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 June 30, 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 178,615,494 shares as of July 31, 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 June 30, 2009, the related
consolidated statements of income for the three-month and
six-month periods ended June 30, 2009 and 2008, the related
consolidated statements of cash flows for the six-month periods
ended June 30, 2009 and 2008, and the related consolidated
statement of stockholders equity for the six-month period
ended June 30, 2009. These interim financial statements are
the responsibility of the Companys management.
We conducted our reviews in accordance with the standards of the
Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). A
review of interim financial information consists principally of
applying analytical procedures and making inquiries of persons
responsible for financial and accounting matters. It is
substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in
accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting
Oversight Board (United States), the objective of which is the
expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements
taken as a whole. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.
Based on our reviews, we are not aware of any material
modifications that should be made to such 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 the Company 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
August 6, 2009
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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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Six Months Ended
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June 30,
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June 30,
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2009
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2008
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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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397
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$
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424
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$
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797
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$
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876
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Vacation ownership interest sales
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242
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414
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482
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708
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Franchise fees
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117
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136
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216
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249
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Consumer financing
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109
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104
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217
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203
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Other
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55
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54
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109
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108
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Net revenues
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920
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1,132
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1,821
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2,144
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Expenses
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Operating
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394
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438
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767
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845
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Cost of vacation ownership interests
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33
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80
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82
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140
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Consumer financing interest
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35
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27
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67
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60
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Marketing and reservation
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137
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218
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275
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427
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General and administrative
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122
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152
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258
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298
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Asset impairments
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28
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Restructuring costs
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3
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46
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Depreciation and amortization
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45
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46
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88
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90
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Total expenses
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769
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961
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1,583
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1,888
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Operating income
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151
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171
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238
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256
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Other income, net
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(4
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(3
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(5
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Interest expense
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26
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18
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45
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37
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Interest income
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(2
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(3
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(4
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Income before income taxes
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127
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160
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200
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229
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Provision for income taxes
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56
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62
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84
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89
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Net income
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$
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71
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$
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98
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$
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116
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$
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140
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Earnings per share
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Basic
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$
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0.40
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$
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0.55
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$
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0.65
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$
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0.79
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Diluted
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0.39
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0.55
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0.64
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0.79
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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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June 30,
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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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174
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$
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136
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Trade receivables, net
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400
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460
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Vacation ownership contract receivables, net
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288
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291
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Inventory
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391
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414
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Prepaid expenses
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152
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151
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Deferred income taxes
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102
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148
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Other current assets
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295
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314
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Total current assets
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1,802
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1,914
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Long-term vacation ownership contract receivables, net
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2,833
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2,963
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Non-current inventory
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906
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905
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Property and equipment, net
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1,018
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1,038
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Goodwill
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1,382
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1,353
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Trademarks, net
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660
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661
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Franchise agreements and other intangibles, net
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404
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416
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Other non-current assets
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374
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323
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Total assets
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$
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9,379
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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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288
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$
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294
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Current portion of long-term debt
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169
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169
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Accounts payable
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373
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316
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Deferred income
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579
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672
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Due to former Parent and subsidiaries
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77
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80
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Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
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532
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638
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Total current liabilities
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2,018
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2,169
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Long-term securitized vacation ownership debt
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1,342
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1,516
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Long-term debt
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1,759
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1,815
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Deferred income taxes
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1,005
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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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264
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265
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Other non-current liabilities
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189
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189
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Total liabilities
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6,869
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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, $.01 par value, authorized
600,000,000 shares, issued 205,751,177 in 2009 and
204,645,505 shares in 2008
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2
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2
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Additional paid-in capital
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3,715
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3,690
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Accumulated deficit
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(477
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(578
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Accumulated other comprehensive income
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140
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98
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Treasury stock, at cost27,284,823 shares in 2009 and
2008
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(870
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(870
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Total stockholders equity
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2,510
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2,342
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Total liabilities and stockholders equity
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$
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9,379
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$
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9,573
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See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
4
WYNDHAM
WORLDWIDE CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In millions)
(Unaudited)
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Six Months Ended
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June 30,
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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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116
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$
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140
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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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88
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90
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Provision for loan losses
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229
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195
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Deferred income taxes
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51
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60
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Stock-based compensation
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18
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17
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Asset impairments
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28
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Non-cash interest
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18
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4
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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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91
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(4
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Vacation ownership contract receivables
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(51
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(370
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Inventory
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(25
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(71
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Prepaid expenses
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(20
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Other current assets
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21
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(30
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Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities
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(4
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(1
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Due to former Parent and subsidiaries, net
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(5
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(6
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Deferred income
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(126
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175
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Other, net
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38
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(9
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Net cash provided by operating activities
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459
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198
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Investing Activities
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Property and equipment additions
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(87
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(86
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Equity investments and development advances
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(4
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(10
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Proceeds from asset sales
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3
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6
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(Increase)/decrease in securitization restricted cash
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7
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(75
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(Increase)/decrease in escrow deposit restricted cash
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4
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(23
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Other, net
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1
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Net cash used in investing activities
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(76
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(188
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Financing Activities
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Proceeds from securitized borrowings
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628
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1,248
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Principal payments on securitized borrowings
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(809
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)
|
|
|
(1,248
|
)
|
Proceeds from non-securitized borrowings
|
|
|
668
|
|
|
|
870
|
|
Principal payments on non-securitized borrowings
|
|
|
(1,248
|
)
|
|
|
(812
|
)
|
Proceeds from note issuance
|
|
|
460
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchase of call options
|
|
|
(42
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds from issuance of warrants
|
|
|
11
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dividends to shareholders
|
|
|
(15
|
)
|
|
|
(14
|
)
|
Repurchase of common stock
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(15
|
)
|
Proceeds from stock option exercises
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5
|
|
Debt issuance costs
|
|
|
(11
|
)
|
|
|
(8
|
)
|
Other, net
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
(6
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by/(used in) financing activities
|
|
|
(356
|
)
|
|
|
20
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Effect of changes in exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents
|
|
|
11
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
|
|
|
38
|
|
|
|
30
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
|
|
|
136
|
|
|
|
210
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
|
|
$
|
174
|
|
|
$
|
240
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
5
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accumulated
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Additional
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
|
Common Stock
|
|
|
Paid-in
|
|
|
Accumulated
|
|
|
Comprehensive
|
|
|
Treasury Stock
|
|
|
Stockholders
|
|
|
|
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
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
116
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Currency translation adjustment, net of tax of $32
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
29
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unrealized gains on cash flow hedges, net of tax of $8
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
13
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total comprehensive income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
158
|
|
Issuance of warrants
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11
|
|
Issuance of shares for vesting of restricted stock units
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Change in deferred compensation
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
18
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
18
|
|
Change in excess tax benefit on equity awards
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(4
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(4
|
)
|
Payment of dividends
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(15
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(15
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at June 30, 2009
|
|
|
206
|
|
|
$
|
2
|
|
|
$
|
3,715
|
|
|
$
|
(477
|
)
|
|
$
|
140
|
|
|
|
(27
|
)
|
|
$
|
(870
|
)
|
|
$
|
2,510
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
6
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 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 the six months ended June 30, 2009, the
Company recorded $1 million of net earnings from such
investments in other income, net on the Consolidated Statements
of Income. During the three and six months ended June 30,
2008, such amounts were $1 million and $2 million,
respectively.
Business
Description
The Company operates in the following business segments:
|
|
|
|
·
|
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.
|
|
|
·
|
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.
|
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.
Quoted market prices for the Companys reporting units are
not available; therefore, 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.
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Based on the results of the Companys impairment evaluation
performed during the fourth quarter of 2008, the Company
recorded a non-cash charge of $1,342 million for the
impairment of goodwill at its vacation ownership 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
$1,382 million and $660 million, respectively, as of
June 30, 2009 and $1,353 million and
$660 million, respectively, as of December 31, 2008.
As of June 30, 2009, the Companys goodwill is
allocated between its lodging ($295 million) and vacation
exchange and rentals ($1,087 million) reporting units and
other indefinite-lived intangible assets are allocated between
its lodging ($587 million) and vacation exchange and
rentals ($73 million) 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
significantly, or other important 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, the Company provides
for estimated vacation ownership contract receivable
cancellations at the time of VOI sales by recording a provision
for loan losses as a reduction of vacation ownership interest
sales 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 the collectibility of the Companys contract
receivables.
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, which details how much cash should be
remitted to the noteholders for principal and interest payments,
is prepared by the Company and any cash remaining is transferred
by the trustee back to the Company. Additionally, as required by
various securitizations, the Company holds cash based on 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 into the reserve account. Such amounts were
$148 million and $155 million as of June 30, 2009
and December 31, 2008, respectively, of which
$76 million and $80 million were recorded within other
current assets as of June 30, 2009 and December 31,
2008, respectively, and $72 million and $75 million
were recorded within other non-current assets as of
June 30, 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 $25 million and $30 million as of
June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, respectively, of
which $25 million and $28 million were recorded within
other current assets as of June 30, 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
8
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 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 Activities-an 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 of 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 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 January 1, 2009. 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 or annual reporting periods ending after June 15,
2009. The Company adopted the FSP as of June 30, 2009, as
required, and there was no material impact on the Companys
Consolidated Financial Statements.
9
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 FSP is effective for interim or annual
reporting periods ending after June 15, 2009. The Company
adopted the FSP as of June 30, 2009, as required, and there
was no material impact on the Companys 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 or annual reporting periods ending
after June 15, 2009. The Company adopted the FSP as of
June 30, 2009, as required, and there was no material
impact on the Companys Consolidated Financial Statements.
Subsequent Events. In May 2009, the FASB
issued SFAS No. 165, Subsequent Events
(SFAS No. 165). SFAS No. 165 is
intended to establish general standards of accounting for and
disclosure of events that occur after the balance sheet date but
before financial statements are issued or are available to be
issued. SFAS No. 165 also requires entities to
disclose the date through which subsequent events were evaluated
as well as the rationale for why that date was selected.
SFAS No. 165 is effective for interim or annual
reporting periods ending after June 15, 2009. The Company
adopted SFAS No. 165 as of June 30, 2009, as
required (see Note 16Subsequent Events).
Accounting for Transfers of Financial
Assets. In June 2009, the FASB issued
SFAS No. 166, Accounting for Transfers of
Financial Assets, an amendment to SFAS No. 140
(SFAS No. 166).
SFAS No. 166 eliminates the concept of a
qualifying special-purpose entity, changes the
requirements for derecognizing financial assets, and requires
additional disclosures in order to enhance information reported
to users of financial statements by providing greater
transparency about transfers of financial assets, including
securitization transactions, and an entitys continuing
involvement in and exposure to the risks related to transferred
financial assets. SFAS No. 166 is effective for
interim or annual reporting periods ending after
November 15, 2009. The Company will adopt
SFAS No. 166 on January 1, 2010, as required. The
Company has preliminarily evaluated the impact of adoption on
its Consolidated Financial Statements and believes such impact
will not be material.
Amendments to FASB Interpretation
No. 46(R). In June 2009, the FASB issued
SFAS No. 167, Amendments to FASB Interpretation
No. 46(R) (SFAS No. 167).
SFAS No. 167 modifies how a company determines when an
entity that is insufficiently capitalized or is not controlled
through voting (or similar rights) should be consolidated.
SFAS No. 167 clarifies that the determination of
whether a company is required to consolidate an entity is based
on, among other things, an entitys purpose and design and
a companys ability to direct the activities of the entity
that most significantly impact the entitys economic
performance. SFAS No. 167 requires an ongoing
reassessment of whether a company is the primary beneficiary of
a variable interest entity, additional disclosures about a
companys involvement in variable interest entities and any
significant changes in risk exposure due to that involvement.
SFAS No. 167 is effective for interim or annual
reporting periods ending after November 15, 2009. The
Company will adopt SFAS No. 167 on January 1,
2010, as required. The Company is currently evaluating the
impact of the adoption of SFAS No. 167 on its
Consolidated Financial Statements.
Codification. In June 2009, the FASB issued
SFAS No. 168, The FASB Accounting Standards
Codification and the Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting
Principles (SFAS No. 168).
SFAS No. 168 replaces SFAS No. 162,
The Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting
Principles, and establishes only two levels of
U.S. generally accepted accounting principles
(GAAP), authoritative and nonauthoritative. The FASB
Accounting Standards Codification (the Codification)
will be considered the source of authoritative, nongovernmental
GAAP. All other accounting literature not included in the
Codification will be considered nonauthoritative. This standard
is effective for interim and annual reporting periods ending
after September 15, 2009. The Company will use the new
guidelines and codification system prescribed by SFAS No.
168 when referring to GAAP beginning the quarterly period ended
September 30, 2009. As the Codification was not intended to
change or alter existing GAAP, it will not have any impact on
the Companys Consolidated Financial Statements, except
with respect to disclosures and references to specific GAAP
guidance therein.
10
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
|
|
|
Six Months Ended
|
|
|
|
June 30,
|
|
|
June 30,
|
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
Net income
|
|
$
|
71
|
|
|
$
|
98
|
|
|
$
|
116
|
|
|
$
|
140
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic weighted average shares outstanding
|
|
|
179
|
|
|
|
177
|
|
|
|
178
|
|
|
|
177
|
|
Stock options and restricted stock units
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding
|
|
|
182
|
|
|
|
178
|
|
|
|
180
|
|
|
|
178
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings per share:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
|
|
$
|
0.40
|
|
|
$
|
0.55
|
|
|
$
|
0.65
|
|
|
|
0.79
|
|
Diluted
|
|
|
0.39
|
|
|
|
0.55
|
|
|
|
0.64
|
|
|
|
0.79
|
|
The computations of diluted earnings per share available to
common stockholders do not include approximately 10 million
stock options and stock-settled stock appreciation rights
(SSARs) and warrants to purchase approximately
18 million shares of the Companys common stock
related to the May 2009 issuance of the Companys
Convertible Notes (see Note 6Long-term Debt and
Borrowing Arrangements) for both the three and six months ended
June 30, 2009 as the effect of their inclusion would have
been anti-dilutive to EPS. During both the three and six months
ended June 30, 2008, the amount of anti-dilutive securities
included approximately 11 million stock options and SSARs.
Dividend
Payments
During each of the quarterly periods ended March 31 and
June 30, 2009 and 2008, the Company paid cash dividends of
$0.04 per share ($15 million in the aggregate during the
six months ended June 30, 2009 and $14 million in the
aggregate during the six months ended June 30, 2008).
Intangible assets consisted of:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As of June 30, 2009
|
|
|
As of December 31, 2008
|
|
|
|
Gross
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
|
|
|
Gross
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
|
|
|
|
Carrying
|
|
|
Accumulated
|
|
|
Carrying
|
|
|
Carrying
|
|
|
Accumulated
|
|
|
Carrying
|
|
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
Amortization
|
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
Amortization
|
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
Unamortized Intangible Assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Goodwill
|
|
$
|
1,382
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
1,353
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Trademarks
|
|
$
|
660
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
660
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amortized Intangible Assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Franchise agreements
|
|
$
|
630
|
|
|
$
|
288
|
|
|
$
|
342
|
|
|
$
|
630
|
|
|
$
|
278
|
|
|
$
|
352
|
|
Trademarks
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
Other
|
|
|
93
|
|
|
|
31
|
|
|
|
62
|
|
|
|
91
|
|
|
|
27
|
|
|
|
64
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
723
|
|
|
$
|
319
|
|
|
$
|
404
|
|
|
$
|
724
|
|
|
$
|
307
|
|
|
$
|
417
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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.
11
The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill are as follows:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adjustments
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at
|
|
|
to Goodwill
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at
|
|
|
|
January 1,
|
|
|
Acquired
|
|
|
Foreign
|
|
|
June 30,
|
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
During 2008
|
|
|
Exchange
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
Lodging
|
|
$
|
297
|
|
|
$
|
(2
|
) (a)
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
295
|
|
Vacation Exchange and Rentals
|
|
|
1,056
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
31
|
(b)
|
|
|
1,087
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Company
|
|
$
|
1,353
|
|
|
$
|
(2
|
)
|
|
$
|
31
|
|
|
$
|
1,382
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a)
|
Related to the acquisition of U.S. Franchise Systems, Inc. (July
2008).
|
|
(b)
|
Relates to foreign exchange translation adjustments.
|
Amortization expense relating to amortizable intangible assets
was as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
|
|
|
Six Months Ended
|
|
|
|
June 30,
|
|
|
June 30,
|
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
Franchise agreements
|
|
$
|
5
|
|
|
$
|
4
|
|
|
$
|
10
|
|
|
$
|
9
|
|
Trademarks
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
Other
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total (*)
|
|
$
|
7
|
|
|
$
|
7
|
|
|
$
|
14
|
|
|
$
|
14
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(*)
|
Included as a component of depreciation and amortization on the
Companys Consolidated Statements of Income.
|
Based on the Companys amortizable intangible assets as of
June 30, 2009, the Company expects related amortization
expense as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
Remainder of 2009
|
|
$
|
14
|
|
2010
|
|
|
26
|
|
2011
|
|
|
26
|
|
2012
|
|
|
25
|
|
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:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
June 30,
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
Current vacation ownership contract receivables:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Securitized
|
|
$
|
254
|
|
|
$
|
253
|
|
Non-securitized
|
|
|
41
|
|
|
|
49
|
|
Secured
(*)
|
|
|
27
|
|
|
|
23
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
322
|
|
|
|
325
|
|
Less: Allowance for loan losses
|
|
|
(34
|
)
|
|
|
(34
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current vacation ownership contract receivables, net
|
|
$
|
288
|
|
|
$
|
291
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Long-term vacation ownership contract receivables:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Securitized
|
|
$
|
2,483
|
|
|
$
|
2,495
|
|
Non-securitized
|
|
|
490
|
|
|
|
641
|
|
Secured
(*)
|
|
|
199
|
|
|
|
176
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,172
|
|
|
|
3,312
|
|
Less: Allowance for loan losses
|
|
|
(339
|
)
|
|
|
(349
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Long-term vacation ownership contract receivables, net
|
|
$
|
2,833
|
|
|
$
|
2,963
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(*)
|
Such receivables collateralize the Companys secured,
revolving foreign credit facility (see Note 6
Long-Term Debt and Borrowing Arrangements).
|
12
During the three and six months ended June 30, 2009, the
Companys securitized vacation ownership contract
receivables generated interest income of $81 million and
$163 million, respectively. During the three and six months
ended June 30, 2008, such amounts were $78 million and
$157 million, respectively.
Principal payments that are contractually due on the
Companys vacation ownership contract receivables during
the next twelve months are classified as current on the
Companys Consolidated Balance Sheets. During the six
months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008, the Company originated
vacation ownership contract receivables of $443 million and
$795 million, respectively, and received principal
collections of $392 million and $425 million,
respectively. The weighted average interest rate on outstanding
vacation ownership contract receivables was 12.8% and 12.7% as
of June 30, 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
|
|
|
(229
|
)
|
Contract receivables written-off
|
|
|
239
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Allowance for loan losses as of June 30, 2009
|
|
$
|
(373
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
In accordance with SFAS No. 152, Accounting for
Real Estate Time-Sharing Transactionsan amendment of FASB
Statements No. 66 and 67, the Company recorded the
provision for loan losses of $122 million and
$229 million as a reduction of net revenues during the
three and six months ended June 30, 2009, respectively, and
$113 million and $195 million during the three and six
months ended June 30, 2008, respectively.
Inventory consisted of:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
June 30,
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
Land held for VOI development
|
|
$
|
118
|
|
|
$
|
141
|
|
VOI construction in process
|
|
|
325
|
|
|
|
417
|
|
Completed inventory and vacation credits
(*)
|
|
|
854
|
|
|
|
761
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total inventory
|
|
|
1,297
|
|
|
|
1,319
|
|
Less: Current portion
|
|
|
391
|
|
|
|
414
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-current inventory
|
|
$
|
906
|
|
|
$
|
905
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(*)
|
Includes estimated recoveries of $161 million and
$156 million at June 30, 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.
13
|
|
6.
|
Long-Term
Debt and Borrowing Arrangements
|
The Companys indebtedness consisted of:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
June 30,
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
Securitized vacation ownership debt:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Term notes
|
|
$
|
1,290
|
|
|
$
|
1,252
|
|
Previous bank conduit
facility (a)
|
|
|
209
|
|
|
|
417
|
|
2008 bank conduit
facility (b)
|
|
|
131
|
|
|
|
141
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total securitized vacation ownership debt
|
|
|
1,630
|
|
|
|
1,810
|
|
Less: Current portion of securitized vacation ownership debt
|
|
|
288
|
|
|
|
294
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Long-term securitized vacation ownership debt
|
|
$
|
1,342
|
|
|
$
|
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)
|
|
|
30
|
|
|
|
576
|
|
9.875% senior unsecured notes (due May
2014) (e)
|
|
|
237
|
|
|
|
|
|
3.50% convertible notes (due May
2012) (f)
|
|
|
253
|
|
|
|
|
|
Vacation ownership bank
borrowings (g)
|
|
|
154
|
|
|
|
159
|
|
Vacation rentals capital leases
|
|
|
135
|
|
|
|
139
|
|
Other
|
|
|
22
|
|
|
|
13
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total long-term debt
|
|
|
1,928
|
|
|
|
1,984
|
|
Less: Current portion of long-term debt
|
|
|
169
|
|
|
|
169
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Long-term debt
|
|
$
|
1,759
|
|
|
$
|
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 approximately
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. As of June 30, 2009,
the total available capacity of the facility was
$653 million.
|
|
(c)
|
The balance at June 30, 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 June 30, 2009, the Company had
$29 million of letters of credit outstanding and, as such,
the total available capacity of the revolving credit facility
was $841 million.
|
|
(e)
|
Represents senior unsecured notes issued by the Company during
May 2009. The balance at June 30, 2009 represents
$250 million aggregate principal less $13 million of
unamortized discount.
|
|
|
|
|
(f)
|
Represents cash convertible notes issued by the Company during
May 2009. Such balance includes $184 million of debt
($230 million aggregate principal less $46 million of
unamortized discount) and a liability with a fair value of
$69 million related to a bifurcated conversion feature.
|
|
|
|
|
(g)
|
Represents a
364-day, AUD
193 million, secured, revolving foreign credit facility,
which closed during June 2009 and expires in June 2010.
|
2009
Debt Issuances
Special Asset Facility
2009-A,
LLC. 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.
9.875% Senior Unsecured Notes. On
May 18, 2009, the Company issued senior unsecured notes,
with face value of $250 million and bearing interest at a
rate of 9.875%, for net proceeds of $236 million. Interest
began accruing on May 18, 2009 and is payable semi-annually
in arrears on May 1 and November 1 of each year, commencing on
November 1, 2009. The notes will mature on May 1, 2014
and are redeemable at the Companys option at any time, in
whole or in part, at the stated redemption prices plus accrued
interest through the redemption date. These notes rank equally
in right of payment with all of the Companys other senior
unsecured indebtedness.
3.50% Convertible Notes. On May 19,
2009, the Company issued convertible notes (Convertible
Notes) with face value of $230 million and bearing
interest at a rate of 3.50%, for net proceeds of
$224 million. The Company accounted for the conversion
feature as a derivative instrument under SFAS No. 133,
Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging
Activities (SFAS No. 133) and
bifurcated such conversion feature from the Convertible Notes
for accounting purposes (Bifurcated Conversion
Feature). The fair value of the Bifurcated Conversion
Feature on the issuance date of the Convertible Notes was
recorded as original issue discount for purposes of accounting
for the debt component of the Convertible Notes. Therefore,
interest expense greater than the coupon rate of 3.50% will be
recognized by the Company primarily resulting from the accretion
of the discounted carrying value of the
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Convertible Notes to their face amount over the term of the
Convertible Notes. As such, the effective interest rate over the
life of the Convertible Notes is approximately 10.7%. Interest
began accruing on May 19, 2009 and is payable semi-annually
in arrears on May 1 and November 1 of each year, commencing on
November 1, 2009. The Convertible Notes will mature on
May 1, 2012. Holders may convert their notes to cash
subject to (i) certain conversion provisions determined by
the market price of the Companys common stock,
(ii) specified distributions to common shareholders,
(iii) a fundamental change (as defined below) and
(iv) certain time periods specified in the purchase
agreement. The Convertible Notes have an initial conversion
reference rate of 78.5423 shares of common stock per $1,000
principal amount (equivalent to an initial conversion price of
approximately $12.73 per share of the Companys common
stock), subject to adjustment, with the principal amount and
remainder payable in cash. The Convertible Notes are not
convertible into the Companys common stock or any other
securities under any circumstances.
On May 19, 2009, concurrent with the issuance of the
Convertible Notes, the Company entered into convertible note
hedge and warrant transactions with certain counterparties. The
Company paid $42 million to purchase cash-settled call
options (Call Options) that are expected to reduce
the Companys exposure to potential cash payments required
to be made by the Company upon the cash conversion of the
Convertible Notes. Concurrent with the purchase of the Call
Options, the Company received $11 million of proceeds from
the issuance of warrants to purchase shares of the
Companys common stock.
If the market price per share of the Companys common stock
at the time of cash conversion of any Convertible Notes is above
the strike price of the Call Options (which strike price is the
same as the equivalent initial conversion price of the
Convertible Notes of approximately $12.73 per share of the
Companys common stock), such Call Options will entitle the
Company to receive from the counterparties in the aggregate the
same amount of cash as it would be required to issue to the
holder of the cash converted notes in excess of the principal
amount thereof.
Pursuant to the warrant transactions, the Company sold to the
counterparties warrants to purchase in the aggregate up to
approximately 18 million shares of the Companys
common stock. The warrants have an exercise price of $20.16
(which represents a premium of approximately 90% over the
Companys closing price per share on May 13, 2009 of
$10.61) and are expected to be net share settled, meaning that
the Company will issue a number of shares per warrant
corresponding to the difference between the Companys share
price at each warrant expiration date and the exercise price of
the warrant. The warrants may not be exercised prior to the
maturity of the Convertible Notes.
The purchase of Call Options and the sale of warrants are
separate contracts entered into by the Company, are not part of
the Convertible Notes and do not affect the rights of holders
under the Convertible Notes. Holders of the Convertible Notes
will not have any rights with respect to the purchased Call
Options or the sold warrants. The Call Options meet the
definition of derivatives under SFAS No. 133. As such,
the instruments are marked to market each period. In addition,
the derivative liability associated with the Bifurcated
Conversion Feature is also marked to market each period. At
June 30, 2009, the $253 million Convertible Notes
consist of $184 million of debt ($230 million face
amount, net of $46 million of unamortized discount) and a
derivative liability with a fair value of $69 million
related to the Bifurcated Conversion Feature. The Call Options
are derivative assets recorded at their fair value of
$69 million within other non-current assets in the
Consolidated Balance Sheet at June 30, 2009. The warrants
meet the definition of derivatives under SFAS No. 133;
however, because these instruments have been determined to be
indexed to the Companys own stock, their issuance has been
recorded in stockholders equity in the Companys
Consolidated Balance Sheet and is not subject to the fair value
provisions of SFAS No. 133.
Sierra Timeshare
2009-1
Receivables Funding, LLC. On May 28, 2009,
the Company closed a series of term notes payable, Sierra
Timeshare
2009-1
Receivables Funding, LLC, in the initial principal amount of
$225 million. These borrowings bear interest at a coupon
rate of 9.8% and are secured by vacation ownership contract
receivables. As of June 30, 2009, the Company has
$209 million of outstanding borrowings under these term
notes.
Sierra Timeshare 2009-B Receivables Funding,
LLC. On June 1, 2009, the Company closed a
term securitization transaction, Sierra Timeshare 2009-B
Receivables Funding, LLC, in the initial principal amount of
$50 million. These borrowings bear interest at a coupon
rate of 9.0% and are secured by vacation ownership contract
receivables. As of June 30, 2009, the Company had
$46 million of outstanding borrowings under these term
notes.
Vacation Ownership Bank Borrowings. On
June 24, 2009, the Company closed on a
364-day, AUD
193 million, secured, revolving foreign credit facility
with a term through June 2010. This facility is used to support
the Companys vacation ownership operations in the South
Pacific and bears interest at Australian BBSY plus a spread.
This facility replaces a previous secured revolving foreign
credit facility, which expired during June 2009. The AUD
193 million facility with an advance rate for new
borrowings of approximately 70%. These secured borrowings are
collateralized by $226 million of underlying gross vacation
ownership contract receivables as of June 30, 2009.
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The capacity of this facility is subject to maintaining
sufficient assets to collateralize these secured obligations.
See Note 16Subsequent Events for more information
related to this facility.
Covenants
The revolving credit facility and unsecured term loan are
subject to covenants including the maintenance of specific
financial ratios. The financial ratio covenants consist of a
minimum consolidated interest coverage ratio of at least 3.0 to
1.0 as of the measurement date and a maximum consolidated
leverage ratio not to exceed 3.5 to 1.0 on the measurement date.
The consolidated interest coverage ratio is calculated by
dividing Consolidated EBITDA (as defined in the credit agreement
and Note 13Segment Information) by Consolidated
Interest Expense (as defined in the credit agreement), both as
measured on a trailing 12 month basis preceding the
measurement date. As of June 30, 2009, the Companys
interest coverage ratio was 25.3 times. Consolidated
Interest Expense excludes, among other things, interest expense
on any Securitization Indebtedness (as defined in the credit
agreement). The consolidated leverage ratio is calculated by
dividing Consolidated Total Indebtedness (as defined in the
credit agreement and which excludes, among other things,
Securitization Indebtedness) as of the measurement date by
Consolidated EBITDA as measured on a trailing 12 month
basis preceding the measurement date. As of June 30, 2009,
the Companys leverage ratio was 2.1 times. Covenants
in these credit facilities also include limitations on
indebtedness of material subsidiaries; liens; mergers,
consolidations, liquidations and dissolutions; sale of all or
substantially all assets; and sale and leaseback transactions.
Events of default in these credit facilities include failure to
pay interest, principal and fees when due; breach of covenants;
acceleration of or failure to pay other debt in excess of
$50 million (excluding securitization indebtedness);
insolvency matters; and a change of control.
The 6.00% senior unsecured notes and 9.875% senior
unsecured notes contain various covenants including limitations
on liens, limitations on potential sale and leaseback
transactions and change of control restrictions. In addition,
there are limitations on mergers, consolidations and potential
sale of all or substantially all of the Companys assets.
Events of default in the notes include failure to pay interest
and principal when due, breach of a covenant or warranty,
acceleration of other debt in excess of $50 million and
insolvency matters. The Convertible Notes do not contain
affirmative or negative covenants; however, the limitations on
mergers, consolidations and potential sale of all or
substantially all of the Companys assets and the events of
default for the Companys senior unsecured notes are
applicable to such notes. Holders of the Convertible Notes have
the right to require the Company to repurchase the Convertible
Notes at 100% of principal plus accrued and unpaid interest in
the event of a fundamental change, defined to include, among
other things, a change of control, certain recapitalizations and
if the Companys common stock is no longer listed on a
national securities exchange.
The vacation ownership secured bank facility contains covenants
including a consumer loan coverage ratio that requires that the
aggregate principal amount of consumer loans that are current on
payments must exceed 75% of the aggregate principal amount of
all consumer loans in the applicable loan portfolio. If the
aggregate principal amount of current consumer loans falls below
this threshold, the Company must pay the bank syndicate cash to
cover the shortfall. This ratio is also used to set the advance
rate under the facility. The facility contains other typical
restrictions and covenants including limitations on mergers,
partnerships and certain asset sales.
As of June 30, 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 contains 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 June 30, 2009, all of the
Companys securitized pools were in compliance with
applicable triggers.
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Maturities
and Capacity
The Companys outstanding debt as of June 30, 2009
matures as follows:
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Securitized
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Vacation
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Ownership
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Debt
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Other
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Total
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Within 1 year
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$
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288
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$
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169
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$
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457
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Between 1 and 2 years
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416
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24
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440
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Between 2 and 3 years
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177
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595
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772
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Between 3 and 4 years
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192
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11
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203
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Between 4 and 5 years
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205
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248
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453
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Thereafter
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352
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881
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1,233
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$
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1,630
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$
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1,928
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$
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3,558
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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.
As of June 30, 2009 available capacity under the
Companys 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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1,290
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$
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1,290
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$
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Previous bank conduit facility
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209
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209
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2008 bank conduit facility
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784
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131
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653
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Total securitized vacation ownership
debt (a)
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$
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2,283
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$
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1,630
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$
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653
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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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30
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870
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9.875% senior unsecured notes (due May 2014)
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237
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237
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3.50% convertible notes (due May 2012)
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253
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253
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Vacation ownership bank
borrowings (c)
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155
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154
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1
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Vacation rentals capital
leases (d)
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135
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135
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Other
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22
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22
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Total long-term debt
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$
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2,799
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$
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1,928
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871
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Less: Issuance of letters of
credit (b)
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29
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$
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842
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(a)
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These outstanding borrowings are collateralized by
$2,916 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 $159 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 approximately
two years. The capacity of this facility is subject to the
Companys ability to provide additional assets to
collateralize additional securitized borrowings.
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(b)
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The capacity under the Companys revolving credit facility
includes availability for letters of credit. As of June 30,
2009, the available capacity of $870 million was further
reduced by $29 million for the issuance of letters of
credit.
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(c)
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These borrowings are collateralized by $226 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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(d)
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These leases are recorded as capital lease obligations with
corresponding assets classified within property and equipment on
the Companys Consolidated Balance Sheets.
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Interest
Expense
Cash paid related to consumer financing interest expense was
$55 million and $56 million during the six months
ended June 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively.
Interest expense incurred in connection with the Companys
other debt was $28 million and $50 million during the
three and six months ended June 30, 2009, respectively, and
$24 million and $47 million during the three and six
months ended June 30, 2008, respectively, and is recorded
within interest expense on the Consolidated Statements of
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Income. Cash paid related to such interest expense was
$44 million and $51 million during the six months
ended June 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively.
Interest expense is partially offset on the Consolidated
Statements of Income by capitalized interest of $2 million
and $5 million during the three and six months ended
June 30, 2009, respectively, and $6 million and
$10 million during the three and six months ended
June 30, 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
June 30, 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.
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Fair Value Measure on a
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Recurring Basis
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Significant
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Other
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Significant
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As of
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Observable
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Unobservable
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June 30,
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Inputs
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Inputs
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2009
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(Level 2)
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(Level 3)
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Assets:
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Derivative
instruments (a)
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$
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94
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$
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25
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$
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69
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Securities
available-for-sale (b)
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5
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5
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Total assets
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$
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99
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$
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25
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$
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74
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Liabilities:
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Derivative
instruments (c)
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$
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(133
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)
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$
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(64
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)
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$
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(69
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(a)
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Included in other current assets and other non-current assets on
the Companys Consolidated Balance Sheet.
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(b)
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Included in other non-current assets on the Companys
Consolidated Balance Sheet.
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(c)
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Included in accrued expenses and other current liabilities,
other non-current liabilities and long-term debt on the
Companys Consolidated Balance Sheet.
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The Companys derivative instruments primarily consist of
the Call Options and Bifurcated Conversion Feature related to
the Convertible Notes, 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 June 30, 2009:
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Fair Value Measurements Using
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Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
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Derivative
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Liability-
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Derivative
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Bifurcated
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Securities
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Asset-Call
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Conversion
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Available-For-
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Options
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Feature
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Sale
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Balance at January 1, 2009
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$
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$
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$
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5
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Issuance of Convertible Notes
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42
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(42
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)
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Change in fair value
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27
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(27
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Balance at June 30, 2009
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$
|
69
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|
$
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(69
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)
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$
|
5
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The fair value of financial instruments is generally determined
by reference to market values resulting from trading on a
national securities exchange or in an
over-the-counter
market. In cases where quoted market prices are not available,
fair value is based on estimates using present value or other
valuation techniques, as appropriate. The carrying amounts of
cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, trade receivables,
accounts payable and accrued expenses and other current
liabilities approximate fair value due to the short-term
maturities of these assets and liabilities. The carrying amounts
and estimated fair values of all other financial instruments are
as follows:
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June 30, 2009
|
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December 31, 2008
|
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Estimated
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Estimated
|
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Carrying
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Fair
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Carrying
|
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Fair
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Amount
|
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Value
|
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Amount
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Value
|
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|
Assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Vacation ownership contract receivables, net
|
|
$
|
3,121
|
|
|
$
|
2,871
|
|
|
$
|
3,254
|
|
|
$
|
2,666
|
|
Debt
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total debt
(a)
|
|
|
3,558
|
|
|
|
3,158
|
|
|
|
3,794
|
|
|
|
2,759
|
|
Derivatives
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign exchange
forwards (b)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Assets
|
|
|
20
|
|
|
|
20
|
|
|
|
10
|
|
|
|
10
|
|
Liabilities
|
|
|
(10
|
)
|
|
|
(10
|
)
|
|
|
(11
|
)
|
|
|
(11
|
)
|
Interest rate swaps and
caps (c)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Assets
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
2
|
|
Liabilities
|
|
|
(54
|
)
|
|
|
(54
|
)
|
|
|
(76
|
)
|
|
|
(76
|
)
|
Convertible Notes related Call Options
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Assets
|
|
|
69
|
|
|
|
69
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a)
|
As of June 30, 2009, includes the Bifurcated Conversion
Feature liability with a carrying amount and estimated fair
value of $69 million.
|
|
(b)
|
Instruments are in a net gain position as of June 30, 2009
and a net loss position as of December 31, 2008.
|
|
(c)
|
Instruments are in net loss positions as of June 30, 2009
and December 31, 2008.
|
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|
|
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. 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 impact of these forward contracts was not
material to the Companys results of operations, financial
position or cash flows during the three and six months ended
June 30, 2009, respectively, and during the three and six
months ended June 30, 2008, respectively. 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 forward contracts gain or
loss from the effectiveness calculation for cash flow hedges
during the three and six months ended June 30, 2009 and
2008, was not material. 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 $14 million and
$28 million during the three months ended June 30,
2009 and 2008, respectively, and a net pre-tax gain of
$20 million and $2 million during the six months ended
June 30, 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 and six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008,
respectively. 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 and six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008,
respectively.
The following table summarizes information regarding the
Companys derivative instruments as of June 30, 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
|
|
$
|
46
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest rate contracts
|
|
Other non-current assets
|
|
$
|
5
|
|
|
Other non-current liabilities
|
|
$
|
10
|
|
Foreign exchange contracts
|
|
Other current assets
|
|
|
20
|
|
|
Accrued exp & other current liabs.
|
|
|
10
|
|
Convertible Notes related
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Call
Options (*)
|
|
Other non-current assets
|
|
|
69
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bifurcated Conversion
Feature (*)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Long-term debt
|
|
|
69
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
|
|
|
|
$
|
94
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
89
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(*)
|
See Note 6Long-term Debt and Borrowing Arrangements
for further detail.
|
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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 Cendant
Corporations (Cendant or former
Parent) 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
$29 million and $44 million during the six months
ended June 30, 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 the Companys business.
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 Companys separation from
its former Parent (Separation).
The Company believes that it has adequately accrued for such
matters with reserves of $11 million at June 30, 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 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
|
|
|
29
|
|
|
|
13
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
42
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance, June 30, 2009, net of tax benefit of $32
|
|
$
|
170
|
|
|
$
|
(32
|
)
|
|
$
|
2
|
|
|
$
|
140
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign currency translation adjustments exclude income taxes
related to investments in foreign subsidiaries where the Company
intends to reinvest the undistributed earnings indefinitely in
those foreign operations.
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|
|
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, which was amended and restated as a result of
shareholders approval at the May 12, 2009 annual
meeting of shareholders, a maximum of 36.7 million shares
of common stock may be awarded. As of June 30, 2009,
11.5 million shares remained available.
Incentive
Equity Awards Granted by the Company
The activity related to incentive equity awards granted by the
Company for the six months ended June 30, 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
|
|
|
6.4
|
(b)
|
|
|
3.81
|
|
|
|
0.5
|
(b)
|
|
|
3.69
|
|
Vested/exercised
|
|
|
(1.0
|
)
|
|
|
28.22
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Canceled
|
|
|
(0.8
|
)
|
|
|
21.94
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at June 30,
2009 (a)
|
|
|
8.7
|
(c)
|
|
|
9.50
|
|
|
|
2.2
|
(d)
|
|
|
22.04
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a)
|
Aggregate unrecognized compensation expense related to SSARs and
RSUs was $79 million as of June 30, 2009 which is
expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of
2.3 years.
|
|
(b)
|
Primarily represents awards granted by the Company on
February 27, 2009.
|
|
(c)
|
Approximately 7.8 million RSUs outstanding at June 30,
2009 are expected to vest over time.
|
|
(d)
|
Approximately 830,000 of the 2.2 million SSARs were
exercisable at June 30, 2009. The Company assumes that a
majority of the unvested SSARs are expected to vest over time.
SSARs outstanding at June 30, 2009 had an intrinsic value
of $4.9 million and have a weighted average remaining
contractual life of 4.8 years.
|
On February 27, 2009, the Company approved its annual grant
of incentive equity awards totaling $24 million to the
Companys key employees and senior officers in the form of
RSUs and SSARs. Such awards will vest ratably over a period of
three years. On May 12, 2009, the Company approved a grant
of incentive equity awards totaling $1 million to the
Companys newly hired key employees and senior officers in
the form of RSUs. A portion of such awards will vest over a
period of three years and the remaining portion will vest
ratably over a period of four 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 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
$11 million and $18 million during the three and six
months ended June 30, 2009, respectively, and
$10 million and $17 million during the three and six
months ended June 30, 2008, respectively, related to the
incentive equity awards granted by the Company. As of
January 1, 2009, the
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Company had a $4 million pool of excess tax benefits
available to absorb tax deficiencies (APIC Pool).
During March 2009, the Company utilized its APIC Pool related to
the vesting of RSUs, which reduced the balance to $0. During May
2009, the Company recorded a $4 million charge to its
provision for income taxes related to additional vesting of
RSUs. As a result, the Company recognized less than
$1 million of a net tax detriment and $3 million of a
net tax benefit during the three and six months ended
June 30, 2009, respectively, for stock-based compensation
arrangements on the Consolidated Statements of Income. The tax
benefits were $4 million and $7 million during the
three and six months ended June 30, 2008, respectively.
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 June 30, 2009, there were no converted
RSUs outstanding.
The activity related to the converted stock options for the
three months ended June 30, 2009 consisted of the following:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted
|
|
|
|
Number
|
|
|
Average
|
|
|
|
of Options
|
|
|
Exercise Price
|
|
|
Balance at January 1, 2009
|
|
|
11.2
|
|
|
$
|
35.08
|
|
Exercised
(a)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Canceled
|
|
|
(2.5
|
)
|
|
|
37.57
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at June 30, 2009
(b)
|
|
|
8.7
|
|
|
|
34.38
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a)
|
Stock options exercised during the six months ended
June 30, 2009 and 2008 had an intrinsic value of zero and
$600,000, respectively.
|
|
(b)
|
As of June 30, 2009, the Company had zero outstanding
in the money stock options and, as such, the
intrinsic value was zero. All 8.7 million options were
exercisable as of June 30, 2009. Options outstanding and
exercisable as of June 30, 2009 have a weighted average
remaining contractual life of 1.7 years.
|
The following table summarizes information regarding the
outstanding and exercisable converted stock options as of
June 30, 2009:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted
|
|
|
|
Number
|
|
|
Average
|
|
Range of Exercise
Prices
|
|
of Options
|
|
|
Exercise Price
|
|
|
$10.00 $19.99
|
|
|
2.4
|
|
|
$
|
19.77
|
|
$20.00 $29.99
|
|
|
0.9
|
|
|
|
27.56
|
|
$30.00 $39.99
|
|
|
1.1
|
|
|
|
37.23
|
|
$40.00 & above
|
|
|
4.3
|
|
|
|
43.28
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Options
|
|
|
8.7
|
|
|
|
34.38
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The reportable segments presented below represent the
Companys operating segments for which separate financial
information is available and which is utilized on a regular
basis by its chief operating decision maker to assess
performance and to allocate resources. In identifying its
reportable segments, the Company also considers the nature of
services provided by its operating segments. Management
evaluates the operating results of each of its reportable
segments based upon 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
23
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 June 30,
|
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
|
Net
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenues
|
|
|
EBITDA (c)
|
|
|
Revenues
|
|
|
EBITDA
|
|
|
Lodging
|
|
$
|
174
|
|
|
$
|
50
|
|
|
$
|
200
|
|
|
$
|
62
|
|
Vacation Exchange and Rentals
|
|
|
280
|
|
|
|
56
|
|
|
|
314
|
|
|
|
54
|
|
Vacation Ownership
|
|
|
467
|
|
|
|
107
|
|
|
|
621
|
|
|
|
112
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Reportable Segments
|
|
|
921
|
|
|
|
213
|
|
|
|
1,135
|
|
|
|
228
|
|
Corporate and Other
(a)(b)
|
|
|
(1
|
)
|
|
|
(17
|
)
|
|
|
(3
|
)
|
|
|
(7
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Company
|
|
$
|
920
|
|
|
|
196
|
|
|
$
|
1,132
|
|
|
|
221
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
45
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
46
|
|
Interest expense
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
26
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
18
|
|
Interest income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(3
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income before income taxes
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
127
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
160
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a)
|
Includes the elimination of transactions between segments.
|
|
(b)
|
Includes $7 million of a net benefit related to the
resolution of and adjustment to certain contingent liabilities
and assets during the three months ended June 30, 2008 and
$19 million and $15 million of corporate costs during
the three months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively.
|
|
(c)
|
Includes restructuring costs of $2 million and
$1 million for Vacation Exchange and Rentals and Vacation
Ownership, respectively, during the three months ended
June 30, 2009.
|
The reconciliation of EBITDA to income before income taxes is
noted below:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Six Months Ended June 30,
|
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
|
Net
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenues
|
|
|
EBITDA
(c)
|
|
|
Revenues
|
|
|
EBITDA
|
|
|
Lodging
|
|
$
|
328
|
|
|
$
|
85
|
|
|
$
|
370
|
|
|
$
|
108
|
|
Vacation Exchange and Rentals
|
|
|
566
|
|
|
|
132
|
|
|
|
654
|
|
|
|
147
|
|
Vacation Ownership
|
|
|
929
|
|
|
|
151
|
|
|
|
1,124
|
|
|
|
120
|
(d)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Reportable Segments
|
|
|
1,823
|
|
|
|
368
|
|
|
|
2,148
|
|
|
|
375
|
|
Corporate and Other
(a)(b)
|
|
|
(2
|
)
|
|
|
(39
|
)
|
|
|
(4
|
)
|
|
|
(24
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Company
|
|
$
|
1,821
|
|
|
|
329
|
|
|
$
|
2,144
|
|
|
|
351
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
88
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
90
|
|
Interest expense
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
45
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
37
|
|
Interest income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(4
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(5
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income before income taxes
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
200
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
229
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a)
|
Includes the elimination of transactions between segments.
|
|
(b)
|
Includes $3 million of a net expense and $4 million of
a net benefit related to the resolution of and adjustment to
certain contingent liabilities and assets and $36 million
and $28 million of corporate costs during the six months
ended June 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively.
|
|
(c)
|
Includes restructuring costs of $3 million,
$6 million, $36 million and $1 million for
Lodging, Vacation Exchange and Rentals, Vacation Ownership and
Corporate, respectively.
|
|
(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.
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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 $3 million of incremental
restructuring costs at its vacation exchange and rentals and
vacation ownership businesses during the three months ended
June 30, 2009, primarily related to a reduction of
70 employees (approximately 40 of whom were terminated as
of June 30, 2009), all of which was, or is expected to be,
paid in cash. During the six months ended June 30, 2009,
the Company recorded $46 million of incremental
restructuring costs and reduced its liability with
$36 million in cash payments and $15 million of other
non-cash items. The remaining liability of $35 million is
expected to be paid in cash; $9 million of
personnel-related by June 2010 and $26 million of primarily
facility-related by September 2017.
Total restructuring costs by segment for the six months ended
June 30, 2009 are as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Personnel
|
|
|
Facility
|
|
|
Asset Write-offs/
|
|
|
Contract
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Related
(a)
|
|
|
Related
(b)
|
|
|
Impairments
(c)
|
|
|
Termination
(d)
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
Lodging
|
|
$
|
3
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
3
|
|
Vacation Exchange and Rentals
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6
|
|
Vacation Ownership
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
20
|
|
|
|
14
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
36
|
|
Corporate
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
$
|
10
|
|
|
$
|
21
|
|
|
$
|
14
|
|
|
$
|
1
|
|
|
$
|
46
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a)
|
Represents severance benefits resulting from reductions of
approximately 390 in staff. The Company formally communicated
the termination of employment to substantially all
390 employees, representing a wide range of employee
groups. As of June 30, 2009, the Company had terminated
approximately 250 of these employees.
|
|
(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:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liability as of
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liability as of
|
|
|
|
January 1,
|
|
|
Costs
|
|
|
Cash
|
|
|
Other
|
|
|
June 30,
|
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
Recognized
|
|
|
Payments
|
|
|
Non-cash
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
Personnel-Related
|
|
$
|
27
|
|
|
$
|
10
|
|
|
$
|
(28
|
)
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
9
|
|
Facility-Related
|
|
|
13
|
|
|
|
21
|
|
|
|
(8
|
)
|
|
|
(1
|
)
|
|
|
25
|
|
Asset Impairments
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
14
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(14
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
Contract Terminations
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
40
|
|
|
$
|
46
|
|
|
$
|
(36
|
)
|
|
$
|
(15
|
)
|
|
$
|
35
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
15.
|
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
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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 $343 million at both
June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008. 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 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 date 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 $343 million of Separation related liabilities is
comprised of $40 million for litigation matters,
$271 million for tax liabilities, $24 million for
liabilities of previously sold businesses of Cendant,
$6 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,
$77 million are recorded in current due to former Parent
and subsidiaries and $264 million are recorded in long-term
due to former Parent and subsidiaries at June 30, 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
June 30, 2009 on the Consolidated Balance Sheet. In
addition, at June 30, 2009, the Company has $5 million
of receivables due from former Parent and subsidiaries primarily
relating to income taxes, 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.
|
|
|
|
·
|
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 majority 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. On September 7, 2007,
Cendant received an adverse ruling in a litigation matter for
which the Company retained a 37.5% indemnification obligation.
The judgment on the adverse ruling was entered on May 16,
2008. On May 23, 2008, Cendant filed an appeal of the
judgment and, on July 1, 2009, an order was entered denying
the appeal. As a result of the denial of the appeal, the Company
increased its contingent litigation accrual for this matter by
$1 million to $39 million and Realogy and the Company
determined to pay the judgment. As a result of settlements and
|
26
|
|
|
|
|
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 was $40 million at
June 30, 2009. On July 23, 2009, the Company paid its
portion of the aforementioned judgment.
|
|
|
|
|
·
|
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 $32 million as of June 30, 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. As of
June 30, 2009, the Companys accrual for outstanding
Cendant contingent tax liabilities was $271 million.
|
|
|
·
|
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.
|
The Company has evaluated subsequent events through
August 6, 2009, the date on which the financial statements
were issued.
Secured,
Revolving Foreign Credit Facility
On July 7, 2009, an additional bank joined the
Companys
364-day,
secured, revolving foreign credit facility which provided an
additional AUD 20 million of capacity. This transaction
increased the total capacity of such facility to AUD
213 million.
Dividend
Declaration
On July 24, 2009, the Companys Board of Directors
declared a dividend of $0.04 per share payable
September 11, 2009 to shareholders of record as of
August 27, 2009.
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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 II, Item 1A of this Report. 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.
|
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.
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OPERATING
STATISTICS
The following table presents our operating statistics for the
three months ended June 30, 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 June 30,
|
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
% Change
|
|
|
Lodging
(a)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Number of rooms
(b)
|
|
|
590,200
|
|
|
|
551,500
|
|
|
|
7
|
|
RevPAR (c)
|
|
$
|
32.38
|
|
|
$
|
38.87
|
|
|
|
(17
|
)
|
Royalty, marketing and reservation revenues (in 000s)
(d)
|
|
$
|
111,030
|
|
|
$
|
127,238
|
|
|
|
(13
|
)
|
Vacation Exchange and Rentals
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average number of members (000s)
(e)
|
|
|
3,795
|
|
|
|
3,682
|
|
|
|
3
|
|
Annual dues and exchange revenues per member
(f)
|
|
$
|
117.59
|
|
|
$
|
128.91
|
|
|
|
(9
|
)
|
Vacation rental transactions (in 000s)
(g)
|
|
|
324
|
|
|
|
319
|
|
|
|
2
|
|
Average net price per vacation rental
(h)
|
|
$
|
422.00
|
|
|
$
|
477.63
|
|
|
|
(12
|
)
|
Vacation Ownership
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross VOI sales (in 000s)
(i)
|
|
$
|
327,000
|
|
|
$
|
532,000
|
|
|
|
(39
|
)
|
Tours (j)
|
|
|
164,000
|
|
|
|
314,000
|
|
|
|
(48
|
)
|
Volume Per Guest (VPG)
(k)
|
|
$
|
1,854
|
|
|
$
|
1,583
|
|
|
|
17
|
|
|
|
|
(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 both declined 17%.
|
|
(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 the 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 3,549 and 4,367 affiliated rooms, respectively.
|
|
(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.
|
|
(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 4%.
|
|
(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, the average net price per vacation
rental would have increased 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 JUNE 30, 2009 VS. THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30,
2008
Our consolidated results are as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended June 30,
|
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
Change
|
|
|
Net revenues
|
|
$
|
920
|
|
|
$
|
1,132
|
|
|
$
|
(212
|
)
|
Expenses
|
|
|
769
|
|
|
|
961
|
|
|
|
(192
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating income
|
|
|
151
|
|
|
|
171
|
|
|
|
(20
|
)
|
Other income, net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(4
|
)
|
|
|
4
|
|
Interest expense
|
|
|
26
|
|
|
|
18
|
|
|
|
8
|
|
Interest income
|
|
|
(2
|
)
|
|
|
(3
|
)
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income before income taxes
|
|
|
127
|
|
|
|
160
|
|
|
|
(33
|
)
|
Provision for income taxes
|
|
|
56
|
|
|
|
62
|
|
|
|
(6
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income
|
|
$
|
71
|
|
|
$
|
98
|
|
|
$
|
(27
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
During the second quarter of 2009, our net revenues decreased
$212 million (19%) principally due to (i) a
$205 million decrease in gross sales of VOIs at our
vacation ownership business reflecting the planned reduction in
tour flow, partially offset by an increase in VPG; (ii) a
$26 million decrease in net revenues in our lodging
business primarily due to global RevPAR weakness; (iii) a
$16 million decrease in net revenues from rental
transactions at our vacation exchange and rentals business due
to a decrease in the average net price per rental, including the
unfavorable impact of foreign exchange movements; (iv) an
$11 million decrease in ancillary revenues at our vacation
exchange and rentals business primarily from various sources,
which includes the impact from our termination of a low margin
travel service contract; (v) a $9 million increase in
our provision for loan losses primarily due to a higher estimate
of uncollectible receivables as a percentage of VOI sales
financed; and (vi) a $7 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 $42 million in the recognition of revenue
previously deferred under the percentage-of-completion method of
accounting at our vacation ownership business;
(ii) $11 million of incremental property management
fees within our vacation ownership business primarily as a
result of growth in the number of units under management;
(iii) a $5 million increase in consumer financing
revenues earned on vacation ownership contract receivables due
primarily to growth in the portfolio; and (iv) a
$5 million increase in ancillary revenues at our vacation
ownership business associated with the usage of bonus
points/credits, which are provided as purchase incentives on VOI
sales. The net revenue decrease at our vacation exchange and
rentals business includes the unfavorable impact of foreign
currency translation of $31 million.
Total expenses decreased $192 million (20%) principally
reflecting (i) a $79 million decrease in marketing and
reservation expenses primarily resulting from the reduced sales
pace at our vacation ownership business and lower marketing and
related spend at our lodging business;
(ii) $75 million of lower employee related expenses at
our vacation ownership business primarily due to lower sales
commission and administration costs as well as cost savings
related to organizational realignment initiatives;
(iii) $56 million of decreased cost of VOI sales due
to the expected decline in VOI sales; (iv) the favorable
impact of foreign currency translation on expenses at our
vacation exchange and rentals business of $26 million; and
(v) $16 million in cost savings primarily from
overhead reductions and benefits related to organizational
realignment initiatives at our vacation exchange and rentals
business. These decreases were partially offset by
(i) $20 million of increased costs at our vacation
ownership business associated with maintenance fees on unsold
inventory, our trial membership marketing program and sales
incentives awarded to owners; (ii) a net increase of
$17 million of expenses related to the recognition of
revenue previously deferred at our vacation ownership business,
as discussed above; (iii) an $8 million increase in
consumer financing interest expenses primarily related to a
significant increase in interest rates; (iv) the absence of
a $7 million net benefit related to the resolution of and
adjustment to certain contingent liabilities and assets recorded
during the second quarter of 2008; (v) $7 million of
losses from foreign exchange transactions and the unfavorable
impact from foreign exchange hedging contracts;
(vi) $4 million of increased corporate expenses
primarily related to hedging activity and severance related
expenses, partially offset by cost savings initiatives; and
(vii) the recognition of $3 million of costs at our
vacation exchange and rentals and vacation ownership businesses
due to organizational realignment initiatives (see Restructuring
Plan for more details).
Other income, net decreased $4 million as a result of the
absence of the following items that were recorded during the
second quarter of 2008: (i) income associated with the
assumption of a lodging-related credit card marketing program
obligation by a third party, (ii) net earnings primarily
from equity investments and (iii) a gain on the sale of
assets. Such amounts are included within our segment EBITDA
results. Interest expense increased $8 million quarter over
quarter due to
30
an increase in interest incurred on our long-term debt
facilities resulting from our May 2009 debt issuances (see
Financial Obligations) and a decrease in capitalized
interest at our vacation ownership business due to lower
development of vacation ownership inventory. Interest income
decreased $1 million quarter over quarter due to decreased
interest earned on invested cash balances as a result of lower
rates earned on investments. Our effective tax rate increased
from 39% during the second quarter of 2008 to 44% during the
second quarter of 2009 primarily due to a $4 million
write-off of deferred tax assets that were associated with
stock-based compensation, which were in excess of our pool of
excess tax benefits available to absorb tax deficiencies.
Excluding the tax impact on legacy related matters, we expect
our effective tax rate will approximate 39%.
As a result of these items, our net income decreased
$27 million (28%) as compared to the second quarter of 2008.
Following is a discussion of the results of each of our
reportable segments during the second quarter:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Revenues
|
|
EBITDA
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
% Change
|
|
2009
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
% Change
|
|
Lodging
|
|
$
|
174
|
|
|
$
|
200
|
|
|
(13)
|
|
$
|
50
|
|
|
$
|
62
|
|
|
(19)
|
Vacation Exchange and Rentals
|
|
|
280
|
|
|
|
314
|
|
|
(11)
|
|
|
56
|
|
|
|
54
|
|
|
4
|
Vacation Ownership
|
|
|
467
|
|
|
|
621
|
|
|
(25)
|
|
|
107
|
|
|
|
112
|
|
|
(4)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Reportable Segments
|
|
|
921
|
|
|
|
1,135
|
|
|
(19)
|
|
|
213
|
|
|
|
228
|
|
|
(7)
|
Corporate and Other
(a)
|
|
|
(1
|
)
|
|
|
(3
|
)
|
|
*
|
|
|
(17
|
)
|
|
|
(7
|
)
|
|
*
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Company
|
|
$
|
920
|
|
|
$
|
1,132
|
|
|
(19)
|
|
|
196
|
|
|
|
221
|
|
|
(11)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Less: Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
45
|
|
|
|
46
|
|
|
|
Interest expense
|
|
|
26
|
|
|
|
18
|
|
|
|
Interest income
|
|
|
(2
|
)
|
|
|
(3
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income before income taxes
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
127
|
|
|
$
|
160
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(*) |
|
Not meaningful.
|
|
(a) |
|
Includes the elimination of
transactions between segments.
|
Lodging
Net revenues and EBITDA decreased $26 million (13%) and
$12 million (19%), respectively, during the second quarter
of 2009 compared to the second 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 and the absence of income associated with
the assumption of a credit card marketing program obligation by
a third party.
The acquisition of U.S. Franchise Systems, Inc.
(USFS), which included its Microtel Inns &
Suites and Hawthorn Suites brands, contributed incremental net
revenues and EBITDA of $6 million and $4 million,
respectively. Excluding the impact of this acquisition, net
revenues declined $32 million reflecting (i) an
$18 million decrease in domestic royalty, marketing and
reservation revenues primarily due to a RevPAR decline of 14%,
(ii) a $4 million decrease in international royalty,
marketing and reservation revenues resulting from a RevPAR
decrease of 27%, or 18% excluding the impact of foreign exchange
movements, partially offset by a 13% increase in international
rooms, (iii) $3 million of lower reimbursable revenues
earned by our property management business and (iv) a
$7 million net decrease in other revenue. The RevPAR
decline was largely driven by industry-wide occupancy declines
as well as price reductions. The $3 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 entitled to be 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, as well as a reduction in the number of
hotels under management.
In addition, EBITDA was positively impacted by a decrease of
$14 million in marketing and related expenses primarily due
to lower spend across our brands as a result of a decline in
related marketing fees received, as well as the timing of spend.
Such decrease was partially offset by the absence of
$2 million of income associated with the assumption of a
credit card marketing program obligation by a third party.
31
As of June 30, 2009, we had 7,024 properties and
approximately 590,200 rooms in our system. Additionally, our
hotel development pipeline included 1,000 hotels and
approximately 110,700 rooms, of which 41% were international and
50% were new construction as of June 30, 2009.
Vacation
Exchange and Rentals
Net revenues decreased $34 million (11%) and EBITDA
increased $2 million (4%) during the second quarter of 2009
compared with the second quarter of 2008. Net revenue and
expense decreases include $31 million and $26 million,
respectively, of currency impacts from a stronger
U.S. dollar compared to other foreign currencies. The
decrease in net revenues reflects a $16 million decrease in
net revenues from rental transactions and related services, an
$11 million decrease in ancillary revenues and a
$7 million decrease in annual dues and exchange revenues.
EBITDA further includes the net impact of $14 million in
cost savings from overhead reductions and benefits related to
organizational realignment initiatives, partially offset by
$7 million of losses from foreign exchange transactions and
the unfavorable impact from foreign exchange hedging contracts.
Net revenues generated from rental transactions and related
services decreased $16 million (10%) during the second
quarter of 2009 compared with the second quarter of 2008.
Excluding the unfavorable impact of foreign exchange movements,
net revenues generated from rental transactions and related
services increased $7 million (5%) during the second
quarter of 2009 driven by a 3% increase in the average net price
per rental primarily resulting from premium holiday pricing at
our Landal Greenparks business for Easter, which fell during the
second quarter of 2009 as compared to the first quarter of 2008.
Rental transaction volume increased 2% primarily driven by
increased volume at our Landal business, which benefited from
enhanced marketing programs and the favorable impact on revenue
from the Easter holiday.
Annual dues and exchange revenues decreased $7 million (6%)
during the second quarter of 2009 compared with the second
quarter of 2008. Excluding the unfavorable impact of foreign
exchange movements, annual dues and exchange revenues declined
$1 million (1%) driven by a 4% decline in revenue generated
per member, partially offset by a 3% 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 and
subscription fees, partially offset by the impact of higher
exchange transaction pricing. We believe that the lower revenue
per member reflects: (i) recent heightened economic
uncertainty, (ii) lower subscription fees primarily due to
member retention programs offered at multiyear discounts and
(iii) 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 member.
A decrease in ancillary revenues of $11 million was driven
by (i) $5 million from various sources, which include
fees from additional services provided to transacting members,
fees from our credit card loyalty program and fees generated
from programs with affiliated resorts, (ii) $4 million
in travel revenue primarily due to our termination of a low
margin travel service contract and (iii) $2 million
due to the unfavorable translation effects of foreign exchange
movements.
In addition, EBITDA was positively impacted by a decrease in
expenses of $36 million (14%) primarily driven by
(i) the favorable impact of foreign currency translation on
expenses of $26 million and (ii) $16 million in
cost savings primarily from overhead reductions and benefits
related to organizational realignment initiatives. Such
decreases were partially offset by (i) $7 million of
losses from foreign exchange transactions and the unfavorable
impact from foreign exchange hedging contracts and
(ii) $2 million of costs relating to organizational
realignment initiatives (see Restructuring Plan for more
details).
Vacation
Ownership
Net revenues and EBITDA decreased $154 million (25%) and
$5 million (4%), respectively, during the second quarter of
2009 compared with the second quarter of 2008.
During October 2008, in response to an uncertain credit
environment, we announced plans to (i) refocus our vacation
ownership sales and marketing efforts, which resulted in fewer
tours, and (ii) concentrate on consumers with higher credit
quality beginning in the fourth quarter of 2008. As a result,
operating results for the second quarter of 2009 reflect
decreased gross VOI sales, decreased employee-related and
marketing expenses, lower cost of VOI sales and the recognition
of previously deferred revenue as a result of continued
construction of resorts under development.
Gross sales of VOIs at our vacation ownership business decreased
$205 million (39%) during the second quarter of 2009,
driven principally by a 48% decrease in tour flow, partially
offset by an increase of 17% 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.
32
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 second
quarter of 2009 as compared to the second quarter of 2008 as a
result of changes in the mix of tours. Our provision for loan
losses increased $9 million during the second quarter of
2009 as compared to the second quarter of 2008 primarily related
to a higher estimate of uncollectible receivables as a
percentage of VOI sales financed. Such results were partially
offset by (i) $11 million of incremental property
management fees primarily as a result of growth in the number of
units under management and (ii) a $5 million increase
in ancillary revenues associated with the usage of bonus
points/credits, which are provided as purchase incentives on VOI
sales.
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. During the second quarter of
2009, we continued construction on resorts where VOI sales were
primarily generated during 2008, resulting in the
recognition of $37 million of revenue previously deferred
under the percentage-of-completion method of accounting compared
to $5 million of deferred revenue during the second quarter
of 2008. Accordingly, net revenues and EBITDA comparisons were
positively impacted by $37 million (including the impact of
the provision for loan losses) and $20 million,
respectively, as a result of the net increase in the recognition
of revenue previously deferred under the
percentage-of-completion method of accounting.
Our net revenues comparison was favorably impacted by
$5 million and our EBITDA comparison was negatively
impacted by $3 million, respectively, during the second
quarter of 2009 due to net interest income of $74 million
earned on contract receivables during the second quarter of 2009
as compared to $77 million during the second quarter of
2008. Such decrease was primarily due to higher interest costs
during the second quarter 2009, partially offset by growth in
the portfolio. We incurred interest expense of $35 million
on our securitized debt at a weighted average rate of 7.4%
during the second quarter of 2009 compared to $27 million
at a weighted average rate of 4.9% during the second quarter of
2008. Our net interest income margin decreased from 74% during
the second quarter of 2008 to 68% during the second quarter of
2009 due to a 246 basis point increase in interest rates,
partially offset by growth in the portfolio, which increased at
a slower rate than our debt costs.
In addition, EBITDA was positively impacted by $174 million
(36%) of decreased expenses, exclusive of incremental interest
expense on our securitized debt, primarily resulting from
(i) $75 million of lower employee-related expenses
primarily due to lower sales commission and administration costs
as well as cost savings related to organizational realignment
initiatives, (ii) $65 million of decreased marketing
expenses due to the reduction in our sales pace and
(iii) $56 million of decreased cost of VOI sales due
to the expected decline in VOI sales. Such decreases were
partially offset by (i) $9 million of increased costs
associated with maintenance fees on unsold inventory,
(ii) $6 million of increased costs related to our
trial membership marketing program, (iii) $5 million
of increased costs related to sales incentives awarded to
owners, (iv) a non-cash charge of $3 million to impair
the value of certain vacation ownership properties and related
assets held for sale that are no longer consistent with our
development plans and (v) $1 million of costs relating
to organizational realignment initiatives (see Restructuring
Plan for more details).
Corporate
and Other
Corporate and Other expenses increased $12 million during
the second quarter of 2009 compared with the second quarter of
2008. Such increase includes (i) the absence of a
$7 million net benefit related to the resolution of and
adjustment to certain contingent liabilities and assets recorded
during the second quarter of 2008 and (ii) $4 million
of increased corporate expenses primarily related to hedging
activity and severance related expenses, partially offset by
cost savings initiatives.
Other
Income, Net
Other income, net decreased $4 million during the three
months ended June 30, 2009 as compared to the same period
in 2008 as a result of the absence of the following items that
were recorded during the second quarter of 2008:
(i) $2 million of income associated with the
assumption of a lodging-related credit card marketing program
obligation by a third party, (ii) $1 million of net
earnings primarily from equity investments and (iii) a
$1 million gain on the sale of assets. Such amounts are
included within our segment EBITDA results.
Interest
Expense/Interest Income
Interest expense increased $8 million during the three
months ended June 30, 2009 compared with the same period
during 2008 as a result of (i) a $4 million increase
in interest incurred on our long-term debt facilities resulting
from our May 2009 debt issuances (see Financial
Obligations) and (ii) a $4 million decrease in
capitalized interest at our vacation
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ownership business due to lower development of vacation
ownership inventory. Interest income decreased $1 million
during the three months June 30, 2009 compared with the
same period during 2008 due to decreased interest earned on
invested cash balances as a result of a lower rates earned on
investments.
SIX
MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2009 VS. SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30,
2008
Our consolidated results are as follows:
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Six Months Ended June 30,
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2009
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2008
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Change
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Net revenues
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$
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1,821
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$
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2,144
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$
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(323
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)
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Expenses
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1,583
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1,888
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(305
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)
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Operating income
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238
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256
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(18
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)
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Other income, net
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(3
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)
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(5
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)
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2
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Interest expense
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45
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37
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8
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Interest income
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(4
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)
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(5
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)
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1
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Income before income taxes
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200
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229
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(29
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)
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Provision for income taxes
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84
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89
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(5
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)
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Net income
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$
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116
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$
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140
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$
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(24
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)
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During the six months ended June 30, 2009, our net revenues
decreased $323 million (15%) principally due to (i) a
$383 million decrease in gross sales of VOIs at our
vacation ownership businesses reflecting the planned reduction
in tour flow, partially offset by an increase in VPG;
(ii) a $46 million decrease in net revenues from
rental transactions at our vacation exchange and rentals
business due to a decrease in the average net price per rental,
including the unfavorable impact of foreign exchange movements;
(iii) a $42 million decrease in net revenues in our
lodging business primarily due to global RevPAR weakness and a
decline in reimbursable revenues, partially offset by
incremental revenues contributed from the acquisition of USFS;
(iv) an increase in our provision for loan losses of
$34 million primarily related to a higher estimate of
uncollectible receivables as a percentage of VOI sales financed;
(v) a $25 million decrease in ancillary revenues at
our vacation exchange and rentals business primarily from
various sources, which includes the impact from our termination
of a low margin travel service contract; and (vi) a
$17 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
$191 million in the recognition of revenue previously
deferred under the percentage-of-completion method of accounting
at our vacation ownership business; (ii) $17 million
of incremental property management fees within our vacation
ownership business primarily as a result of growth in the number
of units under management; (iii) a $14 million
increase in consumer financing revenues earned on vacation
ownership contract receivables due primarily to growth in the
portfolio; and (iv) a $7 million increase in ancillary
revenues at our vacation ownership business associated with the
usage of bonus points/credits, which are provided as purchase
incentives on VOI sales. The net revenue decrease at our
vacation exchange and rentals business includes the unfavorable
impact of foreign currency translation of $68 million.
Total expenses decreased $305 million (16%) principally
reflecting (i) a $147 million decrease in marketing
and reservation expenses primarily resulting from the reduced
sales pace at our vacation ownership business and lower
marketing and related spend at our lodging business;
(ii) $127 million of lower employee related expenses
at our vacation ownership business primarily due to lower sales
commission and administration costs and cost savings related to
organizational realignment initiatives;
(iii) $100 million of decreased cost of VOI sales due
to the expected decline in VOI sales; (iv) the favorable
impact of foreign currency translation on expenses at our
vacation exchange and rentals business of $56 million;
(v) $29 million in cost savings primarily from
overhead reductions and benefits related to organizational
realignment initiatives at our vacation exchange and rentals
business; (vi) 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; and (vii) $9 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 $76 million of expenses related
to the recognition of revenue previously deferred at our
vacation ownership business, as discussed above; (ii) the
recognition of $46 million of costs across our businesses
due to organizational realignment initiatives (see Restructuring
Plan for more details); (iii) $32 million of increased
costs at our vacation ownership business associated with
maintenance fees on unsold inventory, our trial membership
marketing program and sales incentives awarded to owners;
(iv) $12 million of losses from foreign exchange
transactions and the unfavorable impact from foreign exchange
hedging contracts; (v) $8 million of higher corporate
costs primarily related to hedging activity and severance
related expenses; (vi) a non-cash charge of $8 million
at
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our vacation ownership business to impair the value of certain
vacation ownership properties and related assets held for sale
that are no longer consistent with our development plans;
(vii) a $7 million increase in consumer financing
interest expenses primarily related to a significant increase in
interest rates, partially offset by decreased average borrowings
on our securitized debt facilities; and (viii) a
$5 million increase in expenses at our lodging business as
a result of our acquisition of USFS.
Other income, net decreased $2 million primarily as a
result of the absence of income associated with the assumption
of a lodging-related credit card marketing program obligation by
a third party. Such amounts are included within our segment
EBITDA results. Interest expense increased $8 million
during the six months ended June 30, 2009 as compared to
the six months ended June 30, 2008 primarily due to lower
capitalized interest at our vacation ownership business due to
lower development of vacation ownership inventory and an
increase in interest incurred on our long-term debt facilities
resulting from our May 2009 debt issuances (see Financial
Obligations). Interest income decreased $1 million
due to decreased interest earned on invested cash balances as a
result of lower rates earned on investments. Our effective tax
rate increased from 39% during the six months ended
June 30, 2008 to 42% during the six months ended
June 30, 2009 primarily due to a $4 million write-off
of deferred tax assets that were associated with stock based
compensation, which were in excess of our pool of excess tax
benefits available to absorb tax deficiencies. Excluding the tax
impact on legacy related matters, we expect our effective tax
rate will approximate 39%.
As a result of these items, our net income decreased
$24 million (17%) as compared to the six months ended
June 30, 2008.
Following is a discussion of the results of each of our
reportable segments during the six months ended June 30,
2009:
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Net Revenues
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EBITDA
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2009
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2008
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|
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% Change
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2009
|
|
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2008
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% Change
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Lodging
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$
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328
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|
|
$
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370
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(11)
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$
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85
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$
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108
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(21)
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Vacation Exchange and Rentals
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566
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|
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654
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(13)
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|
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132
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|
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147
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(10)
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Vacation Ownership
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929
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1,124
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(17)
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|
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151
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|
|
|
120
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|
|
26
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Total Reportable Segments
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1,823
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2,148
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(15)
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368
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375
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(2)
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Corporate and Other
(a)
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(2
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)
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(4
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)
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*
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(39
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)
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|
|
(24
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)
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|
*
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Total Company
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$
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1,821
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|
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$
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2,144
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|
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(15)
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|
|
329
|
|
|
|
351
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|
|
(6)
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Less: Depreciation and amortization
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
88
|
|
|
|
90
|
|
|
|
Interest expense
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
45
|
|
|
|
37
|
|
|
|
Interest income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(4
|
)
|
|
|
(5
|
)
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Income before income taxes
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
200
|
|
|
$
|
229
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
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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 $42 million (11%) and
$23 million (21%), respectively, during the six months
ended June 30, 2009 compared to the same period in 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 and organizational
realignment initiatives.
The acquisition of USFS contributed incremental net revenues and
EBITDA of $11 million and $6 million, respectively.
Excluding the impact of this acquisition, net revenues declined
$53 million reflecting (i) a $29 million decrease
in domestic royalty, marketing and reservation revenues
primarily due to a RevPAR decline of 14%,
(ii) $9 million of lower reimbursable revenues earned
by our property management business, (iii) a
$7 million decrease in international royalty, marketing and
reservation revenues resulting from a RevPAR decrease of 23%, or
13% excluding the impact of foreign exchange movements,
partially offset by a 13% increase in international rooms and
(iv) an $8 million net decrease in other revenue. The
RevPAR decline was largely driven by industry-wide occupancy
declines as well as price reductions. The $9 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 entitled to
be 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
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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 as well as a
reduction in the number of hotels under management.
In addition, EBITDA was positively impacted by a decrease of
$23 million in marketing and related expenses primarily due
to lower spend across our brands as a result of a decline in
related marketing fees received, as well as the timing of spend.
Such decrease was partially offset by (i) $3 million
of increased costs associated with ancillary services provided
to franchisees, (ii) $3 million of costs relating to
organizational realignment initiatives (see Restructuring Plan
for more details) and (iii) the absence of $2 million
of income associated with the assumption of a credit card
marketing program obligation by a third party.
Vacation
Exchange and Rentals
Net revenues and EBITDA decreased $88 million (13%) and
$15 million (10%), respectively, during the six months
ended June 30, 2009 compared with the same period during
2008. Net revenue and expense decreases include $68 million
and $56 million, respectively, of currency impacts from a
stronger U.S. dollar compared to other foreign currencies.
The decrease in net revenues reflects a $46 million
decrease in net revenues from rental transactions and related
services, a $25 million decrease in ancillary revenues and
a $17 million decrease in annual dues and exchange
revenues. EBITDA further includes the net impact of
$23 million in cost savings from overhead reductions and
benefits related to organizational realignment initiatives,
partially offset by $12 million of losses from foreign
exchange transactions and the unfavorable impact from foreign
exchange hedging contracts.
Net revenues generated from rental transactions and related
services decreased $46 million (15%) during the six months
ended June 30, 2009 compared with the same period during
2008. Excluding the unfavorable impact of foreign exchange
movements, net revenues generated from rental transactions and
related services increased $3 million (1%) during the six
months ended June 30, 2009 as rental transaction volume
increased 1% 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. Such favorability
was partially offset by lower member rentals, which we believe
was a result of members reducing the number of extra vacations
primarily due to the downturn in the economy. Average net price
per rental remained flat primarily resulting from a change in
the mix of various rental offerings, with favorable impacts at
our Landal Greenparks and U.K. cottage rental businesses offset
by unfavorable impacts by our member rental business.
Annual dues and exchange revenues decreased $17 million
(7%) during the six months ended June 30, 2009 compared
with the same period during 2008. Excluding the unfavorable
impact of foreign exchange movements, annual dues and exchange
revenues declined $1 million (1%) driven by a 4% 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 and subscription fees, partially offset by the
impact of higher exchange transaction pricing. We believe that
the lower revenue per member reflects: (i) recent
heightened economic uncertainty, (ii) lower subscription
fees due primarily to member retention programs offered at
multiyear discounts and (iii) 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 member.
A decrease in ancillary revenues of $25 million was driven
by (i) $11 million from various sources, which include
fees from additional services provided to transacting members,
fees from our credit card loyalty program and fees generated
from programs with affiliated resorts,
(ii) $10 million in travel revenue primarily due to
our termination of a low margin travel service contract and
(iii) $4 million due to the unfavorable translation
effects of foreign exchange movements.
In addition, EBITDA was positively impacted by a decrease in
expenses of $73 million (14%) primarily driven by
(i) the favorable impact of foreign currency translation on
expenses of $56 million, (ii) $29 million in cost
savings primarily from overhead reductions and benefits related
to organizational realignment initiatives and
(iii) $5 million of lower volume-related and employee
incentive program expenses. Such decreases were partially offset
by (i) $12 million of losses from foreign exchange
transactions and the unfavorable impact from foreign exchange
hedging contracts and (ii) $6 million of costs
relating to organizational realignment initiatives (see
Restructuring Plan for more details).
Vacation
Ownership
Net revenues decreased $195 million (17%) while EBITDA
increased $31 million (26%) during the six months ended
June 30, 2009 compared with the same period during 2008.
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During October 2008, in response to an uncertain credit
environment, we announced plans to (i) refocus our vacation
ownership sales and marketing efforts, which resulted in fewer
tours, and (ii) concentrate on consumers with higher credit
quality beginning in the fourth quarter of 2008. As a result,
operating results for the six months ended June 30, 2009
reflect decreased gross VOI sales, the recognition of
previously deferred revenue as a result of continued
construction of resorts under development, decreased
employee-related and marketing expenses, lower cost of VOI sales
and costs related to realignment initiatives.
Gross sales of VOIs at our vacation ownership business decreased
$383 million (39%) during the six months ended
June 30, 2009, driven principally by a 47% decrease in tour
flow, partially offset by an increase of 15% 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 six months ended June 30, 2009
as compared to the same period during 2008 as a result of
changes in the mix of tours. Our provision for loan losses
increased $34 million during the six months ended
June 30, 2009 as compared to the same period during 2008
primarily related to a higher estimate of uncollectible
receivables as a percentage of VOI sales financed. Such results
were partially offset by (i) $17 million of
incremental property management fees primarily as a result of
growth in the number of units under management and (ii) a
$7 million increase in ancillary revenues associated with
the usage of bonus points/credits, which are provided as
purchase incentives on VOI sales.
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. During the six months ended
June 30, 2009, we continued construction on resorts where
VOI sales were primarily generated during 2008, resulting in the
recognition of $104 million of revenue previously deferred
under the percentage-of-completion method of accounting compared
to $87 million of deferred revenue during the same period
during 2008. Accordingly, net revenues and EBITDA comparisons
were positively impacted by $164 million (including the
impact of the provision for loan losses) and $88 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 $170 million to
$190 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
$14 million and $7 million, respectively, during the
six months ended June 30, 2009 due to net interest income
of $150 million earned on contract receivables during the
six months ended June 30, 2009 as compared to
$143 million during the six months ended June 30,
2008. Such increase was primarily due to growth in the
portfolio, partially offset by higher interest costs during the
six months ended June 30, 2009 as compared to the same
period during 2008. We incurred interest expense of
$67 million on our securitized debt at a weighted average
rate of 7.0% during the six months ended June 30, 2009
compared to $60 million at a weighted average rate of 4.9%
during the six months ended June 30, 2008. Our net interest
income margin decreased from 70% during the six months ended
June 30, 2008 to 69% during the six months ended
June 30, 2009 due to a 204 basis point increase in
interest rates, partially offset by approximately
$380 million of decreased average borrowings on our
securitized debt facilities and growth in the portfolio.
In addition, EBITDA was positively impacted by $309 million
(32%) of decreased expenses, exclusive of incremental interest
expense on our securitized debt, primarily resulting from
(i) $127 million of lower employee-related expenses
primarily due to lower sales commission and administration costs
and cost savings related to organizational realignment
initiatives, (ii) $124 million of decreased marketing
expenses due to the reduction in our sales pace,
(iii) $100 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 recorded during
the first quarter of 2008 due to our initiative to rebrand two
of our vacation ownership trademarks to the Wyndham brand. Such
decreases were partially offset by (i) $36 million of
costs relating to organizational realignment initiatives (see
Restructuring Plan for more details), (ii) $20 million
of increased costs associated with maintenance fees on unsold
inventory, (iii) a non-cash charge of $8 million to
impair the value of certain vacation ownership properties and
related assets held for sale that are no longer consistent with
our development plans, (iv) $6 million of increased
costs related to our trial membership marketing program and
(v) $6 million of increased costs related to sales
incentives awarded to owners.
Corporate
and Other
Corporate and Other expenses increased $17 million during
the six months ended June 30, 2009 compared with the six
months ended June 30, 2008. Such increase includes
(i) $8 million of increased corporate expenses
primarily due to hedging activity and severance related
expenses, (ii) the absence of a $4 million net benefit
related to the resolution of and adjustment to certain
contingent liabilities and assets recorded in 2008,
(iii) $3 million of net expense related to the
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resolution of and adjustment to certain contingent liabilities
and assets and (iv) $1 million of costs relating to
organizational realignment initiatives (see Restructuring Plan
for more details).
Other
Income, Net
Other income, net decreased $2 million during the six
months ended June 30, 2009 as compared to the same period
in 2008. Such decrease includes (i) the absence of
$2 million of income associated with the assumption of a
lodging-related credit card marketing program obligation by a
third party and (ii) a $1 million decline in net
earnings primarily from equity investments, partially offset by
$1 million of higher gains associated with the sale of
non-strategic assets at our vacation ownership business.
Interest
Expense/Interest Income
Interest expense increased $8 million during the six months
ended June 30, 2009 compared with the same period during
2008 as a result of (i) $5 million of lower
capitalized interest at our vacation ownership business due to
lower development of vacation ownership inventory and
(ii) a $3 million increase in interest incurred on our
long-term debt facilities resulting from our May 2009 debt
issuances (see Financial Obligations). Interest
income decreased $1 million during the six months ended
June 30, 2009 compared with the same period during 2008 due
to decreased interest earned on invested cash balances as a
result of lower rates earned on investments.
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
$3 million and $46 million in incremental
restructuring costs during the three and six months ended
June 30, 2009, respectively. 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 changes,
we recorded $3 million in costs during the six months ended
June 30, 2009 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
$2 million and $6 million in restructuring costs
during the three and six months ended June 30, 2009,
respectively.
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 cash flow. Such
realignment includes the elimination of certain positions, the
termination of leases of certain sales and administrative
offices, the termination of development projects and the
write-off of assets related to the sales and administrative
offices and cancelled development projects. These initiatives
resulted in costs of $1 million and $36 million during
the three and six months ended June 30, 2009, respectively.
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 six months
ended June 30, 2009.
Total
Company
During the three months ended June 30, 2009, as a result of
these strategic realignments, we recorded $3 million of
incremental restructuring costs, primarily related to a
reduction of 70 employees (approximately 40 of whom were
terminated as of June 30, 2009), all of which was, or is
expected to be, paid in cash. During the six months ended
June 30,
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2009, we recorded $46 million of incremental restructuring
costs related to such realignments, including a reduction of
approximately 390 employees (approximately 250 of whom were
terminated as of June 30, 2009), and reduced our liability
with $36 million in cash payments and $15 million of
other non-cash items. The remaining liability of
$35 million is expected to be paid in cash; $9 million
of personnel-related by June 2010 and $26 million of
primarily facility-related by September 2017. 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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|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
June 30,
|
|
|
December 31,
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|
|
|
|
|
|
2009
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|
|
2008
|
|
|
Change
|
|
|
Total assets
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|
$
|
9,379
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|
|
$
|
9,573
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|
|
$
|
(194
|
)
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Total liabilities
|
|
|
6,869
|
|
|
|
7,231
|
|
|
|
(362
|
)
|
Total stockholders equity
|
|
|
2,510
|
|
|
|
2,342
|
|
|
|
168
|
|
Total assets decreased $194 million from December 31,
2008 to June 30, 2009 primarily due to (i) a
$155 million decrease in vacation ownership contract
receivables, net from decreased VOI sales and inventory
resulting from the decline in our level of timeshare
development, (ii) a $60 million decrease in trade
receivables, net, primarily due to seasonality at our European
vacation rental businesses and a decline in ancillary revenues
at our vacation ownership business, (iii) a
$46 million decline in deferred income taxes primarily
attributable to utilization of net operating loss carryforwards,
(iv) a $20 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, partially offset by
increased leasehold improvements, furniture and fixtures and
equipment at corporate primarily related to the consolidation of
two leased facilities into one, which we occupied during the
first quarter of 2009, (v) a $19 million decrease in
other current assets primarily due to the recognition of VOI
sales commissions that were previously deferred 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 and (vi) a
$12 million decrease in franchise agreements and other
intangibles, net, primarily related to the amortization of
franchise agreements at our lodging business. Such decreases
were partially offset by (i) a $51 million increase in
other non-current assets primarily due to the call option
transactions we entered into concurrent with the sale of the
convertible notes, which is discussed in greater detail in
Liquidity and Capital ResourcesFinancial
Obligations, (ii) an increase of $38 million in
cash and cash equivalents, which is discussed in further detail
in Liquidity and Capital ResourcesCash Flows
and (iii) a $29 million net increase in goodwill
primarily related to the impact of currency translation at our
vacation exchange and rentals business.
Total liabilities decreased $362 million primarily due to
(i) a $236 million decrease in net borrowings
reflecting net changes of $180 million in our securitized
vacation ownership debt and $56 million in our other
long-term debt related to the reduction of the principal amount
outstanding under our revolving credit facility primarily
resulting from the utilization of proceeds from our May 2009
debt issuances (see Financial Obligations),
(ii) a $112 million decrease in deferred income
primarily due to the recognition of previously deferred revenues
due to the continued construction of VOI resorts, partially
offset by deferred revenue from arrival-based bookings within
our vacation exchange and rentals business and (iii) a
$106 million decrease in accrued expenses and other current
liabilities primarily due to the payment of incentive
compensation across our businesses and a decrease in accrued
restructuring liabilities at our vacation ownership business
related to payments made during 2009. Such increases were
partially offset by (i) a $57 million increase in
accounts payable primarily due to seasonality at our European
vacation rental businesses, partially offset by the impact of
the reduced sales pace at our vacation ownership business and
(ii) a $39 million increase in deferred income taxes
primarily attributable to movement in our other comprehensive
income.
Total stockholders equity increased $168 million due
to (i) $116 million of net income generated during the
six months ended June 30, 2009, (ii) $29 million
of currency translation adjustments, (iii) a change of
$18 million in deferred equity compensation,
(iv) $13 million of unrealized gains on cash flow
hedges and (v) $11 million related to the issuance of
warrants to certain counterparties concurrent with the sale of
convertible notes on May 19, 2009. Such increases were
partially offset by (i) the payment of $15 million in
dividends and (ii) a $4 million decrease to our pool
of excess tax benefits available to absorb tax deficiencies due
to the vesting of equity awards.
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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 2008 bank conduit facility expires in November 2009. Our
goal is to renew this facility for another
364-day term
prior to the current expiration date. We are confident in our
ability to renew the facility, albeit likely at a modestly
reduced size, which is consistent with our decision to reduce
vacation ownership interest sales and our projected future
funding needs. 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 six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008, we had
a net change in cash and cash equivalents of $38 million
and $30 million, respectively. The following table
summarizes such changes:
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|
|
Six Months Ended June 30,
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|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
Change
|
|
|
Cash provided by/(used in):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating activities
|
|
$
|
459
|
|
|
$
|
198
|
|
|
$
|
261
|
|
Investing activities
|
|
|
(76
|
)
|
|
|
(188
|
)
|
|
|
112
|
|
Financing activities
|
|
|
(356
|
)
|
|
|
20
|
|
|
|
(376
|
)
|
Effects of changes in exchange rate on cash and cash equivalents
|
|
|
11
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net change in cash and cash equivalents
|
|
$
|
38
|
|
|
$
|
30
|
|
|
$
|
8
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
Activities
During the six months ended June 30, 2009, net cash
provided by operating activities increased $261 million as
compared to the six months ended June 30, 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) lower trade
accounts receivables primarily due to lower revenues across our
lodging, vacation exchange and rentals, and vacation ownership
businesses, (iii) the absence of cash outflow primarily due
to the payment of VOI sales commissions that were deferred
during the six months ended June 30, 2008, (iv) lower
investments in inventory at our vacation ownership and vacation
exchange and rentals 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 increase in cash inflows was partially offset by the
absence of cash inflow resulting from VOI sales revenues that
were deferred during the six months ended June 30, 2008
under the percentage of completion method of accounting.
Investing
Activities
During the six months ended June 30, 2009, net cash used in
investing activities decreased $112 million as compared
with the six months ended June 30, 2008, which principally
reflects (i) a net change of $82 million in cash flows
from securitized restricted cash primarily due to lower vacation
ownership contract receivable securitizations occurring in 2009
in which cash is required to be set aside for two months,
(ii) a net change in cash flows from escrow deposits
restricted cash of $27 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 (iii) lower development advances of
$6 million within our lodging business.
Financing
Activities
During the six months ended June 30, 2009, net cash used in
financing activities increased $376 million as compared
with the six months ended June 30, 2008, which principally
reflects (i) $181 million of higher net principal
payments related to securitized vacation ownership debt and
(ii) $178 million of higher net principal payments
related to other borrowings. The proceeds from our May 2009 debt
issuances were primarily utilized to reduce the principal amount
outstanding under our revolving credit facility. Concurrent with
the sale of the convertible notes, we entered into convertible
note hedge and
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warrant transactions with certain counterparties that resulted
in a net cash outflow of $31 million. Such net cash
outflows were partially offset by the absence of
$15 million spend on our stock repurchase program during
the six months ended June 30, 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
$87 million on capital expenditures during the six months
ended June 30, 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. During 2009, we anticipate
spending approximately $120 million to $130 million on
routine capital expenditures and an additional $25 million
related to the consolidation of two leased facilities into one
for total capital expenditures of $145 million to
$155 million. In addition, we spent $103 million
relating to vacation ownership development projects during the
six months ended June 30, 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.
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. We
have not repurchased any shares since the third quarter of 2008
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.
Income Taxes. 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 discussed below, 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 provisions taken by Cendant for
which we would be responsible under the tax sharing agreement.
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 June 30, 2009, we had
$271 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.
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FINANCIAL
OBLIGATIONS
Our indebtedness consisted of:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
June 30,
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
Securitized vacation ownership debt:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Term notes
|
|
$
|
1,290
|
|
|
$
|
1,252
|
|
Previous bank conduit facility
(a)
|
|
|
209
|
|
|
|
417
|
|
2008 bank conduit facility
(b)
|
|
|
131
|
|
|
|
141
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total securitized vacation ownership debt
|
|
$
|
1,630
|
|
|
$
|
1,810
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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)
|
|
|
30
|
|
|
|
576
|
|
9.875% senior unsecured notes (due May 2014)
(e)
|
|
|
237
|
|
|
|
|
|
3.50% convertible notes (due May 2012)
(f)
|
|
|
253
|
|
|
|
|
|
Vacation ownership bank borrowings
(g)
|
|
|
154
|
|
|
|
159
|
|
Vacation rentals capital leases
|
|
|
135
|
|
|
|
139
|
|
Other
|
|
|
22
|
|
|
|
13
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total long-term debt
|
|
$
|
1,928
|
|
|
$
|
1,984
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a) |
|
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 approximately
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 our ability to provide additional assets to
collateralize the facility. As of June 30, 2009, the total
available capacity of the facility was $653 million.
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|
(c) |
|
The balance at June 30, 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 June 30, 2009, we had
$29 million of letters of credit outstanding and, as such,
the total available capacity of the revolving credit facility
was $841 million.
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|
(e) |
|
Represents senior unsecured notes
we issued during May 2009. The balance at June 30, 2009
represents $250 million aggregate principal less
$13 million of unamortized discount.
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|
(f) |
|
Represents cash convertible notes
we issued during May 2009. Such balance includes
$184 million of debt ($230 million aggregate principal
less $46 million of unamortized discount) and a liability
with a fair value of $69 million related to a bifurcated
conversion feature.
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|
(g) |
|
Represents a
364-day, AUD
193 million, secured, revolving foreign credit facility,
which closed during June 2009 and expires in June 2010.
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2009
Debt Issuances
Special Asset Facility
2009-A,
LLC. 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.
9.875% Senior Unsecured Notes. On
May 18, 2009, we issued senior unsecured notes, with face
value of $250 million and bearing interest at a rate of
9.875%, for net proceeds of $236 million. Interest began
accruing on May 18, 2009 and is payable semi-annually in
arrears on May 1 and November 1 of each year, commencing on
November 1, 2009. The notes will mature on May 1, 2014
and are redeemable at our option at any time, in whole or in
part, at the stated redemption prices plus accrued interest
through the redemption date. These notes rank equally in right
of payment with all of our other senior unsecured indebtedness.
3.50% Convertible Notes. On May 19,
2009, we issued convertible notes (Convertible
Notes) with face value of $230 million and bearing
interest at a rate of 3.50%, for net proceeds of
$224 million. We accounted for the conversion feature as a
derivative instrument under SFAS No. 133,
Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging
Activities (SFAS No. 133) and
bifurcated such conversion feature from the Convertible Notes
for accounting purposes (Bifurcated Conversion
Feature). The fair value of the Bifurcated Conversion
Feature on the issuance date of the Convertible Notes was
recorded as original issue discount for purposes of accounting
for the debt component of the Convertible Notes. Therefore,
interest expense greater than the coupon rate of 3.50% will be
recognized by us primarily resulting from the accretion of the
discounted carrying value of the Convertible Notes to their face
amount over the term of the Convertible Notes. As such, the
effective interest rate over the life of the Convertible Notes
is approximately 10.7%. Interest began accruing on May 19,
2009 and is payable semi-annually in arrears on May 1 and
November 1 of each year, commencing on November 1, 2009.
The Convertible Notes will mature on May 1, 2012. Holders
may convert their notes to cash subject to
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(i) certain conversion provisions determined by the market
price of our common stock, (ii) specified distributions to
common shareholders, (iii) a fundamental change (as defined
below) and (iv) certain time periods specified in the
purchase agreement. The Convertible Notes have an initial
conversion reference rate of 78.5423 shares of common stock
per $1,000 principal amount (equivalent to an initial conversion
price of approximately $12.73 per share of our common stock),
subject to adjustment, with the principal amount and remainder
payable in cash. The Convertible Notes are not convertible into
our common stock or any other securities under any circumstances.
On May 19, 2009, concurrent with the issuance of the
Convertible Notes, we entered into convertible note hedge and
warrant transactions with certain counterparties. We paid
$42 million to purchase cash-settled call options
(Call Options) that are expected to reduce our
exposure to potential cash payments required to be made by us
upon the cash conversion of the Convertible Notes. Concurrent
with the purchase of the Call Options, we received
$11 million of proceeds from the issuance of warrants to
purchase shares of our common stock.
If the market price per share of our common stock at the time of
cash conversion of any Convertible Notes is above the strike
price of the Call Options (which strike price is the same as the
equivalent initial conversion price of the Convertible Notes of
approximately $12.73 per share of our common stock), such Call
Options will entitle us to receive from the counterparties in
the aggregate the same amount of cash as it would be required to
issue to the holder of the cash converted notes in excess of the
principal amount thereof.
Pursuant to the warrant transactions, we sold to the
counterparties warrants to purchase in the aggregate up to
approximately 18 million shares of our common stock. The
warrants have an exercise price of $20.16 (which represents a
premium of approximately 90% over our closing price per share on
May 13, 2009 of $10.61) and are expected to be net share
settled, meaning that we will issue a number of shares per
warrant corresponding to the difference between our share price
at each warrant expiration date and the exercise price of the
warrant. The warrants may not be exercised prior to the maturity
of the Convertible Notes.
The purchase of Call Options and the sale of warrants are
separate contracts entered into by us, are not part of the
Convertible Notes and do not affect the rights of holders under
the Convertible Notes. Holders of the Convertible Notes will not
have any rights with respect to the purchased Call Options or
the sold warrants. The Call Options meet the definition of
derivatives under SFAS No. 133. As such, the
instruments are marked to market each period. In addition, the
derivative liability associated with the Bifurcated Conversion
Feature is also marked to market each period. At June 30,
2009, the $253 million Convertible Notes consist of
$184 million of debt ($230 million face amount, net of
$46 million of unamortized discount) and a derivative
liability with a fair value of $69 million related to the
Bifurcated Conversion Feature. The Call Options are derivative
assets recorded at their fair value of $69 million within
other non-current assets in the Consolidated Balance Sheet at
June 30, 2009. The warrants meet the definition of
derivatives under SFAS No. 133; however, because these
instruments have been determined to be indexed to our own stock,
their issuances has been recorded in stockholders equity
in our Consolidated Balance Sheet and is not subject to the fair
value provisions of SFAS No. 133.
Sierra Timeshare
2009-1
Receivables Funding, LLC. On May 28, 2009,
we closed a series of term notes payable, Sierra Timeshare
2009-1
Receivables Funding, LLC, in the initial principal amount of
$225 million. These borrowings bear interest at a coupon
rate of 9.8% and are secured by vacation ownership contract
receivables. As of June 30, 2009, we had $209 million
of outstanding borrowings under these term notes.
Sierra Timeshare 2009-B Receivables Funding,
LLC. On June 1, 2009, we closed a term
securitization transaction, Sierra Timeshare 2009-B Receivables
Funding, LLC, in the initial principal amount of
$50 million. These borrowings bear interest at a coupon
rate of 9.0% and are secured by vacation ownership contract
receivables. As of June 30, 2009, we had $46 million
of outstanding borrowings under these term notes.
Vacation Ownership Bank Borrowings. On
June 24, 2009, we closed on a
364-day, AUD
193 million, secured, revolving foreign credit facility
with a term through June 2010. This facility is used to support
our vacation ownership operations in the South Pacific and bears
interest at Australian BBSY plus a spread. This facility
replaces a previous secured revolving foreign credit facility,
which expired during June 2009. The AUD 193 million
facility with an advance rate for new borrowings of
approximately 70%. These secured borrowings are collateralized
by $226 million of underlying gross vacation ownership
contract receivables as of June 30, 2009. The capacity of
this facility is subject to maintaining sufficient assets to
collateralize these secured obligations. On July 7, 2009,
an additional bank joined our
364-day,
secured, revolving foreign credit facility which provided an
additional AUD 20 million of capacity. This transaction
increased the total capacity of such facility to AUD
213 million.
Interest
Expense
Cash paid related to consumer financing interest expense was
$55 million and $56 million during the six months
ended June 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively.
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Interest expense incurred in connection with our other debt was
$28 million and $50 million during the three and six
months ended June 30, 2009, respectively, and
$24 million and $47 million during the three and six
months ended June 30, 2008, respectively, and is recorded
within interest expense on the Consolidated Statements of
Income. Cash paid related to such interest expense was
$44 million and $51 million during the six months
ended June 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively.
Interest expense is partially offset on the Consolidated
Statements of Income by capitalized interest of $2 million
and $5 million during the three and six months ended
June 30, 2009, respectively, and $6 million and
$10 million during the three and six months ended
June 30, 2008, respectively.
Capacity
As of June 30, 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
|
|
|
Borrowings
|
|
|
Capacity
|
|
|
Securitized vacation ownership debt:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Term notes
|
|
$
|
1,290
|
|
|
$
|
1,290
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
Previous bank conduit facility
|
|
|
209
|
|
|
|
209
|
|
|
|
|
|
2008 bank conduit facility
|
|
|
784
|
|
|
|
131
|
|
|
|
653
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total securitized vacation ownership debt
(a)
|
|
$
|
2,283
|
|
|
$
|
1,630
|
|
|
$
|
653
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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
|
|
|
|
30
|
|
|
|
870
|
|
9.875% senior unsecured notes (due May 2014)
|
|
|
237
|
|
|
|
237
|
|
|
|
|
|
3.50% convertible notes (due May 2012)
|
|
|
253
|
|
|
|
253
|
|
|
|
|
|
Vacation ownership bank borrowings
(c)
|
|
|
155
|
|
|
|
154
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
Vacation rentals capital leases
(d)
|
|
|
135
|
|
|
|
135
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other
|
|
|
22
|
|
|
|
22
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total long-term debt
|
|
$
|
2,799
|
|
|
$
|
1,928
|
|
|
|
871
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Less: Issuance of letters of credit
(b)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
29
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
842
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a) |
|
These outstanding borrowings are
collateralized by $2,916 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 $159 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
approximately two years. The capacity of this facility is
subject to our ability to provide additional assets to
collateralize additional securitized borrowings.
|
|
(b) |
|
The capacity under our revolving
credit facility includes availability for letters of credit. As
of June 30, 2009, the available capacity of
$870 million was further reduced by $29 million for
the issuance of letters of credit.
|
|
(c) |
|
These borrowings are collateralized
by $226 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 our Consolidated Balance Sheets.
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Vacation
Ownership Contract Receivables and Securitizations
We pool qualifying vacation ownership contract receivables and
sell them to bankruptcy-remote entities. Vacation ownership
contract receivables qualify for securitization based primarily
on the credit strength of the VOI purchaser to whom financing
has been extended. Vacation ownership contract receivables are
securitized through bankruptcy-remote special purpose entities
(SPEs) that are consolidated within our Consolidated
Financial Statements. As a result, we do not recognize gains or
losses resulting from these securitizations at the time of sale
to the SPEs. Income is recognized when earned over the
contractual life of the vacation ownership contract receivables.
We continue to service the securitized vacation ownership
contract receivables pursuant to servicing agreements negotiated
on an arms-length basis based on market conditions. The
activities of these SPEs are limited to (i) purchasing
vacation ownership contract receivables from our vacation
ownership subsidiaries, (ii) issuing debt securities
and/or
borrowing under a conduit facility to fund such purchases and
(iii) entering into derivatives to hedge interest rate
exposure. The securitized assets of these bankruptcy-remote SPEs
are not available to pay our general obligations. Additionally,
the creditors of these SPEs have no recourse to us.
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The assets and debt of these vacation ownership SPEs are as
follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
June 30,
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
Securitized contract receivables, gross
|
|
$
|
2,737
|
|
|
$
|
2,748
|
|
Securitized restricted cash
|
|
|
148
|
|
|
|
155
|
|
Interest receivables on securitized contract receivables
|
|
|
20
|
|
|
|
22
|
|
Other assets
(a)
|
|
|
11
|
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total securitized assets
(b)
|
|
|
2,916
|
|
|
|
2,929
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Securitized term notes
|
|
|
1,290
|
|
|
|
1,252
|
|
Securitized conduit facilities
|
|
|
340
|
|
|
|
558
|
|
Other liabilities
(c)
|
|
|
33
|
|
|
|
47
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total securitized liabilities
|
|
|
1,663
|
|
|
|
1,857
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Securitized assets in excess of securitized liabilities
|
|
$
|
1,253
|
|
|
$
|
1,072
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a) |
|
Primarily includes interest rate
derivative contracts and related assets.
|
|
|
(b) |
|
Excludes deferred financing costs
related to securitized debt.
|
|
|
(c) |
|
Primarily includes interest rate
derivative contracts and accrued interest on securitized debt.
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In addition, we also have vacation ownership contract
receivables that have not been securitized through
bankruptcy-remote SPEs. Such gross receivables were
$757 million and $889 million at June 30, 2009
and December 31, 2008, respectively. A summary of total
vacation ownership receivables and other securitized assets, net
of securitized debt and the allowance for loan losses, is as
follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
June 30,
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
Securitized assets in excess of securitized liabilities
|
|
$
|
1,253
|
|
|
$
|
1,072
|
|
Non-securitized contract receivables
|
|
|
531
|
|
|
|
690
|
|
Secured contract
receivables (*)
|
|
|
226
|
|
|
|
199
|
|
Allowance for loan losses
|
|
|
(373
|
)
|
|
|
(383
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total, net
|
|
$
|
1,637
|
|
|
$
|
1,578
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(*) |
|
Such receivables collateralize our
secured, revolving foreign credit facility, whose balance was
$154 million and $159 million as of June 30, 2009
and December 31, 2008, respectively.
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Covenants
The revolving credit facility and unsecured term loan are
subject to covenants including the maintenance of specific
financial ratios. The financial ratio covenants consist of a
minimum consolidated interest coverage ratio of at least 3.0 to
1.0 as of the measurement date and a maximum consolidated
leverage ratio not to exceed 3.5 to 1.0 on the measurement date.
The consolidated interest coverage ratio is calculated by
dividing Consolidated EBITDA (as defined in the credit agreement
and Note 13Segment Information) by Consolidated
Interest Expense (as defined in the credit agreement), both as
measured on a trailing 12 month basis preceding the
measurement date. As of June 30, 2009, our interest
coverage ratio was 25.3 times. Consolidated Interest Expense
excludes, among other things, interest expense on any
Securitization Indebtedness (as defined in the credit
agreement). The consolidated leverage ratio is calculated by
dividing Consolidated Total Indebtedness (as defined in the
credit agreement and which excludes, among other things,
Securitization Indebtedness) as of the measurement date by
Consolidated EBITDA as measured on a trailing 12 month
basis preceding the measurement date. As of June 30, 2009,
our leverage ratio was 2.1 times. Covenants in these credit
facilities also include limitations on indebtedness of material
subsidiaries; liens; mergers, consolidations, liquidations and
dissolutions; sale of all or substantially all assets; and sale
and leaseback transactions. Events of default in these credit
facilities include failure to pay interest, principal and fees
when due; breach of covenants; acceleration of or failure to pay
other debt in excess of $50 million (excluding
securitization indebtedness); insolvency matters; and a change
of control.
The 6.00% senior unsecured notes and 9.875% senior
unsecured notes contain various covenants including limitations
on liens, limitations on potential sale and leaseback
transactions and change of control restrictions. In addition,
there are limitations on mergers, consolidations and potential
sale of all or substantially all of our assets. Events of
default in the notes include failure to pay interest and
principal when due, breach of a covenant or warranty,
acceleration of other debt in excess of $50 million and
insolvency matters. The Convertible Notes do not contain
affirmative or negative covenants, however, the limitations on
mergers, consolidations and potential sale of all or
substantially all of our assets and the events of default for
our senior unsecured notes are applicable to such notes. Holders
of the Convertible Notes have the right to require us to
repurchase the Convertible Notes at 100% of principal plus
accrued and unpaid interest in the event of a fundamental
change, defined to include, among other things, a change of
control, certain recapitalizations and if our common stock is no
longer listed on a national securities exchange.
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The vacation ownership secured bank facility contains covenants
including a consumer loan coverage ratio that requires that the
aggregate principal amount of consumer loans that are current on
payments must exceed 75% of the aggregate principal amount of
all consumer loans in the applicable loan portfolio. If the
aggregate principal amount of current consumer loans falls below
this threshold, we must pay the bank syndicate cash to cover the
shortfall. This ratio is also used to set the advance rate under
the facility. The facility contains other typical restrictions
and covenants including limitations on mergers, partnerships and
certain asset sales.
As of June 30, 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 contains
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
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 $20 million. As of
June 30, 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. Since the beginning of 2008, none of our
securitization transactions have been issued with monoline
insurance.
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. In response to the tightened asset-backed
credit environment, our plan has been and continues to be to
reduce our need to access the asset-backed securities market
during 2009. In spite of the environment, we successfully
accessed the term securitization market during 2009, as
demonstrated by the closing of our term securitization
transactions, which closed on March 13, 2009, May 28,
2009 and June 1, 2009. However, the credit markets continue
to provide limited access to issuers of vacation ownership
receivables asset-backed securities.
Our vacation ownership business has begun to reduce its sales
pace of VOIs from 2008 to 2009, as expected, 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 $653 million as of June 30, 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 approximately
two years.
At June 30, 2009, we had $841 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, they will negatively impact
the cost of such borrowings. A continued 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 a
364-day
secured, revolving foreign credit facility with a total capacity
of AUD 213 million. The closing of such facility occurred
during June and July 2009 (see Financial
Obligations). This facility had a total of
$154 million outstanding as of June 30, 2009 and is
secured by consumer loan receivables, as well as a standard
Wyndham Worldwide Corporation guaranty.
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 fourteen surety providers in the
amount of $1.4 billion, of which we had $603 million
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outstanding as of June 30, 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
bonding capacity, the general availability of such capacity and
our corporate credit rating. If such bonding capacity is
unavailable or, alternatively, if the terms and conditions and
pricing of such bonding capacity are 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 our conduit facility on
its expiration date 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.
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 expiration date. We are confident in our
ability to renew the facility, albeit likely at a modestly
reduced size, which is consistent with our decision to reduce
vacation ownership interest sales and our projected future
funding needs. 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.
Our senior unsecured debt is rated BBB- with a negative
outlook by Standard and Poors
(S&P). 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. 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
date 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.
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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
$343 million at both June 30, 2009 and
December 31, 2008. 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 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 $343 million of Separation related liabilities is
comprised of $40 million for litigation matters,
$271 million for tax liabilities, $24 million for
liabilities of previously sold businesses of Cendant,
$6 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,
$77 million are recorded in current due to former Parent
and subsidiaries and $264 million are recorded in long-term
due to former Parent and subsidiaries at June 30, 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 June 30, 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 June 30,
2009, we have $5 million of receivables due from former
Parent and subsidiaries primarily relating to income taxes,
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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|
|
|
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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 majority 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. On September 7, 2007,
Cendant received an adverse ruling in a litigation matter for
which we retained a 37.5% indemnification obligation. The
judgment on the adverse ruling was entered on May 16, 2008.
On May 23, 2008, Cendant filed an appeal of the judgment
and, on July 1, 2009, an order was entered denying the
appeal. As a result of the denial of the appeal, we increased
our contingent litigation accrual for this matter by
$1 million to $39 million and Realogy and we
determined to pay the judgment. As a result of 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 was $40 million at June 30, 2009. On
July 23, 2009, we paid our portion of the aforementioned
judgment ($37 million), which reduced our aggregate accrual
for outstanding Cendant contingent litigation liabilities to
$3 million.
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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
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|
|
|
|
|
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
$32 million as of June 30, 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. As of
June 30, 2009, our accrual for outstanding Cendant
contingent tax liabilities was $271 million.
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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 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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7/1/09-
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7/1/10-
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7/1/11-
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7/1/12-
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7/1/13-
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6/30/10
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6/30/11
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6/30/12
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6/30/13
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6/30/14
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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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288
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$
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416
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$
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177
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$
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192
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$
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205
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$
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352
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$
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1,630
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Long-term
debt (b)
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169
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24
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595
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11
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248
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881
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1,928
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Operating leases
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67
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60
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48
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35
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27
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113
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350
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Other purchase
commitments (c)
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226
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118
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49
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51
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4
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184
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632
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Contingent
liabilities (d)
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69
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274
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343
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Total (e)
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$
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819
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$
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892
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$
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869
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$
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289
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$
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484
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$
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1,530
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$
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4,883
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(a) |
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Amounts exclude interest expense,
as the amounts ultimately paid will depend on amounts
outstanding under our secured obligations and interest rates in
effect during each period.
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(b) |
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Excludes future cash payments
related to interest expense on our 6.00% senior unsecured
notes, term loan, 9.875% senior unsecured notes and
convertible notes of $100 million during the twelve month
periods from 7/1/09-6/30/10 and 7/1/10-6/30/11, $83 million
during the period from 7/1/11-6/30/12, $73 million during
the periods from 7/1/12-6/30/13 and 7/1/13-6/30/14 and
$120 million thereafter.
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(c) |
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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 7/1/09-6/30/10 includes approximately $15 million
of vacation ownership commitments that can be delayed until 2011
or later.
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(d) |
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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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(e) |
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Excludes $27 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
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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 Securities and Exchange Commission 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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Item 3.
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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
June 30, 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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Item 4.
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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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(b) |
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.
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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.
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
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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, vacation exchange members, vacation ownership
interest 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
channels.
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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 quality 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.
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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, the cost and
availability of capital 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
exchange and interest rate hedging transactions;
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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 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 lower 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 cause us, our franchisees and our
competitors to reduce pricing, which
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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
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
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. Our ability to
engage in 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 addition, continued uncertainty in the stock and credit
markets may negatively affect our ability to access additional
short-term and long-term financing 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.
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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 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
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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
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 and
Cendants benefit 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 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. 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.
Further, 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. The result of an audit or
litigation could have a material adverse effect on our income
tax provision
and/or net
income in the period or periods to which such audit or
litigation relates
and/or cash
flows in the period or periods during which taxes due must be
paid.
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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Item 2.
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Unregistered
Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
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The description of the sale of warrants in connection with the
May 2009 convertible notes transaction is incorporated by
reference to Note 6 of the Consolidated Financial
Statements included with this Report. The offer and sale of the
warrants was made pursuant to an exemption from registration
provided by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended.
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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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2009
Annual Meeting of Shareholders
(a) The 2009 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Wyndham
Worldwide Corporation was held on May 12, 2009.
(b) All director nominees were elected.
(c) Certain matters voted upon at the meeting and the votes
cast with respect to such matters are as follows:
Proposals
and Vote Tabulations
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Votes Cast
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For
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Against
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Abstain
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Broker Non-Votes
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Management Proposals
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Ratification of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the
Companys independent registered public
accounting firm for fiscal year 2009
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158,823,514
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2,108,059
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80,026
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17,065,615
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Amendment and Restatement of the Wyndham
Worldwide Corporation 2006 Equity and
Incentive Plan primarily for purposes of
Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code
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153,476,058
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7,314,426
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221,115
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17,065,615
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Shareholder Proposals
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(1) Severance Agreements
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88,856,293
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53,752,028
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207,542
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35,261,351
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(2) Independent Chairman of the Board
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63,803,385
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78,855,768
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156,710
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35,261,351
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ELECTION
OF DIRECTORS
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Director
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Shares For
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Shares Withheld
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Stephen P. Holmes
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152,047,682
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8,963,917
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Myra J. Biblowit
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143,447,770
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17,563,829
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Pauline D.E. Richards
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144,919,197
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16,092,402
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The term of office as a Director continued after the meeting for
the other Directors as follows: James E. Buckman, George
Herrera, The Right Honourable Brian Mulroney and Michael H.
Wargotz.
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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: August 6, 2009
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/s/ Virginia M. Wilson Virginia M. Wilson Chief Financial Officer
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Date: August 6, 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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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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32*
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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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