Hyatt Hotels Corp S-3ASR, filed Nov 6, 2020
Hyatt Hotels Corp (H)
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 6, 2020
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
HYATT HOTELS CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 20-1480589 | |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
150 North Riverside Plaza
Chicago, Illinois 60606
(312) 750-1234
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)
Mark S. Hoplamazian
President and Chief Executive Officer
Hyatt Hotels Corporation
150 North Riverside Plaza
Chicago, Illinois 60606
(312) 750-1234
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
With copies to:
| Michael A. Pucker Cathy A. Birkeland Roderick O. Branch Alexa M. Berlin Latham & Watkins LLP 330 N. Wabash Ave., Suite 2800 Chicago, Illinois 60611 (312) 876-7700 |
Margaret C. Egan Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary Hyatt Hotels Corporation 150 North Riverside Plaza Chicago, Illinois 60606 (312) 750-1234 |
Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: From time to time after the effective date of this Registration Statement.
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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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| Preferred Stock |
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| Debt Securities |
(1)(2) | $(4) | ||||
| Warrants |
(1)(2) | $(4) | ||||
| Purchase Contracts |
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| Units |
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| (1) | Omitted pursuant to Form S-3 General Instruction II.E. |
| (2) | An unspecified number of securities or aggregate principal amount, as applicable, is being registered as may from time to time be offered at unspecified prices. |
| (3) | Includes rights to acquire common stock or preferred stock of the Company under any shareholder rights plan then in effect, if applicable under the terms of any such plan. |
| (4) | In accordance with Rules 456(b) and 457(r) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the registrant is deferring payment of the entire registration fee. |
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PROSPECTUS
Hyatt Hotels Corporation
Class A Common Stock
Preferred Stock
Debt Securities
Warrants
Purchase Contracts
Units
We may offer and sell the securities identified above, in each case from time to time in one or more offerings. This prospectus provides you with a general description of the securities.
Each time we offer and sell securities, we will provide a supplement to this prospectus that contains specific information about the offering, as well as the amounts, prices and terms of the securities. The supplement may also add, update or change information contained in this prospectus with respect to that offering. You should carefully read this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement before you invest in any of our securities.
We may offer and sell the securities described in this prospectus and any prospectus supplement to or through one or more underwriters, dealers and agents, directly to purchasers, or through a combination of these methods. If any underwriters, dealers or agents are involved in the sale of any of the securities, their names and any applicable purchase price, fee, commission or discount arrangement between or among them will be set forth, or will be calculable from the information set forth, in the applicable prospectus supplement. See the sections of this prospectus entitled “About this Prospectus” and “Plan of Distribution” for more information. No securities may be sold without delivery of this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement describing the method and terms of the offering of such securities.
Investing in our securities involves risks. See the “Risk Factors” on page 9 of this prospectus and any similar section contained in the applicable prospectus supplement concerning factors you should consider before investing in our securities.
Our Class A common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “H.” On November 5, 2020, the last reported sale price of our Class A common stock was $56.79 per share.
Hyatt Hotels Corporation has two classes of common stock outstanding, Class A common stock and Class B common stock. The rights of the holders of our Class A common stock and Class B common stock are identical, except with respect to voting and conversion. The Class A common stock is entitled to one vote per share. The Class B common stock is entitled to ten votes per share. Each share of Class B common stock is convertible at any time into one share of Class A common stock.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the adequacy or accuracy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
The date of this prospectus is November 6, 2020.
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This prospectus is part of an automatic registration statement that we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, as a “well-known seasoned issuer” as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, using a “shelf” registration process. By using a shelf registration statement, we may sell securities from time to time and in one or more offerings as described in this prospectus. Each time that we offer and sell securities, we will provide a prospectus supplement to this prospectus that contains specific information about the securities being offered and sold and the specific terms of that offering. The prospectus supplement may also add, update or change information contained in this prospectus with respect to that offering. To the extent that any statement made in a prospectus supplement is inconsistent with statements made in this prospectus, the statements made in this prospectus will be deemed modified or superseded by those made in the prospectus supplement. Before purchasing any securities, you should carefully read this prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement, as well as any post-effective amendments to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, together with the additional information described under the heading “Where You Can Find More Information; Incorporation by Reference” before making any investment decision.
We have not authorized any other person to provide you with different information. If anyone provides you with different or inconsistent information, you should not rely on it. We will not make an offer to sell these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted. You should assume that the information appearing in this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement to this prospectus is accurate as of the date on its respective cover, and that any information incorporated by reference is accurate only as of the date of the document incorporated by reference, unless we indicate otherwise. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since those dates.
Unless otherwise specified or the context otherwise requires, references in this prospectus to “we,” “our,” “us,” “Hyatt,” and the “Company” refer to Hyatt Hotels Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries. However, in the “Description of Debt Securities” section of this prospectus, “we,” “our,” “us,” “Hyatt” and the “Company” mean Hyatt Hotels Corporation only, and not any of its consolidated subsidiaries, unless context otherwise requires or as otherwise expressly stated.
As used in this prospectus, the term “Pritzker family business interests” means (1) various lineal descendants of Nicholas J. Pritzker (deceased) and spouses and adopted children of such descendants; (2) various trusts for the benefit of the individuals described in clause (1) and trustees thereof; and (3) various entities owned and/or controlled, directly and/or indirectly, by the individuals and trusts described in (1) and (2).
As used in this prospectus, the term:
| • | “Properties” refers to hotels, resorts, and other properties, including branded spas and fitness studios, and residential, vacation, and condominium ownership units that we develop, own, operate, manage, franchise, or to which we provide services or license our trademarks; |
| • | “Hyatt portfolio of properties” or “portfolio of properties” refers to hotels, resorts, and other properties that we develop, own, operate, manage, franchise, license, or provide services to, including under the Park Hyatt, Miraval, Grand Hyatt, Alila, Andaz, The Unbound Collection by Hyatt, Destination, Hyatt Regency, Hyatt, Hyatt Ziva, Hyatt Zilara, Thompson Hotels, Hyatt Centric, Caption by Hyatt, Joie de Vivre, Hyatt House, Hyatt Place, tommie, Hyatt Residence Club, and Exhale brands; |
| • | “Worldwide hotel portfolio” refers to our full service hotels, including our wellness resorts, and our select service hotels; |
| • | “Worldwide property portfolio” refers to our all-inclusive resorts, branded spas and fitness studios, and residential, vacation, and condominium ownership units in addition to our worldwide hotel portfolio; |
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| • | “Residential ownership units” refers to residential units that we manage, own, or to which we provide services or license our trademarks (such as serviced apartments and Hyatt-branded residential units) that are typically part of a mixed-use project and located either adjacent to or near a full service hotel that is a member of the Hyatt portfolio of properties or in unique leisure locations; |
| • | “Vacation ownership units” refers to the fractional and timeshare vacation ownership properties with respect to which we license our trademarks and that are part of the Hyatt Residence Club; |
| • | “Condominium ownership units” refer to whole ownership residential units (condominium and private residences) that we provide services to and, in some cases management of, the rental programs or homeowner associations associated with such units; and |
| • | “Hospitality ventures” refer to entities in the hospitality industry in which we own less than a 100% equity interest. |
As used in this prospectus, the term “colleagues” refers to the approximately 138,000 individuals working at our corporate and regional offices and our managed, franchised and owned properties in 65 countries around the world as of September 30, 2020. We directly employ approximately 50,000 of these colleagues. The remaining colleagues are employed by third-party owners and franchisees of our properties.
SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement, including the information we incorporate by reference herein or therein, contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act. These statements include statements about our plans, strategies, financial performance, prospects or future events and involve known and unknown risks that are difficult to predict. As a result, our actual results, performance or achievements may differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by the use of words such as “may,” “could,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “seek,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “potential,” “continue,” “likely,” “will,” “would” and variations of these terms and similar expressions, or the negative of these terms or similar expressions. Such forward-looking statements are necessarily based upon estimates and assumptions that, while considered reasonable by us and our management, are inherently uncertain. Factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations include, but are not limited to:
| • | the factors discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019 under the sections titled “Risk Factors” in Part I, Item 1A and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in Part II, Item 7, and in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarters ended March 31, 2020, June 30, 2020 and September 30, 2020 under the sections titled “Risk Factors” in Part II, Item 1A and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in Part I, Item 2, in each case as such factors may be updated in our periodic filings with the SEC; |
| • | the short- and longer-term effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, including on the demand for travel, transient and group business and levels of consumer confidence; |
| • | actions that governments, businesses and individuals take in response to the COVID-19 pandemic or any resurgence, including limiting or banning travel; |
| • | the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and actions taken in response to the COVID-19 pandemic or any resurgence, on global and regional economies, travel and economic activity, including the duration and magnitude of its impact on unemployment rates and consumer discretionary spending; |
| • | the ability of third-party owners, franchisees or hospitality venture partners to successfully navigate the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic; |
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| • | the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic and the pace of recovery following the pandemic or any resurgence; |
| • | general economic uncertainty in key global markets and a worsening of global economic conditions or low levels of economic growth; |
| • | the rate and the pace of economic recovery following economic downturns; |
| • | levels of spending in business and leisure segments as well as consumer confidence; |
| • | declines in occupancy and average daily rate; |
| • | limited visibility with respect to future bookings; |
| • | loss of key personnel; |
| • | domestic and international political and geopolitical conditions, including political or civil unrest or changes in trade policy; |
| • | hostilities, or fear of hostilities, including future terrorist attacks, that affect travel; |
| • | travel-related accidents; |
| • | natural or man-made disasters such as earthquakes, tsunamis, tornadoes, hurricanes, floods, wildfires, oil spills, nuclear incidents and global outbreaks of pandemics or contagious diseases or fear of such outbreaks, such as the COVID-19 pandemic; |
| • | our ability to successfully achieve certain levels of operating profits at hotels that have performance tests or guarantees in favor of our third-party owners; |
| • | the impact of hotel renovations and redevelopments; |
| • | risks associated with our capital allocation plans and common stock repurchase program and quarterly dividend, including a reduction in or elimination of repurchase activity or dividend payments; |
| • | the seasonal and cyclical nature of the real estate and hospitality businesses; |
| • | changes in distribution arrangements, such as through internet travel intermediaries; |
| • | changes in the tastes and preferences of our customers; |
| • | relationships with colleagues and labor unions and changes in labor laws; |
| • | the financial condition of, and our relationships with, third-party property owners, franchisees and hospitality venture partners; |
| • | the possible inability of third-party owners, franchisees or development partners to access capital necessary to fund current operations or implement our plans for growth; |
| • | risks associated with potential acquisitions and dispositions and the introduction of new brand concepts; |
| • | the timing of acquisitions and dispositions and our ability to successfully integrate completed acquisitions with existing operations; |
| • | failure to successfully complete proposed transactions (including the failure to satisfy closing conditions or obtain required approvals); |
| • | our ability to successfully execute on our strategy to expand our management and franchising business while at the same time reducing our real estate asset base within targeted timeframes and at expected values; |
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| • | declines in the value of our real estate assets; |
| • | unforeseen terminations of our management or franchise agreements; |
| • | changes in federal, state, local or foreign tax law; |
| • | increases in interest rates and operating costs; |
| • | foreign exchange rate fluctuations or currency restructurings; |
| • | lack of acceptance of new brands or innovation; |
| • | general volatility of the capital markets and our ability to access such markets; |
| • | changes in the competitive environment in our industry, including as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, industry consolidation and the markets where we operate; |
| • | our ability to successfully grow the World of Hyatt loyalty program; |
| • | cyber incidents and information technology failures; |
| • | outcomes of legal or administrative proceedings; and |
| • | violations of regulations or laws related to our franchising business. |
These factors and the other risk factors described or incorporated by reference in this prospectus are not necessarily all of the important factors that could cause our actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by any forward-looking statements. Other unknown or unpredictable factors also could harm our business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.
All forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements set forth above. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and we do not undertake or assume, and we hereby disclaim, any obligation to update publicly any of these forward-looking statements to reflect actual results, new information, future events, changes in assumptions or changes in other factors affecting forward-looking statements, except to the extent required by applicable law. If we update one or more forward-looking statements, no inference should be drawn that we will make additional updates with respect to those or other forward-looking statements.
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WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION; INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
Available Information
We file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. Our SEC filings are available to the public over the Internet at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Copies of certain information filed by us with the SEC are also available on our website at www.hyatt.com. Our website and the information contained therein or connected thereto are not a part of this prospectus or the registration statement of which it forms a part, and are not incorporated by reference in this prospectus or the registration statement.
This prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement are part of a registration statement that we filed with the SEC and do not contain all of the information in the registration statement. The full registration statement may be obtained from the SEC or us, as provided below. Forms of the indenture and other documents establishing the terms of the offered securities are or may be filed as exhibits to the registration statement. Statements in this prospectus or any prospectus supplement about these documents are summaries and each statement is qualified in all respects by reference to the document to which it refers. You should refer to the actual documents for a more complete description of the relevant matters. You can obtain a copy of the registration statement from the SEC’s website.
Incorporation by Reference
The SEC’s rules allow us to “incorporate by reference” information into this prospectus, which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to another document filed separately with the SEC. The information incorporated by reference is deemed to be part of this prospectus, and subsequent information that we file with the SEC will automatically update and supersede that information. Any statement contained in a previously filed document incorporated by reference will be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this prospectus to the extent that a statement contained in this prospectus modifies or replaces that statement.
We incorporate by reference our documents listed below and any future filings made by us with the SEC under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, between the date of this prospectus and the termination of the offering of the securities described in this prospectus. We are not, however, incorporating by reference any documents or portions thereof, whether specifically listed below or filed in the future, that are not deemed “filed” with the SEC, including our Compensation Committee report and performance graph or any information furnished pursuant to Items 2.02 or 7.01 of Form 8-K or related exhibits furnished pursuant to Item 9.01 of Form 8-K.
This prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement incorporate by reference the documents set forth below that have previously been filed with the SEC:
| • | Our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, filed with the SEC on February 20, 2020; |
| • | Our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2020, filed with the SEC on May 7, 2020; |
| • | Our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2020, filed with the SEC on August 4, 2020; |
| • | Our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2020, filed with the SEC on November 5, 2020; |
| • | The portions of our Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A for the annual stockholders’ meeting held on May 20, 2020, filed with the SEC on April 6, 2020 , incorporated by reference in Part III of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019; |
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| • | Our Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on April 6, 2020, April 21, 2020, April 24, 2020 (other than Item 7.01), May 21, 2020, September 1, 2020 (other than Item 7.01) and September 18, 2020; and |
| • | The description of our Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share, contained in our registration statement on Form 8-A filed with the SEC on November 2, 2009, as amended by the description of our Class A common stock contained in Exhibit 4.18 to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, and as amended by any subsequent amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating the description. |
All reports and other documents we subsequently file pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act prior to the termination of this offering, but excluding any information furnished to, rather than filed with, the SEC, will also be incorporated by reference into this prospectus and deemed to be part of this prospectus from the date of the filing of such reports and documents.
Effective January 1, 2020, we changed the strategic and operational oversight for our Miraval properties, which were previously evaluated as a distinct business by our chief operating decision maker. The management fees from Miraval properties are now reported in the Americas management and franchising segment, and the operating results and financial position of underlying hotel results are now reported in our owned and leased hotels segment; the results of Miraval properties were previously reported in corporate and other. In addition, the license fees we receive from Hyatt Residence Club are now reported within our Americas management and franchising segment due to changes in the strategic oversight for these license agreements; the license fees we receive from Hyatt Residence Club were previously reported in corporate and other. In connection with our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarters ended March 31, 2020, June 30, 2020, and September 30, 2020, segment operating information for the three months ended March 31, 2019, the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, and the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively, has been recast to reflect these segment changes. However, we have not retrospectively revised our financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed February 20, 2020. On a consolidated basis, total revenues from the Miraval properties and the license fees we receive from Hyatt Residence Club represented, in the aggregate, approximately 1.5% of our total revenue for each of the 2019, 2018 and 2017 fiscal years, and less than 1% of Adjusted EBITDA for each of the 2019, 2018 and 2017 fiscal years; therefore we do not consider the impact of these changes to be material. We will reflect these changes in presentation and disclosure for all periods presented in our Annual Report on Form 10-K to be filed with the SEC for the year ending December 31, 2020.
You may request a free copy of any of the documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus (other than exhibits, unless they are specifically incorporated by reference in the documents) by writing or telephoning us at the following address:
Hyatt Hotels Corporation
Attn: Senior Vice President – Investor Relations
150 North Riverside Plaza
Chicago, Illinois 60606
(312) 750-1234
Exhibits to the filings will not be sent, however, unless those exhibits have specifically been incorporated by reference in this prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement.
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Hyatt Hotels Corporation is a global hospitality company engaged in the development, ownership, operation, management, franchising and licensing of a portfolio of properties, including full and select service hotels, resorts, and other properties, including branded spas and fitness studios, and timeshare, fractional and other forms of residential and vacation properties around the world.
At September 30, 2020, our worldwide hotel portfolio consisted of 955 full and select service hotels (229,293 rooms), including:
| • | 414 managed properties (127,124 rooms), all of which we operate under management and hotel services agreements with third-party property owners; |
| • | 474 franchised properties (78,036 rooms), all of which are owned by third parties that have franchise agreements with us and are operated by third parties; |
| • | 32 owned properties (13,534 rooms) (including 1 consolidated hospitality venture), 1 finance leased property (171 rooms), 6 operating leased properties (2,086 rooms), all of which we manage; and |
| • | 26 managed properties and 2 franchised properties owned or leased by unconsolidated hospitality ventures (8,342 rooms). |
Our worldwide property portfolio also included:
| • | 8 all-inclusive resorts (3,153 rooms), all of which are owned by a third party in which we hold common shares and which operates the resorts under franchise agreements with us; |
| • | 16 vacation ownership properties under the Hyatt Residence Club brand and operated by third parties; and |
| • | 35 residential properties, which consist of branded residences and serviced apartments. We manage all of the serviced apartments and those branded residential units that participate in a rental program with an adjacent Hyatt-branded hotel; and |
| • | 37 condominium ownership properties for which we provide services for the rental programs or homeowners associations (including 1 unconsolidated hospitality venture). |
Our worldwide property portfolio also included branded spas and fitness studios, comprised of managed and leased locations. Additionally, through strategic relationships, we provide certain reservation and/or loyalty program services to hotels that are unaffiliated with our hotel portfolio and which operate under other tradenames or marks owned by such hotel or licensed by third parties.
We report our consolidated operations in U.S. dollars and manage our business within four reportable segments as described below:
| • | Owned and leased hotels, which consists of our owned and leased full service and select service hotels, and, for purposes of segment Adjusted EBITDA, our pro rata share of the Adjusted EBITDA of our unconsolidated hospitality ventures, based on our ownership percentage of each venture; |
| • | Americas management and franchising, which consists of our management and franchising of properties located in the United States, Latin America, Canada, and the Caribbean; |
| • | ASPAC management and franchising, which consists of our management and franchising of properties located in Southeast Asia, Greater China, Australia, South Korea, Japan, and Micronesia; and |
| • | EAME/SW Asia management and franchising, which consists of our management and franchising of properties located in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, India, Central Asia, and Nepal. |
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Within corporate and other, we include the results of Exhale, results from our co-branded credit cards, and unallocated corporate expenses.
Our twelve full service brands are: Park Hyatt, Grand Hyatt, Alila, Andaz, The Unbound Collection by Hyatt, Destination, Hyatt Regency, Hyatt, Thompson Hotels, Hyatt Centric, Joie de Vivre, and tommie. Our select service brands are Caption by Hyatt, Hyatt House, and Hyatt Place. In addition, we participate in an unconsolidated hospitality venture with a Chinese hospitality company that owns the UrCove select service brand serving the upper-midscale market in Greater China. The Miraval and Exhale brands form a distinct wellness category within our portfolio of brands. Our all-inclusive resort brands are Hyatt Ziva and Hyatt Zilara. We also manage, provide services to or license our trademarks with respect to residential ownership units that are often adjacent to a Hyatt-branded full service hotel. We consult with third parties in the design and development of such mixed-use projects. We license certain of our trademarks with respect to vacation ownership units, which are part of the Hyatt Residence Club. Additionally, we provide services and/or manage the rental programs or homeowner associations associated with condominium ownership units.
Substantially all of our hotel general managers are trained professionals in the hospitality industry with extensive hospitality experience in their local markets and host countries. The general managers of our managed properties are empowered to operate their properties on an independent basis using their market knowledge, management experience and understanding of our brands. Our colleagues and hotel general managers are supported by our regional management teams located in cities around the world and our executive management team, headquartered in Chicago.
Our principal executive offices are located at 150 North Riverside Plaza, Chicago, Illinois 60606. Our telephone number is (312) 750-1234. Our website address is www.hyatt.com. The information on, or that may be accessed through, our website is not a part of this prospectus or any accompanying prospectus supplement.
Park Hyatt®, Miraval®, Grand Hyatt®, Alila®, Andaz®, The Unbound Collection by Hyatt®, Destination®, Hyatt Regency®, Hyatt®, Hyatt Ziva™, Hyatt Zilara™, Thompson Hotels®, Hyatt Centric®, Caption by Hyatt, Hyatt House®, Hyatt Place®, tommie™, Hyatt Residence Club®, Hyatt Residences®, Exhale®, World of Hyatt®, Hyatt Resorts™, and related trademarks, logos, trade names, and service marks appearing in this prospectus or any accompanying prospectus supplement are the property of Hyatt Corporation, or another wholly owned subsidiary of Hyatt Hotels Corporation. All other trademarks, trade names or service marks appearing in this prospectus or any accompanying prospectus supplement are the property of their respective owners.
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Investment in any securities offered pursuant to this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement involves risks. You should carefully consider the risks and uncertainties described under the heading “Risk Factors” in any applicable prospectus supplement and under the caption “Risk Factors” in any of our filings with the SEC pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, which are incorporated herein by reference before you decide whether to purchase our securities. These risks could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. As a result, the market price of our securities could decline, and you may lose part or all of your investment. For more information, see the sections of this prospectus titled “Where You Can Find More Information; Incorporation by Reference.”
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The following is a summary of the material rights of our capital stock and related provisions of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws. The following description of our capital stock does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, amended and restated bylaws and registration rights agreements, copies of which have been filed with the SEC and are incorporated by reference into the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part. See the section of this prospectus titled “Where You Can Find More Information; Incorporation by Reference.”
Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides for two classes of common stock: Class A common stock, which has one vote per share, and Class B common stock, which has ten votes per share. Any holder of Class B common stock may convert his or her shares at any time into shares of Class A common stock on a share-for-share basis and, under certain circumstances, including upon any transfer (except for certain permitted transfers described in our amended and restated certificate of incorporation), the shares of Class B common stock will be automatically converted into shares of Class A common stock on a share-for-share basis. Otherwise, the rights of the two classes of our common stock are identical. The rights of these classes of our common stock are discussed in greater detail below.
As of October 30, 2020, our authorized capital stock consists of 1,404,691,360 shares, each with a par value of $0.01 per share, of which:
| • | 1,000,000,000 shares are designated as Class A common stock; |
| • | 394,691,360 shares are designated as Class B common stock; and |
| • | 10,000,000 shares are designated as preferred stock. |
As of October 30, 2020, we had outstanding 38,479,041 shares of Class A common stock held by approximately 26 stockholders of record and 62,696,948 shares of Class B common stock held by 81 stockholders of record. The number of stockholders of record of our Class A common stock (approximately 26 holders) does not include a substantially greater number of “street name” holders or beneficial holders of our Class A common stock whose shares are held of record by banks, brokers and other financial institutions. This number also excludes, as of October 30, 2020, 8,822,914 shares of Class A common stock reserved for issuance under our Fourth Amended and Restated Hyatt Hotels Corporation Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended, or LTIP, 930,390 shares of our Class A common stock reserved for issuance under the Second Amended and Restated Hyatt Hotels Corporation Employee Stock Purchase Plan, or ESPP, 1,169,195 shares of our Class A common stock available for issuance pursuant to the Amended and Restated Hyatt Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan and 300,000 shares of Class A common stock available for issuance pursuant to the Hyatt International Hotels Retirement Plan (commonly known as the Field Retirement Plan), as well as any additional shares reserved for issuance under the LTIP and ESPP in connection with the amendments to such plans that were approved at our 2020 annual meeting of stockholders on May 20, 2020.
Common Stock
Voting Rights
The holders of our Class A common stock are entitled to one vote per share and the holders of our Class B common stock are entitled to ten votes per share on any matter to be voted upon by stockholders. Holders of Class A common stock and Class B common stock vote together as a single class on all matters (including the election of directors) submitted to a vote of stockholders, unless otherwise required by law.
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The holders of common stock are not entitled to cumulative voting rights with respect to the election of directors, which means that the holders of a majority of the shares voted can elect all of the directors then standing for election.
Dividends
The holders of our Class A common stock and Class B common stock are entitled to share equally in any dividends that our board of directors may declare from time to time from legally available funds, subject to limitations under Delaware law and the preferential rights of holders of any outstanding shares of preferred stock. In addition, we must be in compliance with the covenants in our revolving credit facility in order to pay dividends. If a dividend is paid in the form of shares of common stock or rights to acquire shares of common stock, the holders of Class A common stock are entitled to receive Class A common stock, or rights to acquire Class A common stock, as the case may be, and the holders of Class B common stock are entitled to receive Class B common stock, or rights to acquire Class B common stock, as the case may be. See Part II, Item 5, “Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchasers of Equity Securities – Dividends” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, which is incorporated by reference herein.
Liquidation
Upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution, distribution of assets or winding up of our corporation, the holders of our Class A common stock and Class B common stock are entitled to share equally, on a per share basis, in all our assets available for distribution, after payment to creditors and subject to any prior distribution rights granted to holders of any outstanding shares of preferred stock.
Conversion
Our Class A common stock is not convertible into any other shares of our capital stock.
Each share of Class B common stock is convertible at any time, at the option of the holder, into one share of Class A common stock. In addition, each share of Class B common stock will convert automatically into one share of Class A common stock upon any transfer, whether or not for value, except for certain permitted transfers described in our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, including transfers to any “permitted transferee” as defined in our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, which includes, among others, transfers:
| • | between Pritzker family business interests or to the Pritzker Foundation and related Pritzker charitable foundations; |
| • | to lineal descendants of the transferor who are Pritzker family business interests, which we refer to as “related persons”; |
| • | to trusts for the current benefit of the transferor and related persons; |
| • | to corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies or other entities that are owned and controlled by the transferor and related persons; |
| • | to guardians of stockholders who are adjudged to be unable to manage their own affairs and executors of estates of deceased stockholders; |
| • | for trusts, corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies or other entities, to their current beneficiaries, shareholders, partners, members or other equity holders who are Pritzker family business interests; |
| • | transfers to other holders of shares of Class B common stock and their permitted transferees; |
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| • | granting a revocable proxy to any officer or director at the request of our board of directors; |
| • | pledging shares of Class B common stock pursuant to a bona fide loan or indebtedness transaction as to which the holder of Class B common stock continues to exercise voting control, provided that the foreclosure on those shares by the lender does not qualify as a permitted transfer and, unless the lender otherwise qualifies as a permitted transferee, will result in the automatic conversion of those shares into shares of Class A common stock; |
| • | transfers by parties to the 2007 Stockholders’ Agreement, dated as of August 2007, as amended, by and among Hyatt and the parties thereto, or the 2007 Stockholders’ Agreement, to their respective affiliates, subject to, and in accordance with, the 2007 Stockholders’ Agreement; and |
| • | transfers approved in advance by our board of directors or a majority of the independent directors on our board of directors after making a determination that the transfer is consistent with the purposes of the other types of transfers that are permitted. |
Any transfer by a holder that is a party to, by a holder controlled by a person that is party to, or by a holder controlled by trusts whose beneficiaries are party to the 2007 Stockholders’ Agreement, the Amended and Restated Global Hyatt Agreement or the Amended and Restated Foreign Global Hyatt Agreement will not qualify as a “permitted transfer” unless the transferee executes a joinder to those agreements. If a successor trustee or trustees for a holder of shares of Class B common stock that is a trust and party to such agreements do not execute a joinder to such agreements, each share of Class B common stock will convert automatically into one share of Class A common stock.
All shares of Class B common stock will convert automatically into shares of Class A common stock if, on any record date for determining the stockholders entitled to vote at an annual or special meeting of stockholders, the aggregate number of shares of our Class A common stock and Class B common stock owned, directly or indirectly, by the holders of our Class B common stock is less than 15% of the aggregate number of shares of our Class A common stock and Class B common stock then outstanding.
Once converted into Class A common stock, the Class B common stock cannot be reissued. No class of common stock may be subdivided or combined unless the other class of common stock concurrently is subdivided or combined in the same proportion and in the same manner.
Other than in connection with dividends and distributions, subdivisions or combinations, or mergers, consolidations, reorganizations or other business combinations involving stock consideration as provided for in our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, we are not authorized to issue additional shares of Class B common stock.
Mergers or Business Combinations
In any merger, consolidation, reorganization or other business combination, our amended and restated certificate of incorporation requires that the consideration to be received per share by the holders of Class A common stock and the holders of Class B common stock will be identical. If the consideration paid in the merger, consolidation, reorganization or other business combination is paid in the form of shares or other equity interests of us or another person, then the rights of the shares or other equity interests may differ to the extent that the rights of Class A common stock and the Class B common stock differ. These differences would be limited to the voting rights and conversion features of the Class A common stock and the Class B common stock.
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Preemptive or Similar Rights
Pursuant to the 2007 Stockholders’ Agreement, if we propose to sell any new shares of common stock, or any other equity securities (subject to certain excluded securities issuances described in the agreement, including shares issued pursuant to equity compensation plans adopted by the board of directors and the issuance of shares of our common stock in a public offering), then each stockholder party to the agreement is entitled to receive notice of the terms of the proposed sale and may elect to purchase up to such stockholder’s pro rata share in the proposed sale on comparable terms. If not all stockholders party to the 2007 Stockholders’ Agreement elect to purchase their full preemptive allocation of new securities, then we will notify the fully-participating stockholders of such and offer them the right to purchase the unsubscribed new securities. Other than as described above, our common stock is not entitled to preemptive rights, conversion or other rights to subscribe for additional securities and there are no redemption or sinking fund provisions applicable to our common stock.
Fully Paid and Non-assessable
All of the outstanding shares of our Class A common stock and Class B common stock are fully paid and non-assessable.
Preferred Stock
Our board of directors is authorized, without any further action by our stockholders, but subject to the limitations imposed by Delaware law, to issue up to 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock in one or more series. Our board of directors may fix the designations, powers, preferences and rights of the preferred stock, along with any qualifications, limitations or restrictions, including voting rights, dividend rights, conversion rights, redemption privileges and liquidation preferences of each series of preferred stock. The preferred stock could have voting or conversion rights that could adversely affect the voting power or other rights of holders of our common stock. The issuance of preferred stock, or rights to acquire preferred stock, could also have the effect, under certain circumstances, of delaying, deferring or preventing a change of control of our company.
Registration Rights
We have granted registration rights with respect to shares of Class A common stock, including shares of Class A common stock issuable upon conversion of shares of Class B common stock as described below to holders, as of October 30, 2020, of (a) 2,270,395 shares of our common stock pursuant to the terms of a Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of August 28, 2007, as amended, among us and the stockholders party to the 2007 Stockholders’ Agreement, or the 2007 Registration Rights Agreement, and (b) 60,722,901 shares of our common stock pursuant to the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of October 12, 2009, or the 2009 Registration Rights Agreement. Only shares of Class A common stock may be registered pursuant to the terms of the 2007 Registration Rights Agreement and the 2009 Registration Rights Agreement. The following description of the terms of these registration rights agreements is intended as a summary only and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the 2007 Registration Rights Agreement and the 2009 Registration Rights Agreement, copies of which have been filed with the SEC and which are incorporated by reference to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part. See the section of this prospectus titled “Where You Can Find More Information; Incorporation by Reference.”
Demand Registration Rights
As of October 30, 2020, the holders of approximately 62,993,297 shares of our common stock are entitled to certain demand registration rights.
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Long-Form Demand Registration Rights
Each stockholder party to the 2007 Registration Rights Agreement may, on not more than two occasions, request that we register all or a portion of such stockholder’s shares of Class A common stock issuable upon conversion of shares of Class B common stock under the Securities Act on Form S-1 if the anticipated aggregate offering price of such shares of Class A common stock exceeds $750,000,000, the stockholder making the request is (or will be at the anticipated time of effectiveness of the applicable registration statement) permitted to sell shares of its common stock under the lock-up provisions contained in the 2007 Stockholders’ Agreement and we are not otherwise eligible at the time of the request to file a registration statement on Form S-3 for the re-sale of such stockholder’s shares. For additional information with respect to these lock-up provisions, see the information under the caption “Stockholder Agreements – 2007 Stockholders’ Agreement” in Part I, Item 1, “Business” and “Risks Related to Share Ownership and Other Stockholder Matters – A significant number of shares of Class A common stock issuable upon conversion of Class B common stock could be sold into the market, which could depress our stock price even if our business is doing well” in Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, which is incorporated by reference herein, and the section of this prospectus titled “Where You Can Find More Information; Incorporation by Reference.”
The stockholders party to the 2009 Registration Rights Agreement may, on not more than one occasion, request that we register all or a portion of the shares of Class A common stock issuable upon conversion of such stockholders’ shares of Class B common stock under the Securities Act on Form S-1 if the anticipated aggregate offering price of such shares of Class A common stock exceeds $750,000,000 (net of underwriting discounts and commissions), the stockholders making the request are, at the anticipated time of effectiveness of the applicable registration statement, permitted to sell shares of their common stock under the applicable lock-up provisions contained in the Amended and Restated Global Hyatt Agreement and Amended and Restated Foreign Global Hyatt Agreement, we are not otherwise prohibited from filing such registration statement under the 2007 Registration Rights Agreement, and we are not otherwise eligible at the time of the request to file a registration statement on Form S-3 for the re-sale of such stockholder’s shares. For additional information with respect to these lock-up provisions, see the information under the caption “Stockholder Agreements” in Part I, Item 1 “Business” and “Risks Related to Share Ownership and Other Stockholder Matters – A significant number of shares of Class A common stock issuable upon conversion of Class B common stock could be sold into the market, which could depress our stock price even if our business is doing well” in Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, which is incorporated by reference herein, and the section of this prospectus titled “Where You Can Find More Information; Incorporation by Reference.”
Short-Form Demand Registration Rights
As of October 30, 2020, the holders of approximately 62,993,297 shares of our common stock are entitled to certain Form S-3 demand registration rights.
Each stockholder party to the 2007 Registration Rights Agreement may, on not more than two occasions during each calendar year, request registration of their shares of Class A common stock issuable upon conversion of shares of Class B common stock under the Securities Act on Form S-3 if the anticipated aggregate offering amount of such shares of Class A common stock exceeds $100,000,000 and the stockholder making the request is (or will be at the anticipated time of effectiveness of the applicable registration statement) permitted to sell shares of its common stock under the lock-up provisions contained in the 2007 Stockholders’ Agreement.
Stockholders party to the 2009 Registration Rights Agreement holding at least 20% of the then-issued and outstanding common stock may, on not more than one occasion during each calendar year, request registration of their shares of Class A common stock issuable upon conversion of shares of Class B common stock under the Securities Act on Form S-3 if the anticipated aggregate offering amount of such shares of Class A common stock
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exceeds $100,000,000 (net of underwriting discounts and commissions) and the stockholders making the request are, at the anticipated time of effectiveness of the applicable registration statement, permitted to sell shares of their common stock under the applicable lock-up provisions contained in the Amended and Restated Global Hyatt Agreement and Amended and Restated Foreign Global Hyatt Agreement, and we are not otherwise prohibited from filing such registration statement under the 2007 Registration Rights Agreement.
Under each of the 2007 Registration Rights Agreement and the 2009 Registration Rights Agreement, we will not be required to effect a demand registration or a Form S-3 demand registration within 180 days after the effective date of a registration statement related to a previous demand registration or Form S-3 demand registration. In addition, once every 12 months, we may postpone for up to 120 days the filing or the effectiveness of a registration statement for a demand registration or a Form S-3 demand registration if our board of directors determines in good faith that such a filing (1) would be materially detrimental to us, (2) would require a disclosure of a material fact that might reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on us or any plan or proposal by us to engage in any acquisition or disposition of assets or equity securities or any merger, consolidation, tender offer, material financing or other significant transactions, or (3) is inadvisable because we are planning to prepare and file a registration statement for a primary offering of our securities.
Shelf Registration Rights
As of October 30, 2020, the holders of approximately 60,722,902 shares of our common stock are entitled under the 2009 Registration Rights Agreement to certain “shelf” registration rights with respect to shares of Class A common stock issuable upon conversion of such shares of Class B common stock.
Stockholders party to the 2009 Registration Rights Agreement may, in addition to the demand registration rights described above, request that we register all or a portion of shares of Class A common stock issuable upon conversion of such stockholders’ shares of Class B common stock on a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 pursuant to Rule 415 of the Securities Act, provided that the stockholders making the request are, at the anticipated time of effectiveness of the applicable registration statement, permitted to sell such shares of their common stock under the applicable lock-up provisions contained in the Amended and Restated Global Hyatt Agreement and Amended and Restated Foreign Global Hyatt Agreement. We have agreed to use our reasonable best efforts to keep any such shelf registration statement effective and updated for a period of three years (or, if earlier, such time as all the shares covered thereby have been sold). We have also agreed that, at the end of such three year period, we will refile a new shelf registration upon the request of stockholders party to the 2009 Registration Rights Agreement holding at least 1% of our outstanding common stock at such time.
Piggyback Registration Rights
As of October 30, 2020, the holders of 62,993,297 shares of our common stock are entitled to certain “piggyback” registration rights with respect to shares of Class A common stock issuable upon conversion of such shares of Class B common stock.
In the event that we propose to register shares of Class A common stock under the Securities Act, either for our own account or for the account of other security holders, we will notify each stockholder party to the 2007 Registration Rights Agreement and the 2009 Registration Rights Agreement that is, or will be at the anticipated time of effectiveness of the applicable registration statement, permitted to sell shares of its common stock under the applicable lock-up provisions contained in the 2007 Stockholders’ Agreement, the Amended and Restated Global Hyatt Agreement and the Amended and Restated Foreign Global Hyatt Agreement of our intention to effect such a registration and will use our reasonable best efforts to include in such registration all shares requested to be included in the registration by each such stockholder, subject to certain marketing and other limitations.
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Expenses of Registration, Restrictions and Indemnification
We will pay all registration expenses, including the legal fees of one counsel for all holders under the 2007 Registration Rights Agreement and one counsel for all holders under the 2009 Registration Rights Agreement, other than underwriting discounts, commissions and transfer taxes, in connection with the registration of any shares of Class A common stock pursuant to any demand registration, Form S-3 demand or piggyback registration described above. Under the 2007 Registration Rights Agreement and the 2009 Registration Rights Agreement, if a request for a demand registration or Form S-3 demand registration is withdrawn at the request of the majority of the holders of registrable securities requested to be registered, the holders of registrable securities who have withdrawn such request shall forfeit such demand registration or Form S-3 demand registration unless those holders pay or reimburse us for all of the related registration expenses. In accordance with the 2009 Registration Rights Agreement, we have agreed to pay all registration expenses, including the legal fees of one counsel for the selling stockholders, other than any applicable underwriting discounts, commissions and transfer taxes, in connection with registering the shares of Class A common stock held by the selling stockholders.
The demand, Form S-3 demand and piggyback registration rights are subject to customary restrictions such as blackout periods and any limitations on the number of shares to be included in the underwritten offering imposed by the managing underwriter. The 2007 Registration Rights Agreement and the 2009 Registration Rights Agreement also contain customary indemnification and contribution provisions.
Board Rights
Pursuant to our employment letter with Mr. Thomas J. Pritzker, we have agreed that so long as he is a member of our board of directors, we will use our commercially reasonable efforts to appoint him as our executive chairman as long as he is willing and able to serve in that office. If he is not appointed as executive chairman, he will be entitled to terminate his employment with the rights and entitlements available to him under our severance policies as if his employment was terminated by us without cause.
Pursuant to our employment letter with Mr. Mark S. Hoplamazian, we have agreed that so long as he is the president and chief executive officer of Hyatt, we will use our commercially reasonable efforts to nominate him for re-election as a director prior to the end of his term. If he is not re-elected to the board of directors, he will be entitled to terminate his employment with the rights and entitlements available to him under our severance policies as if his employment was terminated by us without cause.
Anti-Takeover Effects of Delaware Law and Provisions of Our Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws
Certain provisions of Delaware law and our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and our amended and restated bylaws could have the effect of delaying, deferring or discouraging another party from acquiring control of us. In particular, our dual class common stock structure concentrates ownership of our voting stock in the hands of the Pritzker family business interests. These provisions, which are summarized below, are expected to discourage certain types of coercive takeover practices and inadequate takeover bids. These provisions are also designed in part to allow management to continue making decisions in the long-term best interest of Hyatt and all of our stockholders and encourage anyone seeking to acquire control of us to first negotiate with our board of directors. We believe that the advantages gained by protecting our ability to negotiate with any unsolicited and potentially unfriendly acquirer outweigh the disadvantages of discouraging such proposals, including those priced above the then-current market value of our common stock, because, among other reasons, the negotiation of such proposals could improve their terms.
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Dual Class Structure
As discussed above, our Class B common stock is entitled to ten votes per share, while our Class A common stock is entitled to one vote per share. Our Class A common stock is the only class of stock that is publicly traded. As of October 30, 2020, Pritzker family business interests beneficially owned, in the aggregate, less than 1% of our Class A common stock and approximately 96.4% of our Class B common stock, representing approximately 60.0% of the outstanding shares of our common stock and approximately 90.9% of the total voting power of our outstanding common stock. Pursuant to the voting agreements contained in the Amended and Restated Global Hyatt Agreement and Amended and Restated Foreign Global Hyatt Agreement, during the term of the voting agreement, which expires on the date upon which more than 75% of the company’s fully diluted shares of common stock is owned by non-Pritzker family business interests, Pritzker family business interests have agreed to vote their shares of our common stock consistent with the recommendation of our board of directors with respect to all matters (assuming agreement as to any such matter by a majority of a minimum of three independent directors (excluding for such purposes any Pritzker) or, in the case of transactions involving us and an affiliate, assuming agreement of all of such minimum of three independent directors (excluding for such purposes any Pritzker)). In addition, other existing stockholders beneficially own as of October 30, 2020, in the aggregate, approximately 3.6% of our Class B common stock, representing approximately 2.2% of the outstanding shares of our common stock and approximately 3.4% of the total voting power of our outstanding common stock. Pursuant to the voting agreement contained in the 2007 Stockholders’ Agreement, these stockholders have agreed to vote their shares of our common stock consistent with the recommendation of our board of directors, without any separate requirement that our independent directors agree with the recommendation. These voting agreements expire on the date that Thomas J. Pritzker is no longer chairman of our board of directors. For additional information with respect to these voting agreements, see the information under the caption “Stockholder Agreements” in Part I, Item 1, “Business” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, which is incorporated by reference herein, and the sections of this prospectus titled “Where You Can Find More Information; Incorporation by Reference.” While these voting agreements are in effect, they may provide our board of directors with effective control over matters requiring stockholder approval, including the election of directors, a merger, consolidation or sale of all or substantially all of our assets and any other significant transaction. This is because the number of our shares that are required by the voting agreements to be voted consistent with the recommendation of our board of directors will be sufficient to determine the outcome of the election of directors and other matters submitted to stockholders for approval. Because of our dual class ownership structure and the voting agreements currently in effect, our board of directors may have effective control over matters requiring stockholder approval even if Pritzker family business interests and other holders of our Class B common stock own less than 50% of the outstanding shares of our common stock. If the majority of a minimum of three independent directors (excluding for such purposes any Pritzker) do not agree with the recommendation of our board of directors on a particular matter and, as a result, the voting agreements contained in the Amended and Restated Global Hyatt Agreement and Amended and Restated Foreign Global Hyatt Agreement do not apply, Pritzker family business interests will be able to exert a significant degree of influence or actual control over matters requiring stockholder approval. This concentrated control will limit your ability to influence corporate matters. As a result, we may take actions that you do not believe to be in our interests or your interests that could depress our stock price.
Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws
In addition to our dual class structure, our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and our amended and restated bylaws include the following provisions, among others:
| • | our board of directors is divided into three classes, with each class serving for a staggered three-year term; |
| • | our directors may be removed only for cause; |
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| • | holders of our Class A common stock vote together with the holders of our Class B common stock on all matters, including the election of directors, and our amended and restated certificate of incorporation prohibits cumulative voting in the election of directors; |
| • | vacancies on our board of directors, and any newly created director positions created by the expansion of the board of directors, may be filled only by a majority of remaining directors then in office; |
| • | actions to be taken by our stockholders may only be effected at an annual or special meeting of our stockholders and not by written consent; |
| • | special meetings of our stockholders can be called only by the chairman of the board or by our corporate secretary at the direction of our board of directors; |
| • | our bylaws establish an advance notice procedure for stockholders to submit proposed nominations of persons for election to our board of directors and other proposals for business to be brought before an annual meeting of our stockholders; |
| • | our board of directors may issue up to 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, with designations, rights and preferences as may be determined from time to time by our board of directors; and |
| • | an affirmative vote of the holders of at least 80% of the voting power of our outstanding capital stock entitled to vote is required to amend all provisions of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and bylaws. |
Delaware Anti-Takeover Statute
We have elected not to be governed by Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, which otherwise would prohibit a Delaware corporation, subject to certain exceptions, from engaging in any business combination with any interested stockholder for a period of three years after the date that such stockholder became an interested stockholder.
Lock-Up Agreements
Holders of 60,722,902 shares, or approximately 60.0% of our outstanding common stock have agreed to certain lock-up restrictions with respect to all or a portion of their common stock. Such lock-up provisions may delay, defer or prevent a merger or other takeover or a change of control of our company. For additional information with respect to these lock-up provisions, see the information under the caption “Stockholder Agreements” in Part I, Item 1, “Business” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, which is incorporated by reference herein, and the section of this prospectus titled “Where You Can Find More Information; Incorporation by Reference.”
The 2007 Stockholders’ Agreement further restricts the ability of stockholders party to the agreement to transfer their shares of common stock such that they may not transfer any shares of common stock to any known aggregators. For additional information with respect to these lock-up provisions, see the information under the caption “Stockholder Agreements – 2007 Stockholders’ Agreement” in Part I, Item 1, “Business” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, which is incorporated by reference herein, and the section of this prospectus titled “Where You Can Find More Information; Incorporation by Reference.”
Voting Agreements
Voting agreements entered into with and among our major stockholders, including Pritzker family business interests, will result in a substantial number of our shares being voted consistent with the recommendations of our board of directors, which may limit your ability to influence the election of directors and other matters submitted to stockholders for approval. For additional information, see the information under the caption “Stockholder Agreements” in Part I, Item 1, “Business” and “Risks Related to Share Ownership and Other
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Stockholder Matters – A significant number of shares of Class A common stock issuable upon conversion of Class B common stock could be sold into the market, which could depress our stock price even if our business is doing well” in Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, which is incorporated by reference herein, and the section of this prospectus titled “Where You Can Find More Information; Incorporation by Reference.”
Standstill Agreements
Each stockholder party to the 2007 Stockholders’ Agreement has agreed, subject to certain limited exceptions, not to participate in any acquisition of any of our or our subsidiaries’ securities, any tender or exchange offer, merger or other business combination involving us or any of our subsidiaries, any recapitalization, restructuring, liquidation, dissolution or any other extraordinary transaction with respect to us or any of our subsidiaries or affiliates, or any “solicitation” of “proxies” with respect to voting of our common stock. These standstill provisions may prevent a merger or other takeover or a change of control of us. For additional information, see the information under the caption “Stockholder Agreements – 2007 Stockholders’ Agreement” in Part I, Item 1, “Business” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, which is incorporated by reference herein.
Listing
Our Class A common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “H.”
Transfer Agent and Registrar
The transfer agent and registrar for the Class A common stock and Class B common stock is EQ Shareowner Services. The transfer agent’s address is 1110 Centre Pointe Curve, Suite 101, Mendota Heights, MN 55120-4100, and its telephone number is (800) 468-9716.
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DESCRIPTION OF DEBT SECURITIES
This prospectus describes certain general terms and provisions of our debt securities. When we offer to sell a particular series of debt securities, we will describe the specific terms of the series in a supplement to this prospectus. We will also indicate in the prospectus supplement whether the general terms and provisions described in this prospectus apply to a particular series of debt securities.
Unless otherwise specified in a supplement to this prospectus, the debt securities will be our direct, unsecured obligations and will rank equally with all of our other unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness.
The debt securities will be issued under an indenture, dated as of August 14, 2009, between us and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee, as supplemented by a second supplemental indenture, dated as of August 4, 2011, and a fourth supplemental indenture, dated May 10, 2013, between us and the trustee. We have summarized select portions of the indenture below. The summary is not complete. The indenture has been incorporated by reference as an exhibit to the registration statement and you should read the indenture for provisions that may be important to you. In the summary below, we have included references to the section numbers of the indenture so that you can easily locate these provisions. Capitalized terms used in the summary and not defined herein have the meanings specified in the indenture.
References in this section to “we,” “our,” “us,” “Hyatt” and the “Company” refer to Hyatt Hotels Corporation excluding, unless the context otherwise requires or as otherwise expressly stated, its consolidated subsidiaries.
General
The terms of each series of debt securities will be established by or pursuant to a Board Resolution, by a supplemental indenture or in an Officers’ Certificate and set forth or determined in the manner provided in a Board Resolution, by a supplemental indenture or in an Officers’ Certificate. (Section 2.02) The particular terms of each series of debt securities will be described in a prospectus supplement relating to such series (including any pricing supplement or term sheet).
We can issue an unlimited amount of debt securities under the indenture that may be in one or more series with the same or various maturities, at par, at a premium, or at a discount, as may be set forth in a Board Resolution, a supplemental indenture or an Officers’ Certificate. We will set forth in a prospectus supplement (including any pricing supplement or term sheet) relating to any series of debt securities being offered, the aggregate principal amount and the following terms of the debt securities, if applicable:
| • | the title of the debt securities; |
| • | any limit on the aggregate principal amount of the debt securities; |
| • | the date or dates on which we will pay the principal and any premium on the debt securities; |
| • | the rate or rates (which may be fixed or variable per annum) or the method used to determine the rate or rates at which the debt securities will bear interest, if any, the date or dates from which such interest, if any, will accrue, the interest payment dates on which such interest, if any, will be payable or the method by which such dates will be determined, the record dates for determining holders of the debt securities to whom such interest is payable and the basis upon which such interest will be calculated if other than that of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months; |
| • | the currency of denomination of the debt securities, if other than the U.S. dollar, any places in addition to or instead of the offices of the trustee where the principal, premium and interest on the debt securities will be payable or the method of such payment; |
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| • | the price or prices at which, the period or periods within which and the terms and conditions upon which we may redeem the debt securities; |
| • | whether the debt securities are to be issued in registered form or bearer form or both and, if the debt securities are to be issued in bearer form, whether coupons will be attached to them, whether debt securities in bearer form may be exchanged for debt securities issued in registered form, and the circumstances under which and the places at which any such exchanges, if permitted, may be made; |
| • | if the debt securities are to be issued in bearer form, whether certain additional interest payment or tax redemption provisions will apply, whether interest with respect to certain temporary debt securities in bearer form will be paid to any clearing organization and the terms and conditions applicable to such payment, and the terms upon which certain temporary debt securities may be exchanged for more definitive debt securities in bearer form; |
| • | any obligation we have to redeem, purchase or repay the debt securities pursuant to any sinking fund or analogous provisions or at the option of a holder of such debt securities and the prices, periods and terms and conditions upon which such debt securities shall be redeemed, repurchased or repaid; |
| • | the terms, if any, upon which the debt securities may be convertible into or exchanged for any of our stock, other debt securities or warrants and the terms and conditions upon which such conversion or exchange shall be effected, including the initial conversion or exchange price, rate or period; |
| • | the denominations in which the debt securities will be issued, if other than denominations of $2,000 and any integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof; |
| • | if the amount of principal, premium or interest with respect to the debt securities may be determined with reference to an index or pursuant to a formula, the manner in which such amounts will be determined; |
| • | if the principal amount payable at the maturity date of the debt securities will not be determinable on a date prior to such maturity date, the amount that will be deemed to be such principal amount as of any such date for any purpose and, if necessary, the manner of determining the equivalent thereof in U.S. dollars; |
| • | any changes to legal defeasance, covenant defeasance and satisfaction and discharge under the indenture; |
| • | if other than the principal amount, the portion of principal amount of the debt securities payable upon declaration of acceleration of the maturity date; |
| • | the terms, if any, of the transfer, mortgage, pledge or assignment as security for the debt securities of any collateral, including the applicability of any provisions of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 and any corresponding changes to provisions of the indenture as then in effect; |
| • | any addition to or change in the Events of Default described in this prospectus or in the indenture which applies to the debt securities and any change in the right of the trustee or the holders of such debt securities to declare the principal amount of and any premium and interest on such debt securities due and payable pursuant to the acceleration provisions described in this prospectus or in the indenture; |
| • | whether the debt securities will be issued in the form of global debt securities, the terms and conditions, if any, upon which such global debt securities may be exchanged for definitive debt securities and the depositary and form of any legends for such global debt securities; |
| • | any trustee, authenticating agent, paying agent, transfer agent, service agent or registrar; |
| • | the applicability of, and any addition to or change in, the covenants described in this prospectus or in the indenture with respect to the debt securities; |
| • | with regard to debt securities that do not bear interest, the dates for certain required reports to the trustee; |
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| • | the intended material U.S. federal income tax consequences of the debt securities; |
| • | the terms applicable to the debt securities that provide for an amount less than the stated principal amount thereof, including the rates at which such original issue discount will accrue; and |
| • | any other terms of the debt securities (which terms are not prohibited by the provisions of the indenture). (Section 2.02) |
In addition, the indenture does not limit our ability to issue convertible or subordinated debt securities. Any conversion or subordination provisions of a particular series of debt securities will be set forth in the Board Resolution, the Officers’ Certificate or the supplemental indenture related to that series of debt securities and will be described in the relevant prospectus supplement. Such terms may include provisions for conversion, either mandatory, at the option of the holder or at our option, in which case the number of shares of common stock or other securities to be received by the holders of debt securities would be calculated as of a time and in the manner stated in the prospectus supplement.
If we denominate the purchase price of any of the debt securities in a foreign currency or currencies or a foreign currency unit or units, or if the principal of and any premium and interest on any series of debt securities is payable in a foreign currency or currencies or a foreign currency unit or units, we will provide you with information on the restrictions, elections, material U.S. federal income tax considerations, specific terms and other information with respect to that issue of debt securities and such foreign currency or currencies or foreign currency unit or units in the applicable prospectus supplement.
Transfer and Exchange
Each debt security will be represented by either one or more global securities registered in the name of The Depository Trust Company, or the Depositary, as depositary, or a nominee (we will refer to any debt security represented by a global debt security as a “book-entry debt security”), or a certificate issued in definitive registered form (we will refer to any debt security represented by a certificated security as a “definitive debt security”), as set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement. Except as set forth under the heading “Global Debt Securities and Book-Entry System” below, book-entry debt securities will not be issuable in definitive form.
Definitive Debt Securities
You may transfer or exchange definitive debt securities at any office we maintain for this purpose in accordance with the terms of the indenture. No service charge will be made for any transfer or exchange of definitive debt securities, but we may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection with a transfer or exchange.
You may effect the transfer of definitive debt securities only by presenting the certificate representing those definitive debt securities to us, accompanied by a duly executed written instrument of transfer. You may effect the right to receive the principal of and premium and interest on definitive debt securities only by presenting or surrendering the certificate representing those definitive debt securities to us.
Global Debt Securities and Book-Entry System
Each global debt security representing book-entry debt securities will be deposited with, or on behalf of, the Depositary, and registered in the name of the Depositary or a nominee thereof. See “Global Securities.”
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No Protection in the Event of a Change of Control
Unless we state otherwise in the applicable prospectus supplement, the debt securities will not contain any provisions which may afford holders of the debt securities protection in the event we have a change in control or in the event of a highly leveraged transaction (whether or not such transaction results in a change in control) which could adversely affect holders of debt securities.
Covenants
Limitations on Liens
The Company will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, create, assume or permit to exist, any Lien, other than Permitted Liens, on any Principal Property, or upon Capital Stock or Indebtedness issued by any Restricted Subsidiary and owned by the Company or any Subsidiary, now or hereafter acquired, to secure Indebtedness, without effectively providing concurrently that the debt securities are secured equally and ratably with such Indebtedness, for so long as such Indebtedness shall be so secured. (Section 4.07)
“Permitted Liens” means:
| (i) | Liens existing on the date of the indenture; |
| (ii) | Liens in favor of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary; |
| (iii) | Liens on any property existing at the time of the acquisition thereof; |
| (iv) | Liens on any property of a Person or its subsidiaries existing at the time such Person is consolidated with or merged into the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary, or Liens on any property of a Person existing at the time such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary; |
| (v) | Liens to secure all or part of the cost of acquisition (including Liens created as a result of an acquisition by way of Capital Lease), construction, development or improvement of the underlying property, or to secure Indebtedness incurred to provide funds for any such purposes; provided, that the commitment of the creditor to extend the credit secured by any such Lien shall have been obtained not later than 18 months after the later of (A) the completion of the acquisition, construction, development or improvement of such property and (B) the placing in operation of such property or of such property as so constructed, developed or improved; |
| (vi) | Liens securing industrial revenue, pollution control or similar bonds; and |
| (vii) | any extension, renewal or replacement (including successive extensions, renewals and replacements), in whole or in part, of any Lien referred to in any of clauses (i), (iii), (iv) or (v) of this definition of Permitted Liens that would not otherwise be permitted pursuant to any of clauses (i) through (vi), to the extent that (A) the principal amount of Indebtedness secured thereby and not otherwise permitted to be secured pursuant to any of clauses (i) through (vi) of this definition of Permitted Liens does not exceed the principal amount of Indebtedness, plus any premium or fee payable in connection with any such extension, renewal or replacement, so secured at the time of any such extension, renewal or replacement, except that where (1) the Indebtedness so secured at the time of any such extension, renewal or replacement was incurred for the sole purpose of financing a specific project and (2) additional Indebtedness is to be incurred in connection with such extension, renewal or replacement solely to finance the completion of the same project, the additional Indebtedness may also be secured by such Lien; and (B) the property that is subject to the Lien serving as an extension, renewal or replacement is limited to some or all of the property that was subject to the Lien so extended, renewed or replaced. |
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Notwithstanding the restrictions described above, the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries may, directly or indirectly, create, assume or permit to exist any Lien that would otherwise be subject to the restrictions set forth in the first paragraph of this section without equally and ratably securing the debt securities if, at the time of such creation, assumption or permission, after giving effect thereto and to the retirement of any Indebtedness which is concurrently being retired, the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Indebtedness secured by Liens which would otherwise be subject to such restrictions (not including Permitted Liens) plus all Attributable Indebtedness of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of Sale and Leaseback Transactions with respect to any Principal Property (not including such transactions described under any of clauses (i) through (v) as set forth below under “– Sale and Leaseback Transactions”), does not exceed 15% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets.
Sale and Leaseback Transactions
The Company will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, enter into any Sale and Leaseback Transaction with respect to any Principal Property unless:
| (i) | the Sale and Leaseback Transaction is solely with the Company or another Subsidiary; |
| (ii) | the lease in such Sale and Leaseback Transaction is for a period not in excess of three years, including renewal rights; |
| (iii) | the lease in such Sale and Leaseback Transaction secures or relates to industrial revenue, pollution control or similar bonds; |
| (iv) | the Sale and Leaseback Transaction is entered into prior to or within 18 months after the purchase or acquisition of the Principal Property which is the subject of such Sale and Leaseback Transaction; |
| (v) | the proceeds of the Sale and Leaseback Transaction are at least equal to the fair market value (as determined by the Company’s board of directors in good faith) of the Principal Property which is the subject of the Sale and Leaseback Transaction and prior to or within 180 days after the sale of such Principal Property, the Company applies an amount equal to the greater of (A) the net proceeds of such sale, and (B) the Attributable Indebtedness of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of such Sale and Leaseback Transaction to (1) the retirement of long-term Indebtedness that is not subordinated to any debt securities issued under the indenture and that is not Indebtedness owed to the Company or a Subsidiary, or (2) the purchase of other property which will constitute a Principal Property having a value at least equal to the value of the Principal Property leased; or |
| (vi) | the Attributable Indebtedness of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of such Sale and Leaseback Transaction and all other Sale and Leaseback Transactions with respect to any Principal Property (not including any Sale and Leaseback Transactions described under any of clauses (i) through (v) set forth immediately above, plus the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Indebtedness secured by Liens upon Principal Properties or Capital Stock or Indebtedness issued by any Restricted Subsidiary and owned by the Company or any Subsidiary then outstanding (not including any such Indebtedness secured by Permitted Liens) which do not secure such debt securities equally and ratably with (or on a basis that is prior to) the other Indebtedness secured thereby, would not exceed 15% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets. (Section 4.08) |
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Mergers, Consolidations and Sales
Unless otherwise provided for a particular series of debt securities by a Board Resolution, a supplemental indenture or an Officers’ Certificate, the Company shall not consolidate with or merge into any other Person or sell, assign, transfer, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the Company’s and its Subsidiaries’ properties and assets, taken as a whole, to any Person, unless:
| • | the Person surviving such consolidation or merger (if not the Company) or the Person that acquires by sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition all or substantially all of the Company’s and its Subsidiaries’ properties and assets, taken as a whole, shall be a corporation, partnership, limited liability company, trust or other entity organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, any state thereof or the District of Columbia or Canada, Mexico, Switzerland or any other country that is a member country of the European Union on the date of the indenture and shall expressly assume, by a supplemental indenture, executed and delivered to the trustee, in form satisfactory to the trustee, the due and punctual payment of the principal of and any premium and interest on all the debt securities and the performance or observance of every covenant of the indenture on the part of the Company to be performed or observed; |
| • | immediately after giving effect to such transaction and treating any Indebtedness that becomes an obligation of the Company or any Subsidiary as a result of such transaction as having been incurred by the Company or such Subsidiary at the time of such transaction, no default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing; and |
| • | the Company shall have delivered to the trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that such consolidation, merger, sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition and, if a supplemental indenture is required in connection with such transaction, such supplemental indenture, comply with the terms of the indenture and that all conditions precedent provided for therein relating to such transaction have been complied with. |
These restrictions will not apply to:
| • | any sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance, lease or other disposition of assets solely between or among the Company and its Subsidiaries; or |
| • | any conversion of the Company from a corporation to a limited liability company, from a limited liability company to a corporation, from a limited liability company to a limited partnership or a similar conversion. (Section 5.01) |
This covenant includes a phrase relating to the sale or other transfer of “all or substantially all” of the Company’s and its Subsidiaries’ properties and assets, taken as a whole. Although there is a developing body of case law interpreting the phrase “substantially all,” there is no precise definition of the phrase under applicable law. Accordingly, in certain circumstances there may be a degree of uncertainty in ascertaining whether a particular transaction would involve a disposition of “all or substantially all” of the Company’s and its Subsidiaries’ properties and assets, taken as a whole. As a result, it may be unclear as to whether the Company is required to comply with these provisions.
Certain Definitions
“Attributable Indebtedness” in respect of any Sale and Leaseback Transaction, means, as of the time of determination, the total obligation (discounted to present value at the rate per annum equal to the discount rate which would be applicable to a capital lease obligation with like term in accordance with GAAP) of the lessee for rental payments (other than amounts required to be paid on account of property taxes, maintenance, repairs, insurance, water rates and other items which do not constitute payments for property rights) during the remaining portion of the initial term of the lease included in such Sale and Leaseback Transaction.
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“Capital Lease” means any lease of any Principal Property that is or should be accounted for as a capital lease on the consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries prepared in accordance with GAAP.
“Consolidated Net Tangible Assets” means, at any date of determination, the amount representing the assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries that would appear on the most recent fiscal quarter end consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries on such date prepared in accordance with GAAP, less (i) all current liabilities and non-controlling interests and (ii) goodwill and other intangibles.
“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America as in effect from time to time, including those principles set forth in (i) the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, (ii) statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board, (iii) such other statements by such other entity as approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession and (iv) the rules and regulations of the SEC governing the inclusion of financial statements (including pro forma financial statements) in periodic reports required to be filed pursuant to Section 13 of the Exchange Act, including opinions and pronouncements in staff accounting bulletins and similar written statements from the accounting staff of the SEC.
“Indebtedness” means indebtedness of, or guaranteed or assumed by, the Company for borrowed money, including indebtedness evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments and reimbursement and cash collateralization of letters of credit, bankers’ acceptances, interest rate hedge and currency hedge agreements, if any such indebtedness would appear as a liability upon a consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries prepared in accordance with GAAP (not including contingent liabilities that appear only in a footnote to such balance sheet).
“Lien” means, with respect to any property or assets, any mortgage or deed of trust, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, security interest, lien, encumbrance, or other security arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever on or with respect to such property or assets (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing).
“Non-Recourse Indebtedness” means any Indebtedness the terms of which provide that the lender’s claim for repayment of such Indebtedness is limited solely to the single property or group of related properties that secure such Indebtedness.
“Principal Property” means any contiguous or proximate parcel of real property owned by, or leased to, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, and any equipment located at or comprising a part of any such property, having a gross book value (without deduction of any depreciation reserves), as of the date of determination, in excess of the greater of $150,000,000 and 5% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets.
“Restricted Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of the Company which owns or leases Principal Property.
“Sale and Leaseback Transaction” means any direct or indirect arrangement relating to property now owned or hereafter acquired whereby the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary transfers such property to another Person and the Company or the Restricted Subsidiary leases or rents it from such Person.
“Subsidiary” means any Person in which a majority of the partnership interests, outstanding voting stock or other equity interests is owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company and/or a Subsidiary and which is consolidated in the accounts of the Company and/or a Subsidiary.
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Events of Default
Unless otherwise indicated for a particular series of debt securities by a Board Resolution, a supplemental indenture, or an Officers’ Certificate, each of the following constitutes an “Event of Default” with respect to each series of debt securities:
| (i) | default in the payment of the principal of or premium, if any, when due on the debt securities of that series; |
| (ii) | default for 30 days in the payment of interest when due on the debt securities of that series; |
| (iii) | the Company fails to comply with any of its covenants or agreements in the debt securities of that series or in the indenture and such failure continues for 60 days after written notice has been given to the Company by the trustee or the holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of that series, as provided in the indenture; |
| (iv) | default by the Company or any Subsidiary under any Indebtedness (other than Non-Recourse Indebtedness) of the Company or any Subsidiary having an aggregate principal amount equal to the greater of $100,000,000 or 2% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets, or under any mortgage, indenture or instrument under which there may be issued or by which there may be secured or evidenced any Indebtedness for money borrowed by the Company or any Subsidiary having an aggregate principal amount equal to the greater of $100,000,000 or 2% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets, whether such Indebtedness now exists or shall hereafter be created, which default shall constitute a failure to pay any portion of the principal of such Indebtedness when due and payable after the expiration of any applicable grace period with respect thereto or shall have resulted in such Indebtedness becoming or being declared due and payable prior to the date on which it would otherwise have become due and payable; provided, that such acceleration shall not have been rescinded or annulled within 10 days after written notice is given to the Company by the trustee or holders of at least 25% of the outstanding principal amount of debt securities of such series as provided in the indenture; and provided, further, that prior to any declaration of the acceleration of the debt securities as provided in the indenture, an Event of Default under this clause (iv) will be remedied, cured or waived without further action on the part of either the trustee or any of the holders if the default under such other Indebtedness is remedied, cured or waived; |
| (v) | a final judgment or judgments outstanding against the Company or against any property or assets of the Company in an amount in excess of the greater of $100,000,000 or 2% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets is or are not paid, vacated, bonded, undischarged or unstayed for a period of 30 days after the date of its or their entry; provided, that prior to any declaration of acceleration of the debt securities as provided in the indenture, an Event of Default under this clause (v) will be remedied, cured or waived without further action on the part of either the trustee or any of the holders if the judgment is vacated, bonded, discharged or stayed; and |
| (vi) | certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization. (Section 6.01) |
The occurrence of certain Events of Default or an acceleration under the indenture may constitute an event of default under certain of our other indebtedness outstanding from time to time.
If an Event of Default with respect to the debt securities of any series at the time outstanding (other than an Event of Default referred to in clause (vi) above) occurs and is continuing, the trustee or the holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of that series by notice to the Company, may declare the principal amount of (or other specified amount), premium, if any, and accrued and unpaid interest on all the debt securities of that series to be due and payable. Upon such a declaration, such amounts shall be due and payable immediately. If an Event of Default referred to in clause (vi) above occurs, the principal amount of (or other specified amount), premium, if any, and accrued and unpaid interest on all the debt securities of each series shall ipso facto become and be immediately due and payable without any declaration or other act on the part of the trustee or any holder.
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At any time after the principal of the debt securities of any series shall have been so declared due and payable (or have become immediately due and payable), and before any judgment or decree for the payment of the moneys due shall have been obtained or entered as provided in the indenture, the holders of a majority in principal amount of the debt securities of that series then outstanding under the indenture, by written notice to the Company and the trustee, may rescind and annul such declaration and its consequences if: (i) the Company has paid or deposited with the trustee a sum sufficient to pay all matured installments of interest upon all the debt securities of that series and the principal of (and premium, if any, on) any and all debt securities of that series that shall have become due otherwise than by acceleration (with interest upon such principal and premium, if any, and, to the extent that such payment is enforceable under applicable law, upon overdue installments of interest, at the rate per annum expressed in the debt securities of that series to the date of such payment or deposit) and (ii) any and all Events of Default under the indenture with respect to such series of debt securities, other than the nonpayment of principal (or other specified amount) and interest, if any, on debt securities of that series that have become due solely by such declaration of acceleration, shall have been remedied or waived as provided in the indenture. No such rescission shall affect any subsequent default or impair any right consequent thereto. (Section 6.02) For information as to waiver of defaults, see “– Modification and Waiver.”
Subject to the provisions of the indenture relating to the duties of the trustee in case an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, the trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers vested in it by the indenture at the request or direction of any of the holders pursuant to the indenture, unless such holders shall have offered to the trustee security or indemnity reasonably satisfactory to the trustee against the costs, expenses and liabilities which might be incurred by the trustee in compliance with such request or direction. (Section 7.02(i))
Subject to applicable law and the provisions of the indenture relating to the rights of the trustee and indemnification of the trustee, the holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of any series may direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the trustee or of exercising any trust or power conferred on the trustee with respect to the debt securities of that series. (Section 6.05)
Except to enforce the right to receive payment of the principal amount of, premium, if any, and accrued and unpaid interest on the debt securities of any series held by such holder when due, no holder of a debt security of that series may pursue any remedy with respect to the indenture or the debt securities of that series unless:
| • | the holder previously gave the trustee written notice stating that an Event of Default with respect to the debt securities of that series is continuing; |
| • | the holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of that series make a written request to the trustee to pursue the remedy; |
| • | such holder or holders of the debt securities of that series offer to the trustee security or indemnity reasonably satisfactory to the trustee against any loss, liability or expense caused by taking such action; |
| • | the trustee does not comply with the request within 60 days after receipt of the request and the offer of security or indemnity; and |
| • | the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of that series do not give the trustee a direction inconsistent with the request during such 60-day period. (Section 6.06) |
The Company shall deliver to the trustee within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Company an Officers’ Certificate stating that a review of the activities of the Company and its Subsidiaries during the preceding fiscal year has been made under the supervision of the signing officers with a view to determining whether the Company has kept, observed, performed and fulfilled its obligations under the indenture, and further stating, as to each such officer signing such certificate, that, to such officer’s knowledge, the Company has kept,
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observed, performed and fulfilled each and every covenant contained in the indenture and is not in default in the performance or observance of any of the terms, provisions and conditions under the indenture (or, if a default or Event of Default shall have occurred, describing all such defaults or Events of Default of which such officer has knowledge and what action the Company is taking or proposes to take, if any, with respect thereto). (Section 4.03)
We refer you to the prospectus supplement relating to any series of debt securities that are discount securities for the particular provisions relating to acceleration of a portion of the principal amount of such discount securities upon the occurrence of an Event of Default.
Defeasance of Debt Securities and Certain Covenants
Defeasance and Discharge
The indenture provides that, upon our exercise of our option to be discharged from all our obligations with respect to the debt securities of any series (except for certain obligations, including the obligations to exchange or register the transfer of debt securities, to replace stolen, lost, destroyed or mutilated debt securities, to maintain a paying agent, service agent and registrar and to hold moneys for payment in trust), we will be deemed to have been discharged from our obligations with respect to all debt securities of that series then outstanding on the date the conditions to such defeasance are satisfied. (Section 8.02)
In order to exercise such option, we must make an irrevocable deposit with the trustee, in trust, for the benefit of the holders of debt securities of that series, of cash in U.S. dollars or noncallable Government Securities, or a combination thereof, in such amounts as will be sufficient, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants, to pay the principal of and any premium and interest on such debt securities on the stated date for payment thereof or on the applicable redemption date, as the case may be. We must also, among other things, deliver to the trustee an Opinion of Counsel in the United States reasonably acceptable to the trustee to the effect that we have received from, or that there has been published by, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service a ruling, or there has been a change in the applicable U.S. federal income tax law, in either case to the effect that, and based thereon such Opinion of Counsel shall confirm that, holders of such debt securities will not recognize income, gain or loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes as a result of such deposit, defeasance and discharge and will be subject to U.S. federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such deposit, defeasance and discharge were not to occur. (Section 8.04)
Defeasance of Certain Covenants
The indenture provides that, upon our exercise of our option to be released with respect to the debt securities of any series from our obligations under certain restrictive covenants, including those described under “– Covenants” and the occurrence of certain Events of Default with respect to such restrictive covenants, we will be deemed to be so released with respect to such series of debt securities. (Section 8.03)
In order to exercise such option, we must make an irrevocable deposit with the trustee, in trust, for the benefit of the holders of debt securities of that series, of cash in U.S. dollars or noncallable Government Securities, or a combination thereof, in such amounts as will be sufficient, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants, to pay the principal of and any premium and interest on such debt securities on the stated date for payment thereof or on the applicable redemption date, as the case may be. We must also, among other things, deliver to the trustee an Opinion of Counsel in the United States reasonably acceptable to the trustee confirming that the holders of the outstanding debt securities will not recognize income, gain or loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes as a result of such defeasance and will be subject to U.S. federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such defeasance had not occurred. (Section 8.04)
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Satisfaction and Discharge
The indenture will be discharged and will cease to be of further effect as to all debt securities of a series issued thereunder (except for the rights, powers, trusts, duties, indemnities and immunities of the trustee under the indenture and our obligations in connection therewith), when:
| • | either: |
| • | we have delivered to the trustee for cancellation all debt securities of such series that have been authenticated (except lost, stolen or destroyed debt securities that have been replaced or paid and debt securities for whose payment money and/or Government Securities have been deposited in trust or segregated and held in trust by us and thereupon repaid to us or discharged from such trust); or |
| • | all debt securities of such series that have not been delivered to the trustee for cancellation have become due and payable, or are by their terms to become due and payable within one year or are to be called for redemption within one year under arrangements satisfactory to the trustee for giving notice of redemption, and we have irrevocably deposited or caused to be deposited with the trustee, in trust, for the benefit of the holders, cash in U.S. dollars, noncallable Government Securities, or a combination thereof, in amounts as will be sufficient, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants, to pay at maturity or upon redemption all debt securities of that series not theretofore delivered to the trustee for cancellation, including principal of and any premium and interest due or to become due to such date of maturity or date fixed for redemption, as the case may be; |
| • | we have paid or caused to be paid all other sums payable under the indenture with respect to such series of debt securities; and |
| • | we have delivered to the trustee an Opinion of Counsel and an Officers’ Certificate, each stating that all conditions precedent to satisfaction and discharge with respect to such series of debt securities have been complied with. |
All our other obligations (except for our obligation to pay and indemnify the trustee) with respect to such series of debt securities will be discharged when all the debt securities of such series have been paid in full. (Section 8.07)
Modification and Waiver
The indenture provides that the trustee may make reasonable rules for action by or a meeting of holders.
We and the trustee may amend or supplement the indenture or the debt securities of any series without notice to any holder but with the written consent of the holders of at least a majority in principal amount of each series of debt securities then outstanding (including consents obtained in connection with a tender offer or exchange offer for such debt securities) affected by such amendment or supplement by execution of a supplemental indenture. However, without the consent of each holder affected, an amendment or supplement may not:
| • | reduce the principal amount of any debt securities issued under the indenture whose holders must consent to an amendment, supplement or waiver; |
| • | reduce the rate of or extend the time for payment of interest, including default interest, on any debt security issued under the indenture; |
| • | reduce the principal of or change the Stated Maturity of any debt security issued under the indenture; |
| • | reduce the amount payable upon the redemption of any debt security issued under the indenture or change the time of any mandatory redemption or, in respect of an optional redemption, the times at |
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| • | make any debt security issued under the indenture payable in money other than that stated in such debt security; |
| • | waive a default or Event of Default in the payment of principal of or any premium or interest on the debt securities issued under the indenture (except a rescission of acceleration of the debt securities by the holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the debt securities then outstanding and a waiver of the payment default that resulted from such acceleration); |
| • | make any change in the provisions of the indenture relating to waivers of past defaults or the rights of holders of debt securities issued under the indenture to receive payments of principal of or any premium or interest on the debt securities; |
| • | waive a redemption payment with respect to any debt security issued under the indenture; or |
| • | make any change to the waiver of past defaults or the rights of holders to receive payment under the provisions in the indenture relating to the waiver of past defaults and the rights of holders to receive payment or in the amendment and waiver provisions described above. (Section 9.02) |
The holders of a majority in principal amount of any series of debt securities then outstanding may, on behalf of the holders of all the debt securities of such series, by written notice to the trustee, waive an existing default and its consequences except:
| • | a default in the payment of the principal of and any premium and accrued and unpaid interest on debt securities of such series; |
| • | a default arising from the failure to redeem or purchase any debt security of such series when required pursuant to the terms of the indenture; and |
| • | a default in respect of certain covenants and provisions of the indenture that cannot be amended without the consent of the holder of each debt security of such series then outstanding. |
However, the holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of any series may rescind an acceleration and its consequences, including any related payment default that resulted from such acceleration, in accordance with the acceleration provisions under the indenture. (Section 6.04)
We may fix as a record date for the purpose of determining the holders of the debt securities entitled to give their consent or take any action required or permitted to be taken pursuant to the indenture. If a record date is fixed, only persons who were holders at such record date (or their duly designated proxies) are entitled to give such consent or to revoke any consent previously given or to take any such action, whether or not such holders continue to be holders after such record date. (Section 9.03)
With respect to the debt securities, notwithstanding the preceding paragraphs, without the consent of any holder of such debt securities, we and the trustee may amend or supplement the indenture or the debt securities:
| • | to cure any ambiguity, defect, omission or inconsistency; |
| • | to provide for uncertificated debt securities in addition to or in place of definitive debt securities; |
| • | to provide for the assumption of our obligations to holders of such debt securities in the case of a merger or consolidation or sale of all or substantially all of our assets; |
| • | to make any changes that would provide additional rights or benefits to the holders of such debt securities that do not adversely affect the legal rights under the indenture of any such holder; |
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| • | to comply with requirements of the SEC in order to effect or maintain the qualification of the indenture under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended; |
| • | to provide for the issuance of additional debt securities in accordance with the indenture; |
| • | to evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment by a successor or separate trustee with respect to the debt securities and to add or change any of the provisions of the indenture as necessary to provide for or facilitate the administration of the indenture by more than one trustee; |
| • | with respect to any series of debt securities, to conform the text of the indenture applicable thereto or the debt securities of such series to any provision of the section “Description of the Notes,” “Description of Notes” or “Description of Debt Securities” in the offering memorandum, prospectus supplement or other like offering document relating to the initial offering of such series of debt securities that is intended to be a verbatim recitation of the terms of such series of debt securities; |
| • | to establish the form or terms of debt securities and coupons of any series of debt securities; or |
| • | to add to, change or eliminate any of the provisions of the indenture so long as any such addition not otherwise permitted under the indenture shall (i) neither apply to any debt security of any series created prior to the execution of such supplemental indenture and entitled to the benefit of such provision nor modify the rights of the holders of any such debt security with respect to the benefit of such provision or (ii) become effective only when there is no such security outstanding. (Section 9.01) |
Governing Law
The indenture and the debt securities will be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of New York. (Section 10.08)
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Book-Entry, Delivery and Form
Unless we indicate differently in a prospectus supplement, the securities initially will be issued in book-entry form and represented by one or more global notes or global securities, or, collectively, global securities. The global securities will be deposited with, or on behalf of, The Depository Trust Company, New York, New York, as depositary, or DTC, and registered in the name of Cede & Co., the nominee of DTC. Unless and until it is exchanged for individual certificates evidencing securities under the limited circumstances described below, a global security may not be transferred except as a whole by the depositary to its nominee or by the nominee to the depositary, or by the depositary or its nominee to a successor depositary or to a nominee of the successor depositary.
DTC has advised us that it is:
| • | a limited-purpose trust company organized under the New York Banking Law; |
| • | a “banking organization” within the meaning of the New York Banking Law; |
| • | a member of the Federal Reserve System; |
| • | a “clearing corporation” within the meaning of the New York Uniform Commercial Code; and |
| • | a “clearing agency” registered pursuant to the provisions of Section 17A of the Exchange Act. |
DTC holds securities that its participants deposit with DTC. DTC also facilitates the settlement among its participants of securities transactions, such as transfers and pledges, in deposited securities through electronic computerized book-entry changes in participants’ accounts, thereby eliminating the need for physical movement of securities certificates. “Direct participants” in DTC include securities brokers and dealers, including underwriters, banks, trust companies, clearing corporations and other organizations. DTC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation, or DTCC. DTCC is the holding company for DTC, National Securities Clearing Corporation and Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, all of which are registered clearing agencies. DTCC is owned by the users of its regulated subsidiaries. Access to the DTC system is also available to others, which we sometimes refer to as indirect participants, that clear through or maintain a custodial relationship with a direct participant, either directly or indirectly. The rules applicable to DTC and its participants are on file with the SEC.
Purchases of securities under the DTC system must be made by or through direct participants, which will receive a credit for the securities on DTC’s records. The ownership interest of the actual purchaser of a security, which we sometimes refer to as a beneficial owner, is in turn recorded on the direct and indirect participants’ records. Beneficial owners of securities will not receive written confirmation from DTC of their purchases. However, beneficial owners are expected to receive written confirmations providing details of their transactions, as well as periodic statements of their holdings, from the direct or indirect participants through which they purchased securities. Transfers of ownership interests in global securities are to be accomplished by entries made on the books of participants acting on behalf of beneficial owners. Beneficial owners will not receive certificates representing their ownership interests in the global securities, except under the limited circumstances described below.
To facilitate subsequent transfers, all global securities deposited by direct participants with DTC will be registered in the name of DTC’s partnership nominee, Cede & Co., or such other name as may be requested by an authorized representative of DTC. The deposit of securities with DTC and their registration in the name of Cede & Co. or such other nominee will not change the beneficial ownership of the securities. DTC has no knowledge of the actual beneficial owners of the securities. DTC’s records reflect only the identity of the direct participants to whose accounts the securities are credited, which may or may not be the beneficial owners. The participants are responsible for keeping account of their holdings on behalf of their customers.
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So long as the securities are in book-entry form, you will receive payments and may transfer securities only through the facilities of the depositary and its direct and indirect participants. We will maintain an office or agency in the location specified in the prospectus supplement for the applicable securities, where notices and demands in respect of the securities and the indenture may be delivered to us and where certificated securities may be surrendered for payment, registration of transfer or exchange.
Conveyance of notices and other communications by DTC to direct participants, by direct participants to indirect participants and by direct participants and indirect participants to beneficial owners will be governed by arrangements among them, subject to any legal requirements in effect from time to time.
Redemption notices will be sent to DTC. If less than all of the securities of a particular series are being redeemed, DTC’s practice is to determine by lot the amount of the interest of each direct participant in the securities of such series to be redeemed.
Neither DTC nor Cede & Co. (or such other DTC nominee) will consent or vote with respect to the securities. Under its usual procedures, DTC will mail an omnibus proxy to us as soon as possible after the record date. The omnibus proxy assigns the consenting or voting rights of Cede & Co. to those direct participants to whose accounts the securities of such series are credited on the record date, identified in a listing attached to the omnibus proxy.
So long as securities are in book-entry form, we will make payments on those securities to the depositary or its nominee, as the registered owner of such securities, by wire transfer of immediately available funds. If securities are issued in definitive certificated form under the limited circumstances described below, we will have the option of making payments by check mailed to the addresses of the persons entitled to payment or by wire transfer to bank accounts in the United States designated in writing to the applicable trustee or other designated party at least 15 days before the applicable payment date by the persons entitled to payment, unless a shorter period is satisfactory to the applicable trustee or other designated party.
Redemption proceeds, distributions and dividend payments on the securities will be made to Cede & Co. or such other nominee as may be requested by an authorized representative of DTC. DTC’s practice is to credit direct participants’ accounts upon DTC’s receipt of funds and corresponding detail information from us on the payment date in accordance with their respective holdings shown on DTC records. Payments by participants to beneficial owners will be governed by standing instructions and customary practices, as is the case with securities held for the account of customers in bearer form or registered in “street name.” Those payments will be the responsibility of participants and not of DTC or us, subject to any statutory or regulatory requirements in effect from time to time. Payment of redemption proceeds, distributions and dividend payments to Cede & Co., or such other nominee as may be requested by an authorized representative of DTC, is our responsibility, disbursement of payments to direct participants is the responsibility of DTC, and disbursement of payments to the beneficial owners is the responsibility of direct and indirect participants.
Except under the limited circumstances described below, purchasers of securities will not be entitled to have securities registered in their names and will not receive physical delivery of securities. Accordingly, each beneficial owner must rely on the procedures of DTC and its participants to exercise any rights under the securities and the indenture.
The laws of some jurisdictions may require that some purchasers of securities take physical delivery of securities in definitive form. Those laws may impair the ability to transfer or pledge beneficial interests in securities.
DTC may discontinue providing its services as securities depositary with respect to the securities at any time by giving reasonable notice to us. Under such circumstances, in the event that a successor depositary is not obtained, securities certificates are required to be printed and delivered.
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As noted above, beneficial owners of a particular series of securities generally will not receive certificates representing their ownership interests in those securities. However, if:
| • | DTC notifies us that it is unwilling or unable to continue as a depositary for the global security or securities representing such series of securities or if DTC ceases to be a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act at a time when it is required to be registered and a successor depositary is not appointed within 90 days of the notification to us or of our becoming aware of DTC’s ceasing to be so registered, as the case may be; |
| • | we determine, in our sole discretion, not to have such securities represented by one or more global securities; or |
| • | an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing with respect to such series of securities, |
we will prepare and deliver certificates for such securities in exchange for beneficial interests in the global securities. Any beneficial interest in a global security that is exchangeable under the circumstances described in the preceding sentence will be exchangeable for securities in definitive certificated form registered in the names that the depositary directs. It is expected that these directions will be based upon directions received by the depositary from its participants with respect to ownership of beneficial interests in the global securities.
We have obtained the information in this section and elsewhere in this prospectus concerning DTC and DTC’s book-entry system from sources that are believed to be reliable, but we take no responsibility for the accuracy of this information.
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We may sell the offered securities from time to time:
| • | through underwriters or dealers; |
| • | through agents; |
| • | directly to one or more purchasers; or |
| • | through a combination of any of these methods of sale. |
We will identify the specific plan of distribution, including any underwriters, dealers, agents or direct purchasers and their compensation, in the applicable prospectus supplement.
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Latham & Watkins LLP, Chicago, Illinois, will pass upon certain legal matters relating to the issuance and sale of the securities offered hereby on behalf of Hyatt Hotels Corporation. Additional legal matters may be passed upon for us or any underwriters, dealers or agents, by counsel that we will name in the applicable prospectus supplement.
The consolidated financial statements, and the related financial statement schedule, incorporated in this Prospectus by reference from the Hyatt Hotels Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, and the effectiveness of Hyatt Hotels Corporation’s internal control over financial reporting have been audited by Deloitte & Touche LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their reports, which are incorporated herein by reference. Such consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedule have been so incorporated in reliance upon the reports of such firm given upon their authority as experts in accounting and auditing.
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PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
| ITEM 14. | Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution |
The following is an estimate of the expenses (all of which are to be paid by the registrant) that we may incur in connection with the securities being registered hereby.
| SEC registration fee |
(1) | |||
| Fees and expenses of the trustee |
(1)(2) | |||
| Printing expenses |
(1)(2) | |||
| Legal fees and expenses |
(1)(2) | |||
| Accounting fees and expenses |
(1)(2) | |||
| Miscellaneous |
(1)(2) | |||
| Total |
(1)(2) |
| (1) | Pursuant to Rules 456(b) and 457(r) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the SEC registration fee will be paid at the time of any particular offering of securities under the registration statement, and is therefore not currently determinable. |
| (1)(2) | These fees are calculated based on the securities offered and the number of issuances and accordingly cannot be estimated at this time. |
| ITEM 15. | Indemnification of Directors and Officers |
Hyatt Hotels Corporation is a Delaware corporation. Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law provides that a Delaware corporation may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation) by reason of the fact that the person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or enterprise. The indemnity may include expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with the action, suit, or proceeding, provided the person acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the corporation’s best interests and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful. A similar standard of care is applicable in the case of actions by or in the right of the corporation, except that no indemnification may be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person will have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless and only to the extent that the Delaware Court of Chancery or the court in which such action was brought determines that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all of the circumstances of the case, the person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for expenses that the Delaware Court of Chancery or other court shall deem proper.
Section 102(b)(7) of the Delaware General Corporation Law provides that a Delaware corporation may in its certificate of incorporation or an amendment thereto eliminate or limit the personal liability of a director to a corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for violations of the director’s fiduciary duty of care, except (i) for any breach of the director’s duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) pursuant to Section 174 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (providing for liability of directors for unlawful payment of dividends or unlawful stock purchases or redemptions) or (iv) for any transaction from which a director derived an improper personal benefit. Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws provide that we will indemnify and advance expenses to our directors, officers and employees to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law in connection with any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding to which such person was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party by reason of the fact that he or she is or was our director, officer or employee, or is or was serving at our request as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or enterprise. In addition, members of our board of directors and compensation committee are also indemnified for actions under our LTIP.
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We currently have directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy to insure our directors and officers against liability for actions or omissions occurring in their capacity as a director or officer, subject to certain exclusions and limitations.
| ITEM 16. | Exhibits |
| (a) | Exhibits |
A list of exhibits filed with this registration statement on Form S-3 is set forth on the Exhibit Index and is incorporated herein by reference.
| ITEM 17. | Undertakings |
| (a) | The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes: |
| (1) | To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement: |
| (i) | To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933; |
| (ii) | To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b) (§ 230.424(b) of this chapter) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement; and |
| (iii) | To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement; |
provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i), (a)(1)(ii), and (a)(1)(iii) above do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission by the registrant pursuant to section 13 or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement, or is contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) that is a part of the registration statement.
| (2) | That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. |
| (3) | To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering. |
| (4) | That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser: |
| (i) | Each prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be part of the registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of and included in the registration statement; and |
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| (ii) | Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5), or (b)(7) as part of a registration statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii), or (x) for the purpose of providing the information required by section 10(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the offering described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the registration statement relating to the securities in the registration statement to which that prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such effective date. |
| (5) | That, for the purpose of determining liability of the registrant under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial distribution of securities: |
| (i) | The undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser: |
| (A) | Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424; |
| (B) | Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned registrant; |
| (C) | The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant; and |
| (D) | Any other communications that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned registrant to the purchaser. |
| (6) | The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. |
| (7) | Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or |
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| proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. |
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| * | To be filed by amendment or incorporated by reference in connection with the offering of the securities. |
| ** | Filed herewith. |
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, Hyatt Hotels Corporation certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the city of Chicago, State of Illinois, on November 6, 2020.
| Hyatt Hotels Corporation | ||
| By: | /s/ Mark S. Hoplamazian | |
| Mark S. Hoplamazian | ||
| President and Chief Executive Officer | ||
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities approved on the 6th day of November, 2020. Each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Mark S. Hoplamazian, Joan Bottarini and Margaret C. Egan, and each of them, as such person’s true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent with full power and substitution for such person and in such person’s name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign and to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, any and all amendments and post-effective amendments to this Registration Statement, with exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, including any registration statements or amendments thereto filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as such person might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent or any substitute therefor, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
| Signature | Title | Date | ||
| /s/ Mark S. Hoplamazian |
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer) |
November 6, 2020 | ||
| Mark S. Hoplamazian | ||||
| /s/ Joan Bottarini |
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) |
November 6, 2020 | ||
| Joan Bottarini | ||||
| /s/ Elizabeth M. Bauer |
Senior Vice President, Corporate Controller (Principal Accounting Officer) |
November 6, 2020 | ||
| Elizabeth M. Bauer | ||||
| /s/ Thomas J. Pritzker |
Executive Chairman of the Board | November 6, 2020 | ||
| Thomas J. Pritzker | ||||
| /s/ Paul D. Ballew |
Director | November 6, 2020 | ||
| Paul D. Ballew | ||||
| /s/ Susan D. Kronick |
Director | November 6, 2020 | ||
| Susan D. Kronick | ||||
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| Signature | Title | Date | ||
| /s/ Mackey J. McDonald |
Director | November 6, 2020 | ||
| Mackey J. McDonald | ||||
| /s/ Cary D. McMillan |
Director | November 6, 2020 | ||
| Cary D. McMillan | ||||
| /s/ Pamela M. Nicholson |
Director | November 6, 2020 | ||
| Pamela M. Nicholson | ||||
| /s/ Jason Pritzker |
Director | November 6, 2020 | ||
| Jason Pritzker | ||||
| /s/ Michael A. Rocca |
Director | November 6, 2020 | ||
| Michael A. Rocca | ||||
| /s/ Richard C. Tuttle |
Director | November 6, 2020 | ||
| Richard C. Tuttle | ||||
| /s/ James H. Wooten, Jr. |
Director | November 6, 2020 | ||
| James H. Wooten, Jr. | ||||
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| Re: | Registration Statement on Form S-3 |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have acted as counsel to Hyatt Hotels Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), in connection with its filing on the date hereof with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) of a registration statement on Form S-3 (as amended, the “Registration Statement”), including a base prospectus (the “Base Prospectus”), which provides that it will be supplemented by one or more prospectus supplements (each such prospectus supplement, together with the Base Prospectus, a “Prospectus”), under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), relating to the registration for issue and sale by the Company of (i) shares of the Company’s common stock, $0.01 par value per share (“Common Stock”), (ii) shares of one or more series of the Company’s preferred stock, $0.01 par value per share (“Preferred Stock”), (iii) one or more series of the Company’s debt securities (collectively, “Debt Securities”) to be issued under an indenture, dated as of August 14, 2009 (the “Base Indenture”), between the Company, as issuer, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”), a copy of which is incorporated by reference as Exhibit 4.5 to the Registration Statement, as supplemented by (A) the second supplemental indenture, dated as of August 4, 2011 (the “Second Supplemental Indenture”), between the Company and the Trustee, a copy of which is incorporated by reference as Exhibit 4.6 to the Registration Statement, and (B) the fourth supplemental indenture, dated May 10, 2013 (the “Fourth Supplemental Indenture”), a copy of which is incorporated by reference as Exhibit 4.7 to the Registration Statement, and one or more board resolutions, supplements thereto or officer’s certificates thereunder (such Base Indenture, together with the Second Supplemental Indenture, the Fourth Supplemental Indenture, and the applicable board resolution, supplement or officer’s certificate pertaining to the applicable series of Debt Securities, the “Applicable Indenture”), (iv) warrants (“Warrants”), (v) purchase contracts (“Purchase Contracts”), and (vi) units (“Units”). The Common Stock, Preferred Stock, Debt Securities, Warrants, Purchase Contracts and Units are referred to herein collectively as the “Securities.”
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This opinion is being furnished in connection with the requirements of Item 601(b)(5) of Regulation S-K under the Act, and no opinion is expressed herein as to any matter pertaining to the contents of the Registration Statement or related applicable Prospectus, other than as expressly stated herein with respect to the issue of the Securities.
As such counsel, we have examined such matters of fact and questions of law as we have considered appropriate for purposes of this letter. With your consent, we have relied upon certificates and other assurances of officers of the Company and others as to factual matters without having independently verified such factual matters. We are opining herein as to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, and with respect to the opinions set forth in paragraphs 3 through 6 below, the internal laws of the State of New York, and we express no opinion with respect to the applicability thereto, or the effect thereon, of the laws of any other jurisdiction or, in the case of Delaware, any other laws, or as to any matters of municipal law or the laws of any local agencies within any state.
Subject to the foregoing and the other matters set forth herein, it is our opinion that, as of the date hereof:
| I. | WHEN AN ISSUANCE OF COMMON STOCK HAS BEEN DULY AUTHORIZED BY ALL NECESSARY CORPORATE ACTION OF THE COMPANY, UPON ISSUANCE, DELIVERY AND PAYMENT THEREFOR IN AN AMOUNT NOT LESS THAN THE PAR VALUE THEREOF IN THE MANNER CONTEMPLATED BY THE APPLICABLE PROSPECTUS AND BY SUCH CORPORATE ACTION, AND IN TOTAL AMOUNTS AND NUMBERS OF SHARES THAT DO NOT EXCEED THE RESPECTIVE TOTAL AMOUNTS AND NUMBERS OF SHARES (A) AVAILABLE UNDER THE CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION, AND (B) AUTHORIZED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN CONNECTION WITH THE OFFERING CONTEMPLATED BY THE APPLICABLE PROSPECTUS, SUCH SHARES OF COMMON STOCK WILL BE VALIDLY ISSUED, FULLY PAID AND NONASSESSABLE. IN RENDERING THE FOREGOING OPINION, WE HAVE ASSUMED THAT THE COMPANY WILL COMPLY WITH ALL APPLICABLE NOTICE REQUIREMENTS REGARDING UNCERTIFICATED SHARES PROVIDED IN THE GENERAL CORPORATION LAW OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE. |
| II. | WHEN A SERIES OF PREFERRED STOCK HAS BEEN DULY ESTABLISHED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF THE COMPANY’S CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION AND AUTHORIZED BY ALL NECESSARY CORPORATE ACTION OF THE COMPANY, UPON ISSUANCE, DELIVERY AND PAYMENT THEREFOR IN AN AMOUNT NOT LESS THAN THE PAR VALUE THEREOF IN THE MANNER CONTEMPLATED BY THE APPLICABLE PROSPECTUS AND BY SUCH CORPORATE ACTION, AND IN TOTAL AMOUNTS AND NUMBERS OF SHARES THAT DO NOT EXCEED |
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| THE RESPECTIVE TOTAL AMOUNTS AND NUMBERS OF SHARES (A) AVAILABLE UNDER THE CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION, AND (B) AUTHORIZED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN CONNECTION WITH THE OFFERING CONTEMPLATED BY THE APPLICABLE PROSPECTUS, SUCH SHARES OF SUCH SERIES OF PREFERRED STOCK WILL BE VALIDLY ISSUED, FULLY PAID AND NONASSESSABLE. IN RENDERING THE FOREGOING OPINION, WE HAVE ASSUMED THAT THE COMPANY WILL COMPLY WITH ALL APPLICABLE NOTICE REQUIREMENTS REGARDING UNCERTIFICATED SHARES PROVIDED IN THE GENERAL CORPORATION LAW OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE. |
| III. | WHEN THE APPLICABLE INDENTURE HAS BEEN DULY AUTHORIZED, EXECUTED AND DELIVERED BY ALL NECESSARY CORPORATE ACTION OF THE COMPANY, AND WHEN THE SPECIFIC TERMS OF A PARTICULAR SERIES OF DEBT SECURITIES HAVE BEEN DULY ESTABLISHED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF THE APPLICABLE INDENTURE AND AUTHORIZED BY ALL NECESSARY CORPORATE ACTION OF THE COMPANY, AND SUCH DEBT SECURITIES HAVE BEEN DULY EXECUTED, AUTHENTICATED, ISSUED AND DELIVERED AGAINST PAYMENT THEREFOR IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF THE APPLICABLE INDENTURE AND IN THE MANNER CONTEMPLATED BY THE APPLICABLE PROSPECTUS AND BY SUCH CORPORATE ACTION, SUCH DEBT SECURITIES WILL BE THE LEGALLY VALID AND BINDING OBLIGATIONS OF THE COMPANY, ENFORCEABLE AGAINST THE COMPANY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THEIR TERMS. |
| IV. | WHEN THE APPLICABLE WARRANT AGREEMENT HAS BEEN DULY AUTHORIZED, EXECUTED AND DELIVERED BY ALL NECESSARY CORPORATE ACTION OF THE COMPANY, AND WHEN THE SPECIFIC TERMS OF A PARTICULAR ISSUANCE OF WARRANTS HAVE BEEN DULY ESTABLISHED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF THE APPLICABLE WARRANT AGREEMENT AND AUTHORIZED BY ALL NECESSARY CORPORATE ACTION OF THE COMPANY, AND SUCH WARRANTS HAVE BEEN DULY EXECUTED, AUTHENTICATED, ISSUED AND DELIVERED AGAINST PAYMENT THEREFOR IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF THE APPLICABLE WARRANT AGREEMENT AND IN THE MANNER CONTEMPLATED BY THE APPLICABLE PROSPECTUS AND BY SUCH CORPORATE ACTION (ASSUMING THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF SUCH WARRANTS HAVE BEEN DULY AUTHORIZED AND RESERVED FOR ISSUANCE BY ALL NECESSARY CORPORATE ACTION), SUCH WARRANTS WILL BE THE LEGALLY VALID AND BINDING OBLIGATIONS OF THE COMPANY, ENFORCEABLE AGAINST THE COMPANY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THEIR TERMS. |
| V. | WHEN THE APPLICABLE PURCHASE CONTRACT AGREEMENT HAS BEEN DULY AUTHORIZED, EXECUTED AND DELIVERED BY ALL |
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| NECESSARY CORPORATE ACTION OF THE COMPANY, AND WHEN THE SPECIFIC TERMS OF A PARTICULAR ISSUE OF PURCHASE CONTRACTS HAVE BEEN DULY AUTHORIZED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF THE APPLICABLE PURCHASE CONTRACT AGREEMENT AND AUTHORIZED BY ALL NECESSARY CORPORATE ACTION OF THE COMPANY, AND SUCH PURCHASE CONTRACTS HAVE BEEN DULY EXECUTED, AUTHENTICATED, ISSUED AND DELIVERED AGAINST PAYMENT THEREFOR IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF THE APPLICABLE PURCHASE CONTRACT AGREEMENT AND IN THE MANNER CONTEMPLATED BY THE APPLICABLE PROSPECTUS AND BY SUCH CORPORATE ACTION (ASSUMING THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UNDER SUCH PURCHASE CONTRACTS HAVE BEEN DULY AUTHORIZED AND RESERVED FOR ISSUANCE BY ALL NECESSARY CORPORATE ACTION), SUCH PURCHASE CONTRACTS WILL BE THE LEGALLY VALID AND BINDING OBLIGATIONS OF THE COMPANY, ENFORCEABLE AGAINST THE COMPANY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THEIR TERMS. |
| VI. | WHEN THE APPLICABLE UNIT AGREEMENT HAS BEEN DULY AUTHORIZED, EXECUTED AND DELIVERED BY ALL NECESSARY CORPORATE ACTION OF THE COMPANY, AND WHEN THE SPECIFIC TERMS OF A PARTICULAR ISSUANCE OF UNITS HAVE BEEN DULY AUTHORIZED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF THE APPLICABLE UNIT AGREEMENT AND AUTHORIZED BY ALL NECESSARY CORPORATE ACTION OF THE COMPANY, AND SUCH UNITS HAVE BEEN DULY EXECUTED, AUTHENTICATED, ISSUED AND DELIVERED AGAINST PAYMENT THEREFOR IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF THE APPLICABLE UNIT AGREEMENT AND IN THE MANNER CONTEMPLATED BY THE APPLICABLE PROSPECTUS AND BY SUCH CORPORATE ACTION (ASSUMING THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF SUCH UNITS HAVE BEEN DULY AUTHORIZED AND RESERVED FOR ISSUANCE BY ALL NECESSARY CORPORATE ACTION), SUCH UNITS WILL BE THE LEGALLY VALID AND BINDING OBLIGATIONS OF THE COMPANY, ENFORCEABLE AGAINST THE COMPANY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THEIR TERMS. |
Our opinions are subject to: (i) the effect of bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, preference, fraudulent transfer, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or affecting the rights and remedies of creditors; (ii) the effect of general principles of equity, whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law (including the possible unavailability of specific performance or injunctive relief), concepts of materiality, reasonableness, good faith and fair dealing, and the discretion of the court before which a proceeding is brought; (iii) the invalidity under certain circumstances under law or court decisions of provisions providing for the indemnification of or contribution to a party with respect to a liability where such indemnification or contribution is contrary to public policy; and (iv) we express no opinion as to (a) any provision for liquidated damages, default interest, late charges, monetary penalties, make-whole premiums or other economic remedies to the extent such provisions are deemed to constitute a penalty, (b) consents
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to, or restrictions upon, governing law, jurisdiction, venue, arbitration, remedies, or judicial relief, (c) waivers of rights or defenses, (d) any provision requiring the payment of attorneys’ fees, where such payment is contrary to law or public policy, (e) any provision permitting, upon acceleration of any Debt Securities, collection of that portion of the stated principal amount thereof which might be determined to constitute unearned interest thereon, (f) the creation, validity, attachment, perfection, or priority of any lien or security interest, (g) advance waivers of claims, defenses, rights granted by law, or notice, opportunity for hearing, evidentiary requirements, statutes of limitation, trial by jury or at law, or other procedural rights, (h) waivers of broadly or vaguely stated rights, (i) provisions for exclusivity, election or cumulation of rights or remedies, (j) provisions authorizing or validating conclusive or discretionary determinations, (k) grants of setoff rights, (l) proxies, powers and trusts, (m) provisions prohibiting, restricting, or requiring consent to assignment or transfer of any right or property, (n) any provision to the extent it requires that a claim with respect to a security denominated in other than U.S. dollars (or a judgment in respect of such a claim) be converted into U.S. dollars at a rate of exchange at a particular date, to the extent applicable law otherwise provides, and (o) the severability, if invalid, of provisions to the foregoing effect.
With your consent, we have assumed (a) that each of the Debt Securities, Warrants, Purchase Contracts and Units and the Applicable Indenture, warrant agreements, purchase contract agreements and unit agreements governing such Securities (collectively, the “Documents”) will be governed by the internal laws of the State of New York, (b) that each of the Documents has been or will be duly authorized, executed and delivered by the parties thereto, (c) that each of the Documents constitutes or will constitute legally valid and binding obligations of the parties thereto other than the Company, enforceable against each of them in accordance with their respective terms, and (d) that the status of each of the Documents as legally valid and binding obligations of the parties will not be affected by any (i) breaches of, or defaults under, agreements or instruments, (ii) violations of statutes, rules, regulations or court or governmental orders, or (iii) failures to obtain required consents, approvals or authorizations from, or to make required registrations, declarations or filings with, governmental authorities.
This opinion is for your benefit in connection with the Registration Statement and may be relied upon by you and by persons entitled to rely upon it pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Act. We consent to your filing this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and to the reference to our firm contained in the Prospectus under the heading “Legal Matters.” In giving such consent, we do not thereby admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.
| Very truly yours, |
| /s/ Latham & Watkins LLP |
Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-3 of our reports dated February 20, 2020, relating to the financial statements of Hyatt Hotels Corporation and subsidiaries (the “Company”), and the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting, appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2019. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading “Experts” in such Registration Statement.
| /s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP |
| Chicago, Illinois |
| November 6, 2020 |
Exhibit 25.1
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM T-1
STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY
UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939
OF A CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE
| ☐ | CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY OF A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO SECTION 305(b) (2) |
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)
| A National Banking Association | 94-1347393 | |
| (Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization if not a U.S. national bank) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 101 North Phillips Avenue Sioux Falls, South Dakota |
57104 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip code) |
Wells Fargo & Company
Law Department, Trust Section
MAC N9305-175
Sixth Street and Marquette Avenue, 17th Floor
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479
(612) 667-4608
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
HYATT HOTELS CORPORATION
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 20-1480589 | |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 150 North Riverside Plaza Chicago, Illinois |
60606 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip code) | |
Debt Securities
(Title of the indenture securities)
Item 1. General Information. Furnish the following information as to the trustee:
| (a) | Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which it is subject. |
Comptroller of the Currency
Treasury Department
Washington, D.C.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Washington, D.C.
Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
San Francisco, California 94120
| (b) | Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers. |
The trustee is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.
Item 2. Affiliations with Obligor. If the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each such affiliation.
None with respect to the trustee.
No responses are included for Items 3-14 of this Form T-1 because the obligor is not in default as provided under Item 13.
Item 15. Foreign Trustee. Not applicable.
Item 16. List of Exhibits. List below all exhibits filed as a part of this Statement of Eligibility.
| Exhibit 1. | A copy of the Articles of Association of the trustee now in effect.* | |
| Exhibit 2. | A copy of the Comptroller of the Currency Certificate of Corporate Existence for Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, dated January 14, 2015.* | |
| Exhibit 3. | A copy of the Comptroller of the Currency Certification of Fiduciary Powers for Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, dated January 6, 2014.* | |
| Exhibit 4. | Copy of By-laws of the trustee as now in effect.* | |
| Exhibit 5. | Not applicable. | |
| Exhibit 6. | The consent of the trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act. | |
| Exhibit 7. | A copy of the latest report of condition of the trustee published pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising or examining authority. | |
| Exhibit 8. | Not applicable. | |
| Exhibit 9. | Not applicable. | |
* Incorporated by reference to the exhibit of the same number to the trustee’s Form T-1 filed as exhibit to the Filing 305B2 dated March 13, 2015 of file number 333-190926.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, the trustee, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, a national banking association organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, has duly caused this statement of eligibility to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in the City of Boston and State of Massachusetts on the 6th day of November, 2020.
| WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION |
| /s/ Tina D. Gonzalez |
| Tina D. Gonzalez |
| Vice President |
EXHIBIT 6
November 6, 2020
Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C. 20549
Gentlemen:
In accordance with Section 321(b) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, the undersigned hereby consents that reports of examination of the undersigned made by Federal, State, Territorial, or District authorities authorized to make such examination may be furnished by such authorities to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon its request therefor.
| Very truly yours, |
| WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION |
| /s/ Tina D. Gonzalez |
| Tina D. Gonzalez |
| Vice President |
Exhibit 7
Consolidated Report of Condition of
Wells Fargo Bank National Association
of 101 North Phillips Avenue, Sioux Falls, SD 57104
And Foreign and Domestic Subsidiaries,
at the close of business June 30, 2020, filed in accordance with 12 U.S.C. §161 for National Banks.
| Dollar Amounts In Millions |
||||||||
| ASSETS |
||||||||
| Cash and balances due from depository institutions: |
||||||||
| Noninterest-bearing balances and currency and coin |
$ | 24,026 | ||||||
| Interest-bearing balances |
234,953 | |||||||
| Securities: |
||||||||
| Held-to-maturity securities |
168,952 | |||||||
| Available-for-sale securities |
220,190 | |||||||
| Equity Securities with readily determinable fair value not held for trading |
295 | |||||||
| Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell: |
||||||||
| Federal funds sold in domestic offices |
23 | |||||||
| Securities purchased under agreements to resell |
69,768 | |||||||
| Loans and lease financing receivables: |
||||||||
| Loans and leases held for sale |
31,851 | |||||||
| Loans and leases, net of unearned income |
901,533 | |||||||
| LESS: Allowance for loan and lease losses |
18,587 | |||||||
| Loans and leases, net of unearned income and allowance |
882,946 | |||||||
| Trading Assets |
54,369 | |||||||
| Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized leases) |
11,582 | |||||||
| Other real estate owned |
190 | |||||||
| Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and associated companies |
13,135 | |||||||
| Direct and indirect investments in real estate ventures |
23 | |||||||
| Intangible assets |
31,115 | |||||||
| Other assets |
56,522 | |||||||
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| Total assets |
$ | 1,799,940 | ||||||
| LIABILITIES |
||||||||
| Deposits: |
||||||||
| In domestic offices |
$ | 1,464,907 | ||||||
| Noninterest-bearing |
522,621 | |||||||
| Interest-bearing |
942,286 | |||||||
| In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and IBFs |
36,301 | |||||||
| Noninterest-bearing |
851 | |||||||
| Interest-bearing |
35,450 | |||||||
| Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase: |
||||||||
| Federal funds purchased in domestic offices |
10,047 | |||||||
| Securities sold under agreements to repurchase |
6,465 | |||||||
| Dollar Amounts In Millions |
||||
| Trading liabilities |
11,918 | |||
| Other borrowed money |
||||
| (Includes mortgage indebtedness and obligations under capitalized leases) |
56,468 | |||
| Subordinated notes and debentures |
12,503 | |||
| Other liabilities |
32,879 | |||
|
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|
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| Total liabilities |
$ | 1,631,488 | ||
| EQUITY CAPITAL |
||||
| Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus |
0 | |||
| Common stock |
519 | |||
| Surplus (exclude all surplus related to preferred stock) |
114,730 | |||
| Retained earnings |
51,212 | |||
| Accumulated other comprehensive income |
1,959 | |||
| Other equity capital components |
0 | |||
|
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|
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| Total bank equity capital |
168,420 | |||
| Noncontrolling (minority) interests in consolidated subsidiaries |
32 | |||
| Total equity capital |
168,452 | |||
|
|
|
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| Total liabilities, and equity capital |
$ | 1,799,940 | ||
I, John R. Shrewsberry, Sr. EVP & CFO of the above-named bank do hereby declare that this Report of Condition has been prepared
in conformance with the instructions issued by the appropriate Federal regulatory authority and is true to the best of my knowledge
and belief.
| John R. Shrewsberry |
| Sr. EVP & CFO |
We, the undersigned directors, attest to the correctness of this Report of Condition and declare that it has been examined by us
and to the best of our knowledge and belief has been prepared in conformance with the instructions issued by the appropriate
Federal regulatory authority and is true and correct.
| Directors | ||
| Maria R. Morris | ||
| Theodore F. Craver, Jr. | ||
| Juan A. Pujadas |