283
|
|
|
$
|
347
|
|
|
$
|
630
|
|
|
$
|
278
|
|
|
$
|
352
|
|
Trademarks
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
Other
|
|
|
88
|
|
|
|
27
|
|
|
|
61
|
|
|
|
91
|
|
|
|
27
|
|
|
|
64
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
718
|
|
|
$
|
310
|
|
|
$
|
408
|
|
|
$
|
724
|
|
|
$
|
307
|
|
|
$
|
417
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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As of January 1, 2008, the Company had $31 million of
unamortized vacation ownership trademarks recorded on the
Consolidated Balance Sheet including its FairShare Plus and
WorldMark trademarks. During the first quarter of 2008, the
Company recorded a $28 million impairment charge due to the
Companys initiative to rebrand FairShare Plus and
WorldMark to the Wyndham brand. The remaining $3 million
was reclassified to amortized trademarks and was fully amortized
and written-off as of March 31, 2009. See
Note 1Basis of Presentation for further information
regarding the Companys valuation of its goodwill and other
intangible assets.
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The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill are as follows:
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Balance at
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Balance at
|
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January 1,
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Foreign
|
|
|
March 31,
|
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|
2009
|
|
|
Exchange
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
Lodging
|
|
$
|
297
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
297
|
|
Vacation Exchange and Rentals
|
|
|
1,056
|
|
|
|
(12
|
) (*)
|
|
|
1,044
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Company
|
|
$
|
1,353
|
|
|
$
|
(12
|
)
|
|
$
|
1,341
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(*)
|
Relates to foreign exchange translation adjustments.
|
Amortization expense relating to amortizable intangible assets
was as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
|
|
|
|
March 31,
|
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
Franchise agreements
|
|
$
|
5
|
|
|
$
|
5
|
|
Trademarks
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total (*)
|
|
$
|
7
|
|
|
$
|
7
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(*)
|
Included as a component of depreciation and amortization on the
Companys Consolidated Statements of Income.
|
Based on the Companys amortizable intangible assets as of
March 31, 2009, the Company expects related amortization
expense as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
Remainder of 2009
|
|
$
|
20
|
|
2010
|
|
|
26
|
|
2011
|
|
|
25
|
|
2012
|
|
|
24
|
|
2013
|
|
|
23
|
|
2014
|
|
|
23
|
|
|
|
4.
|
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:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
March 31,
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
Current vacation ownership contract receivables:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Securitized
|
|
$
|
257
|
|
|
$
|
253
|
|
Other
|
|
|
64
|
|
|
|
72
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
321
|
|
|
|
325
|
|
Less: Allowance for loan losses
|
|
|
(34
|
)
|
|
|
(34
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current vacation ownership contract receivables, net
|
|
$
|
287
|
|
|
$
|
291
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Long-term vacation ownership contract receivables:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Securitized
|
|
$
|
2,556
|
|
|
$
|
2,495
|
|
Other
|
|
|
645
|
|
|
|
817
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,201
|
|
|
|
3,312
|
|
Less: Allowance for loan losses
|
|
|
(337
|
)
|
|
|
(349
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Long-term vacation ownership contract receivables, net
|
|
$
|
2,864
|
|
|
$
|
2,963
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
During the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, the
Companys securitized vacation ownership contract
receivables generated interest income of $82 million and
$79 million, respectively.
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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 Consolidated Balance Sheets. During the three
months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, the Company
originated vacation ownership contract receivables of
$211 million and $360 million, respectively, and
received principal collections of $204 million and
$206 million, respectively. The weighted average interest
rate on outstanding vacation ownership contract receivables was
12.8% and 12.7% as of March 31, 2009 and December 31,
2008, respectively.
The activity in the allowance for loan losses on vacation
ownership contract receivables was as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
Allowance for loan losses as of January 1, 2009
|
|
$
|
(383
|
)
|
Provision for loan losses
|
|
|
(107
|
)
|
Contract receivables written-off
|
|
|
119
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Allowance for loan losses as of March 31, 2009
|
|
$
|
(371
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
In accordance with SFAS No. 152, the Company recorded
the provision for loan losses of $107 million and
$82 million as a reduction of net revenues during the three
months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively.
Inventory consisted of:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
March 31,
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
Land held for VOI development
|
|
$
|
129
|
|
|
$
|
141
|
|
VOI construction in process
|
|
|
378
|
|
|
|
417
|
|
Completed inventory and vacation
credits (*)
|
|
|
804
|
|
|
|
761
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total inventory
|
|
|
1,311
|
|
|
|
1,319
|
|
Less: Current portion
|
|
|
392
|
|
|
|
414
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-current inventory
|
|
$
|
919
|
|
|
$
|
905
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(*)
|
Includes estimated recoveries of $155 million and
$156 million at March 31, 2009 and December 31,
2008, respectively.
|
Inventory that the Company expects to sell within the next
twelve months is classified as current on the Companys
Consolidated Balance Sheets.
12
|
|
6.
|
Long-Term
Debt and Borrowing Arrangements
|
The Companys indebtedness consisted of:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
March 31,
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
Securitized vacation ownership debt:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Term notes
|
|
$
|
1,165
|
|
|
$
|
1,252
|
|
Previous bank conduit
facility (a)
|
|
|
334
|
|
|
|
417
|
|
2008 bank conduit
facility (b)
|
|
|
235
|
|
|
|
141
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total securitized vacation ownership debt
|
|
|
1,734
|
|
|
|
1,810
|
|
Less: Current portion of securitized vacation ownership debt
|
|
|
305
|
|
|
|
294
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Long-term securitized vacation ownership debt
|
|
$
|
1,429
|
|
|
$
|
1,516
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Long-term debt:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6.00% senior unsecured notes (due December
2016) (c)
|
|
$
|
797
|
|
|
$
|
797
|
|
Term loan (due July 2011)
|
|
|
300
|
|
|
|
300
|
|
Revolving credit facility (due July
2011) (d)
|
|
|
517
|
|
|
|
576
|
|
Vacation ownership bank
borrowings (e)
|
|
|
156
|
|
|
|
159
|
|
Vacation rentals capital leases
|
|
|
130
|
|
|
|
139
|
|
Other
|
|
|
13
|
|
|
|
13
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total long-term debt
|
|
|
1,913
|
|
|
|
1,984
|
|
Less: Current portion of long-term debt
|
|
|
166
|
|
|
|
169
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Long-term debt
|
|
$
|
1,747
|
|
|
$
|
1,815
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a)
|
Represents the outstanding balance of the Companys
previous bank conduit facility that ceased operating as a
revolving facility on October 29, 2008 and will amortize in
accordance with its terms, which is expected to be less than two
years.
|
|
(b)
|
Represents a
364-day,
$943 million, non-recourse vacation ownership bank conduit
facility, with a term through November 2009 whose capacity is
subject to the Companys ability to provide additional
assets to collateralize the facility.
|
|
(c)
|
The balance at March 31, 2009 represents $800 million
aggregate principal less $3 million of unamortized discount.
|
|
(d)
|
The revolving credit facility has a total capacity of
$900 million, which includes availability for letters of
credit. As of March 31, 2009, the Company had
$29 million of letters of credit outstanding and, as such,
the total available capacity of the revolving credit facility
was $354 million.
|
|
(e)
|
Represents a
364-day, AUD
263 million, secured revolving credit facility, which
expires in June 2009.
|
On March 13, 2009, the Company closed a term securitization
transaction, Special Asset Facility
2009-A LLC,
involving the issuance of $46 million of investment grade
asset-backed notes which are secured by vacation ownership
contract receivables. These borrowings bear interest at a coupon
rate of 9.0% and were issued at a price of 95% of par.
The Companys outstanding debt as of March 31, 2009
matures as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Securitized
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Vacation
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ownership
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Debt
|
|
|
Other
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
Within 1 year
|
|
$
|
305
|
|
|
$
|
166
|
|
|
$
|
471
|
|
Between 1 and 2 years
|
|
|
596
|
|
|
|
21
|
|
|
|
617
|
|
Between 2 and 3 years
|
|
|
153
|
|
|
|
827
|
|
|
|
980
|
|
Between 3 and 4 years
|
|
|
158
|
|
|
|
10
|
|
|
|
168
|
|
Between 4 and 5 years
|
|
|
168
|
|
|
|
11
|
|
|
|
179
|
|
Thereafter
|
|
|
354
|
|
|
|
878
|
|
|
|
1,232
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
1,734
|
|
|
$
|
1,913
|
|
|
$
|
3,647
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As debt maturities of the securitized vacation ownership debt
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 revolving credit facility, unsecured term loan and vacation
ownership bank borrowings include 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 and Note 13Segment
Information) by Interest Expense (as defined in the credit
agreement), excluding interest expense on any Securitization
Indebtedness and on Non-Recourse Indebtedness (as the two terms
are defined
13
in the credit agreement), both as measured on a trailing
12 month basis preceding the measurement date. The leverage
ratio is calculated by dividing 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. Covenants in
these credit facilities also include limitations on indebtedness
of material subsidiaries; liens; mergers, consolidations,
liquidations, dissolutions and sales of all or substantially all
assets; and sale and leasebacks. Events of default in these
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 permitted the Companys Separation from
Cendant).
The 6.00% senior unsecured notes contain various covenants
including limitations on liens, limitations on sale and
leasebacks, and change of control restrictions. In addition,
there are limitations on mergers, consolidations and sales of
all or substantially all assets. Events of default in the notes
include nonpayment of interest, nonpayment of principal, breach
of a covenant or warranty, cross acceleration of debt in excess
of $50 million, and bankruptcy related matters.
As of March 31, 2009, the Company was in compliance with
all of the covenants described above including the required
financial ratios.
Each of the Companys non-recourse, securitized note
borrowings contain various triggers relating to the performance
of the applicable loan pools. For example, if the vacation
ownership contract receivables pool that collateralizes one of
the Companys securitization notes fails to perform within
the parameters established by the contractual triggers (such as
higher default or delinquency rates), there are provisions
pursuant to which the cash flows for that pool will be
maintained in the securitization as extra collateral for the
note holders or applied to amortize the outstanding principal
held by the noteholders. As of March 31, 2009, all of the
Companys securitized pools were in compliance with
applicable triggers.
As of March 31, 2009 available capacity under the
Companys borrowing arrangements was as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
Outstanding
|
|
|
Available
|
|
|
|
Capacity
|
|
|
Borrowings
|
|
|
Capacity
|
|
|
Securitized vacation ownership debt:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Term notes
|
|
$
|
1,165
|
|
|
$
|
1,165
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
Previous bank conduit facility
|
|
|
334
|
|
|
|
334
|
|
|
|
|
|
2008 bank conduit facility
|
|
|
688
|
|
|
|
235
|
|
|
|
453
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total securitized vacation ownership
debt (a)
|
|
$
|
2,187
|
|
|
$
|
1,734
|
|
|
$
|
453
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Long-term debt:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6.00% senior unsecured notes (due December 2016)
|
|
$
|
797
|
|
|
$
|
797
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
Term loan (due July 2011)
|
|
|
300
|
|
|
|
300
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revolving credit facility (due July
2011) (b)
|
|
|
900
|
|
|
|
517
|
|
|
|
383
|
|
Vacation ownership bank
borrowings (c)
|
|
|
181
|
|
|
|
156
|
|
|
|
25
|
|
Vacation rentals capital
leases (d)
|
|
|
130
|
|
|
|
130
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other
|
|
|
13
|
|
|
|
13
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total long-term debt
|
|
$
|
2,321
|
|
|
$
|
1,913
|
|
|
|
408
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Less: Issuance of letters of
credit (b)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
29
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
379
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a)
|
These outstanding borrowings are collateralized by
$2,981 million of underlying gross vacation ownership
contract receivables and securitization restricted cash. The
capacity of the Companys 2008 bank conduit facility of
$943 million is reduced by $255 million of borrowings
on the Companys previous bank conduit facility. Such
amount will be available as capacity for the Companys 2008
bank conduit facility as the outstanding balance on the
Companys previous bank conduit facility amortizes in
accordance with its terms, which is expected to be less than two
years. The capacity of this facility is subject to the
Companys ability to provide additional assets to
collateralize additional securitized borrowings.
|
|
(b)
|
The capacity under the Companys revolving credit facility
includes availability for letters of credit. As of
March 31, 2009, the available capacity of $383 million
was further reduced by $29 million for the issuance of
letters of credit.
|
|
(c)
|
These borrowings are collateralized by $194 million of
underlying gross vacation ownership contract receivables. The
capacity of this facility is subject to maintaining sufficient
assets to collateralize these secured obligations.
|
|
(d)
|
These leases are recorded as capital lease obligations with
corresponding assets classified within property and equipment on
the Companys Consolidated Balance Sheets.
|
Cash paid related to consumer financing interest expense was
$22 million and $27 million during the three months
ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively.
Interest expense incurred in connection with the Companys
other debt was $22 million and $23 million during the
three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively,
and is recorded within interest expense on the
14
Consolidated Statements of Income. Cash paid related to such
interest expense was $10 million and $13 million
during the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008,
respectively.
Interest expense is partially offset on the Consolidated
Statements of Income by capitalized interest of $3 million
and $4 million during the three months ended March 31,
2009 and 2008, respectively.
Effective January 1, 2008, the Company adopted
SFAS No. 157, which requires additional disclosures
about the Companys assets and liabilities that are
measured at fair value. The following table presents information
about the Companys financial assets and liabilities that
are measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of
March 31, 2009, and indicates the fair value hierarchy of
the valuation techniques utilized by the Company to determine
such fair values. Financial assets and liabilities carried at
fair value are classified and disclosed in one of the following
three categories:
Level 1: Quoted prices for identical instruments in active
markets.
Level 2: Quoted prices for similar instruments in active
markets; quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in
markets that are not active; and model-derived valuations whose
inputs are observable or whose significant value driver is
observable.
Level 3: Unobservable inputs used when little or no market
data is available.
In certain cases, the inputs used to measure fair value may fall
into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such
cases, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the
fair value measurement falls has been determined based on the
lowest level input (closest to Level 3) that is
significant to the fair value measurement. The Companys
assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair
value measurement in its entirety requires judgment, and
considers factors specific to the asset or liability.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fair Value Measure on a
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Recurring Basis
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Significant
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other
|
|
|
Significant
|
|
|
|
As of
|
|
|
Observable
|
|
|
Unobservable
|
|
|
|
March 31,
|
|
|
Inputs
|
|
|
Inputs
|
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
(Level 2)
|
|
|
(Level 3)
|
|
|
Assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Derivative
instruments (a)
|
|
$
|
12
|
|
|
$
|
12
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
Securities
available-for-sale (b)
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total assets
|
|
$
|
17
|
|
|
$
|
12
|
|
|
$
|
5
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Derivative
instruments (c)
|
|
$
|
79
|
|
|
$
|
79
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a)
|
Included in other current assets and other non-current assets on
the Companys Consolidated Balance Sheet.
|
|
(b)
|
Included in other non-current assets on the Companys
Consolidated Balance Sheet.
|
|
(c)
|
Included in accrued expenses and other current liabilities and
other non-current liabilities on the Companys Consolidated
Balance Sheet.
|
The Companys derivative instruments are primarily
pay-fixed/receive-variable interest rate swaps, interest rate
caps, foreign exchange forward contracts and foreign exchange
average rate forward contracts (see Note 8Derivative
Instruments and Hedging Activities for more detail). For assets
and liabilities that are measured using quoted prices in active
markets, the fair value is the published market price per unit
multiplied by the number of units held without consideration of
transaction costs. Assets and liabilities that are measured
using other significant observable inputs are valued by
reference to similar assets and liabilities. For these items, a
significant portion of fair value is derived by reference to
quoted prices of similar assets and liabilities in active
markets. For assets and liabilities that are measured using
significant unobservable inputs, fair value is derived using a
fair value model, such as a discounted cash flow model.
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The following table presents additional information about
financial assets which are measured at fair value on a recurring
basis for which the Company has utilized Level 3 inputs to
determine fair value as of March 31, 2009:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fair Value
|
|
|
|
Measurements
|
|
|
|
Using Significant
|
|
|
|
Unobservable
|
|
|
|
Inputs (Level 3)
|
|
|
|
Securities
|
|
|
|
Available-For-
|
|
|
|
Sale
|
|
|
Balance at January 1, 2009
|
|
$
|
5
|
|
Balance at March 31, 2009
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
|
8.
|
Derivative
Instruments and Hedging Activities
|
Foreign
Currency Risk
The Company uses foreign currency forward contracts to manage
its exposure to changes in foreign currency exchange rates
associated with its foreign currency denominated receivables,
forecasted earnings of foreign subsidiaries and forecasted
foreign currency denominated vendor costs. The Company primarily
hedges its foreign currency exposure to the British pound and
Euro. The majority of forward contracts utilized by the Company
do not qualify for hedge accounting treatment under
SFAS No. 133, Accounting for Derivative
Instruments and Hedging Activities. The fluctuations in
the value of these forward contracts do, however, largely offset
the impact of changes in the value of the underlying risk that
they are intended to hedge. The amount of gains or losses
reclassified from other comprehensive income to earnings
resulting from ineffectiveness or from excluding a component of
the forward contracts gain or loss from the effectiveness
calculation for cash flow hedges during the three months ended
March 31, 2009 and 2008 was not material. The impact of
these forward contracts was not material to the Companys
results of operations, financial position or cash flows during
the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008. The amount
of gains or losses the Company expects to reclassify from other
comprehensive income to earnings over the next 12 months is
not material.
Interest
Rate Risk
The debt used to finance much of the Companys operations
is also exposed to interest rate fluctuations. The Company uses
various hedging strategies and derivative financial instruments
to create a desired mix of fixed and floating rate assets and
liabilities. Derivative instruments currently used in these
hedging strategies include swaps and interest rate caps.
The derivatives used to manage the risk associated with the
Companys floating rate debt include freestanding
derivatives and derivatives designated as cash flow hedges. In
connection with its qualifying cash flow hedges, the Company
recorded a net pre-tax gain of $6 million and a net pre-tax
loss of $26 million during the three months ended
March 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively, to other
comprehensive income. The pre-tax amount of gains or losses
reclassified from other comprehensive income to earnings
resulting from ineffectiveness or from excluding a component of
the derivatives gain or loss from the effectiveness
calculation for cash flow hedges was insignificant during the
three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008. The amount of
losses that the Company expects to reclassify from other
comprehensive income to earnings during the next 12 months
is not material. The freestanding derivatives had an immaterial
impact on the Companys results of operations, financial
position and cash flows during the three months ended
March 31, 2009 and 2008.
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The following table summarizes information regarding the
Companys derivative instruments as of March 31, 2009:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Assets
|
|
|
Liabilities
|
|
|
|
Balance Sheet Location
|
|
Fair Value
|
|
|
Balance Sheet Location
|
|
Fair Value
|
|
|
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest rate contracts
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other non-current liabilities
|
|
$
|
60
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest rate contracts
|
|
Other non-current assets
|
|
$
|
2
|
|
|
Other non-current liabilities
|
|
$
|
8
|
|
Foreign exchange contracts
|
|
Other current assets
|
|
|
10
|
|
|
Accrued exp & other current liabs.
|
|
|
11
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
|
|
|
|
$
|
12
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
19
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The following table summarizes information regarding the
Companys derivative instruments as of December 31,
2008:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Assets
|
|
|
Liabilities
|
|
|
|
Balance Sheet Location
|
|
Fair Value
|
|
|
Balance Sheet Location
|
|
Fair Value
|
|
|
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest rate contracts
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other non-current liabilities
|
|
$
|
66
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest rate contracts
|
|
Other non-current assets
|
|
$
|
2
|
|
|
Other non-current liabilities
|
|
$
|
10
|
|
Foreign exchange contracts
|
|
Other current assets
|
|
|
10
|
|
|
Accrued exp & other current liabs.
|
|
|
11
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
|
|
|
|
$
|
12
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
21
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The Company or one of its subsidiaries files income tax returns
in the U.S. federal jurisdiction and various states and
foreign jurisdictions. With few exceptions, the Company is no
longer subject to U.S. federal, state and local, or
non-U.S. income
tax examinations by tax authorities for years before 2003.
During the first quarter of 2007, the Internal Revenue Service
(IRS) opened an examination for Cendants
taxable years 2003 through 2006 during which the Company was
included in Cendants tax returns.
The Company made cash income tax payments, net of refunds, of
$12 million and $4 million during the three months
ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively. Such payments
exclude income tax related payments made to former Parent.
|
|
10.
|
Commitments
and Contingencies
|
The Company is involved in claims, legal proceedings and
governmental inquiries related to contract disputes, business
practices, intellectual property and other matters relating to
the Companys business, including, without limitation,
commercial, employment, tax and environmental matters. Such
matters include, but are not limited to: (i) for the
Companys vacation ownership business, alleged failure to
perform duties arising under management agreements, and claims
for construction defects and inadequate maintenance (which are
made by property owners associations from time to time);
and (ii) for the Companys vacation exchange and
rentals business, breach of contract claims by both affiliates
and members in connection with their respective agreements and
bad faith and consumer protection claims asserted by members.
See Part II, Item 1, Legal Proceedings for
a description of claims and legal actions arising in the
ordinary course of the Companys business. See also
Note 15Separation Adjustments and Transactions with
Former Parent and Subsidiaries regarding contingent litigation
liabilities resulting from the Separation.
The Company believes that it has adequately accrued for such
matters with reserves of $10 million at March 31,
2009. Such amount is exclusive of matters relating to the
Separation. For matters not requiring accrual, the Company
believes that such matters will not have a material adverse
effect on its results of operations, financial position or cash
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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 consolidated financial position
or liquidity.
|
|
11.
|
Accumulated
Other Comprehensive Income
|
The after-tax components of accumulated other comprehensive
income are as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unrealized
|
|
|
Minimum
|
|
|
Accumulated
|
|
|
|
Currency
|
|
|
Gains/(Losses)
|
|
|
Pension
|
|
|
Other
|
|
|
|
Translation
|
|
|
on Cash Flow
|
|
|
Liability
|
|
|
Comprehensive
|
|
|
|
Adjustments
|
|
|
Hedges, Net
|
|
|
Adjustment
|
|
|
Income
|
|
|
Balance, January 1, 2009, net of tax benefit of $72
|
|
$
|
141
|
|
|
$
|
(45
|
)
|
|
$
|
2
|
|
|
$
|
98
|
|
Current period change
|
|
|
(9
|
)
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(5
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance, March 31, 2009, net of tax benefit of $82
|
|
$
|
132
|
|
|
$
|
(41
|
)
|
|
$
|
2
|
|
|
$
|
93
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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.
|
|
12.
|
Stock-Based
Compensation
|
The Company has a stock-based compensation plan available to
grant non-qualified stock options, incentive stock options,
SSARs, restricted stock, restricted stock units
(RSUs) and other stock or cash-based awards to key
employees, non-employee directors, advisors and consultants.
Under the Wyndham Worldwide Corporation 2006 Equity and
Incentive Plan, a maximum of 43.5 million shares of common
stock may be awarded. As of March 31, 2009,
15.9 million shares remained available.
Incentive
Equity Awards Granted by the Company
The activity related to incentive equity awards granted by the
Company for the three months ended March 31, 2009 consisted
of the following:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
RSUs
|
|
|
SSARs
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted
|
|
|
|
Number
|
|
|
Average
|
|
|
Number
|
|
|
Average
|
|
|
|
of RSUs
|
|
|
Grant Price
|
|
|
of SSARs
|
|
|
Exercise Price
|
|
|
Balance at January 1, 2009
|
|
|
4.1
|
|
|
$
|
25.34
|
|
|
|
1.7
|
|
|
$
|
27.40
|
|
Granted
|
|
|
6.3
|
(b)
|
|
|
3.69
|
|
|
|
0.5
|
(b)
|
|
|
3.69
|
|
Vested/exercised
|
|
|
(0.5
|
)
|
|
|
22.13
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Canceled
|
|
|
(0.5
|
)
|
|
|
25.53
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at March 31,
2009 (a)
|
|
|
9.4
|
(c)
|
|
|
10.99
|
|
|
|
2.2
|
(d)
|
|
|
22.04
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a)
|
Aggregate unrecognized compensation expense related to SSARs and
RSUs was $92 million as of March 31, 2009 which is
expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of
2.5 years.
|
|
(b)
|
Represents awards granted by the Company on February 27,
2009.
|
|
(c)
|
Approximately 8.6 million RSUs outstanding at
March 31, 2009 are expected to vest over time.
|
|
(d)
|
Approximately 620,000 of the 2.2 million SSARs are
exercisable at March 31, 2009. The Company assumes that all
unvested SSARs are expected to vest over time. SSARs outstanding
at March 31, 2009 had an intrinsic value of $255,000 and
have a weighted average remaining contractual life of
5.1 years.
|
On February 27, 2009, the Company approved grants of
incentive equity awards totaling $24 million to key
employees and senior officers of Wyndham in the form of RSUs and
SSARs. These awards will vest ratably over a period of three
years.
The fair value of SSARs granted by the Company on
February 27, 2009 was estimated on the date of grant using
the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the weighted average
assumptions outlined in the table below. Expected volatility is
based on both historical and implied volatilities of
(i) the Companys stock and (ii) the stock of
comparable companies over the estimated expected life of the
SSARs. The expected life represents the period of time the SSARs
are expected to be outstanding and is based on the
simplified method, as defined in SAB 110. The
risk
18
free interest rate is based on yields on U.S. Treasury
strips with a maturity similar to the estimated expected life of
the SSARs. The projected dividend yield was based on the
Companys anticipated annual dividend divided by the
twelve-month target price of the Companys stock on the
date of the grant.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SSARs Issued on
|
|
|
|
February 27,
2009
|
|
|
Grant date fair value
|
|
$
|
2.02
|
|
Expected volatility
|
|
|
81.0%
|
|
Expected life
|
|
|
4.00 yrs.
|
|
Risk free interest rate
|
|
|
1.95%
|
|
Projected dividend yield
|
|
|
1.60%
|
|
Stock-Based
Compensation Expense
The Company recorded stock-based compensation expense of
$8 million and $7 million during the three months
ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively, related to the
incentive equity awards granted by the Company. The Company
recognized $3 million of tax benefit for stock-based
compensation arrangements on the Consolidated Statements of
Income during both the three months ended March 31, 2009
and 2008.
Incentive
Equity Awards Conversion
Prior to August 1, 2006, all employee stock awards (stock
options and RSUs) were granted by Cendant. At the time of
Separation, a portion of Cendants outstanding equity
awards were converted into equity awards of the Company at a
ratio of one share of the Companys common stock for every
five shares of Cendants common stock. As a result, the
Company issued approximately 2 million RSUs and
approximately 24 million stock options upon completion of
the conversion of existing Cendant equity awards into Wyndham
equity awards. As of March 31, 2009, there were no
converted RSUs outstanding.
The activity related to the converted stock options for the
three months ended March 31, 2009 consisted of the
following:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted
|
|
|
|
Number
|
|
|
Average
|
|
|
|
of Options
|
|
|
Exercise Price
|
|
|
Balance at January 1, 2009
|
|
|
11.2
|
|
|
$
|
35.08
|
|
Exercised (a)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Canceled
|
|
|
(0.2
|
)
|
|
|
37.40
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at March 31,
2009 (b)
|
|
|
11.0
|
|
|
|
35.04
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a)
|
Stock options exercised during the three months ended
March 31, 2009 and 2008 had an intrinsic value of zero and
$275,000, respectively.
|
|
(b)
|
As of March 31, 2009, the Company had zero outstanding
in the money stock options and, as such, the
intrinsic value was zero. All 11 million options were
exercisable as of March 31, 2009. Options outstanding and
exercisable as of March 31, 2009 have a weighted average
remaining contractual life of 1.5 years.
|
The following table summarizes information regarding the
outstanding and exercisable converted stock options as of
March 31, 2009:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted
|
|
|
|
Number
|
|
|
Average
|
|
Range of Exercise
Prices
|
|
of Options
|
|
|
Exercise Price
|
|
|
$10.00 $19.99
|
|
|
2.5
|
|
|
$
|
19.77
|
|
$20.00 $29.99
|
|
|
0.9
|
|
|
|
27.51
|
|
$30.00 $39.99
|
|
|
3.2
|
|
|
|
37.44
|
|
$40.00 & above
|
|
|
4.4
|
|
|
|
43.25
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Options
|
|
|
11.0
|
|
|
|
35.04
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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
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of services provided by its operating segments. Management
evaluates the operating results of each of its reportable
segments based upon net revenues and EBITDA, which
is defined as net income before depreciation and amortization,
interest expense (excluding consumer financing interest),
interest income (excluding consumer financing interest) and
income taxes, each of which is presented on the Companys
Consolidated Statements of Income. The Companys
presentation of EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly-titled
measures used by other companies.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended March 31,
|
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
|
Net
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenues
|
|
|
EBITDA (c)
|
|
|
Revenues
|
|
|
EBITDA
|
|
|
Lodging
|
|
$
|
154
|
|
|
$
|
35
|
|
|
$
|
170
|
|
|
$
|
46
|
|
Vacation Exchange and Rentals
|
|
|
287
|
|
|
|
76
|
|
|
|
341
|
|
|
|
93
|
|
Vacation Ownership
|
|
|
462
|
|
|
|
44
|
|
|
|
504
|
|
|
|
7
|
(d)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Reportable Segments
|
|
|
903
|
|
|
|
155
|
|
|
|
1,015
|
|
|
|
146
|
|
Corporate and
Other (a)(b)
|
|
|
(2
|
)
|
|
|
(21
|
)
|
|
|
(3
|
)
|
|
|
(16
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Company
|
|
$
|
901
|
|
|
$
|
134
|
|
|
$
|
1,012
|
|
|
$
|
130
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a)
|
Includes the elimination of transactions between segments.
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|
(b)
|
Includes $4 million and $3 million of net expense,
respectively, related to the resolution of and adjustment to
certain contingent liabilities and assets and $17 million
and $10 million, respectively, of corporate costs during
the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008.
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(c)
|
Includes restructuring costs of $3 million,
$4 million, $35 million and $1 million for
Lodging, Vacation Exchange and Rentals, Vacation Ownership and
Corporate and Other, respectively, during the three months ended
March 31, 2009.
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(d)
|
Includes an impairment charge of $28 million due to the
Companys initiative to rebrand two of its vacation
ownership trademarks to the Wyndham brand.
|
The reconciliation of EBITDA to income before income taxes is
noted below:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
Three Months Ended
|
|
|
|
March 31,
|
|
|
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2009
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
EBITDA
|
|
$
|
134
|
|
|
$
|
130
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|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
43
|
|
|
|
44
|
|
Interest expense
|
|
|
19
|
|
|
|
19
|
|
Interest income
|
|
|
(2
|
)
|
|
|
(3
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)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income before income taxes
|
|
$
|
74
|
|
|
$
|
70
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
During 2008, the Company committed to various strategic
realignment initiatives targeted principally at reducing costs,
enhancing organizational efficiency and consolidating and
rationalizing existing processes and facilities. As a result,
the Company recorded $43 million of incremental
restructuring costs during the first quarter of 2009, of which
$21 million has been paid in cash. The remaining liability
of $47 million is expected to be paid in cash;
$18 million of personnel-related by May 2010 and
$29 million of primarily facility-related by September 2017.
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Total restructuring costs by segment for the three months ended
March 31, 2009 are as follows:
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Personnel
|
|
|
Facility
|
|
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Asset Write-offs/
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Contract
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|
|
|
|
|
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Related (a)
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Related (b)
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|
|
Impairments (c)
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|
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Termination (d)
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Total
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|
|
Lodging
|
|
$
|
3
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
3
|
|
Vacation Exchange and Rentals
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4
|
|
Vacation Ownership
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
19
|
|
|
|
14
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
35
|
|
Corporate
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
$
|
8
|
|
|
$
|
20
|
|
|
$
|
14
|
|
|
$
|
1
|
|
|
$
|
43
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a)
|
Represents severance benefits resulting from reductions of
approximately 320 in staff. The Company formally communicated
the termination of employment to substantially all
320 employees, representing a wide range of employee
groups. As of March 31, 2009, the Company had terminated
approximately 215 of these employees.
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|
(b)
|
Primarily related to the termination of leases of certain sales
offices.
|
|
(c)
|
Primarily related to the write-off of assets from sales office
closures and cancelled development projects.
|
|
(d)
|
Primarily represents costs incurred in connection with the
termination of a property development contract.
|
The activity related to the restructuring costs is summarized by
category as follows:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liability as of
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liability as of
|
|
|
|
January 1,
|
|
|
Costs
|
|
|
Cash
|
|
|
Other
|
|
|
March 31,
|
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
Recognized
|
|
|
Payments
|
|
|
Non-cash
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
Personnel-Related
|
|
$
|
27
|
|
|
$
|
8
|
|
|
$
|
(17
|
)
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
18
|
|
Facility-Related
|
|
|
13
|
|
|
|
20
|
|
|
|
(4
|
)
|
|
|
(1
|
)
|
|
|
28
|
|
Asset Impairments
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
14
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(14
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
Contract Terminations
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
40
|
|
|
$
|
43
|
|
|
$
|
(21
|
)
|
|
$
|
(15
|
)
|
|
$
|
47
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
15.
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Separation
Adjustments and Transactions with Former Parent and
Subsidiaries
|
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 the assumption of certain
liabilities and the obligation to indemnify Cendant and
Cendants former real estate services (Realogy)
and travel distribution services (Travelport) for
such liabilities) and guarantee commitments related to deferred
compensation arrangements with each of Cendant and Realogy.
These guarantee arrangements primarily relate to certain
contingent litigation liabilities, contingent tax liabilities,
and Cendant contingent and other corporate liabilities, of which
the Company assumed and is responsible for 37.5%, while Realogy
is responsible for the remaining 62.5%. The amount of
liabilities which were assumed by the Company in connection with
the Separation was $346 million and $343 million at
March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008, respectively.
These amounts were comprised of certain Cendant corporate
liabilities which were recorded on the books of Cendant as well
as additional liabilities which were established for 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 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, which are discussed in more
detail below, have been valued upon the Separation in accordance
with Financial Interpretation No. 45
(FIN 45) Guarantors Accounting and
Disclosure Requirements for Guarantees, Including Indirect
Guarantees of Indebtedness of Others and recorded as
liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. 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.
As a result of the sale of Realogy on April 10, 2007,
Realogys senior debt credit rating was downgraded to below
investment grade. Under the Separation Agreement, if Realogy
experienced such a change of control and suffered such a ratings
downgrade, it was required to post a letter of credit in an
amount acceptable to the Company and Avis Budget Group to
satisfy the fair value of Realogys indemnification
obligations for the Cendant legacy contingent liabilities in the
event Realogy does not otherwise satisfy such obligations to the
extent they become due. On April 26, 2007, Realogy posted a
$500 million irrevocable standby letter of credit from a
major commercial bank in favor of Avis Budget Group and upon
which demand may be made if Realogy does not otherwise satisfy
its
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obligations for its share of the Cendant legacy contingent
liabilities. The letter of credit can be adjusted from time to
time based upon the outstanding contingent liabilities and has
an expiration of September 2013, subject to renewal and certain
provisions. The issuance of this letter of credit does not
relieve or limit Realogys obligations for these
liabilities.
The $346 million of Separation related liabilities is
comprised of $39 million for litigation matters,
$270 million for tax liabilities, $26 million for
liabilities of previously sold businesses of Cendant,
$9 million for other contingent and corporate liabilities
and $2 million of liabilities where the calculated
FIN 45 guarantee amount exceeded the SFAS No. 5
Accounting for Contingencies liability assumed at
the date of Separation. In connection with these liabilities,
$85 million are recorded in current due to former Parent
and subsidiaries and $268 million are recorded in long-term
due to former Parent and subsidiaries at March 31, 2009 on
the Consolidated Balance Sheet. The Company is indemnifying
Cendant for these contingent liabilities and therefore any
payments would be made to the third party through the former
Parent. The $2 million relating to the FIN 45
guarantees is recorded in other current liabilities at
March 31, 2009 on the Consolidated Balance Sheet. In
addition, at March 31, 2009, the Company has
$3 million of receivables due from former Parent and
subsidiaries primarily relating to income tax refunds, which is
recorded in other current assets on the Consolidated Balance
Sheet. Such receivables totaled $3 million at
December 31, 2008.
Following is a discussion of the liabilities on which the
Company issued guarantees. See Managements Discussion and
AnalysisContractual Obligations for the timing of payments
related to these liabilities.
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|
|
|
·
|
Contingent litigation liabilities The Company assumed
37.5% of liabilities for certain litigation relating to, arising
out of or resulting from certain lawsuits in which Cendant is
named as the defendant. The indemnification obligation will
continue until the underlying lawsuits are resolved. The Company
will indemnify Cendant to the extent that Cendant is required to
make payments related to any of the underlying lawsuits. As the
indemnification obligation relates to matters in various stages
of litigation, the maximum exposure cannot be quantified. Due to
the inherently uncertain nature of the litigation process, the
timing of payments related to these liabilities cannot be
reasonably predicted, but is expected to occur over several
years. Since the Separation, Cendant settled a number of these
lawsuits and the Company assumed a portion of the related
indemnification obligations. As discussed above, for each
settlement, the Company paid 37.5% of the aggregate settlement
amount to Cendant. The Companys payment obligations under
the settlements were greater or less than the Companys
accruals, depending on the matter. During 2007, Cendant received
an adverse order in a litigation matter for which the Company
retains a 37.5% indemnification obligation. The Company has
filed an appeal related to this adverse order. As a result of
the order, however, the Company increased its contingent
litigation accrual for this matter during 2007 by
$27 million. As a result of these settlements and payments
to Cendant, as well as other reductions and accruals for
developments in active litigation matters, the Companys
aggregate accrual for outstanding Cendant contingent litigation
liabilities increased from $35 million at December 31,
2008 to $39 million at March 31, 2009.
|
|
|
·
|
Contingent tax liabilities The Company is generally
liable for 37.5% of certain contingent tax liabilities. In
addition, each of the Company, Cendant and Realogy may be
responsible for 100% of certain of Cendants tax
liabilities that will provide the responsible party with a
future, offsetting tax benefit. The Company will pay to Cendant
the amount of taxes allocated pursuant to the Tax Sharing
Agreement, as amended during the third quarter of 2008, for the
payment of certain taxes. As a result of the amendment to the
Tax Sharing Agreement, the Company recorded a gross up of its
contingent tax liability and has a corresponding deferred tax
asset of $31 million as of March 31, 2009. 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. The Companys
maximum exposure cannot be quantified as tax regulations are
subject to interpretation and the outcome of tax audits or
litigation is inherently uncertain. Prior to the Separation, the
Company was included in the consolidated federal and state
income tax returns of Cendant through the Separation date for
the 2006 period then ended. Balances due to Cendant for these
pre-Separation tax returns and related tax attributes were
estimated as of December 31, 2006 and have since been
adjusted in connection with the filing of the pre-Separation tax
returns. These balances will again be adjusted after the
ultimate settlement of the related tax audits of these periods.
During 2007, the Internal Revenue Service opened an examination
for Cendants taxable years 2003 through 2006 during which
the Company was included in Cendants tax returns.
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|
|
|
|
·
|
Cendant contingent and other corporate liabilities The
Company has assumed 37.5% 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. The
Companys maximum exposure to loss cannot be quantified as
this guarantee relates primarily to future claims that may be
made against Cendant. The Company assessed the probability and
amount of potential liability related to this guarantee based on
the extent and nature of historical experience.
|
|
|
·
|
Guarantee related to deferred compensation arrangements
In the event that Cendant, Realogy
and/or
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, the
Company has guaranteed such obligations (to the extent relating
to amounts deferred in respect of 2005 and earlier). This
guarantee will remain outstanding until such deferred
compensation balances are distributed to the respective officers
and directors. The maximum exposure cannot be quantified as the
guarantee, in part, is related to the value of deferred
investments as of the date of the requested distribution.
|
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Item 2.
Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
and Results of Operations.
FORWARD-LOOKING
STATEMENTS
This report includes forward-looking statements, as
that term is defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission
in its rules, regulations and releases. Forward-looking
statements are any statements other than statements of
historical fact, including statements regarding our
expectations, beliefs, hopes, intentions or strategies regarding
the future. In some cases, forward-looking statements can be
identified by the use of words such as may,
expects, should, believes,
plans, anticipates,
estimates, predicts,
potential, continue, or other words of
similar meaning. Forward-looking statements are subject to risks
and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those discussed in, or implied by, the
forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause such a
difference include, but are not limited to, general economic
conditions, our financial and business prospects, our capital
requirements, our financing prospects, our relationships with
associates and those disclosed as risks under Risk
Factors in Part I, Item 1A, in our Annual Report
filed on
Form 10-K
with the SEC on February 27, 2009. We caution readers that
any such statements are based on currently available
operational, financial and competitive information, and they
should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking
statements, which reflect managements opinion only as of
the date on which they were made. Except as required by law, we
disclaim any obligation to review or update these
forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances as
they occur.
BUSINESS
AND OVERVIEW
We are a global provider of hospitality products and services
and operate our business in the following three segments:
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|
|
|
·
|
Lodgingfranchises hotels in the upscale, midscale,
economy and extended stay segments of the lodging industry and
provides property management services to owners of our luxury,
upscale and midscale hotels.
|
|
|
·
|
Vacation Exchange and Rentalsprovides vacation
exchange products and services to owners of intervals of
vacation ownership interests (VOIs) and markets
vacation rental properties primarily on behalf of independent
owners.
|
|
|
·
|
Vacation Ownershipdevelops, markets and sells VOIs
to individual consumers, provides consumer financing in
connection with the sale of VOIs and provides property
management services at resorts.
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RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS
Discussed below are our key operating statistics, consolidated
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
net revenues and EBITDA. Our presentation of EBITDA may not be
comparable to similarly-titled measures used by other companies.
OPERATING
STATISTICS
The following table presents our operating statistics for the
three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008. See Results of
Operations section for a discussion as to how these operating
statistics affected our business for the periods presented.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended March 31,
|
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
% Change
|
|
|
Lodging
(a)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Number of rooms
(b)
|
|
|
588,500
|
|
|
|
551,100
|
|
|
|
7
|
|
RevPAR (c)
|
|
$
|
27.69
|
|
|
$
|
32.21
|
|
|
|
(14
|
)
|
Royalty, marketing and reservation revenues (in 000s)
(d)
|
|
$
|
95,368
|
|
|
$
|
104,162
|
|
|
|
(8
|
)
|
Vacation Exchange and Rentals
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average number of members (000s)
(e)
|
|
|
3,789
|
|
|
|
3,632
|
|
|
|
4
|
|
Annual dues and exchange revenues per member
(f)
|
|
$
|
134.38
|
|
|
$
|
150.84
|
|
|
|
(11
|
)
|
Vacation rental transactions (in 000s)
(g)
|
|
|
387
|
|
|
|
387
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average net price per vacation rental
(h)
|
|
$
|
335.54
|
|
|
$
|
412.74
|
|
|
|
(19
|
)
|
Vacation Ownership
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross VOI sales (in 000s)
(i)
|
|
$
|
280,000
|
|
|
$
|
458,000
|
|
|
|
(39
|
)
|
Tours (j)
|
|
|
137,000
|
|
|
|
255,000
|
|
|
|
(46
|
)
|
Volume Per Guest (VPG)
(k)
|
|
$
|
1,866
|
|
|
$
|
1,668
|
|
|
|
12
|
|
|
|
|
(a) |
|
Includes Microtel Inns &
Suites and Hawthorn Suites hotel brands, which were acquired on
July 18, 2008. Therefore, the operating statistics for 2009
are not presented on a comparable basis to the 2008 operating
statistics. On a comparable basis (excluding the Microtel
Inns & Suites and Hawthorn Suites hotel brands from
the 2009 amounts), the number of rooms would have increased 1%
and RevPAR and royalty, marketing and reservation revenues would
have declined 15% and 13%, respectively.
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|
(b) |
|
Represents the number of rooms at
lodging properties at the end of the period which are either
(i) under franchise and/or management agreements,
(ii) properties affiliated with Wyndham Hotels and Resorts
brand for which we receive a fee for reservation and/or other
services provided and (iii) properties managed under the
CHI Limited joint venture. The amounts in 2009 and 2008 include
4,175 and 4,367 affiliated rooms, respectively.
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|
(c) |
|
Represents revenue per available
room and is calculated by multiplying the percentage of
available rooms occupied during the period by the average rate
charged for renting a lodging room for one day.
|
|
(d) |
|
Royalty, marketing and reservation
revenues are typically based on a percentage of the gross room
revenues of each hotel. Royalty revenue is generally a fee
charged to each franchised or managed hotel for the use of one
of our trade names, while marketing and reservation revenues are
fees that we collect and are contractually obligated to spend to
support marketing and reservation activities.
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|
(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.
|
|
(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 period. Excluding the impact of foreign
exchange movements, such decrease was 5%.
|
|
(g) |
|
Represents the number of
transactions that are generated in connection with customers
booking their vacation rental stays through us. In our European
vacation rentals 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 net revenue
generated from renting vacation properties to customers divided
by the number of rental transactions. Excluding the impact of
foreign exchange movements, such decrease was 3%.
|
|
(i) |
|
Represents gross sales of VOIs
(including tele-sales upgrades, which are a component of upgrade
sales) before deferred sales and loan loss provisions.
|
|
(j) |
|
Represents the number of tours
taken by guests in our efforts to sell VOIs.
|
|
(k) |
|
Represents gross VOI sales
(excluding tele-sales upgrades, which are a component of upgrade
sales) divided by the number of tours.
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THREE
MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2009 VS. THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31,
2008
Our consolidated results are as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended March 31,
|
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
Change
|
|
|
Net revenues
|
|
$
|
901
|
|
|
$
|
1,012
|
|
|
$
|
(111
|
)
|
Expenses
|
|
|
812
|
|
|
|
927
|
|
|
|
(115
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating income
|
|
|
89
|
|
|
|
85
|
|
|
|
4
|
|
Other income, net
|
|
|
(2
|
)
|
|
|
(1
|
)
|
|
|
(1
|
)
|
Interest expense
|
|
|
19
|
|
|
|
19
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest income
|
|
|
(2
|
)
|
|
|
(3
|
)
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Income before income taxes
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74
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|
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70
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4
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|
Provision for income taxes
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29
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|
|
28
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1
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Net income
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$
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45
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$
|
42
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$
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3
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During the first quarter of 2009, our net revenues decreased
$111 million (11%) principally due to (i) a
$178 million decrease in gross sales of VOIs at our
vacation ownership businesses primarily due to the planned
reduction in tour flow, partially offset by an increase in VPG;
(ii) a $30 million decrease in net revenues from
rental transactions due to a decrease in the average net price
per rental, including the unfavorable impact of foreign exchange
movements; (iii) a $16 million decrease in net
revenues in our lodging business primarily due to lower RevPAR
and a decline in reimbursable revenues, partially offset by
incremental revenues contributed from the acquisition of USFS;
(iv) a $14 million decrease in ancillary revenues at
our vacation exchange and rentals business primarily from
various sources, as well as the impact from our termination of a
low margin travel service contract; and (v) a
$10 million decrease in annual dues and exchange revenues
due to a decline in exchange revenue per member, including the
unfavorable impact of foreign exchange movements, partially
offset by growth in the average number of members. Such
decreases were partially offset by (i) a net increase of
$128 million in the recognition of revenue previously
deferred under the percentage-of-completion method of accounting
at our vacation ownership business; (ii) a $10 million
increase in consumer financing revenues earned on vacation
ownership contract receivables due primarily to growth in the
portfolio; and (iii) $6 million of incremental
property management fees within our vacation ownership business
primarily as a result of growth in the number of units under
management. The net revenue decrease at our vacation exchange
and rentals business includes the unfavorable impact of foreign
currency translation of $37 million.
Total expenses decreased $115 million (12%) principally
reflecting (i) a $68 million decrease in marketing and
reservation expenses primarily resulting from the reduced sales
pace at our vacation ownership business and lower marketing
spend at our lodging business; (ii) $53 million of
lower employee related expenses at our vacation ownership
business primarily due to lower sales commission and
administration; (iii) $41 million of decreased cost of
VOI sales due to the expected decline in VOI sales;
(iv) the absence of a $28 million non-cash impairment
charge recorded during the first quarter of 2008 due to our
initiative to rebrand two of our vacation ownership trademarks
to the Wyndham brand; (v) the favorable impact of foreign
currency translation on expenses at our vacation exchange and
rentals business of $25 million; (vi) $12 million
in cost savings primarily from overhead reductions at our
vacation exchange and rentals business; and
(vii) $5 million of decreased payroll costs paid on
behalf of property owners in our lodging business. These
decreases were partially offset by (i) a net increase of
$58 million of expenses related to the net increase in the
recognition of revenue previously deferred at our vacation
ownership business, as discussed above; (ii) the
recognition of $43 million of costs across all of our
businesses due to organizational realignment (see Restructuring
Plan for more details); (iii) $11 million of increased
costs at our vacation ownership business associated with
maintenance fees on unsold inventory; (iv) $7 million
of higher corporate costs primarily related to the consolidation
of two leased facilities into one, which we occupied during the
first quarter of 2009; and (v) a $3 million increase
in expenses at our lodging business as a result of our
acquisition of USFS.
Other income, net increased $1 million as a result of
higher gains associated with the sale of non-strategic assets at
our vacation ownership business. Such amounts are included
within our segment EBITDA results. Interest expense remained
flat quarter over quarter. Interest income decreased
$1 million in the first quarter of 2009 compared with the
first quarter of 2008 due to decreased interest income earned on
invested cash balances as a result of a decrease in cash
available for investment. Our effective tax rate decreased from
40% during the first quarter of 2008 to 39% during the first
quarter of 2009. We cannot estimate the effect of legacy matters
for the remainder of 2009. Excluding the tax impact on such
matters, we expect our effective tax rate will approximate 39%.
As a result of these items, our net income increased
$3 million (7%) as compared to the first quarter of 2008.
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Following is a discussion of the results of each of our
reportable segments during the first quarter:
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Net Revenues
|
|
EBITDA
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|
|
2009
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|
|
2008
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|
|
% Change
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2009
|
|
|
2008
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% Change
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|
Lodging
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|
$
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154
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|
|
$
|
170
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|
(9)
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|
$
|
35
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|
|
$
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46
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|
|
(24)
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Vacation Exchange and Rentals
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|
|
287
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|
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341
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(16)
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|
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76
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|
|
|
93
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|
|
(18)
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Vacation Ownership
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|
|
462
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|
|
|
504
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(8)
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44
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7
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*
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Total Reportable Segments
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903
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|
1,015
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(11)
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|
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155
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146
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6
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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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)
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*
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(21
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)
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(16
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)
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*
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Total Company
|
|
$
|
901
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|
|
$
|
1,012
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|
|
(11)
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|
|
134
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|
|
|
130
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|
|
3
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
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|
|
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Less: Depreciation and amortization
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
43
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|
|
|
44
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|
|
|
Interest expense
|
|
|
19
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|
|
|
19
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|
|
|
Interest income
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|
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(2
|
)
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|
|
(3
|
)
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
Income before income taxes
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
74
|
|
|
$
|
70
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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(*) |
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Not meaningful.
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(a) |
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Includes the elimination of
transactions between segments.
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Lodging
Net revenues and EBITDA decreased $16 million (9%) and
$11 million (24%), respectively, during the first quarter
of 2009 compared to the first quarter of 2008 primarily
reflecting lower royalty, marketing and reservation revenues and
a decline in property management reimbursable revenues,
partially offset by incremental net revenues generated from the
July 2008 acquisition of USFS. In addition, EBITDA reflects
lower marketing expenses and decreased expenses primarily
related to a decline in property management reimbursable
revenues, partially offset by increased expenses resulting from
the USFS acquisition, organizational realignment initiatives and
ancillary services provided to franchisees.
The acquisition of USFS contributed incremental net revenues and
EBITDA of $5 million and $2 million, respectively.
Excluding the impact of this acquisition, net revenues declined
$21 million reflecting (i) a $12 million decrease
in domestic royalty, marketing and reservation revenues
primarily due to a RevPAR decline of 15%,
(ii) $5 million of lower reimbursable revenues earned
by our property management business, (iii) a
$2 million decrease in international royalty, marketing and
reservation revenues resulting from a RevPAR decrease of 18%, or
6% excluding the impact of foreign exchange movements, partially
offset by a 13% increase in international rooms and (iv) a
$2 million net decrease in other revenue. The RevPAR
decline was largely driven by a decline in industry occupancy as
well as price reductions. The $5 million of lower
reimbursable revenues earned by our property management business
primarily relates to payroll costs that we incur and pay on
behalf of property owners, for which we are fully reimbursed by
the property owner. As the reimbursements are made based upon
cost with no added margin, the recorded revenue is offset by the
associated expense and there is no resultant impact on EBITDA.
Such amount decreased as a result of a reduction in variable
labor costs at our managed properties due to lower occupancy.
In addition, EBITDA was positively impacted by a decrease of
$9 million in marketing expenses primarily due to lower
marketing spend across our brands, including decreased costs
associated with our Wyndham Rewards loyalty program. Such
decrease was partially offset by (i) $3 million of
costs relating to organizational realignment initiatives (see
Restructuring Plan for more details) and
(ii) $3 million of increased costs primarily
associated with ancillary services provided to franchisees, as
discussed above.
As of March 31, 2009, we had 6,993 properties and
approximately 588,500 rooms in our system. Additionally, our
hotel development pipeline included 1,000 hotels and
approximately 108,600 rooms, of which 39% were international and
54% were new construction as of March 31, 2009.
Vacation
Exchange and Rentals
Net revenues and EBITDA decreased $54 million (16%) and
$17 million (18%), respectively, during the first quarter
of 2009 compared with the first quarter of 2008. Net revenue and
expense decreases include $37 million and $25 million,
respectively, of currency translation impact from a stronger
U.S. dollar compared to other foreign currencies. The decrease
in net revenues reflects a $30 million decrease in net
revenues from rental transactions and related services, a
$14 million decrease in ancillary revenues and a
$10 million decrease in annual dues and exchange revenues.
EBITDA further includes
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the impact of $12 million in cost savings from overhead
reductions, partially offset by $4 million of additional
costs relating to organizational realignment initiatives.
Net revenues generated from rental transactions and related
services decreased $30 million (19%) during the first
quarter of 2009 compared with the first quarter of 2008.
Excluding the unfavorable impact of foreign exchange movements,
net revenues generated from rental transactions and related
services decreased $5 million (3%) during the first quarter
of 2009 driven by a 3% decrease in the average net price per
rental primarily resulting from a change in the mix of various
rental offerings and lower pricing at our Landal European
vacation rental business, which benefited from premium holiday
pricing for Easter in the first quarter of 2008. Rental
transaction volume was flat primarily driven by increased volume
at (i) our U.K. cottage business due to successful
marketing and promotional offers as well as increased
functionality of its new web platform and (ii) our Landal
business, which benefited from enhanced marketing programs
despite the unfavorable impact on arrivals from the Easter
holiday falling in the second quarter of 2009 as compared to the
first quarter of 2008. Such favorability was offset by lower
rental volume at our Novasol European vacation rentals business,
which we believe was a result of customers altering their
vacation decisions primarily due to the downturn in European
economies.
Annual dues and exchange revenues decreased $10 million
(7%) during the first quarter of 2009 compared with the first
quarter of 2008. Excluding the unfavorable impact of foreign
exchange movements, annual dues and exchange revenues declined
$1 million driven by a 5% decline in revenue generated per
member, partially offset by a 4% increase in the average number
of members primarily due to the enrollment of approximately
135,000 members at the beginning of 2009 resulting from our
Disney Vacation Club affiliation. The decrease in revenue per
member was due to lower exchange transactions, partially offset
by the impact of favorable exchange transaction pricing. We
believe that the lower revenue per member reflects:
(i) recent heightened economic uncertainty and
(ii) recent trends among timeshare vacation ownership
developers to enroll members in private label clubs, whereby the
members have the option to exchange within the club or through
RCI channels. Such trends have a positive impact on the average
number of members but an offsetting effect on the number of
exchange transactions per average member. A decrease in
ancillary revenues of $14 million was driven by
(i) $6 million from various sources, which include
fees from additional services provided to transacting members,
club servicing revenues, fees from our credit card loyalty
program and fees generated from programs with affiliated
resorts, (ii) $5 million in travel revenue primarily
due to our termination of a low margin travel service contract
and (iii) $3 million due to the unfavorable
translation effects of foreign exchange movements.
In addition, EBITDA was positively impacted by a decrease in
expenses of $37 million (15%) primarily driven by
(i) the favorable impact of foreign currency translation on
expenses of $25 million, (ii) $12 million in cost
savings primarily from overhead reductions,
(iii) $2 million of lower volume-related expenses and
(iv) $1 million of lower employee incentive program
expenses compared to the first quarter of 2008. Such decreases
were partially offset by $4 million of additional costs
relating to organizational realignment initiatives (see
Restructuring Plan for more details).
Vacation
Ownership
Net revenues decreased $42 million (8%) and EBITDA
increased $37 million during the first quarter of 2009
compared with the first quarter of 2008.
During October 2008, we announced plans to refocus our vacation
ownership sales and marketing efforts on consumers with higher
credit quality beginning the fourth quarter of 2008. As a
result, operating results for the first quarter of 2009 reflect
decreased gross VOI sales and costs related to realignment
initiatives. Results were enhanced by the recognition of
previously deferred revenue as a result of continued
construction of resorts under development, decreased marketing
and employee related expenses, lower cost of sales and growth in
consumer finance income.
Gross sales of VOIs at our vacation ownership business decreased
$178 million (39%) during the first quarter of 2009, driven
principally by a 46% decrease in tour flow, partially offset by
an increase of 12% in VPG. Tour flow was negatively impacted by
the closure of over 85 sales offices since October 1, 2008
related to our organizational realignment initiatives.
VPG was positively impacted by (i) a favorable tour flow
mix resulting from the type of sales offices closed as part of
the organizational realignment and (ii) a higher percentage
of sales being upgrades to existing owners during the first
quarter of 2009 as compared to the first quarter of 2008 as a
result of the expected decline in sales to new customers. Our
provision for loan losses increased $25 million during the
first quarter of 2009 as compared to the first quarter of 2008
primarily related to the recognition of revenue previously
deferred under the percentage-of-completion method of
accounting, as discussed below. Such results were partially
offset by $6 million of incremental property management
fees primarily as a result of growth in the number of units
under management.
Under the percentage-of-completion method of accounting, a
portion of the total revenue associated with the sale of a
vacation ownership interest is deferred if the construction of
the vacation resort has not yet been fully completed. Such
revenue will be recognized in future periods as construction of
the vacation resort progresses. Our sales mix during the first
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quarter of 2009 included higher sales generated from vacation
resorts where construction was more complete, resulting
in the recognition of $67 million of revenue previously
deferred under the percentage-of-completion method of accounting
compared to $82 million of deferred revenue during the
first quarter of 2008. Accordingly, net revenues and EBITDA
comparisons were positively impacted by $128 million (after
deducting the related increase in provision for loan losses) and
$70 million, respectively, as a result of the net increase
in the recognition of revenue previously deferred under the
percentage-of-completion method of accounting. We anticipate a
net benefit of approximately $150 million to
$200 million during 2009 from the recognition of previously
deferred revenue as construction of these resorts progresses,
partially offset by continued sales generated from vacation
resorts where construction is still in progress.
Net revenues and EBITDA comparisons were favorably impacted by
$10 million and $11 million, respectively, during the
first quarter of 2009 due to net interest income of
$77 million earned on contract receivables during the first
quarter of 2009 as compared to $66 million during the first
quarter of 2008. Such increase was primarily due to growth in
the portfolio. We incurred interest expense of $32 million
on our securitized debt at a weighted average rate of 5.9%
during the first quarter of 2009 compared to $33 million at
a weighted average rate of 4.9% during the first quarter of
2008. Our net interest income margin increased from 67% during
the first quarter of 2008 to 71% during the first quarter of
2009 due to approximately $365 million of decreased average
borrowings on our securitized debt facilities during the first
quarter of 2009 as compared to the first quarter of 2008
resulting from a decline in advance rates (i.e., less borrowings
as a percentage of receivables securitized), partially offset by
a 99 basis point increase in interest rates.
In addition, EBITDA was positively impacted by $136 million
(27%) of decreased expenses, exclusive of incremental interest
expense on our securitized debt, primarily resulting from
(i) $59 million of decreased marketing expenses due to
the reduction in our sales pace, (ii) $53 million of
lower employee-related expenses primarily due to lower sales
commission and administration costs, (iii) $41 million
of decreased cost of VOI sales due to the expected decline in
VOI sales and (iv) the absence of a $28 million
non-cash impairment charge due to our initiative to rebrand two
of our vacation ownership trademarks to the Wyndham brand. Such
decreases were partially offset by (i) $35 million of
costs relating to organizational realignment initiatives (see
Restructuring Plan for more details) and
(ii) $11 million of increased costs associated with
maintenance fees on unsold inventory.
Corporate
and Other
Corporate and Other expenses increased $6 million during
first quarter of 2009 compared with the first quarter of 2008.
Such increase includes (i) $7 million of increased
corporate expenses primarily related to the consolidation of two
leased facilities into one, which we occupied during the first
quarter of 2009, (ii) $1 million of restructuring
costs and (iii) a $1 million increase in net expense
related to the resolution of and adjustment to certain
contingent liabilities and assets.
Other
Income, Net
Other income, net increased $1 million during the three
months ended March 31, 2009 as compared to the same period
in 2008 as a result of higher gains associated with the sale of
non-strategic assets at our vacation ownership business.
Interest
Expense/Interest Income
Interest expense remained flat during the three months ended
March 31, 2009 compared with the same period during 2008 as
a result of a $1 million decrease in interest paid on our
long-term debt facilities offset by a $1 million decrease
in capitalized interest at our vacation ownership business due
to lower development of vacation ownership inventory. Interest
income decreased $1 million during the three months
March 31, 2009 compared with the same period during 2008
due to decreased interest earned on invested cash balances as a
result of a decrease in cash available for investment.
RESTRUCTURING
PLAN
In response to a deteriorating global economy, during 2008, we
committed to various strategic realignment initiatives targeted
principally at reducing costs, enhancing organizational
efficiency and consolidating and rationalizing existing
processes and facilities. As a result, we recorded
$43 million in incremental restructuring costs during the
first quarter of 2009. Such strategic realignment initiatives
included:
Lodging
We continued the operational realignment of our lodging
business, which began during 2008, to enhance its global
franchisee services, promote more efficient channel management
to further drive revenue at franchised locations and managed
properties and position the Wyndham brand appropriately and
consistently in the marketplace. As a result of these
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changes, we recorded $3 million in costs primarily related
to the elimination of certain positions and the related
severance benefits and outplacement services that were provided
for impacted employees.
Vacation
Exchange and Rentals
Our strategic realignment in our vacation exchange and rentals
business streamlined exchange operations primarily across its
international businesses by reducing management layers to
improve regional accountability. Such plan resulted in
$4 million in restructuring costs during the first quarter
of 2009. We expect additional costs during the second quarter of
2009 of approximately $1 million to $4 million in cash
payments for severance and related benefits.
Vacation
Ownership
Our vacation ownership business refocused its sales and
marketing efforts by closing the least profitable sales offices
and eliminating marketing programs that were producing prospects
with lower credit quality. Consequently, we have decreased the
level of timeshare development, reduced our need to access the
asset-backed securities market and enhanced the cash flow from
the business unit. Such realignment includes the elimination of
certain positions, the termination of leases of certain sales
offices, the termination of development projects and the
write-off of assets related to the sales offices and cancelled
development projects. These initiatives resulted in costs of
$35 million during 2009.
Corporate
and Other
We identified opportunities at our corporate business to reduce
costs by enhancing organizational efficiency and consolidating
and rationalizing existing processes. As a result, we recorded
$1 million in restructuring costs during the first quarter
of 2009.
Total
Company
These strategic realignments resulted in the termination of
approximately 320 more employees and incremental restructuring
costs of $43 million during the first quarter of 2009, of
which $21 million was paid in cash and $15 million was
a non-cash expense. The remaining liability of $47 million
will be paid in cash; $18 million of personnel-related by
May 2010 and $29 million of primarily facility-related by
September 2017. We anticipate additional restructuring costs
during the second quarter of 2009 of approximately
$1 million to $4 million in cash payments for
severance and related benefits. These amounts are preliminary
estimates and subject to change. We began to realize the
benefits of these strategic realignment initiatives during the
fourth quarter of 2008 and anticipate annual net savings from
such initiatives of approximately $160 million to
$180 million beginning in 2009.
FINANCIAL
CONDITION, LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
FINANCIAL
CONDITION
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March 31,
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
|
|
|
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2009
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
Change
|
|
|
Total assets
|
|
$
|
9,444
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|
|
$
|
9,573
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|
|
$
|
(129
|
)
|
Total liabilities
|
|
|
7,065
|
|
|
|
7,231
|
|
|
|
(166
|
)
|
Total stockholders equity
|
|
|
2,379
|
|
|
|
2,342
|
|
|
|
37
|
|
Total assets decreased $129 million from December 31,
2008 to March 31, 2009 primarily due to (i) a
$103 million decrease in vacation ownership contract
receivables, net resulting from decreased VOI sales, (ii) a
$34 million decrease in other current assets primarily due
to lower deferred costs associated with decreased VOI sales and
a decline in other receivables at our vacation ownership
business related to lower revenues from ancillary services,
partially offset by increased assets available for sale due to
certain vacation ownership properties and related assets that
are no longer consistent with our development plans,
(iii) a $32 million decrease in property and equipment
primarily related to the termination of certain property
development projects and the write-off of related assets in
connection with our organizational realignment initiatives
within our vacation ownership business and the impact of
currency translation on land, buildings and capital leases at
our vacation exchange and rentals business, partially offset by
increased leasehold improvements, furniture and fixtures and
equipment related to the consolidation of two leased facilities
into one, which we occupied during the first quarter of 2009,
(iv) a $26 million decline in deferred taxes primarily
attributable to utilization of net operating loss carryforwards
and (v) a $22 million decrease in goodwill and other
intangibles primarily related to the impact of currency
translation at our vacation exchange and rentals business and
the amortization of franchise agreements at our lodging
business. Such decreases were partially offset by a
$94 million increase in trade receivables, net, primarily
due to seasonality at our European vacation rental and travel
agency businesses.
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Total liabilities decreased $166 million primarily due to
(i) a $147 million decrease in net borrowings
reflecting net changes of $76 million in our securitized
vacation ownership debt and $71 million in our other
long-term debt primarily related to our revolving credit
facility, (ii) a $51 million decrease in deferred
income primarily due to the recognition of previously deferred
revenues due to higher sales generated from vacation resorts
where construction was more complete, partially offset by cash
received in advance on arrival-based bookings within our
vacation exchange and rentals business and (iii) a
$29 million decrease in deferred income taxes primarily
attributable to lower gross VOI sales and additional
restructuring accruals. Such increases were partially offset by
a $68 million increase in accounts payable primarily due to
seasonality at our European vacation rental and travel agency
businesses, partially offset by the impact of the reduced sales
pace at our vacation ownership business.
Total stockholders equity increased $37 million due
to (i) $45 million of net income generated during the
three months ended March 31, 2009, (ii) a change of
$7 million in deferred equity compensation and
(iii) $4 million of unrealized gains on cash flow
hedges. Such increases were partially offset by
(i) $9 million of currency translation adjustments,
(ii) the payment of $7 million in dividends and
(iii) a $3 million decrease to our pool of excess tax
benefits available to absorb tax deficiencies due to the
exercise and vesting of equity awards.
LIQUIDITY
AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Currently, our financing needs are supported by cash generated
from operations and borrowings under our revolving credit
facility. 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. We believe that access to our revolving
credit facility and our current liquidity vehicles, as well as
continued access to the securitization and debt markets
and/or other
financing vehicles, will provide us with sufficient liquidity to
meet our ongoing needs. If we are unable to access these
markets, it will negatively impact our liquidity position and
may require us to further adjust our business operations. See
Liquidity Risk for a discussion of the current and anticipated
impact on our securitizations program from the adverse
conditions present in the United States asset-backed securities
and commercial paper markets.
Our secured, revolving foreign credit facility expires in June
2009. We are in active dialogue with the participating banks and
potential new participants related to our secured, revolving
foreign credit facility in an attempt to renew this facility for
another
364-day term
prior to the current renewal date. In the event that we are not
able to renew all or part of the current agreement, all or a
portion of the outstanding borrowings would become immediately
due and payable. We anticipate that we would have adequate
liquidity to meet these maturities with available cash balances
and our revolving credit facility. Our 2008 bank conduit
facility expires in November 2009. Our goal is to renew this
facility for another
364-day term
prior to the current renewal date. In the event that we are not
able to renew all or part of the current agreement, the facility
would no longer operate as a revolving facility and would
amortize over approximately 13 months from the expiration.
CASH
FLOWS
During the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, we
had a net change in cash and cash equivalents of
$(1) million and $19 million, respectively. The
following table summarizes such changes:
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Three Months Ended March 31,
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2009
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2008
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Change
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Cash provided by/(used in):
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Operating activities
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$
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210
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$
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87
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$
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123
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Investing activities
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(62
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(94
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32
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Financing activities
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(147
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27
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(174
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Effects of changes in exchange rate on cash and cash equivalents
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(2
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(1
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(1
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Net change in cash and cash equivalents
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$
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(1
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$
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19
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$
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(20
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Operating
Activities
During the three months ended March 31, 2009, we generated
$123 million more cash from operating activities as
compared to the three months ended March 31, 2008, which
principally reflects (i) lower originations of our vacation
ownership contract receivables due to our previously announced
initiative to reduce 2009 VOI sales pace, (ii) decreased
other current assets primarily due to the recognition of VOI
sales commissions that were previously deferred,
(iii) higher accrued expenses primarily related to our
organizational realignment initiatives (see Restructuring Plan
for more details) and increased accounts payable primarily due
to timing, (iv) lower trade accounts receivables primarily
due to lower revenues across our lodging, vacation exchange and
rentals, and vacation ownership businesses and (v) an
increase in our provision for loan losses due to a higher
estimate of uncollectible receivables as a percentage of VOI
sales financed. Such
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increase in cash inflows was partially offset by the impact from
the recognition of VOI sales revenues previously deferred under
the percentage of completion method of accounting.
Investing
Activities
During the three months ended March 31, 2009, we used
$32 million less cash for investing activities as compared
with the three months ended March 31, 2008, which
principally reflects (i) the net change in cash flows from
escrow deposits restricted cash of $32 million primarily
due to the absence of the 2008 contractually obligated repairs
at one of our VOI resorts and a decrease in escrow amounts
resulting from timing differences between our deeding and sales
processes for certain VOI sales and (ii) an
$11 million decrease in cash outflows from securitized
restricted cash primarily due to the timing of cash that we are
required to set aside in connection with additional vacation
ownership contract receivables securitizations. Such decrease in
cash outflows was partially offset by a $14 million
increase in property and equipment additions primarily due to
higher leasehold improvements related to the consolidation of
two leased facilities into one, which we occupied during the
first quarter of 2009.
Financing
Activities
During the three months ended March 31, 2009, we used
$174 million more cash for financing activities as compared
with the three months ended March 31, 2008, which
principally reflects (i) $114 million of lower net
proceeds from securitized vacation ownership debt and
(ii) $68 million of lower net proceeds from
non-securitized borrowings. Such cash outflows were partially
offset by the absence of $13 million spend on our stock
repurchase program during the first quarter of 2008.
We intend to continue to invest in selected capital improvements
and technological improvements in our lodging, vacation
ownership and vacation exchange and rentals and corporate
businesses. In addition, we may seek to acquire additional
franchise agreements, property management contracts, ownership
interests in hotels as part of our mixed-use properties
strategy, and exclusive agreements for vacation rental
properties on a strategic and selective basis, either directly
or through investments in joint ventures. We spent
$53 million on capital expenditures during the three months
ended March 31, 2009 including leasehold improvements
related to the consolidation of two leased facilities into one,
which we occupied during the first quarter of 2009, the
improvement of technology and maintenance of technological
advantages and routine improvements. We anticipate spending
approximately $120 million to $130 million on capital
expenditures during 2009. In addition, we spent $69 million
relating to vacation ownership development projects during the
three months ended March 31, 2009. We believe that our
vacation ownership business will have adequate inventory through
2010 and thus we plan to sell the vacation ownership inventory
that is currently on our balance sheet and complete vacation
ownership projects currently under development. As a result, we
anticipate spending approximately $175 million to
$225 million on vacation ownership development projects
during 2009 and less than $100 million during 2010. We
expect that the majority of the expenditures that will be
required to pursue our capital spending programs, strategic
investments and vacation ownership development projects will be
financed with cash flow generated through operations. Additional
expenditures are financed with general unsecured corporate
borrowings, including through the use of available capacity
under our $900 million revolving credit facility.
Cash
Flow Outlook for 2009
During 2009, we anticipate cash flow will be neutral to
positive. Borrowings outstanding on our revolving credit
facility are expected to remain consistent at December 31,
2009 as compared to March 31, 2009. If economic conditions
improve or deteriorate materially, we would expect the amounts
noted above could change. Such changes could impact our cash
flows either positively or negatively.
Other
Matters
On August 20, 2007, our Board of Directors authorized a
stock repurchase program that enables us to purchase up to
$200 million of our common stock. The Board of
Directors 2007 authorization included increased repurchase
capacity for proceeds received from stock option exercises.
However, there were no stock option exercises during the three
months ended March 31, 2009. We suspended such program
during the third quarter of 2008 and expect to defer further
purchases until the macro-economic outlook and credit
environment are more favorable. Therefore, during the period
from January 1, 2009 through May 7, 2009, we did not
repurchase any additional shares and, as such, we currently have
$155 million remaining availability in our program. 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.
As discussed below, the IRS has commenced an audit of
Cendants taxable years 2003 through 2006, during which we
were included in Cendants tax returns.
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The rules governing taxation are complex and subject to varying
interpretations. Therefore, our tax accruals reflect a series of
complex judgments about future events and rely heavily on
estimates and assumptions. While we believe that the estimates
and assumptions supporting our tax accruals are reasonable, tax
audits and any related litigation could result in tax
liabilities for us that are materially different than those
reflected in our historical income tax provisions and recorded
assets and liabilities. The result of an audit or litigation
could have a material adverse effect on our income tax
provision, net income,
and/or cash
flows in the period or periods to which such audit or litigation
relates.
Our recorded tax liabilities in respect of such taxable years
represent our current best estimates of the probable outcome
with respect to certain tax provisions taken by Cendant for
which we would be responsible under the tax sharing agreement.
As discussed above, however, the rules governing taxation are
complex and subject to varying interpretation. There can be no
assurance that the IRS will not propose adjustments to the
returns for which we would be responsible under the tax sharing
agreement or that any such proposed adjustments would not be
material. Any determination by the IRS or a court that imposed
tax liabilities on us under the tax sharing agreement in excess
of our tax accruals could have a material adverse effect on our
income tax provision, net income,
and/or cash
flows, which is the result of our obligations under the
Separation and Distribution Agreement, as discussed in
Note 15Separation Adjustments and Transactions with
Former Parent and Subsidiaries. At March 31, 2009, we had
$270 million of tax liabilities pursuant to the Separation
and Distribution Agreement, which are recorded within due to
former Parent and subsidiaries on the Consolidated Balance
Sheet. We expect the payment on a majority of these liabilities
to occur during the second half of 2010. We expect to make such
payment from cash flow generated through operations and the use
of available capacity under our $900 million revolving
credit facility.
FINANCIAL
OBLIGATIONS
Our indebtedness consisted of:
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March 31,
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December 31,
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2009
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2008
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Securitized vacation ownership debt:
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Term notes
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$
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1,165
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$
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1,252
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Previous bank conduit facility
(a)
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334
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417
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2008 bank conduit facility
(b)
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235
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141
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Total securitized vacation ownership debt
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$
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1,734
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$
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1,810
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Long-term debt:
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6.00% senior unsecured notes (due December 2016)
(c)
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$
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797
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$
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797
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Term loan (due July 2011)
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300
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300
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Revolving credit facility (due July 2011)
(d)
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517
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576
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Vacation ownership bank borrowings
(e)
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156
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159
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Vacation rentals capital leases
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130
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139
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Other
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13
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Total long-term debt
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$
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1,913
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$
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1,984
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Represents the outstanding balance
of our previous bank conduit facility that ceased operating as a
revolving facility on October 29, 2008 and will amortize in
accordance with its terms, which is expected to be less than two
years.
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Represents a
364-day,
$943 million, non-recourse vacation ownership bank conduit
facility, with a term through November 2009, whose capacity is
subject to our ability to provide additional assets to
collateralize the facility.
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(c) |
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The balance at March 31, 2009
represents $800 million aggregate principal less
$3 million of unamortized discount.
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The revolving credit facility has a
total capacity of $900 million, which includes availability
for letters of credit. As of March 31, 2009, we had
$29 million of letters of credit outstanding and, as such,
the total available capacity of the revolving credit facility
was $354 million.
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Represents a
364-day, AUD
263 million secured revolving credit facility, which
expires in June 2009.
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On March 13, 2009, we closed a term securitization
transaction, Special Asset Facility
2009-A LLC,
involving the issuance of $46 million of investment grade
asset-backed notes which are secured by vacation ownership
contract receivables. These borrowings bear interest at a coupon
rate of 9.0% and were issued at a price of 95% of par.
Cash paid related to consumer financing interest expense was
$22 million and $27 million during the three months
ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively.
Interest expense incurred in connection with our other debt was
$22 million and $23 million during the three months
ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively, and is
recorded within interest expense on the Consolidated Statements
of Income. Cash paid related to such interest expense was
$10 million and $13 million during the three months
ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively.
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Interest expense is partially offset on the Consolidated
Statements of Income by capitalized interest of $3 million
and $4 million during the three months ended March 31,
2009 and 2008, respectively.
As of March 31, 2009, available capacity under our
borrowing arrangements was as follows:
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Total
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Outstanding
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Available
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Capacity
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Borrowings
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Capacity
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Securitized vacation ownership debt:
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Term notes
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$
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1,165
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$
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1,165
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$
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Previous bank conduit facility
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334
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334
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2008 bank conduit facility
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688
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235
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453
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Total securitized vacation ownership
debt (a)
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$
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2,187
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$
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1,734
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$
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453
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Long-term debt:
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6.00% senior unsecured notes (due December 2016)
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$
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797
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$
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797
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$
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Term loan (due July 2011)
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300
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300
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Revolving credit facility (due July
2011) (b)
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900
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517
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383
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Vacation ownership bank
borrowings (c)
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181
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156
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25
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Vacation rentals capital
leases (d)
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130
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130
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Other
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13
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Total long-term debt
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$
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2,321
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$
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1,913
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408
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Less: Issuance of letters of
credit (b)
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$
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379
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These outstanding borrowings are
collateralized by $2,981 million of underlying gross
vacation ownership contract receivables and securitization
restricted cash. The capacity of our 2008 bank conduit facility
of $943 million is reduced by $255 million of
borrowings on our previous bank conduit facility. Such amount
will be available as capacity for our 2008 bank conduit facility
as the outstanding balance on our previous bank conduit facility
amortizes in accordance with its terms, which is expected to be
less than two years. The capacity of this facility is subject to
our ability to provide additional assets to collateralize
additional securitized borrowings.
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The capacity under our revolving
credit facility includes availability for letters of credit. As
of March 31, 2009, the available capacity of
$383 million was further reduced by $29 million for
the issuance of letters of credit.
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These borrowings are collateralized
by $194 million of underlying gross vacation ownership
contract receivables. The capacity of this facility is subject
to maintaining sufficient assets to collateralize these secured
obligations.
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These leases are recorded as
capital lease obligations with corresponding assets classified
within property and equipment on our Consolidated Balance Sheets.
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The revolving credit facility, unsecured term loan and vacation
ownership bank borrowings include 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 and Note 13Segment
Information) by Interest Expense (as defined in the credit
agreement), excluding interest expense on any Securitization
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. As
of March 31, 2009, our interest coverage ratio was 27.1
times. The leverage ratio is calculated by dividing 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.
As of March 31, 2009, our leverage ratio was 2.2 times.
Covenants in these credit facilities also include limitations on
indebtedness of material subsidiaries; liens; mergers,
consolidations, liquidations, dissolutions and sales of all or
substantially all assets; and sale and leasebacks. Events of
default in these 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 permitted our
Separation from Cendant).
The 6.00% senior unsecured notes contain various covenants
including limitations on liens, limitations on sale and
leasebacks, and change of control restrictions. In addition,
there are limitations on mergers, consolidations and sales of
all or substantially all assets. Events of default in the notes
include nonpayment of interest, nonpayment of principal, breach
of a covenant or warranty, cross acceleration of debt in excess
of $50 million, and bankruptcy related matters.
As of March 31, 2009, we were in compliance with all of the
covenants described above including the required financial
ratios.
Each of our non-recourse, securitized note borrowings contain
various triggers relating to the performance of the applicable
loan pools. For example, if the vacation ownership contract
receivables pool that collateralizes one of our securitization
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notes fails to perform within the parameters established by the
contractual triggers (such as higher default or delinquency
rates), there are provisions pursuant to which the cash flows
for that pool will be maintained in the securitization as extra
collateral for the note holders or applied to amortize the
outstanding principal held by the noteholders. In the event such
provisions are triggered during 2009, we believe such cash flows
would be approximately $0 to $40 million. As of
March 31, 2009, all of our securitized pools were in
compliance with applicable triggers.
LIQUIDITY
RISK
Our vacation ownership business finances certain of its
receivables through (i) an asset-backed bank conduit
facility and (ii) periodically accessing the capital
markets by issuing asset-backed securities. None of the
currently outstanding asset-backed securities contains any
recourse provisions to us other than interest rate risk related
to swap counterparties (solely to the extent that the amount
outstanding on our notes differs from the forecasted
amortization schedule at the time of issuance).
Certain of these asset-backed securities are insured by monoline
insurers. Currently, the monoline insurers that we have used in
the past and other guarantee insurance providers are no longer
AAA rated and remain under significant ratings pressure. Since
monoline insurers are not positioned to write new policies, the
cost of such insurance has increased and the insurance has
become difficult or impossible to obtain due to
(i) decreased competition in that business, including a
reduced number of monolines that may issue new policies due to
either (a) loss of AAA/Aaa ratings from the rating agencies
or (b) lack of confidence of market participants in the
value of such insurance and (ii) the increased spreads paid
to bond investors. Our $200 million
2008-1 term
securitization, which closed on May 1, 2008, and our
$450 million
2008-2 term
securitization, which closed on June 26, 2008, were
senior/subordinate transactions with no monoline insurance. Our
$46 million Special Asset Facility
2009-A term
securitization, which closed on March 13, 2009, was also
issued with no monoline insurance.
Beginning in the third quarter of 2007 and continuing throughout
2008 and 2009, the asset-backed securities market and commercial
paper markets in the United States suffered adverse market
conditions. As a result, during 2009, our cost of securitized
borrowings increased due to increased spreads over relevant
benchmarks. We successfully accessed the term securitization
market during 2009, as demonstrated by the closing of our term
securitization transaction which closed on March 13, 2009.
However, the credit markets continue to provide very limited
access to issuers of vacation ownership receivables asset-backed
securities. In response to the tightened asset-backed credit
environment, our plan is to reduce our need to access the
asset-backed securities market during 2009.
Our vacation ownership business is expected to reduce its sales
pace of VOIs from 2008 to 2009 by approximately 40%.
Accordingly, we believe that the 2008 bank conduit facility
should provide sufficient liquidity for the lower expected sales
pace and we expect to have available liquidity to finance the
sale of VOIs. The 2008 bank conduit facility had available
capacity of $453 million as of March 31, 2009. The
previous bank conduit facility ceased operating as a revolving
facility on October 29, 2008 and will amortize in
accordance with its terms, which is expected to be less than two
years.
At March 31, 2009, we have $354 million of
availability under our revolving credit facility. To the extent
that the recent increases in funding costs in the securitization
and commercial paper markets persist, it will negatively impact
the cost of such borrowings. A long-term disruption to the
asset-backed or commercial paper markets could adversely impact
our ability to obtain such financings.
Our Wyndham Vacation Resorts Asia Pacific Pty Ltd. operations
are funded by
364-day bank
facilities with a total capacity of $181 million as of
March 31, 2009 expiring in June 2009. These facilities had
a total of $156 million outstanding as of March 31,
2009 and are secured by consumer loan receivables, as well as a
Wyndham Worldwide Corporation guaranty. We are in active
dialogue with the participating banks and potential new
participants. Our goal is to renew this facility for another
364-day term
prior to the current renewal date. While we expect to renew the
agreement, we anticipate that current bank lending conditions
will have a negative impact on the terms and capacity of the
existing agreement. In addition to renewing the current
agreement, we are exploring alternate financing means including
an asset backed securitization conduit. In the event we are not
able to renew all or part of the current agreement, all or a
portion of the outstanding borrowings will become immediately
due and payable. We anticipate that we would have adequate
liquidity to meet these maturities with available cash balances
and our revolving credit facility. In addition, we can reduce
funding needs by slowing spending on new inventory and reducing
the financing of consumer loans used to purchase our vacation
ownership properties.
Some of our vacation ownership developments are supported by
surety bonds provided by affiliates of certain insurance
companies in order to meet regulatory requirements of certain
states. In the ordinary course of our business, we have
assembled commitments from thirteen surety providers in the
amount of $1.5 billion, of which we had $755 million
outstanding as of March 31, 2009. The availability, terms
and conditions, and pricing of such bonding capacity is
dependent on, among other things, continued financial strength
and stability of the insurance company affiliates providing such
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bonding capacity, the general availability of such capacity and
our corporate credit rating. If such bonding capacity is
unavailable or, alternatively, the terms and conditions and
pricing of such bonding capacity may be unacceptable to us, the
cost of development of our vacation ownership units could be
negatively impacted.
Our liquidity position may also be negatively affected by
unfavorable conditions in the capital markets in which we
operate or if our vacation ownership contract receivables
portfolios do not meet specified portfolio credit parameters.
Our liquidity as it relates to our vacation ownership contract
receivables securitization program could be adversely affected
if we were to fail to renew or replace any of the facilities on
their renewal dates or if a particular receivables pool were to
fail to meet certain ratios, which could occur in certain
instances if the default rates or other credit metrics of the
underlying vacation ownership contract receivables deteriorate.
Our ability to sell securities backed by our vacation ownership
contract receivables depends on the continued ability and
willingness of capital market participants to invest in such
securities.
During April 2009, Moodys Investors Service
(Moodys) downgraded our senior unsecured debt
rating to Ba2 (and our corporate family rating to Ba1) with a
stable outlook. Our senior unsecured debt is rated
BBB- with a negative outlook by Standard and
Poors (S&P). 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.
Currently, we expect no (i) material increase in interest
expense
and/or
(ii) material reduction in the availability of bonding
capacity from the aforementioned downgrade or negative outlook;
however, a further downgrade by Moodys
and/or
S&P could impact our future borrowing
and/or
bonding costs and availability of such bonding capacity.
As a result of the sale of Realogy on April 10, 2007,
Realogys senior debt credit rating was downgraded to below
investment grade. Under the Separation Agreement, if Realogy
experienced such a change of control and suffered such a ratings
downgrade, it was required to post a letter of credit in an
amount acceptable to us and Avis Budget Group to satisfy the
fair value of Realogys indemnification obligations for the
Cendant legacy contingent liabilities in the event Realogy does
not otherwise satisfy such obligations to the extent they become
due. On April 26, 2007, Realogy posted a $500 million
irrevocable standby letter of credit from a major commercial
bank in favor of Avis Budget Group and upon which demand may be
made if Realogy does not otherwise satisfy its obligations for
its share of the Cendant legacy contingent liabilities. The
letter of credit can be adjusted from time to time based upon
the outstanding contingent liabilities and has an expiration of
September 2013, subject to renewal and certain provisions. The
issuance of this letter of credit does not relieve or limit
Realogys obligations for these liabilities.
SEASONALITY
We experience seasonal fluctuations in our net revenues and net
income 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 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.
SEPARATION
ADJUSTMENTS AND TRANSACTIONS WITH FORMER PARENT AND
SUBSIDIARIES
Transfer
of Cendant Corporate Liabilities and Issuance of Guarantees to
Cendant and Affiliates
Pursuant to the Separation and Distribution Agreement, upon the
distribution of our common stock to Cendant shareholders, we
entered into certain guarantee commitments with Cendant
(pursuant to the assumption of certain liabilities and the
obligation to indemnify Cendant, Realogy and Travelport for such
liabilities) and guarantee commitments related to deferred
compensation arrangements with each of Cendant and Realogy.
These guarantee arrangements primarily relate to certain
contingent litigation liabilities, contingent tax liabilities,
and Cendant contingent and other corporate liabilities, of which
we assumed and are responsible for 37.5%, while Realogy is
responsible for the remaining 62.5%. The amount of liabilities
which we assumed in connection with the Separation was
$346 million and $343 million at March 31, 2009
and December 31, 2008, respectively. These amounts were
comprised of certain Cendant corporate liabilities which were
recorded on the books of Cendant as well as additional
liabilities which were established for 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, we would be responsible for a portion of the
defaulting
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party or parties obligation. We 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, which are discussed in more detail below, have
been valued upon the Separation in accordance with Financial
Interpretation No. 45 (FIN 45)
Guarantors Accounting and Disclosure Requirements
for Guarantees, Including Indirect Guarantees of Indebtedness of
Others and recorded as liabilities on the Consolidated
Balance Sheets. 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.
The $346 million of Separation related liabilities is
comprised of $39 million for litigation matters,
$270 million for tax liabilities, $26 million for
liabilities of previously sold businesses of Cendant,
$9 million for other contingent and corporate liabilities
and $2 million of liabilities where the calculated
FIN 45 guarantee amount exceeded the SFAS No. 5
Accounting for Contingencies liability assumed at
the date of Separation. In connection with these liabilities,
$85 million are recorded in current due to former Parent
and subsidiaries and $268 million are recorded in long-term
due to former Parent and subsidiaries at March 31, 2009 on
the Consolidated Balance Sheet. We are indemnifying Cendant for
these contingent liabilities and therefore any payments would be
made to the third party through the former Parent. The
$2 million relating to the FIN 45 guarantees is
recorded in other current liabilities at March 31, 2009 on
the Consolidated Balance Sheet. The actual timing of payments
relating to these liabilities is dependent on a variety of
factors beyond our control. See Contractual Obligations for the
estimated timing of such payments. In addition, at
March 31, 2009, we have $3 million of receivables due
from former Parent and subsidiaries primarily relating to income
tax refunds, which is recorded in other current assets on the
Consolidated Balance Sheet. Such receivables totaled
$3 million at December 31, 2008.
Following is a discussion of the liabilities on which we issued
guarantees:
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Contingent litigation liabilities We assumed 37.5% of
liabilities for certain litigation relating to, arising out of
or resulting from certain lawsuits in which Cendant is named as
the defendant. The indemnification obligation will continue
until the underlying lawsuits are resolved. We will indemnify
Cendant to the extent that Cendant is required to make payments
related to any of the underlying lawsuits. As the
indemnification obligation relates to matters in various stages
of litigation, the maximum exposure cannot be quantified. Due to
the inherently uncertain nature of the litigation process, the
timing of payments related to these liabilities cannot be
reasonably predicted, but is expected to occur over several
years. Since the Separation, Cendant settled a number of these
lawsuits and we assumed a portion of the related indemnification
obligations. As discussed above, for each settlement, we paid
37.5% of the aggregate settlement amount to Cendant. Our payment
obligations under the settlements were greater or less than our
accruals, depending on the matter. During 2007, Cendant received
an adverse order in a litigation matter for which we retain a
37.5% indemnification obligation. We have filed an appeal
related to this adverse order. As a result of the order,
however, we increased our contingent litigation accrual for this
matter during 2007 by $27 million. As a result of these
settlements and payments to Cendant, as well as other reductions
and accruals for developments in active litigation matters, our
aggregate accrual for outstanding Cendant contingent litigation
liabilities increased from $35 million at December 31,
2008 to $39 million at March 31, 2009.
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Contingent tax liabilities We are generally liable for
37.5% of certain contingent tax liabilities. In addition, each
of us, Cendant and Realogy may be responsible for 100% of
certain of Cendants tax liabilities that will provide the
responsible party with a future, offsetting tax benefit. We will
pay to Cendant the amount of taxes allocated pursuant to the Tax
Sharing Agreement, as amended during the third quarter of 2008,
for the payment of certain taxes. As a result of the amendment
to the Tax Sharing Agreement, we recorded a gross up of our
contingent tax liability and have a corresponding deferred tax
asset of $31 million as of March 31, 2009. 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. Our maximum exposure
cannot be quantified as tax regulations are subject to
interpretation and the outcome of tax audits or litigation is
inherently uncertain. Prior to the Separation, we were included
in the consolidated federal and state income tax returns of
Cendant through the Separation date for the 2006 period then
ended. Balances due to Cendant for these pre-Separation tax
returns and related tax attributes were estimated as of
December 31, 2006 and have since been adjusted in
connection with the filing of the pre-Separation tax returns.
These balances will again be adjusted after the ultimate
settlement of the related tax audits of these periods. During
2007, the Internal Revenue Service opened an examination for
Cendants taxable years 2003 through 2006 during which we
were included in Cendants tax returns.
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Cendant contingent and other corporate liabilities We
have assumed 37.5% 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. Our maximum exposure to loss cannot be
quantified as this guarantee
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relates primarily to future claims that may be made against
Cendant. We assessed the probability and amount of potential
liability related to this guarantee based on the extent and
nature of historical experience.
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Guarantee related to deferred compensation arrangements
In the event that Cendant, Realogy
and/or
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
have guaranteed such obligations (to the extent relating to
amounts deferred in respect of 2005 and earlier). This guarantee
will remain outstanding until such deferred compensation
balances are distributed to the respective officers and
directors. The maximum exposure cannot be quantified as the
guarantee, in part, is related to the value of deferred
investments as of the date of the requested distribution.
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CONTRACTUAL
OBLIGATIONS
The following table summarizes our future contractual
obligations for the twelve month periods set forth below:
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4/1/09-
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4/1/10-
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4/1/11-
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4/1/13-
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3/31/11
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3/31/12
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3/31/13
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3/31/14
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Thereafter
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Total
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Securitized
debt (a)
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$
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305
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$
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596
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$
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153
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$
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158
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$
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168
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$
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354
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$
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Long-term
debt (b)
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166
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21
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827
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10
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11
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878
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1,913
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Operating leases
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65
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60
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49
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35
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26
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117
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352
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Other purchase
commitments (c)
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279
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116
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50
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53
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4
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203
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705
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Contingent
liabilities (d)
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51
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257
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38
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346
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Total (e)
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$
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866
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$
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1,050
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$
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1,117
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$
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256
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$
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209
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$
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1,552
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$
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5,050
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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.
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Excludes future cash payments
related to interest expense on our 6.00% senior unsecured
notes and term loan of $67 million during the twelve month
periods from
4/1/09-3/31/10
and
4/1/10-3/31/11,
$54 million during the period from
4/1/11-3/31/12,
$48 million during the periods from
4/1/12-3/31/13
and
4/1/13-3/31/14
and $132 million thereafter.
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Primarily represents commitments
for the development of vacation ownership properties. Such total
includes approximately $105 million of vacation ownership
development commitments which we may terminate at minimal or no
cost and 4/1/09-3/31/10 includes approximately $60 million
of vacation ownership commitments that can be delayed until 2011
or later.
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Primarily represents certain
contingent litigation liabilities, contingent tax liabilities
and 37.5% of Cendant contingent and other corporate liabilities,
which we assumed and are responsible for pursuant to our
Separation.
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Excludes $23 million of our
liability for unrecognized tax benefits associated with
FIN 48 since it is not reasonably estimatable to determine
the periods in which such liability would be settled with the
respective tax authorities.
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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 consolidated 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 Consolidated Financial
Statements should be read in conjunction with the audited
Consolidated and Combined Financial Statements included in the
Annual Report filed on
Form 10-K
with the SEC on February 27, 2009, which includes a
description of our critical accounting policies that involve
subjective and complex judgments that could potentially affect
reported results. While there have been no material changes to
our critical accounting policies as to the methodologies or
assumptions we apply under them, we continue to monitor such
methodologies and assumptions.
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Quantitative
and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risks.
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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
March 31, 2009 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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Controls
and Procedures.
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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
Rule 13a-15(e)
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
Exchange Act)) as of the end of the period covered
by this 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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Internal Control Over Financial
Reporting. There have been no changes in our
internal control over financial reporting (as such term is
defined in
Rule 13a-15(f)
under the Exchange Act) during the period 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 IIOTHER
INFORMATION
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Item 1.
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Legal
Proceedings.
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Wyndham
Worldwide Litigation
We are involved in claims and legal actions arising in the
ordinary course of our business including but not limited to:
for our lodging businessbreach of contract, fraud and bad
faith claims between franchisors and franchisees in connection
with franchise agreements and with owners in connection with
management contracts, as well as consumer protection claims,
fraud and other statutory claims and negligence claims asserted
in connection with alleged acts or occurrences at franchised or
managed properties; for our vacation exchange and rentals
businessbreach of contract claims by both affiliates and
members in connection with their respective agreements, bad
faith, consumer protection, fraud and other statutory claims
asserted by members and negligence claims by guests for alleged
injuries sustained at resorts; for our vacation ownership
businessbreach of contract, bad faith, conflict of
interest, fraud, consumer protection claims and other statutory
claims by property owners associations, owners and
prospective owners in connection with the sale or use of
vacation ownership interests, land or the management of vacation
ownership resorts, construction defect claims relating to
vacation ownership units or resorts and negligence claims by
guests for alleged injuries sustained at vacation ownership
units or resorts; and for each of our businesses, bankruptcy
proceedings involving efforts to collect receivables from a
debtor in bankruptcy, employment matters involving claims of
discrimination, harassment and wage and hour claims, claims of
infringement upon third parties intellectual property
rights, tax claims and environmental claims.
Cendant
Litigation
Under the Separation Agreement, we agreed to be responsible for
37.5% of certain of Cendants contingent and other
corporate liabilities and associated costs, including certain
contingent litigation. Since the Separation, Cendant settled the
majority of the lawsuits pending on the date of the Separation.
The pending Cendant contingent litigation that we deem to be
material is further discussed in Note 15 to the
consolidated financial statements.
Before you invest in our securities you should carefully
consider each of the following risk factors and all of the other
information provided in this report. We believe that the
following information identifies the most significant risk
factors affecting us. However, the risks and uncertainties we
face 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.
The
hospitality industry is highly competitive and we are subject to
risks relating to competition that may adversely affect our
performance.
We will be adversely impacted if we cannot compete effectively
in the highly competitive hospitality industry. Our continued
success depends 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. 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 to change our model so
that we can remain competitive.
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Our
revenues are highly dependent on the travel industry and
declines in or disruptions to the travel industry, such as those
caused by economic slowdown, terrorism, acts of God and war may
adversely affect us.
Declines in or disruptions to the travel industry may adversely
impact us. Risks affecting the travel industry include: economic
slowdown and recession; economic factors, such as increased
costs of living and reduced discretionary income, adversely
impacting consumers and businesses decisions to use
and consume travel services and products; terrorist incidents
and threats (and associated heightened travel security
measures); acts of God (such as earthquakes, hurricanes, fires,
floods and other natural disasters); war; pandemics or threat of
pandemics; increased pricing, financial instability and capacity
constraints of air carriers; airline job actions and strikes;
and increases in gas and other fuel prices.
We are
subject to operating or other risks common to the hospitality
industry.
Our business is subject to numerous operating or other risks
common to the hospitality industry including:
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changes in operating costs, including energy, labor costs
(including minimum wage increases and unionization),
workers compensation and health-care related costs and
insurance;
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changes in desirability of geographic regions of the hotels or
resorts in our business;
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changes in the supply and demand for hotel rooms, vacation
exchange and rental services and vacation ownership products and
services;
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seasonality in our businesses may cause fluctuations in our
operating results;
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geographic concentrations of our operations and customers;
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increases in costs due to inflation that may not be fully offset
by price and fee increases in our business;
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availability of acceptable financing and cost of capital as they
apply to us, our customers, current and potential hotel
franchisees and developers, owners of hotels with which we have
hotel management contracts, our RCI affiliates and other
developers of vacation ownership resorts;
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our ability to securitize the receivables that we originate in
connection with sales of vacation ownership interests;
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the risk that purchasers of vacation ownership interests who
finance a portion of the purchase price default on their loans
due to adverse macro or personal economic conditions or
otherwise, which would increase loan loss reserves and adversely
affect loan portfolio performance, each of which would
negatively impact our results of operations; that if such
defaults occur during the early part of the loan amortization
period we will not have recovered the marketing, selling,
administrative and other costs associated with such vacation
ownership interest; such costs will be incurred again in
connection with the resale of the repossessed vacation ownership
interest; and the value we recover in a default is not, in all
instances, sufficient to cover the outstanding debt;
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the quality of the services provided by franchisees, our
vacation exchange and rentals 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;
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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;
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changes in the number and occupancy rates of hotels operating
under franchise and management agreements;
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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 and
contractual arrangements 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 rentals business
markets for rental;
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the availability of and competition for desirable sites for the
development of vacation ownership properties; difficulties
associated with obtaining entitlements to develop vacation
ownership properties; liability under state and local laws with
respect to any construction defects in the vacation ownership
properties we develop; and our ability to adjust our pace of
completion of resort development relative to the pace of our
sales of the underlying vacation ownership interests;
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private resale of vacation ownership interests could adversely
affect our vacation ownership resorts and vacation exchange
businesses;
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revenues from our lodging business are indirectly affected by
our franchisees pricing decisions;
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organized labor activities and associated litigation;
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maintenance and infringement of our intellectual property;
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increases in the use of third-party Internet services to book
online hotel reservations could adversely impact our
revenues; and
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disruptions in relationships with third parties, including
marketing alliances and affiliations with
e-commerce
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We may
not be able to achieve our growth objectives.
We may not be able to achieve our objectives for increasing the
number of franchised
and/or
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
rentals business and the number of tours generated and vacation
ownership interests sold by our vacation ownership business.
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
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.
Our
international operations are subject to risks not generally
applicable to our domestic operations.
Our international operations are subject to numerous risks
including: exposure to local economic conditions; potential
adverse changes in the diplomatic relations of foreign countries
with the United States; hostility from local populations;
restrictions and taxes on the withdrawal of foreign investment
and earnings; government policies against businesses owned by
foreigners; investment restrictions or requirements; diminished
ability to legally enforce our contractual rights in foreign
countries; foreign exchange restrictions; fluctuations in
foreign currency exchange rates; local laws might conflict with
U.S. laws; withholding and other taxes on remittances and
other payments by subsidiaries; and changes in and application
of foreign taxation structures including value added taxes.
We are
subject to risks related to litigation filed by or against
us.
We are subject to a number of legal actions and the risk of
future litigation as described under Legal
Proceedings. We cannot predict with certainty the ultimate
outcome and related damages and costs of litigation and other
proceedings filed by or against us. Adverse results in
litigation and other proceedings may harm our business.
We are
subject to certain risks related to our indebtedness, hedging
transactions, our securitization of assets, our surety bond
requirements, the cost and availability of capital and the
extension of credit by us.
We are a borrower of funds under our credit facilities, credit
lines, senior notes and securitization financings. We extend
credit when we finance purchases of vacation ownership
interests. We use financial instruments to reduce or hedge our
financial exposure to the effects of currency and interest rate
fluctuations. We are required to post surety bonds in connection
with our development activities. In connection with our debt
obligations, hedging transactions, the securitization of certain
of our assets, our surety bond requirements and the extension of
credit by us, we are subject to numerous risks including:
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our cash flows from operations or available lines of credit may
be insufficient to meet required payments of principal and
interest, which could result in a default and acceleration of
the underlying debt;
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if we are unable to comply with the terms of the financial
covenants under our revolving credit facility, including a
breach of the financial ratios or tests, such non-compliance
could result in a default and acceleration of the underlying
revolver debt and other debt that is cross-defaulted to these
financial ratios;
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our leverage may adversely affect our ability to obtain
additional financing;
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our leverage may require the dedication of a significant portion
of our cash flows to the payment of principal and interest thus
reducing the availability of cash flows to fund working capital,
capital expenditures or other operating needs;
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increases in interest rates;
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rating agency downgrades for our debt that could increase our
borrowing costs;
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failure or non-performance of counterparties for foreign
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we may not be able to securitize our vacation ownership contract
receivables on terms acceptable to us because of, among other
factors, the performance of the vacation ownership contract
receivables, adverse conditions in the market for vacation
ownership loan-backed notes and asset-backed notes in general,
the credit quality and financial stability of insurers of
securitizations transactions, 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 expected;
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our securitizations contain portfolio performance triggers
which, if violated, may result in a disruption or loss of cash
flow from such transactions;
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a reduction in commitments from surety bond providers may impair
our vacation ownership business by requiring us to escrow cash
in order to meet regulatory requirements of certain states;
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prohibitive cost and inadequate availability of capital could
restrict the development or acquisition of vacation ownership
resorts by us and the financing of purchases of vacation
ownership interests; and
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if interest rates increase significantly, we may not be able to
increase the interest rate offered to finance purchases of
vacation ownership interests by the same amount of the increase.
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Current
economic conditions in the hospitality industry and in the
global economy generally, including ongoing disruptions in the
debt and equity capital markets, may adversely affect our
business and results of operations, our ability to obtain
financing and/or securitize our receivables on reasonable and
acceptable terms, the performance of our loan portfolio and the
market price of our common stock.
The global economy is currently undergoing a slowdown, which
some observers view as a deepening recession, and the future
economic environment may continue to be less favorable than that
of recent years. The hospitality industry has experienced and
may continue to experience significant downturns in connection
with, or in anticipation of, declines in general economic
conditions. The current economic downturn has been characterized
by higher unemployment, lower family income, lower corporate
earnings, lower business investment and lower consumer spending,
leading to lowered demand for hospitality products and resulting
in fewer customers visiting, and customers spending less at our
properties, which has adversely affected our revenues. In
addition, further declines in consumer and commercial spending
may drive us, our franchisees and our competitors to reduce
pricing, which would have a negative impact on our gross profit.
We are unable to predict the likely duration and severity of the
current disruptions in debt and equity capital markets and
adverse economic conditions in the United States and other
countries, which may continue to have an adverse effect on our
business and results of operations, in part because we are
dependent upon customer behavior and the impact on consumer
spending that the continued market disruption may have.
Moreover, reduced revenues as a result of a softening of the
economy may also reduce our working capital and interfere with
our long term business strategy.
The global stock and credit markets have recently experienced
significant price volatility, dislocations and liquidity
disruptions, which have caused market prices of many stocks to
fluctuate substantially and the spreads on prospective and
outstanding debt financings to widen considerably. These
circumstances have materially impacted liquidity in the
financial markets, making terms for certain financings
materially less attractive, and in certain cases have resulted
in the unavailability of certain types of financing. This
volatility and illiquidity has negatively affected a broad range
of mortgage and asset-backed and other fixed income securities.
As a result, the market for fixed income securities has
experienced decreased liquidity, increased price volatility,
credit downgrade events, and increased defaults. Global equity
markets have also been experiencing heightened volatility and
turmoil, with issuers exposed to the credit markets particularly
affected. These factors and the continuing market disruption
have an adverse effect on us, in part because we, like many
public companies, from time to time raise capital in debt and
equity capital markets including in the asset-backed securities
markets.
Our liquidity position may also be negatively affected if our
vacation ownership contract receivables portfolios do not meet
specified portfolio credit parameters. Our liquidity as it
relates to our vacation ownership contract receivables
securitization program could be adversely affected if we were to
fail to renew or replace any of the facilities on their renewal
dates or if a particular receivables pool were to fail to meet
certain ratios, which could occur in certain instances if the
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other credit metrics of the underlying vacation ownership
contract receivables deteriorate. Our ability to sell securities
backed by our vacation ownership contract receivables depends on
the continued ability and willingness of capital market
participants to invest in such securities. Traditionally, we had
offered financing to purchasers of vacation ownership interests
and, similar to other companies that provide consumer financing,
we securitized a majority of the receivables originated in
connection with the sales of our vacation ownership interests.
We initially placed the financed contracts into a revolving
warehouse securitization facility generally within 30 to
90 days after origination. Many of the receivables were
subsequently transferred from the warehouse securitization
facility and placed into term securitization facilities.
However, our ability to engage in these securitization
transactions on favorable terms or at all has been adversely
affected by the disruptions in the capital markets and other
events, including actions by rating agencies and deteriorating
investor expectations. It is possible that asset-backed
securities issued pursuant to our securitization programs could
in the future be downgraded by credit agencies. If a downgrade
occurs, our ability to complete other securitization
transactions on acceptable terms or at all could be jeopardized,
and we could be forced to rely on other potentially more
expensive and less attractive funding sources, to the extent
available, which would decrease our profitability and may
require us to adjust our business operations accordingly,
including reducing or suspending our financing to purchasers of
vacation ownership interests. In the fourth quarter of 2008, we
implemented a significant and deliberate slowdown of our
vacation ownership business and incurred a non-cash goodwill
impairment charge of approximately $1.3 billion related to
such reduction and to adverse market conditions generally. While
this goodwill impairment charge has no impact on our cash
balances, liquidity or cash flows, there can be no assurance
that we will be able to effectively implement our new business
strategies, and the failure to do so could negatively affect our
results of operations, lead to further impairment charges and a
further reduction in stockholders equity.
In addition, continued uncertainty in the stock and credit
markets may negatively affect our ability to access additional
short-term and long-term financing, including future
securitization transactions, on reasonable terms or at all,
which would negatively impact our liquidity and financial
condition. In addition, if one or more of the financial
institutions that support our existing credit facilities fails,
we may not be able to find a replacement, which would negatively
impact our ability to borrow under the credit facilities. These
disruptions in the financial markets also may adversely affect
our credit rating and the market value of our common stock. If
the current pressures on credit continue or worsen, we may not
be able to refinance, if necessary, our outstanding debt when
due, which could have a material adverse effect on our business.
While we believe we have adequate sources of liquidity to meet
our anticipated requirements for working capital, debt servicing
and capital expenditures for the foreseeable future, if our
operating results worsen significantly and our cash flow or
capital resources prove inadequate, or if interest rates
increase significantly, we could face liquidity problems that
could materially and adversely affect our results of operations
and financial condition.
Several
of our businesses are subject to extensive regulation and the
cost of compliance or failure to comply with such regulations
may adversely affect us.
Our businesses are heavily regulated by the states or provinces
(including local governments) and countries in which our
operations are conducted. In addition, domestic and foreign
federal, state and local regulators may enact new laws and
regulations that may reduce our revenues, cause our expenses to
increase
and/or
require us to modify substantially our business practices. If we
are not in substantial compliance with applicable laws and
regulations, including, among others, franchising, timeshare,
lending, privacy, marketing and sales, telemarketing, licensing,
labor, employment and immigration, gaming, environmental and
regulations applicable under the Office of Foreign Asset Control
and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, we may be subject to
regulatory actions, fines, penalties and potential criminal
prosecution.
We are
dependent on our senior management.
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 business strategies.
Our
inability to adequately protect our intellectual property could
adversely affect our business.
Our inability to adequately protect our trademarks, trade dress
and other intellectual property rights could adversely affect
our business. We generate, maintain, utilize and enforce a
substantial portfolio of trademarks, trade dress and other
intellectual property that are fundamental to the brands that we
use in all of our businesses. There can be no assurance that the
steps we take to protect our intellectual property will be
adequate.
Disruptions
and other impairment of our information technologies and systems
could adversely affect our business.
Any disaster, 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
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reservation systems, vacation exchange systems, property
management, communications, procurement, member record
databases, call centers, operation of our loyalty programs and
administrative systems. The operation, maintenance and updating
of these technologies and systems is dependent upon internal and
third-party technologies, systems and services for which there
is no assurance of uninterrupted availability or adequate
protection.
Failure
to maintain the security of personally identifiable information
could adversely affect us.
In connection with our business we and our service providers
collect and retain significant volumes of personally
identifiable information, including credit card numbers of our
customers and other personally identifiable information of our
customers, stockholders and employees. Our customers,
stockholders and employees expect that we will adequately
protect their personal information, and the regulatory
environment surrounding information security and privacy is
increasingly demanding, both in the United States and other
jurisdictions in which we operate. A significant theft, loss or
fraudulent use of customer, stockholder, employee or Company
data by cybercrime or otherwise could adversely impact our
reputation and could result in significant costs, fines and
litigation.
The
market price of our shares may fluctuate.
The market price of our common stock may fluctuate depending
upon many factors some of which may be beyond our control,
including: our quarterly or annual earnings or those of other
companies in our industry; actual or anticipated fluctuations in
our operating results due to seasonality and other factors
related to our business; changes in accounting principles or
rules; announcements by us or our competitors of significant
acquisitions or dispositions; the failure of securities analysts
to cover our common stock; changes in earnings estimates by
securities analysts or our ability to meet those estimates; the
operating and stock price performance of other comparable
companies; overall market fluctuations; and general economic
conditions. 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.
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 over time to our directors, officers and employees as
well as due to the exercise of options issued. In addition, our
Board may issue shares of our common and preferred stock, and
debt securities convertible into shares of our common and
preferred stock, up to certain regulatory thresholds without
shareholder approval.
Provisions
in our certificate of incorporation, by-laws and under Delaware
law may prevent or delay an acquisition of our Company, which
could impact 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 and to encourage prospective
acquirors to negotiate with our Board rather than to attempt a
hostile takeover. These provisions include, among others: a
Board of Directors that is divided into three classes with
staggered terms; elimination of the right of our stockholders to
act by written consent; rules regarding how stockholders may
present proposals or nominate directors for election at
stockholder meetings; the right of our Board to issue preferred
stock without stockholder approval; and limitations on the right
of stockholders to remove directors. Delaware law also imposes
restrictions on mergers and other business combinations between
us and any holder of 15% or more of our outstanding common stock.
We cannot
provide assurance that we will continue to pay
dividends.
There can be no assurance that we will have sufficient surplus
under Delaware law to be able to continue to pay dividends. This
may result from extraordinary cash expenses, actual expenses
exceeding contemplated costs, funding of capital expenditures or
increases in reserves. Our Board of Directors may also suspend
the payment of dividends if the Board deems such action to be in
the best interests of the Company or stockholders. If we do not
pay dividends, the price of our common stock must appreciate for
you to realize a gain on your investment in Wyndham Worldwide.
This appreciation may not occur, and our stock may in fact
depreciate in value.
We are
responsible for certain of Cendants contingent and other
corporate liabilities.
Under the separation agreement and the tax sharing agreement
that we executed with Cendant (now Avis Budget Group) and former
Cendant units, Realogy and Travelport, we and Realogy generally
are responsible for 37.5% and 62.5%, respectively, of certain of
Cendants contingent and other corporate liabilities and
associated costs, including taxes imposed on Cendant and certain
other subsidiaries and certain contingent and other corporate
liabilities of Cendant
and/or its
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subsidiaries to the extent incurred on or prior to
August 23, 2006, including liabilities relating to certain
of Cendants terminated or divested businesses, the
Travelport sale, the Cendant litigation described in this report
under Cendant Litigation, actions with respect to
the separation plan and payments under certain contracts that
were not allocated to any specific party in connection with the
separation. In addition, each of us, Cendant, and Realogy may be
responsible for 100% of certain of Cendants tax
liabilities that will provide the responsible party with a
future, offsetting tax benefit.
If any party responsible for the liabilities described above
were to default on its obligations, each non-defaulting party
(including Avis Budget) would be required to pay an equal
portion of the amounts in default. Accordingly, we could, under
certain circumstances, be obligated to pay amounts in excess of
our share of the assumed obligations related to such liabilities
including associated costs. On or about April 10, 2007,
Realogy Corporation was acquired by affiliates of Apollo
Management VI, L.P. and its stock is no longer publicly traded.
The acquisition does not negate Realogys obligation to
satisfy 62.5% of such contingent and other corporate liabilities
of Cendant or its subsidiaries pursuant to the term of the
separation agreement. As a result of the acquisition, however,
Realogy has greater debt obligations and its ability to satisfy
its portion of these liabilities may be adversely impacted. In
accordance with the terms of the separation agreement, Realogy
posted a letter of credit in April 2007 for our benefit and
Cendant to cover its estimated share of the assumed liabilities
discussed above, although there can be no assurance that such
letter of credit will be sufficient to cover Realogys
actual obligations if and when they arise.
The rules governing taxation are complex and subject to varying
interpretations. Therefore, our tax accruals reflect a series of
complex judgments about future events and rely heavily on
estimates and assumptions. While we believe that the estimates
and assumptions supporting our tax accruals are reasonable, tax
audits and any related litigation could result in tax
liabilities for us that are materially different than those
reflected in our historical income tax provisions and recorded
assets and liabilities. The result of an audit or litigation
could have a material adverse effect on our income tax
provision, net income,
and/or cash
flows in the period or periods to which such audit or litigation
relates.
As mentioned above, the IRS has commenced an audit of
Cendants taxable years 2003 through 2006, during which we
were included in Cendants tax returns. Our recorded tax
liabilities in respect of such taxable years represent our
current best estimates of the probable outcome with respect to
certain tax positions taken by Cendant for which we would be
responsible under the tax sharing agreement. As discussed above,
however, the rules governing taxation are complex and subject to
varying interpretation. There can be no assurance that the IRS
will not propose adjustments to the returns for which we would
be responsible under the tax sharing agreement or that any such
proposed adjustments would not be material. Any determination by
the IRS or a court that imposed tax liabilities on us under the
tax sharing agreement in excess of our tax accruals could have a
material adverse effect on our income tax provision, net income,
and/or cash
flows.
We may be
required to write-off a portion of the remaining goodwill value
of companies we have acquired.
Under generally accepted accounting principles, we review our
intangible assets, including goodwill, for impairment at least
annually or when events or changes in circumstances indicate the
carrying value may not be recoverable. Factors that may be
considered a change in circumstances, indicating that the
carrying value of our goodwill or other intangible assets may
not be recoverable, include a sustained decline in our stock
price and market capitalization, reduced future cash flow
estimates, and slower growth rates in our industry. We may be
required to record a significant non-cash impairment charge in
our financial statements during the period in which any
impairment of our goodwill or other intangible assets is
determined, negatively impacting our results of operations and
stockholders equity.
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Unregistered
Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
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None.
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Item 3.
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Defaults
Upon Senior Securities.
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Not applicable.
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Item 4.
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Submission
of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
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Not applicable.
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Item 5.
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Other
Information.
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Not applicable.
The exhibit index appears on the page immediately following the
signature page 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.
WYNDHAM WORLDWIDE CORPORATION
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Date: May 7, 2009
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/s/ Virginia M. Wilson Virginia M. Wilson Chief Financial Officer
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Date: May 7, 2009
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/s/ Nicola
Rossi
Nicola
Rossi
Chief Accounting Officer
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Exhibit Index
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Exhibit No.
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Description
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2.1
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Separation and Distribution Agreement by and among Cendant
Corporation, Realogy Corporation, Wyndham Worldwide Corporation
and Travelport Inc., dated as of July 27, 2006
(incorporated by reference to the Registrants
Form 8-K
filed July 31, 2006)
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2.2
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Amendment No. 1 to Separation and Distribution Agreement by
and among Cendant Corporation, Realogy Corporation, Wyndham
Worldwide Corporation and Travelport Inc., dated as of
August 17, 2006 (incorporated by reference to the
Registrants
Form 10-Q
filed November 14, 2006)
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3.1
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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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3.2
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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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10.1*
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Addendum to Employment Letter with Thomas F. Anderson, dated
March 23, 2009
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10.2*
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Form of Cash-Based Award Agreement
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10.3*
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First Amendment to the Second Amended and Restated FairShare
Vacation Plan Use Management Trust Agreement, effective as
of March 16, 2009, by and between the Fairshare Vacation
Owners Association and Wyndham Vacation Resorts, Inc.
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12*
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Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
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15*
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Letter re: Unaudited Interim Financial Information
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31.1*
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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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31.2*
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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 of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial
Officer 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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