Exhibit 10.2
EXECUTION VERSION
January 16, 2024
Hilton Grand Vacations Inc.
6355 MetroWest Boulevard, Suite 180
Orlando, Florida 32835
Attn: Charles R. Corbin, Executive Vice President and General Counsel
RE: Third Amendment to the License Agreement
Dear Charles:
Reference is made to (a) the Amended and Restated License Agreement, dated as of March 10, 2021 (as amended by the First Amendment thereto, dated as of April 4, 2022, the “A&R License Agreement”), by and between Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (“Hilton”) and Hilton Grand Vacations Inc. (“HGV” and together with Hilton, the “Parties” and each, a “Party”), (b) the Second Amendment to the A&R License Agreement, dated as of November 5, 2023 (the “Second Amendment” and together with the A&R License Agreement, the “License Agreement”), by and between Hilton and HGV, and (c) the related letter agreement, dated as of November 5, 2023 (the “Consent”), between Hilton and HGV. Any capitalized terms used but not defined in this Third Amendment to the License Agreement (this “Third Amendment”) shall have the respective meanings set forth in the License Agreement.
This Third Amendment reflects the understanding and agreement of Hilton and HGV with regard to (x) certain matters relating to the License Agreement, (y) the proposed acquisition of Bluegreen Vacations Holding Corporation, a Florida corporation (“Bluegreen Parent” and together with its subsidiaries, “Bluegreen”), under the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of November 5, 2023, by and among HGV, Heat Merger Sub, Inc., and Bluegreen Parent (the “Merger Agreement” and the closing of the transactions contemplated thereby, the “Bluegreen Merger”), and (z) the Amended and Restated Strategic Alliance Agreement, dated as of August 16, 2017 (the “Choice Agreement”), by and among Choice Hotels International, Inc. (“Choice”), Bluegreen Vacations Unlimited, Inc., and Bluegreen Resorts Management, Inc.
Hilton and HGV hereby agree, in consideration of the mutual agreements and covenants contained in this Third Amendment, as follows:
| 1. | Choice Agreement. By no later than December 31, 2024 (the “End Date”), HGV shall obtain the approval, right and/or consent from Choice to rebrand the Bluegreen Properties and the Bluegreen Sales Centers, by way of an amendment to the Choice Agreement that modifies or eliminates the restrictions on rebranding contained in the Choice Agreement (including without limitation those restrictions contained in Section 5.6(b) of the Choice Agreement) or otherwise, in a manner that will permit (a) HGV to rebrand the Bluegreen Properties into Licensed Vacation Ownership Properties and (b) HGV to convert the Bluegreen Sales Facilities into “HGV” branded Sales Facilities, in each case in accordance with the rebranding and conversion schedule contained in Schedule A hereto (such approval, right and/or consent, whether by amendment to the Choice Agreement or otherwise, the “Choice Amendment”). For purposes of the immediately preceding sentence, any determination as to whether any such rebranding of the Bluegreen Properties into Licensed Vacation Ownership Properties or conversion of the Bluegreen Sales Facilities into “HGV” branded Sales Facilities is consistent with the rebranding and conversion schedule contained in Schedule A hereto and as to the rebranding-related terms of the Choice Amendment in each case shall be satisfactory to Hilton in its sole discretion. Without limiting the foregoing, HGV shall provide to a Hilton-appointed “clean team” drafts of the rebranding-related terms of the Choice Amendment for review and approval by Hilton to ensure compliance with the terms of this Third Amendment. |