MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Interval Leisure Group (NASDAQ: IILG) (“ILG”), today announced that ILG filed a registration statement on Form S-4 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) related to ILG’s proposed acquisition of Vistana Signature Experiences, Inc. (“Vistana”), the entity which will hold the vacation ownership business of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (“Starwood”). The registration statement may be found on the SEC’s website, which is located at www.sec.gov, under the name “Interval Leisure Group”. The information contained in the registration statement is subject, in its entirety, to completion and amendment.
As previously announced on October 28, 2015, ILG and Starwood entered into a definitive merger agreement pursuant to which a wholly owned subsidiary of ILG will merge with and into Vistana after Vistana is spun off to Starwood stockholders. On December 10, 2015, the parties received early termination of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, one of the closing conditions to the acquisition. The acquisition remains subject to other closing conditions, including ILG stockholder approval, and is anticipated to close in the second quarter of 2016.
About Interval Leisure Group
Interval Leisure Group (ILG) is a leading global provider of non-traditional lodging, encompassing a portfolio of leisure businesses from exchange and vacation rental to vacation ownership. In its exchange and rental segment, Interval International and Trading Places International (TPI) offer vacation exchange and travel-related products to more than 2 million member families worldwide, while Hyatt Residence Club provides exchanges among its branded resorts in addition to its participation in the Interval Network. Aqua-Aston Hospitality provides hotel and condominium rentals and resort management. In its vacation ownership segment, Vacation Resorts International, VRI Europe, Hyatt Vacation Ownership (HVO), and TPI provide management services to timeshare resorts and clubs, as well as homeowners’ associations. HVO also sells, markets, and finances vacation ownership interests. ILG through its subsidiaries independently owns and manages the Hyatt Residence Club program and uses the Hyatt Vacation Ownership name and other Hyatt marks under license from affiliates of Hyatt Hotels Corporation. Headquartered in Miami, Florida, ILG has offices in 16 countries and approximately 6,000 employees. For more information, visit www.iilg.com.
Cautionary Language Concerning Forward-Looking Statements
Information set forth in this communication, including financial estimates and statements as to the expected timing, completion and effects of the proposed merger between a wholly-owned subsidiary of ILG and Vistana, which will immediately follow the proposed spin-off of Vistana from Starwood, constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These estimates and statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, and actual results might differ materially. Such estimates and statements include, but are not limited to, statements about the benefits of the proposed merger, including future financial and operating results, the combined company’s plans, objectives, expectations and intentions, and other statements that are not historical facts. Such statements are based upon the current beliefs and expectations of the management of ILG, Vistana and Starwood and are subject to significant risks and uncertainties outside of ILG’s control.
Among the risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ from those described in the forward-looking statements are the following: (1) the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances that could give rise to the termination of the merger agreement, (2) the risk that ILG stockholders may not approve the issuance of ILG common stock in connection with the proposed merger, (3) the risk that the necessary regulatory approvals may not be obtained or may be obtained subject to conditions that are not anticipated, (4) risks that any of the closing conditions to the proposed merger, including Starwood’s spin-off of Vistana, may not be satisfied in a timely manner, (5) risks related to disruption of management time from ongoing business operations due to the proposed merger, (6) failure to realize the benefits expected from the proposed merger, (7) the effect of the announcement of the proposed merger on the ability of ILG and Starwood to retain and hire key personnel and maintain relationships with their key business partners, and on their operating results and businesses generally, (8) adverse trends in economic conditions generally or in the vacation ownership, vacation rental and travel industries, or adverse events or trends in key vacation destinations, (9) adverse changes to, or interruptions in, relationships with third parties unrelated to the announcement, (10) lack of available financing for, or insolvency or consolidation of developers, (11) decreased demand from prospective purchasers of vacation interests, (12) travel related health concerns, (13) ILG’s ability to compete effectively and successfully and to add new products and services, (14) ILG’s ability to successfully manage and integrate acquisitions, (15) the occurrence of a termination event under the master license agreement with Hyatt, (16) ILG’s ability to market vacation ownership interests successfully and efficiently, (17) impairment of ILG’s assets, (18) the restrictive covenants in ILG’s revolving credit facility and indenture; (19) business interruptions in connection with ILG’s technology systems, (20) the ability of managed homeowners associations to collect sufficient maintenance fees, (21) third parties not repaying advances or extensions of credit, (22) fluctuations in currency exchange rates and (23) ILG’s ability to expand successfully in international markets and manage risks specific to international operations. Discussions of additional risks and uncertainties are contained in ILG’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed with the SEC on December 16, 2015 and in ILG’s, Starwood’s and Vistana’s other filings with the SEC. None of ILG, Starwood or Vistana is under any obligation, and each expressly disclaim any obligation, to update, alter, or otherwise revise any forward-looking statements, whether written or oral, that may be made from time to time, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. Persons reading this announcement are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements which speak only as of the date hereof.
Additional Information and Where to Find It
This communication does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities or a solicitation of any vote or approval. This communication may be deemed to be solicitation material in respect of the proposed merger between a wholly-owned subsidiary of ILG and Vistana. In connection with the proposed merger, ILG has filed a registration statement on Form S-4, containing a proxy statement/prospectus, with the SEC. ILG expects to file one or more amendments to this registration statement before it becomes effective. STOCKHOLDERS OF ILG AND STARWOOD ARE URGED TO READ THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT, INCLUDING THE PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS, BECAUSE IT CONTAINS IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROPOSED MERGER AND ANY AMENDMENTS TO THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT AND ALL OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE SEC AS THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL ALSO CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROPOSED MERGER. Investors and security holders will be able to obtain copies of the proxy statement/prospectus as well as other filings containing information about ILG, Starwood and Vistana, without charge, at the SEC’s website, http://www.sec.gov. Copies of documents filed with the SEC by ILG will be made available free of charge on ILG’s investor relations website. Copies of documents filed with the SEC by Starwood will be made available free of charge on Starwood’s investor relations website.
Participants in Solicitation
ILG and its directors and executive officers, and Starwood and its directors and executive officers, may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the holders of ILG common stock in respect of ILG’s stock issuance in connection with the proposed merger. Information about the directors and executive officers of ILG is set forth in the proxy statement for ILG’s 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which was filed with the SEC on April 6, 2015,. Information about the directors and executive officers of Starwood is set forth in the proxy statement for Starwood’s 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which was filed with the SEC on April 17, 2015. Investors may obtain additional information regarding the interest of such participants by reading the proxy statement/prospectus regarding the proposed merger contained in the Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed with the SEC on December 16, 2015.
