MCLEAN, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Park Hotels & Resorts Inc. (NYSE:PK) (“Park” or the “Company”) announced
today that the underwriters exercised in full their option to purchase
5,171,929 additional shares of Park’s common stock at an exercise price
of $25.75 per share (before deducting underwriting discounts and
commissions) in connection with the previously announced secondary
offering of Park’s common stock by HNA HLT Holdco I LLC (the “Selling
Stockholder”), an affiliate of HNA Tourism Group Co., Ltd. (“HNA”). The
closing of the option is expected to occur on March 9, 2018,
concurrently with the closing of the offering and the previously
announced repurchase by Park of 14,000,000 shares of common stock held
by the Selling Stockholder, subject to the satisfaction of all closing
conditions. Following the closing of the offering and the repurchase,
HNA will no longer beneficially own any shares of Park’s common stock.
Park did not offer any shares of common stock in the offering and will
not receive any proceeds from the sale of shares by the Selling
Stockholder.
Barclays and J.P. Morgan are acting as joint book-running managers and
representatives of the underwriters for the offering. UBS Investment
Bank, Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, Morgan Stanley, Deutsche Bank Securities
and Credit Suisse are also acting as joint book-running managers and
underwriters for the offering. In addition, BofA Merrill Lynch is
serving as an advisor to the Company in connection with the offering.
The offering of these securities is being made pursuant to an effective
registration statement. This offering will be made only by means of a
prospectus. A copy of the final prospectus relating to these securities
may be obtained from: Barclays Capital Inc., c/o Broadridge Financial
Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY 11717, email: [email protected],
telephone: (888) 603-5847, or J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, c/o Broadridge
Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY 11717,
telephone: 1-866-803-9204. The final prospectus may also be accessed
through the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission at www.sec.gov.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the
solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these
securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer,
solicitation, or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or
qualification under the securities laws of any such state or
jurisdiction.
About Park Hotels & Resorts Inc.
Park Hotels & Resorts Inc. (NYSE: PK) is the second largest publicly
traded lodging real estate investment trust with a diverse portfolio of
market-leading hotels and resorts with significant underlying real
estate value. Park’s portfolio currently consists of 55 premium-branded
hotels and resorts with over 32,000 rooms located in prime U.S. and
international markets with high barriers to entry.
Special Note About Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the
meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and
Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements
related to Park’s current expectations regarding the performance of its
business, financial results, liquidity and capital resources, the
effects of competition and the effects of future legislation or
regulations and other non-historical statements. Forward-looking
statements include all statements that are not historical facts and, in
some cases, can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology
such as the words “outlook,” “believes,” “expects,” “potential,”
“continues,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “seeks,” “projects,”
“predicts,” “intends,” “plans,” “estimates,” “anticipates” or the
negative version of these words or other comparable words.
Forward-looking statements involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions.
These forward-looking statements may include, but are not limited to,
expectations concerning the closing of the option. Actual results may
differ materially from those expressed in these forward-looking
statements. You should not put undue reliance on any forward-looking
statements in this press release. Additional factors that could cause
Park’s results to differ materially from those described in the
forward-looking statements can be found under the sections entitled
“Forward-Looking Statements,” “Risk Factors” and “Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations” (or similar captions) in Park’s Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2017, filed with the SEC, as such
factors may be updated from time to time in Park’s periodic reports or
other filings with the SEC, which are accessible on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are
made and Park undertakes no obligation to update or revise publicly any
guidance or other forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new
information, future developments or otherwise, except as required by law.
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Park Hotels & Resorts Inc.
Ian Weissman, 703-584-7441
Senior
Vice President, Corporate Strategy
[email protected]
Source: Park Hotels & Resorts Inc.