UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C.
20549
Form 10-Q
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þ
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QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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For the quarterly
period ended March 31, 2010
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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. (Check one):
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Large
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filer þ
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Accelerated
filer o
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Non-accelerated
filer o
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Smaller reporting
company o
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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 179,980,661 shares as of March 31, 2010.
PART IFINANCIAL
INFORMATION
Item 1.
Financial Statements (Unaudited).
REPORT OF
INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of
Wyndham Worldwide Corporation
Parsippany, New Jersey
We have reviewed the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of
Wyndham Worldwide Corporation and subsidiaries (the
Company) as of March 31, 2010, and the related
consolidated statements of income for the three-month periods
ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, the related consolidated
statements of cash flows for the three-month periods ended
March 31, 2010 and 2009, and the related consolidated
statement of stockholders equity for the three-month
period ended March 31, 2010. These interim consolidated
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, 2009, 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 19, 2010, we expressed an unqualified opinion on
those consolidated financial statements. In our opinion, the
information set forth in the accompanying consolidated balance
sheet as of December 31, 2009 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
April 30, 2010
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Three Months Ended
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March 31,
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2010
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2009
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Net revenues
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Service fees and membership
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$
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424
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$
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400
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Vacation ownership interest sales
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217
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239
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Franchise fees
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92
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99
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Consumer financing
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105
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109
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Other
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48
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54
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Net revenues
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886
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901
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Expenses
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Operating
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381
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368
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Cost of vacation ownership interests
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36
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49
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Consumer financing interest
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24
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32
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Marketing and reservation
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123
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137
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General and administrative
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148
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135
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Asset impairments
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5
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Restructuring costs
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43
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Depreciation and amortization
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44
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43
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Total expenses
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756
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812
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Operating income
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130
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89
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Other income, net
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(1
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(2
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Interest expense
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50
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19
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Interest income
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(1
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(2
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Income before income taxes
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82
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74
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Provision for income taxes
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32
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29
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Net income
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$
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50
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$
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45
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Earnings per share
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Basic
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$
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0.28
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$
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0.25
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Diluted
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0.27
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0.25
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See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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March 31,
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December 31,
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2010
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2009
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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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163
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$
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155
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Trade receivables, net
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548
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404
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Vacation ownership contract receivables, net
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290
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289
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Inventory
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330
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354
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Prepaid expenses
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118
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116
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Deferred income taxes
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188
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189
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Other current assets
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239
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233
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Total current assets
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1,876
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1,740
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Long-term vacation ownership contract receivables, net
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2,741
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2,792
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Non-current inventory
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963
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953
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Property and equipment, net
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929
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953
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Goodwill
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1,402
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1,386
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Trademarks, net
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675
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660
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Franchise agreements and other intangibles, net
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414
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391
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Other non-current assets
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585
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477
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Total assets
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$
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9,585
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$
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9,352
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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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220
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$
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209
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Current portion of long-term debt
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23
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175
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Accounts payable
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402
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260
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Deferred income
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456
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417
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Due to former Parent and subsidiaries
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246
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245
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Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
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562
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579
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Total current liabilities
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1,909
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1,885
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Long-term securitized vacation ownership debt
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1,278
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1,298
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Long-term debt
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2,059
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1,840
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Deferred income taxes
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1,144
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1,137
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Deferred income
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256
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267
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Due to former Parent and subsidiaries
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63
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63
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Other non-current liabilities
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175
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174
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Total liabilities
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6,884
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6,664
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Commitments and contingencies (Note 11)
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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, $.01 par value, authorized
600,000,000 shares, issued 207,806,736 in 2010 and
205,891,254 shares in 2009
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2
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2
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Additional paid-in capital
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3,745
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3,733
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Accumulated deficit
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(287
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(315
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Accumulated other comprehensive income
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129
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138
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Treasury stock, at cost28,041,522 shares in 2010 and
27,284,823 in 2009
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(888
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(870
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Total stockholders equity
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2,701
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2,688
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Total liabilities and stockholders equity
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$
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9,585
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$
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9,352
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See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Three Months Ended
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March 31,
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2010
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2009
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Operating Activities
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Net income
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$
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50
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$
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45
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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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44
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43
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Provision for loan losses
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86
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107
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Deferred income taxes
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11
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8
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Stock-based compensation
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10
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8
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Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation
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(13
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Asset impairments
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5
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Non-cash interest
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27
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7
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Non-cash restructuring
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15
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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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(118
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(95
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)
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Vacation ownership contract receivables
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(28
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(7
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Inventory
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(1
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(13
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Prepaid expenses
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(8
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(5
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Other current assets
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3
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24
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Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities
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121
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112
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Due to former Parent and subsidiaries, net
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(1
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(1
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Deferred income
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34
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(46
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Other, net
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(12
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3
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Net cash provided by operating activities
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205
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210
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Investing Activities
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Property and equipment additions
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(36
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(53
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Net assets acquired, net of cash acquired
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(59
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Equity investments and development advances
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(3
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(2
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Proceeds from asset sales
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3
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2
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Increase in securitization restricted cash
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(26
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)
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(10
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(Increase)/decrease in escrow deposit restricted cash
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(2
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1
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Net cash used in investing activities
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(123
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(62
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)
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Financing Activities
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Proceeds from securitized borrowings
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418
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219
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Principal payments on securitized borrowings
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(427
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)
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|
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(295
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)
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Proceeds from non-securitized borrowings
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220
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|
|
|
286
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Principal payments on non-securitized borrowings
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(476
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)
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|
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(348
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)
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Proceeds from note issuance
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247
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|
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Dividends to shareholders
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(22
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)
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(7
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)
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Repurchase of common stock
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(16
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)
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Proceeds from stock option exercises
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7
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Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation
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13
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|
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|
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Debt issuance costs
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(19
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)
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(1
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Other, net
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(18
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)
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(1
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)
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Net cash used in financing activities
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(73
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)
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(147
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)
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Effect of changes in exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents
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(1
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)
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(2
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Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
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8
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(1
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Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
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155
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136
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Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
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$
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163
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$
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135
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See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Accumulated
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Additional
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Other
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Treasury
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Total
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Common Stock
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Paid-in
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Accumulated
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Comprehensive
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Stock
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Stockholders
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Shares
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Amount
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Capital
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Deficit
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Income
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Shares
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Amount
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Equity
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Balance as of January 1, 2010
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206
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$
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2
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$
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3,733
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$
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(315
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)
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$
|
138
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|
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(27
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)
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$
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(870
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)
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$
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2,688
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Comprehensive income
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
50
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Currency translation adjustment, net of tax benefit of $18
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(16
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reclassification of unrealized loss on cash flow hedge, net of
tax benefit of $6
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unrealized losses on cash flow hedges, net of tax benefit of $0
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total comprehensive income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
41
|
|
Exercise of stock options
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7
|
|
Issuance of shares for RSU vesting
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Change in deferred compensation
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(7
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(7
|
)
|
Repurchase of common stock
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1
|
)
|
|
|
(18
|
)
|
|
|
(18
|
)
|
Change in excess tax benefit on equity awards
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
12
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
12
|
|
Dividends
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(22
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(22
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance as of March 31, 2010
|
|
|
208
|
|
|
$
|
2
|
|
|
$
|
3,745
|
|
|
$
|
(287
|
)
|
|
$
|
129
|
|
|
|
(28
|
)
|
|
$
|
(888
|
)
|
|
$
|
2,701
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
6
WYNDHAM
WORLDWIDE CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unless otherwise noted, all amounts are in millions, except
share and per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
Wyndham Worldwide Corporation is a global provider of
hospitality products and services. The accompanying Consolidated
Financial Statements include the accounts and transactions of
Wyndham, as well as the entities in which Wyndham directly or
indirectly has a controlling financial interest. The
accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements have been
prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States of America. All intercompany
balances and transactions have been eliminated in the
Consolidated Financial Statements.
In presenting the Consolidated Financial Statements, management
makes estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported
and related disclosures. Estimates, by their nature, are based
on judgment and available information. Accordingly, actual
results could differ from those estimates. In managements
opinion, the Consolidated Financial Statements contain all
normal recurring adjustments necessary for a fair presentation
of interim results reported. The results of operations reported
for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the
results of operations for the entire year or any subsequent
interim period. These financial statements should be read in
conjunction with the Companys 2009 Consolidated Financial
Statements included in its Annual Report filed on
Form 10-K
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on
February 19, 2010.
Business
Description
The Company operates in the following business segments:
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·
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Lodgingfranchises hotels in the upscale, midscale,
economy and extended stay segments of the lodging industry and
provides hotel management services for full-service hotels
globally.
|
|
|
·
|
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. The Company annually
(during the fourth quarter of each year subsequent to completing
its annual forecasting process) or, more frequently in
circumstances prescribed by the guidance for goodwill and other
intangible assets, reviews its goodwill and other
indefinite-lived intangible assets recorded in connection with
business combinations for impairment.
Allowance for Loan Losses. In the
Companys Vacation Ownership segment, the Company provides
for estimated vacation ownership contract receivable defaults at
the time of VOI sales by recording a provision for loan losses
as a reduction of VOI 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 using 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 collectability of its vacation ownership
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. Restricted cash related to
securitization was $159 million and $133 million as of
March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively, of
which $87 million and $69 million were recorded within
other current assets as of March 31, 2010 and
December 31, 2009, respectively, and $72 million and
$64 million were recorded within other non-current assets
as of March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009,
respectively, on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Restricted
cash related to escrow deposits was $24 million and
$19 million as of March 31, 2010 and
7
December 31, 2009, respectively, which were recorded within
other current assets as of March 31, 2010 and
December 31, 2009, respectively, on the Consolidated
Balance Sheets.
Recently
Issued Accounting Pronouncements
Transfers and Servicing. In June 2009, the
Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued
guidance on transfers and servicing of financial assets. The
guidance 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. The guidance is
effective for interim or annual reporting periods beginning
after November 15, 2009. The Company adopted the guidance
on January 1, 2010, as required. See
Note 7Long-term Debt and Borrowing Arrangements for
the impact of the adoption of this guidance.
Consolidation. In June 2009, the FASB issued
guidance that modifies how a company determines when an entity
that is insufficiently capitalized or is not controlled through
voting (or similar rights) should be consolidated. The guidance
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. The
guidance 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. The guidance is effective for
interim or annual reporting periods beginning after
November 15, 2009. The Company adopted the guidance on
January 1, 2010, as required. See
Note 7Long-term Debt and Borrowing Arrangements for
the impact of the adoption of this guidance.
The computation of basic and diluted earnings per share
(EPS) is based on the Companys net income
available to common stockholders 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 (in millions, except per share data):
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
|
|
|
|
March 31,
|
|
|
|
2010
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
Net income
|
|
$
|
50
|
|
|
$
|
45
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic weighted average shares outstanding
|
|
|
179
|
|
|
|
178
|
|
Stock options and restricted stock units (RSU)
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
|
|
|
Warrants
(*)
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding
|
|
|
186
|
|
|
|
178
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings per share:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
|
|
$
|
0.28
|
|
|
$
|
0.25
|
|
Diluted
|
|
|
0.27
|
|
|
|
0.25
|
|
|
|
|
|
(*)
|
Represents the dilutive effect of warrants to purchase shares of
the Companys common stock related to the May 2009 issuance
of the Companys convertible notes (see
Note 7Long-term Debt and Borrowing Arrangements).
|
The computations of diluted EPS for the three months ended
March 31, 2010 and 2009 do not include approximately
4 million and 13 million stock options and
stock-settled stock appreciation rights (SSARs),
respectively, as the effect of their inclusion would have been
anti-dilutive to EPS.
Dividend
Payments
During the quarterly periods ended March 31, 2010 and 2009,
the Company paid cash dividends of $0.12 and $0.04 per
share, respectively ($22 million and $7 million,
respectively).
8
Hoseasons. On March 1, 2010, the Company
completed the acquisition of Hoseasons Holdings Ltd.
(Hoseasons), a European vacation rentals business,
for $59 million in cash, net of cash acquired. The purchase
price resulted in the recognition of $38 million of
goodwill, $31 million of definite-lived intangible assets
with a weighted average life of 19 years and
$17 million of trademarks, all of which were assigned to
the Companys Vacation Exchange and Rentals segment. None
of the acquired goodwill is expected to be deductible for tax
purposes. Management believes that this acquisition offers a
strategic fit within the Companys European rentals
business and an opportunity to continue to grow the
Companys
fee-for-service
businesses.
Intangible assets consisted of:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As of March 31, 2010
|
|
|
As of December 31, 2009
|
|
|
|
Gross
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
|
|
|
Gross
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
|
|
|
|
Carrying
|
|
|
Accumulated
|
|
|
Carrying
|
|
|
Carrying
|
|
|
Accumulated
|
|
|
Carrying
|
|
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
Amortization
|
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
Amortization
|
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
Unamortized Intangible Assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Goodwill
|
|
$
|
1,402
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
1,386
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Trademarks
|
|
$
|
675
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
660
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amortized Intangible Assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Franchise agreements
|
|
$
|
630
|
|
|
$
|
303
|
|
|
$
|
327
|
|
|
$
|
630
|
|
|
$
|
298
|
|
|
$
|
332
|
|
Other
|
|
|
122
|
|
|
|
35
|
|
|
|
87
|
|
|
|
94
|
|
|
|
35
|
|
|
|
59
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
752
|
|
|
$
|
338
|
|
|
$
|
414
|
|
|
$
|
724
|
|
|
$
|
333
|
|
|
$
|
391
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill are as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at
|
|
|
Goodwill
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at
|
|
|
|
January 1,
|
|
|
Acquired
|
|
|
Foreign
|
|
|
March 31,
|
|
|
|
2010
|
|
|
During 2010
|
|
|
Exchange
|
|
|
2010
|
|
|
Lodging
|
|
$
|
297
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
297
|
|
Vacation Exchange and Rentals
|
|
|
1,089
|
|
|
|
38
|
|
|
|
(22
|
)
|
|
|
1,105
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Company
|
|
$
|
1,386
|
|
|
$
|
38
|
|
|
$
|
(22
|
)
|
|
$
|
1,402
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amortization expense relating to amortizable intangible assets
was as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
|
|
|
|
March 31,
|
|
|
|
2010
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
Franchise agreements
|
|
$
|
5
|
|
|
$
|
5
|
|
Other
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total (*)
|
|
$
|
7
|
|
|
$
|
7
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(*)
|
Included as a component of depreciation and amortization on the
Companys Consolidated Statements of Income.
|
Based on the Companys amortizable intangible assets as of
March 31, 2010, the Company expects related amortization
expense as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
Remainder of 2010
|
|
$
|
20
|
|
2011
|
|
|
27
|
|
2012
|
|
|
26
|
|
2013
|
|
|
24
|
|
2014
|
|
|
24
|
|
2015
|
|
|
24
|
|
9
|
|
5.
|
Vacation
Ownership Contract Receivables
|
The Company generates vacation ownership contract receivables by
extending financing to the purchasers of VOIs. Current and
long-term vacation ownership contract receivables, net consisted
of:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
March 31,
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
|
2010
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
Current vacation ownership contract receivables:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Securitized
|
|
$
|
241
|
|
|
$
|
244
|
|
Non-securitized
|
|
|
83
|
|
|
|
52
|
|
Secured
(*)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
28
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
324
|
|
|
|
324
|
|
Less: Allowance for loan losses
|
|
|
(34
|
)
|
|
|
(35
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current vacation ownership contract receivables, net
|
|
$
|
290
|
|
|
$
|
289
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Long-term vacation ownership contract receivables:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Securitized
|
|
$
|
2,285
|
|
|
$
|
2,347
|
|
Non-securitized
|
|
|
782
|
|
|
|
546
|
|
Secured
(*)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
234
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,067
|
|
|
|
3,127
|
|
Less: Allowance for loan losses
|
|
|
(326
|
)
|
|
|
(335
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Long-term vacation ownership contract receivables, net
|
|
$
|
2,741
|
|
|
$
|
2,792
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(*)
|
As of December 31, 2009, such receivables collateralized
the Companys
364-day, AUD
213 million, secured, revolving foreign credit facility,
which was paid down and terminated during March 2010 (See
Note 7Long-term Debt and Borrowing Arrangements).
|
During the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, the
Companys securitized vacation ownership contract
receivables generated interest income of $80 million and
$82 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 three
months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, the Company
originated vacation ownership contract receivables of
$220 million and $211 million, respectively, and
received principal collections of $192 million and
$204 million, respectively. The weighted average interest
rate on outstanding vacation ownership contract receivables was
13.0% at both March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009.
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, 2010
|
|
$
|
(370
|
)
|
Provision for loan losses
|
|
|
(86
|
)
|
Contract receivables written-off
|
|
|
96
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Allowance for loan losses as of March 31, 2010
|
|
$
|
(360
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
In accordance with the guidance for accounting for real estate
timesharing transactions, the Company recorded the provision for
loan losses of $86 million and $107 million as a
reduction of net revenues during the three months ended
March 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
Inventory consisted of:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
March 31,
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
|
2010
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
Land held for VOI development
|
|
$
|
119
|
|
|
$
|
119
|
|
VOI construction in process
|
|
|
346
|
|
|
|
352
|
|
Completed inventory and vacation credits
(*)
|
|
|
828
|
|
|
|
836
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total inventory
|
|
|
1,293
|
|
|
|
1,307
|
|
Less: Current portion
|
|
|
330
|
|
|
|
354
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-current inventory
|
|
$
|
963
|
|
|
$
|
953
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(*)
|
Includes estimated recoveries of $156 million at both
March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009. Vacation credits
relate to both the Companys vacation ownership and
vacation exchange and rental businesses.
|
10
Inventory that the Company expects to sell within the next
twelve months is classified as current on the Companys
Consolidated Balance Sheets.
|
|
7.
|
Long-Term
Debt and Borrowing Arrangements
|
The Companys indebtedness consisted of:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
March 31,
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
|
2010
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
Securitized vacation ownership debt:
(a)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Term notes
|
|
$
|
1,258
|
|
|
$
|
1,112
|
|
Bank conduit facility
(b)
|
|
|
240
|
|
|
|
395
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total securitized vacation ownership debt
|
|
|
1,498
|
|
|
|
1,507
|
|
Less: Current portion of securitized vacation ownership debt
|
|
|
220
|
|
|
|
209
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Long-term securitized vacation ownership debt
|
|
$
|
1,278
|
|
|
$
|
1,298
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Long-term debt:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6.00% senior unsecured notes (due December 2016)
(c)
|
|
$
|
798
|
|
|
$
|
797
|
|
Term loan
(d)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
300
|
|
Revolving credit facility (due October 2013)
(e)
|
|
|
199
|
|
|
|
|
|
9.875% senior unsecured notes (due May 2014)
(f)
|
|
|
239
|
|
|
|
238
|
|
3.50% convertible notes (due May 2012)
(g)
|
|
|
448
|
|
|
|
367
|
|
7.375% senior unsecured notes (due March 2020)
(h)
|
|
|
247
|
|
|
|
|
|
Vacation ownership bank borrowings
(i)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
153
|
|
Vacation rentals capital leases
(j)
|
|
|
123
|
|
|
|
133
|
|
Other
|
|
|
28
|
|
|
|
27
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total long-term debt
|
|
|
2,082
|
|
|
|
2,015
|
|
Less: Current portion of long-term debt
|
|
|
23
|
|
|
|
175
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Long-term debt
|
|
$
|
2,059
|
|
|
$
|
1,840
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a)
|
Represents debt that is securitized through bankruptcy remote
special purpose entities (SPEs), the creditors of
which have no recourse to the Company for principal and interest.
|
|
|
(b)
|
Represents a
364-day,
$600 million, non-recourse vacation ownership bank conduit
facility, with a term through October 2010 whose capacity is
subject to the Companys ability to provide additional
assets to collateralize the facility. As of March 31, 2010,
the total available capacity of the facility was
$360 million.
|
|
|
(c)
|
The balance as of March 31, 2010 represents
$800 million aggregate principal less $2 million of
unamortized discount.
|
|
|
(d)
|
The term loan facility was fully repaid during March 2010.
|
|
|
(e)
|
The revolving credit facility has a total capacity of
$950 million, which includes availability for letters of
credit. As of March 31, 2010, the Company had
$30 million of letters of credit outstanding and, as such,
the total available capacity of the revolving credit facility
was $721 million.
|
|
|
|
|
(f)
|
Represents senior unsecured notes issued by the Company during
May 2009. Such balance represents $250 million aggregate
principal less $11 million of unamortized discount.
|
|
|
|
|
(g)
|
Represents cash convertible notes issued by the Company during
May 2009, which includes debt principal, less unamortized
discount, and a liability related to a bifurcated conversion
feature. The following table details the components of the
convertible notes:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
March 31,
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2010
|
|
|
December 31, 2009
|
|
|
Debt principal
|
|
$
|
230
|
|
|
$
|
230
|
|
Unamortized discount
|
|
|
(35
|
)
|
|
|
(39
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Debt less discount
|
|
|
195
|
|
|
|
191
|
|
Fair value of bifurcated conversion feature
(*)
|
|
|
253
|
|
|
|
176
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash convertible notes
|
|
$
|
448
|
|
|
$
|
367
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(*)
|
The Company also has an asset with a fair value approximate to
the bifurcated conversion feature, which represents cash-settled
call options that the Company purchased concurrent with the
issuance of the convertible notes.
|
|
|
|
|
(h)
|
Represents senior unsecured notes issued by the Company during
February 2010. Such balance represents $250 million
aggregate principal less $3 million of unamortized discount.
|
|
|
|
|
(i)
|
Represents a
364-day, AUD
213 million, secured, revolving foreign credit facility,
which was paid down and terminated during March 2010.
|
|
|
(j)
|
Represents capital lease obligations with corresponding assets
classified within property and equipment on the Companys
Consolidated Balance Sheets.
|
11
2010
Debt Issuances
7.375% Senior Unsecured Notes. On
February 25, 2010, the Company issued senior unsecured
notes, with face value of $250 million and bearing interest
at a rate of 7.375%, for net proceeds of $247 million.
Interest began accruing on February 25, 2010 and is payable
semi-annually in arrears on March 1 and September 1 of each
year, commencing on September 1, 2010. The notes will
mature on March 1, 2020 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.
Sierra Timeshare
2010-1
Receivables Funding, LLC. On March 12, 2010,
the Company closed a series of term notes payable, Sierra
Timeshare
2010-1
Receivables Funding, LLC, in the initial principal amount of
$300 million. These borrowings bear interest at a coupon
rate of 4.48% and are secured by vacation ownership contract
receivables. As of March 31, 2010, the Company had
$300 million of outstanding borrowings under these term
notes.
Revolving Credit Facility. On March 29,
2010, the Company replaced its five-year $900 million
revolving credit facility with a $950 million revolving
credit facility that expires on October 1, 2013. This
facility is subject to a fee of 50 basis points based on
total capacity and bears interest at LIBOR plus 250 basis
points. The interest rate of this facility is dependent on the
Companys credit ratings and the outstanding balance of
borrowings on this facility. As of March 31, 2010, the
Company had $199 million of outstanding borrowings and
$30 million of outstanding letters of credit and, as such,
the total available remaining capacity was $721 million.
3.50% Convertible
Notes
During May 2009, the Company issued convertible notes
(Convertible Notes) with face value of
$230 million and bearing interest at a rate of 3.50%. The
Company accounted for the conversion feature as a derivative
instrument under the guidance for derivatives and bifurcated
such conversion feature from the Convertible Notes for
accounting purposes (Bifurcated Conversion Feature).
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.
Concurrent with the Companys issuance of the Convertible
Notes during May 2009, the Company entered into convertible note
hedge and warrant transactions (Warrants) with
certain counterparties. The Company purchased 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. The Warrants and Call Options are recorded on
the Consolidated Balance Sheets as a component of additional
paid-in capital and other non-current assets, respectively.
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 Convertible Notes in excess of the principal
amount thereof.
Pursuant to the Warrants, the Company sold to the counterparties
Warrants to purchase in the aggregate up to approximately
18 million shares of the Companys common stock at 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) as of December 31,
2009. The Company expects the Warrants 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.
During March 2010, the Company increased its dividend from $0.04
per share to $0.12 per share. The Convertible Notes, Call
Options and Warrants contain anti-dilution provisions that
required certain adjustments to be made as a result of all
quarterly cash dividend increases above $0.04 per share that
occur prior to the maturity date of the Convertible Notes, Call
Options and Warrants. As a result of such adjustments, as of
March 31, 2010, the Convertible Notes have a conversion
reference rate of 78.8115 shares of common stock per $1,000
principal amount (equivalent to a conversion price of
approximately $12.69 per share of the Companys common
stock), the conversion price of the Call Options is $12.69 and
the exercise price of the Warrants is $20.09.
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Early
Extinguishment of Debt
In connection with the early extinguishment of the term loan
facility, the Company effectively terminated a related interest
rate swap agreement, which resulted in the reclassification of a
$14 million unrealized loss from accumulated other
comprehensive income to interest expense on the Companys
Consolidated Statement of Income. The Company incurred an
additional $2 million of costs during the first quarter of
2010 in connection with the early extinguishment of its term
loan and revolving foreign credit facilities, which is also
included within interest expense on the Companys
Consolidated Statement of Income. The Companys revolving
foreign credit facility was paid down with a portion of the
proceeds from the 7.375% senior unsecured notes. The
remaining proceeds were used, in addition to borrowings under
the Companys revolving credit facility, to pay down the
Companys term loan facility.
Covenants
The revolving credit facility is 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 3.75 to
1.0 on the measurement date. The consolidated interest coverage
ratio is calculated by dividing Consolidated EBITDA (as defined
in the credit agreement) 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
March 31, 2010, the Companys interest coverage ratio
was 7.2 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 March 31, 2010, the Companys
leverage ratio was 2.2 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, 9.875% senior
unsecured notes and 7.375% 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.
As of March 31, 2010, the Company was in compliance with
all of the covenants described above including the required
financial ratios.
Each of the Companys non-recourse, securitized term notes
and the bank conduit facility contain various triggers relating
to the performance of the applicable loan pools. For example, if
the vacation ownership contract receivables pool that
collateralizes one of the Companys securitization notes
fails to perform within the parameters established by the
contractual triggers (such as higher default or delinquency
rates), there are provisions pursuant to which the cash flows
for that pool will be maintained in the securitization as extra
collateral for the note holders or applied to amortize the
outstanding principal held by the noteholders. As of
March 31, 2010, all of the Companys securitized pools
were in compliance with applicable triggers.
13
Maturities
and Capacity
The Companys outstanding debt as of March 31, 2010
matures as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Securitized
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Vacation
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ownership
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Debt
|
|
|
Other
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
Within 1 year
|
|
$
|
220
|
|
|
$
|
23
|
|
|
$
|
243
|
|
Between 1 and 2 years
|
|
|
356
|
|
|
|
12
|
|
|
|
368
|
|
Between 2 and 3 years
|
|
|
182
|
|
|
|
472
|
(*)
|
|
|
654
|
|
Between 3 and 4 years
|
|
|
197
|
|
|
|
209
|
|
|
|
406
|
|
Between 4 and 5 years
|
|
|
175
|
|
|
|
250
|
|
|
|
425
|
|
Thereafter
|
|
|
368
|
|
|
|
1,116
|
|
|
|
1,484
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
1,498
|
|
|
$
|
2,082
|
|
|
$
|
3,580
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(*)
|
Includes a liability related to a Bifurcated Conversion Feature
associated with the Companys Convertible Notes.
|
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 March 31, 2010, available capacity under the
Companys borrowing arrangements was as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
Outstanding
|
|
|
Available
|
|
|
|
Capacity
|
|
|
Borrowings
|
|
|
Capacity
|
|
|
Securitized vacation ownership debt:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Term notes
|
|
$
|
1,258
|
|
|
$
|
1,258
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
Bank conduit facility
(a)
|
|
|
600
|
|
|
|
240
|
|
|
|
360
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total securitized vacation ownership debt
(b)
|
|
$
|
1,858
|
|
|
$
|
1,498
|
|
|
$
|
360
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Long-term debt:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6.00% senior unsecured notes (due December 2016)
|
|
$
|
798
|
|
|
$
|
798
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
Revolving credit facility (due October 2013)
(c)
|
|
|
950
|
|
|
|
199
|
|
|
|
751
|
|
9.875% senior unsecured notes (due May 2014)
|
|
|
239
|
|
|
|
239
|
|
|
|
|
|
3.50% convertible notes (due May 2012)
|
|
|
448
|
|
|
|
448
|
|
|
|
|
|
7.375% senior unsecured notes (due March 2020)
|
|
|
247
|
|
|
|
247
|
|
|
|
|
|
Vacation rentals capital leases
|
|
|
123
|
|
|
|
123
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other
|
|
|
49
|
|
|
|
28
|
|
|
|
21
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total long-term debt
|
|
$
|
2,854
|
|
|
$
|
2,082
|
|
|
|
772
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Less: Issuance of letters of credit
(c)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
30
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
742
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a)
|
The capacity of this facility is subject to the Companys
ability to provide additional assets to collateralize additional
securitized borrowings.
|
|
|
(b)
|
These outstanding borrowings are collateralized by
$2,712 million of underlying gross vacation ownership
contract receivables and related assets.
|
|
|
(c)
|
The capacity under the Companys revolving credit facility
includes availability for letters of credit. As of
March 31, 2010, the available capacity of $751 million
was further reduced by $30 million for the issuance of
letters of credit.
|
Vacation
Ownership Contract Receivables and Securitizations
The Company pools qualifying vacation ownership contract
receivables and sells 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 SPEs that are consolidated within the
Companys Consolidated Financial Statements. As a result,
the Company does 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. The Company services 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
the Companys 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
14
interest rate exposure. The assets of these bankruptcy-remote
SPEs are not available to pay the Companys general
obligations. Additionally, the creditors of these SPEs have no
recourse to the Company for principal and interest.
The assets and liabilities of these vacation ownership SPEs are
as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
March 31,
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
|
2010
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
Securitized contract receivables, gross
(a)
|
|
$
|
2,526
|
|
|
$
|
2,591
|
|
Securitized restricted cash
(b)
|
|
|
159
|
|
|
|
133
|
|
Interest receivables on securitized contract receivables
(c)
|
|
|
19
|
|
|
|
20
|
|
Other assets
(d)
|
|
|
8
|
|
|
|
11
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total SPE assets
(e)
|
|
|
2,712
|
|
|
|
2,755
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Securitized term notes
(f)
|
|
|
1,258
|
|
|
|
1,112
|
|
Securitized conduit facilities
(f)
|
|
|
240
|
|
|
|
395
|
|
Other liabilities
(g)
|
|
|
28
|
|
|
|
26
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total SPE liabilities
|
|
|
1,526
|
|
|
|
1,533
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SPE assets in excess of SPE liabilities
|
|
$
|
1,186
|
|
|
$
|
1,222
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a)
|
Included in current ($241 million and $244 million as
of March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively)
and non-current ($2,285 million and $2,347 million as
of March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively)
vacation ownership contract receivables on the Companys
Consolidated Balance Sheets.
|
|
|
(b)
|
Included in other current assets ($87 million and
$69 million as of March 31, 2010 and December 31,
2009, respectively) and other non-current assets
($72 million and $64 million as of March 31, 2010
and December 31, 2009, respectively) on the Companys
Consolidated Balance Sheets.
|
|
|
(c)
|
Included in trade receivables, net on the Companys
Consolidated Balance Sheets.
|
|
|
(d)
|
Primarily includes interest rate derivative contracts and
related assets; included in other non-current assets on the
Companys Consolidated Balance Sheets.
|
|
|
(e)
|
Excludes deferred financing costs of $19 million and
$20 million as of March 31, 2010 and December 31,
2009, respectively, related to securitized debt.
|
|
|
|
|
(f)
|
Included in current ($220 million and $209 million as
of March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively)
and long-term ($1,278 million and $1,298 million as of
March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively)
securitized vacation ownership debt on the Companys
Consolidated Balance Sheets.
|
|
|
|
|
(g)
|
Primarily includes interest rate derivative contracts and
accrued interest on securitized debt; included in accrued
expenses and other current liabilities ($4 million as of
both March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009) and other
non-current liabilities ($24 million and $23 million
as of March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009,
respectively) on the Companys Consolidated Balance Sheets.
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In addition, the Company has vacation ownership contract
receivables that have not been securitized through
bankruptcy-remote SPEs. Such gross receivables were
$865 million and $860 million as of March 31,
2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively. A summary of such
receivables and total vacation ownership SPE assets, in excess
of SPE liabilities and net of the allowance for loan losses, is
as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
March 31,
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
|
2010
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
SPE assets in excess of SPE liabilities
|
|
$
|
1,186
|
|
|
$
|
1,222
|
|
Non-securitized contract receivables
|
|
|
865
|
|
|
|
598
|
|
Secured contract receivables
(*)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
262
|
|
Allowance for loan losses
|
|
|
(360
|
)
|
|
|
(370
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total, net
|
|
$
|
1,691
|
|
|
$
|
1,712
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(*)
|
As of December 31, 2009, such receivables collateralized
the Companys secured, revolving foreign credit facility,
which was paid down and terminated during March 2010.
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Interest
Expense
Interest expense incurred in connection with the Companys
non-securitized debt was $35 million and $22 million
during the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009,
respectively. Additionally, in connection with the early
extinguishment of the term loan facility, the Company
effectively terminated a related interest rate swap agreement,
which resulted in the reclassification of a $14 million
unrealized loss from accumulated other comprehensive income to
interest expense. The Company also incurred an additional
$2 million of costs during the first quarter of 2010 in
connection with the early extinguishment of its term loan and
revolving foreign credit facilities, which was also
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included within interest expense. Cash paid related to such
interest expense was $13 million and $10 million
during the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009,
respectively.
Interest expense is partially offset on the Consolidated
Statements of Income by capitalized interest of $1 million
and $3 million during the three months ended March 31,
2010 and 2009, respectively.
Cash paid related to consumer financing interest expense was
$21 million and $28 million during the three months
ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
The guidance for fair value measurements requires additional
disclosures about the Companys assets and liabilities that
are measured at fair value. The following table presents
information about the Companys financial assets and
liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis
as of March 31, 2010, and indicates the fair value
hierarchy of the valuation techniques utilized by the Company to
determine such fair values. Financial assets and liabilities
carried at fair value are classified and disclosed in one of the
following three categories:
Level 1: Quoted prices for identical instruments in active
markets.
Level 2: Quoted prices for similar instruments in active
markets; quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in
markets that are not active; and model-derived valuations whose
inputs are observable or whose significant value driver is
observable.
Level 3: Unobservable inputs used when little or no market
data is available.
In certain cases, the inputs used to measure fair value may fall
into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such
cases, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the
fair value measurement falls has been determined based on the
lowest level input (closest to Level 3) that is
significant to the fair value measurement. The Companys
assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair
value measurement in its entirety requires judgment, and
considers factors specific to the asset or liability.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fair Value Measure on a
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Recurring Basis
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Significant
|
|
|
Significant
|
|
|
|
As of
|
|
|
Other
|
|
|
Unobservable
|
|
|
|
March 31,
|
|
|
Observable
|
|
|
Inputs
|
|
|
|
2010
|
|
|
Inputs (Level 2)
|
|
|
(Level 3)
|
|
|
Assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Derivatives
(a)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Convertible Notes related Call Options
|
|
$
|
253
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
253
|
|
Interest rate contracts
|
|
|
6
|
|
|
|
6
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign exchange contracts
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
|
|
|
Securities
available-for-sale
(b)
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total assets
|
|
$
|
268
|
|
|
$
|
10
|
|
|
$
|
258
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Derivatives
(c)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bifurcated Conversion Feature
|
|
$
|
253
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
253
|
|
Interest rate contracts
|
|
|
43
|
|
|
|
43
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign exchange contracts
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities
|
|
$
|
301
|
|
|
$
|
48
|
|
|
$
|
253
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a)
|
Included in other current assets and other non-current assets on
the Companys Consolidated Balance Sheet.
|
|
|
(b)
|
Included in other non-current assets on the Companys
Consolidated Balance Sheet.
|
|
|
(c)
|
Included in long-term debt, accrued expenses and other current
liabilities and other non-current liabilities on the
Companys Consolidated Balance Sheet.
|
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 9Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities
for more detail). For assets and liabilities that are measured
using quoted prices in active markets, the fair
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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.
The following table presents additional information about
financial assets which are measured at fair value on a recurring
basis for which the Company has utilized Level 3 inputs to
determine fair value as of March 31, 2010:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fair Value Measurements Using
|
|
|
|
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Derivative
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liability-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Derivative
|
|
|
Bifurcated
|
|
|
Securities
|
|
|
|
Asset-Call
|
|
|
Conversion
|
|
|
Available-For-
|
|
|
|
Options
|
|
|
Feature
|
|
|
Sale
|
|
|
Balance as of January 1, 2010
|
|
$
|
176
|
|
|
$
|
(176
|
)
|
|
$
|
5
|
|
Change in fair value
|
|
|
77
|
|
|
|
(77
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance as of March 31, 2010
|
|
$
|
253
|
|
|
$
|
(253
|
)
|
|
$
|
5
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
March 31, 2010
|
|
|
December 31, 2009
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Estimated
|
|
|
|
|
|
Estimated
|
|
|
|
Carrying
|
|
|
Fair
|
|
|
Carrying
|
|
|
Fair
|
|
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
Value
|
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
Value
|
|
|
Assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Vacation ownership contract receivables, net
|
|
$
|
3,031
|
|
|
$
|
2,831
|
|
|
$
|
3,081
|
|
|
$
|
2,809
|
|
Debt
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total debt
(a)
|
|
|
3,580
|
|
|
|
3,298
|
|
|
|
3,522
|
|
|
|
3,405
|
|
Derivatives
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign exchange contracts
(b)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Assets
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
|
3
|
|
Liabilities
|
|
|
(5
|
)
|
|
|
(5
|
)
|
|
|
(2
|
)
|
|
|
(2
|
)
|
Interest rate contracts
(c)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Assets
|
|
|
6
|
|
|
|
6
|
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
|
5
|
|
Liabilities
|
|
|
(43
|
)
|
|
|
(43
|
)
|
|
|
(45
|
)
|
|
|
(45
|
)
|
Convertible Notes related Call Options
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Assets
|
|
|
253
|
|
|
|
253
|
|
|
|
176
|
|
|
|
176
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a)
|
As of March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009, includes
$253 million and $176 million, respectively, related
to a Bifurcated Conversion Feature liability.
|
|
|
(b)
|
Instruments are in net gain positions as of March 31, 2010
and December 31, 2009.
|
|
|
(c)
|
Instruments are in net loss positions as of March 31, 2010
and December 31, 2009.
|
The weighted average interest rate on outstanding vacation
ownership contract receivables was 13.0% as of both
March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009. The estimated
fair value of the vacation ownership contract receivables as of
March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009 was approximately
93% and 91%, respectively, of the carrying value. The primary
reason for the fair value being lower than the carrying value
related to the volatile credit markets in 2010 and during 2009.
Although the outstanding vacation ownership contract receivables
had weighted average interest rates of 13.0% as of both
March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009, the estimated
market rate of return for a portfolio of contract receivables of
similar characteristics in market conditions during both the
three months ended March 31, 2010 and for the year ended
December 31, 2009 was 14%.
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|
|
9.
|
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 forward contracts utilized by the Company do not
qualify for hedge accounting treatment under the guidance for
hedging. 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 a loss of
$8 million and $2 million included in operating
expense on the Companys Consolidated Statements of Income
during the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009,
respectively. The impact of these forward contracts was not
material to the Companys financial position or cash flows
during the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009. 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 months ended March 31, 2010 and
2009 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 loss of $1 million and a net pre-tax
gain of $6 million during the three months ended
March 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively, to other
comprehensive income. The pre-tax amount of gains or losses
reclassified from other comprehensive income to consumer
financing interest or interest expense resulting from
ineffectiveness or from excluding a component of the
derivatives gain or loss from the effectiveness
calculation for cash flow hedges was insignificant during the
three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009. In connection
with the early extinguishment of the term loan facility (See
Note 7Long-Term Debt and Borrowing Arrangements), the
Company effectively terminated the interest rate swap agreement,
which resulted in the reclassification of a $14 million
unrealized loss from accumulated other comprehensive income to
interest expense on the Companys Consolidated Statement of
Income. 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 impact of the
freestanding derivatives was a gain of $3 million and
$2 million included in consumer financing interest expense
on the Companys Consolidated Statements of Income during
the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009,
respectively. The freestanding derivatives had an immaterial
impact on the Companys financial position and cash flows
during the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009.
The following table summarizes information regarding the
Companys derivative instruments as of March 31, 2010:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Assets
|
|
|
Liabilities
|
|
|
|
Balance Sheet Location
|
|
Fair Value
|
|
|
Balance Sheet Location
|
|
Fair Value
|
|
|
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest rate contracts
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other non-current liabilities
|
|
$
|
25
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest rate contracts
|
|
Other non-current assets
|
|
$
|
6
|
|
|
Other non-current liabilities
|
|
$
|
18
|
|
Foreign exchange contracts
|
|
Other current assets
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
Accrued exp. & other current liabs.
|
|
|
5
|
|
Convertible Notes related
Call Options
(*)
|
|
Other non-current assets
|
|
|
253
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bifurcated Conversion Feature
(*)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Long-term debt
|
|
|
253
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
|
|
|
|
$
|
263
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
276
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(*)
|
See Note 7Long-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,
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
|
|
$
|
39
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest rate contracts
|
|
Other non-current assets
|
|
$
|
5
|
|
|
Other non-current liabilities
|
|
$
|
6
|
|
Foreign exchange contracts
|
|
Other current assets
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
Accrued exp. & other current liabs.
|
|
|
2
|
|
Convertible Notes related
Call Options
(*)
|
|
Other non-current assets
|
|
|
176
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bifurcated Conversion Feature
(*)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Long-term debt
|
|
|
176
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
|
|
|
|
$
|
184
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
184
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(*)
|
See Note 7Long-Term Debt and Borrowing Arrangements
for further detail.
|
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 rules governing taxation are complex and subject to varying
interpretations. Therefore, the Companys tax accruals
reflect a series of complex judgments about future events and
rely heavily on estimates and assumptions. The Company believes
that the accruals for tax liabilities are adequate for all open
years based on an assessment of many factors including past
experience and interpretations of tax law applied to the facts
of each matter; however, the outcome of the tax audits is
inherently uncertain. While the Company believes that the
estimates and assumptions supporting its tax accruals are
reasonable, tax audits and any related litigation could result
in tax liabilities for the Company that are materially different
than those reflected in the Companys historical income tax
provisions and recorded assets and liabilities. The result of an
audit or related litigation, including disputes or litigation on
the allocation of tax liabilities between parties under the tax
sharing agreement, could have a material adverse effect on the
Companys income tax provision, net income,
and/or cash
flows in the period or periods to which such audit or litigation
relates.
The Companys recorded tax liabilities in respect of such
taxable years represent the Companys current best
estimates of the probable outcome with respect to certain tax
positions taken by Cendant for which the Company would be
responsible under the tax sharing agreement. As discussed above,
however, the rules governing taxation are complex and subject to
varying interpretation. There can be no assurance that the IRS
will not propose adjustments to the returns for which the
Company 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 the Company under the tax sharing agreement in excess of the
Companys tax accruals could have a material adverse effect
on the Companys income tax provision, net income
and/or cash
flows. See Note 16Separation Adjustments and
Transactions with Former Parent and Subsidiaries for more
information related to contingent tax liabilities.
The Companys effective tax rate of 39% includes
non-deductible costs related to the acquisition of Hoseasons.
Excluding such costs, the Companys effective tax rate
would have been 38%.
The Company made cash income tax payments, net of refunds, of
$10 million and $12 million during the three months
ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively. Such payments
exclude income tax related payments made to former Parent.
|
|
11.
|
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
16Separation Adjustments and Transactions with Former
Parent and
19
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 $37 million as of March 31,
2010. 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.
|
|
12.
|
Accumulated
Other Comprehensive Income
|
The components of accumulated other comprehensive income as of
March 31, 2010 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, 2010, net of tax benefit of $32
|
|
$
|
166
|
|
|
$
|
(27
|
)
|
|
$
|
(1
|
)
|
|
$
|
138
|
|
Current period change
|
|
|
(16
|
)
|
|
|
7
|
(*)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(9
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance, March 31, 2010, net of tax benefit of $44
|
|
$
|
150
|
|
|
$
|
(20
|
)
|
|
$
|
(1
|
)
|
|
$
|
129
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(*)
|
Primarily represents the reclassification of an after-tax
unrealized loss associated with the termination of an interest
rate swap agreement in connection with the early extinguishment
of the term loan facility (See Note 7Long-Term Debt
and Borrowing Arrangements).
|
The components of accumulated other comprehensive income as of
March 31, 2009 are as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unrealized
|
|
|
Minimum
|
|
|
Accumulated
|
|
|
|
Currency
|
|
|
Gains/(Losses)
|
|
|
Pension
|
|
|
Other
|
|
|
|
Translation
|
|
|
on Cash Flow
|
|
|
Liability
|
|
|
Comprehensive
|
|
|
|
Adjustments
|
|
|
Hedges, Net
|
|
|
Adjustment
|
|
|
Income
|
|
|
Balance, January 1, 2009, net of tax benefit of $72
|
|
$
|
141
|
|
|
$
|
(45
|
)
|
|
$
|
2
|
|
|
$
|
98
|
|
Current period change
|
|
|
(9
|
)
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(5
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance, March 31, 2009, net of tax benefit of $82
|
|
$
|
132
|
|
|
$
|
(41
|
)
|
|
$
|
2
|
|
|
$
|
93
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign currency translation adjustments exclude income taxes
related to investments in foreign subsidiaries where the Company
intends to reinvest the undistributed earnings indefinitely in
those foreign operations.
|
|
13.
|
Stock-Based
Compensation
|
The Company has a stock-based compensation plan available to
grant non-qualified stock options, incentive stock options,
SSARs, restricted stock, 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 March 31, 2010,
14.1 million shares remained available.
20
Incentive
Equity Awards Granted by the Company
The activity related to incentive equity awards granted by the
Company for the three months ended March 31, 2010 consisted
of the following:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
RSUs
|
|
|
SSARs
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted
|
|
|
|
Number
|
|
|
Average
|
|
|
Number
|
|
|
Average
|
|
|
|
of RSUs
|
|
|
Grant Price
|
|
|
of SSARs
|
|
|
Exercise Price
|
|
|
Balance as of January 1, 2010
|
|
|
8.3
|
|
|
$
|
9.60
|
|
|
|
2.1
|
|
|
$
|
21.70
|
|
Granted
|
|
|
1.8
|
(b)
|
|
|
22.84
|
|
|
|
0.2
|
(b)
|
|
|
22.84
|
|
Vested/exercised
|
|
|
(2.3
|
)
|
|
|
6.90
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Canceled
|
|
|
(0.1
|
)
|
|
|
10.77
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance as of March 31, 2010
(a)
|
|
|
7.7
|
(c)
|
|
|
13.56
|
|
|
|
2.3
|
(d)
|
|
|
21.77
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a)
|
Aggregate unrecognized compensation expense related to SSARs and
RSUs was $92 million as of March 31, 2010 which is
expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of
2.8 years.
|
|
|
(b)
|
Represents awards granted by the Company on February 24,
2010.
|
|
|
(c)
|
Approximately 7.3 million RSUs outstanding as of
March 31, 2010 are expected to vest over time.
|
|
|
(d)
|
Approximately 1.1 million of the 2.3 million SSARs are
exercisable as of March 31, 2010. The Company assumes that
all unvested SSARs are expected to vest over time. SSARs
outstanding as of March 31, 2010 had an intrinsic value of
$16 million and have a weighted average remaining
contractual life of 4.1 years.
|
On February 24, 2010, the Company approved grants of
incentive equity awards totaling $43 million to key
employees and senior officers of Wyndham in the form of RSUs and
SSARs. These awards will vest ratably over a period of four
years.
The fair value of SSARs granted by the Company on
February 24, 2010 was estimated on the date of grant using
the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the relevant
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 Staff
Accounting Bulletin 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 24,
2010
|
|
|
Grant date fair value
|
|
$
|
8.66
|
|
Grant date strike price
|
|
$
|
22.84
|
|
Expected volatility
|
|
|
53.0%
|
|
Expected life
|
|
|
4.25 yrs.
|
|
Risk free interest rate
|
|
|
2.07%
|
|
Projected dividend yield
|
|
|
2.10%
|
|
Stock-Based
Compensation Expense
The Company recorded stock-based compensation expense of
$10 million and $8 million during the three months
ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively, related to the
incentive equity awards granted by the Company. The Company
recognized $4 million and $3 million of a net tax
benefit during the three months ended March 31, 2010 and
2009, respectively, for stock-based compensation arrangements on
the Consolidated Statements of Income. During the three months
ended March 31, 2010, the Company increased its pool of
excess tax benefits available to absorb tax deficiencies
(APIC Pool) by $12 million due to the vesting
of RSUs and exercise of stock options. As of December 31,
2009, the Companys APIC Pool balance was $0.
Incentive
Equity Awards
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
21
Company issued approximately 2 million RSUs and
approximately 24 million stock options upon completion of
the conversion of existing Cendant equity awards into Wyndham
equity awards. As of March 31, 2010, there were
5 million converted stock options and no converted RSUs
outstanding.
As of March 31, 2010, the 5 million converted stock
options outstanding had a weighted average exercise price of
$30.17, a weighted average remaining contractual life of
1.4 years and all 5 million options were exercisable.
There were 2 million outstanding
in-the-money
stock options, which had an aggregate intrinsic value of
$12 million.
The Company withheld $17 million of taxes for the net share
settlement of incentive equity awards during the three months
ended March 31, 2010. Such amount is included in other, net
within financing activities on the Consolidated Statement of
Cash Flows.
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 interest) and
income taxes, each of which is presented on the Companys
Consolidated Statements of Income. The Companys
presentation of EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly-titled
measures used by other companies.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended March 31,
|
|
|
|
2010
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
|
Net
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenues
|
|
|
EBITDA
|
|
|
Revenues
|
|
|
EBITDA
(d)
|
|
|
Lodging
|
|
$
|
144
|
|
|
$
|
33
|
|
|
$
|
154
|
|
|
$
|
35
|
|
Vacation Exchange and Rentals
|
|
|
300
|
|
|
|
80
|
(c)
|
|
|
287
|
|
|
|
76
|
|
Vacation Ownership
|
|
|
444
|
|
|
|
82
|
|
|
|
462
|
|
|
|
44
|
(e)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Reportable Segments
|
|
|
888
|
|
|
|
195
|
|
|
|
903
|
|
|
|
155
|
|
Corporate and Other
(a)(b)
|
|
|
(2
|
)
|
|
|
(20
|
)
|
|
|
(2
|
)
|
|
|
(21
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Company
|
|
$
|
886
|
|
|
|
175
|
|
|
$
|
901
|
|
|
|
134
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
44
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
43
|
|
Interest expense
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
50
|
(f)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
19
|
|
Interest income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income before income taxes
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
82
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
74
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a)
|
Includes the elimination of transactions between segments.
|
|
|
(b)
|
Includes $2 million and $4 million of a net expense
related to the resolution of and adjustment to certain
contingent liabilities and assets during the three months ended
March 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively, and $18 million
and $17 million of corporate costs during the three months
ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
|
|
|
(c)
|
Includes $4 million of costs incurred in connection with
the Companys acquisition of Hoseasons during March 2010.
|
|
|
(d)
|
Includes restructuring costs of $3 million,
$4 million, $35 million and $1 million for
Lodging, Vacation Exchange and Rentals, Vacation Ownership and
Corporate and Other, respectively, during the three months ended
March 31, 2009.
|
|
|
(e)
|
Includes a non-cash impairment charge of $5 million to
reduce the value of certain vacation ownership properties and
related assets held for sale that are no longer consistent with
the Companys development plans.
|
|
|
|
|
(f)
|
Includes $1 million and $15 million for Vacation
Ownership and Corporate and Other, respectively, of costs
incurred for the early extinguishment of the Companys
revolving foreign credit facility and term loan facility during
March 2010.
|
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. During the
three months ended March 31, 2009, the Company recorded
$43 million of incremental restructuring costs. During the
three months ended March 31, 2010, the Company reduced its
liability with $4 million of cash payments. The remaining
liability of $18 million is expected to be paid in cash;
$17 million of facility-related by September 2017 and
$1 million of personnel-related by December 2010.
22
Total restructuring costs by segment for the three months ended
March 31, 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
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4
|
|
Vacation Ownership
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
19
|
|
|
|
14
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
35
|
|
Corporate
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
$
|
8
|
|
|
$
|
20
|
|
|
$
|
14
|
|
|
$
|
1
|
|
|
$
|
43
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a)
|
Represents severance benefits resulting from reductions of
approximately 320 in staff. The Company formally communicated
the termination of employment to substantially all
320 employees, representing a wide range of employee
groups. As of March 31, 2009, the Company had terminated
approximately 215 of these employees.
|
|
|
(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,
|
|
|
Cash
|
|
|
March 31,
|
|
|
|
2010
|
|
|
Payments
|
|
|
2010
|
|
|
Personnel-Related(*)
|
|
$
|
3
|
|
|
$
|
2
|
|
|
$
|
1
|
|
Facility-Related
|
|
|
18
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
17
|
|
Contract Terminations
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
22
|
|
|
$
|
4
|
|
|
$
|
18
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(*)
|
As of March 31, 2010, the Company had terminated all of the
employees related to such costs.
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|
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16.
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Separation
Adjustments and Transactions with Former Parent and
Subsidiaries
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Transfer
of Cendant Corporate Liabilities and Issuance of Guarantees to
Cendant and Affiliates
Pursuant to the Separation and Distribution Agreement, upon the
distribution of the Companys common stock to Cendant
shareholders, the Company entered into certain guarantee
commitments with Cendant (pursuant to the assumption of certain
liabilities and the obligation to indemnify Cendant and
Cendants former real estate services (Realogy)
and travel distribution services (Travelport) for
such liabilities) and guarantee commitments related to deferred
compensation arrangements with each of Cendant and Realogy.
These guarantee arrangements primarily relate to certain
contingent litigation liabilities, contingent tax liabilities,
and Cendant contingent and other corporate liabilities, of which
the Company assumed and is responsible for 37.5% while Realogy
is responsible for the remaining 62.5%. The amount of
liabilities which were assumed by the Company in connection with
the Separation was $311 million and $310 million as of
March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively.
These amounts were comprised of certain Cendant corporate
liabilities which were recorded on the books of Cendant as well
as additional liabilities which were established for guarantees
issued at the date of Separation related to certain unresolved
contingent matters and certain others that could arise during
the guarantee period. Regarding the guarantees, if any of the
companies responsible for all or a portion of such liabilities
were to default in its payment of costs or expenses related to
any such liability, the Company would be responsible for a
portion of the defaulting party or parties obligation. The
Company also provided a default guarantee related to certain
deferred compensation arrangements related to certain current
and former senior officers and directors of Cendant, Realogy and
Travelport. These arrangements, which are discussed in more
detail below, have been valued upon the Separation in accordance
with the guidance for guarantees 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
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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. As such, on August 11, 2009, the letter of
credit was reduced to $446 million. The issuance of this
letter of credit does not relieve or limit Realogys
obligations for these liabilities.
As of March 31, 2010, the $311 million of Separation
related liabilities is comprised of $5 million for
litigation matters, $274 million for tax liabilities,
$22 million for liabilities of previously sold businesses
of Cendant, $8 million for other contingent and corporate
liabilities and $2 million of liabilities where the
calculated guarantee amount exceeded the contingent liability
assumed at the date of Separation. In connection with these
liabilities, $246 million is recorded in current due to
former Parent and subsidiaries and $63 million is recorded
in long-term due to former Parent and subsidiaries as of
March 31, 2010 on the Consolidated Balance Sheet. The
Company is indemnifying Cendant for these contingent liabilities
and therefore any payments made to the third party would be
through the former Parent. The $2 million relating to
guarantees is recorded in other current liabilities as of
March 31, 2010 on the Consolidated Balance Sheet. The
actual timing of payments relating to these liabilities is
dependent on a variety of factors beyond the Companys
control. See Managements Discussion and
AnalysisContractual Obligations for the estimated timing
of such payments. In addition, as of March 31, 2010, the
Company had $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 $5 million as of
December 31, 2009.
Following is a discussion of the liabilities on which the
Company issued guarantees.
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·
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Contingent litigation liabilities The Company assumed
37.5% of liabilities for certain litigation relating to, arising
out of or resulting from certain lawsuits in which Cendant is
named as the defendant. The indemnification obligation will
continue until the underlying lawsuits are resolved. The Company
will indemnify Cendant to the extent that Cendant is required to
make payments related to any of the underlying lawsuits. As the
indemnification obligation relates to matters in various stages
of litigation, the maximum exposure cannot be quantified. Due to
the inherently uncertain nature of the litigation process, the
timing of payments related to these liabilities cannot
reasonably be 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. 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, Realogy and the Company
determined to pay the judgment. On July 23, 2009, the
Company paid its portion of the aforementioned judgment
($37 million). Although the judgment for the underlying
liability for this matter has been paid, the phase of the
litigation involving the determination of fees owed the
plaintiffs attorneys remains pending. Similar to the
contingent liability, the Company is responsible for 37.5% of
any attorneys fees payable. As a result of settlements and
payments to Cendant, as well as other reductions and accruals
for developments in active litigation matters, the
Companys aggregate accrual for outstanding Cendant
contingent litigation liabilities was $5 million as of
March 31, 2010.
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·
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Contingent tax liabilities 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. 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 $35 million as of
March 31, 2010.
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During the first quarter of 2007, the IRS opened an examination
for Cendants taxable years 2003 through 2006 during which
the Company was included in Cendants tax returns. As of
March 31, 2010, the Companys accrual for outstanding
Cendant contingent tax liabilities was $274 million. This
liability will remain outstanding until tax audits related to
taxable years 2003 through 2006 are completed or the statutes of
limitations governing such tax years have passed. 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
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settlement of the related tax audits of these periods. The
Company believes that the accruals for tax liabilities are
adequate for all open years based on an assessment of many
factors including past experience and interpretations of tax law
applied to the facts of each matter; however, the outcome of the
tax audits is inherently uncertain. Such tax audits and any
related litigation, including disputes or litigation on the
allocation of tax liabilities between parties under the tax
sharing agreement, could result in outcomes for the Company that
are different from those reflected in the Companys
historical financial statements.
The IRS examination is progressing and the Company currently
expects that the IRS examination may be completed during the
second or third quarter of 2010. As part of the anticipated
completion of the ongoing IRS examination, the Company is
working with the IRS through other former Cendant companies to
resolve outstanding audit and tax sharing issues. At present,
the Company believes that the recorded liabilities are adequate
to address claims, though there can be no assurance of such an
outcome with the IRS or the former Cendant companies until the
conclusion of the process. A failure to so resolve this
examination and related tax sharing issues could have a material
adverse effect on the Companys financial condition,
results of operations or cash flows.
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|
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|
·
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Cendant contingent and other corporate liabilities The
Company has assumed 37.5% of corporate liabilities of Cendant
including liabilities relating to (i) Cendants
terminated or divested businesses; (ii) liabilities
relating to the Travelport sale, if any; and
(iii) generally any actions with respect to the Separation
plan or the distributions brought by any third party. The
Companys maximum exposure to loss cannot be quantified as
this guarantee relates primarily to future claims that may be
made against Cendant. The Company assessed the probability and
amount of potential liability related to this guarantee based on
the extent and nature of historical experience.
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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, the
Company has guaranteed such obligations (to the extent relating
to amounts deferred in respect of 2005 and earlier). This
guarantee will remain outstanding until such deferred
compensation balances are distributed to the respective officers
and directors. The maximum exposure cannot be quantified as the
guarantee, in part, is related to the value of deferred
investments as of the date of the requested distribution.
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Item 2.
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Managements
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations.
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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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·
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Lodgingfranchises hotels in the upscale, midscale,
economy and extended stay segments of the lodging industry and
provides hotel management services for full-service hotels
globally.
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|
|
·
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Vacation Exchange and Rentalsprovides vacation
exchange products and services to owners of intervals of
vacation ownership interests (VOIs) and markets
vacation rental properties primarily on behalf of independent
owners.
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·
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Vacation Ownershipdevelops, markets and sells VOIs
to individual consumers, provides consumer financing in
connection with the sale of VOIs and provides property
management services at resorts.
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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 March 31, 2010 and 2009. During the
first quarter of 2010, our vacation exchange and rentals
business revised its operating statistics in order to improve
transparency and comparability for our investors. The exchange
revenue per member statistic has been expanded to capture
member-related rentals and other servicing fees, which were
previously included within our vacation rental statistics and
other ancillary revenues. Vacation rental transactions and
average net price per vacation rental statistics now include
only European rental transactions. Prior period operating
statistics have been updated to be comparable to the current
presentation. See Results of Operations section for a discussion
as to how these operating statistics affected our business for
the periods presented.
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended March 31,
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|
|
|
2010
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
% Change
|
|
|
Lodging
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Number of rooms
(a)
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|
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593,300
|
|
|
|
588,500
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
RevPAR (b)
|
|
$
|
25.81
|
|
|
$
|
27.69
|
|
|
|
(7
|
)
|
Vacation Exchange and Rentals
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average number of members (000s)
(c)
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|
|
3,746
|
|
|
|
3,789
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|
|
|
(1
|
)
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Exchange revenue per member
(d)
|
|
$
|
201.93
|
|
|
$
|
194.83
|
|
|
|
4
|
|
Vacation rental transactions (in 000s)
(e)(f)
|
|
|
291
|
|
|
|
273
|
|
|
|
7
|
|
Average net price per vacation rental
(f)(g)
|
|
$
|
361.17
|
|
|
$
|
353.15
|
|
|
|
2
|
|
Vacation Ownership
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross VOI sales (in 000s)
(h)(i)
|
|
$
|
308,000
|
|
|
$
|
280,000
|
|
|
|
10
|
|
Tours (j)
|
|
|
123,000
|
|
|
|
137,000
|
|
|
|
(10
|
)
|
Volume Per Guest (VPG)
(k)
|
|
$
|
2,334
|
|
|
$
|
1,866
|
|
|
|
25
|
|
|
|
|
(a) |
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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
a joint venture. The amounts in 2010 and 2009 include 404 and
4,175 affiliated rooms, respectively.
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|
(b) |
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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.
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|
(c) |
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Represents members in our vacation
exchange programs who pay annual membership dues. For additional
fees, such participants are entitled to exchange intervals for
intervals at other properties affiliated with our vacation
exchange business. In addition, certain participants may
exchange intervals for other leisure-related products and
services.
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(d) |
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Represents total revenue generated
from fees associated with memberships, exchange transactions,
member-related rentals and other servicing for the period
divided by the average number of vacation exchange members
during the period. Excluding the impact of foreign exchange
movements, exchange revenue per member increased 1%.
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(e) |
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Represents the number of
transactions that are generated in connection with customers
booking their vacation rental stays through us. One rental
transaction is recorded each time a standard one-week rental is
booked.
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(f) |
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Includes the impact from the
acquisition of Hoseasons Holdings Ltd. (Hoseasons),
which was acquired on March 1, 2010; therefore, such
operating statistics for 2010 are not presented on a comparable
basis to the 2009 operating statistics.
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|
(g) |
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Represents the net rental price
generated from renting vacation properties to customers divided
by the number of vacation rental transactions. Excluding the
impact of foreign exchange movements, the average net price per
vacation rental decreased 4%.
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(h) |
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Represents total sales of VOIs,
including sales under the Wyndham Asset Affiliation Model
(WAAM), before the net effect of
percentage-of-completion
accounting and loan loss provisions. We believe that Gross VOI
sales provides an enhanced understanding of the performance of
our vacation ownership business because it directly measures the
sales volume of this business during a given reporting period.
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(i) |
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The following table provides a
reconciliation of Gross VOI sales to Vacation ownership interest
sales for the three months ended March 31 (in millions):
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
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2010
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|
|
2009
|
|
|
Gross VOI sales
|
|
$
|
308
|
|
|
$
|
280
|
|
Less: WAAM
sales (a)
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|
|
(5
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)
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross VOI sales, net of WAAM sales
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|
|
303
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|
|
|
280
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|
Plus: Net effect of
percentage-of-completion
accounting
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
67
|
|
Less: Loan loss provision
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|
|
(86
|
)
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|
|
(107
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)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Vacation ownership interest sales
|
|
$
|
217
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|
|
$
|
239
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(*)
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
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(*)
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Amount does not foot due to rounding.
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(a)
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Represents total sales of VOIs through our
fee-for-service
vacation ownership sales model designed to offer turn-key
solutions for developers or banks in possession of newly
developed inventory, which we will sell for a commission fee
through our extensive sales and marketing channels.
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|
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(j) |
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Represents the number of tours
taken by guests in our efforts to sell VOIs.
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(k) |
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VPG is calculated by dividing Gross
VOI sales (excluding tele-sales upgrades, which are non-tour
upgrade sales) by the number of tours. Tele-sales upgrades were
$15 million and $24 million during the three months
ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively. We have
excluded non-tour upgrade sales in the calculation of VPG
because non-tour upgrade sales are generated by a different
marketing channel. We believe that VPG provides an enhanced
understanding of the performance of our vacation ownership
business because it directly measures the efficiency of this
business tour selling efforts during a given reporting
period.
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THREE
MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2010 VS. THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31,
2009
Our consolidated results are as follows:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended March 31,
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|
|
|
2010
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
Change
|
|
|
Net revenues
|
|
$
|
886
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|
|
$
|
901
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|
|
$
|
(15
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)
|
Expenses
|
|
|
756
|
|
|
|
812
|
|
|
|
(56
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating income
|
|
|
130
|
|
|
|
89
|
|
|
|
41
|
|
Other income, net
|
|
|
(1
|
)
|
|
|
(2
|
)
|
|
|
1
|
|
Interest expense
|
|
|
50
|
|
|
|
19
|
|
|
|
31
|
|
Interest income
|
|
|
(1
|
)
|
|
|
(2
|
)
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income before income taxes
|
|
|
82
|
|
|
|
74
|
|
|
|
8
|
|
Provision for income taxes
|
|
|
32
|
|
|
|
29
|
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income
|
|
$
|
50
|
|
|
$
|
45
|
|
|
$
|
5
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
During the first quarter of 2010, our net revenues decreased
$15 million (2%) principally due to:
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|
|
|
·
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a decrease of $67 million as a result of the absence of the
recognition of revenues previously deferred under the
percentage-of-completion
(POC) method of accounting due to operational
changes that we made at our vacation ownership business to
eliminate the impact of deferred revenues;
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|
·
|
a $10 million decrease in net revenues in our lodging
business primarily due to RevPAR weakness; and
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|
|
·
|
a $4 million decrease in ancillary revenues at our vacation
ownership business primarily associated with a decline in fees
generated from other non-core businesses, partially offset by
the usage of bonus points/credits, which are provided as
purchase incentives on VOI sales.
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Such decreases were partially offset by:
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|
|
|
·
|
a $23 million increase in gross sales of VOIs reflecting an
increase in VPG, partially offset by the planned reduction in
tour flow;
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|
|
·
|
a $21 million decrease in our provision for loan losses
primarily due to (i) improved portfolio performance and
mix, partially offset by higher gross VOI sales, and
(ii) the impact from the absence of the recognition of
revenue previously deferred under the POC method of accounting
during the first quarter of 2009;
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|
|
·
|
a $9 million increase in net revenues from rental
transactions and related services at our vacation exchange and
rentals business due to a favorable impact of foreign exchange
movements of $7 million and incremental revenues
contributed from the March 2010 acquisition of Hoseasons;
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|
|
·
|
$9 million of incremental property management fees within
our vacation ownership business primarily as a result of growth
in the number of units under management; and
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|
|
·
|
a $4 million increase in exchange and related service
revenues primarily due to a $5 million favorable impact of
foreign exchange movements.
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Total expenses decreased $56 million (7%) principally
reflecting:
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|
|
|
·
|
the absence of $43 million of costs due to organizational
realignment initiatives across our businesses (see Restructuring
Plan for more details);
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|
|
·
|
a decrease of $26 million of expenses related to the
absence of the recognition of revenues previously deferred at
our vacation ownership business, as discussed above;
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|
|
·
|
$15 million of lower marketing and related expenses at our
vacation ownership business resulting from the change in tour
mix and our lodging business resulting from lower spend across
our brands primarily as a result of a decline in related
marketing fees received;
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|
|
·
|
an $8 million decrease in consumer financing interest
expenses primarily related to lower average borrowings on our
securitized debt facilities and a decrease in interest
rates; and
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|
|
|
|
·
|
the absence of a non-cash charge of $5 million recorded
during the first quarter of 2009 to impair the value of certain
vacation ownership properties and related assets held for sale
that were no longer consistent with our development plans.
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These decreases were partially offset by:
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$14 million of increased litigation settlement reserves
primarily at our vacation ownership business;
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the unfavorable impact of foreign currency translation on
expenses of $11 million at our vacation exchange and
rentals business;
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·
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$7 million of incremental property management expenses at
our vacation ownership business primarily associated with the
growth in the number of units under management;
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·
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$6 million of increased employee-related expenses at our
vacation ownership business primarily related to higher sales
commission costs; and
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·
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$4 million of costs incurred at our vacation exchange and
rentals business in connection with our acquisition of Hoseasons.
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Other income, net decreased $1 million during the first
quarter of 2010 compared to the same period during 2009
primarily as a result of a decline in net earnings from equity
investments. Interest expense increased $31 million during
the first quarter of 2010 compared with the same period during
2009 primarily as a result of (i) $16 million of early
extinguishment costs primarily related to our effective
termination of an interest rate swap agreement in connection
with the early extinguishment of our term loan facility, which
resulted in the reclassification of a $14 million
unrealized loss from accumulated other comprehensive income to
interest expense on our Consolidated Statement of Income and
(ii) higher interest paid on our long-term debt facilities,
primarily related to our May 2009 and February 2010 debt
issuances. Interest income decreased $1 million during the
first quarter of 2010 compared with the same period during 2009
due to decreased interest earned on invested cash balances as a
result of a decrease in cash available for investment. Our
effective tax rate remained unchanged at 39% during the first
quarter of 2010 as compared to the first quarter of 2009. Our
2010 rate includes non-deductible costs related to the
acquisition of Hoseasons; excluding such costs, our effective
tax rate would have been 38%.
As a result of these items, our net income increased
$5 million (11%) as compared to the first quarter of 2009.
During 2010, we expect:
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net revenues of approximately $3.6 billion to
$3.9 billion;
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·
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depreciation and amortization of approximately $180 million
to $185 million; and
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interest expense, net (excluding early extinguishment of debt
costs) of approximately $135 million to $145 million.
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Following is a discussion of the results of each of our
segments, other income, net and interest expense/income:
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Net Revenues
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EBITDA
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|
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2010
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|
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2009
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% Change
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2010
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|
2009
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% Change
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Lodging
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$
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144
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|
|
$
|
154
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(6)
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$
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33
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|
|
$
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35
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(6)
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Vacation Exchange and Rentals
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|
|
300
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|
|
|
287
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5
|
|
|
80
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|
|
|
76
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|
|
5
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Vacation Ownership
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|
|
444
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|
|
462
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(4)
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|
|
82
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|
|
|
44
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|
|
86
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Total Reportable Segments
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888
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903
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(2)
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195
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|
|
155
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Corporate and Other
(a)
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(2
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)
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(2
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)
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*
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|
(20
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)
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|
(21
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)
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*
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|
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Total Company
|
|
$
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886
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|
|
$
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901
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|
(2)
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|
|
175
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|
|
|
134
|
|
|
31
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Less: Depreciation and amortization
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
44
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|
|
|
43
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|
|
|
Interest expense
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
50
|
|
|
|
19
|
|
|
|
Interest income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1
|
)
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|
|
(2
|
)
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|
|
|
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|
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|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
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|
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|
|
|
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|
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Income before income taxes
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
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82
|
|
|
$
|
74
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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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 $10 million (6%) and
$2 million (6%), respectively, during the first quarter of
2010 compared to the first quarter of 2009 primarily reflecting
a decline in RevPAR, partially offset by lower marketing
expenses.
The decline in net revenues reflects (i) a $9 million
decrease in domestic royalty, marketing and reservation revenues
primarily due to a domestic RevPAR decline of 10% principally
driven by occupancy and rate declines and
(ii) $1 million of lower reimbursable revenues earned
by our hotel management business. Such decreases were partially
offset by $2 million of increased international royalty,
marketing and reservation revenues. Such increase resulted from
a 6% increase in international rooms, partially offset by a
RevPAR decrease of 1%, or 11% excluding the favorable impact of
foreign exchange movements.
The $1 million of lower reimbursable revenues earned by our
property management business primarily relates to payroll costs
that we pay on behalf of hotel owners, for which we are entitled
to be fully reimbursed by the hotel owner. As the reimbursements
are made based upon cost with no added margin, the recorded
revenues are offset by the associated expense and there is no
resultant impact on EBITDA. Such amount decreased as a result of
a reduction in costs at our managed properties primarily due to
a reduction in the number of hotels under management.
In addition, EBITDA was positively impacted by (i) a
decrease of $8 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 certain spend and (ii) the absence of $3 million of
costs recorded during the first quarter of 2009 relating to
organizational realignment initiatives (see Restructuring Plan
for more details). Such decreases were offset by
(i) $2 million of increased litigation settlement
reserves and (ii) $1 million of consulting costs
incurred during the first quarter of 2010 relating to our
strategic initiative to grow reservation contribution.
As of March 31, 2010, we had approximately 7,090 properties
and 593,300 rooms in our system. Additionally, our hotel
development pipeline included approximately 910 hotels and
approximately 106,500 rooms, of which 45% were international and
53% were new construction as of March 31, 2010.
We expect net revenues of approximately $620 million to
$670 million during 2010. In addition, as compared to 2009,
we expect our operating statistics during 2010 to perform as
follows:
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RevPAR to be flat to down 3%; and
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·
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number of rooms to increase 1-3%.
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Vacation
Exchange and Rentals
Net revenues and EBITDA increased $13 million (5%) and
$4 million (5%), respectively, during the first quarter of
2010 compared with the first quarter of 2009. A weaker
U.S. dollar compared to other foreign currencies favorably
impacted net revenues and EBITDA by $12 million and
$1 million, respectively. The increase in net revenues
reflects a $9 million
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increase in net revenues from rental transactions and related
services, which includes $3 million generated from the
acquisition of Hoseasons, and a $4 million increase in
exchange and related service revenues. EBITDA further reflects
$4 million of costs incurred in connection with our
acquisition of Hoseasons, offset by the absence of
$4 million of costs recorded during the first quarter of
2009 relating to organizational realignment initiatives.
Net revenues generated from rental transactions and related
services increased $9 million (9%) during the first quarter
of 2010 compared to the same period during 2009. The acquisition
of Hoseasons during March 2010 contributed incremental revenues
of $3 million. Excluding the impact from the Hoseasons
acquisition and the favorable impact of foreign exchange
movements, net revenues generated from rental transactions and
related services decreased $1 million (1%) during the first
quarter of 2010 driven by a 1% decline in rental transaction
volume, partially offset by a 1% increase in average net price
per vacation rental. The decline in rental transaction volume
was driven by lower volume at our Landal GreenParks business as
we believe that poor weather conditions negatively impacted
vacation stays during the first quarter of 2010, partially
offset by increased volume at our Novasol business due to
promotional pricing. The increase in average net price per
vacation rental was primarily a result of a favorable impact of
higher commissions on new properties added to our network during
the first quarter of 2010 by our U.K. cottage business.
Exchange and related service revenues, which primarily consist
of fees generated from memberships, exchange transactions,
member-related rentals and other member servicing, increased
$4 million (2%) during the first quarter of 2010 compared
to the same period during 2009. Excluding the favorable impact
of foreign exchange movements, exchange and related service
revenues decreased $1 million driven by a 1% decrease in
the average number of members primarily due to lower new
enrollments from affiliated resort developers during the first
quarter of 2010. Revenue generated per member increased 1% as
the impact of higher exchange and member-related rental
transaction pricing was partially offset by a decline in member
exchange and rental transactions, subscription fees and travel
service fees. We believe that the decline in exchange and rental
transactions and subscription fees reflect continued economic
uncertainty and member retention programs offered at multiyear
discounts. Lower travel revenues resulted primarily from the
outsourcing of our European travel services to a third-party
provider during the first quarter of 2010.
EBITDA further reflects an increase in expenses of
$9 million (4%) primarily driven by (i) the
unfavorable impact of foreign currency translation on expenses
of $11 million and (ii) $4 million of costs
incurred in connection with our acquisition of Hoseasons. Such
increases were partially offset by the absence of
$4 million of costs recorded during the first quarter of
2009 relating to organizational realignment initiatives (see
Restructuring Plan for more details).
We expect net revenues of approximately $1.1 billion to
$1.2 billion during 2010. In addition, as compared to 2009,
we expect our operating statistics during 2010 to perform as
follows:
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vacation rental transactions to increase 2023% and average
net price per vacation rental to decrease 1215% primarily
reflecting increased volumes at lower rental yields from our
Hoseasons acquisition; and
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·
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average number of members as well as exchange revenue per member
to be flat.
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Vacation
Ownership
Net revenues decreased $18 million (4%) while EBITDA
increased $38 million (86%) during the first quarter of
2010 compared with the first quarter of 2009.
The decrease in net revenues during the first quarter of 2010
primarily reflects the absence of the recognition of previously
deferred revenues during the first quarter of 2009, partially
offset by an increase in gross VOI sales and higher revenues
associated with property management. The increase in EBITDA
during the first quarter of 2010 further reflects the absence of
costs related to organizational realignment initiatives, lower
consumer financing interest expense, decreased marketing
expenses and the absence of a non-cash impairment charge,
partially offset by higher litigation settlement reserves and
employee-related costs.
Gross sales of VOIs, net of WAAM sales, at our vacation
ownership business increased $23 million (8%) during the
first quarter of 2010 compared to the same period in 2009,
driven principally by an increase of 25% in VPG, partially
offset by a 10% decrease in tour flow. VPG was positively
impacted by (i) a favorable tour flow mix resulting from
the closure of underperforming sales offices as part of the
organizational realignment and (ii) a higher percentage of
sales coming from upgrades to existing owners during the first
quarter of 2010 as compared to the same period in 2009 as a
result of changes in the mix of tours. Tour flow was negatively
impacted by the closure of over 25 sales offices during 2009
primarily related to our organizational realignment initiatives.
In addition, net revenue comparisons were negatively impacted by
a $4 million decrease in ancillary revenues associated with
a decline in fees generated from other non-core businesses,
partially offset by the usage of bonus points/credits, which are
provided as purchase incentives on VOI sales. Our provision for
loan losses declined $21 million during the first quarter
of 2010 as compared to the first quarter of 2009. Such decline
includes (i) $12 million primarily related to improved
portfolio performance and mix during the first quarter of 2010
as compared to
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the same period in 2009, partially offset by higher gross VOI
sales, and (ii) a $9 million impact on our provision
for loan losses from the absence of the recognition of revenue
previously deferred under the POC method of accounting during
the first quarter of 2009.
In addition, net revenues and EBITDA comparisons were favorably
impacted by $3 million and $1 million, respectively,
during the first quarter of 2010 due to commissions earned on
VOI sales of $5 million under our Wyndham Asset Affiliation
Model (WAAM). During the first quarter of 2010, we
began our initial implementation of WAAM, which is our
fee-for-service
vacation ownership sales model designed to capitalize upon the
large quantities of newly developed, nearly completed or
recently finished condominium or hotel inventory within the
current real estate market without assuming the investment that
accompanies new construction. We offer turn-key solutions for
developers or banks in possession of newly developed inventory,
which we will sell for a commission fee through our extensive
sales and marketing channels. This model enables us to expand
our resort portfolio with little or no capital deployment, while
providing additional channels for new owner acquisition. In
addition, WAAM may allow us to grow our
fee-for-service
consumer finance servicing operations and property management
business. The commission revenue earned on these sales is
included in service fees and membership revenues on the
Consolidated Statement of Income.
Under the POC method of accounting, a portion of the total
revenues 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 revenues are recognized
in future periods as construction of the vacation resort
progresses. There was no impact from the POC method of
accounting during the first quarter of 2010 as compared to the
recognition of $67 million of previously deferred revenues
during the first quarter of 2009. Accordingly, net revenues and
EBITDA comparisons were negatively impacted by $57 million
(including the impact of the provision for loan losses) and
$31 million, respectively, as a result of the absence of
the recognition of revenues previously deferred under the POC
method of accounting. We do not anticipate any impact during the
remainder of 2010 on net revenues or EBITDA due to the POC
method of accounting as all such previously deferred revenues
were recognized during 2009. We made operational changes to
eliminate additional deferred revenues during the remainder of
2010.
Our net revenues and EBITDA comparisons associated with property
management were positively impacted by $9 million and
$2 million, respectively, during the first quarter of 2010
primarily due to growth in the number of units under management,
partially offset in EBITDA by increased costs associated with
such growth in the number of units under management.
Net revenues were unfavorably impacted by $3 million and
EBITDA was favorably impacted by $5 million during the
first quarter of 2010 due to lower consumer financing revenues
attributable to a decline in our contract receivable portfolio,
more than offset in EBITDA by lower interest costs during the
first quarter of 2010 as compared to the first quarter of 2009.
We incurred interest expense of $24 million on our
securitized debt at a weighted average interest rate of 6.6%
during the first quarter of 2010 compared to $32 million at
a weighted average interest rate of 7.5% during the first
quarter of 2009. Our net interest income margin increased from
71% during the first quarter of 2009 to 77% during the first
quarter of 2010 due to:
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$288 million of decreased average borrowings on our
securitized debt facilities;
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·
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an 87 basis point decrease in our weighted average interest
rate; and
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·
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higher weighted average interest rates earned on our contract
receivable portfolio.
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In addition, EBITDA was positively impacted by $31 million
(11%) of decreased expenses, exclusive of incremental interest
expense on our securitized debt and lower property management
expenses, primarily resulting from:
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·
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the absence of $35 million of costs recorded during the
first quarter of 2009 relating to organizational realignment
initiatives (see Restructuring Plan for more details);
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|
·
|
$7 million of decreased marketing expenses due to the
change in tour mix; and
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·
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the absence of a non-cash charge of $5 million recorded
during the first quarter of 2009 to impair the value of certain
vacation ownership properties and related assets held for sale
that were no longer consistent with our development plans.
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Such decreases were partially offset by
(i) $12 million of increased litigation settlement
reserves and (ii) $6 million of increased
employee-related expenses primarily due to higher sales
commission costs.
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We expect net revenues of approximately $1.8 billion to
$2.0 billion during 2010. In addition, as compared to 2009,
we expect our operating statistics during 2010 to perform as
follows:
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gross VOI sales to be flat;
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·
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tours to decline 3-6%; and
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·
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VPG to increase 6-9%.
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Corporate
and Other
Corporate and Other expenses decreased $1 million during
the first quarter of 2010 compared to the same period during
2009. Such decrease includes (i) a $2 million
favorable impact from the resolution of and adjustment to
certain contingent liabilities and assets recorded during the
first quarter of 2010 compared to the same period during 2009
and (ii) the absence of $1 million in costs relating
to our 2009 organizational realignment initiatives (see
Restructuring Plan for more details). Such decreases were
partially offset by higher corporate expenses of $1 million.
Interest
Expense/Interest Income
Interest expense increased $31 million during the three
months ended March 31, 2010 compared with the same period
during 2009 as a result of:
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·
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our termination of an interest rate swap agreement related to
the early extinguishment of our term loan facility, which
resulted in the reclassification of a $14 million
unrealized loss from accumulated other comprehensive income to
interest expense on our Consolidated Statement of Income;
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·
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a $13 million increase in interest incurred on our
long-term debt facilities, primarily related to our May 2009 and
February 2010 debt issuances;
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·
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a $2 million decrease in capitalized interest at our
vacation ownership business due to lower development of vacation
ownership inventory; and
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·
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an additional $2 million of costs, which are included
within interest expense on our Consolidated Statement of Income,
incurred in connection with the early extinguishment of our term
loan and revolving foreign credit facilities.
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Interest income decreased $1 million during the three
months March 31, 2010 compared with the same period during
2009 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, reducing our need to access the asset-backed
securities market and consolidating and rationalizing existing
processes and facilities. As a result, we recorded
$43 million in restructuring costs during the three months
ended March 31, 2009. Such strategic realignment
initiatives included:
Lodging
The operational realignment of our lodging business enhanced its
global franchisee services, promoted more efficient channel
management to further drive revenue at franchised locations and
managed properties and positioned the Wyndham brand
appropriately and consistently in the marketplace. As a result
of these changes, we recorded costs of $3 million during
the three months ended March 31, 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. As a result of these
initiatives, we recorded restructuring costs of $4 million
during three months ended March 31, 2009.
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 offices, the termination
of development projects and the write-off of assets related to
the sales offices and cancelled development projects. These
initiatives resulted in costs of $35 million during the
three months ended March 31, 2009.
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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 three months
ended March 31, 2009.
Total
Company
During the three months ended March 31, 2009, as a result
of these strategic realignments, we recorded $43 million of
incremental restructuring costs related to such realignments,
including a reduction of approximately 320 employees.
During the three months ended March 31, 2010, we reduced
our liability with $4 million of cash payments. The
remaining liability of $18 million as of March 31,
2010 is expected to be paid in cash; $17 million of
facility-related by September 2017 and $1 million of
personnel-related by December 2010. We began to realize the
benefits of these strategic realignment initiatives during the
fourth quarter of 2008 and realized net savings of approximately
$40 million during the first quarter of 2010. We anticipate
continued annual net savings from such initiatives of
approximately $160 million.
FINANCIAL
CONDITION, LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
FINANCIAL
CONDITION
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March 31,
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|
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December 31,
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|
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|
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2010
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|
|
2009
|
|
|
Change
|
|
|
Total assets
|
|
$
|
9,585
|
|
|
$
|
9,352
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|
|
$
|
233
|
|
Total liabilities
|
|
|
6,884
|
|
|
|
6,664
|
|
|
|
220
|
|
Total stockholders equity
|
|
|
2,701
|
|
|
|
2,688
|
|
|
|
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|
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Total assets increased $233 million from December 31,
2009 to March 31, 2010 due to:
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·
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a $144 million increase in trade receivables, net,
primarily due to seasonality at our European vacation rental
businesses and the acquisition of Hoseasons, partially offset by
the impact of foreign currency translation at our vacation
exchange and rentals business and a decline in ancillary
revenues at our vacation ownership business;
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|
·
|
a $108 million increase in other non-current assets
primarily due to a $77 million increase in our call option
transaction entered into concurrent with the sale of the
convertible notes, which is discussed in greater detail in
Note 7Long-Term Debt and Borrowing Arrangements,
increased deferred financing costs as a result of the debt
issuances during the first quarter of 2010 and increased
securitized restricted cash resulting from the timing of cash we
are required to set aside in connection with additional vacation
ownership contract receivables securitizations;
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|
·
|
a $23 million increase in franchise agreements and other
intangibles, net, primarily related to the acquisition of
Hoseasons, partially offset by the amortization of franchise
agreements at our lodging business;
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|
|
·
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a $16 million net increase in goodwill related to the
acquisition of Hoseasons, partially offset by the impact of
foreign currency translation at our vacation exchange and
rentals business;
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|
|
·
|
a $15 million increase in trademarks, net primarily as a
result of the acquisition of Hoseasons; and
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|
|
·
|
an increase of $8 million in cash and cash equivalents,
which is discussed in further detail in Liquidity and
Capital ResourcesCash Flows.
|
Such increases were partially offset by (i) a
$50 million decrease in vacation ownership contract
receivables, net as a result of a decline in VOI sales financed
and (ii) a $24 million decrease in property and
equipment primarily related to the depreciation of property and
equipment and the impact of foreign currency translation at our
vacation exchange and rentals business, partially offset by
capital expenditures for the improvement of technology and
maintenance of technological advantages.
Total liabilities increased $220 million primarily due to:
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|
|
|
·
|
a $142 million increase in accounts payable primarily due
to seasonality at our European vacation rental businesses and
the acquisition of Hoseasons, partially offset by the impact of
foreign currency translation at our vacation exchange and
rentals business;
|
|
|
·
|
a net increase of $67 million in our other long-term debt
primarily reflecting a $77 million increase in our
derivative liability related to the bifurcated conversion
feature entered into concurrent with the sale of our convertible
notes, which is discussed in greater detail in
Note 7Long-Term Debt and Borrowing
|
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|
|
|
|
Arrangements, partially offset by additional net principal
payments on our other long-term debt with operating cash of
$10 million;
|
|
|
|
|
·
|
a $28 million increase in deferred income primarily
resulting from cash received in advance on arrival-based
bookings within our vacation exchange and rentals business,
partially offset by the impact of the recognition of revenues
related to our vacation ownership trial membership marketing
program; and
|
|
|
·
|
a $7 million increase in deferred income taxes primarily
attributable to a change in the expected timing of the
utilization of alternative minimum tax credits and movement in
other comprehensive income.
|
Such increases were partially offset by (i) a
$17 million decrease in accrued expenses and other current
liabilities primarily due to lower accrued employee costs
related to the payment of our annual incentive compensation
during the first quarter of 2010, partially offset by higher
accrued interest on our non-securitized long-term debt and
increased litigation settlement reserves at our vacation
ownership business and (ii) a $9 million net decrease
in our securitized vacation ownership debt (see
Note 7Long-Term Debt and Borrowing Arrangements).
Total stockholders equity increased $13 million
primarily due to:
|
|
|
|
·
|
$50 million of net income generated during the first
quarter of 2010;
|
|
|
·
|
a $12 million increase to our pool of excess tax benefits
available to absorb tax deficiencies due to the vesting of
equity awards;
|
|
|
·
|
a $7 million impact resulting from the exercise of stock
options during the first quarter of 2010; and
|
|
|
·
|
a $7 million impact resulting from the reclassification of
an $8 million after-tax unrealized loss associated with the
termination of an interest rate swap agreement in connection
with the early extinguishment of our term loan facility (see
Note 7Long-Term Debt and Borrowing Arrangements),
partially offset by $1 million of unrealized losses on cash
flow hedges.
|
Such increases were partially offset by:
|
|
|
|
·
|
$22 million related to the payment of dividends;
|
|
|
·
|
$18 million of treasury stock purchased through our stock
repurchase program;
|
|
|
·
|
$16 million of currency translation adjustments, net of tax
benefit; and
|
|
|
·
|
a change of $7 million in deferred equity compensation.
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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 debt to finance vacation ownership contract
receivables. We believe that our net cash from operations, cash
and cash equivalents, access to our revolving credit facility
and continued access to the securitization and debt markets
provide us with sufficient liquidity to meet our ongoing needs.
During March 2010, we replaced our five-year $900 million
revolving credit facility with a $950 million revolving
credit facility that expires on October 1, 2013. We have
begun discussions with lenders to renew our
364-day,
non-recourse, securitized vacation ownership bank conduit
facility, which has a term through October 2010. We expect to
renew such facility in the third or fourth quarter of 2010.
CASH
FLOWS
During the first quarter of 2010 and 2009, we had a net change
in cash and cash equivalents of $8 million and
($1) million, respectively. The following table summarizes
such changes:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended March 31,
|
|
|
|
2010
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
Change
|
|
|
Cash provided by/(used in):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating activities
|
|
$
|
205
|
|
|
$
|
210
|
|
|
$
|
(5
|
)
|
Investing activities
|
|
|
(123
|
)
|
|
|
(62
|
)
|
|
|
(61
|
)
|
Financing activities
|
|
|
(73
|
)
|
|
|
(147
|
)
|
|
|
74
|
|
Effects of changes in exchange rate on cash and cash equivalents
|
|
|
(1
|
)
|
|
|
(2
|
)
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net change in cash and cash equivalents
|
|
$
|
8
|
|
|
$
|
(1
|
)
|
|
$
|
9
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Operating
Activities
During the three months ended March 31, 2010, net cash
provided by operating activities decreased $5 million as
compared to the three months ended March 31, 2009, which
principally reflects:
|
|
|
|
·
|
$23 million of higher trade receivables primarily due to an
increase in advance bookings at our vacation exchange and
rentals business;
|
|
|
·
|
$21 million of a higher net cash outflow related to higher
originations of vacation ownership contract receivables
primarily related to an increase in VOI sales and lower
collections of contract receivables during the first quarter of
2010 as compared to the same period during 2009;
|
|
|
·
|
a $21 million decline in our provision for loan losses
primarily related to improved portfolio performance and mix and
the absence of the recognition of revenue previously deferred
under the POC method of accounting; and
|
|
|
·
|
$21 million of increased other current assets due to the
absence of the recognition of VOI sales commissions during the
first quarter of 2009 that had previously been deferred under
the POC method of accounting.
|
Such increases in cash outflows were partially offset by an
$80 million increase in deferred income due to the absence
of the recognition of revenue previously deferred under the POC
method of accounting during the first quarter of 2009.
Investing
Activities
During the three months ended March 31, 2010, net cash used
in investing activities increased $61 million as compared
with the three months ended March 31, 2009, which
principally reflects (i) higher acquisition-related
payments of $59 million related to the March 2010
acquisition of Hoseasons and (ii) an increase of
$16 million in cash outflows from securitized restricted
cash primarily due to the timing of cash that we are required to
set aside in connection with additional vacation ownership
contract receivable securitizations. Such increases in cash
outflows were partially offset by a decrease of $17 million
in property and equipment additions primarily due to the absence
of 2009 leasehold improvements related to the consolidation of
two leased facilities into one.
Financing
Activities
During the three months ended March 31, 2010, net cash used
in financing activities decreased $74 million as compared
with the three months ended March 31, 2009, which
principally reflects:
|
|
|
|
·
|
$67 million of lower net principal payments related to
securitized vacation ownership debt;
|
|
|
·
|
$53 million of lower net principal payments related to
non-securitized borrowings;
|
|
|
·
|
higher tax benefits of $13 million from the exercise and
vesting of equity awards; and
|
|
|
·
|
$7 million of higher proceeds received in connection with
stock option exercises during the first quarter of 2010.
|
Such decreases in cash outflows were partially offset by:
|
|
|
|
·
|
$18 million of incremental debt issuance cost primarily
related to our new $950 million revolving
credit facility;
|
|
|
·
|
$17 million of higher withholding taxes related to
restricted stock unit net share settlement;
|
|
|
·
|
$16 million spent on our stock repurchase program; and
|
|
|
·
|
$15 million of additional dividends paid to shareholders.
|
We utilized the proceeds from our February 2010 debt issuance to
pay down our revolving foreign credit facility and to reduce the
outstanding balance of our term loan facility. The remainder of
the term loan facility balance was repaid with borrowings under
our revolving credit facility. For further detailed information
about such borrowings, see
Note 7Long-Term
Debt and Borrowing Arrangements.
Capital
Deployment
We intend to continue to invest in select capital improvements
and technological improvements in our lodging, vacation
ownership, vacation exchange and rentals and corporate
businesses. In addition, we may seek to acquire additional
franchise agreements, hotel/property management contracts and
exclusive agreements for vacation rental properties on a
strategic and selective basis, either directly or through
investments in joint ventures. We are focusing on optimizing
cash flow and
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seeking to deploy capital for the highest possible returns.
Ultimately, our business objective is to transform our cash and
earnings profile, primarily by rebalancing the cash streams to
achieve a greater proportion of EBITDA from our
fee-for-service
businesses.
We spent $39 million on capital expenditures, equity
investments and development advances during the first quarter of
2010 including $36 million on the improvement of technology
and maintenance of technological advantages and routine
improvements and $3 million of equity investments and
development advances. We anticipate spending approximately
$175 million to $200 million on capital expenditures,
equity investments and development advances during 2010. In
addition, we spent $37 million relating to vacation
ownership development projects during the first quarter of 2010.
We believe that our vacation ownership business currently has
adequate finished inventory on our balance sheet to support
vacation ownership sales through 2012. We plan to spend
approximately $100 million to $125 million annually in
order to complete vacation ownership projects currently under
development and believe such inventory will be adequate through
2015. 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 $950 million revolving credit facility.
Share
Repurchase Program
We expect to generate annual net cash provided by operating
activities minus capital expenditures, equity investments and
development advances of approximately $500 million to
$600 million over the next several years, excluding cash
payments related to our contingent tax liabilities that we
assumed and are responsible for pursuant to our separation from
Cendant. A portion of this cash flow is expected to be returned
to our shareholders in the form of share repurchases. 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. We suspended such program
during the third quarter of 2008. On February 10, 2010, we
announced our plan to resume repurchases of our common stock
under such program. During the first quarter of 2010, we
repurchased 756,699 shares at an average price of $24.20
and repurchase capacity increased $7 million from proceeds
received from stock option exercises. Such repurchase capacity
will continue to be increased by proceeds received from future
stock option exercises.
During the period April 1, 2010 through April 29,
2010, we repurchased an additional 557,000 shares at an
average price of $26.61. We currently have $133 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.
Contingent
Tax Liabilities
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.
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. We believe that the accruals
for tax liabilities are adequate for all open years based on an
assessment of many factors including past experience and
interpretations of tax law applied to the facts of each matter;
however, the outcome of the tax audits is inherently uncertain.
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 16Separation Adjustments and Transactions with
Former Parent and Subsidiaries. The IRS examination is
progressing and we currently expect that the IRS examination may
be completed during the second or third quarter of 2010. As part
of the anticipated completion of the ongoing IRS examination, we
are working with the IRS through other former Cendant companies
to resolve outstanding audit and tax sharing issues. At present,
we believe the recorded liabilities are adequate to address
claims, though there can be no assurance of such an outcome with
the IRS or the former Cendant companies until the conclusion of
the process. A failure to so resolve this examination and
related tax sharing issues could have a material adverse effect
on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.
As of March 31, 2010, we had
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$274 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 or third quarter of 2010. We expect
to make such payment from cash flow generated through operations
and the use of available capacity under our $950 million
revolving credit facility.
FINANCIAL
OBLIGATIONS
Our indebtedness consisted of:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
March 31,
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
|
2010
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
Securitized vacation ownership debt:
(a)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Term notes
|
|
$
|
1,258
|
|
|
$
|
1,112
|
|
Bank conduit facility
(b)
|
|
|
240
|
|
|
|
395
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total securitized vacation ownership debt
|
|
$
|
1,498
|
|
|
$
|
1,507
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Long-term debt:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6.00% senior unsecured notes (due December 2016)
(c)
|
|
$
|
798
|
|
|
$
|
797
|
|
Term loan
(d)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
300
|
|
Revolving credit facility (due October 2013)
(e)
|
|
|
199
|
|
|
|
|
|
9.875% senior unsecured notes (due May 2014)
(f)
|
|
|
239
|
|
|
|
238
|
|
3.50% convertible notes (due May 2012)
(g)
|
|
|
448
|
|
|
|
367
|
|
7.375% senior unsecured notes (due March 2020)
(h)
|
|
|
247
|
|
|
|
|
|
Vacation ownership bank borrowings
(i)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
153
|
|
Vacation rentals capital leases
(j)
|
|
|
123
|
|
|
|
133
|
|
Other
|
|
|
28
|
|
|
|
27
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total long-term debt
|
|
$
|
2,082
|
|
|
$
|
2,015
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a) |
|
Represents debt that is securitized
through bankruptcy-remote special purpose entities
(SPEs), the creditors of which have no recourse to
us for principal and interest.
|
|
(b) |
|
Represents a
364-day,
$600 million, non-recourse vacation ownership bank conduit
facility, with a term through October 2010, whose capacity is
subject to our ability to provide additional assets to
collateralize the facility. As of March 31, 2010, the total
available capacity of the facility was $360 million.
|
|
(c) |
|
The balance as of March 31,
2010 represents $800 million aggregate principal less
$2 million of unamortized discount.
|
|
(d) |
|
The term loan facility was fully
repaid during March 2010.
|
|
(e) |
|
The revolving credit facility has a
total capacity of $950 million, which includes availability
for letters of credit. As of March 31, 2010, we had
$30 million of letters of credit outstanding and, as such,
the total available capacity of the revolving credit facility
was $721 million.
|
|
(f) |
|
Represents senior unsecured notes
we issued during May 2009. Such balance represents
$250 million aggregate principal less $11 million of
unamortized discount.
|
|
(g) |
|
Represents cash convertible notes
issued by us during May 2009, which includes debt principal,
less unamortized discount, and a liability related to a
bifurcated conversion feature. The following table details the
components of the convertible notes:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
March 31,
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
|
2010
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
Debt principal
|
|
$
|
230
|
|
|
$
|
230
|
|
Unamortized discount
|
|
|
(35
|
)
|
|
|
(39
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Debt less discount
|
|
|
195
|
|
|
|
191
|
|
Fair value of bifurcated conversion feature
(*)
|
|
|
253
|
|
|
|
176
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash convertible notes
|
|
$
|
448
|
|
|
$
|
367
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(*)
|
We also have an asset with a fair value approximate to the
bifurcated conversion feature, which represents cash-settled
call options that we purchased concurrent with the issuance of
the convertible notes.
|
|
|
|
(h) |
|
Represents senior unsecured notes
we issued during February 2010. Such balance represents
$250 million aggregate principal less $3 million of
unamortized discount.
|
|
(i) |
|
Represents a
364-day, AUD
213 million, secured, revolving foreign credit facility,
which was paid down and terminated during March 2010.
|
|
(j) |
|
Represents capital lease
obligations with corresponding assets classified within property
and equipment on our Consolidated Balance Sheets.
|
2010
Debt Issuances
During the first quarter of 2010, we issued senior unsecured
notes and closed a term securitization and new revolving credit
facility. For further detailed information about such debt, see
Note 7Long-term Debt and Borrowing Arrangements.
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Capacity
As of March 31, 2010, available capacity under our
borrowing arrangements was as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
Outstanding
|
|
|
Available
|
|
|
|
Capacity
|
|
|
Borrowings
|
|
|
Capacity
|
|
|
Securitized vacation ownership debt:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Term notes
|
|
$
|
1,258
|
|
|
$
|
1,258
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
Bank conduit facility
(a)
|
|
|
600
|
|
|
|
240
|
|
|
|
360
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total securitized vacation ownership debt
(b)
|
|
$
|
1,858
|
|
|
$
|
1,498
|
|
|
$
|
360
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Long-term debt:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6.00% senior unsecured notes (due December 2016)
|
|
$
|
798
|
|
|
$
|
798
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
Revolving credit facility (due October 2013)
(c)
|
|
|
950
|
|
|
|
199
|
|
|
|
751
|
|
9.875% senior unsecured notes (due May 2014)
|
|
|
239
|
|
|
|
239
|
|
|
|
|
|
3.50% convertible notes (due May 2012)
|
|
|
448
|
|
|
|
448
|
|
|
|
|
|
7.375% senior unsecured notes (due March 2020)
|
|
|
247
|
|
|
|
247
|
|
|
|
|
|
Vacation rentals capital leases
|
|
|
123
|
|
|
|
123
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other
|
|
|
49
|
|
|
|
28
|
|
|
|
21
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total long-term debt
|
|
$
|
2,854
|
|
|
$
|
2,082
|
|
|
|
772
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Less: Issuance of letters of credit
(c)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
30
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
742
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a) |
|
The capacity of this facility is
subject to our ability to provide additional assets to
collateralize additional securitized borrowings.
|
|
(b) |
|
These outstanding borrowings are
collateralized by $2,712 million of underlying gross
vacation ownership contract receivables and related assets.
|
|
(c) |
|
The capacity under our revolving
credit facility includes availability for letters of credit. As
of March 31, 2010, the available capacity of
$751 million was further reduced by $30 million for
the issuance of letters of credit.
|
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 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 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 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 for principal and
interest.
The assets and liabilities of these vacation ownership SPEs are
as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
March 31,
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
|
2010
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
Securitized contract receivables, gross
|
|
$
|
2,526
|
|
|
$
|
2,591
|
|
Securitized restricted cash
|
|
|
159
|
|
|
|
133
|
|
Interest receivables on securitized contract receivables
|
|
|
19
|
|
|
|
20
|
|
Other assets
(a)
|
|
|
8
|
|
|
|
11
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total SPE assets
(b)
|
|
|
2,712
|
|
|
|
2,755
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Securitized term notes
|
|
|
1,258
|
|
|
|
1,112
|
|
Securitized conduit facilities
|
|
|
240
|
|
|
|
395
|
|
Other liabilities
(c)
|
|
|
28
|
|
|
|
26
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total SPE liabilities
|
|
|
1,526
|
|
|
|
1,533
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SPE assets in excess of SPE liabilities
|
|
$
|
1,186
|
|
|
$
|
1,222
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a) |
|
Primarily includes interest rate
derivative contracts and related assets.
|
|
(b) |
|
Excludes deferred financing costs
of $19 million and $20 million as of March 31,
2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively, related to
securitized debt.
|
|
(c) |
|
Primarily includes interest rate
derivative contracts and accrued interest on securitized debt.
|
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In addition, we have vacation ownership contract receivables
that have not been securitized through bankruptcy-remote SPEs.
Such gross receivables were $865 million and
$860 million as of March 31, 2010 and
December 31, 2009, respectively. A summary of such
receivables and total vacation ownership SPE assets, in excess
of SPE liabilities and net of the allowance for loan losses, is
as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
March 31,
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
|
2010
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
SPE assets in excess of SPE liabilities
|
|
$
|
1,186
|
|
|
$
|
1,222
|
|
Non-securitized contract receivables
|
|
|
865
|
|
|
|
598
|
|
Secured contract receivables
(*)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
262
|
|
Allowance for loan losses
|
|
|
(360
|
)
|
|
|
(370
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total, net
|
|
$
|
1,691
|
|
|
$
|
1,712
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(*) |
|
As of December 31, 2009, such
receivables collateralized our secured, revolving foreign credit
facility, which was paid down and terminated during March 2010.
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Covenants
The revolving credit facility is 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 3.75 to
1.0 on the measurement date. The consolidated interest coverage
ratio is calculated by dividing Consolidated EBITDA (as defined
in the credit agreement) 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
March 31, 2010, our interest coverage ratio was 7.2 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 March 31, 2010,
our leverage ratio was 2.2 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, 9.875% senior
unsecured notes and 7.375% 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.
As of March 31, 2010, we were in compliance with all of the
covenants described above including the required financial
ratios.
Each of our non-recourse, securitized term notes and the bank
conduit facility contain various triggers relating to the
performance of the applicable loan pools. 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. As of March 31, 2010, 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).
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We believe that our bank conduit facility, with a term through
October 2010 and capacity of $600 million, combined with
our ability to issue term asset-backed securities, should
provide sufficient liquidity for our expected sales pace and we
expect to have available liquidity to finance the sale of VOIs.
We also believe that we will be able to renew our bank conduit
facility at or before the maturity date.
Our $950 million revolving credit agreement, which expires
in October 2013, contains a provision that is a condition of an
extension of credit. The provision, which was standard market
practice for issuers of our rating and industry at the time of
our revolver renewal, allows the lenders to withhold an
extension of credit if the representations and warranties we
made at the time we executed the revolving credit facility
agreement are not true and correct in all material respects
including if a development or event has or would reasonably be
expected to have a material adverse effect on our business,
assets, operations or condition, financial or otherwise. The
application of the material adverse effect provision contains
exclusions for the impact resulting from (i) disruptions
in, or the inability of companies engaged in businesses similar
to those engaged in by us and our subsidiaries to consummate
financings in, the asset backed securities or conduit market or
(ii) tax and related liabilities relating to Cendants
taxable years 2003 through 2006 arising under our tax sharing
agreement with Cendant provided that, after giving effect to the
payments of such liabilities, we would be in compliance with the
financial ratio tests under the revolving credit facility.
Some of our vacation ownership developments are supported by
surety bonds provided by affiliates of certain insurance
companies in order to meet regulatory requirements of certain
states. In the ordinary course of our business, we have
assembled commitments from thirteen surety providers in the
amount of $1.3 billion, of which we had $446 million
outstanding as of March 31, 2010. 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 annual 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.
As of March 31, 2010, we had $360 million of
availability under our asset-backed bank conduit 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. Any disruption to
the asset-backed or commercial paper markets could adversely
impact our ability to obtain such financings.
Our senior unsecured debt is rated BBB- by Standard and
Poors (S&P). During February 2010,
S&P assigned a stable outlook to our senior
unsecured debt. During February 2010, Moodys Investors
Service (Moodys) upgraded our senior unsecured
debt 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.
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. As such, on August 11, 2009, the letter of
credit was reduced to $446 million. The issuance of this
letter of credit does not relieve or limit Realogys
obligations for these liabilities.
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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 and
member-related 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 and member-related 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. Historically, revenues
from sales of VOIs were generally higher in the second and third
quarters than in other quarters. We expect such trend to
continue during 2010. However, during 2009, as the economy
continued to stabilize, revenues from sales of VOIs were highest
during the third and fourth quarters. The seasonality of our
business may cause fluctuations in our quarterly operating
results. As we expand into new markets and geographical
locations, we may experience increased or different seasonality
dynamics that create fluctuations in operating results different
from the fluctuations we have experienced in the past.
SEPARATION
ADJUSTMENTS AND TRANSACTIONS WITH FORMER PARENT AND
SUBSIDIARIES
Transfer
of Cendant Corporate Liabilities and Issuance of Guarantees to
Cendant and Affiliates
Pursuant to the Separation and Distribution Agreement, upon the
distribution of our common stock to Cendant shareholders, we
entered into certain guarantee commitments with Cendant
(pursuant to the assumption of certain liabilities and the
obligation to indemnify Cendant, Realogy and Travelport for such
liabilities) and guarantee commitments related to deferred
compensation arrangements with each of Cendant and Realogy.
These guarantee arrangements primarily relate to certain
contingent litigation liabilities, contingent tax liabilities,
and Cendant contingent and other corporate liabilities, of which
we assumed and are responsible for 37.5%, while Realogy is
responsible for the remaining 62.5%. The amount of liabilities
which we assumed in connection with the Separation was
$311 million and $310 million as of March 31,
2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively. These amounts
were comprised of certain Cendant corporate liabilities which
were recorded on the books of Cendant as well as additional
liabilities which were established for guarantees issued at the
date of Separation related to certain unresolved contingent
matters and certain others that could arise during the guarantee
period. Regarding the guarantees, if any of the companies
responsible for all or a portion of such liabilities were to
default in its payment of costs or expenses related to any such
liability, we would be responsible for a portion of the
defaulting 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 the guidance
for guarantees 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 of March 31, 2010, the $311 million of Separation
related liabilities is comprised of $5 million for
litigation matters, $274 million for tax liabilities,
$22 million for liabilities of previously sold businesses
of Cendant, $8 million for other contingent and corporate
liabilities and $2 million of liabilities where the
calculated guarantee amount exceeded the contingent liability
assumed at the date of Separation. In connection with these
liabilities, $246 million is recorded in current due to
former Parent and subsidiaries and $63 million is recorded
in long-term due to former Parent and subsidiaries as of
March 31, 2010 on the Consolidated Balance Sheet. We are
indemnifying Cendant for these contingent liabilities and
therefore any payments made to the third party would be through
the former Parent. The $2 million relating to guarantees is
recorded in other current liabilities as of March 31, 2010
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, as of
March 31, 2010, we had $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
$5 million as of December 31, 2009.
Following is a discussion of the liabilities on which we issued
guarantees:
|
|
|
|
·
|
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
reasonably be predicted, but is expected to occur over several
years. Since the Separation, Cendant
|
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|
|
|
|
|
settled a majority of these lawsuits and we assumed a portion of
the related indemnification obligations. 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, Realogy and we
determined to pay the judgment. On July 23, 2009, we paid
our portion of the aforementioned judgment ($37 million).
Although the judgment for the underlying liability for this
matter has been paid, the phase of the litigation involving the
determination of fees owed the plaintiffs attorneys
remains pending. Similar to the contingent liability, we are
responsible for 37.5% of any attorneys fees payable. 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 $5 million as of
March 31, 2010.
|
|
|
|
|
·
|
Contingent tax liabilities 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. We are generally liable for 37.5% of certain
contingent tax liabilities. In addition, each of us, Cendant and
Realogy may be responsible for 100% of certain of Cendants
tax liabilities that will provide the responsible party with a
future, offsetting tax benefit. We will pay to Cendant the
amount of taxes allocated pursuant to the tax sharing agreement,
as amended during the third quarter of 2008, for the payment of
certain taxes. As a result of the amendment to the tax sharing
agreement, we recorded a gross up of our contingent tax
liability and have a corresponding deferred tax asset of
$35 million as of March 31, 2010.
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During the first quarter of 2007, the IRS opened an examination
for Cendants taxable years 2003 through 2006 during which
we were included in Cendants tax returns. As of
March 31, 2010, our accrual for outstanding Cendant
contingent tax liabilities was $274 million. This liability
will remain outstanding until tax audits related to taxable
years 2003 through 2006 are completed or the statutes of
limitations governing such tax years have passed. 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. We believe that the accruals for tax
liabilities are adequate for all open years based on an
assessment of many factors including past experience and
interpretations of tax law applied to the facts of each matter;
however, the outcome of the tax audits is inherently uncertain.
Such tax audits and any related litigation, including disputes
or litigation on the allocation of tax liabilities between
parties under the tax sharing agreement, could result in
outcomes for us that are different from those reflected in our
historical financial statements.
The IRS examination is progressing and we currently expect that
the IRS examination may be completed during the second or third
quarter of 2010. As part of the anticipated completion of the
ongoing IRS examination, we are working with the IRS through
other former Cendant companies to resolve outstanding audit and
tax sharing issues. At present, we believe that the recorded
liabilities are adequate to address claims, though there can be
no assurance of such an outcome with the IRS or the former
Cendant companies until the conclusion of the process. A failure
to so resolve this examination and related tax sharing issues
could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition,
results of operations or cash flows.
|
|
|
|
·
|
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.
|
|
|
·
|
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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See Item 1A. Risk Factors for further information related
to contingent liabilities.
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CONTRACTUAL
OBLIGATIONS
The following table summarizes our future contractual
obligations for the twelve month periods set forth below:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4/1/10-
|
|
|
4/1/11-
|
|
|
4/1/12-
|
|
|
4/1/13-
|
|
|
4/1/14-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3/31/11
|
|
|
3/31/12
|
|
|
3/31/13
|
|
|
3/31/14
|
|
|
3/31/15
|
|
|
Thereafter
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
Securitized debt
(a)
|
|
$
|
220
|
|
|
$
|
356
|
|
|
$
|
182
|
|
|
$
|
197
|
|
|
$
|
175
|
|
|
$
|
368
|
|
|
$
|
1,498
|
|
Long-term debt
|
|
|
23
|
|
|
|
12
|
|
|
|
472
|
|
|
|
209
|
|
|
|
250
|
|
|
|
1,116
|
|
|
|
2,082
|
|
Interest on securitized and long-term debt
(b)
|
|
|
219
|
|
|
|
199
|
|
|
|
182
|
|
|
|
136
|
|
|
|
107
|
|
|
|
268
|
|
|
|
1,111
|
|
Operating leases
|
|
|
65
|
|
|
|
58
|
|
|
|
43
|
|
|
|
31
|
|
|
|
23
|
|
|
|
100
|
|
|
|
320
|
|
Other purchase commitments
(c)
|
|
|
221
|
|
|
|
114
|
|
|
|
24
|
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
|
14
|
|
|
|
129
|
|
|
|
509
|
|
Contingent liabilities
(d)
|
|
|
198
|
|
|
|
68
|
|
|
|
45
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
311
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total (e)
|
|
$
|
946
|
|
|
$
|
807
|
|
|
$
|
948
|
|
|
$
|
580
|
|
|
$
|
569
|
|
|
$
|
1,981
|
|
|
$
|
5,831
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a) |
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Represents debt that is securitized
through bankruptcy-remote SPEs, the creditors to which have no
recourse to us for principal and interest.
|
|
(b) |
|
Estimated using the stated interest
rates on our long-term debt and the swapped interest rates on
our securitized debt.
|
|
(c) |
|
Primarily represents commitments
for the development of vacation ownership properties. Total
includes approximately $100 million of vacation ownership
development commitments, which we may terminate at minimal to no
cost.
|
|
(d) |
|
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 from Cendant.
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|
(e) |
|
Excludes $26 million of our
liability for unrecognized tax benefits associated with the
guidance for uncertainty in income taxes since it is not
reasonably estimatable to determine the periods in which such
liability would be settled with the respective tax authorities.
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CRITICAL
ACCOUNTING POLICIES
In presenting our financial statements in conformity with
generally accepted accounting principles, we are required to
make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported
therein. Several of the estimates and assumptions we are
required to make relate to matters that are inherently uncertain
as they pertain to future events. However, events that are
outside of our control cannot be predicted and, as such, they
cannot be contemplated in evaluating such estimates and
assumptions. If there is a significant unfavorable change to
current conditions, it could result in a material adverse impact
to our consolidated results of operations, financial position
and liquidity. We believe that the estimates and assumptions we
used when preparing our financial statements were the most
appropriate at that time. These Consolidated Financial
Statements should be read in conjunction with the audited
Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Annual Report
filed on
Form 10-K
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 19,
2010, 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.
|
Quantitative
and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risks.
|
We assess our market risk based on changes in interest and
foreign currency exchange rates utilizing a sensitivity analysis
that measures the potential impact in earnings, fair values and
cash flows based on a hypothetical 10% change (increase and
decrease) in interest and foreign currency rates. We used
March 31, 2010 market rates to perform a sensitivity
analysis separately for each of our market risk exposures. The
estimates assume instantaneous, parallel shifts in interest rate
yield curves and exchange rates. We have determined, through
such analyses, that the impact of a 10% change in interest and
foreign currency exchange rates and prices on our earnings, fair
values and cash flows would not be material.
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|
Item 4.
|
Controls
and Procedures.
|
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Disclosure Controls and Procedures. Our
management, with the participation of our Chairman and 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 Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded
that, as of the end of such period, our disclosure controls and
procedures are effective.
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Internal Control Over Financial
Reporting. There have been no changes in our
internal control over financial reporting (as such term is
defined in
Rule 13a-15(f)
under the Exchange Act) during the period to which this report
relates that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely
to materially affect, our internal control over financial
reporting.
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PART IIOTHER
INFORMATION
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Item 1.
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Legal
Proceedings.
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Wyndham
Worldwide Litigation
We are involved in claims and legal actions arising in the
ordinary course of our business including but not limited to:
for our lodging businessbreach of contract, fraud and bad
faith claims between franchisors and franchisees in connection
with franchise agreements and with owners in connection with
management contracts, consumer protection and privacy 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 16 to the
Consolidated Financial Statements.
Before you invest in our securities you should carefully
consider each of the following risk factors and all of the other
information provided in this report. We believe that the
following information identifies the most significant risk
factors affecting us. However, the risks and uncertainties we
face are not limited to those set forth in the risk factors
described below. Additional risks and uncertainties not
presently known to us or that we currently believe to be
immaterial may also adversely affect our business. In addition,
past financial performance may not be a reliable indicator of
future performance and historical trends should not be used to
anticipate results or trends in future periods.
If any of the following risks and uncertainties develops into
actual events, these events could have a material adverse effect
on our business, financial condition or results of operations.
In such case, the trading price of our common stock could
decline.
The
hospitality industry is highly competitive and we are subject to
risks relating to competition that may adversely affect our
performance.
We will be adversely impacted if we cannot compete effectively
in the highly competitive hospitality industry. Our continued
success depends upon our ability to compete effectively in
markets that contain numerous competitors, some of which may
have significantly greater financial, marketing and other
resources than we have. Competition may reduce fee structures,
potentially causing us to lower our fees or prices, which may
adversely impact our profits. New competition or existing
competition that uses a business model that is different from
our business model may put pressure on us to change our model so
that we can remain competitive.
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, volcanoes and other natural disasters); war; pandemics
or threat of pandemics (such as the H1N1 flu); increased
pricing, financial instability and capacity constraints of air
carriers; airline job actions and strikes; and increases in
gasoline and other fuel prices.
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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 inflation, energy, labor
costs (including minimum wage increases and unionization),
workers compensation and health-care related costs and
insurance;
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changes in desirability of geographic regions of the hotels or
resorts in our business;
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changes in the supply and demand for hotel rooms, vacation
exchange and rental services and vacation ownership products and
services;
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seasonality in our businesses may cause fluctuations in our
operating results;
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geographic concentrations of our operations and customers;
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increases in costs due to inflation that may not be fully offset
by price and fee increases in our business;
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availability of acceptable financing and cost of capital as they
apply to us, our customers, current and potential hotel
franchisees and developers, owners of hotels with which we have
hotel management contracts, our RCI affiliates and other
developers of vacation ownership resorts;
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our ability to securitize the receivables that we originate in
connection with sales of vacation ownership interests;
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the risk that purchasers of vacation ownership interests who
finance a portion of the purchase price default on their loans
due to adverse macro or personal economic conditions or
otherwise, which would increase loan loss reserves and adversely
affect loan portfolio performance, each of which would
negatively impact our results of operations; that if such
defaults occur during the early part of the loan amortization
period we will not have recovered the marketing, selling,
administrative and other costs associated with such vacation
ownership interest; such costs will be incurred again in
connection with the resale of the repossessed vacation ownership
interest; and the value we recover in a default is not, in all
instances, sufficient to cover the outstanding debt;
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the quality of the services provided by franchisees, our
vacation exchange and rentals business, resorts with units that
are exchanged through our vacation exchange business
and/or
resorts in which we sell vacation ownership interests may
adversely affect our image and reputation;
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our ability to generate sufficient cash to buy from third-party
suppliers the products that we need to provide to the
participants in our points programs who want to redeem points
for such products;
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overbuilding in one or more segments of the hospitality industry
and/or in
one or more geographic regions;
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changes in the number and occupancy and room 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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our ability to adjust our business model to generate greater
cash flow and require less capital expenditures;
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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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the bankruptcy or insolvency of any one of our customers could
impair our ability to collect outstanding fees or other amounts
due or otherwise exercise our contractual rights;
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increases in the use of third-party Internet services to book
online hotel reservations could adversely impact our
revenues; and
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disruptions in relationships with third parties, including
marketing alliances and affiliations with
e-commerce
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We may
not be able to achieve our growth objectives.
We may not be able to achieve our growth objectives for
increasing our cash flows, 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.
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 under other debt instruments that contain
cross-default provisions;
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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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Economic
conditions affecting the hospitality industry, the global
economy and the credit markets generally 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 future economic environment for the hospitality industry and
the global economy 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 services.
Declines in consumer and commercial spending may adversely
affect our revenues and profits.
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 securitization
warehouse conduit facility on its renewal 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. 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.
Uncertainty in the equity and credit markets may negatively
affect our ability to access 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. Disruptions in the financial markets may
adversely affect our credit rating and the market value of our
common stock. If we are unable to refinance, if necessary, our
outstanding debt when due, our results of operations and
financial condition will be materially and adversely affected.
While we believe we have adequate sources of liquidity to meet
our anticipated requirements for working capital, debt service
and capital expenditures for the foreseeable future, if our cash
flow or capital resources prove inadequate we could face
liquidity problems that could materially and adversely affect
our results of operations and financial condition.
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 federal, state and local
governments in the 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
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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, health care, health and safety,
accessibility, immigration, gaming, environmental, including
climate change, and regulations applicable under the Office of
Foreign Asset Control and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (and
local equivalents in international jurisdictions), we may be
subject to regulatory actions, fines, penalties and potential
criminal prosecution.
We are
dependent on our senior management.
We believe that our future growth depends, in part, on the
continued services of our senior management team. Losing the
services of any members of our senior management team could
adversely affect our strategic and customer relationships and
impede our ability to execute our business strategies.
Our
inability to adequately protect and maintain our intellectual
property could adversely affect our business.
Our inability to adequately protect and maintain 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. Any event that materially damages the
reputation of one or more of our brands could have an adverse
impact on the value of that brand and subsequent revenues from
that brand. The value of any brand is influenced by a number of
factors, including consumer preference and perception and our
failure to ensure compliance with brand standards.
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, hotel/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 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.
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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 and 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: 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,
increases in reserves or lack of available capital. Our Board of
Directors may also suspend the payment of dividends if the Board
deems such action to be in the best interests of the Company or
stockholders. If we do not pay dividends, the price of our
common stock must appreciate for you to realize a gain on your
investment in Wyndham Worldwide. This appreciation may not
occur, and our stock may in fact depreciate in value.
We are
responsible for certain of Cendants contingent and other
corporate liabilities.
Under the separation agreement and the tax sharing agreement
that we executed with Cendant (now Avis Budget Group) and former
Cendant units, Realogy and Travelport, we and Realogy generally
are responsible for 37.5% and 62.5%, respectively, of certain of
Cendants contingent and other corporate liabilities and
associated costs, including taxes imposed on Cendant and certain
other subsidiaries and certain contingent and other corporate
liabilities of Cendant
and/or its
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 terms 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 for
these tax years represent our current best estimates of the
probable outcome for 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
may 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
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be considered a change in circumstances, indicating that the
carrying value of our goodwill or other intangible assets may
not be recoverable, include a sustained decline in our stock
price and market capitalization, reduced future cash flow
estimates, and slower growth rates in our industry. We may be
required to record a significant non-cash impairment charge in
our financial statements during the period in which any
impairment of our goodwill or other intangible assets is
determined, negatively impacting our results of operations and
stockholders equity.
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Unregistered
Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
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(c) Below is a summary of our Wyndham Worldwide common
stock repurchases by month for the quarter ended March 31,
2010:
ISSUER
PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
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Average Price Paid
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Announced Plan
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January 131, 2010
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$
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156,211,153
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February 128, 2010
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149,025
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22.73
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149,025
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March 131,
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607,674
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24.56
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607,674
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$
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143,573,895
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Total
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756,699
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$
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24.20
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756,699
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$
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143,573,895
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Includes 84,800 shares
purchased for which the trade date occurred during March 2010
while settlement occurred during April 2010.
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We expect to generate annual net cash provided by operating
activities minus capital expenditures, equity investments and
development advances of approximately $500 million to
$600 million over the next several years, excluding cash
payments related to our contingent tax liabilities that we
assumed and are responsible for pursuant to our separation from
Cendant. A portion of this cash flow is expected to be returned
to our shareholders in the form of share repurchases. 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. During the first quarter
of 2010, we repurchased 756,699 shares at an average price
of $24.20 and repurchase capacity increased $7 million from
proceeds received from stock option exercises. Such repurchase
capacity will continue to be increased by proceeds received from
future stock option exercises.
During the period April 1, 2010 through April 29,
2010, we repurchased an additional 557,000 shares at an
average price of $26.61. We currently have $133 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.
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Item 3.
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Defaults
Upon Senior Securities.
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Not applicable.
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Item 4.
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Submission
of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
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Not applicable.
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Item 5.
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Other
Information.
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Not applicable.
The exhibit index appears on the page immediately following the
signature page of this report.
The agreements included or incorporated by reference as exhibits
to this report contain representations and warranties by each of
the parties to the applicable agreement. These representations
and warranties were made solely for the benefit of the other
parties to the applicable agreement and:
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were not intended to be treated as categorical statements of
fact, but rather as a way of allocating the risk to one of the
parties if those statements prove to be inaccurate;
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may have been qualified in such agreement by disclosures that
were made to the other party in connection with the negotiation
of the applicable agreement;
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may apply contract standards of materiality that are
different from materiality under the applicable
securities laws; and
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were made only as of the date of the applicable agreement or
such other date or dates as may be specified in the agreement.
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We acknowledge that, notwithstanding the inclusion of the
foregoing cautionary statements, we are responsible for
considering whether additional specific disclosures of material
information regarding material contractual provisions are
required to make the statements in this report not misleading.
52
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: April 30, 2010
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/s/ Thomas
G. Conforti
Thomas
G. Conforti
Chief Financial Officer
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Date: April 30, 2010
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/s/ Nicola
Rossi
Nicola
Rossi
Chief Accounting Officer
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53
Exhibit Index
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Exhibit No.
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Description
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2.1
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Separation and Distribution Agreement by and among Cendant
Corporation, Realogy Corporation, Wyndham Worldwide Corporation
and Travelport Inc., dated as of July 27, 2006
(incorporated by reference to the Registrants
Form 8-K
filed July 31, 2006)
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2.2
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Amendment No. 1 to Separation and Distribution Agreement by
and among Cendant Corporation, Realogy Corporation, Wyndham
Worldwide Corporation and Travelport Inc., dated as of
August 17, 2006 (incorporated by reference to the
Registrants
Form 10-Q
filed November 14, 2006)
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3.1
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Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated
by reference to the Registrants
Form 8-K
filed July 19, 2006)
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3.2
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Amended and Restated By-Laws (incorporated by reference to the
Registrants
Form 8-K
filed July 19, 2006)
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10.1*
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Second Amendment to the Second Amended and Restated FairShare
Vacation Plan Use Management Trust Agreement, effective as
of February 15, 2010, by and between the Fairshare Vacation
Owners Association and Wyndham Vacation Resorts, Inc.
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10.2*
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Credit Agreement, dated as of March 29, 2010, among Wyndham
Worldwide Corporation, the lenders party to the agreement from
time to time, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as syndication agent,
The Bank of Nova Scotia, Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, The
Royal Bank of Scotland PLC, and Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands
Branch, as co-documentation agents, and Bank of America, N.A.,
as administrative agent, for the lenders.
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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 Chairman and 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 Chairman and 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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