UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 20172021

or

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from_________ to ________

Commission file number 001-37794

Hilton Grand Vacations Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware

81-2545345

(State or Other Jurisdiction of

(I.R.S. Employer

Incorporation or Organization)

Identification No.)

6355 MetroWest Boulevard, Suite 180,

Orlando, Florida

32835

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code (407) (407) 613-3100

(Former Name, Former Address, and Former Fiscal Year, if Changed Since Last Report)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share

HGV

New York Stock Exchange

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 requirement for the past 90 days. Yes No

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 No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Large Accelerated Filer

Accelerated Filer

Non-Accelerated Filer

Smaller Reporting Company

Non-Accelerated Filer

(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

Smaller Reporting Company

Emerging Growth Company

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes No

The number of shares outstanding of the registrant’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share, as of October 27, 2017November 5, 2021 was 99,088,973.119,837,039.


HILTON GRAND VACATIONS INC.

FORM 10-Q TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1.

Financial Statements

21

Item 2.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

1934

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

3355

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

3456

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

3557

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

3557

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

3762

Item 3.

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

3762

Item 4.

Mine Safety Disclosures

3762

Item 5.

Other Information

3762

Item 6.

Exhibits

3863

Signatures

65



PART I FINANCIALFINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.

Financial Statements

Item 1.Financial Statements

HILTON GRAND VACATIONS INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in millions, except share data)

 

September 30,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

September 30,

 

December 31,

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

(unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(unaudited)

 

 

 

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

226

 

 

$

48

 

 

$

334

 

$

428

 

Restricted cash

 

 

58

 

 

 

103

 

 

230

 

98

 

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $10 and $6

 

 

104

 

 

 

123

 

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $44 and $20

 

278

 

119

 

Timeshare financing receivables, net

 

 

1,055

 

 

 

1,025

 

 

1,767

 

974

 

Inventory

 

 

475

 

 

 

513

 

 

1,461

 

702

 

Property and equipment, net

 

 

266

 

 

 

256

 

 

822

 

501

 

Investment in unconsolidated affiliate

 

 

41

 

 

 

 

Operating lease right-of-use assets, net

 

76

 

52

 

Investments in unconsolidated affiliates

 

56

 

51

 

Goodwill

 

820

 

0

 

Intangible assets, net

 

 

72

 

 

 

70

 

 

1,953

 

81

 

Land and infrastructure held for sale

 

41

 

41

 

Other assets

 

 

51

 

 

 

42

 

 

 

259

 

 

87

 

TOTAL ASSETS (variable interest entities - $500 and $258)

 

$

2,348

 

 

$

2,180

 

TOTAL ASSETS (variable interest entities - $1,113 and $800)

 

$

8,097

 

$

3,134

 

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other

 

$

324

 

 

$

231

 

 

$

707

 

$

252

 

Advanced deposits

 

 

102

 

 

 

103

 

 

116

 

117

 

Debt

 

 

484

 

 

 

490

 

Non-recourse debt

 

 

612

 

 

 

694

 

Debt, net

 

2,929

 

1,159

 

Non-recourse debt, net

 

1,290

 

766

 

Operating lease liabilities

 

93

 

67

 

Deferred revenues

 

 

119

 

 

 

106

 

 

270

 

262

 

Deferred income tax liabilities

 

 

374

 

 

 

389

 

 

 

798

 

 

137

 

Total liabilities (variable interest entities - $484 and $245)

 

 

2,015

 

 

 

2,013

 

Commitments and contingencies - see Note 15

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities (variable interest entities - $1,190 and $771)

 

6,203

 

2,760

 

Commitments and contingencies - see Note 21

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock, $0.01 par value; 300,000,000 authorized shares, none issued or

outstanding as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock, $0.01 par value; 3,000,000,000 authorized shares, 99,088,973

issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2017 and 98,802,597 issued and

outstanding as of December 31, 2016

 

 

1

 

 

 

1

 

Preferred stock, $0.01 par value; 300,000,000 authorized shares, NaN
issued or outstanding as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020

 

0

 

0

 

Common stock, $0.01 par value; 3,000,000,000 authorized shares,
119,803,728 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2021 and
85,205,012 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2020

 

1

 

1

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

 

160

 

 

 

138

 

 

1,611

 

192

 

Accumulated retained earnings

 

 

172

 

 

 

28

 

 

282

 

181

 

Total equity

 

 

333

 

 

 

167

 

 

 

1,894

 

 

374

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

 

$

2,348

 

 

$

2,180

 

 

$

8,097

 

$

3,134

 

See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.


1


HILTON GRAND VACATIONS INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)

(in millions, except per share amounts)

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

Three Months
Ended September 30,

 

 

Nine Months
Ended September 30,

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales of VOIs, net

 

$

145

 

 

$

130

 

 

$

406

 

 

$

359

 

 

$

488

 

$

24

 

$

597

 

$

80

 

Sales, marketing, brand and other fees

 

 

127

 

 

 

136

 

 

 

401

 

 

 

382

 

 

118

 

52

 

252

 

171

 

Financing

 

 

38

 

 

 

34

 

 

 

109

 

 

 

100

 

 

53

 

40

 

127

 

127

 

Resort and club management

 

 

37

 

 

 

33

 

 

 

108

 

 

 

98

 

 

99

 

39

 

192

 

122

 

Rental and ancillary services

 

 

45

 

 

 

41

 

 

 

138

 

 

 

135

 

 

112

 

20

 

198

 

77

 

Cost reimbursements

 

 

34

 

 

 

33

 

 

 

102

 

 

 

94

 

 

 

58

 

 

33

 

 

131

 

 

105

 

Total revenues

 

 

426

 

 

 

407

 

 

 

1,264

 

 

 

1,168

 

 

 

928

 

 

208

 

 

1,497

 

 

682

 

Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of VOI sales

 

 

40

 

 

 

44

 

 

 

107

 

 

 

110

 

 

130

 

8

 

154

 

21

 

Sales and marketing

 

 

171

 

 

 

157

 

 

 

492

 

 

 

443

 

 

234

 

79

 

432

 

297

 

Financing

 

 

11

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

24

 

 

19

 

13

 

43

 

39

 

Resort and club management

 

 

12

 

 

 

9

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

25

 

 

26

 

9

 

45

 

27

 

Rental and ancillary services

 

 

30

 

 

 

30

 

 

 

88

 

 

 

86

 

 

84

 

24

 

151

 

85

 

General and administrative

 

 

23

 

 

 

24

 

 

 

75

 

 

 

61

 

 

41

 

22

 

92

 

65

 

Acquisition and integration-related expense

 

 

54

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

83

 

 

 

0

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

7

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

21

 

 

 

17

 

 

48

 

11

 

71

 

34

 

License fee expense

 

 

22

 

 

 

22

 

 

 

65

 

 

 

61

 

 

24

 

11

 

57

 

39

 

Impairment expense

 

1

 

0

 

2

 

0

 

Cost reimbursements

 

 

34

 

 

 

33

 

 

 

102

 

 

 

94

 

 

 

58

 

 

33

 

 

131

 

 

105

 

Total operating expenses

 

 

350

 

 

 

333

 

 

 

1,014

 

 

 

921

 

 

719

 

210

 

1,261

 

712

 

Gain on foreign currency transactions

 

 

1

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

2

 

Allocated Parent interest expense

 

 

 

 

 

(7

)

 

 

 

 

 

(20

)

Interest expense

 

 

(7

)

 

 

 

 

 

(21

)

 

 

 

 

(42

)

 

(10

)

 

(74

)

 

(32

)

Equity in earnings from unconsolidated affiliate

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

Other loss, net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1

)

Income before income taxes

 

 

71

 

 

 

68

 

 

 

231

 

 

 

228

 

Income tax expense

 

 

(28

)

 

 

(33

)

 

 

(87

)

 

 

(98

)

Net income

 

$

43

 

 

$

35

 

 

$

144

 

 

$

130

 

Earnings per share:(1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity in earnings (losses) from unconsolidated affiliates

 

 

1

 

(1

)

 

 

7

 

3

 

Other (loss) gain, net

 

 

(20

)

 

 

1

 

 

 

(22

)

 

 

0

 

Income (loss) before income taxes

 

148

 

(12

)

 

147

 

(59

)

Income tax (expense) benefit

 

 

(49

)

 

 

5

 

 

(46

)

 

 

12

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

99

 

$

(7

)

 

$

101

 

$

(47

)

Earnings (loss) per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

0.43

 

 

$

0.35

 

 

$

1.45

 

 

$

1.31

 

 

$

0.92

 

$

(0.08

)

 

$

1.08

 

$

(0.55

)

Diluted

 

$

0.43

 

 

$

0.35

 

 

$

1.44

 

 

$

1.31

 

 

$

0.90

 

$

(0.08

)

 

$

1.07

 

$

(0.55

)

(1)

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, basic and diluted earnings per share was calculated based on shares distributed to Hilton Grand Vacations’ stockholders on January 3, 2017. See Note 12: Earnings Per Share for additional information.

See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

2



HILTON GRAND VACATIONS INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)

(in millions)

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

Nine Months Ended
September 30,

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Operating Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

144

 

 

$

130

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

101

 

$

(47

)

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

21

 

 

 

17

 

 

71

 

34

 

Amortization of deferred financing costs and other

 

 

4

 

 

 

3

 

Provision for loan losses

 

 

45

 

 

 

37

 

Amortization of deferred financing costs, acquisition premiums and other

 

19

 

13

 

Provision for financing receivables losses

 

77

 

57

 

Impairment expense

 

2

 

0

 

Other loss, net

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

7

 

0

 

Gain on foreign currency transactions

 

 

(1

)

 

 

(2

)

Share-based compensation

 

 

13

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

10

 

Deferred income (benefit) taxes

 

 

(5

)

 

 

12

 

Equity in earnings from unconsolidated affiliate

 

 

(1

)

 

 

 

Net changes in assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivables, net

 

 

19

 

 

 

(28

)

Deferred income tax expense (benefit)

 

9

 

(50

)

Equity in earnings from unconsolidated affiliates

 

(7

)

 

(3

)

Return on investment in unconsolidated affiliates

 

2

 

0

 

Net changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisition:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

(102

)

 

65

 

Timeshare financing receivables, net

 

 

(75

)

 

 

(52

)

 

(36

)

 

87

 

Inventory

 

 

38

 

 

 

(10

)

 

(11

)

 

(59

)

Purchases and development of real estate for future conversion to inventory

 

(25

)

 

(27

)

Other assets

 

 

(11

)

 

 

(7

)

 

62

 

(25

)

Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other

 

 

96

 

 

 

17

 

 

5

 

(48

)

Advanced deposits

 

 

(1

)

 

 

6

 

 

(5

)

 

4

 

Deferred revenues

 

 

13

 

 

 

10

 

 

 

(165

)

 

 

75

 

Other

 

 

 

 

 

(1

)

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

 

299

 

 

 

133

 

 

 

36

 

 

86

 

Investing Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acquisition of Diamond, net of cash and restricted cash acquired

 

(1,585

)

 

0

 

Capital expenditures for property and equipment

 

 

(25

)

 

 

(16

)

 

(11

)

 

(6

)

Software capitalization costs

 

 

(12

)

 

 

(5

)

 

(14

)

 

(16

)

Investment in unconsolidated affiliate

 

 

(40

)

 

 

 

Investments in unconsolidated affiliates

 

 

0

 

 

(2

)

Net cash used in investing activities

 

 

(77

)

 

 

(21

)

 

 

(1,610

)

 

 

(24

)

Financing Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issuance of debt

 

2,650

 

495

 

Issuance of non-recourse debt

 

 

350

 

 

 

 

 

96

 

495

 

Repayment of debt

 

(843

)

 

(62

)

Repayment of non-recourse debt

 

 

(428

)

 

 

(85

)

 

(234

)

 

(403

)

Repayment of debt

 

 

(7

)

 

 

 

Debt issuance costs

 

 

(5

)

 

 

(6

)

Allocated Parent debt activity

 

 

 

 

 

111

 

Net transfers to Parent

 

 

 

 

 

(114

)

Debt issuance costs and discounts

 

(61

)

 

(8

)

Repurchase and retirement of common stock

 

0

 

(10

)

Payment of withholding taxes on vesting of restricted stock units

 

(5

)

 

(3

)

Proceeds from employee stock plan purchases

 

1

 

1

 

Proceeds from stock option exercises

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

0

 

Net cash used in financing activities

 

 

(89

)

 

 

(94

)

Other financing activity

 

 

(2

)

 

 

(2

)

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

 

1,612

 

 

503

 

Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

 

 

133

 

 

 

18

 

 

38

 

565

 

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period

 

 

151

 

 

 

79

 

 

 

526

 

 

152

 

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period

 

$

284

 

 

$

97

 

 

$

564

 

$

717

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental disclosure of non-cash operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-cash transfer from Property and Equipment to Inventory

 

$

0

 

$

301

 

Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-cash issuance of stock(1)

 

$

1,381

 

$

0

 

(1) Non-cash issuance of stock related to our acquisition of Diamond. See Note 3: DiamondAcquisition for additional information.

3


HILTON GRAND VACATIONS INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (UNAUDITED)

(in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additional

 

 

Accumulated

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stock

 

 

Paid-in

 

 

Retained

 

 

Total

 

 

 

Shares

 

 

Amount

 

 

Capital

 

 

Earnings

 

 

Equity

 

Balance as of December 31, 2020

 

 

84

 

 

$

1

 

 

$

192

 

 

$

181

 

 

$

374

 

Net loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(7

)

 

 

(7

)

Activity related to share-based compensation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

Balance as of March 31, 2021

 

 

84

 

 

$

1

 

 

$

194

 

 

$

174

 

 

$

369

 

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

 

9

 

Activity related to share-based compensation

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

 

Balance as of June 30, 2021

 

 

85

 

 

 

1

 

 

$

212

 

 

$

183

 

 

$

396

 

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

99

 

 

 

99

 

Activity related to share-based compensation

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

 

Shares issued for Diamond Acquisition

 

 

34

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,381

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,381

 

Balance as of September 30, 2021

 

 

120

 

 

$

1

 

 

$

1,611

 

 

$

282

 

 

$

1,894

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additional

 

 

Accumulated

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stock

 

 

Paid-in

 

 

Retained

 

 

Total

 

 

 

Shares

 

 

Amount

 

 

Capital

 

 

Earnings

 

 

Equity

 

Balance as of December 31, 2019

 

 

85

 

 

$

1

 

 

$

179

 

 

$

390

 

 

$

570

 

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

8

 

Activity related to share-based compensation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(5

)

 

 

 

 

 

(5

)

Repurchase and retirement of common stock

 

 

(1

)

 

 

 

 

 

(2

)

 

 

(8

)

 

 

(10

)

Balance as of March 31, 2020

 

 

84

 

 

$

1

 

 

$

172

 

 

$

390

 

 

$

563

 

Net loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(48

)

 

 

(48

)

Activity related to share-based compensation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

Balance as of June 30, 2020

 

 

84

 

 

$

1

 

 

$

180

 

 

$

342

 

 

$

523

 

Net loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(7

)

 

 

(7

)

Activity related to share-based compensation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Repurchase and retirement of common stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

Balance as of September 30, 2020

 

 

84

 

 

$

1

 

 

$

186

 

 

$

335

 

 

$

522

 

See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.


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HILTON GRAND VACATIONS INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (UNAUDITED)

(in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additional

 

 

Accumulated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stock

 

 

Paid-in

 

 

Retained

 

 

Total

 

 

 

Shares

 

 

Amount

 

 

Capital

 

 

Earnings

 

 

Equity

 

Balance as of December 31, 2016

 

 

99

 

 

$

1

 

 

$

138

 

 

$

28

 

 

$

167

 

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

144

 

 

 

144

 

Deferred intercompany transaction (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

Activity related to share-based compensation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

Balance as of September 30, 2017

 

 

99

 

 

$

1

 

 

$

160

 

 

$

172

 

 

$

333

 

(1)

Refer to Note 10: Income Taxes for further discussion.

See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.


HILTON GRAND VACATIONS INC.

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Note 1: Organization and Basis of Presentation

Our Spin-off from Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.Business

On January 3, 2017, the previously announced spin-off was completed by way of a pro rata distribution of Hilton Grand Vacations Inc.’s (“Hilton Grand Vacations,” “we,” “us,” “our,” “HGV” or the “Company”) common stock to Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (“Hilton”) stockholders. Each Hilton stockholder received one share of our common stock for every ten shares of Hilton common stock. As a result of the spin-off, we became a separate publicly-traded company on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “HGV,” and Hilton did not retain any ownership interest in our company.

In connection with the completion of the spin-off, we entered into agreements with Hilton (who at the time was a related party) and other third parties, including licenses to use the Hilton brand. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements reflect the effect of these agreements. For the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, we incurred $39 million and $46 million, respectively, and for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, we incurred $137 million and $150 million, respectively, in costs relating to the agreements entered with Hilton. See Key Agreements Related to the Spin-Off section in Part I - Item 1. Business of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 for further information.

Prior to the spin-off, Hilton maintained a share-based compensation plan for the benefit of its officers, directors and employees which was presented as a component of Net transfers (to) from Parent, a financing activity, on the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows. Subsequent to the spin-off, share-based compensation expense is presented as a component of operating activities on the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows.

Our Business

Hilton Grand Vacations is a global timeshare company engaged in developing, marketing, selling and managing timeshare resorts primarily under the Hilton Grand Vacations brand. Our Company also includes Diamond Resorts ("Diamond"). Our operations primarily consist of: selling vacation ownership intervals (“VOIs”and vacation ownership interests (collectively, “VOIs”) for us and third parties; operating resorts; 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 (the “Club”(collectively the “Legacy-HGV Club”). and Diamond points-based clubs.

As of September 30, 2017,2021, we had 48 timeshare154 properties comprised of 8,101 units, located in the United States (“U.S.”), Europe, Canada, the Caribbean, Japan and Europe.Mexico. A significant number of our properties and VOIs are concentrated in Florida, Europe, Hawaii, California, Arizona, Nevada, and Virginia.

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 Funds" or, "Apollo") and other minority shareholders, who previously owned 100 percent of Diamond, holding the remaining approximately 28 percent after giving effect to the Diamond Acquisition.

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 (the “Portfolio Properties”) that we manage, are included in one of Diamond's single- and multi-use trusts (collectively, the "Diamond Collections"), or are Diamond branded resorts in which we own inventory, as well as 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 unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in 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.

Of our 154 properties, we had 92 properties that are Legacy-Diamond as of September 30, 2021.

Basis of Presentation

The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements presented herein include 100 percent of our assets, liabilities, revenues, expenses and cash flows andas well as all entities in which we have a controlling financial interest. ThroughIn our opinion, the date of the spin-off, theaccompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements presented herein were prepared onreflect all adjustments, including normal recurring items, considered necessary for a stand-alone basisfair presentation of the interim periods. All material intercompany transactions and were derived from the unaudited consolidated financial statements and accounting records of Hilton.balances have been eliminated in consolidation.

The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements reflect our financial position, results of operations and cash flows as prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”). Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been omitted in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Although we believe the disclosures made are adequate to prevent information presented from being misleading, these financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto as of and for the year ended December 31, 2016,2020, included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 2, 2017.1, 2021.

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported and, accordingly, ultimate results could differ from those estimates. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of full year performance.

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The accompanying unaudited condenseddetermination of a controlling financial interest is based upon the terms of the governing agreements of the respective entities, including the evaluation of rights held by other interests. If the entity is considered to be a variable interest entity (“VIE”), we determine whether we are the primary beneficiary, and then consolidate those VIEs for which we have determined we are the primary beneficiary. If the entity in which we hold an interest does not meet the definition of a VIE, we evaluate whether we have a controlling financial interest through our voting interests in the entity. We consolidate entities when we own more than 50 percent of the voting shares of a company or otherwise have a controlling financial interest. The consolidated financial statements reflect our financial position, results of operations and cash flows as prepared in conformity with U.S. GAAP.

Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic

As of September 30, 2021, nearly all of our opinion, reflectresorts and sales centers which had previously closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic were open and operating, although some are still operating in markets with various capacity constraints, social distancing requirements and other safety measures, which are impacting consumer demand for resorts in those markets. Subsequent to September 30, 2021, all adjustments,of our resorts and all but three of our sales centers have fully reopened. We plan to continue our normal business as conditions permit, but there can be no assurance that such positive trends will continue or that there will not be any increases of new infections and/or new variants (such as Delta variant) that may result in the reimposition of social distancing measures and/or restrictions in certain jurisdictions, as well as travel restrictions that may impede or reverse our recovery.

Note 2: Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Contracts with Multiple Performance Obligations

A performance obligation is a promise in a contract to transfer a distinct good or service to the customer and is the unit of account in ASC 606. For arrangements that contain multiple goods or services, we determine whether such goods or services are distinct performance obligations that should be accounted for separately in the arrangement. When allocating the transaction price in the arrangement, we may not have observable standalone sales for all of the performance obligations in these contracts; therefore, we exercise significant judgement when determining the standalone selling price of certain performance obligations. In order to estimate the standalone selling prices for products other than Collections contracts, we primarily rely on the expected cost plus margin and adjusted market assessment approaches. We estimate stand-alone selling price for Collections contracts based on historical information, including normal recurring items, considered necessaryexpected breakage in contracts with multiple performance obligations, and allocate the remainder of the transaction price to the sale of points-based VOIs due to the variability in observable historical prices for traditional VOI sales. We then recognize the revenue allocated to each performance obligation as the related performance obligation is satisfied as discussed below.

Sales of VOIs, net — Customers who purchase all Legacy-HGV vacation ownership products, whether paid in cash or financed, enter into multiple contracts, which we combine and account for as a single contract. Revenue from VOI sales is recognized at the point in time when control of the VOI is transferred to the customer which is when the customer has executed a binding sales contract, collectability is reasonably assured, the purchaser’s period to cancel for a fair presentationrefund has expired and the customer has the right to use the VOI. Revenue from sales of VOIs under construction is deferred until the point in time when construction activities are deemed to be completed, occupancy of the interim periods. All material intercompany transactionsdevelopment is permissible, and balances havethe above criteria has been eliminated in consolidation.

We reviewmet. For financed sales, we estimate the variable consideration to be received under such contracts and recognize revenue net of amounts deemed uncollectible as the VOI is returned to inventory upon customer default. Variable consideration which has not been included within the transaction price is presented as a reserve on the financing receivable. See Note 7: Timeshare Financing Receivables for more information regarding our estimate of variable consideration.

Vacation ownership product sales include revenue from the expected redemptionsale of expired prepaid discounted vacation packagesVOIs, which in the case of the Diamond Collections 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. Typical contracts include the sale of VOIs, certain sales incentives primarily in the form of additional points for use over a specified period of time (“packages”Bonus Points”), and generally membership in the Legacy-HGV Club or Diamond Clubs, each of which represent a separate and distinct performance obligation for which consideration is allocated based on an ongoing basis.the estimated stand-alone selling price of the sales incentives and membership dues. We only reducerecognize revenue related to our VOIs when control of the liability for expired packages when a packagepoints passes to the customer, which generally occurs after the expiration of the applicable statutory rescission period and after collectability is redeemed or the likelihood of redemption is remote. This review considers factors such as historical experience, current business practices for pursuing individuals to redeem


expired packagesreasonably assured and the sufficiencycustomer has the right to use the VOI.

Bonus Points are valid for a specified period of time (generally for a period between 18 and reliability of data available following a change in those redemption business practices. Previously, we concluded that redemption of an expired package was remote once a package had been expired30 months) and may be used for six monthsstays at properties within our resort network, and therefore retained the liability until six months after expiration. During the review in the second quartercase of 2017,HGV, hotel reservations within Hilton’s system and VOI interval exchanges with other third-party vacation ownership exchanges. At the time of

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the VOI sale, we determined we then had sufficiently reliable updated information under current business practicesestimate the fair value of sales incentives to revise our estimatebe redeemed, including an adjustment for estimated breakage, to determine the standalone selling price of expired packages that we expect to redeem. As a result during the second quarter of 2017, we changed our accounting estimate for expected redemptions of expired packages to relievethese incentives (“FDI”). We defer a portion of the remainingtotal transaction price for the combined VOI contract as a liability post expirationfor the FDI and recorded an $11 million reductionrecognize the corresponding revenue at the point in time when the customer receives the benefits of the FDI, which is upon the customer’s redemption of the Bonus Points. At that time, we also determine whether we are principal or agent for the redeemed good or service and recognize revenue on a gross or net basis accordingly.

Contracts’ financed amount represents variable consideration which is estimated based on the expected value method to the Advanced Deposits liability, with corresponding increasesextent that it is probable a significant reversal is not expected to occur. We estimate the expected value to be collected based on historical default rates and recognize revenue net of amounts deemed to be uncollectible. Variable consideration that has not been included in the transaction price is presented as a reserve on the financing receivable. See Note 7: Timeshare Financing Receivables for more information regarding our estimate of variable consideration.

Sales, marketing, brand and other fees revenue of $10 million and Accounts payable, accrued expensesWe enter into contracts with third-party developers to sell VOIs on their behalf through fee-for-service agreements for which we earn sales commissions and other fees. These commissions are variable as they are based on the sales and marketing results, which are subject to the constraint on variable consideration and resolved on a monthly basis over the contract term. We estimate such commissions to the extent that it is probable that a significant reversal of such revenue will not occur and recognize the commissions as the developer receives and consumes the benefits of the services. Any changes in these estimates would affect revenue and earnings in the period such variances are realized.

Additionally, we enter into contracts to sell prepaid vacation packages. Our obligation in such contracts is satisfied when customers stay at our property; therefore, we recognize revenue for these packages when they are redeemed. On a portfolio basis, we exercise judgement to estimate the amount of expected breakage related to unused prepaid vacation packages and recognize such breakage in proportion to the pattern of packages utilized by our portfolio of customers.

Financing — We offer financing to qualifying customers purchasing our VOIs. Revenue from the financing of timeshare sales is recognized on the accrual method as earned based on the outstanding principal, interest rate and terms stated in each individual financing agreement. We also recognize revenue from servicing the loans provided by third-party developers to purchasers of their VOIs over the period services are rendered.
Resort and club management — As part of our VOI sales, a majority of our customers enter into a Legacy-HGV Club or Diamond Club arrangement (referred to collectively as “Clubs”) which allows the member to exchange points for a number of vacation options. We manage the Clubs, receiving, annual dues, transaction fees from member exchanges, and, in the case of the Legacy-HGV Club, activation fees. The member's first year of annual dues and, in the case of the Legacy-HGV Club, the activation fee, are payable at the time of the VOI sale.

The Legacy-HGV Club activation fee relates to activities we are required to undertake at or near contract inception to fulfill the contract and does not result in the transfer of a promised good or service. Since our customers are granted the opportunity to renew their membership on an annual basis for no additional activation fee, we defer and amortize the activation fee on a straight-line basis over the seven-year average inventory holding period.

Annual dues for membership renewals are billed each year, and we recognize revenue from these annual dues over the period services are rendered. A member may elect to enter into an optional exchange transaction with at which point the member pays their required transaction fee. This option does not represent a material right as the transactions are priced at their standalone selling price. Revenue related to the transaction is recognized when the services are rendered.

As part of our resort operations, we contract with HOAs to provide day-to-day-management services, including housekeeping services, operation of a reservation system, maintenance, and certain accounting and administrative services. We receive compensation for such management services, which is generally based on a percentage of costs to operate the resorts, on a monthly basis. These fees represent a form of variable consideration and are estimated and recognized over time as the HOAs receive and consume the benefits of the management services. Management fees received related to the portion of unsold VOIs at each resort which we own are recognized on a net basis given we retain these VOIs in our inventory.

Rental and ancillary services — Our rental and ancillary services consist primarily of rental revenues on unoccupied vacation ownership units, inventory made available due to ownership exchanges through our club program and ancillary revenues. Rental revenue is recognized when occupancy has occurred. Advance deposits

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on the rental unit and the corresponding revenue is deferred and recognized upon the customer’s vacation stay. Ancillary revenues consist of food and beverage, retail, spa offerings and other items. We recognize ancillary revenue when goods have been provided and/or services have been rendered.

We account for rental operations of unsold VOIs, including accommodations provided through the use of our vacation sampler programs, as incidental operations. Incremental carrying costs in excess of incremental revenues are recognized in the period incurred. In all periods presented, incremental carrying costs exceeded incremental revenues and all revenues and expenses are recognized in the period earned or incurred.

Cost reimbursements — As part of our management agreements with HOAs and fee-for-service developers, we receive cost reimbursements for performing the day-to-day management services, including direct and indirect costs that HOAs and developers reimburse to us. These costs primarily consist of insurance, payroll and payroll related costs for management of the HOAs and other services we provide where we are the employer and insurance. Cost reimbursements are based upon actual expenses with no added margin, and are billed to the HOA on a monthly basis. We recognize cost reimbursements when we incur the related reimbursable costs as the HOA receives and consumes the benefits of the management services.

We capitalize all incremental costs incurred to obtain a contract when such costs would not have been incurred if the contract had not been obtained. We elect to expense costs incurred to obtain a contract when the deferral period would be one year or less. Commissions for VOI sales for resorts under construction are expensed when the associated VOI revenue is recognized which is upon completion of the resort. These commissions are classified as Sales and marketing expense in our consolidated statements of operations.These contract costs are recognized at the point in time that the revenue related to the incentive is recognized and included within Sales of VOIs, net on the consolidated statements of operations.

Business Combinations

We account for our business combinations in accordance with the acquisition method of accounting. We allocate the purchase price of an acquisition to the tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their estimated fair values at the acquisition date. For each acquisition, we recognize goodwill as the amount in which consideration transferred for the acquired entity exceeds the fair values of net assets. The fair value of net assets is the fair value assigned to the assets acquired reduced by the fair value assigned to liabilities assumed. In determining the fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed, we use various recognized valuation methods including the income, cost and sales and market approaches, which also include certain valuation techniques such as discount rates, and the amount and timing of future cash flows. We utilize independent valuation specialists under our supervision for certain of our assignments of fair value. We record the net assets and results of operations of an acquired entity in our condensed consolidated financial statements from the acquisition date through period-end. We expense acquisition-related expenses as incurred and include such expenses within Acquisition and integration-related expense on our condensed consolidated statements of operations. See Note 3: Diamond Acquisition for further information.

Acquired Financial Assets with Credit Deterioration

When financial assets are acquired, whether in connection with a business combination or an asset acquisition, we evaluate whether those acquired financial assets have experienced a more-than-insignificant deterioration in credit quality since origination. Financial assets that were acquired with evidence of such credit deterioration are referred to as purchased credit deteriorated ("PCD") assets and reflect the acquirer’s assessment at the acquisition date. The evaluation of PCD assets is a qualitative assessment requiring significant management judgment. We consider indicators such as delinquency, FICO score deterioration, purchased credit impaired status from prior acquisition, certain account status codes which we believe are indicative of credit deterioration, as well as certain loan activity such as modifications and downgrades. In addition, we consider the impact of current and forward-looking economic conditions relative to the conditions which would have existed at origination.

Acquired PCD assets are recorded at the purchase price, represented by the acquisition date fair value, and subsequently “grossed-up” by the acquirer’s acquisition date assessment of the allowance for credit losses. The purchase price and the initial allowance for credit losses collectively represent the PCD asset’s initial amortized cost basis. While the initial allowance for credit losses of PCD assets does not impact period earnings, the Company remeasures the allowance for credit losses for PCD assets during each subsequent reporting period; changes in the allowance are recognized as provision expense within period earnings. The difference over which par value of the acquired PCD assets exceeds the purchase price plus the initial allowance for credit losses is reflected as a non-credit discount (or premium) and is accreted into interest income (or as a reduction to interest income) under the effective interest method.

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Acquired financial assets which are not PCD assets are also recorded at the purchase price but are not similarly “grossed-up”. The acquirer recognizes an allowance for credit losses as of the acquisition date, which is recognized with a corresponding provision expense impact within earnings. The allowance is remeasured within each subsequent reporting period in the same manner as for PCD assets, with any change in the allowance recognized as provision expense in period earnings. See Note 3: Diamond Acquisition and Note 7: Timeshare Financing Receivables for further information.

Goodwill

We do not amortize goodwill. We evaluate goodwill for potential impairment at least annually, or more frequently if an event or other circumstance indicates that it is more-likely-than-not that we may not be able to recover the carrying amount (book value) of the net assets of the related reporting unit. When evaluating goodwill for impairment, we may perform the optional qualitative assessment by considering factors including macroeconomic conditions, industry and market conditions and overall financial performance. If we bypass the qualitative assessment, or if we conclude that it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying value, then we perform a quantitative impairment test by comparing the fair value of a reporting unit with its carrying amount. We only recognize an impairment on goodwill if the estimated fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying value, in an amount not to exceed the carrying value of the reporting unit's goodwill.

Intangible Assets

Our intangible assets consist of management agreements, trade name, customer relationships and certain proprietary technologies with finite lives. We have management agreements, trade name, vacation ownership customer relationships, and software intangibles that were recorded at their fair value as part of the Diamond Acquisition. We also have management agreements that were recorded at their fair value at the time of the completion of a merger on October 24, 2007 where Hilton became a wholly-owned subsidiary of an affiliate of The Blackstone Group L.P. (“Blackstone”). Additionally, we capitalize costs incurred to develop internal-use computer software, including costs incurred in connection with development of upgrades or enhancements that result in additional functionality. These capitalized costs are included in Intangible assets, net in our consolidated balance sheets. Intangible assets with finite useful lives are amortized using the straight-line method over their respective useful lives, which varies for each type of intangible. In our condensed consolidated statements of operations, the amortization of these intangible assets is included in depreciation and amortization expense and the amortization of costs to obtain a contract is recognized as a reduction to the related revenues.

We review all finite life intangible assets for impairment when circumstances indicate that their carrying amounts may not be recoverable. If the carrying value of an asset group is not recoverable, we recognize an impairment loss for the excess of the carrying value over the fair value in our condensed consolidated statements of operations.

Restricted Cash

Restricted cash includes deposits received on VOI sales tax liabilitythat are held in escrow until legal requirements of $1 million. Asthe local jurisdictions are met with regards to project construction or our contract status and cash reserves required by our non-recourse debt agreements. Restricted cash also includes certain amounts collected on behalf of HOAs.

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Reclassifications

Certain prior period amounts in the footnotes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation with no effect on previously reported total assets and total liabilities, net income or stockholders’ equity.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

Adopted Accounting Standards

On January 1, 2021 we adopted Accounting Standards Update 2019-12 (“ASU 2019-12”), Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes. ASU 2019-12 simplifies various aspects related to accounting for income taxes by removing certain exceptions to the general principles in Topic 740 and clarifies and amends existing guidance to improve consistent application. The adoption of ASU 2019-12 did not have a result,material impact on our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted

In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-04 (“ASU 2020-04”), Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting. ASU 2020-04 provides optional expedients and exceptions for applying U.S.GAAP to contracts, hedging relationships, and other transactions affected by the discontinuation of the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) or by another reference rate expected to be discontinued. The guidance was effective as of March 12, 2020 and will apply through December 31, 2022. We are currently evaluating the effect of this ASU but we do not expect it to have a material impact on our consolidated or unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

Note 3: Diamond Acquisition

On August 2, 2021, (the “Acquisition Date”), we completed the Diamond Acquisition by exchanging 100 percent of the outstanding equity interests of Diamond to HGV common shares. Following the closing of the Diamond Acquisition, pre-existing HGV shareholders owned approximately 72 percent of the combined company after giving effect to the Diamond Acquisition, with Apollo Funds and other minority shareholders holding the remaining approximately 28 percent after giving effect to the acquisition. Diamond is a leader in the vacation ownership industry focused on the infusion of hospitality and experiences through the full life cycle of an owner or members' life cycle relationship with Diamond. This strategic combination creates a more expansive industry offering, leveraging HGV's strong brand and net owner growth along with Diamond's diverse network of locations and strength in experiential offerings. The acquisition also diversifies our product offerings and allows us to expand our customer demographic.

On the Acquisition Date, shareholders of Diamond received 0.32 shares of our common stock for each share of Diamond common stock, totaling approximately 28 percent of our total common shares outstanding. Additionally, in connection with the Diamond Acquisition, HGV was required to repay certain existing indebtedness of Diamond. Costs related to the acquisition for the nine months ended September 30, 2017, our net income increased by $102021 were $83 million, which were expensed as incurred, and basicreflected as Acquisition and diluted earnings per share increased by $0.10.

Note 2: Significant Accounting Policies

Investmentsintegration-related expense in Unconsolidated Affiliates

We account for investments in unconsolidated affiliates under the equity method of accounting when we exercise significant influence, but do not maintain a controlling financial interest over the affiliates. We evaluate our investments in affiliates for impairment when there are indicators that the fair value of our investment may be less than our carrying value.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents include all highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

Adopted Accounting Standards

In March 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2016-09 (“ASU 2016-09”), Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting. ASU 2016-09 includes provisions intended to simplify several aspects of the accounting and presentation of share-based payments. These provisions include the recognition of the income tax effects of awards in the consolidated statement of operations when the awards vest or are settled, permitting an employer to withhold shares in an amount up to the employee’s maximum individual tax rate without resulting in liability classification of the award, permitting entities to make a policy election to account for forfeitures as they occur, and changes to the classification of tax-related cash flows resulting from share-based payments and cash payments made to taxing authorities on the employee’s behalf on the statement of cash flows. This ASU 2016-09 was effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016. We adopted ASU 2016-09 retrospectively as of January 1, 2017 and have applied to all periods herein with no material impact to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

In November 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-18, (“ASU 2016-18”) Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Restricted Cash. This ASU is intended to provide guidance on the presentation of restricted cash or restricted cash equivalents and reduce the diversity in practice. This ASU requires amounts generally described as restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents to be included with cash and cash equivalents when reconciling beginning-of-period and end-of-period total amounts on the statement of cash flows. We elected, as permitted by the standard, to early adopt ASU 2016-18 retrospectively as of January 1, 2017 and have applied it to all periods presented herein. The adoption of ASU 2016-18 did not have a material impact to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. The effect of the adoption of ASU 2016-18 on our condensed consolidated statements of operations.

The following table presents the fair value of each class of consideration transferred in relation to the Diamond Acquisition at the Acquisition Date.

($ in millions, except stock price amounts)

 

 

HGV common stock shares issued for outstanding Diamond shares

 

33.93

 

HGV common stock price as of Acquisition Date(1)

 

40.71

 

Stock purchase price

$

1,381

 

 

 

 

Repayment of Legacy-Diamond debt

$

2,029

 

 

 

 

Total consideration transferred

$

3,410

 

(1) Represents the average of the opening and closing price of HGV stock on August 2, 2021.

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Preliminary Fair Values of Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed

We accounted for the Diamond Acquisition as a business combination, which requires us to record the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at fair value as of the Acquisition Date. The preliminary fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed, which are presented in the table below, and the related preliminary acquisition accounting are based on management’s estimates and assumptions, as well as information compiled by management, including the books and records of Diamond. Our estimates and assumptions are subject to change during the measurement period, not to exceed one year from the Acquisition Date. The magnitude of the Diamond Acquisition could necessitate the need to use the full one-year measurement period to adequately analyze and assess a number of the factors used in establishing the asset and liability fair values as of the Acquisition Date. The final values may also result in changes to amortization expense related to intangible assets and depreciation expense related to property and equipment, among other changes. Any potential adjustments made could be material in relation to the values presented in the table below.

As discussed more fully below, the primary areas of the purchase price allocation that are not yet finalized include the following: (1) finalizing the review and valuation of acquired intangible assets (including key assumptions, inputs and estimates) and assigning the useful lives to such assets; (2) finalizing the review and valuation of acquired inventory, property and equipment (including key assumptions, inputs and estimates) and assigning the remaining useful lives to the depreciable assets; (3) finalizing the review and valuation of acquired timeshare financing receivables (including key assumptions, inputs and estimates); (4) finalizing the valuation of certain in-place contracts or contractual relationships (including but not limited to leases), including determining the appropriate amortization period; (5) finalizing the review and valuation of other acquired assets and assumed liabilities, including debt assumed; and (6) finalizing our estimate of the impact of purchase accounting on deferred income tax liabilities.

($ in millions)

 

 

Assets acquired

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

$

314

 

Restricted cash

 

130

 

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts

 

58

 

Timeshare financing receivables, net

 

841

 

Inventory

 

745

 

Property and equipment, net

 

307

 

Operating lease right-of-use assets, net

 

30

 

Intangible assets, net

 

1,906

 

Other assets

 

243

 

Total assets acquired

$

4,574

 

 

 

 

Liabilities assumed

 

 

Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other

$

448

 

Debt, net

 

14

 

Non-recourse debt, net

 

661

 

Operating lease liabilities

 

33

 

Advanced deposits

 

4

 

Deferred revenues

 

173

 

Deferred income tax liabilities

 

651

 

Total liabilities assumed

$

1,984

 

 

 

 

Net assets acquired

$

2,590

 

 

 

 

Total consideration transferred

$

3,410

 

 

 

 

Goodwill(1)

$

820

 

(1) Goodwill is calculated as total consideration transferred less net assets acquired and it primarily represents the value that we expect to obtain from synergies and growth opportunities from our Combined Company post-acquisition. We have not completed the assignment of goodwill to reporting units or to our reportable segments as of September 30, 2021. The majority of goodwill is not expected to be deductible for tax purposes.

Timeshare Financing Receivables

We acquired timeshare financing receivables which consist of loans to customers who purchased vacation ownership products and chose to finance their purchases. These timeshare financing receivables are collateralized by the underlying

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VOIs and generally have 10-year amortizing repayment terms. We preliminarily estimated the fair value of the timeshare financing receivables using a discounted cash flow model, which calculated a present value of expected future risk-adjusted cash flows wasover the remaining term of the respective timeshare financing receivables. We are continuing to include restrictedevaluate the significant assumptions underlying the discounted cash balancesflow model including default and prepayment assumptions, which could result in changes to our preliminary estimate. For purposes of our initial allocation, we have considered all acquired receivables to be purchase credit deteriorated. See Note 7: Timeshare Financing Receivables for additional information.

Acquired timeshare financing receivables with credit deterioration as of the Acquisition Date were as follows:

($ in millions)

As of August 2, 2021

 

Purchase price

$

841

 

Allowance for credit losses(1)

 

469

 

(Premium) attributable to other factors

 

(69

)

Par value

$

1,241

 

Inventory

We acquired inventory which consists of completed unsold VOIs and undeveloped land and construction in progress. We preliminarily estimated the value of acquired inventory using discounted cash flows, which included our preliminary estimates of future income growth, capitalization rates, discount rates and capital expenditure needs of the relevant properties. We are continuing to assess the market assumptions and property conditions, which could result in changes to these preliminary values.

Property and Equipment

We acquired property and equipment, which includes land, building and leasehold improvements, furniture and fixtures and construction in progress. We preliminarily estimated the value of the majority of property and equipment using a mix of cost, market and discounted cash flow approaches, which included preliminary estimates of future income growth, capitalization rates, discount rates, and capital expenditure needs of the resorts. Certain assets were preliminarily estimated at carrying value. We are continuing to assess the market assumptions and property conditions, which could result in changes to these preliminary values.

Intangible Assets

The following table presents our preliminary estimates of the fair values of the acquired Diamond’s identified intangible assets and their related estimated remaining useful lives.

 

Estimated Fair

 

 

Estimated

 

 

Value

 

 

 Useful Life

 

 

($ in millions)

 

 

(in years)

 

Trade name

$

20

 

 

 

1.0

 

Management contracts

 

1,263

 

 

17.5

 

Club member relationships

 

146

 

 

 

10.0

 

Vacation ownership customer relationships

 

463

 

 

5.5

 

Computer software

 

14

 

 

 

1.5

 

Total intangible assets

$

1,906

 

 

 

 

We preliminarily estimated the fair value of Diamond’s trade name using the relief-from-royalty method, which applies an estimated royalty rate to forecasted future cash flows, discounted to present value. We provisionally estimated the value of management contracts and member relationships using the multi-period excess earnings method, which is a variation of the income approach. This method estimates an intangible asset’s value based on the present value of the incremental after-tax cash flows attributable to the intangible asset. We continue to review Diamond’s contracts and historical performance in addition to evaluating the assumptions impacting the estimated values of such intangible assets and their respective useful lives, including the discount rate applied to the estimated cash flows and renewal and growth estimates and expected margins, which could result in changes to these preliminary values.

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Deferred Revenue

Deferred revenue primarily relates to deferred sales incentives revenues, primarily related to Bonus Points, which are deferred and recognized upon redemption; and Club membership fees, which are deferred and recognized over the terms of the applicable contract term or membership on a straight-line basis. Additionally, deferred revenue includes maintenance fees collected from owners, in certain cases, which are earned by the relevant property owners’ association over the applicable period. We preliminarily estimated the value of the deferred revenue at the carrying value of such liabilities as of the Acquisition Date. We continue to review Diamond’s contracts, which could result in changes to the preliminary estimate.

Deferred Income Taxes

Deferred income taxes primarily relate to the fair value of assets and liabilities acquired from Diamond, including timeshare financing receivables, inventory, property and equipment, intangible assets, and debt. We preliminarily estimated deferred income taxes based on statutory rates in the beginningjurisdictions of the legal entities where the acquired assets and endliabilities are recorded. We are continuing to assess the tax rates used, and we will update our estimate of period balancesdeferred income taxes based on changes to our preliminary valuations of the related assets and liabilities and refinement of the effective tax rates, which could result in changes to these preliminary values.

Debt

As part of the acquisition and consideration transferred, we paid off $2,029 million of Diamond’s existing corporate debt, accrued interest and early termination penalties. The nominal amount remaining represents various smaller notes. Please refer to Note 12: Debt & Non-recourse debt for more information.

Non-Recourse Debt

We preliminarily estimated the fair value of the securitized debt from VIEs and warehouse loan facilities, using a discounted cash flow model under the income approach. The significant assumptions in our analysis include default rates, prepayment rates, bond interest rates and other structural factors. We are continuing to evaluate the significant assumptions underlying the discounted cash equivalentflow model including default and restricted cash. The changeprepayment assumptions, which could result in restricted cash was previously disclosedchanges to our preliminary estimate.

Lease Obligations

We have recorded a preliminary estimate of the liability for those operating leases assumed in operating activities and financing activitiesconnection with the Diamond Acquisition with a remaining term in the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows.

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-01 (“ASU 2017-01”), Business Combinations (Topic 804): Clarifying the Definitionexcess of a Business. This ASU clarifiesyear. We measured the definitionlease liabilities assumed at the present value of the remaining contractual lease payments based on the guidance in ASC 842 and using a businessdiscount rate determined as of the Acquisition Date. The right-of-use assets for such leases were initially measured at an amount equal to the lease liabilities, adjusted for favorable or unfavorable terms of the lease when compared with market terms. A small number of operating lease right of use assets and lease liabilities were preliminarily estimated at carrying value. We continue to assess the objectivemarket assumptions, which could result in changes to our provisional estimate.

Pro Forma Results of adding guidance to assist entities with evaluating whether transactions should be accounted forOperations

The following unaudited pro forma information presents the combined results of operations of HGV and Diamond as acquisitions or disposalsif we had completed the Diamond Acquisition on January 1, 2020, the first day of our 2020 fiscal year, but using our preliminary fair values of assets or businesses. We elected, as permitted by the standard, to early adopt ASU 2017-01 prospectivelyand liabilities as of January 1, 2017. the Acquisition Date. These unaudited pro forma results do not reflect any synergies from operating efficiencies. Accordingly, these unaudited pro forma results are presented for informational purposes only and are not necessarily indicative of what the actual results of operations of the combined company would have been if the Diamond Acquisition had occurred at the beginning of the period presented, nor are they indicative of future results of operations.

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

($ in millions, except per share data)

2021

 

 

2020

 

Revenues

$

2,321

 

 

$

1,431

 

Net income (loss)

 

173

 

 

 

(307

)

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Diamond Results of Operations

The adoptionfollowing table presents the results of ASU 2017-01 did not have a material impact toDiamond operations included in our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted

In May 2014,statement of operations for the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09 (“ASU 2014-09”), period from the Acquisition Date through the end of the third quarter of 2021.

($ in millions)

August 2, 2021 to
 September 30, 2021

 

Revenue

$

245

 

Net income

 

30

 

Note 4: Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)

Disaggregation of Revenue

The following tables show our disaggregated revenues by product and segment from contracts with customers. We operate our business in the following 2 segments: (i) Real estate sales and financing and (ii) Resort operations and club management. This ASU supersedes the revenue recognition requirements in Revenue Recognition (Topic 605), and requires entitiesPlease refer to recognize revenueNote 20: Business Segments below for more details related to our segments.

($ in millions)

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

Real Estate Sales and Financing Segment

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Sales of VOIs, net

 

$

488

 

 

$

24

 

 

$

597

 

 

$

80

 

Sales, marketing, brand and other fees

 

 

118

 

 

 

52

 

 

 

252

 

 

 

171

 

Interest income

 

 

46

 

 

 

34

 

 

 

108

 

 

 

108

 

Other financing revenue

 

 

7

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

19

 

 

 

19

 

Real estate sales and financing segment revenues

 

$

659

 

 

$

116

 

 

$

976

 

 

$

378

 

($ in millions)

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

Resort Operations and Club Management Segment

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Club management

 

$

42

 

 

$

23

 

 

$

98

 

 

$

70

 

Resort management

 

 

57

 

 

 

16

 

 

$

94

 

 

 

52

 

Rental(1)

 

 

104

 

 

 

19

 

 

 

184

 

 

 

71

 

Ancillary services

 

 

8

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

14

 

 

 

6

 

Resort operations and club management segment revenues

 

$

211

 

 

$

59

 

 

$

390

 

 

$

199

 

(1) Excludes intersegment eliminations. See Note 20: Business Segments for additional information.

Contract Balances


in a way that depicts the transfer of promised goods orservices to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled inexchange for those goods or services. Subsequent to ASU 2014-09, the FASB has issued several related ASUs amending the original ASU.

The provisions of this ASU are to be applied retrospectively or using a modified retrospective approach for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017.   A determination as to whether we will apply the retrospective or modified retrospective adoption method will be made once our quantitative evaluation is complete and we commence quantifying the expected impacts later this year.

   We are currently evaluating the effect that this ASU will havefollowing table provides information on our accounts receivable from contracts with customers which are included in Accounts receivable, net on our condensed consolidated financial statements by analyzing both transactional and analytical data for eachbalance sheets:

 

 

September 30,

 

 

December 31,

 

($ in millions)

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Receivables

 

$

189

 

 

$

64

 

The following table presents the composition of our contract liabilities.

 

 

September 30,

 

 

December 31,

 

($ in millions)

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Contract liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Advanced deposits

 

$

116

 

 

$

117

 

Deferred sales of VOIs of projects under construction

 

 

0

 

 

 

169

 

Annual dues and Legacy-HGV Club activation fees

 

 

100

 

 

 

77

 

Bonus Point incentive liability(1)

 

 

51

 

 

 

48

 

(1) Amounts related to the Bonus Point incentive liability are included in Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other on our condensed consolidated balance sheets. This liability is comprised of unrecognized revenue streams. for incentives from VOI sales and sales and marketing expenses in conjunction with our fee-for-service arrangements.

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Revenue earned for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 that was included in the contract liabilities balance at December 31, 2020 was approximately $16 million and $106 million, respectively.

Our accounts receivables that relate to our contracts with customers includes amounts associated with our contractual right to consideration for completed performance obligations related primarily to our fee-for-service arrangements and homeowners’ associations management agreements and are settled when the related cash is received. Accounts receivable are recorded when the right to consideration becomes unconditional and is only contingent on the passage of time. Refer to Note 7: Timeshare Financing Receivables for information on balances and changes in balances during the period related to our timeshare financing receivables.

Contract liabilities include payments received or due in advance of satisfying our performance obligations. Such contract liabilities include advance deposits received on prepaid vacation packages for future stays at our resorts, deferred revenues related to sales of VOIs of projects under construction, Club activation fees and annual dues and the liability for Bonus Points awarded to our customers for purchase of VOIs at our properties or properties under our fee-for-service arrangements that may be redeemed in the future.

In addition to the contract liabilities included herein, we also have deferred revenue of $170 million and $16 million as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. These deferred revenue balances primarily include bonus points and marketing package deferred revenue, deferred property insurance, and other.

Transaction Price Allocated to Remaining Performance Obligations

Transaction price allocated to remaining performance obligations represents contract revenue that has not yet been recognized. Our contracts with remaining performance obligations primarily include (i) sales of VOIs under construction, (ii) Legacy-HGV Club activation fees paid at closing of a VOI purchase, (iii) customers’ advanced deposits on prepaid vacation packages and (iv) Bonus Points that may be redeemed in the future.

The following is a statustable represents the deferred revenue, cost of our evaluationVOI sales and direct selling costs from sales of impacts by significant revenue stream:VOIs related to projects under construction as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020:

 

 

September 30,

 

 

December 31,

 

($ in millions)

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Sales of VOIs, net

 

$

0

 

 

$

169

 

Cost of VOI sales(1)

 

 

0

 

 

 

50

 

Sales and marketing expense

 

 

0

 

 

 

25

 

(1) Includes anticipated Cost of VOI sales related to inventory associated with Sales of VOIs net – We expect to recognize Salesunder construction that will be acquired under a just-in-time arrangement once construction is complete.

As of September 30, 2021 we have recognized all revenue, costs of VOI net when control of the VOI passes to the customer, which generally occurs shortly after the expiration of the purchaser’s period to cancel for a refund. We do not expect that this timing change will have a material impact on our accounting for Sales of VOIs, net. We expect our accounting for uncollectible timeshare financing receivables to remain unchanged.

We are still evaluating the impact on revenue recognition for sales of VOIs that areand direct selling costs previously in deferral as all projects under construction.

Sales, marketing, brand and other fees - We expect changes to the gross versus net presentation of certain sales incentives as sales incentives provided where we are acting as the agent (e.g., Hilton Honors) will be recognized on a net basis in Sales, marketing, brand and other fees. We expect this classification change to reduce Sales, marketing, brand and other fees and the related expenses by $29.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2016.

We plan to recognize the expected breakage on prepaid discounted vacation packages (“packages”) as revenue proportionately when our customers redeem their packages rather than when the likelihood of redemption is remote as we are entitled to the breakage amount. We are currentlyconstruction were completed in the processthird quarter of assessing2021.

The following table includes the impactremaining transaction price related to Advanced deposits, Annual dues and Legacy-HGV Club activation fees and Bonus Points as of this expected change.September 30, 2021:

($ in millions)

 

Remaining
Transaction Price

 

 

Recognition Period

 

Recognition Method

Advanced deposits

 

$

116

 

 

18 months

 

Upon customer stays

Annual dues and Legacy-HGV Club activation fees

 

 

62

 

 

7 years

 

Straight-line basis over average inventory holding period

Bonus Points

 

 

51

 

 

18 - 30 months

 

Upon redemption

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We do not expect material changes to our accounting for our commissions, brand and other fees under fee-for-service arrangements.

Financing - We do not expect material changes to our accounting for financing revenues, as these revenues are out of the scope of Topic 606.

Resort and club management - We do not expect material changes to our accounting for ongoing management fees from our homeowners’ association management agreements and the fees earned from our Club members.

Rental and ancillary services - We do not expect significant changes to our revenue recognition of transient guest transactions, including rental and ancillary services.

Cost reimbursements - While we do not expect significant changes to the timing of recognition of cost reimbursements, we are still evaluating potential impacts to changes in presentation.

We expect immaterial impacts from changes to (i) timing of service fees charged on packages and (ii) classification of contract acquisition costs paid to fee-for-service customers.

We will continue to evaluate and disclose expected impacts that ASU 2014-09 will have on our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements as more information becomes available.

In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-15 (“ASU 2016-15”), Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments. This ASU addresses eight specific cash flow issues with the objective of reducing the existing diversity in practice. The provisions of this ASU are effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017; early adoption is permitted. We are currently evaluating the effect that this ASU will have on our consolidated financial statements.

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-03 (“ASU 2017-03”), Accounting Changes and Error Corrections (Topic 250) and Investments - Equity Method and Joint Ventures (Topic 323). ASU 2017-03 requires registrants to disclose the effect that recently issued accounting standards will have on their financial statements when adopted in a future period. The SEC staff expects the additional qualitative disclosures to include a description of the effect of the accounting policies that the registrant expects to apply, if


determined, and a comparison to the registrant’s current accounting policies. In addition, a registrant should describe the status of its process to implement the new standards and the significant implementation matters yet to be addressed. ASU 2017-03 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, and interim periods within those fiscal years with early adoption permitted for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within those fiscal years. We are currently evaluating the effect that this ASU will have on our consolidated financial statements.

Note 3:5: Restricted Cash

Restricted cash was as follows:

 

 

September 30,

 

 

December 31,

 

($ in millions)

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Escrow deposits on VOI sales

 

$

128

 

 

$

69

 

Reserves related to non-recourse debt(1)

 

 

68

 

 

 

29

 

Other(2)

 

 

34

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

$

230

 

 

$

98

 

(1) See Note 12: Debt & Non-recourse Debt for further discussion.

(2) Other restricted cash includes cash collected on behalf of HOAs, deposits related to servicer arrangements and other individually immaterial items.

Note 6: Accounts Receivable

 

 

September 30,

 

 

December 31,

 

($ in millions)

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

Escrow deposits on VOI sales

 

$

36

 

 

$

81

 

Reserves related to non-recourse debt(1)

 

 

22

 

 

 

22

 

 

 

$

58

 

 

$

103

 

The following table represents our accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses. Accounts receivable within the scope of ASC 326 are measured at amortized cost.

 

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

December 31,

 

($ in millions)

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Fee-for-service commissions(1)

 

 

 

$

67

 

 

$

22

 

Real estate and financing

 

 

 

 

44

 

 

 

11

 

Resort and club operations

 

 

 

 

73

 

 

 

23

 

Tax receivables

 

 

 

 

85

 

 

 

54

 

Other receivables(2)

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

 

9

 

Total

 

 

 

$

278

 

 

$

119

 

(1)Net of allowance.

(2)For the periods ended September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, includes individually insignificant accounts receivable recognized in the ordinary course of business and allowances for which are also individually insignificant. For the period ended September 30, 2021, also includes other receivables primarily associated with miscellaneous sales and marketing activity.

Our accounts receivable are all due within one year of origination. We use delinquency status and economic factors such as credit quality indicators to monitor our receivables within the scope of ASC 326 and use these as a basis for how we develop our expected loss estimates.

We sell VOIs on behalf of third-party developers using the Hilton Grand Vacations brand in exchange for sales, marketing and brand fees. We use historical losses and economic factors as a basis to develop our allowance for credit losses. Under these fee-for-service arrangements, we earn commission fees based on a percentage of total interval sales. Additionally, the terms of these arrangements include provisions requiring the reduction of fees earned for defaults and cancellations.

(1)

See Note 8: Debt & Non-recourse debt for further discussion.

The changes in our allowance for fee-for-service commissions were as follows during the period from December 31, 2020 to September 30, 2021:

 

 

 

 

 

 

($ in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

Balance as of December 31, 2020

 

 

 

$

18

 

Current period provision for expected credit losses

 

 

 

 

4

 

Write-offs charged against the allowance

 

 

 

 

(5

)

Balance at September 30, 2021

 

 

 

 

17

 

In addition to the fee-for-service commission allowance, we have various allowances for our accounts receivable to account for expected losses related to club dues, maintenance fees, trade accounts receivable, sales of VOIs, and marketing packages. All allowances other than the fee-for-service commissions allowance are individually immaterial to our Accounts receivable, net balance.

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Note 4:7: Timeshare Financing Receivables

TimeshareWe define our timeshare financing receivables wereportfolio segments as follows:(i) originated and (ii) acquired. The following table presents the components of each portfolio segment by class of timeshare financing receivables.

 

Originated(2)

 

 

Acquired(2)

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

September 30,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

($ in millions)

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

Securitized

$

629

 

 

$

805

 

 

$

605

 

 

$

 

 

Unsecuritized(1)

 

641

 

 

 

380

 

 

 

530

 

 

 

 

 

Timeshare financing receivables, gross

$

1,270

 

 

$

1,185

 

 

$

1,135

 

 

$

 

 

Unamortized non-credit acquisition premium(3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

62

 

 

 

 

 

Less: allowance for financing
  receivables losses

 

(238

)

 

 

(211

)

 

 

(462

)

 

 

 

 

Timeshare financing receivables, net

$

1,032

 

 

$

974

 

 

$

735

 

 

$

 

 

(1)Includes amounts used as collateral to secure a non-recourse revolving timeshare receivable credit facility ("Timeshare Facility") as well as amounts held as future collateral for securitization activities.

 

 

September 30, 2017

 

($ in millions)

 

Securitized

and Pledged

 

 

Unsecuritized

 

 

Total

 

Timeshare financing receivables

 

$

506

 

 

$

687

 

 

$

1,193

 

Less: allowance for loan loss

 

 

(29

)

 

 

(109

)

 

 

(138

)

 

 

$

477

 

 

$

578

 

 

$

1,055

 

(2)Acquired timeshare financing receivables include all timeshare financing receivables of Legacy-Diamond as of the Acquisition Date. Originated timeshare financing receivables include all Legacy-HGV timeshare financing receivables and Legacy-Diamond timeshare financing receivables originated after the Acquisition Date.

(3)Non-credit premium of $69 million was recognized at the Acquisition Date, of which $62 million remains unamortized as of September 30, 2021.

 

 

December 31, 2016

 

($ in millions)

 

Securitized

and Pledged

 

 

Unsecuritized

 

 

Total

 

Timeshare financing receivables

 

$

253

 

 

$

892

 

 

$

1,145

 

Less: allowance for loan loss

 

 

(9

)

 

 

(111

)

 

 

(120

)

 

 

$

244

 

 

$

781

 

 

$

1,025

 

As of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, we had timeshare financing receivables with a carrying value of $97 million and $17 million, respectively, securing the Timeshare Facility and two additional conduit facilities in anticipation of future financing activities. We record an estimate of variable consideration for estimated defaults as a reduction of revenue from VOI sales at the time revenue is recognized on a VOI sale. We record the difference between the timeshare financing receivable and the variable consideration included in the transaction price for the sale of the related VOI as an allowance for financing receivables and record the receivable net of the allowance. For the nine months ended September 30, 2021, we recorded an adjustment to our estimate of variable consideration of $77 million.

We recognize interest income on our timeshare financing receivables as earned. As of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, we hadinterest receivable outstanding of $8 million and $7 million, respectively, on our originated timeshare financing receivables, which represent all Legacy-HGV timeshare financing receivables and timeshare financing receivables originated by Legacy-Diamond subsequent to the Acquisition Date. As of September 30, 2021 we had interest receivable outstanding of $7 million on our acquired timeshare financing receivables, which represents all timeshare financing receivables of Legacy-Diamond as of the Acquisition Date. Interest receivable is included in Other Assets within our unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets. The interest rate charged on the notes correlates to the risk profile of the borrowercustomer at the time of purchase and the percentage of the purchase that is financed, among other factors. As of September 30, 2017,2021, our originated timeshare financing receivables had interest rates ranging from 5.3less than 1 percent to 20.525.0 percent, a weighted average interest rate of 12.113.02 percent, a weighted averageweighted-average remaining term of 7.7 years and maturities through 2028.2036. Our acquired timeshare financing receivables had interest rates ranging from less than 1 percent to 25 percent, a weighted-average interest rate of 15.57 percent, a weighted-average remaining term of 8.3 years and maturities through 2036.

We pledge

Acquired Timeshare Financing Receivables with Credit Deterioration

As part of the Diamond Acquisition, we acquired existing portfolios of timeshare financing receivables. Acquired timeshare financing receivables include all timeshare financing receivables of Legacy-Diamond as of the Acquisition Date and were deemed to be purchase credit deteriorated financial assets. These notes receivable are accounted for using the expected cash flow method of recognizing discount accretion based on the expected cash flows from the acquired timeshare financing receivables. Upon acquisition, we recorded these acquired timeshare financing receivables at a portionpreliminary estimate of fair value, including a credit discount which is accreted as an adjustment to yield over the estimated life of the timeshare financing receivables.

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The fair value of our acquired timeshare financing receivables as collateral to secureof the Acquisition Date was determined using a non-recourse revolving timeshare receivable credit facility (“Timeshare Facility”) withdiscounted cash flow method, which calculated a borrowing capacitypresent value of $450 million. Asexpected future cash flows based on scheduled principal and interest payments over the term of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, we had $143 million and $509 million, respectively, of grossthe respective timeshare financing receivables, securingwhile considering anticipated defaults and early repayments based on historical experience. Consequently, the Timeshare Facility. We recognize interest income on ourfair value of the acquired timeshare financing receivables recorded on our balance sheet as earned. We recordof the Acquisition Date included an estimate of uncollectibilityexpected credit losses which became the historical cost basis for that portfolio going forward. For acquired loans for which all or a portion of the balance was previously written off, or was required to be written off under our charge-off policy upon acquisition, the expected credit loss included in the grossed-up loan balance was immediately charged off. Subsequent changes to the allowance for credit losses are recorded as a reductionadditions to or reversals of revenue from VOI sales at the time revenue is recognized on a VOI sale.credit losses in our condensed consolidated statements of operations through provision for credit losses.

In March 2017, we completed a securitization of approximately $357 million of grossOur acquired timeshare financing receivables are remeasured at each period end based on expected future cash flows which takes into consideration an estimated measure of anticipated defaults and issued approximately $291 millionearly repayments. We consider historical Legacy-Diamond timeshare financing receivables performance and the current economic environment in developing the expected future cash flows used in the re-measurement of 2.66 percent notes and approximately $59 million of 2.96 percent notes, which have a stated maturity date of December 2028. The securitization transactions did not qualify as sales and, accordingly, no gain or loss was recognized. The transaction is considered a secured borrowing; therefore, the proceeds from the transaction are presented as non-recourse debt (collectively, the “Securitized Debt”). See Note 8: Debt & Non-recourse debt for further discussion.our acquired timeshare financing receivables.


Our acquired timeshare financing receivables as of September 30, 20172021 mature as follows:

 

Acquired Timeshare Financing Receivables

 

($ in millions)

Securitized

 

 

Unsecuritized

 

 

Total

 

Year

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2021 (remaining)

$

 

 

$

28

 

 

$

28

 

2022

 

1

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

3

 

2023

 

3

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

7

 

2024

 

7

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

13

 

2025

 

13

 

 

 

11

 

 

 

24

 

Thereafter

 

581

 

 

 

479

 

 

 

1,060

 

 

$

605

 

 

$

530

 

 

$

1,135

 

Originated Timeshare Financing Receivables

Originated timeshare financing receivables represent all Legacy-HGV timeshare financing receivables and timeshare financing receivables originated by Legacy-Diamond subsequent to the Acquisition Date. Our originated timeshare financing receivables as of September 30, 2021 mature as follows:

($ in millions)

 

Securitized

and Pledged

 

 

Unsecuritized

 

 

Total

 

Year

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2017 (remaining)

 

$

19

 

 

$

28

 

 

$

47

 

2018

 

 

76

 

 

 

56

 

 

 

132

 

2019

 

 

75

 

 

 

60

 

 

 

135

 

2020

 

 

72

 

 

 

65

 

 

 

137

 

2021

 

 

67

 

 

 

70

 

 

 

137

 

Thereafter

 

 

197

 

 

 

408

 

 

 

605

 

 

 

 

506

 

 

 

687

 

 

 

1,193

 

Less: allowance for loan loss

 

 

(29

)

 

 

(109

)

 

 

(138

)

 

 

$

477

 

 

$

578

 

 

$

1,055

 

 

Originated Timeshare Financing Receivables

 

($ in millions)

Securitized

 

 

Unsecuritized

 

 

Total

 

Year

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2021 (remaining)

$

21

 

 

$

15

 

 

$

36

 

2022

 

87

 

 

 

42

 

 

 

129

 

2023

 

89

 

 

 

46

 

 

 

135

 

2024

 

90

 

 

 

49

 

 

 

139

 

2025

 

87

 

 

 

53

 

 

 

140

 

Thereafter

 

255

 

 

 

436

 

 

 

691

 

 

$

629

 

 

$

641

 

 

$

1,270

 

Allowance for Financing Receivables Losses

The changes in our allowances for financing receivables losses were as follows:

 

September 30, 2021

 

 

September 30, 2021

 

($ in millions)

Originated

 

 

Acquired

 

Balance as of December 31, 2020

$

211

 

 

$

 

Provision for financing receivables losses(1)

 

77

 

 

 

0

 

Initial allowance for PCD financing receivables acquired during the period(2)

 

0

 

 

 

469

 

Write-offs

 

(50

)

 

 

(7

)

Balance as of September 30, 2021

$

238

 

 

$

462

 

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September 30, 2020

 

 

September 30, 2020

 

($ in millions)

Originated

 

 

Acquired

 

Balance as of December 31, 2019

$

184

 

 

$

0

 

Provision for financing receivables losses(1)

 

57

 

 

 

0

 

Write-offs

 

(24

)

 

 

0

 

Balance as of September 30, 2020

$

217

 

 

$

0

 

(1) Includes incremental provision for financing receivables losses, net of activity related to the repurchase of defaulted and upgraded securitized timeshare financing receivables.

(2) The initial gross allowance determined for receivables with credit deterioration was $469 million as of the Acquisition Date. Of this amount, approximately $220 million relates to net uncollectable balances such as loans that were fully written-off prior to Acquisition. Therefore, the net impact to the allowance related to acquired loans not previously written off was an increase of $249 million.

Credit Quality of Timeshare Financing Receivables

Legacy-HGV Timeshare Financing Receivables

We evaluate this portfolio collectively for purposes of estimating variable consideration, since we hold a large group of homogeneous timeshare financing receivables which are individually immaterial. We monitor the credit qualitycollectability of our receivables on an ongoing basis. There are no significant concentrations of credit risk with any individual counterparty or groups of counterparties. We use a technique referred to as static pool analysis as the basis for estimating expected defaults and determining our loan loss reserve requirementsallowance for financing receivables losses on our timeshare financing receivables. For static pool analysis, we use certain key dimensions to stratify our portfolio, including FICO scores, equity percentage at the time of sale and certain other factors. The adequacy of the related allowance is determined by management through analysis of several factors, such as current economic conditions and industry trends, as well as the specific risk characteristics of the portfolio including assumed default rates, aging and historical write-offs of these receivables. The allowance is maintained at a level deemed adequate by management based on a periodic analysis of the mortgage portfolio.

Our gross balances by average FICO score of our Legacy-HGV timeshare financing receivables balances bywere as follows:

 

Legacy-HGV Timeshare Financing Receivables

 

 

September 30,

 

 

December 31,

 

($ in millions)

2021

 

 

2020

 

FICO score

 

 

 

 

 

700+

$

693

 

 

$

711

 

600-699

 

254

 

 

 

266

 

<600

 

35

 

 

 

36

 

No score(1)

 

169

 

 

 

172

 

 

$

1,151

 

 

$

1,185

 

(1) Timeshare financing receivables without a FICO score wereare primarily related to foreign borrowers.

The following table details our Legacy-HGV timeshare financing receivables by the origination year and average FICO score as follows:of September 30, 2021:

($ in millions)

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

 

Prior

 

 

Total

 

FICO score

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

700+

$

177

 

 

$

91

 

 

$

156

 

 

$

106

 

 

$

71

 

 

$

92

 

 

$

693

 

600-699

 

59

 

 

 

34

 

 

 

58

 

 

 

39

 

 

 

25

 

 

 

39

 

 

 

254

 

<600

 

8

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

35

 

No score(1)

 

34

 

 

 

27

 

 

 

39

 

 

 

26

 

 

 

14

 

 

 

29

 

 

 

169

 

 

$

278

 

 

$

157

 

 

$

261

 

 

$

176

 

 

$

113

 

 

$

166

 

 

$

1,151

 

(1) Timeshare financing receivables without a FICO score are primarily related to foreign borrowers.

 

 

September 30,

 

 

December 31,

 

($ in millions)

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

FICO score

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

700+

 

$

763

 

 

$

725

 

600-699

 

 

224

 

 

 

211

 

<600

 

 

28

 

 

 

28

 

No score(1)

 

 

178

 

 

 

181

 

 

 

$

1,193

 

 

$

1,145

 

(1)

Timeshare financing receivables without a FICO score are primarily related to foreign borrowers.

We apply payments we receive for loans,timeshare financing receivables, including those in non-accrual status, to amounts due in the following order: servicing fees; interest; principal; and late charges. Once a loanreceivable is 91 days past due, we cease accruing interest and reverse the accrued interest recognized up to that point. We resume interest accrual for loansreceivables for which we had previously ceased accruing interest once the loanreceivable is less than 91 days past due. We fully reserve for a timeshare financing receivable in the month following the date that the loanreceivable is 121 days past due and, subsequently, we write off the uncollectible notebalance against the reserve once the foreclosure process is complete and we receive the deed for the foreclosed unit.

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As of September 30, 20172021 and December 31, 2016,2020, we had ceased accruing interest on timeshare financing receivables with an aggregate principal balance of $47$103 million and $38$117 million, respectively. The following tables detail an aged analysis of our gross timeshare receivables balance:

 

Legacy-HGV Timeshare Financing Receivables

 

 

September 30, 2021

 

($ in millions)

Securitized

 

 

Unsecuritized

 

 

Total

 

Current

$

619

 

 

$

417

 

 

$

1,036

 

31 - 90 days past due

 

5

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

12

 

91 - 120 days past due

 

2

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

3

 

121 days and greater past due

 

2

 

 

 

98

 

 

 

100

 

 

$

628

 

 

$

523

 

 

$

1,151

 

 

Legacy-HGV Timeshare Financing Receivables

 

 

December 31, 2020

 

($ in millions)

Securitized

 

 

Unsecuritized

 

 

Total

 

Current

$

783

 

 

$

265

 

 

$

1,048

 

31 - 90 days past due

 

11

 

 

 

9

 

 

 

20

 

91 - 120 days past due

 

5

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

8

 

121 days and greater past due

 

6

 

 

 

103

 

 

 

109

 

 

$

805

 

 

$

380

 

 

$

1,185

 

Legacy-Diamond Timeshare Financing Receivables

We evaluate this portfolio collectively for purposes of estimating variable consideration, since we hold a large group of homogeneous timeshare financing receivables balance:

 

 

September 30, 2017

 

($ in millions)

 

Securitized

and Pledged

 

 

Unsecuritized

 

 

Total

 

Current

 

$

498

 

 

$

635

 

 

$

1,133

 

31 - 90 days past due

 

 

5

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

13

 

91 - 120 days past due

 

 

2

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

4

 

121 days and greater past due

 

 

1

 

 

 

42

 

 

 

43

 

 

 

$

506

 

 

$

687

 

 

$

1,193

 


 

 

December 31, 2016

 

($ in millions)

 

Securitized

and Pledged

 

 

Unsecuritized

 

 

Total

 

Current

 

$

248

 

 

$

847

 

 

$

1,095

 

31 - 90 days past due

 

 

3

 

 

 

9

 

 

 

12

 

91 - 120 days past due

 

 

1

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

5

 

121 days and greater past due

 

 

1

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

33

 

 

 

$

253

 

 

$

892

 

 

$

1,145

 

The changes inwhich are individually immaterial. We monitor the collectability of our receivables on an ongoing basis. There are no significant concentrations of credit risk with any individual counterparty or groups of counterparties. We use a technique referred to as static pool analysis as the basis for estimating expected defaults and determining our allowance for loan lossfinancing receivables losses on our timeshare financing receivables. For static pool analysis, we use certain key dimensions to stratify our portfolio, including FICO scores, equity percentage at the time of sale and certain other factors. The adequacy of the related allowance is determined by management through analysis of several factors, such as current economic conditions and industry trends, as well as the specific risk characteristics of the portfolio including assumed default rates, aging and historical write-offs of these receivables. The allowance is maintained at a level deemed adequate by management based on a periodic analysis of the mortgage portfolio.

Our gross balances by average FICO score of our Legacy-Diamond acquired and originated timeshare financing receivables were as follows:

 

Legacy-Diamond
Acquired Timeshare Financing Receivables

 

($ in millions)

September 30, 2021

 

FICO score

 

 

700+

$

721

 

600-699

 

342

 

<600

 

54

 

No score(1)

 

18

 

 

$

1,135

 

(1) Timeshare financing receivables without a FICO score are primarily related to foreign borrowers.

 

Legacy-Diamond
Originated Timeshare Financing Receivables

 

($ in millions)

September 30, 2021

 

FICO score

 

 

700+

$

85

 

600-699

 

25

 

<600

 

4

 

No score(1)

 

5

 

 

$

119

 

(1) Timeshare financing receivables without a FICO score are primarily related to foreign borrowers.

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September 30, 2017

 

($ in millions)

 

Securitized

and Pledged

 

 

Unsecuritized

 

 

Total

 

Balance as of December 31, 2016

 

$

9

 

 

$

111

 

 

$

120

 

Write-offs

 

 

 

 

 

(27

)

 

 

(27

)

Securitization

 

 

28

 

 

 

(28

)

 

 

 

Provision for loan loss(1)

 

 

(8

)

 

 

53

 

 

 

45

 

Balance as of September 30, 2017

 

$

29

 

 

$

109

 

 

$

138

 

The following tables details our Legacy-Diamond acquired and originated timeshare financing receivables by the origination year and average FICO score as of September 30, 2021:

Legacy-Diamond Acquired Timeshare Financing Receivables

 

($ in millions)

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

 

Prior

 

 

Total

 

FICO score

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

700+

$

155

 

 

$

146

 

 

$

175

 

 

$

113

 

 

$

70

 

 

$

62

 

 

$

721

 

600-699

 

61

 

 

 

59

 

 

 

86

 

 

 

56

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

49

 

 

 

343

 

<600

 

10

 

 

 

11

 

 

 

11

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

14

 

 

 

53

 

No score(1)

 

3

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

18

 

 

$

229

 

 

$

219

 

 

$

276

 

 

$

176

 

 

$

106

 

 

$

129

 

 

$

1,135

 

(1) Timeshare financing receivables without a FICO score are primarily related to foreign borrowers.

Legacy-Diamond Originated Timeshare Financing Receivables

 

($ in millions)

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

 

Prior

 

 

Total

 

FICO score

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

700+

$

85

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

85

 

600-699

 

25

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

<600

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

No score(1)

 

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

$

119

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

119

 

(1) Timeshare financing receivables without a FICO score are primarily related to foreign borrowers.

The accrued interest on our Legacy-Diamond timeshare financing receivables is accrued based on the contractual provisions of the loan documents, which is suspended at the earlier of (i) the customer’s account becoming over 90 days delinquent, or (ii) the completion of cancellation or foreclosure proceedings. Once suspended, we reverse all prior recognized interest income as well. We resume interest accrual for receivables for which we had previously ceased accruing interest once the receivable is less than 91 days past due. We fully reserve for a timeshare financing receivable in the month following the date that the receivable is 121 days past due and, subsequently, we write off the uncollectible balance against the reserve once the foreclosure process is complete and we become owner of the deed for the foreclosed unit.

 

 

September 30, 2016

 

($ in millions)

 

Securitized

and Pledged

 

 

Unsecuritized

 

 

Total

 

Balance as of December 31, 2015

 

$

17

 

 

$

89

 

 

$

106

 

Write-offs

 

 

 

 

 

(27

)

 

 

(27

)

Provision for loan loss(1)

 

 

(6

)

 

 

43

 

 

 

37

 

Balance as of September 30, 2016

 

$

11

 

 

$

105

 

 

$

116

 

As of September 30, 2021 we had ceased accruing interest on Legacy-Diamond timeshare financing receivables with an aggregate principal balance of $345 million. The following tables detail an aged analysis of our gross timeshare receivables balance:

 

Legacy-Diamond Timeshare Financing Receivables

 

 

September 30, 2021

 

($ in millions)

Securitized

 

 

Unsecuritized

 

 

Total

 

Current

$

565

 

 

$

312

 

 

$

877

 

31 - 90 days past due

 

18

 

 

 

14

 

 

 

32

 

91 - 120 days past due

 

8

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

13

 

121 days and greater past due

 

15

 

 

 

317

 

 

 

332

 

 

$

606

 

 

$

648

 

 

$

1,254

 

(1)

Includes activity related to repurchase of defaulted and upgraded securitized timeshare financing receivables, net of incremental provision for loan loss.

Note 5:8: Inventory

Inventory was as follows:comprised of the following:

 

 

September 30,

 

 

December 31,

 

($ in millions)

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Completed unsold VOIs

 

$

1,349

 

 

$

515

 

Construction in process

 

 

42

 

 

 

186

 

Land, infrastructure and other

 

 

70

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

$

1,461

 

 

$

702

 

21


 

 

September 30,

 

 

December 31,

 

($ in millions)

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

Completed unsold VOIs

 

$

206

 

 

$

233

 

Construction in process

 

 

11

 

 

 

20

 

Land, infrastructure and other

 

 

258

 

 

 

260

 

 

 

$

475

 

 

$

513

 

We benefited from $4 million inThe table below presents costs of sales true-ups relating to VOI products forand the related impacts to the carrying value of inventory.

 

 

Nine months ended September 30,

 

($ in millions)

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Cost of sales true-up(1)

 

$

(1

)

 

$

4

 

(1)For the nine months ended September 30, 2017, which resulted in a $4 million increase to2021, the carrying value of inventory as of September 30, 2017. We benefited from $10 million in costs of sales true-ups relating totrue-up increased costs of VOI products forsales and decreased inventory. For the yearnine months ended December 31, 2016, which resulted in a $10 million increase toSeptember 30, 2020, the carrying valuecosts of inventory assales true-up decreased costs of December 31, 2016. VOI sales and increased inventory.

Shown below are expenses incurred, recorded in Cost of VOI sales, related to granting credit to customers for their existing ownership when upgrading into fee-for-servicefee-for service projects.

 

 

Three months ended September 30,

 

 

Nine months ended September 30,

 

($ in millions)

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Cost of VOI sales related to fee-for-service upgrades

 

$

1

 

 

$

2

 

 

$

4

 

 

$

7

 

Note 9: Property and Equipment

Property and equipment were comprised of the following:

 

 

September 30,

 

 

December 31,

 

($ in millions)

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Land

 

$

193

 

 

$

109

 

Building and leasehold improvements

 

 

451

 

 

 

250

 

Furniture and equipment

 

 

89

 

 

 

65

 

Construction in progress

 

 

242

 

 

 

208

 

 

 

 

975

 

 

 

632

 

Accumulated depreciation

 

 

(153

)

 

 

(131

)

 

 

$

822

 

 

$

501

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

September 30,

 

 

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

 

($ in millions)

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

Cost of VOI sales related to fee-for-service upgrades

 

$

8

 

 

$

18

 

 

$

28

 

 

$

42

 

Note 6:10: Consolidated Variable Interest Entities

As of September 30, 20172021 and December 31, 2016,2020, we consolidated three and two variable interest entities (“VIEs”), respectively, that issued Securitized Debt, backed by pledged assets consisting. The activities of these entities are limited primarily of a pool ofto purchasing qualifying non-recourse timeshare financing receivables whichfrom us and issuing debt securities and/or borrowing under a debt facility to facilitate such purchases. The timeshare financing receivables held by these entities are not available to our creditors and are not our legal assets, nor is without recoursethe debt that is securitized through these entities a legal liability to us.

We have determined that we are the primary beneficiaries of theseall VIEs as we have the power to direct the activities that most


significantly affect their economic performance. We are also the servicer of these timeshare financing receivables and we are required tooften replace or repurchase timeshare financing receivables that are in default at their outstanding principal amounts. Additionally, we have the obligation to absorb their losses and the right to receive benefits that could be significant to them. Only the assets of our VIEs are available to settle the obligations of the respective entities.

As part of the Diamond Acquisition, we acquired the variable interests in the entities associated with Diamond’s outstanding timeshare financing receivables securitization transactions. They have been aggregated for disclosure purposes as they are similar in nature to our previously established VIEs. We also acquired conduit facilities which are VIEs and do 0t have an outstanding balance as of September 30, 2021.

Our unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets included the assets and liabilities of these entities, which primarily consisted of the following:

 

 

September 30,

 

 

December 31,

 

($ in millions)

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Restricted cash

 

$

63

 

 

$

28

 

Timeshare financing receivables, net

 

 

1,033

 

 

 

742

 

Non-recourse debt(1)

 

 

1,187

 

 

 

766

 

(1) Net of deferred financing costs.

 

 

September 30,

 

 

December 31,

 

($ in millions)

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

Restricted cash

 

$

19

 

 

$

10

 

Timeshare financing receivables, net

 

 

477

 

 

 

244

 

Non-recourse debt(1)

 

 

484

 

 

 

244

 

22

(1)

Net of deferred financing costs.


During the nine months ended September 30, 20172021 and 2016,2020, we did not0t provide any financial or other support to any VIEs that we were not previously contractually required to provide, nor do we intend to provide such support in the future.

Note 7: Investment11: Investments in Unconsolidated AffiliateAffiliates

On July 18, 2017,As of September 30, 2021, we entered into an agreement with BRE Ace Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“BRE Ace Holdings”), an affiliate of The Blackstone Group L.P. (“Blackstone”)have 25 percent and formed BRE Ace LLC. Pursuant to the agreement, we contributed $40 million in cash for a 2550 percent interestownership interests in BRE Ace LLC and 1776 Holding LLC, respectively, which owns a 1,201-key timeshare resort propertyare VIEs. We do not consolidate BRE Ace LLC and related operations, commonly known as “Elara, by Hilton Grand Vacations,” located in Las Vegas, Nevada.1776 Holding LLC because we are not the primary beneficiary. Our investment interestinterests in and equity earned from BRE Ace LLCboth VIEs are included in the condensed consolidated balance sheets as InvestmentInvestments in unconsolidated affiliateaffiliates and in the condensed consolidated statements of operations as Equity in earnings from unconsolidated affiliateaffiliates, respectively.

BRE Ace LLC hadOur 2 unconsolidated affiliates have aggregated debt balances of $207$421 million and non-recourse debt of $235$454 million as of September 30, 2017.2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. The debt and non-recourse debt areis secured by itstheir assets and areis without recourse to us. Our maximum exposure to loss as a result of our investment interestinterests in BRE Ace LLCthe two unconsolidated affiliates is primarily limited to (i) the carrying amount of the investmentinvestments, which totals $41$56 million and $51 million as of September 30, 2017, as well as2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively, and (ii) receivables for commission and other fees earned under a fee-for-service arrangement.arrangements. See Note 13:  19: Related Party Transactions for additional information.

Note 8:12: Debt & Non-recourse debtDebt

Debt

The following table details our outstanding debt balance and its associated interest rates:

 

 

September 30,

 

 

December 31,

 

($ in millions)

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Debt(1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Senior secured credit facility, due 2023:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Term loan with a rate of 2.70%

 

$

0

 

 

$

177

 

Revolver with a weighted average rate of 2.70%

 

 

300

 

 

 

660

 

Senior secured credit facility, due 2028:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Term loan with a weighted average rate of 3.50%

 

 

1,300

 

 

 

0

 

Senior notes with a rate of 6.125%, due 2024

 

 

0

 

 

 

300

 

Senior notes with a rate of 5.000%, due 2029

 

 

850

 

 

 

0

 

Senior notes with a rate of 4.875%, due 2031

 

 

500

 

 

 

0

 

Other debt

 

 

34

 

 

 

27

 

 

 

 

2,984

 

 

 

1,164

 

Less: unamortized deferred financing costs and discounts(2)(3)

 

 

(55

)

 

 

(5

)

 

 

$

2,929

 

 

$

1,159

 

(1) As of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, weighted-average interest rates were 4.108 percent and 3.357 percent, respectively.

 

 

September 30,

 

 

December 31,

 

($ in millions)

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

Debt(1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Senior secured credit facilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Term loan with an average rate of 3.48%, due 2021

 

$

193

 

 

$

200

 

Senior notes with a rate of 6.125%, due 2024

 

 

300

 

 

 

300

 

 

 

 

493

 

 

 

500

 

Less: unamortized deferred financing costs and discount(2)(3)

 

 

(9

)

 

 

(10

)

 

 

$

484

 

 

$

490

 

(2) Amount includes deferred financing costs and related to our term loan and senior notes of $26 million and $23 million, respectively, as of September 30, 2021 and $1 million and $4 million, respectively, as of December 31, 2020. This amount also includes original issuance discounts of $6 million as of September 30, 2021.

(3) Amount does not include deferred financing costs of $3 million and $4 million as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively, related to our revolving facility included in Other assets in our unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets.

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Senior secured credit facilities

(1)

For the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and year ended December 31, 2016, weighted average interest rates were 5.092 percent and 4.851 percent, respectively.

(2)

Amount includes deferred financing costs of $2 million and $7 million as of September 30, 2017 and $2 million and $8 million as of December 31, 2016, relating to our term loan and senior notes, respectively.

(3)

Amount does not include deferred financing costs of $2 million as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, relating to our revolving facility included in Other Assets in our condensed consolidated balance sheets.

In March 2021, we amended our Credit Agreement to amend certain terms related to financial covenants to permit the previously announced proposed acquisition of Diamond, pursuant to that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger dated March 10, 2021. Refer to Note 3: Diamond Acquisition for further information regarding the merger. The borrowing capacity under the Credit Agreement remained the same. In connection with the amendment, we incurred $1 million in debt issuance costs. In addition, we obtained a revolving credit facility commitment in connection with the Diamond Acquisition and incurred $2 million in debt issuance costs which were amortized over the term of the commitment in the first quarter of 2021. This was included in Interest expense in our unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations.

In connection with the closing of the Diamond Acquisition, HGV entered into a new $1.3 billion seven-year senior secured term loan facility ("Term Loan B"). The Term Loan B was issued at a $6 million discount and the cumulative proceeds received from the Term loan and related senior notes discussed below were used to repay certain existing indebtedness of both HGV and Diamond, including HGV's pre-existing term loan and senior notes due 2024, $260 million of the balance on the revolving credit facility, and a portion of $2.03 billion of Diamond's corporate indebtedness. We incurred a $20 million loss on debt extinguishment in relation to the transactions described herein which is included in Other (loss) gain, net. As of September 30, 2021, we incurred approximately $27 million in debt issuance costs for Term Loan B.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, we repaid $537 million under the senior secured credit facilities with an interest rate based on one month LIBOR plus 2.45 percent, subject to a 0.25 percent floor which included payments of $360 million toward the revolver balance in addition to paying off HGV's pre-existing term loan balance of $177 million mentioned above. As of September 30, 2021, we had $1 million of letters of credit outstanding under the revolving credit facility and $2 million outstanding backed by cash collateral. We were in compliance with all applicable maintenance and financial covenants and ratios as of September 30, 2017.2021.


We primarily use interest rate swaps as part of our interest rate risk management strategy for our variable-rate debt. Such interest rates swaps converted the LIBOR based variable rates on our Term Loan and Revolver to average fixed rates of 1.27 percent per annum through May 2028 and 0.75 percent per annum through November 2023, respectively, for the balance on these borrowings up to the notional values of our interest rate swaps. As of September 30, 2021, the notional values of the interest rate swaps under our term loan and revolver were $150 million and $170 million, respectively. 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 condensed consolidated balance sheets as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020. We characterize payments we make in connection with these derivative instruments as interest expense and a reclassification of accumulated other comprehensive income for presentation purposes. For the nine months ended September 30, 2021, we recorded $1 million in accumulated other comprehensive income related to the cash flow hedge.

Senior Notes due 2029 and 2031

In June 2021, we entered into indentures in connection with the issuance and sale of senior notes, $850 million aggregate principal amount of 5.00 percent senior notes due 2029 ("the 2029 Notes") and $500 million aggregate principal amount of 4.875 percent senior notes due 2031 ("the 2031 Notes"). The net proceeds from the 2029 Notes and the 2031 Notes were used to finance the repayment of certain indebtedness in connection with the Diamond Acquisition. In connection with the senior notes issuances, we incurred $24 million in debt issuance costs.

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Non-recourse Debt

The following table details our outstanding non-recourse debt balance and its associated interest rates:

 

September 30,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

September 30,

 

 

December 31,

 

($ in millions)

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Non-recourse debt(1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Timeshare Facility with an average rate of 2.54%, due 2019

 

$

129

 

 

$

450

 

Securitized Debt with an average rate of 2.43%, due 2028

 

 

489

 

 

 

246

 

Timeshare Facility with an average rate of 1.017%, due 2023(3)

 

$

96

 

 

$

0

 

HGV Securitized Debt with a weighted average rate of 2.711%, due 2028

 

78

 

106

 

HGV Securitized Debt with a weighted average rate of 3.602%, due 2032

 

156

 

202

 

HGV Securitized Debt with a weighted average rate of 2.431%, due 2033

 

167

 

216

 

HGV Securitized Debt with a weighted average rate of 3.658%, due 2039

 

204

 

251

 

Diamond Resorts Premium Yield Facility with an average rate of 4.766%, due 2031

 

10

 

0

 

Diamond Resorts Owner Trust 2017 with a weighted average rate of 3.504%, due 2029

 

46

 

0

 

Diamond Resorts Owner Trust 2018 with a weighted average rate of 4.061%, due 2031

 

107

 

0

 

Diamond Resorts Owner Trust 2019 with a weighted average rate of 3.277%, due 2032

 

172

 

0

 

Diamond Resorts Owner Trust 2021 with a weighted average rate of 2.160%, due 2032

 

 

261

 

 

0

 

 

 

618

 

 

 

696

 

 

1,297

 

775

 

Less: unamortized deferred financing costs(2)

 

 

(6

)

 

 

(2

)

 

 

(7

)

 

 

(9

)

 

$

612

 

 

$

694

 

 

$

1,290

 

$

766

 

(1) As of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, weighted-average interest rates were 2.925 percent and 3.173 percent, respectively.

(2) Amount relates to Securitized Debt only and does not include deferred financing costs of $2 million and $3 million as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively, relating to our Timeshare Facility included in Other Assets in our unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets.

(3) In connection with the amendment to the Timeshare Facility executed in August 2020, the revolving commitment period of the Timeshare Facility

terminates in August 2022, however the repayment maturity date extends 12 months beyond the commitment termination date to August 2023.

(1)

For the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and year ended December 31, 2016, weighted average interest rates were 2.453 percent and 1.946 percent, respectively.

(2)

Amount relates to Securitized Debt only and does not include deferred financing costs of $2 million as of September 30, 2017 and $3 million as of December 31, 2016, relating to our Timeshare Facility included in Other Assets in our condensed consolidated balance sheets.

The Timeshare Facility is a non-recourse obligation with a borrowing capacity of $450 million and is payable solely from the pool of timeshare financing receivables pledged as collateral and related assets.

In March 2017,2021, we completed a securitization of approximately $357 million of gross timeshare financing receivables and issued approximately $291 million of 2.66 percent notes and $59 million of 2.96 percent notes due December 2028.amended our Timeshare Facility to align with our amended Credit Agreement, as described above. The Securitized Debt is backed by pledged assets, consisting primarily of a pool of timeshare financing receivables secured by first mortgages or deeds of trust on timeshare interests. The Securitized DebtPremium Yield Facility is a non-recourse amortizing obligation and is payable solely from the pool of timeshare financing receivables pledged as collateral and related assets. We assumed the Premium Yield Facility as part of the Diamond Acquisition. In addition to these two facilities, we gained access to two additional conduit facilities, due in 2023 and 2024 respectively, as a part of our acquisition of Diamond Resorts. These facilities were issued through variable interest entities (see Note 10: Consolidated Variable Interest Entities) and do not have any borrowings as of September 30, 2021. The conduit facilities due in 2023 and 2024 have a borrowing capacity of $125 million and $150 million, respectively, and are non-recourse obligations with customary provisions similar to the debt.Timeshare Facility, each of which bear a variable interest rate plus a margin and are subject to non-use fees.

We are required to deposit payments received from customers on the timeshare financing receivables securing the Timeshare Facility,Premium Yield Facility and Securitized Debt into depository accounts maintained by third parties. On a monthly basis, the depository accounts are utilized to make required principal, interest and other payments due under the respective loan agreements. The balances in the depository accounts were $22$68 million and $29 million as of September 30, 20172021 and December 31, 2016,2020, respectively, and were included in Restricted cash in our unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets.

Debt Maturities

The contractual maturities of our debt and non-recourse debt as of September 30, 20172021 were as follows:

($ in millions)

 

Debt

 

 

Non-recourse Debt

 

 

Total

 

Year

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2021 (remaining)

 

$

11

 

 

$

65

 

 

$

76

 

2022

 

 

15

 

 

 

272

 

 

 

287

 

2023

 

 

314

 

 

 

284

 

 

 

598

 

2024

 

 

13

 

 

 

116

 

 

 

129

 

2025

 

 

13

 

 

 

146

 

 

 

159

 

Thereafter

 

 

2,618

 

 

 

414

 

 

 

3,032

 

 

 

$

2,984

 

 

$

1,297

 

 

$

4,281

 

25


($ in millions)

 

Debt

 

 

Non-recourse

Debt

 

 

Total

 

Year

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2017 (remaining)

 

$

3

 

 

$

30

 

 

$

33

 

2018

 

 

10

 

 

 

134

 

 

 

144

 

2019

 

 

10

 

 

 

228

 

 

 

238

 

2020

 

 

10

 

 

 

120

 

 

 

130

 

2021

 

 

160

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

192

 

Thereafter

 

 

300

 

 

 

74

 

 

 

374

 

 

 

$

493

 

 

$

618

 

 

$

1,111

 


Note 9:13: Fair Value Measurements

The carrying amounts and estimated fair values of our financial assets and liabilities were as follows:

 

September 30, 2017

 

 

September 30, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hierarchy Level

 

 

 

 

 

Hierarchy Level

 

($ in millions)

 

Carrying

Amount

 

 

Level 1

 

 

Level 3

 

 

Carrying
Amount

 

 

Level 1

 

 

Level 3

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Timeshare financing receivables(1)

 

$

1,055

 

 

$

 

 

$

1,394

 

Timeshare financing receivables, net(1)

 

$

1,767

 

 

 

 

$

2,182

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Debt(2)

 

 

484

 

 

 

329

 

 

 

197

 

Non-recourse debt(2)

 

 

612

 

 

 

 

 

 

617

 

Debt, net(2)

 

2,929

 

1,365

 

1,648

 

Non-recourse debt, net(2)

 

1,290

 

1,227

 

102

 

 

 

December 31, 2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hierarchy Level

 

($ in millions)

 

Carrying
Amount

 

 

Level 1

 

 

Level 3

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Timeshare financing receivables, net(1)

 

$

974

 

 

$

0

 

 

$

1,248

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Debt, net(2)

 

 

1,159

 

 

 

315

 

 

 

871

 

Non-recourse debt, net(2)

 

 

766

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

732

 

(1) Carrying amount net of allowance for financing receivables losses.

(2) Carrying amount net of unamortized deferred financing costs and discount.

 

 

December 31, 2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hierarchy Level

 

($ in millions)

 

Carrying

Amount

 

 

Level 1

 

 

Level 3

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Timeshare financing receivables(1)

 

$

1,025

 

 

$

 

 

$

1,147

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Debt(2)

 

 

490

 

 

 

314

 

 

 

200

 

Non-recourse debt(2)

 

 

694

 

 

 

 

 

 

696

 

(1)

Carrying amount net of allowance for loan loss.

(2)

Carrying amount net of unamortized deferred financing costs and discount.

Our estimates of the fair values were determined using available market information and appropriate valuation methods. Considerable judgment is necessary to interpret market data and develop the estimated fair values. The table above excludes cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable, advance deposits and accrued liabilities, all of which had fair values approximating their carrying amounts due to the short maturities and liquidity of these instruments.

The estimated fair values of our originated and acquired timeshare financing receivables were determined using a discounted cash flow model. Our model incorporates default rates, coupon rates, credit quality and loan terms respective to the portfolio based on current market assumptions for similar types of arrangements.

The estimated fair values of our Level 1 debt wasand non-recourse debt were based on prices in active debt markets. The estimated fair valuevalues of our Level 3 debt and non-recourse debt were as follows:based on the following:

Debt - based on indicative quotes obtained for similar issuances and projected future cash flows discounted at risk-adjusted rates.

Non-recourse debt - based on projected future cash flows discounted at risk-adjusted rates.

During the quarter ended September 30, 2021, we changed our estimate of fair value for certain non-recourse debt instruments from Level 3 to Level 1 due to availability of pricing for these instruments in active debt markets.

Non-recurring fair value measurements

Our assets that are measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis include land and infrastructure held for sale. These assets were measured to their estimated fair value as of December 31, 2020. We utilized the market approach for the land and cost approach for the infrastructure to determine their respective fair values. The fair value determinations involve judgement and are sensitive to key assumptions utilized, including comparative sales for land (level 2) and replacement costs for infrastructure (level 3). There has been no change to the estimated fair value of these assets for the nine months ended September 30, 2021.

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Note 10:14: Intangible Assets

Intangible assets and related amortization expense were as follows:

($ in millions)

Weighted-average useful life (years)

 

 

September 30, 2021

 

 

December 31, 2020

 

Trade name

 

1.0

 

 

$

20

 

 

$

-

 

Management contracts

 

17.5

 

 

 

1,352

 

 

 

89

 

Club member relationships

 

10.0

 

 

 

146

 

 

 

-

 

Vacation ownership customer relationships

 

5.5

 

 

 

463

 

 

 

-

 

Computer software

 

2.3

 

 

 

122

 

 

 

94

 

Total gross intangible assets

 

 

 

$

2,103

 

 

$

183

 

Less: accumulated amortization

 

 

 

 

(150

)

 

 

(102

)

Intangible assets, net

 

 

 

$

1,953

 

 

$

81

 

We acquired definite-lived intangible assets as part of the Diamond Acquisition, which have been valued on a provisional basis, in the amount of $1,906 million. Refer to Note 3: Diamond Acquisition for further details. Prior to the Diamond Acquisition, intangible assets included computer software and management contracts. Amortization expense on intangible assets was $38 million for the three months ended September 30, 2021 and $48 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021.

As of September 30, 2021 we estimated our future amortization expense for our amortizing intangible assets as follows:

($ in millions)

Intangibles

 

2021 (remaining)

$

57

 

2022

 

216

 

2023

 

188

 

2024

 

181

 

2025

 

174

 

Thereafter

 

1,137

 

Total

$

1,953

 

Note 15: Leases

We lease sales centers, office space and equipment under operating leases, some of which we acquired as part of the Diamond Acquisition. Our leases expire at various dates from 2021 through 2030, with varying renewal and termination options. Our lease terms include options to extend or terminate the lease when it is reasonably certain that we will exercise that option.

We recognize rent expense on leases with both contingent and non-contingent lease payment terms. Rent associated with non-contingent lease payments are recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Rent expense for all operating leases was $6 million and $5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, and $15 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020. These amounts include less than $1 million and $1 million of short-term and variable lease costs for the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, and $1 million and $2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

Supplemental cash flow information related to operating leases was as follows:

 

 

Nine months ended September 30,

 

($ in millions)

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating cash outflows from operating leases

 

$

15

 

 

$

14

 

Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new lease liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating leases

 

 

35

 

 

 

4

 

27


Supplemental balance sheet information related to operating leases was as follows:

 

 

 September 30,

 

 

 December 31,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Weighted-average remaining lease term of operating leases (in years)

 

 

4.6

 

 

5.4

 

Weighted-average discount rate of operating leases

 

 

4.35

%

 

 

4.95

%

The future minimum lease payments under noncancelable operating leases, due in each of the next five years and thereafter as of September 30, 2021, are as follows:

($ in millions)

 

Operating
Leases

 

Year

 

 

 

2021 (remaining)

 

 

7

 

2022

 

 

25

 

2023

 

 

24

 

2024

 

 

17

 

2025

 

 

15

 

Thereafter

 

 

15

 

Total future minimum lease payments

 

$

103

 

Less: imputed interest

 

 

(10

)

Present value of lease liabilities

 

$

93

 

Note 16: Income Taxes

At the end of each quarter, we estimate the effective tax rate expected to be applied for the full year. The effective income tax rate is determined by the level and composition of pre-tax income or loss, which is subject to federal, foreign, state and local income taxes. The effective income tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 20172021 and 20162020 was approximately 3831 percent and 4320 percent, respectively, which decreasedrespectively. The effective tax rate is higher primarily due to a decreasethe change in cumulative installment sale interest liability.

The Company was a party to several intercompany asset transfers with Hilton priorearnings mix of our worldwide income through the third quarter of 2021 as compared to the spin-off. As required under U.S.third quarter of 2020, as well as non-deductible Diamond Acquisition-related costs.

We have considered the income tax regulations, the gain resulting from the intercompany transfer of these assets should be deferredaccounting and no deferred tax asset or liability should be recognized until a recognition event occurs. On January 3, 2017, Hilton executed a tax-free spin-offdisclosure implications of the Company, which metrelief provided by the requirementAmerican Rescue Plan Act of a recognition event. On the spin-off date, for the assets transferred, we recognized a stepped up tax basis, re-measured the asset by applying applicable tax rate changes and evaluated the realizability of the asset. This resulted in a reduction to our net deferred tax liability and an increase in our Additional paid-in capital of $9 million2021 enacted on our condensed consolidated balance sheet asMarch 11, 2021. As of September 30, 2017.2021, we evaluated the income tax provisions of the American Rescue Plan Act and have determined there to be no effect on either the September 30, 2021 tax rate or the computation of the estimated effective tax rate for the year. We will continue to evaluate the income tax provisions of the American Rescue Plan Act and monitor the developments in the jurisdictions where we have significant operations for tax law changes that could have income tax accounting and disclosure implications.


Note 11:17: Share-Based Compensation

Stock Plan

We issue time-vestingservice-based restricted stock units (“Service RSUs”), service and performance-based restricted stock units (“Performance RSUs”) and nonqualified stock options (“options”Options”) to certain employees. All performance shares that were issued under the stock plan of Hilton, were converted to RSUs as of December 31, 2016.employees and directors. We recognized share-based compensation expense of $5$14 million and $2$6 million duringfor the three months ended September 30, 20172021 and 2016,2020, respectively, and $13$32 million and $7$10 million duringfor the nine months ended September 30, 20172021 and 2016,2020, respectively. In the prior year, certain expenses related to Performance RSUs were reversed as the related RSUs were not expected to achieve certain performance targets, resulting in a credit to expense in the prior period. As of September 30, 2017,2021, unrecognized compensation costs for unvested awards werewas approximately $13$34 million, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.01.7 years. As of September 30, 2017,2021, there were 7,961,151 3,757,673shares of common stock available for future issuance.issuance under this plan.

Service RSUs

During the nine months ended September 30, 2017,2021, we issued 530,674588,930 Service RSUs with a weighted average grant date fair value of $29.15,$38.50, which generally vest 25 percent in the first year, 25 percent in the second year and 50 percent in the third yearequal annual installments over three years from the date of grant.

Options

During the nine months ended September 30, 20172021, we issued 669,658 options542,793 Options with aan exercise price of $38.22, which vest over three years from the date of the grant.

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The weighted-average grant date fair value of $8.66 and an exercise price of $28.30,these options was $13.30, which generally vest 25 percent in the first year, 25 percent in the second year and 50 percent in the third year from the date of grant.

The grant date fair value of each of these option grants was determined using the Black-Scholes-Merton option-pricing model with the following assumptions:

 

Expected volatility(1)

26.3

34.2

%

Dividend yield(2)

0

%

Risk-free rate(3)

2.3

1.1

%

Expected term (in years)(4)

6.0

6.0

(1)

Due to limited trading history for Hilton Grand Vacations’ common stock, we did not have sufficient information available on which to base a reasonable and supportable estimate of the expected volatility of our share price. As a result, we used a weighted-average of the implied volatility and the average historical volatility of our peer group over a time period consistent with its expected term assumption. Our peer group was determined based upon companies in our industry with similar business models and is consistent with those used to benchmark its executive compensation.

(2)

At the date of grant we had no plans to pay dividends during the expected term of these options.

(3)

Based on the yields of U.S. Department of Treasury instruments with similar expected lives.

(4)

Estimated using the average of the vesting periods and the contractual term of the options.

As of September 30, 2017,2021, we had 169,926 options1,173,204 Options outstanding that were exercisable.

Performance RSUs

During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, we issued two separate tranches of Performance RSUs.

In March 2021, we issued 124,711 Performance RSUs with a grant date fair value of $38.22. The Performance RSUs are settled at the end of a two-year performance period, with 50 percent of the Performance RSUs subject to achievement based on the Company’s adjusted earnings before interest expense, taxes and depreciation and amortization further adjusted for net deferral and recognition of revenues and related direct expenses related to sales of VOIs of projects under construction. The remaining 50 percent of the Performance RSUs issued are subject to the achievement of certain contract sales targets.

In August 2021, and in conjunction with the Diamond Acquisition, we issued 351,118 Performance RSUs with a grant date fair value of $40.27. The Performance RSUs are settled at the end of the performance period which is from the Acquisition Date through December 31, 2023, with 67 percent of the Performance RSUs subject to achievement based on certain run rate cost savings. The remaining 33 percent of the Performance RSUs issued are subject to the achievement of the Company’s adjusted earnings before interest expense, taxes and depreciation and amortization further adjusted for net deferral and recognition of revenues and related direct expenses related to sales of VOIs of projects under construction.

We determined that the performance conditions for these awards are probable of achievement and, as of September 30, 2021, we recognized compensation expense based on the number of Performance RSUs we expect to vest.

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

In March 2017, the Board of Directors adopted the Hilton Grand Vacations Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “ESPP”), which became effective during 2017. In connection with the Plan, we issued 2.5 million shares of common stock which may be purchased under the ESPP. The ESPP allows eligible employees to purchase shares of our common stock at a price per share not less than 95 percent of the fair market value per share of common stock on the purchase date, up to a maximum threshold established by the plan administrator for the offering period. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, we recognized less than $1 million of compensation expense related to this plan.


Note 12:18: Earnings (Loss) Per Share

The following table presentstables below present the calculation of our basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share (“EPS”). The and the corresponding weighted average shares outstanding referenced in these calculations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 reflect 98,802,597 shares distributed on January 3, 2017, our spin-off date, to our stockholders. See Note 1: Organization2021 and Basis of Presentation for further discussion. The weighted average shares outstanding used to compute basic EPS and diluted EPS2020.

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

($ and shares outstanding in millions, except per share amounts)

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Basic EPS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Numerator:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss)(1)

 

$

99

 

 

$

(7

)

 

$

101

 

 

$

(47

)

Denominator:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average shares outstanding

 

 

108

 

 

 

85

 

 

 

93

 

 

 

85

 

Basic EPS

 

$

0.92

 

 

$

(0.08

)

 

$

1.08

 

 

$

(0.55

)

Diluted EPS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Numerator:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss)(1)

 

$

99

 

 

$

(7

)

 

$

101

 

 

$

(47

)

Denominator:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average shares outstanding

 

 

109

 

 

 

85

 

 

 

94

 

 

 

85

 

Diluted EPS

 

$

0.90

 

 

$

(0.08

)

 

$

1.07

 

 

$

(0.55

)

(1) Net income (loss) for the three months ended September 30, 2017 is 98,981,5572021 and 99,730,483,2020 was $98,704,709 and $(6,846,654), respectively, and $100,634,069 and

$(46,771,239) for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 is 98,916,8942021 and 99,530,534,2020, respectively.

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Three Months Ended

September 30,

 

 

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

 

($ and shares outstanding in millions, except per share amounts)

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

Basic EPS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Numerator:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income(1)

 

$

43

 

 

$

35

 

 

$

144

 

 

$

130

 

Denominator:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average shares outstanding

 

 

99

 

 

 

99

 

 

 

99

 

 

 

99

 

Basic EPS

 

$

0.43

 

 

$

0.35

 

 

$

1.45

 

 

$

1.31

 

Diluted EPS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Numerator:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income(1)

 

$

43

 

 

$

35

 

 

$

144

 

 

$

130

 

Denominator:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average shares outstanding

 

 

100

 

 

 

99

 

 

 

100

 

 

 

99

 

Diluted EPS

 

$

0.43

 

 

$

0.35

 

 

$

1.44

 

 

$

1.31

 


 

 

Three Months Ended
 September 30,

 

 

Nine Months Ended
September 30,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Weighted average shares outstanding:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic EPS

 

 

107,688,389

 

 

 

85,082,124

 

 

 

92,944,812

 

 

 

85,198,910

 

Diluted EPS

 

 

109,138,778

 

 

 

85,082,124

 

 

 

94,162,838

 

 

 

85,198,910

 

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, we excluded 512,371 and 631,738, respectively, and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, we excluded 2,816,707 and 2,506,497, respectively, of share-based compensation awards because their effect would have been anti-dilutive under the treasury stock method.

(1)

Net income for the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 was $42,700,978 and $34,597,597, respectively, and for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 was $143,742,500 and $129,727,071, respectively.

The dilutive effect of outstanding share-based compensation awards is reflected in diluted earnings (loss) per common share by application of the treasury stock method using average market prices during the period.

For Potentially dilutive shares of 308,441 and 332,883 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, we2020, respectively, were excluded 224,783 share-based compensation awards because their effect would have been anti-dilutive underfrom the treasury stock method. For the three months ended September 30, 2017, we did not exclude any share-based compensation awards.calculation of diluted weighted average shares outstanding and diluted earnings per share as a result of our net loss position.

Note 13:19: Related Party Transactions

Relationship Between HGV and Hilton after the Spin-Off

On January 3, 2017, when the spin-off was completed, Hilton and Park Hotels & Resorts Inc. ceased to be related parties of HGV. In connection with the spin-off, we entered into certain agreements with Hilton (who at the time was a related party) and other third parties. See Key Agreements Related to the Spin-Off section in Part I - Item 1. Business of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 for further information.

HNA Tourism Group Co., Ltd.

On March 15, 2017, Blackstone completed the previously announced sale of 24,750,000 shares of our common stock to HNA Tourism Group Co., Ltd. (“HNA”), representing approximately 25 percent of the outstanding shares of our common stock.

In connection with the consummation of the sale, we adopted our amended and restated by-laws, effective March 15, 2017, to remove references to Blackstone’s ownership of at least 40 percent of the total voting power of our common stock and revised certain provisions referencing the Blackstone Stockholders Agreement, as appropriate, to include references to the HNA Stockholder Agreement.

The Blackstone Group

As of March 31, 2017, Blackstone held 15,008,689 shares, or approximately 15 percent of our outstanding common stock. On May 25, 2017, Blackstone filed a Registration Statement on Form S-1 and registered all of our common stock held by them. On June 14, 2017, Blackstone entered into an underwriting agreement with J.P. Morgan Securities LLC pursuant to which J.P. Morgan


Securities LLC agreed to purchase from Blackstone 9,650,000 shares of our common stock at a price of $35.40 per share. The sale was completed on June 20, 2017. Subsequently, on September 25, 2017, Blackstone completed the sale of substantially all of the remaining shares of our common stock held by them to several institutional investors and ceased to be a related party of HGV. We did not receive any proceeds from either of these sales. As of September 30, 2017, Blackstone holds only a nominal number of shares of our common stock.

The following table summarizes amounts included in our condensed consolidated statements of operations related to a fee-for-service arrangement with Blackstone affiliates to sell VOIs on their behalf through September 30, 2017:

 

 

Three Months Ended

September 30,

 

 

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

 

($ in millions)

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

Commission and other fees

 

$

42

 

 

$

54

 

 

$

135

 

 

$

142

 

Also related to the fee-for-service agreement, as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, we have outstanding receivables of $8 million and $20 million, respectively.  

BRE Ace LLC and 1776 Holding, LLC

On July 18, 2017, we entered into an agreement with BRE Ace Holdings, an affiliate of Blackstone, to form BRE Ace LLC.  In conjunction with this agreement we acquiredWe hold a 25 percent ownership interest in BRE Ace LLC. During the nine months ended September 30, 2017, we recorded $1 millionLLC, 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 equity1776 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, included in our unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations. See Note 7: Investment11: Investments in Unconsolidated AffiliateAffiliates for additional information. In addition,Additionally, we earn commissions and other fees related to a fee-for-service agreementagreements with the investees to sell VOIs at Elara, by Hilton Grand Vacations.  Vacations and Liberty Place Charleston, by Hilton Club. These amounts are summarized in the following table and are included in General and administrative expenses on our unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations as of the date they became a related party.  parties.

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

($ in millions)

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Equity in earnings (losses) from unconsolidated affiliates

 

$

1

 

 

$

(1

)

 

$

7

 

 

$

3

 

Commissions and other fees

 

 

33

 

 

 

16

 

 

 

70

 

 

 

43

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

September 30,

 

 

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

 

($ in millions)

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

Commission and other fees

 

$

43

 

 

$

 

 

$

43

 

 

$

 

AlsoWe also had $21 million and $7 million of outstanding receivables related to the fee-for-service agreement, agreements included in Accounts receivable, net on our condensed consolidated balance sheetsas of September 30, 20172021 and December 31, 2020, respectively.

Apollo Global Management Inc.

As part of the Diamond Acquisition as described above in Note 3: Diamond Acquisition, Apollo obtained more than 20 percent of our common stock and has the right to designate two nominees to the Board of Directors of HGV pursuant to a Stockholders Agreement among HGV and Apollo. In addition to the right to designate nominees to the Board, the Stockholders Agreement gives Apollo certain other governance, consent and pre-emptive rights, all based on the number of certain shares of HGV common stock owned by Apollo. Outside of the Diamond Acquisition, we did not have any transactions with Apollo during the period ending September 30, 2021 and do not have any outstanding receivablesbalances or agreements with Apollo as of $29 million.  September 30, 2021. We made one payment to Apollo subsequent to the Diamond Acquisition for amounts that were accrued for periods prior to the completion of the Diamond Acquisition and were included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities as of the Acquisition Date.

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Note 14:20: Business Segments

We operate our business through the following two2 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 program.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, which has been further adjusted to exclude certain items, including, but not limited to, gains, losses and expenses in connection with: (i) other gains, including asset dispositions; (ii)dispositions and foreign currency transactions; (iii)translations; (ii) debt restructurings/retirements; (iv)(iii) non-cash impairment losses; (v) reorganization costs, including severance and relocation costs; (vi)(iv) share-based and other compensation expenses; (vii)and (v) other items, including but not limited to costs related to the spin-off;associated with acquisitions, restructuring, amortization of premiums resulting from purchase accounting, and (viii) other items. During the first quarter of 2017, we revised our definition of EBITDA to exclude the adjustment of interest expense relating to our non-recourse debt as a reconciling item to arrive at net income (loss) in order to conform to the presentation of the timeshare industry following the consummation of the spin-off from Hilton. This adjustment was retrospectively applied to prior period(s) to conform with the current presentation.non-cash and one-time charges.


We do not include equity in earnings (losses) from unconsolidated affiliateaffiliates in our measures of segment revenues.operating performance.

Below is the presentation of our reportable segment results which include the newly acquired Diamond operations within both segments for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021. The following table presents revenues for our reportable segments reconciled to consolidated amounts:

 

Three Months Ended
September 30,

 

 

Nine Months Ended
September 30

 

($ in millions)

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real estate sales and financing

$

659

 

 

$

116

 

 

$

976

 

 

$

378

 

Resort operations and club
   management

 

216

 

 

 

61

 

 

 

403

 

 

 

209

 

Segment revenues

 

875

 

 

 

177

 

 

 

1,379

 

 

 

587

 

Cost reimbursements

 

58

 

 

 

33

 

 

 

131

 

 

 

105

 

Intersegment eliminations(1)(2)

 

(5

)

 

 

(2

)

 

 

(13

)

 

 

(10

)

Total revenues

$

928

 

 

$

208

 

 

$

1,497

 

 

$

682

 

(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 $5 million and $2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020. For the

nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, these charges totaled $13 million and $10 million, 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 and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020.

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Three Months Ended

September 30,

 

 

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

 

($ in millions)

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real estate sales and financing(1)

 

$

310

 

 

$

301

 

 

$

916

 

 

$

843

 

Resort operations and club management(2)

 

 

90

 

 

 

81

 

 

 

270

 

 

 

251

 

Total segment revenues

 

 

400

 

 

 

382

 

 

 

1,186

 

 

 

1,094

 

Cost reimbursements

 

 

34

 

 

 

33

 

 

 

102

 

 

 

94

 

Intersegment eliminations(1)(2)(3)

 

 

(8

)

 

 

(8

)

 

 

(24

)

 

 

(20

)

Total revenues

 

$

426

 

 

$

407

 

 

$

1,264

 

 

$

1,168

 

(1)

Includes charges of $1 million and $2 million to the resort operations and club management segment for billing and collection services provided by the real estate sales and financing segment for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016. There were no charges for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017.

(2)

Includes charges to the real estate sales and financing segment from the resort operations and club management segment for discounted stays at properties resulting from marketing packages. These charges totaled $7 million for each of the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, and $23 million and $18 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

(3)

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 $1 million for each of the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017. There were charges of less than $1 million for each of the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016

The following table presents Adjusted EBITDA for our reportable segments reconciled to net income:income (loss):

 

Three Months Ended

September 30,

 

 

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

 

Three Months Ended
September 30,

 

 

Nine Months Ended
September 30,

 

($ in millions)

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Adjusted EBITDA:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real estate sales and financing(1)

 

$

81

 

 

$

85

 

 

$

263

 

 

$

250

 

$

280

 

$

15

 

$

352

 

$

16

 

Resort operations and club management(1)

 

 

50

 

 

 

42

 

 

 

153

 

 

 

139

 

 

109

 

 

30

 

 

212

 

 

100

 

Segment Adjusted EBITDA

 

 

131

 

 

 

127

 

 

 

416

 

 

 

389

 

 

389

 

45

 

564

 

116

 

Acquisition and integration-related expense

 

(54

)

 

0

 

(83

)

 

0

 

General and administrative

 

 

(23

)

 

 

(24

)

 

 

(75

)

 

 

(61

)

 

(41

)

 

(22

)

 

(92

)

 

(65

)

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

(7

)

 

 

(6

)

 

 

(21

)

 

 

(17

)

 

(48

)

 

(11

)

 

(71

)

 

(34

)

License fee expense

 

 

(22

)

 

 

(22

)

 

 

(65

)

 

 

(61

)

 

(24

)

 

(11

)

 

(57

)

 

(39

)

Other loss, net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1

)

Gain on foreign currency transactions

 

 

1

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

2

 

Allocated Parent interest expense(2)

 

 

 

 

 

(7

)

 

 

 

 

 

(20

)

Other (loss) gain, net

 

(20

)

 

1

 

(22

)

 

0

 

Interest expense

 

 

(7

)

 

 

 

 

 

(21

)

 

 

 

 

(42

)

 

(10

)

 

(74

)

 

(32

)

Income tax expense

 

 

(28

)

 

 

(33

)

 

 

(87

)

 

 

(98

)

Equity in earnings from unconsolidated affiliate(3)

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

Other adjustment items

 

 

(3

)

 

 

(1

)

 

 

(5

)

 

 

(3

)

Net income

 

$

43

 

 

$

35

 

 

$

144

 

 

$

130

 

Income tax (expense) benefit

 

(49

)

 

5

 

(46

)

 

12

 

Equity in earnings (losses) from unconsolidated affiliates

 

1

 

(1

)

 

7

 

3

 

Impairment expense

 

(1

)

 

0

 

(2

)

 

0

 

Other adjustment items(2)

 

(12

)

 

 

(3

)

 

 

(23

)

 

 

(8

)

Net income (loss)

$

99

 

$

(7

)

 

$

101

 

$

(47

)

(1) Includes intersegment transactions. Refer to our table presenting revenues by reportable segment above for additional discussion.

(1)

Includes intersegment eliminations. Refer to our table presenting revenues by reportable segment above for additional discussion.

(2) For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, this amount includes costs associated with restructuring, one-time charges and other

non-cash items included within our reportable segments. For the three months ended September 30, 2021, this also includes amortization of

premiums resulting from purchase accounting.

(2)

This amount represents interest expense on an unconditional obligation to guarantee certain Hilton allocated debt balances which were released in November 2016.

(3)

This amount represents our 25 percent interest in BRE Ace LLC. See Note 7: Investment in Unconsolidated Affiliate for additional information.


Note 15:21: 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 September 30, 2017,2021, we were committed to purchase approximately $208$331 million of inventory and land over a period of five years.9 years and $8 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 ultimateactual amount and timing of the acquisitions is subject to change pursuant to the terms of the respective arrangements, which could also allow for cancellation in certain circumstances. During the nine months ended September 30, 20172021 and 2016,2020, we purchased $9completed $132 million and $11$16 million, respectively, of VOI inventory aspurchases required under our inventory-related purchase commitments. As of September 30, 2017,2021, our remaining obligationobligations pursuant to these arrangements waswere expected to be incurred as follows: $3 million

($ in millions)

 

2021
(remaining)

 

 

2022

 

 

2023

 

 

2024

 

 

2025

 

 

Thereafter

 

 

Total

 

Inventory purchase obligations

 

$

20

 

 

$

60

 

 

$

196

 

 

$

40

 

 

$

3

 

 

$

12

 

 

$

331

 

Other commitments(1)

 

 

2

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

8

 

Total

 

$

22

 

 

$

65

 

 

$

197

 

 

$

40

 

 

$

3

 

 

$

12

 

 

$

339

 

(1) Primarily relates to commitments related to information technology and brand licensing in 2018, $187 million in 2019, $9 million in 2020,the normal course of business.

Rebranding Costs

As part of the Diamond Acquisition and $9 million in 2021.per our licensing agreement with Hilton, we are committed to rebranding Diamond properties to the Hilton Grand Vacations brand and Hilton standards. As of September 30, 2021 we expect to begin incurring rebranding costs during the fourth quarter of 2021, 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. ManagementWe evaluate these legal proceedings and claims at each balance sheet date to determine the degree of probability of an

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unfavorable outcome and, when it is probable that a liability has also identified certain otherbeen 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 September 30, 2021 we accrued liabilities of approximately $25 million for all legal matters wherethat were contingencies. Substantially all of these accrued liabilities are related to matters that existed as of the Acquisition Date, which are subject to change during the measurement period of the Diamond Acquisition. See Note 3: Diamond Acquisition.

While we currently believe an unfavorable outcome is reasonably possible and/or for which no estimate of possible losses can be made. While the ultimate results of claims and litigation cannot be predicted with certainty, we expect that the ultimate resolutionoutcome of all pending or threatened claimsthese proceedings, individually and litigation as of September 30, 2017,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 condensed consolidated results of operations,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 positioncondition or cash flows.results of operations.

Note 16:22: Subsequent Events

OnIn October 13, 2017, we acquired an 83-unit, ski-in mountain lodge in Park City, Utah, known as “The Sunrise Lodge, a Hilton Grand Vacations Club.”  Prior2021, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (the "Compensation Committee") approved modifications to the acquisition, HGV was providing marketing, salesshort-term incentive program performance periods and resort management servicestargets covering fiscal year 2021, and in November 2021, the Compensation Committee approved modifications to the seller Sunrise Park City, LLClong-term incentive performance targets for performance-vesting restricted stock units covering fiscal years 2019 through 2022. The modifications were made to reflect the projected effects of the Diamond Acquisition on applicable metrics. There is no financial impact of these modifications and any awards earned under a fee-for-service agreement.  either the 2021 Short-Term Incentive Program or the Performance RSUs will be subject to the terms and conditions applicable to such awards.

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Item 2.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

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, 2016.2020.

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 (the “Exchange Act”) thatamended. Forward-looking statements convey management’s expectations as to the future of HGV, and are based on our management’s beliefs, andexpectations, assumptions and onsuch plans, estimates, projections and other information currently available to our management. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements related to our expectations regardingmanagement at the performance of our business, our financial results, our liquidity and capital resources, the benefits resulting from our spin-off, the effects of competition and the effects of future legislation or regulations and other non-historicaltime HGV makes such statements. Forward-looking statements include all statements that are not historical facts and canmay be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as the words “outlook,” “believes,“believe,“expects,“expect,” “potential,” “goal,” “continues,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,”, “would”, “seeks,” “approximately,” “projects,” “predicts,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.

Forward-lookingHGV cautions you that our forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Actualother factors, including those that are beyond HGV’s control, that 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 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 A&R Hilton 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 factors could adversely impact HGV’s operations, revenue, operating profits and margins, financial condition and/or credit rating.

For additional information regarding factors that could cause HGV’s actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in these forward-looking statements. You should not put undue reliance on anythe forward-looking statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. We do not intend to update any of these forward-looking statement or publicly announce10-Q, please see the results of any revisions to these forward-looking statements, other than as is required under the federal securities laws.

The risk factors discussed in “Part I-ItemI—Item 1A. Risk Factors” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 20162020, as supplemented and updated by the risk factors discussed in “Part II-Item 1A. Risk Factors” of this Report, and in our Quarterly ReportReports on Form 10-Q for the quarterquarters ended SeptemberMarch 31, 2021 and June 30, 2017 could cause our results2021, and those described from time to differ materially from those expressedtime in forward-looking statements.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. Any such risks could cause our resultsExcept for HGV’s ongoing obligations to differ materially from those expressed in forward-looking statements. Wedisclose 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, except as required by law.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. Except where the context requires otherwise, references to our “properties” or “resorts” and “rooms”“VOIs” refer to the timeshare properties managed,


franchised, ownedthat we manage or leased by us.own. Of these propertiesresorts and rooms,VOIs, a portion areis directly owned or leased by us or our joint ventures in which we have an interest and the remaining propertiesresorts and roomsVOIs are owned by our third-party owners.

Investment funds associated with or designated by The Blackstone Group L.P. and their affiliates, former majority owners of Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc. (together with its then consolidated subsidiaries, “Hilton”), are referred to herein as “Blackstone.”

Investment funds associated with or designated by HNA Tourism Group Co., Ltd. and their affiliates are referred to herein as “HNA.”

“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.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 contract sales, sales revenue, real estate margin, tour flow, volume per guest, capital efficiency ratio, transient rate, earnings before interest expense (excluding interest expense relating to our non-recourse debt), taxes and depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”), and Adjusted EBITDAEBITDA.

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 segment Adjusted EBITDA. volume per guest (“VPG”).

See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations-Key“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

Spin-Off TransactionsOverview

On January 3, 2017, the previously announced spin-off was completed by way ofOur Business

We are a pro rata distribution of the Company’s common stock to Hilton stockholders. Each Hilton stockholder received one share of our common stock for every ten shares of Hilton common stock. As a result of the spin-off, we became a separate publicly-tradedglobal timeshare company on the New York Stock Exchangeengaged in developing, marketing, selling and managing timeshare resorts primarily under the ticker symbol “HGV”Hilton Grand Vacations brand. Our Company also includes Diamond Resorts International ("Diamond"). Our operations primarily consist of: selling vacation ownership intervals and vacation ownership interests (collectively, “VOIs”) 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 did not retain any ownership interest in us.Club exchange program (collectively the “Legacy-HGV Club”) and Diamond points-based clubs.

In connection with the completion of the spin-off, we entered into agreements with Hilton (who at the time was a related party) and other third parties, including licenses to use the Hilton brand. See Key Agreements Related to the Spin-Off section in Part I – Item 1. Business of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 for further information.

On March 15, 2017, Blackstone completed the previously announced sale of 24,750,000 shares of our common stock to HNA, representing approximately 25 percent of the outstanding shares of our common stock. Blackstone retained 15,008,689 shares, or approximately 15 percent of our common stock upon the completion of the sale.

In connection with the consummation of the sale, we adopted our amended and restated by-laws, effective March 15, 2017, to remove references to Blackstone’s ownership of at least 40 percent of the total voting power of our common stock and revised certain provisions referencing the Blackstone Stockholders Agreement, as appropriate, to include references to the HNA Stockholder Agreement.

On May 25, 2017, Blackstone filed a Registration Statement on Form S-1 and registered all of our common stock held by them. On June 14, 2017, Blackstone entered into an underwriting agreement with J.P. Morgan Securities LLC pursuant to which J.P. Morgan Securities LLC agreed to purchase from Blackstone 9,650,000 shares of our common stock at a price of $35.40 per share. The sale was completed on June 20, 2017. Subsequently, on September 25, 2017, Blackstone completed the sale of substantially all of the remaining shares of our common stock held by them to several institutional investors.  We did not received any proceeds from either of these sales.  As of September 30, 2017, Blackstone holds only a nominal2021, we have 154 properties located in the United States (“U.S.”), Europe, Canada, the Caribbean, Japan and Mexico. A significant number of shares of our common stock.    


Tax Matters Agreement

Subsequent to the spin-off, we have no unrecognized taxes that, if recognized, would have impacted our effective tax rate. As a large taxpayer, Hilton is continuously under audit by the IRSproperties and other taxing authorities. HGV has joinedVOIs are concentrated in the Hilton U.S. Federal tax consolidated filing for prior tax years up to the date of the spin-off. Although we do not anticipate that a significant impact to our unrecognized tax balance will occur during the next fiscal year as a result of these audits, it remains possible that the amount of our liability for unrecognized taxes could change over that time period. Pursuant to the Tax Matters Agreement, Hilton is liableFlorida, Hawaii, Europe, California, Arizona, Nevada, and shall pay the relevant tax authority for all taxes related to the taxable income prior to the spin-off. HGV will be responsible for its portion of any amounts Hilton is deemed liable by a taxing authority according to the Tax Matters Agreement. HGV is responsible for tax years subsequent to the spin-off.

Our Business

We are a rapidly growing timeshare company that markets and sells VOIs, manages resorts in top leisure and urban destinations, and operates a points-based vacation club. As of September 30, 2017, we have 48 resorts, representing 8,101 units, which are located in iconic vacation destinations such as the Hawaiian Islands, New York City, Orlando and Las Vegas,Virginia, and feature spacious, condominium-style accommodations with superior amenities and quality service. As of September 30, 2017,2021, we have approximately 284,000331,000 Hilton Grand Vacations Club (the “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 1418 industry-leading brands across more than 5,000approximately 6,500 properties, as well as numerous experiential vacation options, such as cruises and guided tours. We also have 131,000 Diamond Club members who are able to utilize their points across the Diamond resorts, affiliated properties and alternative experiential options.

Our business has been adversely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and its effects on the global economy, including the various government orders and mandates for closures of non-essential businesses. Please see, “Recent Events Related to the COVID-19 Pandemic and Impact on Our Results of Operations, Financial Condition, and Business During the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021” and other discussions throughout this Report for additional information regarding such impacts.

Diamond Acquisition

On August 2, 2021, we completed the acquisition of Dakota Holdings, Inc., the parent of Diamond (the “Diamond Acquisition” or, ). We completed the acquisition by exchanging 100 percent of the outstanding equity interests of Diamond

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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 Funds" or, "Apollo") and other minority shareholders, who previously owned 100 percent of Diamond, holding the remaining approximately 28 percent after giving effect to the Diamond Acquisition.

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 (the “Portfolio Properties”) that we manage, are included in one of Diamond's single- and multi-use trusts (collectively, the "Diamond 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.

In connection with the Diamond Acquisition, we entered into the following arrangements:

- $1.3 billion seven-year senior secured term loan facility ("Term Loan B")

- $850 million aggregate principal amount of 5.00 percent senior notes due 2029 ("the 2029 Notes")

- $500 million aggregate principal amount of 4.875 percent senior notes due 2031 ("the 2031 Notes")

The cumulative proceeds received from Term Loan B and senior notes were used to repay certain existing indebtedness of both HGV and Diamond, including HGV's pre-existing term loan and senior notes, $260 million of the balance on the revolving credit facility, and approximately $2.03 billion of Diamond's corporate indebtedness inclusive of accrued interest on the existing indebtedness and early termination penalties.

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.

Of our 154 properties, we had 92 properties that are Legacy-Diamond as of September 30, 2021.

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 annuallyon 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 2010, we began sourcingWe source VOIs through fee-for-service and just-in-time agreements with third-party developers and have successfully transformed from a capital-intensive business to one that is highly capital-efficient.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 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 by us with the sale to purchasers. Sales of owned, inventory, including purchased 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.

Our primary "Collections" product is the marketing and selling of VOIs sold to customers as beneficial interests in one of our Collections, 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. In general, purchasers of points do not acquire a direct ownership interest in the resort properties in our network generally, 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. We source some of our VOIs through just-in-time agreements with third-party developers and develop our own properties.

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For the nine months ended September 30, 2017,2021, sales from fee-for-service, just-in-time, and developed inventory and points-based sources were 5435 percent, 2022 percent, 26 percent and 2617 percent, respectively, of contract sales. See “-Real“Key Business and Financial Metrics and Terms Used by Management — Real Estate Sales Operating Metrics” for additional discussion of contract sales. Based onThe estimated contract sales value related to our trailing twelve months sales pace, we have access toinventory 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 five years of future inventory, with capital$14 billion at current pricing.

Capital efficient arrangements, representingcomprised of our fee-for-service and just-in-time inventory, represented approximately 8838 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.

We originate loanssell 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 16 Legacy-HGV sales distribution centers in various domestic and international locations. We have added approximately 30 sales centers as part of the Diamond Acquisition primarily located in the U.S. at Diamond resort properties. 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 nine months ended September 30, 2021, 67 percent of our contract sales were to our existing owners.

We provide financing for members purchasing our developed and acquired inventory whichand generate interest income. Our loanstimeshare 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 94 percent to 18 percent per annum.

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 averageweighted-average FICO score for new loans to U.S. and Canadian borrowers at the time of origination were as follows:

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

Weighted average FICO score

 

 

738

 

 

 

736

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Weighted-average FICO score

 

 

724

 

 

 

734

 

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 Club.Clubs.


Some of our loanstimeshare 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 4: 7: Timeshare Financing Receivables in our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

In addition, we earn fees from servicing our securitized loan portfolio and the loans provided by third-party developers of our fee-for-service projects to purchasers of their VOIs.VOIs and from our securitized timeshare financing receivables.

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Resort Operations and Club Management

We enter into a management agreementagreements with the homeowners’ association (“HOA”)HOAs of the VOI owners for timeshare resorts developed by us or a third party. Each of the HOAs is governed by a board of directors comprisingcomprised 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 yearthree-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.members, as well as the Diamond Clubs (the Legacy-HGV Club and Diamond Clubs are collectively referred to as “Clubs”). When an owner purchases aowners purchase VOI, he or she isthey are generally automatically enrolled in thea Club and given an annual allotment of points that allowwhich allows the member to exchange his or her annual usage rights in the VOI that they owntheir points for a number of vacation and travel options. In addition to an annual membership fee, Club members pay incremental fees depending on exchanges they choose within the Club system.

We rent unsold VOI inventory, third-party inventory and inventory made available due to ownership exchanges through our Clubclub 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

TheWe measure our performance using the following are not recognized terms under U.S. GAAP:key operating metrics:

Contract sales represents the total amount of VOI products (Collections (points-based), just-in-time, developed, and fee-for-service) 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 is not a recognized term under U.S. GAAP and should not be considered in isolation or as an alternative to Sales of VOIs, net or any other comparable operating measure derived in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Contract sales differ from revenues from the Sales of VOIs, net that we report in our condensed consolidated statements of operations due to the requirements for revenue recognition, as well as adjustments for incentives and other administrative fee revenues.incentives. We consider contract sales to be an important operating measure because it reflects the pace of sales in our business.

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 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. See Note 2: Summary of Significant Accounting Policies in our unaudited consolidated financial statements included in Item 1 in our Quarterly Report herein on form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2021, for additional information on Sales of VOI, net.

Sales revenue represents saleSales of VOIs, net and, commissions and brand fees earned from the sale of fee-for-service intervals.

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Real estate margin profit represents sales revenue less the cost of VOI sales, and 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.


Capital efficiency ratio represents the ratio of cost of VOI sales to VOI inventory spend, including fee-for-service upgrades. We consider this to be an important operating measure because capital efficiency allows us to reduce inventory investment requirements while continuing to generate growth in revenues and cash flows.

Resort and Club Management and Rental Metrics

Transient rate represents the total rental room revenue for transient guests divided by total number of transient room nights sold in a given period and excludes room rentals associated with marketing programs, owner usage and the redemption of Club Bonus Points.

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, 2016.2020 as well as Note 2: Summary of Significant Accounting Policies above.

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. During the first quarter of 2017, we revised our definition of EBITDA to exclude the adjustment of interest expense relating to our non-recourse debt as a reconciling item to arrive at net income (loss) in order to conform to the presentation of the timeshare industry following the consummation of the spin-off from Hilton. The revised definition was applied to prior period(s) to conform with current presentation.

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; (ii)dispositions and foreign currency transactions; (iii)translations; (ii) debt restructurings/retirements; (iv)(iii) non-cash impairment losses; (v) reorganization costs, including severance and relocation costs; (vi)(iv) share-based and certain other compensation expenses; (vii)and (v) other items, including but not limited to costs related to the spin-off;associated with acquisitions, restructuring, amortization of premiums resulting from purchase accounting, and (viii) other items.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;

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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.


Recent Events

On July 18, 2017, we entered into an agreement with BRE Ace Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“BRE Ace Holdings”), an affiliate of Blackstone and formed BRE Ace LLC. Pursuant Related to the agreement, we contributed $40 million in cash for a 25 percent interest in BRE Ace LLC, which owns a 1,201-key timeshare resort propertyCOVID-19 Pandemic and related operations, commonly known as “Elara, by Hilton Grand Vacations,” located in Las Vegas, Nevada. 

On September 10, 2017, Hurricane Irma hit the Florida Keys as a Category 4 hurricane, weakening somewhat as it made landfall along Florida’s southwest shoreline. Although certain of our managed Florida properties were temporarily closed during the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, neither HGV’s operations nor financial performance were significantly impacted by this storm. In the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, the IRS has granted an automatic extension to individuals and businesses affected by the hurricanes, which extends tax filing and payment deadlines beginning September 4, 2017.  As a result, we have delayed our third quarter Federal income tax payment.  

Impact on Our Results of Operations,

Financial Condition, and Business During the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 20172021.

As of September 30, 2021, nearly all of our resorts and sales centers which previously closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic are open and operating, although some are still operating in markets with various capacity constraints, social distancing requirements and other safety measures, which are impacting consumer demand for resorts in those markets. Subsequent to September 30, 2021, all of our resorts and all but three of our sales centers have fully reopened. We plan to continue our normal business as conditions permit, but there can be no assurance that such positive trends will continue or that there will not be any increases of new infections or new variants (such as the Delta variant) that may result in the reimposition of social distancing measures and/or restrictions in certain jurisdictions, as well as travel restrictions that may impede or reverse our recovery. Please carefully review the risk factors contained in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q, our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2021 and June 30, 2021, in Item 1A of our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 and those described from time to time in other periodic reports that we file with the SEC for discussions of various factors and uncertainties related to the pandemic that may materially impact us.

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Results of Operations

Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021 Compared with the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 20162020

Segment Results

We evaluate our business segment operating performance using segment Adjusted EBITDA, as described in Note 14: 20: Business Segments in our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. We do not include equity in earnings (losses) from unconsolidated affiliateaffiliates in our measures of segment revenues.operating performance. For a discussion of our definition of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA, how management uses itthem to manage our business and material limitations on itstheir usefulness, refer to “—Key Business and Financial Metrics and Terms Used by Management—EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA.” The following table setstables set forth revenues and Adjusted EBITDA by segment, reconciledsegment:

 

Three Months Ended
September 30,

 

 

Change

 

 

Change due to
Legacy-Diamond

 

 

 

Change due to
Legacy-HGV

 

($ in millions)

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

 

$

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real estate sales and financing

$

659

 

 

$

116

 

 

$

543

 

 

$

127

 

 

 

$

416

 

Resort operations and club management

 

216

 

 

 

61

 

 

 

155

 

 

 

102

 

 

 

 

53

 

Total segment revenues

 

875

 

 

 

177

 

 

 

698

 

 

 

229

 

 

 

 

469

 

Cost reimbursements

 

58

 

 

 

33

 

 

 

25

 

 

 

16

 

 

 

 

9

 

Intersegment eliminations(1)

 

(5

)

 

 

(2

)

 

 

(3

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3

)

Total revenues

$

928

 

 

$

208

 

 

$

720

 

 

$

245

 

 

 

$

475

 

 

Nine Months Ended
September 30,

 

 

Change

 

 

Change due to
Legacy-Diamond

 

 

 

Change due to
Legacy-HGV

 

($ in millions)

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

 

$

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real estate sales and financing

$

976

 

 

$

378

 

 

$

598

 

 

$

127

 

 

 

$

471

 

Resort operations and club management

 

403

 

 

 

209

 

 

 

194

 

 

 

102

 

 

 

 

92

 

Total segment revenues

 

1,379

 

 

 

587

 

 

 

792

 

 

 

229

 

 

 

 

563

 

Cost reimbursements

 

131

 

 

 

105

 

 

 

26

 

 

 

16

 

 

 

 

10

 

Intersegment eliminations(1)

 

(13

)

 

 

(10

)

 

 

(3

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3

)

Total revenues

$

1,497

 

 

$

682

 

 

$

815

 

 

$

245

 

 

 

$

570

 

(1) Refer to Note 20: Business Segments in our unaudited condensed consolidated amount, including net income, our most comparable U.S. GAAP financial measure:statements for details on the intersegment eliminations.

 

 

Three Months Ended

September 30,

 

 

Variance

 

 

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

 

 

Variance

 

($ in millions)

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

$

 

 

%

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

$

 

 

%

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real estate sales and financing

 

$

310

 

 

$

301

 

 

$

9

 

 

 

3.0

%

 

$

916

 

 

$

843

 

 

$

73

 

 

 

8.7

%

Resort operations and club management

 

 

90

 

 

 

81

 

 

 

9

 

 

 

11.1

 

 

 

270

 

 

 

251

 

 

 

19

 

 

 

7.6

 

Segment revenues

 

 

400

 

 

 

382

 

 

 

18

 

 

 

4.7

 

 

 

1,186

 

 

 

1,094

 

 

 

92

 

 

 

8.4

 

Cost reimbursements

 

 

34

 

 

 

33

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

3.0

 

 

 

102

 

 

 

94

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

8.5

 

Intersegment eliminations(1)

 

 

(8

)

 

 

(8

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(24

)

 

 

(20

)

 

 

(4

)

 

 

(20.0

)

Total revenues

 

$

426

 

 

$

407

 

 

$

19

 

 

 

4.7

 

 

$

1,264

 

 

$

1,168

 

 

$

96

 

 

 

8.2

 

(1)

Refer to Note 14: 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:

 

 

Three Months Ended

September 30,

 

 

Variance

 

 

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

 

 

Variance

 

($ in millions)

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

$

 

 

%

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

$

 

 

%

 

Net Income

 

$

43

 

 

$

35

 

 

$

8

 

 

 

22.9

%

 

$

144

 

 

$

130

 

 

$

14

 

 

 

10.8

%

Interest expense

 

 

7

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

NM(1)

 

 

 

21

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

 

 

NM(1)

 

Allocated Parent interest expense

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

(7

)

 

 

(100.0

)

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

 

(20

)

 

 

(100.0

)

Income tax expense

 

 

28

 

 

 

33

 

 

 

(5

)

 

 

(15.2

)

 

 

87

 

 

 

98

 

 

 

(11

)

 

 

(11.2

)

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

7

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

16.7

 

 

 

21

 

 

 

17

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

23.5

 

Interest expense, depreciation and amortization included in equity in earnings from unconsolidated affiliate

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

NM(1)

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

NM(1)

 

EBITDA

 

 

87

 

 

 

81

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

7.4

 

 

 

275

 

 

 

265

 

 

 

10

 

 

 

3.8

 

Other loss, net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

(1

)

 

 

(100.0

)

Gain on foreign currency transactions

 

 

(1

)

 

 

(1

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1

)

 

 

(2

)

 

 

1

 

 

 

(50.0

)

Share-based compensation expense

 

 

5

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

3

 

 

NM(1)

 

 

 

13

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

85.7

 

Other adjustment items(2)

 

 

3

 

 

 

11

 

 

 

(8

)

 

 

(72.7

)

 

 

7

 

 

 

21

 

 

 

(14

)

 

 

(66.7

)

Adjusted EBITDA

 

$

94

 

 

$

93

 

 

$

1

 

 

 

1.1

 

 

$

294

 

 

$

292

 

 

$

2

 

 

 

0.7

 

 

Three Months Ended
September 30,

 

 

Change

 

 

Change due to
Legacy-Diamond

 

 

Change due to
Legacy-HGV

 

($ in millions)

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

Net income (loss)

$

99

 

 

$

(7

)

 

$

106

 

 

$

30

 

 

$

76

 

Interest expense

 

42

 

 

 

10

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

(1

)

 

 

33

 

Income tax expense (benefit)

 

49

 

 

 

(5

)

 

 

54

 

 

 

12

 

 

 

42

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

48

 

 

 

11

 

 

 

37

 

 

 

37

 

 

 

 

Interest expense, depreciation and amortization included in equity in earnings from unconsolidated affiliates

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

(1

)

 

 

 

 

 

(1

)

EBITDA

 

238

 

 

 

10

 

 

 

228

 

 

 

78

 

 

 

150

 

Other loss (gain), net

 

20

 

 

 

(1

)

 

 

21

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

 

Share-based compensation expense

 

14

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

Impairment expense

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

Acquisition and integration-related expense

 

54

 

 

 

 

 

 

54

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

51

 

Other adjustment items(1)

 

13

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

9

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

1

 

Adjusted EBITDA

$

340

 

 

$

19

 

 

$

321

 

 

$

89

 

 

$

232

 

(1)

Fluctuation in terms of percentage change is not meaningful.

(2)

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Nine Months Ended
September 30,

 

 

Change

 

 

Change due to
Legacy-Diamond

 

 

Change due to
Legacy-HGV

 

($ in millions)

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

Net income (loss)

$

101

 

 

$

(47

)

 

$

148

 

 

$

30

 

 

$

118

 

Interest expense

 

74

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

42

 

 

 

(1

)

 

 

43

 

Income tax expense (benefit)

 

46

 

 

 

(12

)

 

 

58

 

 

 

12

 

 

 

46

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

71

 

 

 

34

 

 

 

37

 

 

 

37

 

 

 

 

Interest expense, depreciation and amortization included in equity in earnings from unconsolidated affiliates

 

1

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

(1

)

 

 

 

 

 

(1

)

EBITDA

 

293

 

 

 

9

 

 

 

284

 

 

 

78

 

 

 

206

 

Other loss, net

 

22

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

Share-based compensation expense

 

32

 

 

 

10

 

 

 

22

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

Impairment expense

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

Acquisition and integration-related expense

 

83

 

 

 

 

 

 

83

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

80

 

Other adjustment items(1)

 

20

 

 

 

14

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

(2

)

Adjusted EBITDA

$

452

 

 

$

33

 

 

$

419

 

 

$

89

 

 

$

330

 

(1) For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, amounts represent $2 million and $5 million, respectively, of costs associated with the spin-off transaction.

 

 

Three Months Ended

September 30,

 

 

Variance

 

 

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

 

 

Variance

 

($ in millions)

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

$

 

 

%

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

$

 

 

%

 

Adjusted EBITDA:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real estate sales and financing(1)

 

$

81

 

 

$

85

 

 

$

(4

)

 

 

(4.7

)%

 

$

263

 

 

$

250

 

 

$

13

 

 

 

5.2

%

Resort operations and club management(1)

 

 

50

 

 

 

42

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

19.0

 

 

 

153

 

 

 

139

 

 

 

14

 

 

 

10.1

 

Segment Adjusted EBITDA

 

 

131

 

 

 

127

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

3.1

 

 

 

416

 

 

 

389

 

 

 

27

 

 

 

6.9

 

Adjustments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA from unconsolidated affiliate

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

NM(1)

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

NM(1)

 

License fee expense

 

 

(22

)

 

 

(22

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(65

)

 

 

(61

)

 

 

(4

)

 

 

6.6

 

General and administrative(2)

 

 

(18

)

 

 

(12

)

 

 

(6

)

 

 

50.0

 

 

 

(60

)

 

 

(36

)

 

 

(24

)

 

 

66.7

 

Adjusted EBITDA

 

$

94

 

 

$

93

 

 

$

1

 

 

 

1.1

 

 

$

294

 

 

$

292

 

 

$

2

 

 

 

0.7

 

(1)

Includes intersegment eliminations and other adjustments.

(2)

Excludes share-based compensation and other adjustment items.

Real Estate Sales and Financingnine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 this amount includes costs associated with restructuring, one-time charges, and

Real estate sales and financing segment revenues increase forother non-cash items. For the three months ended September 30, 2017, compared2021, this also includes amortization of premiums resulting from purchase accounting.

The following table reconciles our segment Adjusted EBITDA to Adjusted EBITDA:

 

Three Months Ended
September 30,

 

 

Change

 

 

Change due to
Legacy-Diamond

 

 

Change due to
Legacy-HGV

 

($ in millions)

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

Adjusted EBITDA:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real estate sales and financing(1)

$

280

 

 

$

15

 

 

$

265

 

 

$

54

 

 

$

211

 

Resort operations and club
   management
(1)

 

109

 

 

 

30

 

 

 

79

 

 

 

40

 

 

 

39

 

Adjustments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA from
   unconsolidated affiliates

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

License fee expense

 

(24

)

 

 

(11

)

 

 

(13

)

 

 

 

 

 

(13

)

General and administrative(2)

 

(26

)

 

 

(15

)

 

 

(11

)

 

 

(5

)

 

 

(6

)

Adjusted EBITDA

$

340

 

 

$

19

 

 

$

321

 

 

$

89

 

 

$

232

 

 

Nine Months Ended
September 30,

 

 

Change

 

 

Change due to
Legacy-Diamond

 

 

Change due to
Legacy-HGV

 

($ in millions)

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

Adjusted EBITDA:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real estate sales and financing(1)

$

352

 

 

$

16

 

 

$

336

 

 

$

54

 

 

$

282

 

Resort operations and club
   management
(1)

 

212

 

 

 

100

 

 

 

112

 

 

 

40

 

 

 

72

 

Adjustments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA from
   unconsolidated affiliates

 

8

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

License fee expense

 

(57

)

 

 

(39

)

 

 

(18

)

 

 

 

 

 

(18

)

General and administrative(2)

 

(63

)

 

 

(49

)

 

 

(14

)

 

 

(5

)

 

 

(9

)

Adjusted EBITDA

$

452

 

 

$

33

 

 

$

419

 

 

$

89

 

 

$

330

 

(1) Includes intersegment transactions, share-based compensation, depreciation and other adjustments attributable to the same period in 2016, primarily due to a $4 million increase in sales revenue, a $2 million increase in marketingsegments.

(2) 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 a $4 million increased in financing revenues. The increase in sales revenue was primarily duethe related costs to higherfulfill and acquire the contract (“direct costs”) from sales of VOIs net, dueunder construction are deferred until the point in time when construction activities are deemed to sales at our newly developed project beginning in the fourth quarter of 2016.be completed. The increase in marketing revenues was primarily due to an increase in title related services. The increase in financing revenues was primarily due an increase in interest income from higher outstanding timeshare financing receivables balance. Realreal estate sales

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and financing segment Adjusted EBITDA decreasedis impacted by $4 million 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:

 

Three Months Ended
September 30,

 

 

Change

 

 

Nine Months Ended
September 30,

 

 

Change

 

($ in millions)

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

$

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

$

 

Sales of VOIs (deferrals)

$

 

 

$

(13

)

 

$

13

 

 

$

 

 

$

(64

)

 

$

64

 

Sales of VOIs recognitions

 

241

 

 

 

 

 

 

241

 

 

 

167

 

 

 

 

 

 

167

 

Net Sales of VOIs recognitions (deferrals)

 

241

 

 

 

(13

)

 

 

254

 

 

 

167

 

 

 

(64

)

 

 

231

 

Cost of VOI sales (deferrals)(1)

 

 

 

 

(4

)

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

(17

)

 

 

17

 

Cost of VOI sales recognitions

 

73

 

 

 

 

 

73

 

 

 

50

 

 

 

 

 

 

50

 

Net Cost of VOI sales recognitions (deferrals)(1)

 

73

 

 

 

(4

)

 

 

77

 

 

 

50

 

 

 

(17

)

 

 

67

 

Sales and marketing expense (deferrals)

 

 

 

 

(1

)

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

(9

)

 

9

 

Sales and marketing expense recognitions

 

35

 

 

 

 

 

 

35

 

 

 

24

 

 

 

 

 

 

24

 

Net Sales and marketing expense
     recognitions (deferrals)

 

35

 

 

 

(1

)

 

 

36

 

 

 

24

 

 

 

(9

)

 

 

33

 

Net construction recognitions (deferrals)

$

133

 

 

$

(8

)

 

$

141

 

 

$

93

 

 

$

(38

)

 

$

131

 

(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 and nine months ended September 30, 2017, compared to the same period in 2016, primarily due to a $14 million increase in sales2021 and marketing expense as well as a decrease in commission and brand fees.2020.

Real estate sales and financing segment revenues increased by $543 million and $598 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017,2021, compared to the same periodperiods in 2016,2020, primarily due to an increase of $254 million and $231 million, respectively, related to the recognition of sales of VOIs revenue for completed projects which were deferred when under construction. All projects completed in the third quarter of 2021 were in deferral for the three and nine months ending September 30, 2020. Additionally, sales of VOIs increased by $185 million and marketing revenues increased by $110 million as a $44result of the increase in travel demand and the reopening of nearly all of our resorts and sales centers by the end of the second quarter of 2021. During early 2020, substantially all of our resorts and sales centers were closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which significantly lowered our results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020. Diamond contributed $127 million to the total increase in real estate sales and financing revenues for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 primarily driven by $101 million of sales of VOIs.

Real estate sales and financing Adjusted EBITDA increased by $265 million and $336 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2020, due to the increases in sales revenue a $22 millionand marketing segment revenues partially offset with the associated increase in marketing revenuecost of VOI sales and a $9 million increased in financing revenues. The increase in sales revenue was primarily due to a $47 million increase in sales of VOIs, net, due to sales at our newly developed project beginning inreal estate operating expenses associated with segment performance discussed herein. In addition, for the fourth quarter of 2016. The increase in marketing revenue was primarily due to (i) a $10 million reduction of our expected redemptions of expired discounted vacation packages, (ii) a $8 million


increase in the actual redemption of discounted vacation packagesthree and (iii) a $3 million increase in title related service revenue.  The increase in financing revenues was primarily due an increase in interest income from higher outstanding timeshare financing receivables balance.  Realnine months ended September 30, 2021, real estate sales and financing segment Adjusted EBITDA increasedwas impacted favorably by $13an immaterial amount and $4 million net credit related to government assistance from Japan and an employee retention credit granted under the CARES Act, primarily associated with payments made to employees as a result of operational closures caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, compared to $9 million and $24 million of net expenses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, compared2020, respectively. Diamond contributed $54 million to the same period in 2016, primarily due to antotal increase in revenues associated with the segment, partially offset by a $49 million increase inreal estate sales and marketing expense as well as a decrease in commissionfinancing Adjusted EBITDA for the three and brand fees.nine months ended September 30, 2021.

Refer to “—Real Estate” and “—Financing” for further discussion on the revenues and expenses of the real estate sales and financing segment.

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Resort Operations and Club Management

Resort operations and club management segment revenues increased $155 million and $194 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017,2021, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2016,2020, primarily due to (i) an increase of $4 million and $10 million, respectively,increases in resort and club management revenues from the launch of new properties subsequent to the third quarter of 2016 and (ii) an increase of $4 million and $3 million, respectively, in rental and ancillary services revenues as a result of higher transient roomthe reopening of nearly all of our resorts and sales centers by the end of the second quarter of 2021, which led to increased results as compared to the prior periods. During early 2020, substantially all of our resorts and sales centers were closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which significantly lowered our results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020. We began a phased reopening of our resorts and resumption of our business activities during the second quarter of 2020. Diamond contributed $102 million to the total increase in resort operations and club inventory rentals at our developedmanagement segment revenues for the three and fee-for-service properties.  nine months ended September 30, 2021, primarily driven by $49 million of rental revenue and $38 million of resort operations revenue.

Resort operations and club management segment Adjusted EBITDA increased $79 million and $112 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017,2021, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2016,2020, primarily due to the increases in rental revenues described above partially offset with the increases in segment operating expenses associated with segment performance discussed herein. Diamond contributed $40 million to the segment, partially offset by increases of $3 milliontotal increase in resort operations and $9 million, respectively, in segment expenses.  club management Adjusted EBITDA for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021.

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

 

Three Months Ended
September 30,

 

 

Change

 

 

Change due to
Legacy-Diamond

 

 

Change due to
Legacy-HGV

 

($ in millions, except Tour flow and VPG)

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

Contract sales

$

433

 

 

$

117

 

 

$

316

 

 

$

143

 

 

$

173

 

Adjustments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fee-for-service sales(1)

 

(124

)

 

 

(67

)

 

 

(57

)

 

 

 

 

 

(57

)

Provision for financing receivables losses

 

(50

)

 

 

(12

)

 

 

(38

)

 

 

(23

)

 

 

(15

)

Reportability and other:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net recognition (deferral) of sales of VOIs under construction(2)

 

241

 

 

 

(13

)

 

 

254

 

 

 

 

 

 

254

 

Fee-for-service sale upgrades, net

 

3

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

(1

)

 

 

 

 

 

(1

)

Other(3)

 

(15

)

 

 

(5

)

 

 

(10

)

 

 

(20

)

 

 

10

 

Sales of VOIs, net

$

488

 

 

$

24

 

 

$

464

 

 

$

100

 

 

$

364

 

Tour flow

 

97,628

 

 

 

25,488

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VPG

$

4,255

 

 

$

4,205

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended
September 30,

 

 

Change

 

 

Change due to
Legacy-Diamond

 

 

Change due to
Legacy-HGV

 

($ in millions, except Tour flow and VPG)

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

Contract sales

$

831

 

 

$

396

 

 

$

435

 

 

$

143

 

 

$

292

 

Adjustments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fee-for-service sales(1)

 

(289

)

 

 

(216

)

 

 

(73

)

 

 

 

 

 

(73

)

Provision for financing receivables losses

 

(78

)

 

 

(57

)

 

 

(21

)

 

 

(23

)

 

 

2

 

Reportability and other:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net recognition (deferral) of sales of VOIs under construction(2)

 

167

 

 

 

(64

)

 

 

231

 

 

 

 

 

 

231

 

Fee-for-service sale upgrades, net

 

8

 

 

 

13

 

 

 

(5

)

 

 

 

 

 

(5

)

Other(3)

 

(42

)

 

 

8

 

 

 

(50

)

 

 

(20

)

 

 

(30

)

Sales of VOIs, net

$

597

 

 

$

80

 

 

$

517

 

 

$

100

 

 

$

417

 

Tour flow

 

181,921

 

 

 

98,263

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VPG

$

4,356

 

 

$

3,763

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1) Represents contract sales from fee-for-service properties on which we earn commissions and brand fees.

 

 

Three Months Ended

September 30,

 

 

Variance

 

 

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

 

 

Variance

 

($ in millions, except Tour flow and VPG)

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

$

 

 

%

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

$

 

 

%

 

Sales of VOIs, net

 

$

145

 

 

$

130

 

 

$

15

 

 

 

11.5

%

 

$

406

 

 

$

359

 

 

$

47

 

 

 

13.1

%

Adjustments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fee-for-service sales(1)

 

 

169

 

 

 

181

 

 

 

(12

)

 

 

(6.6

)

 

 

508

 

 

 

512

 

 

 

(4

)

 

 

(0.8

)

Loan loss provision

 

 

19

 

 

 

14

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

35.7

 

 

 

45

 

 

 

37

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

21.6

 

Reportability and other(2)

 

 

(7

)

 

 

(19

)

 

 

12

 

 

 

(63.2

)

 

 

(23

)

 

 

(49

)

 

 

26

 

 

 

(53.1

)

Contract sales

 

$

326

 

 

$

306

 

 

$

20

 

 

 

6.5

 

 

$

936

 

 

$

859

 

 

$

77

 

 

 

9.0

 

Tour flow

 

 

87,346

 

 

 

79,817

 

 

 

7,529

 

 

 

9.4

 

 

 

246,865

 

 

 

230,362

 

 

 

16,503

 

 

 

7.2

 

VPG

 

$

3,555

 

 

$

3,602

 

 

$

(47

)

 

 

(1.3

)

 

$

3,590

 

 

$

3,504

 

 

$

86

 

 

 

2.5

 

(2) Represents the net impact of deferred revenues related to the Sales of VOIs under construction that are recognized when construction is complete.

(1)

Represents contract sales from fee-for-service properties on which we earn commissions and brand fees.

(2)

Includes adjustments for revenue recognition, including percentage-of-completion deferrals and amount in rescission, and sales incentives, as well as adjustments related to granting credit to customers for their existing ownership when upgrading into fee-for-service projects.


(3) Includes adjustments for revenue recognition, including amounts in rescission and sales incentives.

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Contract sales increased by $316 million and $435 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017,2021, respectively, compared to the same periodperiods in 2016,2020, primarily due to an increase in tour flow and VPG and a related improvement in travel demand. As of September 30, 2021, nearly all of our resorts and sales centers which correlateshad previously closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic were open and operating. Diamond contributed $143 million to the total increase in marketing expense. VPG decreasedcontract sales for the three months ended September 30, 2017, compared to the same period in 2016 due to a 1.4 percent decrease in close rate, partially offset by a 0.8 percent increase in average transaction price.

Contract sales increased for theand nine months ended September 30, 2017, compared2021. Sales of VOIs, net also increased by $254 million and $231 million due to the same periodrecognition of all sales of VOIs under construction in 2016, primarily due to an increasethe third quarter of 2021 which were in tour flow which correlates todeferral for the increases in marketing expensethree and VPG. VPG increased for the nine months ended September 30, 2017, compared to the same period in 2016 due to a 0.5 percent and 2.1 percent increase in close rate and average transaction price, respectively.2020.

 

Three Months Ended

September 30,

 

 

Variance

 

 

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

 

 

Variance

 

($ in millions)

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

$

 

 

%

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

$

 

 

%

 

Sales of VOIs, net

 

$

145

 

 

$

130

 

 

$

15

 

 

 

11.5

%

 

$

406

 

 

$

359

 

 

$

47

 

 

 

13.1

%

Sales, marketing, brand and other fees

 

 

127

 

 

 

136

 

 

 

(9

)

 

 

(6.6

)

 

 

401

 

 

 

382

 

 

 

19

 

 

 

5.0

 

Less:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marketing revenue and other fees

 

 

34

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

6.3

 

 

 

109

 

 

 

87

 

 

 

22

 

 

 

25.3

 

Sales revenue

 

 

238

 

 

 

234

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

1.7

 

 

 

698

 

 

 

654

 

 

 

44

 

 

 

6.7

 

Less:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of VOI sales

 

 

40

 

 

 

44

 

 

 

(4

)

 

 

(9.1

)

 

 

107

 

 

 

110

 

 

 

(3

)

 

 

(2.7

)

Sales and marketing expense, net(1)

 

 

142

 

 

 

125

 

 

 

17

 

 

 

13.6

 

 

 

394

 

 

 

356

 

 

 

38

 

 

 

10.7

 

Real estate margin

 

$

56

 

 

$

65

 

 

$

(9

)

 

 

(13.8

)

 

$

197

 

 

$

188

 

 

$

9

 

 

 

4.8

 

Real estate margin percentage

 

 

23.5

%

 

 

27.8

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28.2

%

 

 

28.7

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1)

 

Three Months Ended
September 30,

 

 

Change

 

 

Change due to
Legacy-Diamond

 

 

Change due to
Legacy-HGV

 

($ in millions)

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

Sales, marketing, brand and other fees

$

118

 

 

$

52

 

 

$

66

 

 

$

11

 

 

$

55

 

Less:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marketing revenue and other fees

 

45

 

 

 

11

 

 

 

34

 

 

 

11

 

 

 

23

 

Commissions and brand fees

 

73

 

 

 

41

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

Sales of VOIs, net

 

488

 

 

 

24

 

 

 

464

 

 

 

100

 

 

 

364

 

Sales revenue

 

561

 

 

 

65

 

 

 

496

 

 

 

100

 

 

 

396

 

Less:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of VOI sales

 

130

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

122

 

 

 

12

 

 

 

110

 

Sales and marketing expense, net(1)

 

174

 

 

 

66

 

 

 

108

 

 

 

40

 

 

 

68

 

Real estate profit (loss)

$

257

 

 

$

(9

)

 

$

266

 

 

$

48

 

 

$

218

 

Real estate profit margin

 

45.8

%

 

 

(13.8

)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended
September 30,

 

 

Change

 

 

Change due to
Legacy-Diamond

 

 

Change due to
Legacy-HGV

 

($ in millions)

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

Sales, marketing, brand and other fees

$

252

 

 

$

171

 

 

$

81

 

 

$

11

 

 

$

70

 

Less:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marketing revenue and other fees

 

90

 

 

 

40

 

 

 

50

 

 

 

11

 

 

 

39

 

Commissions and brand fees

 

162

 

 

 

131

 

 

 

31

 

 

 

 

 

 

31

 

Sales of VOIs, net

 

597

 

 

 

80

 

 

 

517

 

 

 

100

 

 

 

417

 

Sales revenue

 

759

 

 

 

211

 

 

 

548

 

 

 

100

 

 

 

448

 

Less:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of VOI sales

 

154

 

 

 

21

 

 

 

133

 

 

 

12

 

 

 

121

 

Sales and marketing expense, net(1)

 

316

 

 

 

247

 

 

 

69

 

 

 

40

 

 

 

29

 

Real estate profit (loss)

$

289

 

 

$

(57

)

 

$

346

 

 

$

48

 

 

$

298

 

Real estate profit margin

 

38.1

%

 

 

(27.0

)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1) Includes revenue recognized through our marketing programs for existing owners and prospective first-time buyers.

Sales revenue increased for the three months ended September 30, 2017, compared to the same period in 2016, primarily as a result of a $15 million increase in Sales of VOIs, net due to sales at our newly developed projects beginning in the fourth quarter of 2016, in Washington, DC and New York, NY.  The increase in sales revenues was partially offset by (i) a decrease in commission and brand fees primarily due to a shift in sales mix from fee-for-service to developed projects, (ii) a decrease in commission rate received on fee-for-service due to project mix and (iii) higher sales and marketing expense due to an increase in contract sales volume and research and development costs to evaluate new markets.  

Sales revenue increased for the nine months ended September 30, 2017, compared to the same period in 2016, primarily as a result of (i) a $47 million increase in Sales of VOIs, net due to sales at our newly developed projects beginning in the fourth quarter of 2016, in Washington, DC and New York, NY, (ii) a $10 million reduction of our expected redemptions of expired discounted vacation packages, (iii) an $8 million increase in the actual redemption of discounted vacation packages and (iii) a $3 million increase in title related service revenue.   The increase in sales revenues was partially offset by (i) a decrease in commission and brand fees primarily due to a shift in sales mix from fee-for-service to developed projects, (ii) a decrease in commission rate received on fee-for-service due to project mix and (iii) higher sales and marketing expense due to an increase in contract sales volume and research and development costs to evaluate new markets.  

Real estate margin and real estate margin percentage decreased for the three months ended September 30, 2017, compared to the same period in 2016, primarily as a result of an increase in our marketing costs as a percentage ofprograms for existing owners and prospective first-time buyers and revenue associated with sales

incentives, title service and additional research and development costs to evaluate new markets. Real estate margin increased for the nine months ended September 30, 2017, compared to the same period in 2016, primarily as a result of the increases in segment revenues, partially offset by the aforementioned sales and marketing expenses.  Real estate margin percentage was flat for the nine months ended September 30, 2017, compared to the same period in 2016.


Financingdocument compliance.

 

Three Months Ended

September 30,

 

 

Variance

 

 

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

 

 

Variance

 

($ in millions)

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

$

 

 

%

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

$

 

 

%

 

Interest income

 

$

33

 

 

$

31

 

 

$

2

 

 

 

6.5

%

 

$

97

 

 

$

91

 

 

$

6

 

 

 

6.6

%

Other financing revenue

 

 

5

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

66.7

 

 

 

12

 

 

 

9

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

33.3

 

Financing revenue

 

 

38

 

 

 

34

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

11.8

 

 

 

109

 

 

 

100

 

 

 

9

 

 

 

9.0

 

Consumer financing interest expense

 

 

6

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

100.0

 

 

 

16

 

 

 

9

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

77.8

 

Other financing expense

 

 

5

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

 

15

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

6.7

 

Financing expense

 

 

11

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

37.5

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

24

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

33.3

 

Financing margin

 

$

27

 

 

$

26

 

 

$

1

 

 

 

3.8

 

 

$

77

 

 

$

76

 

 

$

1

 

 

 

1.3

 

Financing margin percentage

 

 

71.1

%

 

 

76.5

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

70.6

%

 

 

76.0

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FinancingSales revenue increased for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017,2021 compared to the same periods in 2016, primarily2020, due to an increasethe recognition of $2 million and $6 million, respectively,all sales of VOIs under construction in interest income resulting from a higher outstanding timeshare financing receivables balance during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017. Financing margin percentage decreasedthird quarter of 2021 which were in deferral for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017,2020. Further, as a result of the reopening of nearly all of our resorts and sales centers by the end of the second quarter of 2021, combined with a higher mix of our sales for VOIs at new properties, results have increased as compared to the prior periods. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, the increase in cost of VOI sales is consistent with the increase in sales revenue, compared to the compared to the same periods in 2016,2020. For the same periods, the increase in sales and marketing expense, net is consistent with the sales revenue increase, offset by an increase in marketing revenue from an increase in breakage rate on marketing packages. Diamond contributed $48 million to real estate profit primarily driven by contract sales partially offset by marketing expenses, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021.

45


Financing

 

Three Months Ended
September 30,

 

 

Change

 

 

Change due to
Legacy-Diamond

 

 

Change due to
Legacy-HGV

 

($ in millions)

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

Interest income

$

46

 

 

$

34

 

 

$

12

 

 

$

15

 

 

$

(3

)

Other financing revenue

 

7

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

Financing revenue

 

53

 

 

 

40

 

 

 

13

 

 

 

16

 

 

 

(3

)

Consumer financing interest expense

 

8

 

 

 

9

 

 

 

(1

)

 

 

1

 

 

 

(2

)

Other financing expense

 

11

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

2

 

Financing expense

 

19

 

 

 

13

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

 

Financing profit

$

34

 

 

$

27

 

 

$

7

 

 

$

10

 

 

$

(3

)

Financing profit margin

 

64.2

%

 

 

67.5

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended
September 30,

 

 

Change

 

 

Change due to
Legacy-Diamond

 

 

Change due to
Legacy-HGV

 

($ in millions)

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

Interest income

$

108

 

 

$

108

 

 

$

 

 

$

15

 

 

$

(15

)

Other financing revenue

 

19

 

 

 

19

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

(1

)

Financing revenue

 

127

 

 

 

127

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

 

(16

)

Consumer financing interest expense

 

22

 

 

 

23

 

 

 

(1

)

 

 

1

 

 

 

(2

)

Other financing expense

 

21

 

 

 

16

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

 

Financing expense

 

43

 

 

 

39

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

(2

)

Financing profit

$

84

 

 

$

88

 

 

$

(4

)

 

$

10

 

 

$

(14

)

Financing profit margin

 

66.1

%

 

 

69.3

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financing revenue increased $13 million for the three months ended September 30, 2021, compared to the same period in 2020, primarily due to higher non-recourse debta $15 million increase related to interest income on the acquired timeshare financing receivables portfolio, partially offset by a $3 million decrease related to interest income on the originated timeshare financing receivables portfolio. The interest income generated from the originated loan portfolio decreased, compared to the same period in 2020, due to a decrease in the timeshare financing receivables balance, associatedpartially offset by an increase in weighted average interest rate for the portfolio from 12.6 percent to 12.7 percent as of September 30, 2021.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2021, the increase related to interest income on the acquired timeshare financing receivables portfolio was offset by a decrease related to interest income on the originated timeshare financing portfolio consistent with the additional drawdowndrivers for the three months ended September 30, 2021 described above, resulting in the revenues remaining flat in total compared to the same period in 2020.

Financing expense increased by $6 million and $4 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2020, primarily related to Diamond's financing operations and interest expense on our timeshare facility in December 2016. See Note 8: Debt & Non-recourse debt in our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for additional information.the acquired non-recourse debt.

Resort Operations and Club Management Segment

Resort and Club Management

 

Three Months Ended
September 30,

 

 

Change

 

 

Change due to
Legacy-Diamond

 

 

Change due to
Legacy-HGV

 

($ in millions)

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

Club management revenue

$

42

 

 

$

23

 

 

$

19

 

 

$

12

 

 

$

7

 

Resort management revenue

 

57

 

 

 

16

 

 

 

41

 

 

 

38

 

 

 

3

 

Resort and club management revenues

 

99

 

 

 

39

 

 

 

60

 

 

 

50

 

 

 

10

 

Club management expense

 

8

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

Resort management expense

 

18

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

15

 

 

 

13

 

 

 

2

 

Resort and club management expenses

 

26

 

 

 

9

 

 

 

17

 

 

 

15

 

 

 

2

 

Resort and club management profit

$

73

 

 

$

30

 

 

$

43

 

 

$

35

 

 

$

8

 

Resort and club management profit margin

 

73.7

%

 

 

76.9

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

46

 

 

Three Months Ended

September 30,

 

 

Variance

 

 

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

 

 

Variance

 

($ in millions)

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

$

 

 

%

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

$

 

 

%

 

Club management revenue

 

$

22

 

 

$

21

 

 

$

1

 

 

 

4.8

%

 

$

63

 

 

$

60

 

 

$

3

 

 

 

5.0

%

Resort management revenue

 

 

15

 

 

 

12

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

25.0

 

 

 

45

 

 

 

38

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

18.4

 

Resort and club management revenues

 

 

37

 

 

 

33

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

12.1

 

 

 

108

 

 

 

98

 

 

 

10

 

 

 

10.2

 

Club management expense

 

 

7

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

40.0

 

 

 

18

 

 

 

15

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

20.0

 

Resort management expense

 

 

5

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

25.0

 

 

 

14

 

 

 

10

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

40.0

 

Resort and club management expenses

 

 

12

 

 

 

9

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

33.3

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

25

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

28.0

 

Resort and club management margin

 

$

25

 

 

$

24

 

 

$

1

 

 

 

4.2

 

 

$

76

 

 

$

73

 

 

$

3

 

 

 

4.1

 

Resort and club management margin percentage

 

 

67.6

%

 

 

72.7

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

70.4

%

 

 

74.5

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

Nine Months Ended
September 30,

 

 

Change

 

 

Change due to
Legacy-Diamond

 

 

Change due to
Legacy-HGV

 

($ in millions)

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

Club management revenue

$

98

 

 

$

70

 

 

$

28

 

 

$

12

 

 

$

16

 

Resort management revenue

 

94

 

 

 

52

 

 

 

42

 

 

 

38

 

 

 

4

 

Resort and club management revenues

 

192

 

 

 

122

 

 

 

70

 

 

 

50

 

 

 

20

 

Club management expense

 

18

 

 

 

18

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

(2

)

Resort management expense

 

27

 

 

 

9

 

 

 

18

 

 

 

13

 

 

 

5

 

Resort and club management expenses

 

45

 

 

 

27

 

 

 

18

 

 

 

15

 

 

 

3

 

Resort and club management profit

$

147

 

 

$

95

 

 

$

52

 

 

$

35

 

 

$

17

 

Resort and club management profit margin

 

76.6

%

 

 

77.9

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Resort and club management revenues increased for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017,2021, compared to the same periods in 2016,2020, primarily due to (i) an increase in resort management revenue from the launch of new properties subsequent to the third quarter of 2016 and (ii) an increase of approximately 19,000 in Club members resulting in higher annual dues and transaction fees. These increases were partially offset by higher resort and club management expenses due to an increase in costs for servicing additional Club membersannual club dues along with an increase in the number of transactions compared to the same periods in 2020. Additionally, during the three and properties.  In addition, for the nine months ended September 30, 2017,2021 we did not issue or refund club transaction fees unlike during the increases were partially offsetthree and nine months ended September 30, 2020, to accommodate our guests impacted by a one-time fee earnedthe COVID-19 pandemic.Diamond contributed $50 million to the increase in 2016 on a prepaid contract.resort and club management revenues for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 primarily related to resort management revenue.

Resort and club management marginprofit increased for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, compared to the same periods in 2016,2021, primarily due to the aforementioned increasesincrease in segment revenues,club management and resort management revenue, partially offset by an increase in segmentresort management expenses as a resultdriven by the opening of customernearly all of our resorts and company related initiatives.  Resortsales centers which had previously closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic by the end of the second quarter 2021. Diamond contributed $35 million to the increase in resort and club management margin percentage decreasedprofit for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, compared to the same periods in 2016, primarily due to an increase in segment expenses as a result of customer and company related initiatives, partially offset by the aforementioned increases in segment revenues.2021.


Rental and Ancillary Services

 

Three Months Ended

September 30,

 

 

Variance

 

 

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

 

 

Variance

 

Three Months Ended
September 30,

 

 

Change

 

 

Change due to
Legacy-Diamond

 

Change due to
Legacy-HGV

 

($ in millions)

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

$

 

 

%

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

$

 

 

%

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

$

 

Rental revenues

 

$

39

 

 

$

35

 

 

$

4

 

 

 

11.4

%

 

$

120

 

 

$

116

 

 

$

4

 

 

 

3.4

%

$

104

 

$

19

 

$

85

 

$

48

 

$

37

 

Ancillary services revenues

 

 

6

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

 

 

 

19

 

 

 

(1

)

 

 

(5.3

)

 

8

 

 

1

 

 

7

 

 

4

 

 

3

 

Rental and ancillary services revenues

 

 

45

 

 

 

41

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

9.8

 

 

 

138

 

 

 

135

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

2.2

 

 

112

 

 

20

 

 

92

 

 

52

 

 

40

 

Rental expenses

 

 

25

 

 

 

23

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

8.7

 

 

 

73

 

 

 

67

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

9.0

 

 

77

 

23

 

54

 

45

 

9

 

Ancillary services expense

 

 

5

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

(2

)

 

 

(28.6

)

 

 

15

 

 

 

19

 

 

 

(4

)

 

 

(21.1

)

 

7

 

 

1

 

 

6

 

 

2

 

 

4

 

Rental and ancillary services expenses

 

 

30

 

 

 

30

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

88

 

 

 

86

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

2.3

 

 

84

 

 

24

 

 

60

 

 

47

 

 

13

 

Rental and ancillary services margin

 

$

15

 

 

$

11

 

 

$

4

 

 

 

36.4

 

 

$

50

 

 

$

49

 

 

$

1

 

 

 

2.0

 

Rental and ancillary services margin percentage

 

 

33.3

%

 

 

26.8

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

36.2

%

 

 

36.3

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rental and ancillary services profit (loss)

$

28

 

$

(4

)

 

$

32

 

$

5

 

$

27

 

Rental and ancillary services profit margin

 

25.0

%

 

(20.0

)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended
September 30,

 

 

Change

 

 

Change due to
Legacy-Diamond

 

 

Change due to
Legacy-HGV

 

($ in millions)

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

Rental revenues

$

184

 

 

$

71

 

 

$

113

 

 

$

48

 

 

$

65

 

Ancillary services revenues

 

14

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

4

 

Rental and ancillary services revenues

 

198

 

 

 

77

 

 

 

121

 

 

 

52

 

 

 

69

 

Rental expenses

 

138

 

 

 

77

 

 

 

61

 

 

 

45

 

 

 

16

 

Ancillary services expense

 

13

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

3

 

Rental and ancillary services expenses

 

151

 

 

 

85

 

 

 

66

 

 

 

47

 

 

 

19

 

Rental and ancillary services profit (loss)

$

47

 

 

$

(8

)

 

$

55

 

 

$

5

 

 

$

50

 

Rental and ancillary services profit margin

 

23.7

%

 

 

(10.4

)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

47


Rental and ancillary services revenues, increased for the three months ended September 30, 2017, compared to the same period in 2016, primarily due to an increase of $4 million in rental revenues as a result of higher transient roomexpenses, and club inventory rentals at our developed and fee-for-service properties.  Rental expenses increased by $2 million, offset by a decrease in ancillary expense.  

Rental and ancillary services revenues increased for the nine months ended September 30, 2017, compared to the same period in 2016, primarily due to an increase of $4 million in rental revenues as a result of higher transient room and club inventory rentals at our developed and fee-for-service properties.  The increases were partially offset by (i) a net increase of $2 million in rental expenses due to additional owners and new properties, (ii) a one-time insurance claim payment of $2 million received in 2016, and (iii) a reduction in access fees received due to higher quantity of access fees sold in 2016.

Rental and ancillary services margin increased for the three months ended September 30, 2017, compared to the same period in 2016, due to aforementioned increases in segment revenues and lower property subsidy expenses from operational savings. Rental and ancillary services margin was flat for the nine months ended September 30, 2017, compared to the same period in 2016.

Other Operating Expenses

 

 

Three Months Ended

September 30,

 

 

Variance

 

 

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

 

 

Variance

 

($ in millions)

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

$

 

 

%

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

$

 

 

%

 

Unallocated general and administrative

 

$

23

 

 

$

17

 

 

$

6

 

 

 

35.3

%

 

$

75

 

 

$

44

 

 

$

31

 

 

 

70.5

%

Allocated general and administrative

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

(7

)

 

 

(100.0

)

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

 

(17

)

 

 

(100.0

)

General and administrative

 

$

23

 

 

$

24

 

 

 

(1

)

 

 

(4

)

 

$

75

 

 

$

61

 

 

$

14

 

 

 

23.0

 

Unallocated general and administrative expensesprofit percentage increased for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017,2021, compared to the same periods in 2016,2020, primarily due to an increase in expenses relating to regulatory filings, professional fees and other costs as a result of becoming an independent publicly traded company. Allocated general and administrative were expenses allocated to us from Hilton relatingtransient revenue.Diamond contributed $52 million to the spin-off which was completed on January 3, 2017.

 

 

Three Months Ended

September 30,

 

 

Variance

 

 

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

 

 

Variance

 

($ in millions)

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

$

 

 

%

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

$

 

 

%

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

$

7

 

 

$

6

 

 

$

1

 

 

 

16.7

%

 

$

21

 

 

$

17

 

 

$

4

 

 

 

23.5

%

License fee expense

 

 

22

 

 

 

22

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

65

 

 

 

61

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

6.6

 

Depreciationincrease in rental and amortization expense increasedancillary services revenues and $5 million to the rental and ancillary services profit for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, compared to the same periods2021.

Other Operating Expenses

 

 

Three Months Ended
September 30,

 

 

Change

 

 

Nine Months Ended
September 30,

 

 

Change

 

($ in millions)

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

$

 

 

%

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

$

 

%

 

General and administrative

 

$

41

 

 

$

22

 

 

$

19

 

 

 

86.4

%

 

$

92

 

 

$

65

 

 

$

27

 

 

41.5

%

Depreciation
and amortization

 

 

48

 

 

 

11

 

 

 

37

 

 

NM(1)

 

 

 

71

 

 

 

34

 

 

 

37

 

NM(1)

 

License fee expense

 

 

24

 

 

 

11

 

 

 

13

 

 

NM(1)

 

 

 

57

 

 

 

39

 

 

 

18

 

 

46.2

%

Impairment expense

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

NM(1)

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

NM(1)

 

(1) Fluctuation in 2016, primarily due to asset transfers from Hilton during the fourth quarterterms of 2016, some of which we hold as property and equipment for future conversion into inventory. percentage change is not meaningful.

The increasechange in license fee expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 was as a result of the increase in revenues.


Non-Operating Expenses

 

 

Three Months Ended

September 30,

 

 

Variance

 

 

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

 

 

Variance

 

($ in millions)

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

$

 

 

%

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

$

 

 

%

 

Gain on foreign currency transactions

 

$

(1

)

 

$

(1

)

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

$

(1

)

 

$

(2

)

 

$

1

 

 

 

(50.0

)%

Allocated Parent interest expense

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

(7

)

 

 

(100.0

)

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

 

(20

)

 

 

(100.0

)

Interest expense

 

 

7

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

NM(1)

 

 

 

21

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

 

 

NM(1)

 

Other loss, net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

(1

)

 

 

(100.0

)

Income tax expense

 

 

28

 

 

 

33

 

 

 

(5

)

 

 

(15.2

)

 

 

87

 

 

 

98

 

 

 

(11

)

 

 

(11.2

)

Equity in earnings from unconsolidated affiliate

 

 

(1

)

 

 

 

 

 

(1

)

 

NM(1)

 

 

 

(1

)

 

 

 

 

 

(1

)

 

NM(1)

 

(1)

Fluctuation in terms of percentage change is not meaningful.

The Allocated Parent interest expense relates to an unconditional obligation to guarantee certain Hilton allocated debt balances which was released in November 2016.

The increase in interest expenseother operating expenses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017,2021, compared to the same periods in 20162020, is directlydriven by expenses related to the financing transactions closed duringDiamond Acquisition and subsequent to the fourth quarter of 2016.

Income tax expense decreasedadministrative expenses and depreciation and amortization. General and administrative expenses increased by $19 million and $27 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017,2021, respectively. Diamond contributed $8 million to the increase in general and administrative expenses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 primarily related to salaries and related costs and legal and professional fees. The increase in general and administrative expenses is also related to an increase in expense related to share-based compensation. In the prior year, certain expenses related to Performance RSUs were reversed as the related RSUs were not expected to achieve certain performance targets, resulting in a credit to expense in the prior period. Further, more share-based compensation awards were granted in the three and nine months ending September 30, 2021 than the same periods in 2020.Depreciation and amortization increased primarily as a result of the intangibles acquired as part of the Diamond Acquisition. Two months of amortization expense for the recently acquired assets are included in the results of the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021. License fee expense increase is related to the corresponding increase in Legacy-HGV revenue.

Acquisition and Integration-Related Expense

 

 

Three Months Ended
September 30,

 

 

Change

 

Nine Months Ended
September 30,

 

 

Change

($ in millions)

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

$

 

 

%

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

$

 

%

Acquisition and integration-related expense

 

$

54

 

 

$

 

 

$

54

 

 

NM(1)

 

$

83

 

 

$

 

 

$

83

 

NM(1)

(1) Fluctuation in terms of percentage change is not meaningful.

Acquisition and integration-related costs include direct expenses for 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. We did not incur any acquisition and integration-related costs for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020.

Non-Operating Expenses

 

 

Three Months Ended
September 30,

 

 

Change

 

Nine Months Ended
September 30,

 

 

Change

($ in millions)

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

$

 

 

%

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

$

 

%

Interest expense

 

$

42

 

 

$

10

 

 

$

32

 

 

NM(1)

 

$

74

 

 

$

32

 

 

$

42

 

NM(1)

Equity in earnings from unconsolidated affiliates

 

 

(1

)

 

 

1

 

 

 

(2

)

 

NM(1)

 

 

(7

)

 

 

(3

)

 

 

(4

)

NM(1)

Other loss (gain), net

 

 

20

 

 

 

(1

)

 

 

21

 

 

NM(1)

 

 

22

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

NM(1)

Income tax expense (benefit)

 

 

49

 

 

 

(5

)

 

 

54

 

 

NM(1)

 

 

46

 

 

 

(12

)

 

 

58

 

NM(1)

(1) Fluctuation in terms of percentage change is not meaningful.

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The change in non-operating expenses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, compared to the same periods in 2016,2020, is primarily due to (i) an increase in interest expense as a decreaseresult of the issuance of Term Loan B, the 2029 Notes and the 2031 Notes 2031 (ii) an increase in Other loss (gain), net resulting from the loss on debt extinguishment of certain corporate indebtedness of HGV and (iii) an increasein income tax expense due to an increase in income before taxes combined with an increase in the cumulative installment sale interest liability.

Equity in earnings from unconsolidated affiliate relates to our 25 percent interest in BRE Ace LLC.  effective tax rate.See Note 7: Investment in unconsolidated affiliate in our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements12: Debt and non-recourse debt and Note 16: Income Taxes for additional information.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Overview

PriorOur cash management objectives are to maintain the fourth quarteravailability of 2016, any net cash generated by our business has been transferred to Hilton, where it has been centrally managed. Transfers of cash toliquidity, minimize operational costs, make debt payments and from Hilton have been reflected as a component of Net transfers (to) from Parent in our condensed consolidated statements of cash flows.

As of September 30, 2017, we had total cashfund future acquisitions and cash equivalents of $284 million, including $58 million of restricted cash. The restricted cash balance relates to escrowed cash from our sales of our VOIs and consumer financing receivables pledged to our non-recourse revolving timeshare receivable credit facility or securitizations.

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 potential acquisitions and development projects.

We finance our business activitiesshort- and long-term liquidity needs primarily with existingthrough 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.

In March 2021, we amended our Credit Agreement to amend certain terms related to financial covenants to permit the Diamond Acquisition. The financial covenants were also amended to provide greater flexibility for the Company. The borrowing capacity under the Credit Agreement remained the same. In connection with the amendment, we incurred $1 million in debt issuance costs. We amended our Timeshare Facility to align with our amended Credit Agreement. In addition, we obtained a revolving credit facility commitment in connection with the Diamond Acquisition and incurred $2 million in debt issuance costs which were amortized over the term of the commitment in the first quarter of 2021. This was included in Interest expense in our unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations.
In June 2021, we entered into indentures in connection with the issuance and sale of senior notes, $850 million aggregate principal amount of 5.00 percent senior notes due 2029 (" the 2029 Notes") and $500 million aggregate principal amount of 4.875 percent senior notes due 2031 ("the 2031 Notes"). The net proceeds from the 2029 Notes and the 2031 Notes were used to finance the repayment of certain indebtedness in connection with the Diamond Acquisition. The gross proceeds of the offerings were initially deposited and held in an escrow account until the closing of the Diamond Acquisition on August 2, 2021. In connection with the offerings, we incurred $24 million in debt issuance costs.
In connection with the closing of the Diamond Acquisition, HGV also entered into a new $1.3 billion seven-year senior secured term loan facility ("Term Loan B"). The Term Loan B was issued at a $6 million discount and the cumulative proceeds received from the Term loan and related senior notes discussed below were used to repay certain existing indebtedness of both HGV and Diamond, including HGV's pre-existing term loan and senior notes, $260 million of the balance on the revolving credit facility, and approximately $2.03 billion of Diamond's corporate indebtedness. We incurred a $20 million of loss on debt extinguishment for the transactions described herein which is included in Other (loss) gain, net. As of September 30, 2021, we incurred approximately $27 million in debt issuance costs for Term Loan B.
As of September 30, 2021, we had total cash and cash equivalents of $564 million, including $230 million of restricted cash.
As of September 30, 2021, we have $499 million remaining borrowing capacity under the revolver facility. In addition, we have $629 million remaining borrowing capacity in total under our Timeshare Facility, and conduit facilities due in 2023 and 2024. We have $180 million of securities that are available to be securitized, and another $149 million of securities that we expect will become eligible as soon as they meet typical milestones including receipt of first payment, deeding, or recording.

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As of September 30, 2021, we have nearly all of our resorts and sales centers open and currently operating. However, some of our resorts and sales centers are still operating in markets with capacity constraints and are subject to various safety measures, which are impacting consumer demand for resorts in those markets. While we plan to continue normal business as conditions permit, the pandemic continues to be unprecedented and rapidly changing, and has unknown duration and severity.

We believe that this cash willour 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 adequatestrategically opportunistic in the marketplace. We have made commitments with developers to meet anticipated requirements for operating expensespurchase vacation ownership units at a future date to be marketed and other expenditures, including payroll and related benefits, legal costs and capital expenditures for the foreseeable future. The objectivessold under our Hilton Grand Vacations brand. As of September 30, 2021, our cash management policy are to maintain the availability of liquidity, minimize operational costs, make debt payments and fund future acquisitions and development projects. Further, we have an investment policy that is focused on the preservation of capital and maximizing the return on new and existing investments.inventory-related purchase commitments totaled $331 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:

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

Variance

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended
September 30,

 

($ in millions)

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

$

 

 

%

 

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

Net cash provided by (used in):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating activities(2)

 

$

299

 

 

$

133

 

 

$

166

 

 

NM(1)

 

 

Operating activities

 

$

36

 

$

86

 

Investing activities

 

 

(77

)

 

 

(21

)

 

 

(56

)

 

NM(1)

 

 

 

 

(1,610

)

 

(24

)

Financing activities(2)

 

 

(89

)

 

 

(94

)

 

 

5

 

 

 

(5.3

)

 

Financing activities

 

 

1,612

 

503

 

(1)

Fluctuation in terms of percentage change is not meaningful.

(2)

Reflects the adoption of Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2016-18, (“ASU 2016-18”) Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Restricted Cash. See Note 2: Significant Accounting Policies in our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for further discussion.

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 acquisition of inventory,purchase and development of new phases of existing resortsreal 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: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.

NetThe change in net cash flows provided by operating activities increased by $166 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2017, compared to the same period in 2016, primarily as a result of improved operating results in the real estate sales and financing segment and increased sources of cash for working capital requirements.  In addition, as permitted by the federal government pursuant to a tax relief program for regions impacted by Hurricane Irma, we deferred our estimated federal tax payment until the first quarter of 2018.

Capital efficiency allows us to reduce inventory investment requirements and to generate growth in revenues and cash flows. Over a short-term period, depending on the timing of inventory spend, our capital efficiency may vary; however, over the long-term, we generally target a 50/50 mix of owned and fee-for-service inventory, which we expect will allow us to expand partner relationships and to provide a strong inventory supply without the upfront capital investment. In addition, we continue to move towards more just-in-time owned inventory sourcing arrangements that we expect to also drive capital efficiency. The change for the nine months ended September 30, 2017,2021, compared to the same period in 2016, is2020 was primarily due a decrease in net working capital from operations partially offset by an increase in cash from increased sales and operating activity as compared to reduced inventory spending while maintaining a consistent sales pace and fewer fee-for-service upgrades.  However, over the long-term, we consider a ratio ofprior year.

The following table summarizes our VOI inventory spendspending:

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

($ in millions)

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

VOI spending - owned properties(2)

$

159

 

 

$

70

 

VOI spending - fee-for-service upgrades(1)

 

5

 

 

 

11

 

Purchases and development of real estate for future conversion to inventory

 

25

 

 

 

27

 

Total VOI inventory spending

$

189

 

 

$

108

 

(1) Includes expense related to costgranting credit to customers for their existing ownership when upgrading into fee-for-service projects from developed

projects of $4 million and $7 million recorded in Costs of VOI sales of 1:1for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

(2) For the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, our VOI inventory spending on owned properties relates to be indicative of capital efficiency.deeded properties that are

The following is a summary ofclassified as Inventory on our Capital Efficiency Ratio:unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets.

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

($ in millions)

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

VOI spending - owned properties

 

$

31

 

 

$

62

 

VOI spending - fee-for-service upgrades

 

 

41

 

 

 

65

 

Total VOI inventory spending(1)

 

$

72

 

 

$

127

 

Cost of VOI sales(1)

 

$

107

 

 

$

110

 

Capital Efficiency Ratio

 

 

1.5

 

 

 

0.9

 

50

(1)

Includes costs of VOI sales related to the cost of reacquiring inventory that we have developed from existing owners upgrading into fee-for-service projects. Excludes non-cash asset transfers from Hilton and non-cash inventory accruals.



Investing Activities

The following table summarizes our net cash used in investing activities:

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

Variance

 

 

Nine Months Ended
September 30,

 

($ in millions)

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

$

 

 

%

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

Acquisition of Diamond, net of cash and restricted cash acquired

 

$

(1,585

)

 

$

 

Capital expenditures for property and equipment

 

$

(25

)

 

$

(16

)

 

$

(9

)

 

 

56.3

%

 

 

(11

)

 

 

(6

)

Software capitalization costs

 

 

(12

)

 

 

(5

)

 

 

(7

)

 

NM(1)

 

 

 

(14

)

 

 

(16

)

Investment in unconsolidated affiliate

 

 

(40

)

 

 

 

 

 

(40

)

 

NM(1)

 

Investments in unconsolidated affiliates

 

 

 

 

 

(2

)

Net cash used in investing activities

 

$

(77

)

 

$

(21

)

 

$

(56

)

 

NM(1)

 

 

$

(1,610

)

 

$

(24

)

(1)

Fluctuation in terms of percentage change is not meaningful.

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. 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 nine months ended September 30, 2021, compared to the same period in 2020, was primarily due to the Diamond Acquisition.

Financing Activities

The following table summarizes our net cash used inprovided by financing activities:

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

Variance

 

 

Nine Months Ended
September 30,

 

($ in millions)

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

$

 

 

%

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

Issuance of debt

 

$

2,650

 

$

495

 

Issuance of non-recourse debt

 

$

350

 

 

$

 

 

$

350

 

 

NM(1)

 

 

 

96

 

 

 

495

 

Repayment of debt

 

 

(843

)

 

 

(62

)

Repayment of non-recourse debt

 

 

(428

)

 

 

(85

)

 

 

(343

)

 

NM(1)

 

 

 

(234

)

 

 

(403

)

Repayment of debt

 

 

(7

)

 

 

 

 

 

(7

)

 

NM(1)

 

Debt issuance costs

 

 

(5

)

 

 

(6

)

 

 

1

 

 

 

(16.7

)%

 

 

(61

)

 

 

(8

)

Allocated Parent debt activity

 

 

 

 

 

111

 

 

 

(111

)

 

 

(100.0

)

Net transfers to Parent(2)

 

 

 

 

 

(114

)

 

 

114

 

 

 

(100.0

)

Repurchase and retirement of common stock

 

 

 

 

 

(10

)

Payment of withholding taxes on vesting of restricted stock units

 

 

(5

)

 

 

(3

)

Proceeds from employee stock plan purchases

 

 

1

 

 

 

1

 

Proceeds from stock option exercises

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

NM(1)

 

 

 

10

 

 

 

 

Net cash used in financing activities

 

$

(89

)

 

$

(94

)

 

$

5

 

 

 

(5.3

)

Other financing activity

 

 

(2

)

 

 

(2

)

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

$

1,612

 

$

503

 

(1)

Fluctuation in terms of percentage change is not meaningful.

(2)

All transactions between HGV and Hilton have been settled in connection with the spin-off.

The change in net cash used inprovided by financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2017,2021, compared to the same period in 2016,2020, was primarily due to our financing transactions that occurredthe increase in debt borrowings for the first quarterissuance of 2017. During the nine months ended September 30, 2017, we issued $350 millionTerm Loan B in non-recourse securitizedAugust 2021 and senior notes in June 2021 offset by repayments of debt and paid $5non-recourse debt and $3 million inof other debt issuance costs. The proceeds received from the non-recourse securitized debt were used to pay down a portion of our timeshare facility. We also paid $7 million of the principal amount of the senior secured term loan. See Note 8: Debt & Non -recourse debt in our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for further discussion. Additionally, following the spin-off date we no longer receive transfers from Hilton.

Contractual Obligations

The following table summarizes our significant contractual obligations as of September 30, 2017:2021:

 

 

Payments Due by Period

 

($ in millions)

 

Total

 

 

Less Than 1

Year

 

 

1-3 Years

 

 

3-5 Years

 

 

More Than 5

Years

 

 

Total

 

 

Less Than 1
Year

 

 

1-3 Years

 

 

3-5 Years

 

 

More Than 5
Years

 

Debt(1)

 

$

650

 

 

$

35

 

 

$

69

 

 

$

206

 

 

$

340

 

 

$

2,984

 

 

$

22

 

 

$

14

 

 

$

314

 

 

$

2,634

 

Non-recourse debt(1)

 

 

652

 

 

 

147

 

 

 

348

 

 

 

100

 

 

 

57

 

 

1,297

 

 

 

270

 

 

 

320

 

 

 

119

 

 

 

588

 

Purchase commitments

 

 

208

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

196

 

 

 

9

 

 

 

 

Interest on debt(1)

 

1,482

 

 

 

179

 

 

 

175

 

 

 

164

 

 

 

964

 

Operating leases

 

103

 

 

 

18

 

 

 

46

 

 

 

28

 

 

 

11

 

Inventory purchase commitments

 

331

 

 

 

80

 

 

 

199

 

 

 

43

 

 

 

9

 

Other commitments(2)

 

 

8

 

 

6

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

Total contractual obligations

 

$

1,510

 

 

$

185

 

 

$

613

 

 

$

315

 

 

$

397

 

 

$

6,205

 

 

$

575

 

 

$

756

 

 

$

668

 

 

$

4,206

 

(1)

Includes principal, as well as estimated interest payments. For our variable-rate debt, we have assumed a constant 30-day LIBOR rate of 1.23 percent as of September 30, 2017.


(1)Includes interest on our debt and non-recourse debt. For our variable-rate debt, we have assumed a constant 30-day LIBOR rate of 0.08 percent, subject to a 0.25 percent floor, as of September 30, 2021.

(2) Primarily relates to commitments related to information technology and brand licensing in the normal course of business.

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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 September 30, 2017,2021, our contractual obligations relatinginventory-related purchase commitments totaled $331 million over 9 years, and we expect to purchase $80 million of these commitments over the next twelve months. We also intend to rebrand Diamond properties as Hilton Grand Vacations branded properties pursuant to the A&R Hilton License Agreement.

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 operating leasescorporate credit rating. We have not materially changedcommitments from what was reportedsurety providers in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016.amount of $328 million as of September 30, 2021 which primarily consist of escrow and construction related bonds.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

Our off-balance sheet arrangements as of September 30, 20172021 consisted of $208$331 million of certain commitments with developers whereby we have committed to purchase vacation ownership units at a future date to be marketed and sold under theour Hilton Grand Vacations brand.brand and $8 million of other commitments under the normal course of business. The ultimate amount and timing of the acquisitions is subject to change pursuant to the terms of the respective arrangements, which could also allow for cancellation in certain circumstances. See Note 15: 21: Commitments and Contingencies in our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for a discussion of our off-balance sheet arrangements.

Subsequent EventsGuarantor Financial Information

On October 13, 2017, we acquiredCertain 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 83-unit, ski-in mountain lodgeaggregate principal balance of $850 million, an interest rate of 5.0 percent, and maturity in Park City, Utah, known as “The Sunrise Lodge, aJune 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 Club.”  PriorBorrower 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”).

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 acquisition, HGV was providing marketing, salesextent 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 resort management servicesguarantors’ future subordinated indebtedness and other obligations that expressly provide for their subordination to the seller Sunrise Park City, LLCnotes 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.

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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

($ in millions)

 

September 30,

 

Assets

 

2021

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

246

 

Restricted cash

 

 

143

 

Accounts receivable, net - due from non-guarantor subsidiaries

 

 

33

 

Accounts receivable, net - due from related parties

 

 

21

 

Accounts receivable, net - other

 

 

195

 

Timeshare financing receivables, net

 

 

930

 

Inventory

 

 

927

 

Property and equipment, net

 

 

728

 

Operating lease right-of-use assets, net

 

 

73

 

Investments in unconsolidated affiliates

 

 

56

 

Goodwill

 

 

820

 

Intangible assets, net

 

 

1,953

 

Land and Infrastructure held for sale

 

 

41

 

Other assets

 

 

189

 

Total assets

 

$

6,355

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other - due from non-guarantor subsidiaries

 

$

33

 

Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other - other

 

 

586

 

Advanced deposits

 

 

113

 

Debt, net

 

 

2,929

 

Operating lease liabilities

 

 

89

 

Deferred revenues

 

 

135

 

Deferred income tax liabilities

 

 

798

 

Total liabilities

 

$

4,683

 

 

 

Nine months ended September 30,

 

($ in millions)

 

2021

 

Total revenues - transactions with non-guarantor subsidiaries

 

$

6

 

Total revenues - other

 

 

1,315

 

Operating income

 

 

164

 

Net income

 

 

41

 

Subsequent Events

In October 2021, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (the "Compensation Committee") approved modifications to the short-term incentive program performance periods and targets covering fiscal year 2021, and in November 2021, the Compensation Committee approved modifications to the long-term incentive performance targets for performance-vesting restricted stock units covering fiscal years 2019 through 2022. The modifications were made to reflect the projected effects of the Diamond Acquisition on applicable metrics. There is no financial impact of these modifications and any awards earned under a fee-for-service agreement.  either the 2021 Short-Term Incentive Program or the Performance RSUs will be subject to the terms and conditions applicable to such awards.

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, 2016.2020. Since the datefiling of our 2020 Annual Report on Form 10-K, there we

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have been no material changes to ournot changed the critical accounting policies or estimates outlined therein. In addition to the referenced critical accounting policies and estimates, we have implemented the following:

Business Combinations

We account for our business combinations in accordance with the acquisition method of accounting. We allocate the purchase price of an acquisition to the tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their estimated fair values at the acquisition date. For each acquisition, we recognize goodwill as the amount in which consideration transferred for the acquired entity exceeds the fair values of net assets. The fair value of net assets is the fair value assigned to the assets acquired reduced by the fair value assigned to liabilities assumed. In determining the fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed, we use various recognized valuation methods including the income, cost and sales and market approaches, which also include certain valuation techniques such as discount rates, and the amount and timing of future cash flows. We utilize independent valuation specialists under our supervision for certain of our assignments of fair value. We record the net assets and results of operations of an acquired entity in our condensed consolidated financial statements from the acquisition date through period-end. We expense acquisition-related expenses as incurred and include such expenses within Acquisition and integration-related expense on our condensed consolidated statements of operations. See Note 2: Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Note 3: Diamond Acquisition for further detail.

Goodwill

We do not amortize goodwill. We evaluate goodwill for potential impairment at least annually, or assumptionsmore frequently if an event or other circumstance indicates that it is more-likely-than-not that we applymay not be able to recover the carrying amount (book value) of the net assets of the related reporting unit. When evaluating goodwill for impairment, we may perform the optional qualitative assessment by considering factors including macroeconomic conditions, industry and market conditions and overall financial performance. If we bypass the qualitative assessment, or if we conclude that it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying value, then we perform a quantitative impairment test by comparing the fair value of a reporting unit with its carrying amount. We only recognize an impairment on goodwill if the estimated fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying value, in an amount not to exceed the carrying value of the reporting unit's goodwill.

Acquired Financial Assets with Credit Deterioration

When financial assets are acquired, whether in connection with a business combination or an asset acquisition, we evaluate whether those acquired financial assets have experienced a more-than-insignificant deterioration in credit quality since origination. Financial assets that were acquired with evidence of such credit deterioration are referred to as purchased credit deteriorated (“PCD”) assets and reflect the acquirer’s assessment at the acquisition date. The evaluation of PCD assets is a qualitative assessment requiring significant management judgment. We consider indicators such as delinquency, FICO score deterioration, purchased credit impaired status from prior acquisition, certain account status codes which we believe are indicative of credit deterioration, as well as certain loan activity such as modifications and downgrades. In addition, we consider the impact of current and forward-looking economic conditions relative to the conditions which would have existed at origination.

Acquired PCD assets are recorded at the purchase price, represented by the acquisition date fair value, and subsequently “grossed-up” by the acquirer’s acquisition date assessment of the allowance for credit losses. The purchase price and the initial allowance for credit losses collectively represent the PCD asset’s initial amortized cost basis. While the initial allowance for credit losses of PCD assets does not impact period earnings, the Company remeasures the allowance for credit losses for PCD assets during each subsequent reporting period; changes in the allowance are recognized as provision expense within period earnings. The difference over which par value of the acquired PCD assets exceeds the purchase price plus the initial allowance for credit losses is reflected as a non-credit discount (or premium) and is accreted into interest income (or as a reduction to interest income) under them.the effective interest method.

Acquired financial assets which are not PCD assets are also recorded at the purchase price but are not similarly “grossed-up”. The acquirer recognizes an allowance for credit losses as of the acquisition date, which is recognized with a corresponding provision expense impact within earnings. The allowance is remeasured within each subsequent reporting period in the same manner as for PCD assets, with any change in the allowance recognized as provision expense in period earnings. See Note 3: Diamond Acquisition and Note 7: Timeshare Financing Receivables for further information.

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ITEM 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

ITEM 3.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

We are exposed to market risk from changes in interest rates and currency exchange rates and debt prices.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, 2016.2020.

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,Timeshare Facility, of which the timeshare facilityTimeshare Facility is without recourse to us. The interest rate isrates 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.

We intend to securitize timeshare financing receivables in the asset-backed financing market periodically. We expect to secure fixed ratefixed-rate funding to match our fixed ratefixed-rate timeshare financing receivables. However, if we have floating ratevariable-rate debt in the future, we will monitor the interest rate risk and evaluate opportunities to mitigate such risk through the use of derivative instruments.

To the extent we continue to have variable-rate borrowings and continue to utilize variable ratevariable-rate indebtedness in the future, any increase in interest rates beyond amounts covered under any corresponding derivative financial instruments, particularly if sustained, could have an adverse effect on our net income (loss), cash flows and financial position. HedgingWhile we have entered into certain hedging transactions to address such potential risk, such transactions and any future hedging transactions we may enter into may not adequately mitigate the adverse effects of interest rate increases or that counterparties in those transactions will honor their obligations.


The following table sets forth the contractual maturities, weighted averageweighted-average interest rates and the total fair values as of September 30, 2017,2021, for our financial instruments that are materially affected by interest rate risk:

 

 

 

 

 

Maturities by Period

 

 

Maturities by Period

 

($ in millions)

 

Weighted

Average

Interest

Rate(1)

 

 

2017

 

 

2018

 

 

2019

 

 

2020

 

 

2021

 

 

There-

after

 

 

Total(2)

 

 

Fair

Value

 

Weighted
Average
Interest
Rate
(1)

 

2021

 

2022

 

2023

 

2024

 

2025

 

There-
after

 

Total(2)

 

Fair
Value

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed-rate securitized timeshare

financing receivables

 

 

11.901

%

 

$

19

 

 

$

76

 

 

$

75

 

 

$

72

 

 

$

67

 

 

$

197

 

 

$

506

 

 

$

595

 

13.780%

 

$

21

 

$

88

 

$

92

 

$

97

 

$

100

 

$

836

 

1,234

 

$

1,191

 

Fixed-rate unsecuritized timeshare

financing receivables

 

 

12.272

%

 

 

28

 

 

 

56

 

 

 

60

 

 

 

65

 

 

 

70

 

 

 

408

 

 

 

687

 

 

 

799

 

14.740%

 

43

 

44

 

50

 

55

 

64

 

915

 

1,171

 

991

 

Liabilities:(3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed-rate debt

 

 

3.836

%

 

 

30

 

 

 

134

 

 

 

99

 

 

 

120

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

374

 

 

 

789

 

 

 

817

 

4.098%

 

75

 

275

 

201

 

129

 

159

 

3,032

 

3,871

 

3,937

 

Variable-rate debt(4)

 

 

3.103

%

 

 

3

 

 

 

10

 

 

 

139

 

 

 

10

 

 

 

160

 

 

 

 

 

 

322

 

 

 

326

 

3.226%

 

1

 

12

 

397

 

 

 

 

410

 

405

 

(1)

Weighted average interest rate as of September 30, 2017.

(2)

Amount excludes unamortized deferred financing costs.

(3)

Includes debt and non-recourse debt.

(4)

Variable-rate debt includes principal outstanding debt of $193 million and non-recourse debt of $129 million as of September 30, 2017. See Note 8: Debt & Non-recourse debt in our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for additional information.

(1) Weighted-average interest rate as of September 30, 2021.

(2) Amount excludes unamortized deferred financing costs.

(3) Includes debt and non-recourse debt.

(4) Variable-rate debt includes principal outstanding debt of $407 million as of September 30, 2021. See Note 12: Debt & Non-recourse Debt in our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for additional information.

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. Further, we conduct operations in international markets from which we receive, at least in part, revenues in foreign currencies. A 10 percent increase in the foreign exchange rate of the Japanese yen to U.S. dollar would increasechange our gross timeshare financing receivables by approximately $2 million. A 10 percent change in the foreign exchange rate of the Canadian dollar to U.S. dollar would change our gross timeshare financing receivables by less than $1 million.

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ITEM 4.

Controls and Procedures

ITEM 4.Controls and Procedures

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

AsOur 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 on Form 10-Q, we evaluated,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, the effectiveness of the design and operationeffectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)), and management necessarily applied its judgment in assessing the costs and benefits of such controls and procedures, which by their nature, can provide only reasonable assurance about management’s control objectives. Our disclosure controls and procedures have been designed to provide reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives. However, you should noteprocedures. Based on that the design of any system of controls is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and we cannot assure you that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions, regardless of how remote. Based upon the foregoing 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 and operating to provide reasonable assurance that we record, process, summarize and report the information we are required to disclosebe disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in theSEC rules and forms of the SEC, and to provide reasonable assurance that we accumulateis accumulated and communicate such informationcommunicated to our management, including ourthe Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions aboutregarding required disclosure. We will continue to assess the adequacy of our disclosure controls and procedures and make any appropriate changes given the various government mandates and orders of business closures and the resulting remote working conditions as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

On August 2, 2021 we acquired Diamond through a business combination. We are currently in the process of assessing Diamond’s internal control over financial reporting and integrating Diamond’s internal control over financial reporting with our existing 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. We will continue to assess the effectiveness of our internal controls over financial reporting consistent with past practice, particularly in light of the various government mandates and orders of business closures and the resulting remote working conditions as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.


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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.sums as detailed above in Note 21: Commitments and Contingencies. Management has also identified certain otherevaluated these legal matters whereand we believe ancertain unfavorable outcome isoutcomes are reasonably possible and/orprobable and estimable. We have accrued liabilities for these matters which no estimate of possible losses can be made.are included in the September 30, 2021 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 September 30, 20172021 will not have a material effect on our unaudited condensed consolidated results of operations, financial position or cash flows.statements.

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

Set forth below are the material changesItem 1A. Risk Factors

The following represents important updates to the risk factors discussedpreviously disclosed in Item 1A1A. of Part 1I of the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016. In addition to the other information set forth in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, you should carefully consider the risk factors discussed below and in Item 1A of Part 1 of the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016, which could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and stock price. The risks described below and in the Annual Report on Form 10-K are not the only risks facing HGV. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to management or that management presently believes not to be material may also result in material and adverse effects on our business, financial condition, results of operations and stock price.

Partnership or joint venture investments could be adversely affected by our lack of sole decision-making authority, our reliance on partners’ or co-venturers’ financial condition, disputes between us and our partners or co-venturers and our obligation to guaranty certain obligations beyond the amount of our investments.

We may co-invest in the future with other third parties through partnerships, joint ventures or other entities, acquiring non-controlling interests in, or sharing responsibility for managing the affairs, of a timeshare property, partnership, joint venture or other entity. For example, we recently entered into the Joint Venture Agreement with BRE Ace Holdings, an affiliate of Blackstone, pursuant to which we acquired a non-managing 25 percent interest in BRE Ace LLC, which owns a 1,201-key timeshare resort property and related operations, commonly known as “Elara, by Hilton Grand Vacations,” located in Las Vegas, Nevada (the “Elara Joint Venture.”) Consequently, with respect to any such third-party arrangements, we would not be in a position to exercise sole decision-making authority regarding the property, partnership, joint venture or other entity, and may, under certain circumstances, be exposed to risks not present if a third party were not involved, including the possibility that partners or co-venturers might become bankrupt or fail to fund their share of required capital contributions, and we may be forced to make contributions to maintain the value of the property. Such investments may also have the potential risk of impasses on decisions, such as a sale, because neither we nor the partner or co-venturer may have full control over the partnership or joint venture. We and our respective partners or co-venturers may each have the right to trigger a buy-sell right or forced sale arrangement, which could cause us to sell our interest, or acquire our partners’ or co-venturers’ interest, or to sell the underlying asset, either on unfavorable terms or at a time when we otherwise would not have initiated such a transaction. In addition, a sale or transfer by us to a third party of our interests in the partnership or joint venture may be subject to consent rights or rights of first refusal in favor of our partners or co-venturers, which would in each case restrict our ability to dispose of our interest in the partnership or joint venture. For example, our joint venture partner in the Elara Joint Venture generally has exclusive authority to manage the business and affairs of the Elara Joint Venture, and has the discretion to call for additional capital contributions at any time. In addition, it has certain rights to transfer or sell some or all of its interests in the Elara Joint Venture and/or the Property without our consent or, in certain situations, require us to sell our interests at the same time, while we are not permitted to sell or transfer our interest without their consent. Any or all of these factors could adversely affect the value of our investment, our ability to exit, sell or dispose of our investment at times that are beneficial to us, or our financial commitment to maintaining our interest in the joint ventures.

Our joint ventures may be subject to debt and the refinancing of such debt, and we may be required to provide certain guarantees or be responsible for the full amount of the debt in certain circumstances in the event of a default beyond the amount of our equity investment. Our joint venture partners may take actions that are inconsistent with the interests of the partnership or joint venture, or in violation of the financing arrangements and trigger our guaranty, which may expose us to substantial financial obligation and commitment that are beyond our ability to fund. In addition, partners or co-venturers may have economic or other business interests or goals that are inconsistent with our business interests or goals and may be in a position to take action or withhold consent contrary to our policies or objectives. In some instances, partners or co-venturers may have competing interests in our markets that could create conflict of interest issues. Disputes between us and partners or co-venturers may result in litigation or arbitration that would increase our expenses and prevent our officers from focusing their time and effort on our business. Consequently, actions by or disputes with partners or co-venturers might result in subjecting assets owned by the partnership or joint venture to additional risk. In addition, we may, in certain circumstances, be liable for the actions of our third-party partners or co-venturers.


A significant percentage of our revenue is derived from our fee-for-service agreements with respect to two properties that are owned by a third party, and any termination of such arrangements could have a materially adverse impact on our revenues and financial results.

We derived approximately 20 percent and 14 percent of our revenues for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively, from fee-for-service fees with respect two of our properties that are owned single third party and for which we have entered into fee-for-service agreements. If these fee-for-service agreements are terminated by the property owner, if one or both properties are sold to another party without the continuation of such arrangement, or if there is any occurrence or existence of any adverse economic development, adverse acts of natural or manmade disasters, or any other conditions (as more fully described in our Risk Factors contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017, as updated2020 (our “2020 Form 10-K”). The risk factors discussed below and the risk factors included in our 2020 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 2020 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 time to time) that negativelypast, or disproportionately adversely affects either or bothfrom 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 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 may not be able to integrate the acquired Diamond business successfully.

On August 2, 2021, we completed the acquisition of Diamond. While the closing of the acquisition has occurred, the successful integration of two businesses such as HGV and Diamond takes significant and sustained amounts of effort and resources. Despite our efforts, it is possible that the integration process could take longer than anticipated and/or could be more difficult than anticipated due to a number of reasons, including the lack of complementary products and resort offerings, delays or other challenges in converting the Diamond resorts into resorts that are suitable for HGV as part of our overall strategy, loss of valuable employees, disruption of each company’s ongoing businesses, processes and systems, inconsistencies in standards, controls, procedures, practices, policies and compensation arrangements between the two businesses, and differences in corporate cultures and philosophies, and other challenges that are inherent in such a complex integration of businesses. There also may be issues attributable to Diamond’s operations that were inherent to the business or are based on events or actions that occurred prior to the closing of the Diamond Acquisition that may make the integration even more challenging. In addition, uncertainty about the effect of the Diamond Acquisitionon relationships with our suppliers, vendors, existing owners, and potential owners may hinder the integration. Although we are taking steps designed to reduce or mitigate any adverse effects, these uncertainties may impair cause suppliers, vendors, existing and potential owners, and others that deal with us to seek to change, not renew or discontinue existing business relationships with us.

Integrating the acquired Diamond business into our operations may place a significant burden on management and internal resources and divert management’s attention away from day-to-day business concerns. Further, our ability to attract, retain and motivate key personnel and employees may be impacted if employees or prospective employees have uncertainty about their future roles with us during the integration of the Diamond Acquisitionand beyond. Despite our retention and recruiting efforts, key employees may depart or prospective key employees may be unwilling to continue their employment with us and we may be unable to timely find suitable replacements.

We have agreed with Hilton Worldwide Inc. (“Hilton”) to develop a mutually agreeable plan pursuant to which the Diamond properties are to be operated during the integration period, and with respect to those Diamond properties that will

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not be converted to our revenues,brand. If we fail to develop and/or execute such a plan with Hilton, such properties may remain subject to a number of restrictions related to how they are operated.

Ultimately, the integration process is subject to a number of uncertainties, and no assurance can be given that our integration efforts will be successful. Any one or more of the foregoing factors may adversely affect or hinder any successful integration of the Diamond acquisition and may materially adversely impact the execution of our strategy post-acquisition, business, operations, and, ultimately, our results of operations.

Anticipated cost savings, synergies, growth in operating results and related benefits of the Diamond Acquisition may not be realized. In addition, we may incur substantial costs and expenses related to the Diamond Acquisition and the integration beyond what we have anticipated. Any of these factors could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We completed the Diamond Acquisitionwith the expectation thatit will result in various benefits and synergies, including, among other things, operating efficiencies, opportunities to potentially increase our revenue, sales, EBITDA, and owners, and cost savings. Achieving such anticipated benefits and synergies of the Diamond Acquisition within the expected timeframe, or at all, is subject to a number of uncertainties, including whether the businesses of HGV and Diamond can be integrated in an efficient and effective manner, as previously discussed, as well as various assumptions. It is possible that any one or more of such benefits and synergies may not be realized, thereby significantly reducing the anticipated benefits associated with the Diamond Acquisition, and may result in in higher than anticipated costs, and lower than anticipated revenue, and/or decreases in the amount of expected net income, all of which would adversely affect our future business, financial condition, and operating results.

Further, we incurred a number of fees, costs and expenses prior to completing the Diamond Acquisitionand expect to continue to incur additional fees, costs and expenses associated with combining and integrating the operations of the two companies and achieving the desired benefits. These fees, costs and expenses, which are both recurring and non-recurring, have been, and will continue to be, substantial. Although we believe that achieving cost synergies, benefits, and other efficiencies of the Diamond Acquisitionshould offset the such costs, fees and expenses over time, such net benefit may not be achieved in the near term, or at all. Moreover, there may be significant potential liabilities associated with the legacy Diamond business prior to the Diamond Acquisitionthat we may uncover during the integration period, which may result in us incurring significant costs and expenses. Such potential liabilities may have been unknown to us at prior to the closing of the Diamond Acquisition or more significant than we believed at such time. Any such material unexpected costs and expenses may have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and operating results.

We incurred a significant amount of indebtedness to finance the Diamond Acquisition , which could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations, including by decreasing our business flexibility, as well as our ability to meet payment obligations under our indebtedness.

We significantly increased our level of indebtedness in connection with financing the Diamond Acquisition. We closed an unregistered offering of $850 million in aggregate principal amount of 5.000 percent senior notes due 2029 and an unregistered offering of $500 million in aggregate principal amount of 4.875 percent senior notes due 2031. In addition, we borrowed term loans in an initial aggregate principal amount of $1.3 billion under a new senior secured term loan credit facility to repay certain indebtedness of HGV and Diamond in connection with the closing of the Diamond Acquisition. Finally, we assumed several of Diamond’s revolving facilities that are secured by timeshare loan receivables. Our increased level of debt, together with certain covenants and restrictions that have been imposed on us in connection with incurring this indebtedness: (a) requires us to dedicate a larger portion of our cash flow from operations to servicing and repayment of debt; (b) reduces funds available for strategic initiatives and opportunities, dividends, share repurchases, working capital and other general corporate needs; (c) limits our ability to incur certain kinds or amounts of additional indebtedness, which could restrict our flexibility to react to changes in our business, industry and economic conditions and increase borrowing costs; (d) creates competitive disadvantages relative to other companies with lower debt levels and (e) increases our vulnerability to the impact of adverse economic and industry conditions. These covenants and restrictions may limit how our business is conducted. We may not be able to maintain compliance with these covenants and restrictions and, if we fail to do so, we may not be able to obtain waivers thereto and/or amend these covenants and restrictions. Our failure to comply with the covenants and restrictions could result in an event of default, which, if not cured or waived, could result in our being required to repay such indebtedness before their due dates or to have to negotiate amendments to or waivers thereof, which may have unfavorable terms or result in the incurrence of additional fees and expenses.

Our ability to make scheduled cash payments on and to refinance our indebtedness and to fund planned capital expenditures will depend on our ability to generate significant operating cash flow in the future, which, to a significant extent, is subject to general economic, financial, competitive, legislative, regulatory and other factors, including the continued adverse impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business, that are beyond our control. We may not be able to maintain a

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sufficient level of cash flow from operating activities to permit us to pay the principal, premium, if any, and interest on our indebtedness.

In addition, our credit ratings will impact the cost and availability of future borrowings and, accordingly, our cost of capital. Our ratings will reflect each rating organization’s opinion of our financial strength, operating performance and ability to meet our debt obligations on a combined basis with Diamond. Downgrades in our ratings could adversely affect our businesses, cash flows, financial condition, operating results and share and debt prices, as well as our obligations with respect to our capital efficient inventory acquisitions.

The Diamond acquisition will only magnify the general operational risks that we face.

The acquired Diamond business is subject to many of the same operational risks as our business prior to the Diamond Acquisition, which are described in the risk factors included in our 2020 Form 10-K. Given the substantial size of the Diamond business and associated complexities, many of the risk factors that we faced prior to the Diamond Acquisitionwill only become more magnified and substantial and the expanded business will only pose additional challenges for management, including those that relate to management and monitoring of new operations.

Our vacation ownership business depends on the quality and reputation of the brands associated with the portfolios of each of HGV and Diamond, and any deterioration in the quality or reputation of these brands could adversely affect our market share, reputation, business, financial condition and results of operations.

We intend to offer vacation ownership products and services under the Hilton Vacation Club brand, a new upscale HGV sub-brand that will consist of rebranded Diamond properties, in accordance with the Amended and Restated License Agreement with Hilton ( the “A&R Hilton License Agreement”). If the quality of any of these brands deteriorates, or the reputation of these brands declines, including as the result of actions by Hilton, our market share, reputation, business, financial condition or results of operations could be materially adversely impacted.affected.


Our stockholders prior to the Diamond Acquisition have a reduced ownership and voting interest as a result of the Diamond Acquisition and exercise less influence over management of us as compared to prior to the Diamond Acquisition.

Our stockholders currently have the right to vote in the election of the board of directors and on other matters affecting us. Each Diamond stockholder who received shares of our common stock in the Diamond Acquisitionis now our stockholder. Former Diamond stockholders, as a group, received shares in the Diamond Acquisition constituting approximately 28 percent of the shares of our common stock on a fully diluted basis immediately following the completion of the Diamond Acquisition. As a result, pre-Diamond Acquisitionstockholders own, in the aggregate, approximately 72 percent of the shares of our common stock on a fully diluted basis immediately following the completion of the Diamond Acquisition. Because of this, our stockholders prior to the completion of the Diamond Acquisitionnow have comparatively less influence on our management and policies.

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted, and will likely continue to have a significant adverse impact on, the business, financial condition and results of operations of the Diamond business.

Similar to its impact on our business and operations, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and the various governmental mandates and orders for business closure, Diamond had temporarily closed operations at substantially all of its resorts and had closed substantially all of their sales centers prior to our acquisition. As of September 30, 2021, all of the Diamond resorts and almost all of the sales centers had reopened and were in operations. However, it may be an extended period of time before all of the Diamond resorts return to pre-pandemic occupancy, particularly if there remains lingering actual and/or perceived concern and perception of significant transmission and infection risk due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, any increases in infection rate and/or the spreading of any new variants, such as the Delta variant, may result in the reimposition of restrictions, social distancing, and travel restrictions, all of which will negatively impact the Diamond resorts’ recovery and business.

At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Diamond implemented its own social distancing, hygiene protocols, and enhanced cleaning measures at its resorts, sales centers, and corporate offices in accordance with guidelines from federal, state and local authorities. With the closing of our acquisition of Diamond, the Diamond resorts, sales centers, and corporate offices will be required to adopt HGV standards related to hygiene and cleanliness. These measures, which are intended to protect human life, may result in additional costs, operational inefficiencies, and fewer revenue opportunities.

Any sustained adverse impact on the Diamond business, in addition to our legacy HGV business, due to the COVID-19 pandemic could materially adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition.

Our results will suffer if we do not effectively manage our expanded operations resulting from the Diamond Acquisition.

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The size of our business increased significantly as a result of the Diamond Acquisition. Our future success depends, in part, upon our ability to manage this expanded business, including in non-US jurisdictions where we did not have operations prior to the Diamond Acquisition, which pose new and substantial challenges for management, including challenges related to the management and monitoring of expanded operations and associated increased costs and complexity. We may also need to obtain approvals of developers or HOAs in various instances to include additional resorts in the multi-resort trusts marketed, sold and managed by the acquired Diamond business (the “Diamond Collections”) or increase maintenance fees or impose additional requirements in order to meet our brand and operating standards. There can be no assurances that we will be successful or that we will realize the expected operating efficiencies, cost savings and other benefits currently anticipated from the transactions. In addition, there will be increased compliance and regulatory risk as a result of the expanded size of our business.

The acquired Diamond business operates in a number of locations outside the United States and is subject to certain additional risks related to international operations that we have not historically been subjected to.

The acquired Diamond business has resorts in and sells VOIs in countries outside of the United States, including in Mexico, Canada, the United Kingdom and several countries in the European Union, which are subject to a number of risks, including compliance with local regulations and laws, regulations restricting the sale of VOIs, compliance with anti-corruption laws and regulations such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, exposure to local economic conditions, potential adverse changes in the political or economic relation of foreign countries with the United States, withholding and restrictions on taxes and fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates. Our business in these foreign jurisdictions may be subject to litigation.

In Mexico, the developer of certain of the acquired Diamond resorts have agreed to requirements that they consider themselves Mexican nationals with respect to certain property and agree to not invoke the protection of the governments in matters relating to the property. Generally, rules in Mexico limit ownership of land near Mexico’s borders and beaches to Mexican citizens and companies, unless granted the right by the Mexican government. If the developer of the resorts in Mexico fails to comply with the agreement with the Mexican government, it would forfeit the land back to Mexico.

We have not historically operated in several of the non-US jurisdictions in which the acquired Diamond business operates and may lack knowledge or familiarity with the rules and regulations, as well as experience and resources, related to operating such business in these countries.

The maintenance and refurbishment of vacation ownership properties depends on maintenance fees paid by the owners of VOIs, which may need to be increased.

The maintenance fees that are assessed on owners of our VOIs by property owners’ association boards, including those VOIs that are part of the acquired Diamond business, are used to maintain and refurbish the vacation ownership properties, to maintain reserves for capital expenditures, and to keep the properties in compliance with applicable brand standards. Property owners’ association boards may elect to not levy sufficient maintenance fees, or owners of VOIs may fail to pay their maintenance fees for reasons such as financial hardship, dissatisfaction with the Diamond Acquisitionor because of damage to their VOIs from natural disasters such as hurricanes. In these circumstances, not only could our management fee revenue be adversely affected, but the vacation ownership properties could fall into disrepair and fail to comply with applicable brand standards. If a resort fails to comply with applicable brand standards, Hilton could terminate our right under the A&R Hilton License Agreement to use its trademarks at the non-compliant resort, which could result in the loss of management fees, decreased customer satisfaction and impairment of our ability to market and sell products at the non-compliant locations. See “Risks Related to Our Relationship with Hilton” below.

The maintenance fees that are assessed on owners of our VOIs, including those VOIs that are part of the acquired Diamond business, by property owners’ association boards may increase as costs increase. A similar situation may arise with respect to fees imposed on owners of VOIs with respect to new properties added to our portfolio as a result of the Diamond Acquisition. Increased maintenance fees could make our products less desirable, which could have a negative impact on sales of our products and could also cause an increase in defaults with respect to our vacation ownership notes receivable portfolio.

We may be subject to complaints, litigation or reputational harm due to dissatisfaction with, or concerns related to, the Diamond Acquisition from our and former Diamond owners.

Our and former Diamond VOI owners prior to the completion of the Diamond Acquisitionmay be concerned about the actual or perceived impact of the Diamond Acquisitionand the integration on their VOIs, including related to a reduced quality of resorts and product offerings due to the increased size of the business and addition of new owners, adverse effect on the availability of access to these resorts and other disruptions during the integration period, or increase or change in HOA or other fees. The VOI owners of the acquired Diamond business may have similar concerns related to a decline in the quality of product offerings or increase in fees as a result of the Diamond Acquisition and increase in size of the business. Complaints

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or litigation brought by existing owners following the completion of the Diamond Acquisitioncould harm our reputation, discourage potential new owners and adversely impact our results of operations

Interests in the acquired Diamond resorts are offered through a trust system, which is subject to a number of regulatory and other requirements.

The Diamond Collections located in the United States are alternatives to traditional deeded timeshare ownership, as they create a network of available resort accommodations at multiple locations. For those US-based Diamond Collections, title to the units available through the Diamond Collections is held in a trust or similar arrangement that is administered by an independent trustee (the “Collection Trustee”). A purchaser of a timeshare interest in a Collection does not receive a deeded interest in any specific resort or resort accommodation, but acquires a membership in the timeshare plan which is denominated by an annual or biennial allotment of points. Owners of Diamond’s timeshare interests are allowed to use their allocated points to reserve accommodations at the various component site(s)/participating resort(s) within the Diamond Collections, thereby giving the members greater flexibility to plan their vacations. Owners may also elect to reserve accommodations at resorts that are not part of their Collection through Diamond’s exchange programs.

The Diamond Collections are registered pursuant to, exempted from, or otherwise in compliance with, the applicable statutory requirements for the sale of timeshare plans in a growing number of jurisdictions. Such registrations and formal exemption determinations for the Diamond Collections confirm the substantial compliance with the filing and disclosure requirements of the respective timeshare statutes by the developer of the applicable Diamond Collection. It does not constitute the endorsement of the creation, sale, promotion or operation of the Diamond Collections by any regulatory body nor relieve the developer of a Diamond Collection or any affiliates of such developer of any duty or responsibility under other statutes or any other applicable laws. Registration under a respective timeshare act (or other applicable law) is not a guarantee or assurance of compliance with applicable law nor an assurance or guarantee of how any judicial body may interpret the Diamond Collections’ compliance therewith. A determination that specific provisions or operations of the Collections do not comply with relevant timeshare acts or applicable law may have a material adverse effect on the developer, the Collection Trustee and the related non-profit members association for each of the Diamond Collections. If we are unable to successfully integrate and manage the trust system our results of operations or reputation may suffer.

Increased activity by third-party exit companies on the acquired Diamond business and its owners may cause distractions and adversely impact our integration.

The Diamond business has been significantly targeted by organized activities of third parties that actively pursue timeshare owners claiming to provide timeshare interest transfers and/or “exit” services. Any increases in the level of participation by timeshare owners in response to such overtures and/or delinquencies or defaults with respect to the timeshare loans owed by such owners may disrupt our business, affect cash flow from collections on the timeshare loans, and generally adversely affect our integration plans. In addition, exit companies may target HGV owners to a greater extent than they already do in light of the Diamond Acquisition.

If the A&R Hilton License Agreement is terminated, we may lose our rights to certain brands developed by us in connection with the integration of the acquired Diamond business.

We and Hilton are parties to the A&R Hilton License Agreement under which we license substantially all of the trademarks, brand names and intellectual property used in our business. Pursuant to the A&R Hilton License Agreement, Hilton would be the sole owner of certain licensed marks related to any new brands associated with the Diamond portfolio that are developed by us. If we default under the A&R Hilton License Agreement, we could lose the right to use one or more of such new brands. The loss of these rights and/or certain other related rights could materially adversely affect our ability to generate revenue and profits from the vacation ownership business associated with the Diamond portfolio. The termination of the A&R Hilton License Agreement following completion of the Diamond Acquisitionwould materially harm our business and results of operations and impair our ability to market and sell our products and maintain our competitive position.

Our ability to integrate the acquired Diamond business and otherwise expand our business and remain competitive could be harmed if Hilton does not consent to the use of their trademarks in connection with the conversion of Diamond properties and/or new resorts that we may acquire or develop in the future.

Under the terms of the A&R Hilton License Agreement, we must obtain Hilton’s approval to use the Hilton brand names and trademarks in connection with the conversion of the Diamond properties to branded properties using the Hilton marks, as well as for the branding of timeshare properties that we acquire or develop in the future. If Hilton does not permit us to use its trademarks in connection with such conversion and integration, on a timely basis or at all, or in connection with any other timeshare properties that we may acquire in the future pursuant to any future development or acquisition plans, or if we cannot come to an agreement with Hilton on how to brand and operate Diamond properties that are not approved by

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Hilton, our ability to successfully integrate Diamond and otherwise expand our business and remain competitive may be materially adversely affected. The requirement to obtain approval for such conversion and integration of Diamond properties and any future expansion plans, or the need to identify and secure alternative solutions because we cannot obtain such approval, may delay implementation of our integration and/or expansion plans or cause us to incur additional expense related to the branding of our properties.

Our ability to successfully integrate the Diamond business depends on our compliance with the A&R Hilton License Agreement, including the “Separate Operations” provisions and certain prohibitions on doing business with competitors. While the parties may agree to amend the applicable requirements, ongoing requirements with strict compliance with such provisions as currently written will negatively impact the synergies and efficiencies related to the Diamond acquisition.

We have agreed with Hilton to operate the Diamond business as a “Separate Operation” under the A&R Hilton License Agreement. Complying with that requirement could be costly and difficult and will likely significantly diminish the efficiencies and synergies that are critical to our successful integration of the Diamond business. In addition, the A&R Hilton License Agreement requires Hilton’s approval in connection with our anticipated conversion of the Diamond properties into our branded properties and/or Hilton Vacation Club or another new brand of properties. The creation of any such new brand will also require Hilton’s consent. While we and Hilton have agreed to modify the Separate Operations requirements, with such modifications to be made in Hilton’s sole discretion, so as to allow us to achieve greater operating efficiency and synergy than currently realizable under the A&R Hilton License Agreement, any failure of the parties to do so will adversely impact such operating efficiency and synergy. In addition, any failure to obtain Hilton’s approval with respect to the creation of any new brand or the conversion of Diamond properties into such new brand or existing branded properties will significantly harm our ability to integrate the Diamond business and its properties. If we cannot come to an agreement with Hilton on how to brand and operate Diamond properties that do not currently or will not in the future meet the Hilton brand standards, then we will be required to continue to operate them as separate operations. However, since each property is part of a trust or collection or properties, we may be deemed to be in default of the A&R Hilton License Agreement if Hilton does not permit the operation of a collection that includes both branded and unbranded properties.

In addition, the A&R Hilton License Agreement contains a number of prohibitions on us entering into certain agreements and arrangements with competitors of Hilton. As a result of the Diamond Acquisition, we assumed Diamond’s contracts with third parties, a number which are with competitors of Hilton and are prohibited under the A&R Hilton License Agreement. The A&R Hilton License Agreement provides for a cure period for agreements or arrangements related to the Diamond business that would result in a violation or breach of provisions in the A&R Hilton License Agreement. However, to the extent we are not able to terminate such agreements within the cure period or we are unable to obtain a waiver from Hilton, we may be in default of the A&R Hilton License Agreement.

Item 2.Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

None.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

None.

Item 3.Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None.

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None.

Item 4.

Mine Safety Disclosures

Item 4.Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable.

Item 5.Other Information

None.

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Item 6.Exhibits

Item 5.Exhibit

Other Information

None.


Item 6.

Exhibits

Exhibit

No.

Description

No.

3.1

2.1

Amendment to Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of July 7, 2021, by and among Hilton Grand Vacations Inc., Hilton Grand Vacations Borrower LLC, Dakota Holdings, Inc., and AP VIII Dakota Holdings, L.P., in its capacity as Seller Representative (incorporated by reference to Annex A to Registrant’s Additional Definitive Materials on Schedule 14A (File No. 001-37794) filed on July 7, 2021.

3.1

Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’sRegistrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-37794) filed on March 17, 2017).

3.2

Amended and Restated Bylaws (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’sRegistrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-37794) filed on March 17, 2017).

10.13.3

Amended and Restate Limited Liability Company AgreementCertificate of BRE Ace LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, dated asDesignation of July 18, 2017Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock of Hilton Grand Vacations Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.13.1 to Hilton Grand Vacation Inc.’sthe Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-37794) filed on July 21, 2017)April 16, 2020).

10.1

Stockholders Agreement, dated as of August 2, 2021, by and among Hilton Grand Vacations Inc., AP VIII Dakota Holdings, L.P., AP Dakota Co-Invest, L.P., and, for the purposes of Sections 7.2 and 7.3 thereof, Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K File No. 0001-37794) filed on August 3, 2021).

10.2

Joinder Agreement, dated as of August 2, 2021, of AP VIII Dakota Holdings Borrower, L.P. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K File No. 0001-37794) filed on August 3, 2021).

11.110.3

Statement regarding computationCredit Agreement, dated as of earnings per share. See condensed consolidated statementsAugust 2, 2021, by and among Hilton Grand Vacations Parent LLC, as parent, Hilton Grand Vacations Borrower LLC, as the borrower, the guarantors from time to time party thereto and Bank of operationsAmerica, N.A., as administrative agent and collateral agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Registrant’s Current Report on pageForm 8-K File No. 0001-37794) filed on August 3, of this Form 10-Q.2021).

31.110.4†

Form of Transaction Incentive Performance RSU Agreement (CEO) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K File No. 0001-37794) filed on August 3, 2021).

10.5†

Form of Transaction Incentive Performance RSU Agreement (Non-CEO) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K File No. 0001-37794) filed on August 3, 2021).

22*

List of Issuer Subsidiaries of Guaranteed Securities and Guarantor Subsidiaries.

31.1*

Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

31.231.2*

Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.132.1*

Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

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32.2*

32.2

Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

101.INS101.NS

Inline XBRL Instance Document.Document - the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.

101.SCH

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.

101.CAL

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Calculation Linkbase Document.

101.DEF

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.

101.LAB

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Label Linkbase Document.

101.PRE

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Presentation Linkbase Document.

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The cover page for the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q has been formatted in Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101

*

Denotes management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.

___________________________________


SIGNATURES* Filed herewith

†Denotes management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement..

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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 2nd9th day of November 2017.2021.

HILTON GRAND VACATIONS INC.

By:

By:

/s/ Mark D. Wang

Name:

Name:

Mark D. Wang

Title:

Title:

President and Chief Executive Officer

By:

/s/ Daniel J. Mathewes

By:

/s/ James E. Mikolaichik Name:

Daniel J. Mathewes

Name:

James E. Mikolaichik

Title:

Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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