Note 19: Related Party Transactions
BRE Ace LLC and 1776 Holding, LLC
We hold a 25 percent ownership interest in BRE Ace LLC, a VIE, which owns a timeshare resort property and related operations, commonly known as “Elara, by Hilton Grand Vacations.”
We hold a 50 percent ownership interest in 1776 Holding, LLC, a VIE, which owns a timeshare resort property and related operations, known as “Liberty Place Charleston, by Hilton Club.”
We record Equity in earnings from our unconsolidated affiliates in our unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations. See Note 11: Investments in Unconsolidated Affiliates for additional information. Additionally, we earn commissions and other fees related to fee-for-service agreements with the investees to sell VOIs at Elara, by Hilton Grand Vacations and Liberty Place Charleston, by Hilton Club. These amounts are summarized in the following table and are included in Sales, marketing, brand, and other fees on our unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations as of the date they became related parties.
We also had $20 million of outstanding receivables related to the fee-for-service agreements included in Accounts receivable, net on our unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively.
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| | Three Months Ended March 31, | |
($ in millions) | | 2022 | | | 2021 | |
Equity in earnings from unconsolidated affiliates | | $ | 3 | | | $ | 2 | |
Commissions and other fees | | | 33 | | | | 13 | |
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Note 20: Business Segments
We operate our business through the following 2 segments:
•Real estate sales and financing – We market and sell VOIs that we own. We also source VOIs through fee-for-service agreements with third-party developers. Related to the sales of the VOIs that we own, we provide consumer financing, which includes interest income generated from the origination of consumer loans to customers to finance their purchase of VOIs and revenue from servicing the loans. We also generate fee revenue from servicing the loans provided by third-party developers to purchasers of their VOIs.
•Resort operations and club management – We manage the Club and Diamond Clubs and earn activation fees, annual dues and transaction fees from member exchanges for other vacation products. We also earn fees for managing the timeshare properties. We generate rental revenue from unit rentals of unsold inventory and inventory made available due to ownership exchanges under our Club and Diamond Clubs programs. We also earn revenue from food and beverage, retail and spa outlets at our timeshare properties.
The performance of our operating segments is evaluated primarily based on adjusted earnings before interest expense (excluding non-recourse debt), taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”). We define Adjusted EBITDA as EBITDA, further adjusted to exclude certain items, including, but not limited to, gains, losses and expenses in connection with: (i) other gains, including asset dispositions and foreign currency translations; (ii) debt restructurings/retirements; (iii) non-cash impairment losses; (iv) share-based and other compensation expenses; and (v) other items, including but not limited to costs associated with acquisitions, restructuring, amortization of premiums resulting from purchase accounting, and other non-cash and one-time charges.
We do not include equity in earnings (losses) from unconsolidated affiliates in our measures of segment operating performance.
Below is the presentation of our reportable segment results which include the acquired Diamond operations within both segments since the Acquisition Date. The following table presents revenues for our reportable segments reconciled to consolidated amounts:
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| Three Months Ended March 31, | |
($ in millions) | 2022 | | | 2021 | |
Revenues: | | | | | |
Real estate sales and financing | $ | 452 | | | $ | 123 | |
Resort operations and club management(1) | | 268 | | | | 80 | |
Total segment revenues | | 720 | | | | 203 | |
Cost reimbursements | | 66 | | | | 35 | |
Intersegment eliminations(1)(2) | | (7 | ) | | | (3 | ) |
Total revenues | $ | 779 | | | $ | 235 | |
(1) Includes charges to the real estate sales and financing segment from the resort operations and club management segment for fulfillment of discounted
marking package stays at resorts. These charges totaled $7 million and $3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
(2) Includes charges to the real estate sales and financing segment from the resort operations and club management segment for the rental of model units to
show prospective buyers. These charges totaled less than $1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021.
The following table presents Adjusted EBITDA for our reportable segments reconciled to net income (loss):
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| Three Months Ended March 31, | |
($ in millions) | 2022 | | | 2021 | |
Adjusted EBITDA: | | | | | |
Real estate sales and financing(1) | $ | 153 | | | $ | 27 | |
Resort operations and club management(1) | | 101 | | | | 42 | |
Segment Adjusted EBITDA | | 254 | | | | 69 | |
Acquisition and integration-related expense | | (13 | ) | | | (15 | ) |
General and administrative | | (42 | ) | | | (21 | ) |
Depreciation and amortization | | (60 | ) | | | (11 | ) |
License fee expense | | (25 | ) | | | (14 | ) |
Other gain (loss), net | | 1 | | | | (1 | ) |
Interest expense | | (33 | ) | | | (15 | ) |
Income tax (expense) benefit | | (20 | ) | | | 6 | |
Equity in earnings from unconsolidated affiliates | | 3 | | | | 2 | |
Impairment expense | | (3 | ) | | | (1 | ) |
Other adjustment items(2) | | (11 | ) | | | (6 | ) |
Net income (loss) | $ | 51 | | | $ | (7 | ) |
(1) Includes intersegment transactions. Refer to our table presenting revenues by reportable segment above for additional discussion.
(2) For the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, this amount includes costs associated with restructuring, one-time charges and other
non-cash items included within our reportable segments.
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Note 21: Commitments and Contingencies
Commitments
We have entered into certain arrangements with developers whereby we have committed to purchase vacation ownership units or other real estate at a future date to be marketed and sold under our Hilton Grand Vacations brand. As of March 31, 2022, we were committed to purchase approximately $329 million of inventory and land over a period of 9 years and $15 million of other commitments in the normal course of business. Additionally, we have committed to develop additional vacation ownership units at an existing resort in Japan. We are also committed to an agreement to exchange parcels of land in Hawaii, subject to the successful completion of zoning, land use requirements and other applicable regulatory requirements. The actual amount and timing of the acquisitions are subject to change pursuant to the terms of the respective arrangements, which could also allow for cancellation in certain circumstances. During the three months ended March 31, 2022, we did not make any purchases related to our inventory commitments. During the three months ended March 31, 2021, we completed $1 million of purchases required under our inventory-related purchase commitments. As of March 31, 2022, our remaining obligations pursuant to these arrangements were expected to be incurred as follows:
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($ in millions) | | 2022 (remaining) | | | 2023 | | | 2024 | | | 2025 | | | 2026 | | | Thereafter | | | Total | |
Inventory purchase obligations | | $ | 59 | | | $ | 215 | | | $ | 40 | | | $ | 3 | | | $ | 3 | | | $ | 9 | | | $ | 329 | |
Other commitments(1) | | | 10 | | | | 5 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 15 | |
Total | | $ | 69 | | | $ | 220 | | | $ | 40 | | | $ | 3 | | | $ | 3 | | | $ | 9 | | | $ | 344 | |
(1) Primarily relates to commitments related to information technology and sponsorships.
Rebranding Costs
As part of the Diamond Acquisition and per our licensing agreement with Hilton, we are committed to rebranding Diamond properties to brands that meet Hilton standards. As of March 31, 2022, we have incurred rebranding costs in respect to information technology and sales centers, and expect rebranding to occur over a period of several years.
Litigation Contingencies
We are involved in litigation arising from the normal course of business, some of which includes claims for substantial sums. We evaluate these legal proceedings and claims at each balance sheet date to determine the degree of probability of an unfavorable outcome and, when it is probable that a liability has been incurred, our ability to reasonably estimate the amount of loss. We record a contingent litigation liability when it is determined that it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated.
As of March 31, 2022, we accrued liabilities of approximately $117 million for all legal matters that were contingencies. Substantially all of these accrued liabilities are related to matters that existed as of the Acquisition Date, of which approximately $24 million are subject to change during the measurement period of the Diamond Acquisition. See Note 3: Diamond Acquisition. Approximately $92 million of these accrued liabilities relate to a judgment entered against Diamond in March 2022 in connection with a case filed in 2015 that was not deemed probable and estimable as of the Acquisition Date. This matter is subject to insurance coverage and as a result as of March 31, 2022, we recorded an insurance claim receivable of $92 million within Accounts receivable, net in our unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet.
While we currently believe that the ultimate outcome of these proceedings, individually and in the aggregate, will not have a material effect on the Company’s financial condition, cash flows, or materially adversely affect overall trends in our results of operations, legal proceedings are inherently uncertain and unfavorable rulings could, individually or in aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition or results of operations.
Note 22: Subsequent Events
On April 21, 2022, we completed a $246 million securitization of our gross timeshare financing receivables with an overall weighted average interest rate of 4.30 percent and an overall advance rate of 95 percent. The proceeds were primarily used to pay down one of our conduit facilities in full, which was a total of $115 million, and for general corporate purposes.
On May 3, 2022, we amended the terms of the Timeshare Facility to increase the borrowing capacity from $450 million to $750 million, allowing us to borrow up to the maximum amount until May 2024 and requiring all amounts borrowed to be repaid in 2025. The Timeshare Facility is secured by certain timeshare financing receivables in our loan portfolio.
On May 4, 2022, our Board of Directors approved a share repurchase program authorizing the Company to repurchase up to an aggregate of $500 million of its outstanding shares of common stock.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and with our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements convey management’s expectations as to the future of HGV, and are based on management’s beliefs, expectations, assumptions and such plans, estimates, projections and other information available to management at the time HGV makes such statements. Forward-looking statements include all statements that are not historical facts and may be identified by terminology such as the words “outlook,” “believe,” “expect,” “potential,” “goal,” “continues,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,”, “would”, “seeks,” “approximately,” “projects,” predicts,” “intends,” “plans,” “estimates,” “anticipates” “future,” “guidance,” “target,” or the negative version of these words or other comparable words, although not all forward-looking statements may contain such words. The forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q include statements related to HGV’s revenues, earnings, taxes, cash flow and related financial and operating measures, and expectations with respect to future operating, financial and business performance, and other anticipated future events and expectations that are not historical facts.
HGV cautions you that our forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, including those that are beyond HGV’s control, which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from the future results. Factors that could cause HGV’s actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by its forward-looking statements include: risks that HGV may not realize the expected cost savings, synergies, growth and other benefits from the Diamond Acquisition or that the costs related to the Diamond Acquisition are greater than anticipated; risks that there may be significant costs and expenses associated with liabilities related to the Diamond business that were either unknown or are greater than those anticipated at the time of the Diamond Acquisition; risks that HGV may not be successful in integrating the Diamond business into all aspects of our business and operations, including the conversion and rebranding of the Diamond properties, rooms and sales facilities into HGV-branded assets, or that the integration will take longer than anticipated; the potential magnification of our operational risks as a result of the Diamond Acquisition and integration of the Diamond business; risks related to disruption of management’s attention from HGV’s ongoing business operations due to its efforts to integrate Diamond Resorts into HGV; any adverse effect of the Diamond Acquisition on HGV’s reputation, relationships, operating results and business generally; the continuing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on HGV’s business, operating results, and financial condition; the extent and duration of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on global economic conditions; HGV’s ability to meet its liquidity needs; risks related to HGV’s indebtedness, especially in light of the significant amount of indebtedness we incurred to complete the Diamond Acquisition; inherent business risks, market trends and competition within the timeshare and hospitality industries; HGV’s ability to successfully source inventory and market, sell and finance VOIs; default rates on our financing receivables (including those financing receivables related to the Diamond business); the reputation of and our ability to access Hilton brands and programs, including the risk of a breach or termination of our license agreement with Hilton; the integration of Diamond’s operations as part of our overall brand that is governed by the terms of the license agreement; compliance with and changes to United States and global laws and regulations, including those related to anti-corruption and privacy; risks related to HGV’s acquisitions, joint ventures, and other partnerships; HGV’s dependence on third-party development activities to secure just-in-time inventory; the performance of HGV’s information technology systems and our ability to maintain data security; regulatory proceedings or litigation; adequacy of our workforce to meet HGV’s business and operation needs; HGV’s ability to attract and retain key executives and employees with skills and capacity to meet our needs; and natural disasters or adverse geo-political conditions. Any one or more of the foregoing or other factors could adversely impact HGV’s operations, revenue, operating profits and margins, key business operational metrics discussed under “— Operational Metrics” below, financial condition or credit rating.
For additional information regarding factors that could cause HGV’s actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, please see the risk factors discussed in “Part I—Item 1A. Risk Factors” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, and those described from time to time in other periodic reports that we file with the SEC. There may be other risks and uncertainties that we are unable to predict at this time or that we currently do not expect to have a material adverse effect on our business. Except for HGV’s ongoing obligations to disclose material information under the federal securities laws, we undertake no obligation to publicly update or review any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments, changes in management’s expectations, or otherwise.
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Terms Used in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
Except where the context requires otherwise, references in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q to “Hilton Grand Vacations,” “HGV,” “the Company,” “we,” “us” and “our” refer to Hilton Grand Vacations Inc., together with its consolidated subsidiaries. “Legacy-HGV” refers to our business and operations that existed both prior to and following the Diamond Acquisition (as defined below), excluding Legacy-Diamond. “Legacy-Diamond” refers to the business and operations that we acquired in the Diamond Acquisition. Except where the context requires otherwise, references to our “properties” or “resorts” refer to the timeshare properties that we manage or own. Of these resorts and units, a portion is directly owned by us or joint ventures in which we have an interest; the remaining resorts and units are owned by our third-party owners.
“Developed” refers to VOI inventory that is sourced from projects developed by HGV.
“Fee for service” refers to VOI inventory that we sell and manage on behalf of third-party developers.
“Just-in-time” refers to VOI inventory that is primarily sourced in transactions that are designed to closely correlate the timing of the acquisition by us with our sale of that inventory to purchasers.
"Points-based" refers to VOI sales that are backed by physical real estate that is contributed to a trust.
“VOI” refers to vacation ownership intervals and interests.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q includes discussion of terms that are not recognized terms under U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“U.S. GAAP”), and financial measures that are not calculated in accordance with U.S. GAAP, including earnings before interest expense (excluding interest expense relating to our non-recourse debt), taxes and depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”) and Adjusted EBITDA.
Operational Metrics
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q includes discussion of key business operational metrics including contract sales, sales revenue, real estate profit, tour flow, and volume per guest (“VPG”).
See “Key Business and Financial Metrics and Terms Used by Management” and “-Results of Operations” for a discussion of the meanings of these terms, the Company’s reasons for providing non-GAAP financial measures, and reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures to measures calculated in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
Overview
Our Business
We are a global timeshare company engaged in developing, marketing, selling and managing timeshare resorts primarily under the Hilton Grand Vacations brand. Our Company also owns and operates Diamond Resorts International ("Diamond") and are in the process of rebranding Diamond properties and sales centers to brands that meet Hilton standards. Our operations primarily consist of: selling vacation ownership intervals and vacation ownership interests (collectively, “VOIs”, "VOI") for us and third parties; financing and servicing loans provided to consumers for their timeshare purchases; operating resorts and multi-resort trusts; and managing our points-based Hilton Grand Vacations Club and Hilton Club exchange program (collectively the “Legacy-HGV Club”) and Diamond points-based clubs.
As of March 31, 2022, we have 154 properties located in the United States (“U.S.”), Europe, Mexico, the Caribbean, Canada, and Japan. A significant number of our properties and VOIs are concentrated in Florida, Nevada, Hawaii, Europe, California, Virginia and Arizona. and feature spacious, condominium-style accommodations with superior amenities and quality service. As of March 31, 2022, we have approximately 335,000 Hilton Grand Vacations Club and Hilton Club members. Legacy-HGV Club members have the flexibility to exchange their VOIs for stays at any Hilton Grand Vacations resort or any property in the Hilton system of 18 industry-leading brands across approximately 6,800 properties, as well as numerous experiential vacation options, such as cruises and guided tours. We also have 168,000 Diamond Club members who are able to utilize their points across the Diamond resorts, affiliated properties and alternative experiential options.
Diamond Acquisition
On August 2, 2021, we completed the acquisition of Dakota Holdings, Inc., the parent of Diamond (the “Diamond Acquisition”). We completed the acquisition by exchanging 100 percent of the outstanding equity interests of Diamond into shares of HGV common stock. Pre-existing HGV shareholders own approximately 72 percent of the combined company after giving effect of the Diamond Acquisition, with certain funds controlled by Apollo Global Management Inc. (the "Apollo
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Funds" or, "Apollo") and other minority shareholders, who previously owned 100 percent of Diamond, holding the remaining approximately 28 percent at the time the Diamond Acquisition was completed.
Diamond also operates in the hospitality and VOI industry, with a worldwide resort network of global vacation destinations. Diamond’s portfolio consists of resort properties that we manage, are included in one of Diamond's single- and multi-use trusts (collectively, the "Diamond Collections" or "Collections"), or are Diamond branded resorts in which we own inventory. In addition there are affiliated resorts and hotels, which we do not manage, and which do not carry the Diamond brand but are a part of Diamond's network and, through THE Club® and other Club offerings (the “Diamond Clubs”), are available for its members to use as vacation destinations.
Diamond’s operations primarily consist of: VOI sales and financing which includes marketing and sales of VOIs and consumer financing for purchasers of the Company's VOIs; operations related to the management of the homeowners associations (the “HOAs”) for resort properties and the Diamond Collections, operating and managing points-based vacation clubs, and operation of certain resort amenities and management services.
The financial results within this report include Diamond’s results of operations beginning on August 2, 2021. We refer to Diamond's business and operations that we acquired as "Legacy-Diamond", and our business and operations that existed both prior to and following the Diamond Acquisition as "Legacy-HGV." See Note 3: Diamond Acquisition for more information. Acquisition and integration-related expenses represent direct costs associated with the Diamond Acquisition including integration costs, legal fees, financial and other professional services. These expenses also include severance, retention and other employee-related benefits.
Our Segments
We operate our business across two segments: (1) real estate sales and financing; and (2) resort operations and club management.
Real Estate Sales and Financing
Our primary Legacy-HGV product is the marketing and selling of fee-simple VOIs deeded in perpetuity and right to use real estate interests, developed either by us or by third parties. This ownership interest is an interest in real estate generally equivalent to one week on an annual basis, at the timeshare resort where the VOI was purchased. Traditionally, timeshare operators have funded 100 percent of the investment necessary to acquire land and construct timeshare properties. In addition to developing our own properties, we source VOIs through fee-for-service and just-in-time agreements with third-party developers and have focused our inventory strategy on developing an optimal inventory mix focused on developed properties as well as fee-for-service and just-in-time agreements. The fee-for-service agreements enable us to generate fees from the sales and marketing of the VOIs and Legacy-HGV Club memberships and from the management of the timeshare properties without requiring us to fund acquisition and construction costs. The just-in-time agreements enable us to source VOI inventory in a manner that allows us to correlate the timing of acquisition of the inventory with the sale to purchasers. Sales of owned, including just-in-time inventory, generally result in greater Adjusted EBITDA contributions, while fee-for-service sales require less initial investment and allow us to accelerate our sales growth. Both sales of owned inventory and fee-for-service sales generate long-term, predictable fee streams, by adding to the Club membership base and properties under management, that generate strong returns on invested capital.
We also source VOIs through our Collections product which are represented by an annual or biennial allotment of points that can be utilized for vacations at any of the resorts in our network for varying lengths of stay. Purchasers of points generally do not acquire a direct ownership interest in the resort properties in our network. For each Collection, one or more trustees hold legal title to the deeded fee simple real estate interests or the functional equivalent, or, in some cases, leasehold real estate interests for the benefit of the respective Collection’s association members in accordance with the applicable agreements.
For the three months ended March 31, 2022, sales from fee-for-service, just-in-time, developed inventory and points-based sources were 25 percent, 14 percent, 19 percent and 42 percent, respectively, of contract sales. See “Key Business and Financial Metrics and Terms Used by Management — Real Estate Sales Operating Metrics” for additional discussion of contract sales. The estimated contract sales value related to our inventory that is currently available for sale at open or soon-to-be open projects and inventory at new or existing projects that will become available for sale in the future upon registration, delivery or construction is approximately $13 billion at current pricing.
Capital efficient arrangements, comprised of our fee-for-service and just-in-time inventory, represented approximately 40 percent of that supply. We believe that the visibility into our long-term supply allows us to efficiently manage inventory to meet predicted sales, reduce capital investments, minimize our exposure to the cyclicality of the real estate market and mitigate the risks of entering into new markets.
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We sell our vacation ownership products primarily through our distribution network of both-in-market and off-site sales centers. Our products are currently marketed for sale throughout the United States, Mexico, Canada, Europe, and Japan. We operate sales distribution centers in major markets and popular leisure destinations with year-round demand and a history of being a friendly environment for vacation ownership. We have approximately 60 sales distribution centers in various domestic and international locations. A phased rebranding of sales centers that were acquired as part of the Diamond Acquisition began in late 2021. Our marketing and sales activities are based on targeted direct marketing and a highly personalized sales approach. We use targeted direct marketing to reach potential members who are identified as having the financial ability to pay for our products and have an affinity with Hilton (Legacy-HGV only) and are frequent leisure travelers. Tour flow quality impacts key metrics such as close rate and VPG, defined in “Key Business and Financial Metrics and Terms Used by Management—Real Estate Sales Metrics.” Additionally, the quality of tour flow impacts sales revenue and the collectability of our timeshare financing receivables. For the three months ended March 31, 2022, 73 percent of our contract sales were to our existing owners.
We provide financing for members purchasing our developed and acquired inventory and generate interest income. Our timeshare financing receivables are collateralized by the underlying VOIs and are generally structured as 10-year, fully-amortizing loans that bear a fixed interest rate typically ranging from 2.5 percent to 25 percent per annum. Financing propensity was 65 percent for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021. We calculate financing propensity as contract sales volume of financed contracts originated in the period divided by contract sales volume of all contracts originated in the period.
The interest rate on our loans is determined by, among other factors, the amount of the down payment, the borrower’s credit profile and the loan term. The weighted-average FICO score for loans to U.S. and Canadian borrowers at the time of origination were as follows:
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| | 2022 | | | 2021 | | |
Weighted-average FICO score | | | 740 | | | | 735 | | |
Prepayment is permitted without penalty. When a member defaults, we ultimately return their VOI to inventory for resale and that member no longer participates in our Clubs.
Some of our timeshare financing receivables have been pledged as collateral in our securitization transactions, which have in the past and may in the future provide funding for our business activities. In these securitization transactions, special purpose entities are established to issue various classes of debt securities which are generally collateralized by a single pool of assets, consisting of timeshare financing receivables that we service and related cash deposits. For additional information see Note 7: Timeshare Financing Receivables in our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
In addition, we earn fees from servicing the loans provided by third-party developers of our fee-for-service projects to purchasers of their VOIs and from our securitized timeshare financing receivables.
Resort Operations and Club Management
We enter into management agreements with the HOAs of the timeshare resorts developed by us or a third party. Each of the HOAs is governed by a board of directors comprised of owner and developer representatives that are charged with ensuring the resorts are well-maintained and financially stable. Our management services include day-to-day operations of the resorts, maintenance of the resorts, preparation of reports, budgets and projections and employee training and oversight. Our HOA management agreements provide for a cost-plus management fee, which means we generally earn a fee equal to 10 percent to 15 percent of the costs to operate the applicable resort. The fees we earn are highly predictable due to the relatively fixed nature of resort operating expenses and our management fees are unaffected by changes in rental rate or occupancy. We are reimbursed for the costs incurred to perform our services, principally related to personnel providing on-site services. The initial term of our management agreements typically ranges from three to five years and the agreements are subject to periodic renewal for one to three-year periods. Many of these agreements renew automatically unless either party provides advance notice of termination before the expiration of the term.
We also manage and operate the Clubs, including the points-based Hilton Grand Vacations Club and Hilton Club exchange programs, which provide exclusive exchange, leisure travel and reservation services to our Legacy-HGV Club members, as well as the Diamond Clubs. When owners purchase a VOI, they are generally enrolled in a Club which allows the member to exchange their points for a number of vacation options. In addition to an annual membership fee, Club members pay incremental fees depending on exchanges they choose within the Club system.
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We rent unsold VOI inventory, third-party inventory and inventory made available due to ownership exchanges through our club programs. We earn a fee from rentals of third-party inventory. Additionally, we provide ancillary offerings including food and beverage, retail and spa offerings at these timeshare properties.
Key Business and Financial Metrics and Terms Used by Management
Real Estate Sales Operating Metrics
We measure our performance using the following key operating metrics:
•Contract sales represents the total amount of VOI products (fee-for-service, just-in-time, developed, and points-based) under purchase agreements signed during the period where we have received a down payment of at least 10 percent of the contract price. Contract sales differ from revenues from the Sales of VOIs, net that we report in our unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations due to the requirements for revenue recognition, as well as adjustments for incentives. We consider contract sales to be an important operating measure because it reflects the pace of sales in our business and is used to manage the performance of the sales organization. While we do not record the purchase price of sales of VOI products developed by fee-for-service partners as revenue in our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, rather recording the commission earned as revenue in accordance with U.S. GAAP, we believe contract sales to be an important operational metric, reflective of the overall volume and pace of sales in our business and believe it provides meaningful comparability of our results to the results of our competitors which may source their VOI products differently.
We believe that the presentation of contract sales on a combined basis (fee-for-service, developed and points-based) is most appropriate for the purpose of the operating metric; additional information regarding the split of contract sales, is included in “—Real Estate” below.
•Sales revenue represents Sales of VOIs, net, commissions and brand fees earned from the sale of fee-for-service intervals.
•Real estate profit represents sales revenue less the cost of VOI sales, sales and marketing costs, net of marketing revenue. Real estate margin percentage is calculated by dividing real estate margin by sales revenue. We consider this to be an important operating measure because it measures the efficiency of our sales and marketing spending and management of inventory costs.
•Tour flow represents the number of sales presentations given at our sales centers during the period.
•Volume per guest (“VPG”) represents the sales attributable to tours at our sales locations and is calculated by dividing contract sales, excluding telesales, by tour flow. We consider VPG to be an important operating measure because it measures the effectiveness of our sales process, combining the average transaction price with the closing rate.
For further information see Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data - Note 2: Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021.
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EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA
EBITDA, presented herein, is a financial measure that is not recognized under U.S. GAAP that reflects net income (loss), before interest expense (excluding non-recourse debt), a provision for income taxes and depreciation and amortization.
Adjusted EBITDA, presented herein, is calculated as EBITDA, as previously defined, further adjusted to exclude certain items, including, but not limited to, gains, losses and expenses in connection with: (i) other gains, including asset dispositions and foreign currency translations; (ii) debt restructurings/retirements; (iii) non-cash impairment losses; (iv) share-based and other compensation expenses; and (v) other items, including but not limited to costs associated with acquisitions, restructuring, amortization of premiums resulting from purchase accounting, and other non-cash and one-time charges.
EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are not recognized terms under U.S. GAAP and should not be considered as alternatives to net income (loss) or other measures of financial performance or liquidity derived in accordance with U.S. GAAP. In addition, our definitions of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies.
We believe that EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA provide useful information to investors about us and our financial condition and results of operations for the following reasons: (i) EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are among the measures used by our management team to evaluate our operating performance and make day-to-day operating decisions; and (ii) EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties as a common performance measure to compare results or estimate valuations across companies in our industry.
EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA have limitations as analytical tools and should not be considered either in isolation or as a substitute for net income (loss), cash flow or other methods of analyzing our results as reported under U.S. GAAP. Some of these limitations are:
•EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA do not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for, our working capital needs;
•EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA do not reflect our interest expense (excluding interest expense on non-recourse debt), or the cash requirements necessary to service interest or principal payments on our indebtedness;
•EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA do not reflect our tax expense or the cash requirements to pay our taxes;
•EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA do not reflect historical cash expenditures or future requirements for capital expenditures or contractual commitments;
•EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA do not reflect the effect on earnings or changes resulting from matters that we consider not to be indicative of our future operations;
•EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA do not reflect any cash requirements for future replacements of assets that are being depreciated and amortized; and
•EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA may be calculated differently from other companies in our industry limiting their usefulness as comparative measures.
Because of these limitations, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered as discretionary cash available to us to reinvest in the growth of our business or as measures of cash that will be available to us to meet our obligations.
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Results of Operations
Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 Compared with the Three Months Ended March 31, 2021
Segment Results
We evaluate our business segment operating performance using segment Adjusted EBITDA, as described in Note 20: Business Segments in our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. We do not include equity in earnings (losses) from unconsolidated affiliates in our measures of segment operating performance. For a discussion of our definition of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA, how management uses them to manage our business and material limitations on their usefulness, refer to “—Key Business and Financial Metrics and Terms Used by Management—EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA.” The following tables set forth revenues and Adjusted EBITDA by segment:
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| Three Months Ended March 31, | | | Variance | |
($ in millions) | 2022 | | | 2021 | | | $ | | | % | |
Revenues: | | | | | | | | | | | |
Real estate sales and financing | $ | 452 | | | $ | 123 | | | | 329 | | | NM(1) | |
Resort operations and club management(1) | | 268 | | | | 80 | | | | 188 | | | NM(1) | |
Total segment revenues | | 720 | | | | 203 | | | | 517 | | | NM(1) | |
Cost reimbursements | | 66 | | | | 35 | | | | 31 | | | | 88.6 | % |
Intersegment eliminations(1)(2) | | (7 | ) | | | (3 | ) | | | (4 | ) | | NM(1) | |
Total revenues | $ | 779 | | | $ | 235 | | | | 544 | | | NM(1) | |
(1) Fluctuation in terms of percentage change is not meaningful.
(2) Refer to Note 20: Business Segments in our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for details on the intersegment eliminations.
The following table reconciles net income (loss), our most comparable U.S. GAAP financial measure, to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA:
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| Three Months Ended March 31, | | | Variance | |
($ in millions) | 2022 | | | 2021 | | | $ | | | % | |
Net income (loss) | $ | 51 | | | $ | (7 | ) | | | 58 | | | NM(1) | |
Interest expense | | 33 | | | | 15 | | | | 18 | | | NM(1) | |
Income tax expense (benefit) | | 20 | | | | (6 | ) | | | 26 | | | NM(1) | |
Depreciation and amortization | | 60 | | | | 11 | | | | 49 | | | NM(1) | |
Interest expense, depreciation and amortization included in equity in earnings from unconsolidated affiliates | | — | | | | 1 | | | | (1 | ) | | NM(1) | |
EBITDA | | 164 | | | | 14 | | | | 150 | | | NM(1) | |
Other (gain) loss, net | | (1 | ) | | | 1 | | | | (2 | ) | | NM(1) | |
Share-based compensation expense | | 11 | | | | 4 | | | | 7 | | | NM(1) | |
Impairment expense | | 3 | | | | 1 | | | | 2 | | | NM(1) | |
Acquisition and integration-related expense | | 13 | | | | 15 | | | | (2 | ) | | | (13.3 | )% |
Other adjustment items(2) | | 12 | | | | 7 | | | | 5 | | | | 71.4 | % |
Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 202 | | | $ | 42 | | | | 160 | | | NM(1) | |
(1) Fluctuation in terms of percentage change is not meaningful.
(2) For the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 this amount includes costs associated with restructuring, one-time charges, and
other non-cash items. This also includes amortization of premiums resulting from purchase accounting.
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The following table reconciles our segment Adjusted EBITDA to Adjusted EBITDA:
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| Three Months Ended March 31, | | | Variance | |
($ in millions) | 2022 | | | 2021 | | | $ | | | % | |
Adjusted EBITDA: | | | | | | | | | | | |
Real estate sales and financing(2) | $ | 153 | | | $ | 27 | | | | 126 | | | NM(1) | |
Resort operations and club management(2) | | 101 | | | | 42 | | | | 59 | | | NM(1) | |
Adjustments: | | | | | | | | | | | |
Adjusted EBITDA from unconsolidated affiliates | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | | — | | | | — | |
License fee expense | | (25 | ) | | | (14 | ) | | | (11 | ) | | | 78.6 | % |
General and administrative(3) | | (30 | ) | | | (16 | ) | | | (14 | ) | | | 87.5 | % |
Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 202 | | | $ | 42 | | | | 160 | | | NM(1) | |
(1) Fluctuation in terms of percentage change is not meaningful.
(2) Includes intersegment transactions, share-based compensation, depreciation and other adjustments attributable to the segments.
(3) Excludes segment related share-based compensation, depreciation and other adjustment items.
Real Estate Sales and Financing
In accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 606, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers” (“ASC 606”), revenue and the related costs to fulfill and acquire the contract (“direct costs”) from sales of VOIs under construction are deferred until the point in time when construction activities are deemed to be completed. The real estate sales and financing segment is impacted by construction related deferral and recognition activity. In periods where Sales of VOIs and related direct costs of projects under construction are deferred, margin percentages will generally contract as the indirect marketing and selling costs associated with these sales are recognized as incurred in the current period. In periods where previously deferred Sales of VOIs and related direct costs are recognized upon construction completion, margin percentages will generally expand as the indirect marketing and selling costs associated with these sales were recognized in prior periods.
The following table represents deferrals and recognitions of Sales of VOI revenue and direct costs for properties under construction:
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| Three Months Ended March 31, | |
($ in millions) | 2022 | | | 2021 | |
Sales of VOIs (deferrals) | $ | (42 | ) | | $ | (32 | ) |
Sales of VOIs recognitions | | — | | | | — | |
Net Sales of VOIs (deferrals) recognitions | | (42 | ) | | | (32 | ) |
Cost of VOI sales (deferrals)(1) | | (13 | ) | | | (10 | ) |
Cost of VOI sales recognitions | | — | | | | — | |
Net Cost of VOI sales (deferrals) recognitions(1) | | (13 | ) | | | (10 | ) |
Sales and marketing expense (deferrals) | | (7 | ) | | | (4 | ) |
Sales and marketing expense recognitions | | — | | | | — | |
Net Sales and marketing expense (deferrals) recognitions | | (7 | ) | | | (4 | ) |
Net construction (deferrals) recognitions | $ | (22 | ) | | $ | (18 | ) |
(1) Includes anticipated Costs of VOI sales of VOIs under construction that will be acquired under a just-in-time arrangement once construction is complete
for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021.
Real estate sales and financing segment revenues increased by $329 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022, compared to the same period in 2021, primarily due to a $273 million increase in sales revenue and a $27 million increase in financing revenue. Excluding the impact of the Diamond Acquisition, sales revenue primarily increased due to the increase in travel demand and reopening of nearly all of our resorts and sales centers by the end of the second quarter of 2021 in addition to an increase in the average transaction price corresponding with new inventory available for sale at resorts that were opened in the second half of 2021. This increase was partially offset by a $10 million increase in deferred revenue related to sales of VOIs of Maui Bay Villas Phase IB and The Beach Resort Sesoko Phase II projects. Financing revenue increased corresponding with an increase in interest income driven by a greater outstanding timeshare financing receivables balance and an increase in servicing fees and interest rates. Real estate sales and financing segment Adjusted EBITDA increased by $126 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022, compared to the same period in 2021, primarily due to the revenue increases discussed above in addition to improvements in our real estate sales and financing profit margins.
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Refer to “—Real Estate” and “—Financing” for further discussion on the revenues and expenses of the real estate sales and financing segment.
Resort Operations and Club Management
Resort operations and club management segment revenues increased by $188 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022 compared to the same period in 2021, driven by increases in rental and ancillary revenue of $104 million and resort and club management revenue of $80 million. Excluding the impact of the Diamond Acquisition, the increase in resort operations and club management revenues was driven by greater resort management revenue from the launch of new properties in the second half of 2021 as well as an increase in Club members. Rental and ancillary revenues also increased due to an increase in available rooms in addition to higher daily rates charged related to the aforementioned launch of new properties compared to the same period in 2021. Resort operations and club management segment adjusted EBITDA increased $59 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022 compared to the same period in 2021, primarily due to the increases in resort and club management and rental revenues described above, partially offset by a decrease in resort and club management profit margins associated with higher salaries and wages expense.
Refer to “— Resort and Club Management” and “—Rental and Ancillary Services” for further discussion on the revenues and expenses of the resort operations and club management segment.
Real Estate Sales and Financing Segment
Real Estate
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| Three Months Ended March 31, | | | Variance | |
($ in millions, except Tour flow and VPG) | 2022 | | | 2021 | | | $ | | | % | |
Contract sales | $ | 509 | | | $ | 139 | | | | 370 | | | NM(1) | |
Adjustments: | | | | | | | | | | | |
Fee-for-service sales(2) | | (129 | ) | | | (56 | ) | | | (73 | ) | | NM(1) | |
Provision for financing receivables losses | | (31 | ) | | | (16 | ) | | | (15 | ) | | | 93.8 | % |
Reportability and other: | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net deferral of sales of VOIs under construction(3) | | (42 | ) | | | (32 | ) | | | (10 | ) | | | 31.3 | % |
Fee-for-service sale upgrades, net | | 4 | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | | | 100.0 | % |
Other(4) | | (42 | ) | | | (4 | ) | | | (38 | ) | | NM(1) | |
Sales of VOIs, net | $ | 269 | | | $ | 33 | | | | 236 | | | NM(1) | |
Tour flow | | 98,601 | | | | 27,948 | | | | 70,653 | | | | |
VPG | $ | 4,849 | | | $ | 4,647 | | | $ | 202 | | | | |
(1) Fluctuation in terms of percentage change is not meaningful.
(2) Represents contract sales from fee-for-service properties on which we earn commissions and brand fees.
(3) Represents the net impact of deferred revenues related to the Sales of VOIs under construction that are recognized when construction is complete.
(4) Includes adjustments for revenue recognition, including amounts in rescission and sales incentives.
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Contract sales increased by $370 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022 compared to the same period in 2021. Excluding the impact of the Diamond Acquisition, this increase was primarily due to an increase in tour flow and VPG corresponding with increases in travel demand and average transaction prices related to new inventory available for sale at resorts that were opened in the second half of 2021.
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| Three Months Ended March 31, | | | Variance |
($ in millions) | 2022 | | | 2021 | | | $ | | | % |
Sales, marketing, brand and other fees | $ | 119 | | | $ | 53 | | | | 66 | | | NM(1) |
Less: | | | | | | | | | | |
Marketing revenue and other fees | | 50 | | | | 21 | | | | 29 | | | NM(1) |
Commissions and brand fees | | 69 | | | | 32 | | | | 37 | | | NM(1) |
Sales of VOIs, net | | 269 | | | | 33 | | | | 236 | | | NM(1) |
Sales revenue | | 338 | | | | 65 | | | | 273 | | | NM(1) |
Less: | | | | | | | | | | |
Cost of VOI sales | | 40 | | | | 3 | | | | 37 | | | NM(1) |
Sales and marketing expense, net(2) | | 186 | | | | 59 | | | | 127 | | | NM(1) |
Real estate profit | $ | 112 | | | $ | 3 | | | | 109 | | | NM(1) |
Real estate profit margin | | 33.1 | % | | | 4.6 | % | | | | | |
(1) Fluctuation in terms of percentage change is not meaningful.
(2) Includes revenue recognized through our marketing programs for existing owners and prospective first-time buyers and revenue associated with sales
incentives, title service and document compliance.
Real estate profit increased by $109 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022 compared to the same period in 2021. Excluding the impact of the Diamond Acquisition, this increase was driven by greater travel demand and the reopening of nearly all of our resorts and sales centers by the end of the second quarter of 2021. The increase in real estate profit was also attributed to a higher mix of sales of VOIs at new properties and greater commissions earned on sales of fee-for-service properties compared to the same period in 2021. For the three months ended March 31, 2022, cost of VOI sales increased consistent with the increase in sales revenue. For the same periods, marketing revenue and other fees also increased as a result of an increase in breakage rates on marketing packages.
Financing
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| Three Months Ended March 31, | | | Variance | |
($ in millions) | 2022 | | | 2021 | | | $ | | | % | |
Interest income(1) | $ | 55 | | | $ | 31 | | | | 24 | | | | 77.4 | % |
Other financing revenue | | 9 | | | | 6 | | | | 3 | | | | 50.0 | % |
Financing revenue | | 64 | | | | 37 | | | | 27 | | | | 73.0 | % |
Consumer financing interest expense(2) | | 7 | | | | 7 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Other financing expense | | 12 | | | | 6 | | | | 6 | | | | 100.0 | % |
Financing expense | | 19 | | | | 13 | | | | 6 | | | | 46.2 | % |
Financing profit | $ | 45 | | | $ | 24 | | | | 21 | | | | 87.5 | % |
Financing profit margin | | 70.3 | % | | | 64.9 | % | | | | | | |
(1) For the three months ended March 31, 2022, this amount includes $9 million of amortization of the premium related to the acquired timeshare financing receivables resulting from the Diamond Acquisition.
(2) For the three months ended March 31, 2022, this amount includes $3 million of amortization of the premium related to the acquired non-recourse debt resulting from the Diamond Acquisition.
Financing profit increased by $21 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022, compared to the same period in 2021. Excluding the impact of the Diamond Acquisition, financing revenue slightly increased due to an increase in the weighted average interest rate and carrying balance of the timeshare financing receivables portfolio. Financing expense also increased slightly due to increased costs associated with loan servicing, partially offset by a decrease in interest expense resulting from a decrease in the balance of securitized non-recourse debt compared to the same period in 2021.
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Resort Operations and Club Management Segment
Resort and Club Management
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| Three Months Ended March 31, | | | Variance | |
($ in millions) | 2022 | | | 2021 | | | $ | | | % | |
Club management revenue | $ | 51 | | | $ | 27 | | | | 24 | | | | 88.9 | % |
Resort management revenue | | 74 | | | | 18 | | | | 56 | | | NM(1) | |
Resort and club management revenues | | 125 | | | | 45 | | | | 80 | | | NM(1) | |
Club management expense | | 10 | | | | 5 | | | | 5 | | | | 100.0 | % |
Resort management expense | | 26 | | | | 3 | | | | 23 | | | NM(1) | |
Resort and club management expenses | | 36 | | | | 8 | | | | 28 | | | NM(1) | |
Resort and club management profit | $ | 89 | | | $ | 37 | | | | 52 | | | NM(1) | |
Resort and club management profit margin | | 71.2 | % | | | 82.2 | % | | | | | | |
(1) Fluctuation in terms of percentage change is not meaningful.
Resort and club management profit increased by $52 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022, compared to the same period in 2021. Excluding the impact of the Diamond Acquisition, the increase in resort operations and club management revenues was driven by greater resort management revenue from the launch of new properties subsequent to the first quarter of 2021 as well as an increase in Club members. Resort and club management expenses primarily increased due to the increases in resort and club management revenues described in addition to higher costs associated with salaries and wages.
Rental and Ancillary Services
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| Three Months Ended March 31, | | | Variance |
($ in millions) | 2022 | | | 2021 | | | $ | | | % |
Rental revenues | $ | 124 | | | $ | 30 | | | | 94 | | | NM(1) |
Ancillary services revenues | | 12 | | | | 2 | | | | 10 | | | NM(1) |
Rental and ancillary services revenues | | 136 | | | | 32 | | | | 104 | | | NM(1) |
Rental expenses | | 122 | | | | 29 | | | | 93 | | | NM(1) |
Ancillary services expense | | 10 | | | | 2 | | | | 8 | | | NM(1) |
Rental and ancillary services expenses | | 132 | | | | 31 | | | | 101 | | | NM(1) |
Rental and ancillary services profit | $ | 4 | | | $ | 1 | | | | 3 | | | NM(1) |
Rental and ancillary services profit margin | | 2.9 | % | | | 3.1 | % | | | | | NM(1) |
(1) Fluctuation in terms of percentage change is not meaningful.
Rental and ancillary services profit increased by $3 million compared to the same period in 2021. Excluding the impact of the Diamond Acquisition, rental and ancillary services revenue increased due to an increase in rooms available for rent corresponding with the launch of new properties in the second half of 2021 in addition to higher average daily rates charged compared to the same period in 2021. Rental and ancillary services expense increased consistent with the aforementioned launch of new properties.
Other Operating Expenses
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| | Three Months Ended March 31, | Variance | | |
($ in millions) | | 2022 | | | 2021 | | | $ | | | % | | |
General and administrative | | $ | 42 | | | $ | 21 | | | $ | 21 | | | | 100.0 | % | |
Depreciation and amortization | | | 60 | | | | 11 | | | | 49 | | | NM(1) | | |
License fee expense | | | 25 | | | | 14 | | | | 11 | | | | 78.6 | % | |
Impairment expense | | | 3 | | | | 1 | | | | 2 | | | NM(1) | | |
(1) Fluctuation in terms of percentage change is not meaningful.
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The change in other operating expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2022 compared to the same period in 2021 was driven by increased costs subsequent to the Diamond Acquisition and increases in expenses related to share-based compensation. General and administrative expenses increased by $21 million primarily due to increased salaries and wages expenses corresponding with an increase in team members associated with the Diamond Acquisition. General and administrative expenses also increased due to expenses incurred associated with Performance RSUs during the three months ended March 31, 2022, that were not incurred in the same period in 2021 due to certain performance targets that were not expected to be achieved during that period. Depreciation and amortization increased due to additional amortization expense recognized related to management contracts, club member relationships and trade names acquired as a part of the Diamond Acquisition. License fee expense increased during the three months ended March 31, 2022 compared to the same period in 2021 due to improved segment results related to increased travel demand discussed above.
Acquisition and Integration-Related Expense
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| | Three Months Ended March 31, | Variance | | |
($ in millions) | | 2022 | | | 2021 | | | $ | | | % | | |
Acquisition and integration-related expense | | $ | 13 | | | $ | 15 | | | $ | (2 | ) | | | (13.3 | )% | |
Acquisition and integration-related costs include direct expenses related to the Diamond Acquisition including integration costs, legal and other professional fees. Integration costs include technology-related costs, fees paid to management consultants and employee-related costs such as severance and retention. Acquisition and integration-related costs slightly decreased due to decreased legal and professional fees incurred compared to the same period in 2021.
Non-Operating Expenses
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| | Three Months Ended March 31, | Variance | | |
($ in millions) | | 2022 | | | 2021 | | | $ | | | % | | |
Interest expense | | $ | 33 | | | $ | 15 | | | $ | 18 | | | NM(1) | | |
Equity in earnings from unconsolidated affiliates | | | (3 | ) | | | (2 | ) | | | (1 | ) | | | 50.0 | % | |
Other (gain) loss, net | | | (1 | ) | | | 1 | | | | (2 | ) | | NM(1) | | |
Income tax expense (benefit) | | | 20 | | | | (6 | ) | | | 26 | | | NM(1) | | |
(1) Fluctuation in terms of percentage change is not meaningful.
The change in non-operating expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2022, compared to the same period in 2021 was primarily due to an increase in interest expense as a result of the issuance of our senior secured credit facility and senior notes in the second half of 2021, in addition to an increase in income tax expense driven by an increase in income before taxes. See Note 13: Debt and non-recourse debt and Note 16: Income Taxes for additional information.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Overview
Our cash management objectives are to maintain the availability of liquidity, minimize operational costs, make debt payments and fund future acquisitions and development projects. Our known short-term liquidity requirements primarily consist of funds necessary to pay for operating expenses and other expenditures, including payroll and related benefits, legal costs, operating costs associated with the operation of our resorts and sales centers, interest and scheduled principal payments on our outstanding indebtedness, inventory-related purchase commitments, and capital expenditures for renovations and maintenance at our offices and sales centers. Our long-term liquidity requirements primarily consist of funds necessary to pay for scheduled debt maturities, inventory-related purchase commitments and costs associated with acquisitions and development projects, including rebranding.
We finance our short- and long-term liquidity needs primarily through cash and cash equivalents, cash generated from our operations, draws on our senior secured credit facility and our non-recourse revolving timeshare credit facility (“Timeshare Facility”), and through periodic securitizations of our timeshare financing receivables.
•As of March 31, 2022, we had total cash and cash equivalents of $817 million, including $303 million of restricted cash.
•As of March 31, 2022, we have $699 million remaining borrowing capacity under the revolver facility.
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•As of March 31, 2022, we have $439 million remaining borrowing capacity in total under our Timeshare Facility, and conduit facilities due in 2023 and 2024. Of this amount, we have $154 million of mortgage notes that are available to be securitized and another $238 million of mortgage notes that we expect will become eligible as soon as they meet typical milestones including receipt of first payment, deeding, or recording.
We believe that our capital allocation strategy provides adequate funding for our operations, is flexible enough to fund our development pipeline, securitizes the optimal level of receivables, and provides the ability to be strategically opportunistic in the marketplace. We have made commitments with developers to purchase vacation ownership units at a future date to be marketed and sold under our Hilton Grand Vacations brand. As of March 31, 2022, our inventory-related purchase commitments totaled $329 million over 9 years.
Sources and Uses of Our Cash
The following table summarizes our net cash flows and key metrics related to our liquidity:
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| | | | | | Three Months Ended March 31, | | | Variance | |
($ in millions) | | | | | | 2022 | | | 2021 | | | $ | |
Net cash provided by (used in): | | | | | | | | | | |
Operating activities | | | | $ | 270 | | | $ | 62 | | | $ | 208 | |
Investing activities | | | | | (14 | ) | | | (5 | ) | | | (9 | ) |
Financing activities | | | | | (133 | ) | | | (78 | ) | | | (55 | ) |
Operating Activities
Cash flow provided by operating activities is primarily generated from (1) sales and financing of VOIs and (2) net cash generated from managing our resorts, Club and Diamond Club operations and providing related rental and ancillary services. Cash flows used in operating activities primarily include spending for the purchase and development of real estate for future conversion to inventory and funding our working capital needs. Our cash flows from operations generally vary due to the following factors related to the sale of our VOIs; the degree to which our owners finance their purchase and our owners’ repayment of timeshare financing receivables; the timing of management and sales and marketing services provided; and cash outlays for VOI inventory acquisition and development. Additionally, cash flow from operations will also vary depending upon our sales mix of VOIs; over time, we generally receive more cash from the sale of an owned VOI as compared to that from a fee-for-service sale.
The change in net cash flows provided by operating activities for the three months ended March 31, 2022, compared to the same period in 2021 was primarily driven by increased sales and operating performance compared to the prior year, as discussed above, in addition to an increase in net working capital from operations.
The following table summarizes our VOI inventory spending:
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| | Three Months Ended March 31, | |
($ in millions) | | 2022 | | | 2021 | |
VOI spending - owned properties | $ | 11 | | | $ | 15 | |
VOI spending - fee-for-service upgrades(1) | | 3 | | | | 2 | |
Purchases and development of real estate for future conversion to inventory | | 1 | | | | 6 | |
Total VOI inventory spending | $ | 15 | | | $ | 23 | |
(1) Includes expense related to granting credit to customers for their existing ownership when upgrading into fee-for-service projects from developed
projects of $2 million and $1 million recorded in Costs of VOI sales for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
Investing Activities
The following table summarizes our net cash used in investing activities:
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| | | | | | Three Months Ended March 31, | | | Variance | |
($ in millions) | | | | | | 2022 | | | 2021 | | | $ | |
Capital expenditures for property and equipment | | | (8 | ) | | | (1 | ) | | | (7 | ) |
Software capitalization costs | | | (6 | ) | | | (4 | ) | | | (2 | ) |
Net cash used in investing activities | | $ | (14 | ) | | $ | (5 | ) | | $ | (9 | ) |
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Our capital expenditures include spending related to technology and buildings and leasehold improvements used to support sales and marketing locations, resort operations and corporate activities in addition to capitalized costs associated with rebranding Legacy-Diamond properties as a result of the Diamond Acquisition. We believe the renovations of our existing assets are necessary to stay competitive in the markets in which we operate.
The change in net cash used in investing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2022, compared to the same period in 2021, was primarily due to costs associated with the rebranding of Legacy-Diamond properties.
Financing Activities
The following table summarizes our net cash provided by financing activities:
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| | | | | | Three Months Ended March 31, | | | Variance | |
($ in millions) | | | | | | 2022 | | | 2021 | | | $ | |
Issuance of non-recourse debt | | | 155 | | | | — | | | | 155 | |
Repayment of debt | | | (3 | ) | | | (2 | ) | | | (1 | ) |
Repayment of non-recourse debt | | | (277 | ) | | | (69 | ) | | | (208 | ) |
Debt issuance costs | | | — | | | | (3 | ) | | | 3 | |
Payment of withholding taxes on vesting of restricted stock units | | | (8 | ) | | | (5 | ) | | | (3 | ) |
Proceeds from stock option exercises | | | 1 | | | | 2 | | | | (1 | ) |
Other financing activity | | | (1 | ) | | | (1 | ) | | | — | |
Net cash used in financing activities | | $ | (133 | ) | | $ | (78 | ) | | $ | (55 | ) |
The change in net cash provided by financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2022, compared to the same period in 2021, was primarily due to an increase in drawings and repayments of non-recourse debt acquired as a part of the Diamond Acquisition.
Contractual Obligations
Our commitments primarily relate to agreements with developers to purchase or construct vacation ownership units, operating leases, and obligations associated with our debt, non-recourse debt and the related interest. As of March 31, 2022, we were committed to $5,501 million in contractual obligations over 9 years, $581 million of which will be fulfilled in the remainder of 2022. The ultimate amount and timing of certain commitments is subject to change pursuant to the terms of the respective arrangements, which could also allow for cancellation in certain circumstances. See Note 21: Commitments and Contingencies, Note 13: Debt and Non-recourse Debt and Note 15: Leases in our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included in Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for additional information. We also intend to rebrand Diamond properties to brands that meet Hilton standards pursuant to the Amended and Restated License Agreement with Hilton.
We utilize surety bonds related to the sales of VOIs in order to meet regulatory requirements of certain states. The availability, terms and conditions and pricing of such bonding capacity are dependent on, among other things, continued financial strength and stability of the insurance company affiliates providing the bonding capacity, general availability of such capacity and our corporate credit rating. We have commitments from surety providers in the amount of $296 million as of March 31, 2022 which primarily consist of escrow and construction related bonds.
Guarantor Financial Information
Certain subsidiaries, which are listed on Exhibit 22 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, have guaranteed our obligations related to our senior unsecured 2029 Notes and 2031 Notes (together, "the Notes"). The 2029 Notes were issued in June 2021 with an aggregate principal balance of $850 million, an interest rate of 5.0 percent, and maturity in June 2029. The 2031 Notes were issued in June 2021 with an aggregate principal balance of $500 million, an interest rate of 4.875 percent, and maturity in July 2031.
The Notes were co-issued by Hilton Grand Vacations Borrower LLC and Hilton Grand Vacations Borrower Inc. (the “Issuers”) and are fully and unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally, on a senior unsecured basis by Hilton Grand Vacations Inc. (the “Parent”), Hilton Grand Vacations Parent LLC, the Issuers, and each of the Issuer’s existing and future wholly owned domestic restricted subsidiaries (all entities that guarantee the Notes, collectively, the “Obligor group”).
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The Notes rank equally in right of payment with all of the Issuers’ and each guarantor’s existing and future senior indebtedness, are subordinated to all of the Issuers’ and guarantors’ existing and future secured indebtedness to the extent of the value of the collateral securing such indebtedness, including the Senior Secured Credit Facilities, rank senior in right of payment to all of the Issuers’ and guarantors’ future subordinated indebtedness and other obligations that expressly provide for their subordination to the notes and the related guarantees, and are structurally subordinated to all existing and future indebtedness claims of holders of preferred stock and other liabilities of the Issuer’s subsidiaries that do not guarantee the Notes.
The guarantee of each guarantor subsidiary is limited to a maximum amount, subject to applicable U.S. and non-U.S. laws. The guarantees can also be released upon the sale or transfer of a guarantor subsidiary’s capital stock or substantially all of its assets, becoming designated as an unrestricted subsidiary, or upon its consolidation into a co-Issuer or another subsidiary Guarantor.
The following tables provide summarized financial information of the Obligor group on a combined basis after elimination of (i) intercompany transactions and balances between the Parent and the subsidiary Guarantors and (ii) investments in and equity in the earnings of non-Guarantor subsidiaries and unconsolidated affiliates:
Summarized Financial Information
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($ in millions) | | March 31, | | | December 31, | |
Assets | | 2022 | | | 2021 | |
Cash and cash equivalents | | $ | 407 | | | $ | 333 | |
Restricted cash | | | 201 | | | | 165 | |
Accounts receivable, net - due from non-guarantor subsidiaries | | | 40 | | | | 45 | |
Accounts receivable, net - due from related parties | | | 20 | | | | 20 | |
Accounts receivable, net - other | | | 355 | | | | 231 | |
Timeshare financing receivables, net | | | 729 | | | | 678 | |
Inventory | | | 712 | | | | 727 | |
Property and equipment, net | | | 692 | | | | 693 | |
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net | | | 62 | | | | 66 | |
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates | | | 62 | | | | 59 | |
Goodwill | | | 1,351 | | | | 1,377 | |
Intangible assets, net | | | 1,400 | | | | 1,441 | |
Land and Infrastructure held for sale | | | 41 | | | | 41 | |
Other assets | | | 475 | | | | 263 | |
Total assets | | $ | 6,547 | | | $ | 6,139 | |
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Liabilities | | | | | | |
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other - due from non-guarantor subsidiaries | | $ | 40 | | | $ | 45 | |
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other - other | | | 814 | | | | 592 | |
Advanced deposits | | | 123 | | | | 111 | |
Debt, net | | | 2,913 | | | | 2,912 | |
Operating lease liabilities | | | 82 | | | | 83 | |
Deferred revenues | | | 268 | | | | 150 | |
Deferred income tax liabilities | | | 669 | | | | 649 | |
Total liabilities | | $ | 4,909 | | | $ | 4,542 | |
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| | Three Months Ended March 31, | |
($ in millions) | | 2022 | |
Total revenues - transactions with non-guarantor subsidiaries | | $ | 2 | |
Total revenues - other | | | 692 | |
Operating income | | | 92 | |
Net income | | | 45 | |
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Subsequent Events
On April 21, 2022, we completed a $246 million securitization of our gross timeshare financing receivables with an overall weighted average interest rate of 4.30 percent and an overall advance rate of 95 percent. The proceeds were primarily used to pay down one of our conduit facilities in full, which was a total of $115 million, and for general corporate purposes.
On May 3, 2022, we amended the terms of the Timeshare Facility to increase the borrowing capacity from $450 million to $750 million, allowing us to borrow up to the maximum amount until May 2024 and requiring all amounts borrowed to be repaid in 2025. The Timeshare Facility is secured by certain timeshare financing receivables in our loan portfolio.
On May 4, 2022, our Board of Directors approved a share repurchase program authorizing the Company to repurchase up to an aggregate of $500 million of its outstanding shares of common stock.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
The preparation of our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and related disclosures. We have discussed those policies and estimates that we believe are critical and require the use of complex judgment in their application in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021.
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ITEM 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
We are exposed to market risk from changes in interest rates and currency exchange rates. We manage our exposure to these risks by monitoring available financing alternatives and through pricing policies that may take into account currency exchange rates. Our exposure to market risk has not materially changed from what we previously disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021.
Interest Rate Risk
We are exposed to interest rate risk on our variable-rate debt, comprised of the term loans, Revolver and our Timeshare Facility and conduit facilities, of which the Timeshare Facility and conduit facilities, are without recourse to us. The interest rates are based on one-month LIBOR and we are most vulnerable to changes in this rate. We primarily use interest rate swaps as part of our interest rate risk management strategy for our variable-rate debt.
Our interest rate swaps have been designated and qualify as cash flow hedges of interest rate risk and recorded as a liability in Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other in our unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021. For further information regarding these swaps, see Note 13: Debt and Non-recourse Debt and Note: 14: Fair Value Measurements.
Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Risk
Though the majority of our operations are conducted in United States dollar (“U.S. dollar”), we are exposed to earnings and cash flow volatility associated with changes in foreign currency exchange rates. Our principal exposure results from our timeshare financing receivables denominated in Japanese yen and Canadian dollars, the value of which could change materially in reference to our reporting currency, the U.S. dollar.
ITEM 4. Controls and Procedures
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, does not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act) or our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act) will prevent all errors and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the control system’s objectives will be met. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of the controls must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within a company have been detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty and that breakdowns can occur because of simple error and mistake. Controls can also be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people, or by management override of the controls. The design of any system of controls is based in part on certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events. Because of the inherent limitations in a cost-effective control system, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness of controls and procedures to future periods are subject to the risk that the controls and procedures may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the controls and procedures may have deteriorated.
In accordance with Rule 13a-15(b) of the Exchange Act, as of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report, an evaluation was carried out under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures. Based on that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report, were effective to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in SEC rules and forms and is accumulated and communicated to our management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
There were no other changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting, other than changes in control over financial reporting to integrate the business we acquired in the Diamond Acquisition.
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PART II OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
We are involved in litigation arising from the normal course of business, some of which includes claims for substantial sums as detailed above in Note 21: Commitments and Contingencies. Management has evaluated these legal matters and we believe certain unfavorable outcomes are reasonably probable and estimable. We have accrued liabilities for these matters which are included in the March 31, 2022 unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. While the ultimate results of claims and litigation cannot be predicted with certainty, we expect that the ultimate resolution of all pending or threatened claims and litigation as of March 31, 2022 will not have a material effect on our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
The following represents important updates to the risk factors previously disclosed in Item 1A. of Part I of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 (our “2021 Form 10-K”). The risk factors included in our 2021 Form 10-K are important to understanding our business, operation, results of operations, financial condition, prospects, and our statements generally in this Form 10-Q. Therefore, they should be read in conjunction with the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes in Part I, Item 1, “Financial Statements” and Part I, Item 2. “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” of this Form 10-Q.
In addition, the following risks and those risks described in our 2021 Form 10-K contain forward-looking statements, and they may not be the only risks facing the Company. The future business, results of operations and financial condition of the Company can be affected by the risk factors described in such reports and by other factors currently unknown, that management presently believes not to be material, that management has made certain forward looking projections, estimates or assumptions on, or that may rapidly evolve, develop or change. Any one or more of such factors could, directly or indirectly, cause our actual financial condition and results of operations to vary materially and adversely from past, or from anticipated future financial condition and results of operations. Any of these factors, in whole or in part, could materially and adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition and the trading price of our common stock. Because of these factors affecting our financial condition, key business operational metrics, and operating results, past financial performance should not be considered to be a reliable indicator of future performance, and investors should not use historical trends to anticipate results or trends in future periods.
We cannot guarantee that we will repurchase our common stock pursuant to our share repurchase program or that our share repurchase program will enhance long-term shareholder value. Share repurchases could also increase the volatility of the price of our common stock and diminish our cash reserves.
On May 4, 2022, our Board of Directors authorized a share repurchase program (the "Repurchase Program"), pursuant to which we may repurchase up to $500 million of our common stock over a two year period. The timing and amount of repurchases of shares of our common stock, if any, will depend upon several factors, such as the market price of our common stock, general market and economic conditions, our working capital requirements and corporate strategy, the terms of our financing arrangements and applicable legal requirements. We are not obligated to repurchase any specific number or amount of shares of common stock pursuant to the Repurchase Program, and we may modify, suspend or terminate the Repurchase Program at any time without prior notice. Repurchases of our common stock pursuant to the Repurchase Program could impact our stock price and increase its volatility. The existence of the Repurchase Program could cause our stock price to be higher than it would be in the absence of such a program. Additionally, the Repurchase Program could diminish our cash reserves, which may impact our ability to finance future growth and to pursue possible future strategic opportunities. There can be no assurance that any share repurchases will enhance long-term stockholder value, and the market price of our common stock may decline below the levels at which we repurchased shares of stock.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
None.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
None.
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Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Not applicable.
Item 5. Other Information
None.
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Item 6. Exhibits
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* Filed herewith
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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, on this 9th day of May 2022.
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| HILTON GRAND VACATIONS INC. |
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| By: | /s/ Mark D. Wang |
| Name: | Mark D. Wang |
| Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer |
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| By: | /s/ Daniel J. Mathewes |
| Name: | Daniel J. Mathewes |
| Title: | Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
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