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Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the accompanying consolidated financial statements, related notes included thereto and Item 1A., “Risk Factors,” appearing elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. For the discussion and analysis of our 2019 financial condition and results of operations compared to 2020, refer to Item 7., “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020.

Overview

We have a diverse portfolio of iconic and market-leading hotels and resorts with significant underlying real estate value. We currently hold investments in entities that have ownership or leasehold interests in 54 hotels, consisting of premium-branded hotels and resorts with approximately 32,000 rooms, of which over 86% are luxury and upper upscale and all are located in prime U.S. markets and its territories. Our high-quality portfolio includes hotels in major urban and convention areas, such as New York City, Washington, D.C., Chicago, San Francisco, Boston, New Orleans and Denver; premier resorts in key leisure destinations, including Hawaii, Orlando, Key West and Miami Beach; and hotels adjacent to major gateway airports, such as Los Angeles International, Boston Logan International and Miami International, as well as hotels in select suburban locations.

Our objective is to be the preeminent lodging real estate investment trust (“REIT”), focused on consistently delivering superior, risk-adjusted returns to stockholders through active asset management and a thoughtful external growth strategy while maintaining a strong and flexible balance sheet. As a pure-play real estate company with direct access to capital and independent financial resources, we believe our enhanced ability to implement compelling return on investment initiatives within our portfolio represents a significant embedded growth opportunity. Finally, given our scale and investment expertise, we believe we will be able to successfully execute single-asset and portfolio acquisitions and dispositions to further enhance the value and diversification of our assets throughout the lodging cycle, including potentially taking advantage of the economies of scale that could come from consolidation in the lodging REIT industry.

We operate our business through two operating segments, our consolidated hotels and unconsolidated hotels. Our consolidated hotels operating segment is our only reportable segment. Refer to Note 14: “Geographic and Business Segment Information” in our audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere within this Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information regarding our operating segments.

Basis of Presentation

The consolidated financial statements reflect our financial position, results of operations and cash flows, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”). Refer to Note 2: “Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” in our audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere within this Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information.

COVID-19 Operational Update

The global outbreak of a novel strain of coronavirus and the disease it causes (“COVID-19”) has had and continues to have a significant effect on the lodging industry and our business. We cannot presently determine the extent or duration of the overall operational and financial effects that COVID-19 will have on our business. In March and April 2020, travel restrictions and mandated closings of non-essential businesses were imposed, which resulted in temporary suspensions of operations at a majority of our hotels, all except two of which have now reopened. Temporary closings of restaurants and hotels as well as travel restrictions across entire regions also contributed to severely reduced overall lodging demand. The effects of COVID-19 continue to have a significant adverse effect on the hospitality industry, including our business; however, the increase in vaccination rates across the country and the easing or removal of restrictions, quarantining, and “social distancing” mandates resulted in increased travel and hospitality spending beginning in the second quarter of 2021 as compared to the same period in 2020. In December 2021, the rapid rise in COVID-19 cases from the Omicron variant resulted in additional group cancellations and cautious business travel sentiment during the first quarter of 2022, labor disruptions throughout the travel industry resulting in widespread airline cancellations and hotel staff shortages, and re-imposed restrictions on gatherings and business events by an increasing number of jurisdictions. Despite the near-term reduction in demand due to the seasonal decline in leisure travel following the holiday season and the delay in return of business travel, coupled with concerns over the spread of the Omicron variant and related travel restrictions, we expect a broader based recovery to continue beginning in the second quarter of 2022 as leisure demand trends and group booking activity continue to improve. We expect to see a return of group demand beginning in the second quarter of 2022 in select markets as groups continued to push out meetings originally scheduled for the second half of 2021 into 2022.

Beginning in March 2020, we experienced a significant decline in occupancy, Average Daily Rate (“ADR”) and Revenue per Available Room (“RevPAR”) associated with the COVID-19 pandemic throughout our consolidated portfolio, which has resulted in a decline in our operating cash flow. As distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine continues, we have seen improvement in traveler sentiment, and as a result, an improvement in occupancy, ADR and RevPAR during 2021. Changes in our 2021 pro-forma metrics, which exclude results from properties disposed of and include results from properties acquired as of February 18, 2022, as compared to the same periods in 2019 and 2020, respectively, and pro-forma occupancy are as follows:

Change in Pro-forma ADR Change in Pro-forma Occupancy Change in Pro-forma RevPAR

We believe demand will remain significantly reduced as long as mandatory travel restrictions, “social distancing” and cost-saving or other measures, such as the postponing or cancelling of non-essential business travel, remain in place or if these restrictions tighten or demand for travel continues to be depressed due to virus variants. Although we were able to recommence operations at all except two of our previously suspended hotels by the end of 2021, there remains considerable uncertainty as to both the time it will take to see travel and demand for lodging and travel-related experiences to fully recover. If demand does not recover, or if virus variants increase or travel restrictions tighten, we may be required to suspend operations at additional hotels. Further, uncertainty as to the timing of when remaining restrictions will be removed generally will make it more difficult to execute on our external growth strategy. The uncertainties surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic recovery, including new variants, make it difficult to predict operating results for our hotels in 2022, thus there can be no assurances that we will not experience further declines in hotel revenues or earnings at our hotels.

We and our hotel managers have taken various actions to mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, including temporarily suspending operations at a majority of our hotels beginning in March 2020, limiting capacity at our open hotels, deferring approximately $150 million of capital expenditures planned for 2020, reducing capital expenditures for maintenance projects to approximately $44 million for 2021 and suspending our dividend after the first quarter of 2020. Additionally, as a precautionary measure to increase liquidity and preserve financial flexibility, we fully drew on our revolving credit facility ("Revolver") in 2020 and completed three corporate bond offerings totaling $2.1 billion in 2020 and 2021 and five asset sales in 2021, the proceeds of which were used to fully repay the Revolver and our term loan due December 2021 ("2016 Term Loan"), as well as a majority of our unsecured delayed draw term loan facility ("2019 Term Facility").

Since originally suspending operations, we have commenced the phased reopening of all except two of our hotels. The timing of the reopening of these remaining hotels will depend primarily on government restrictions imposed or re-imposed and recovery in demand. The status of our hotels as of February 18, 2022 is as follows:

Status Number of Hotels Total Rooms

Consolidated Suspended 2 1,338

Unconsolidated Open 6 4,036

In addition, the operating environment for us and our hotel managers has improved as government restrictions are lifted and demand for travel returns. Economic indicators such as GDP growth, corporate earnings, consumer confidence and employment are highly correlated with lodging demand and have generally returned to pre-pandemic levels. We expect the significance of the COVID-19 pandemic, including the extent of its effect on our financial and operational results, to be dictated by, among other things, its duration, the success of efforts to contain it, the emergence of virus variants, efficacy, availability and deployment of vaccinations and other treatments to combat COVID-19, including public adoption rates of COVID-19 vaccines, and the effect of actions taken in response (such as travel advisories and restrictions and social distancing), including the extent and duration of such actions.

The extent and duration of the effects of COVID-19 are not yet clear. Despite cost reduction initiatives, we do not expect to be able to fully, or even materially, offset revenue losses from the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, we cannot predict whether our reopened hotels will be forced to suspend operations again in the future or be subjected to operating restrictions following further outbreaks or variants of COVID-19.

Principal Components of and Factors Affecting Our Results of Operations

Revenues

Revenues from our hotels are primarily derived from two categories of customers: transient and group, which historically have accounted for approximately two thirds and one third, respectively, of our rooms revenue. Transient guests are individual travelers who are traveling for business or leisure. Group guests are traveling for group events that reserve rooms for meetings, conferences or social functions sponsored by associations, corporate, social, military, educational, religious or other organizations. Group business usually includes a block of room accommodations, as well as other ancillary services, such as meeting facilities, catering and banquet services. A majority of our food and beverage sales and other ancillary services are provided to customers who also are occupying rooms at our hotels. As a result, occupancy affects all components of revenues from our hotels. Due to the effects of COVID-19, we have experienced a greater shift to transient business as a result of the cancellation or postponement of business conferences and other group events.

Principal Components

Rooms. Represents the sale of room rentals at our hotels and accounts for a substantial majority of our total revenue.

Food and beverage. Represents revenue from group functions, which may include both banquet revenue and audio and visual revenue, as well as revenue from outlets such as restaurants and lounges at our hotels.

Ancillary hotel. Represents revenue for guest services provided at our hotels, including parking, telecommunications, golf course and spa. Also includes tenant leases and other rental revenue.

Other. Primarily related to support services we provide to Hilton Grand Vacations (“HGV”) timeshare properties that have a presence within or adjacent to certain of our hotels, which include cost reimbursements for the costs of providing housekeeping, landscaping, general maintenance and other services plus a fee representing a percentage of cost reimbursements. Also included in the comparative period, revenue from our laundry business prior to permanent suspension of operations in 2020.

Factors Affecting our Revenues

Consumer demand. Consumer demand for our products and services is closely linked to the performance of the general economy and is sensitive to business and personal discretionary spending levels. Leading indicators of demand include gross domestic product, non-residential fixed investment and the consumer price index. Declines in consumer demand due to adverse general economic conditions, reductions in travel patterns, lower consumer confidence, outbreaks of pandemic or contagious diseases, and adverse political conditions can lower the revenues and profitability of our hotels. Further, competition for guests and the supply of

services at our hotels affect our ability to sustain or increase rates charged to customers at our hotels. As a result, changes in consumer demand and general business cycles have historically subjected and could in the future subject our revenues to significant volatility. In addition, leisure travelers currently make up the majority of our transient demand. Therefore, we will be significantly more affected by trends in leisure travel than trends in business travel.

Supply. New room supply is an important factor that can affect the lodging industry’s performance. Room rates and occupancy, and thus RevPAR, tend to increase when demand growth exceeds supply growth. The addition of new competitive hotels and resorts affects the ability of existing hotels and resorts to sustain or grow RevPAR, and thus profits. New development is determined largely by construction costs, the availability of financing and expected performance of existing hotels and resorts.

Expenses

Principal Components

Rooms. These costs include housekeeping, reservation systems, room supplies, laundry services at our hotels and front desk costs.

Food and beverage. These costs primarily include food, beverage and the associated labor and will correlate closely with food and beverage revenues.

Other departmental and support. These costs include labor and other costs associated with other ancillary revenue, such as parking, telecommunications, golf course and spa, as well as labor and other costs associated with administrative departments, sales and marketing, repairs and minor maintenance and utility costs. Additionally, these costs include franchise fees and are generally computed as a percentage of rooms revenues. Refer to Item 1: “Business – Our Principal Agreements,” included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information on franchise fees.

Other property-level. These costs consist primarily of real and personal property taxes, other local taxes, ground rent, equipment rent and property insurance.

Management fees. Base management fees are computed as a percentage of gross revenue. Incentive management fees generally are paid if specified financial performance targets are achieved. Refer to Item 1: “Business – Our Principal Agreements,” included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information.

Impairment and casualty loss, net. Impairment losses are non-cash expenses that are recognized when circumstances indicate that the carrying value of a long-lived asset is not recoverable. An impairment loss is recognized for the excess of the carrying value over the fair value of the asset. Casualty losses are expenses that represent losses incurred resulting from property damage or destruction caused by any sudden, unexpected or unusual event such as a hurricane. Casualty gains are insurance proceeds for property damage claims that are in excess of any associated impairment loss recognized and clean-up and recovery costs incurred, less any insurance deductible.

Depreciation and amortization. These are non-cash expenses that primarily consist of depreciation of fixed assets such as buildings, furniture, fixtures and equipment at our hotels, as well as amortization of finite lived intangible assets.

Corporate general & administrative. These costs include general and administrative expenses, including costs associated with the potential disposition of hotels. General and administrative expenses consist primarily of compensation expense for our corporate staff and personnel supporting our business, professional fees, travel and entertainment expenses, and office administrative and related expenses.

Acquisition costs. These costs include expenses associated with our hotel acquisitions.

Other. These costs include costs to provide support services to certain HGV timeshare properties. Also included in the comparative period, expenses for our laundry business prior to permanent suspension of operations in 2020.

Factors Affecting our Costs and Expenses

Variable expenses. Expenses associated with our room expense and food and beverage expense are mainly affected by occupancy and correlate closely with their respective revenues. These expenses can increase based on increases in salaries and wages, as well as on the level of service and amenities that are provided. Additionally, food and beverage expense is affected by the mix of business between banquet, catering and outlet sales.

Fixed expenses. Many of the other expenses associated with our hotels are relatively fixed. These expenses include portions of rent expense, property taxes and insurance. Since we generally are unable to decrease these costs significantly or rapidly when demand for our hotels decreases, any resulting decline in our revenues can have a greater adverse effect on our net cash flow, margins and profits. This effect can be especially pronounced during periods of economic contraction or slow economic growth. The effectiveness of any cost-cutting efforts is limited by the amount of fixed costs inherent in our business. As a result, we may not be able to successfully offset revenue reductions through cost cutting. The individuals employed at certain of our hotels are party to collective bargaining agreements with our hotel managers that may also limit the manager’s ability to make timely staffing or labor changes in response to declining revenues. In addition, any efforts to reduce costs, or to defer or cancel capital improvements, could adversely affect the economic value of our hotels. We have taken steps to reduce our fixed costs to levels we believe are appropriate to maximize profitability and respond to market conditions without jeopardizing the overall customer experience or the value of our hotels.

Changes in depreciation and amortization expense. Changes in depreciation expense are due to renovations of existing hotels, acquisition or development of new hotels, the disposition of existing hotels through sale or closure or changes in estimates of the useful lives of our assets. As we place new assets into service, we will be required to recognize additional depreciation expense on those assets.

Key Business Metrics Used by Management

Occupancy

Occupancy represents the total number of room nights sold divided by the total number of room nights available at a hotel or group of hotels. Room nights available to guests have not been adjusted for suspended or reduced operations at certain of our hotels as a result of COVID-19. Occupancy measures the utilization of our hotels’ available capacity. Management uses occupancy to gauge demand at a specific hotel or group of hotels in a given period. Occupancy levels also help us determine achievable ADR levels as demand for rooms increases or decreases.

Average Daily Rate

ADR represents rooms revenue divided by total number of room nights sold in a given period. ADR measures average room price attained by a hotel and ADR trends provide useful information concerning the pricing environment and the nature of the customer base of a hotel or group of hotels. ADR is a commonly used performance measure in the hotel industry, and we use ADR to assess pricing levels that we are able to generate by type of customer, as changes in rates have a more pronounced effect on overall revenues and incremental profitability than changes in occupancy, as described above.

Revenue per Available Room

RevPAR represents rooms revenue divided by the total number of room nights available to guests for a given period. Room nights available to guests have not been adjusted for suspended or reduced operations at certain of our hotels as a result of COVID-19. We consider RevPAR to be a meaningful indicator of our performance as it provides a metric correlated to two primary and key factors of operations at a hotel or group of hotels: occupancy and ADR. RevPAR is also a useful indicator in measuring performance over comparable periods.

Comparable Hotels Data

Historically, we have presented certain data for our hotels on a comparable hotel basis as supplemental information for investors. We defined our comparable hotels as those that: (i) were active and operating in our portfolio since January 1st of the previous year; and (ii) have not sustained substantial property damage or business interruption, have not undergone large-scale capital projects or for which comparable results are not available. We presented comparable hotel results to help us and our investors evaluate the ongoing operating performance of our comparable hotels. However, given the significant effect of COVID-19 on most of our hotels and the lack of comparability to prior periods, we do not believe this supplemental information is useful to us or our investors at this time. Under “Results of Operations” below, we have provided information on the effects from dispositions and other factors to our results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2021 as compared to the year ended December 31, 2020. Change from other factors primarily relates to the effects of COVID-19.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

We also evaluate the performance of our business through certain other financial measures that are not recognized under U.S. GAAP. Each of these non-GAAP financial measures should be considered by investors as supplemental measures to GAAP performance measures such as total revenues, operating profit and net income.

EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Hotel Adjusted EBITDA

EBITDA, presented herein, reflects net income (loss) excluding depreciation and amortization, interest income, interest expense, income taxes and also interest expense, income tax and depreciation and amortization included in equity in earnings (losses) from investments in affiliates.

Adjusted EBITDA, presented herein, is calculated as EBITDA, further adjusted to exclude:

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Gains or losses on sales of assets for both consolidated and unconsolidated investments;

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Costs associated with hotel acquisitions or dispositions expensed during the period;

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Severance expense;

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Share-based compensation expense;

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Impairment losses and casualty gains or losses; and

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Other items that we believe are not representative of our current or future operating performance.

Hotel Adjusted EBITDA measures hotel-level results before debt service, depreciation and corporate expenses for our consolidated hotels, which excludes hotels owned by unconsolidated affiliates, and is a key measure of our profitability. We present Hotel Adjusted EBITDA to help us and our investors evaluate the ongoing operating performance of our consolidated hotels.

EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Hotel Adjusted EBITDA are not recognized terms under U.S. GAAP and should not be considered as alternatives to net income (loss) or other measures of financial performance or liquidity derived in accordance with U.S. GAAP. In addition, our definitions of EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Hotel Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies.

We believe that EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Hotel Adjusted EBITDA provide useful information to investors about us and our financial condition and results of operations for the following reasons: (i) EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Hotel Adjusted EBITDA are among the measures used by our management team to make day-to-day operating decisions and evaluate our operating performance between periods and between REITs by removing the effect of our capital structure (primarily interest expense) and asset base (primarily depreciation and amortization) from our operating results; and (ii) EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Hotel Adjusted EBITDA are frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties as a common performance measure to compare results or estimate valuations across companies in our industry.

EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Hotel Adjusted EBITDA have limitations as analytical tools and should not be considered either in isolation or as a substitute for net income (loss) or other methods of analyzing our operating performance and results as reported under U.S. GAAP. Some of these limitations are:

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EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Hotel Adjusted EBITDA do not reflect our interest expense;

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EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Hotel Adjusted EBITDA do not reflect our income tax expense;

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EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Hotel Adjusted EBITDA do not reflect the effect on earnings or changes resulting from matters that we consider not to be indicative of our future operations; and

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other companies in our industry may calculate EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Hotel Adjusted EBITDA differently, limiting their usefulness as comparative measures.

We do not use or present EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Hotel Adjusted EBITDA as measures of our liquidity or cash flow. These measures have limitations as analytical tools and should not be considered either in isolation or as a substitute for cash flow or other methods of analyzing our cash flows and liquidity as reported under U.S. GAAP. Some of these limitations are:

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EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Hotel Adjusted EBITDA do not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for, our working capital needs;

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EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Hotel Adjusted EBITDA do not reflect the cash requirements necessary to service interest or principal payments, on our indebtedness;

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EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Hotel Adjusted EBITDA do not reflect the cash requirements to pay our taxes;

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EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Hotel Adjusted EBITDA do not reflect historical cash expenditures or future requirements for capital expenditures or contractual commitments; and

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although depreciation and amortization are non-cash charges, the assets being depreciated and amortized will often have to be replaced in the future, and EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Hotel Adjusted EBITDA do not reflect any cash requirements for such replacements.

Because of these limitations, EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Hotel Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered as discretionary cash available to us to reinvest in the growth of our business or as measures of cash that will be available to us to meet our obligations.

The following table provides a reconciliation of Net loss to Hotel Adjusted EBITDA:

Year Ended December 31,

(in millions)

Depreciation and amortization expense 281 298

Interest income (1 ) (2 )

Income tax expense (benefit) 2 (6 )

Loss (gain) on sales of assets, net 5 (62 )

Gain on sale of investments in affiliates(1) — (1 )

Acquisition costs — 10

Severance expense — 33

Share-based compensation expense 19 20

Impairment and casualty loss, net 9 696

Less: Adjusted EBITDA from investments in affiliates (7 ) 3

Hotel Adjusted EBITDA $ 177 $ (147 )

(1) Included in other (loss) gain, net.

(2) For the year ended December 31, 2020, includes a $12 million reserve related to ongoing claims in connection with our obligation to indemnify Hilton under the spin-off agreements. Refer to Note 15: “Commitments and Contingencies” in our audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere within this Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information.

(3) Includes other revenues and other expenses, non-income taxes on TRS leases included in other property-level expensesand corporate general and administrative expenses.

Nareit FFO attributable to stockholders and Adjusted FFO attributable to stockholders

We present Nareit FFO attributable to stockholders and Nareit FFO per diluted share (defined as set forth below) as non-GAAP measures of our performance. We calculate funds from (used in) operations (“FFO”) attributable to stockholders for a given operating period in accordance with standards established by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (“Nareit”), as net income (loss) attributable to stockholders (calculated in accordance with U.S. GAAP), excluding depreciation and amortization, gains or losses on sales of assets, impairment, and the cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles, plus adjustments for unconsolidated joint ventures. Adjustments for unconsolidated joint ventures are calculated to reflect our pro rata share of the FFO of those entities on the same basis. As noted by Nareit in its December 2018 “Nareit Funds from Operations White Paper – 2018 Restatement,” since real estate values historically have risen or fallen with market conditions, many industry investors have considered presentation of operating results for real estate companies that use historical cost accounting to be insufficient by themselves. For these reasons, Nareit adopted the FFO metric in order to promote an industry-wide measure of REIT operating performance. We believe Nareit FFO provides useful information to investors regarding our operating performance and can facilitate comparisons of operating performance between periods and between REITs. Our presentation may not be comparable to FFO reported by other REITs that do not define the terms in accordance with the current Nareit definition, or that interpret the current Nareit definition differently than we do. We calculate Nareit FFO per diluted share as our Nareit FFO divided by the number of fully diluted shares outstanding during a given operating period.

We also present Adjusted FFO attributable to stockholders and Adjusted FFO per diluted share when evaluating our performance because we believe that the exclusion of certain additional items described below provides useful supplemental information to investors regarding our ongoing operating performance. Management historically has made the adjustments detailed below in evaluating our performance and in our annual budget process. We believe that the presentation of Adjusted FFO provides useful supplemental information that is beneficial to an investor’s complete understanding of our operating performance. We adjust Nareit FFO attributable to stockholders for the following items, which may occur in any period, and refer to this measure as Adjusted FFO attributable to stockholders:

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Costs associated with hotel acquisitions or dispositions expensed during the period;

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Severance expense;

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Share-based compensation expense; and

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Other items that we believe are not representative of our current or future operating performance.

The following table provides a reconciliation of net loss attributable to stockholders to Nareit FFO attributable to stockholders and Adjusted FFO attributable to stockholders:

Year Ended December 31,

(in millions)

Net loss attributable to stockholders $ (459 ) $ (1,440 )

Depreciation and amortization expense 281 298

Loss (gain) on sales of assets, net 5 (62 )

Gain on sale of investments in affiliates(1) — (1 )

Impairment loss 5 697

Equity investment adjustments:

Equity in losses from investments in affiliates 7 22

Pro rata FFO of investments in affiliates 2 (10 )

Nareit FFO attributable to stockholders (163 ) (500 )

Casualty loss (gain), net 4 (1 )

Severance expense — 33

Acquisition costs — 10

Share-based compensation expense 19 20

Adjusted FFO attributable to stockholders $ (136 ) $ (389 )

Nareit FFO per share - Diluted(3) $ (0.69 ) (2.12 )

Adjusted FFO per share - Diluted(3) $ (0.57 ) (1.65 )

(1) Included in other (loss) gain, net.

(2) For the year ended December 31, 2020, includes $37 million of tax expense on hotels sold during 2020.

(3) Per share amounts are calculated based on unrounded numbers.

Results of Operations

The following items have had a significant effect on the year-over-year comparability of our operations and are illustrated further in the table of Hotel Revenues and Operating Expenses below:

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Property Dispositions: Between January 1, 2020 and December 31, 2021, we disposed of seven consolidated hotels. As a result of these dispositions, our revenues and operating expenses decreased for the year ended December 31, 2021 as compared to the same period in 2020. The results of operations during our period of ownership of these hotels are included in our consolidated results.

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COVID-19: Beginning in March 2020, we experienced a significant decline in ADR, occupancy and RevPAR due to COVID-19. The economic contraction resulting from the spread of COVID-19 has and is expected to continue to significantly affect our business. As discussed in "Overview — COVID-19 Operational Update," since April, 2021, we have seen increases in ADR, occupancy and RevPAR each month compared to 2020. Consequently, the results of our portfolio during the year ended December 31, 2021 will not be comparable to the same period in 2020.

Hotel Revenues and Operating Expenses

Year Ended December 31,

2021 2020 Change Change fromPropertyDispositions Changefrom OtherFactors(1)

(in millions)

Other departmental and support expense 423 359 64 (7 ) 71

(1) Change from other factors primarily relates to the effects of COVID-19, except as otherwise noted. The increase in revenues and expenses was primarily due to the reopening of most of our hotels that were suspended during 2020 and improved occupancy due to an increase in leisure travel as compared to 2020.

(2) The reduction is primarily a result of $30 million of severance expense incurred in 2020 that was not incurred in 2021 and a reduction of real estate taxes of $15 million compared to 2021.

Group, transient, contract and other rooms revenue for the year ended December 31, 2021, as well as the change for each segment compared to 2020 are as follows:

Year Ended December 31,

2021 2020 Change Change fromPropertyDispositions Changefrom OtherFactors(1)

(in millions)

Contract rooms revenue 50 48 2 — 2

Other rooms revenue 16 12 4 — 4

(1) Change from other factors primarily relates to the effects of COVID-19. The increase in revenues was primarily due to the reopening of most of our hotels that were suspended during 2020 and improved traveler sentiment as vaccine distribution significantly increased and operating restrictions were lifted throughout 2021.

Other revenue and Other expense

During the second half of 2020, we permanently closed operations at all three of our laundry facilities resulting in a decrease in both laundry revenue and laundry expense. The increases in support services revenue and expense are due to the reopening of our hotels that have service arrangements with HGV, which were suspended for a majority of 2020.

Year Ended December 31,

(in millions)

Support services revenue $ 51 $ 27 88.9 %

Laundry revenue — 2 (100.0 )%

Total other revenue $ 51 $ 29 75.9 %

Year Ended December 31,

(in millions)

Support services expense $ 48 $ 26 84.6 %

Total other expense $ 49 $ 36 36.1 %

Corporate general and administrative

Year Ended December 31,

(in millions)

General and administrative expenses $ 43 $ 40 7.5 %

Share-based compensation expense 19 20 (5.0 )

Disposition costs — 1 (100.0 )

Severance expense — 2 (100.0 )

Total corporate general and administrative $ 62 $ 63 (1.6 )%

Acquisition costs

During the year ended December 31, 2020, we incurred $10 million of acquisition costs, primarily as a result of $9 million of transfer tax in connection with the Merger with Chesapeake based on new information received during 2020.

Impairment and casualty loss, net

During the year ended December 31, 2021, we recognized an impairment loss of $5 million related to one of our hotels classified as held for sale as of June 30, 2021. We also recognized $4 million of casualty losses as a result of damage caused by Hurricane Ida at one of our hotels.

During the year ended December 31, 2020, we recognized a net loss of $696 million primarily as a result of $607 million of impairment losses related to our goodwill and $90 million of impairment losses primarily related to one of our hotels, and our inability to recover the carrying value of the asset because of COVID-19.

(Loss) Gain on sales of assets, net

During the year ended December 31, 2021, we recognized a net loss of $5 million primarily as a result of the sales of five of our consolidated hotels.

During the year ended December 31, 2020, we recognized a net gain of $62 million primarily as a result of the sale of two of our consolidated hotels.

Non-operating Income and Expenses

Interest expense

Interest expense increased during the year ended December 31, 2021 compared to the same period in 2020 as a result of the issuances of $2.1 billion of Senior Secured Notes during the second and third quarters of 2020 and May 2021, partially offset by a decrease in interest expense as a result of the full repayment of the 2016 Term Loan in September 2020, partial repayment of the 2019 Term Facility during the second and third quarters of 2021 and the full repayment of the Revolver during 2021. Interest expense associated with our debt for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 were as follows:

Year ended December 31,

(in millions)

SF and HHV Mortgage Loans(1) $ 85 $ 85 — %

Other Mortgage Loans 24 22 9.1 %

(1) In October 2016, we entered into a $725 million CMBS loan secured by the Hilton San Francisco Union Square and the Parc 55 Hotel San Francisco (“SF Mortgage Loan”) and a $1.275 billion CMBS loan secured by the Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Beach Resort (“HHV Mortgage Loan”).

(2) Percentage change is not meaningful.

(3) In May and September 2020, Park Intermediate Holdings LLC (our “Operating Company”), PK Domestic Property LLC, an indirect subsidiary of the Company (“PK Domestic”), and PK Finance Co-Issuer Inc. (“PK Finance”) issued an aggregate of $650 million of senior secured notes due 2025 (“2025 Senior Secured Notes”) and an aggregate of $725 million of senior secured notes due 2028 (“2028 Senior Secured Notes”), respectively. Additionally, in May 2021, our Operating Company, PK Domestic and PK Finance issued an aggregate of $750 million of senior secured notes due 2029 (“2029 Senior Secured Notes,” collectively with the 2025 Senior Secured Notes and 2028 Senior Secured Notes, the “Senior Secured Notes”).

Our current debt outstanding is approximately $4.7 billion at a weighted average interest rate of 5.0%, of which approximately 99% is fixed-rate debt, refer to Item 7A: “Interest Rate Risk” and Note 7: “Debt” in our audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere within this Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information.

Other (loss) gain, net

During the year ended December 31, 2021, we recognized a net loss of $7 million, which is primarily due to $5 million related to the loss on extinguishment of debt during the year.

During the year ended December 31, 2020, we recognized a net loss of $15 million, which is primarily due to an additional $12 million reserve related to ongoing claims in connection with our obligation to indemnify Hilton under the spin-off agreements.

Income tax (expense) benefit

Year Ended December 31,

(in millions)

Income tax (expense) benefit $ (2 ) $ 6 NM(1)

(1) Percentage change is not meaningful.

Income tax expense for the year ended December 31, 2021, primarily consists of $6 million of income tax expense related to our taxable REIT subsidiaries, partially offset by $4 million of state tax benefits from utilizing state NOLs and a $1 million benefit from the derecognition of deferred tax liabilities.

Income tax benefit for the year ended December 31, 2020 includes a TRS income tax benefit of $24 million from utilizing the NOL carryback provisions of the CARES Act and $22 million of a net tax benefit from the derecognition of deferred tax liabilities, partially offset by $37 million of income tax expense from hotels sold during the period.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Overview

We seek to maintain sufficient amounts of liquidity with an appropriate balance of cash, debt and equity to provide financial flexibility. As of December 31, 2021, we had total cash and cash equivalents of $688 million and $75 million of restricted cash. Restricted cash primarily consists of cash restricted as to use by our debt agreements and reserves for capital expenditures in accordance with certain of our management agreements. We currently have higher than historical balances in restricted cash due to certain of our mortgage loans that require deposits of excess cash with the lender when certain financial ratios are not met, which occurred during the period as a result of the effect from COVID-19 on operating results at the associated hotels.

As a result of the economic uncertainty resulting from the effects of COVID-19, including decreased occupancy, ADR and RevPAR at our hotels, as described above under “COVID-19 Operational Update”, we expect our cash flows through at least the first quarter of 2022 to be significantly lower than prior to COVID-19. We have taken several steps to preserve capital and increase liquidity, including drawing $1 billion from our Revolver in March 2020 (which we subsequently fully repaid), issuing $650 million of 2025 Senior Secured Notes in May 2020 (a portion of which was used to partially repay amounts outstanding under our Revolver and 2016 Term Loan), issuing $725 million of 2028 Senior Secured Notes in September 2020 (a portion of which was used to repay the 2016 Term Loan in full as well as a portion of the Revolver), issuing $750 million of 2029 Senior Secured Notes in May 2021 (a portion of which was used to partially repay the Revolver and the 2019 Term Facility), suspending our dividend following the payment of the first quarter 2020 dividend and implementing various cost saving initiatives at our hotels including temporary suspension of operations at certain hotels and selected restaurants and other businesses and outlets and reductions in capital expenditures for maintenance projects to approximately$44 million for 2021. We will continue to assess when the deferred capital expenditures will resume or if any of the deferred expenditures will be cancelled.

In 2021, we sold five consolidated hotels, the W New Orleans – French Quarter, the Hotel Indigo San Diego Gaslamp Quarter, the Courtyard Washington Capitol Hill Navy Yard, the Hotel Adagio, Autograph Collection and the Le Meridien San Francisco. Net proceeds from the sales of these hotels were used to repay $37 million outstanding under the Revolver, which currently has no remaining balance outstanding, and to partially repay $419 million of the 2019 Term Facility.

We generated positive Hotel Adjusted EBITDA for the quarter ended December 31, 2021, the third consecutive quarter since the start of the pandemic. With the availability under our Revolver and existing cash and cash equivalents as a result of net proceeds from the offering of our Senior Secured Notes and the proceeds from the sales of two consolidated hotels in 2020 and the sale of five consolidated hotels in 2021, we have sufficient liquidity to pay our debt maturities and to fund other liquidity obligations over the next year and beyond. Only 2% of our total outstanding debt is maturing in 2022. We are maintaining higher than historical cash levels due to the continued uncertainty surrounding COVID-19, and we intend to do so until markets stabilize and demand in the lodging industry significantly recovers. In addition, we also may take other actions to improve our liquidity, such as the issuance of additional debt, equity or equity-linked securities, if we determine that doing so would be beneficial to us. However, there can no assurance as to the timing of any such issuance, which may be in the near term, or that any such additional financing will be completed on favorable terms, or at all. In 2020, we amended our credit facilities, which in addition to providing enhanced liquidity, extending the maturity of the Revolver and extending the waiver period for the testing of the financial covenants, placed certain restrictions on the Company, including limitations on our ability to make dividends and distributions (except to the extent required to maintain REIT status, the ability to pay a $0.01 per share per fiscal quarter dividend and certain other agreed exceptions). In February 2022, we further amended our credit and term loan facilities, including extending the waiver period for the testing of the financial covenants, refer to “Note 17: “Subsequent Events" in our audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere within this Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information.

Our known short-term liquidity requirements primarily consist of funds necessary to pay for operating expenses and other expenditures, including reimbursements to our hotel manager for payroll and related benefits, costs associated with the operation of our hotels, interest and scheduled principal payments on our outstanding indebtedness, capital expenditures for renovations and maintenance at our hotels, corporate general and administrative expenses, and, when resumed, dividends to our stockholders. Many of the other expenses associated with our hotels are relatively fixed, including portions of rent expense, property taxes and insurance. Since we generally are unable to decrease these costs significantly or rapidly when demand for our hotels decreases, the resulting decline in our revenues can have a greater adverse effect on our net cash flow, margins and profits. Our long-term liquidity requirements primarily consist of funds necessary to pay for scheduled debt maturities, capital improvements at our hotels (to the extent not cancelled or deferred), and costs associated with potential acquisitions. Despite the effect of COVID-19 on the global economy and our business, we were able to access the debt capital markets during the past two years to complete three separate offerings of our Senior Secured Notes.

Our commitments to fund capital expenditures for renovations and maintenance at our hotels will be funded by cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash to the extent permitted by our lending agreements and cash flow from operations. We have construction contract commitments of approximately $94 millionfor capital expenditures at our properties, of which $72 million relates to the expansion project at the Bonnet Creek complex. The Bonnet Creek expansion project includes additional meeting space for the Signia by Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek and the Waldorf Astoria Orlando. Our contracts contain clauses that allow us to cancel all or some portion of the work. Additionally, we have established reserves for capital expenditures (“FF&E reserve”) in accordance with our management and certain debt agreements. Generally, these agreements require that we fund 4% of hotel revenues into an FF&E reserve, unless such amounts have been incurred.

Our cash management objectives continue to be to maintain the availability of liquidity, minimize operational costs, make debt payments and fund our capital expenditure programs and future acquisitions. Further, we have an investment policy that is focused on the preservation of capital and maximizing the return on new and existing investments.

Stock Repurchase Program

In February 2019, our Board of Directors approved a stock repurchase program allowing us to repurchase up to $300 million of our common stock over a two-year period, which ended in February 2021. Stock repurchases were made through open market purchases, in privately negotiated transactions, or in such other manner that complied with applicable securities laws. The timing of stock repurchases and the number of shares repurchased were dependent upon prevailing market conditions and other factors. During the three months ended March 31, 2020, we repurchased 4.6 million shares of our common stock for a total purchase price of $66 million. No additional common stock was repurchased during 2020 or in the first two months of 2021 prior to the expiration of this stock repurchase program. We may make future stock repurchases, subject to the approval of a new stock repurchase program by our Board of Directors.

Sources and Uses of Our Cash and Cash Equivalents

The following tables summarize our net cash flows and key metrics related to our liquidity:

Year Ended December 31,

(in millions)

Net cash used in operating activities $ (137 ) $ (438 ) 68.7 %

Net cash provided by investing activities 394 119 231.1 %

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities (475 ) 914 NM(1)

(1) Percentage change is not meaningful.

Operating Activities

Cash flow from operating activities are primarily generated from the operating income generated at our hotels.

The $301 million decrease in net cash used in operating activities for the year ended December 31, 2021 compared to the year ended December 31, 2020 was primarily due to an increase in cash from operations as a result of the increase in occupancy as our hotels continue to recover from the effects of COVID-19, partially offset by an increase in cash paid for interest of $55 million and an increase in cash paid for taxes of $8 million.

Investing Activities

The $394 million in net cash provided by investing activities for the year ended December 31, 2021 was primarily attributable to $454 million of net proceeds from the sale of five of our consolidated hotels, partially offset by $54 million in capital expenditures.

The $119 million in net cash provided by investing activities for the year ended December 31, 2020 was primarily attributable to the $207 million in net proceeds received from the sale of hotels, partially offset by $86 million in capital expenditures.

Financing Activities

The $475 million in net cash used in financing activities for the year ended December 31, 2021 was primarily attributable to $1.2 billion of debt repayments and $15 million of debt issuance costs, partially offset by the issuance of $750 million of 2029 Senior Secured Notes.

The $914 million in net cash provided by financing activities for the year ended December 31, 2020 was primarily attributable to borrowings of $1 billion from our Revolver as a result of COVID-19, the issuance of our $650 million 2025 Senior Secured Notes and $725 million of 2028 Senior Secured Notes, partially offset by $1.1 billion of debt repayments, $241 million in dividends paid and the repurchase of 4.6 million shares of our common stock for $66 million.

Dividends

As a REIT, we are required to distribute at least 90% of our REIT taxable income, determined without regard to the deduction for dividends paid and excluding net capital gain, and after utilization of any NOL carryforward to our stockholders on an annual basis. Therefore, as a general matter, it is unlikely that we will be able to retain substantial cash balances that could be used to meet our liquidity needs from our annual taxable income. Instead, we will need to meet these needs from external sources of capital and amounts, if any, by which our cash flow generated from operations exceeds taxable income. However, as a precautionary measure in light of COVID-19, after the payment of the first quarter dividend in 2020, we suspended our quarterly dividend. In addition, except for certain exceptions described above under “—Overview,” our ability to pay dividends is restricted pursuant to our amended credit facility. As described above under Item 5: “Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities—Distribution Information,” we are currently evaluating the reinstatement of a quarterly cash distribution of $0.01 per share, subject to approval by our Board of Directors. Any such distribution and any future distributions will be at the sole discretion of our Board of Directors.

Debt

As of December 31, 2021, our total indebtedness was approximately $4.7 billion, including approximately $2.1 billion of our Senior Secured Notes, as disclosed above, and excluding approximately $225 million of our share of debt from investments in affiliates. Substantially all the debt of such unconsolidated affiliates is secured solely by the affiliates’ assets or is guaranteed by other partners without recourse to us. Refer to Note 7: “Debt” in our audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere within this Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information.

Critical Accounting Estimates

The preparation of our financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities as of the date of our financial statements, the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods and the related disclosures in our historical consolidated financial statements and accompanying footnotes. We believe that of our significant accounting policies, which are described in Note 2: “Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” in our audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere within this Annual Report on Form 10-K, the following accounting policies are critical because they involve a higher degree of judgment, and the estimates required to be made were based on assumptions that are inherently uncertain. As a result, these accounting policies could materially affect our financial position, results of operations and related disclosures. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate these estimates and judgments based on historical experiences and various other factors that are believed to reflect the current circumstances. While we believe our estimates, assumptions and judgments are reasonable, they are based on information presently available. Actual results may differ significantly from these estimates due to changes in judgments, assumptions and conditions as a result of unforeseen events or otherwise, which could have a material effect on our financial position or results of operations.

Acquisitions

We evaluate each of our acquisitions to determine if it is as an asset acquisition or a business combination. An asset acquisition occurs when substantially all the fair value of an acquisition is concentrated in a single identifiable asset or a group of similar identifiable assets. In an acquisition of assets, the total cash consideration, including transaction costs is allocated to the individual assets acquired and liabilities assumed, respectively, on a relative fair value basis. In a business combination, the assets acquired and liabilities assumed are measured at fair value. We evaluate several factors, including market data for similar assets, expected future cash flows discounted at risk-adjusted rates and replacement cost for the assets to determine an appropriate fair value of the assets. Changes to these factors could affect the measurement of assets and liabilities.

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets with Finite Lives

We evaluate the carrying value of our property and equipment and intangible assets with finite lives by comparing the expected undiscounted future cash flows to the net book value of the assets if we determine there are indicators of potential impairment. If it is determined that the expected undiscounted future cash flows are less than the net book value of the assets, the excess of the net book value over the estimated fair value is recorded in our consolidated statements of comprehensive (loss) income as an impairment loss.

As part of the process described above, we exercise judgment to:

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determine if there are indicators of impairment present. Factors we consider when making this determination include assessing the overall effect of trends in the hospitality industry and the general economy, historical experience, capital costs and other asset-specific information;

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determine the projected undiscounted future cash flows when indicators of impairment are present. Judgment is required when developing projections of future revenues and expenses based on estimated growth rates over the expected hold period of the asset group. These estimated growth rates are based on historical operating results, as well as various internal projections and external sources; and

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determine the asset fair value when required. In determining the fair value, we often use internally-developed discounted cash flow models. Assumptions used in the discounted cash flow models include estimating cash flows, which may require us to adjust for specific market conditions, as well as capitalization rates, which are based on location, property or asset type, market-specific dynamics and overall economic performance. The discount rate takes into account our weighted average cost of capital according to our capital structure and other market specific considerations.

Changes in estimates and assumptions used in our impairment testing of property and equipment and intangible assets with finite lives could result in future impairment losses, which could be material.

We did not identify any additional property and equipment and intangible assets with finite lives with indicators of impairment for which an additional 10% change in our estimates of undiscounted future cash flows or other significant assumptions would result in material impairment losses.

Income Taxes

We use a prescribed more-likely-than-not recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return if there is uncertainty in income taxes recognized in the financial statements. Assumptions and estimates are used to determine the more-likely-than-not designation. Changes to these assumptions and estimates can lead to an additional income tax expense (benefit), which can materially change our consolidated financial statements.

Consolidations

We use judgment when evaluating whether we have a controlling financial interest in an entity, including the assessment of the importance of rights and privileges of the partners based on voting rights, as well as financial interests in an entity that are not controllable through voting interests. If the entity is considered to be a variable interest entity (“VIE”), we use judgment determining whether we are the primary beneficiary, and then consolidate those VIEs for which we have determined we are the primary beneficiary. If the entity in which we hold an interest does not meet the definition of a VIE, we evaluate whether we have a controlling financial interest through our voting interest in the entity. Changes to judgments used in evaluating our partnerships and other investments could materially affect our consolidated financial statements.

Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

We are exposed to market risk primarily from changes in interest rates, which may affect our future income, cash flows and fair value, depending on changes to interest rates. In certain situations, we may seek to reduce cash flow volatility associated with changes in interest rates by entering into financial arrangements intended to provide a hedge against a portion of the risks associated with such volatility. We continue to have exposure to such risks to the extent they are not hedged.

Interest Rate Risk

We are exposed to interest rate risk on our variable-rate debt. Interest rates on our variable-rate debt discussed below are based on one-month LIBOR, so we are most vulnerable to changes in this rate.

The following table sets forth the contractual maturities and the total fair values as of December 31, 2021 for our financial instruments that are materially affected by interest rate risk:

Maturities by Period

(in millions, excluding average interest rate)

Liabilities:

Variable-rate debt $ 30 $ — $ — $ — $ — $ — $ 30 $ 30

Average interest rate 3.25 % — % — % — % — % — % 3.25 %

(1) Excludes finance lease obligations with a carrying value of $1 million as of December 31, 2021.

Refer to Note 7: “Debt” in our audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information.

Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.

INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Page

Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting 52

Reports of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (PCAOB ID: 42) 53

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2021 and 2020 56

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 60

Schedule III – Real Estate and Accumulated Deprecation 82

Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

Management of Park Hotels & Resorts Inc. (the “Company”) is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The Company’s internal control over financial reporting is designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. The Company's internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the Company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the Company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of the Company’s management and directors; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of assets of the Company that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

Management has assessed the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2021. In making this assessment, management used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) in Internal Control—Integrated Framework (2013). Based on this assessment, management determined that the Company maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2021.

Ernst & Young LLP, the independent registered public accounting firm that has audited the consolidated financial statements included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, has issued an attestation report on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2021. The report is included herein.

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Stockholders and Board of Directors of Park Hotels & Resorts Inc.

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Park Hotels & Resorts Inc. (the Company) as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, the related consolidated statements of comprehensive (loss) income, cash flows, and equity for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2021, and the related notes and financial statement schedule listed in the Index at Item 15 (collectively referred to as the “consolidated financial statements”). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company at December 31, 2021 and 2020, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2021, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the Company's internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2021, based on criteria established in Internal Control ¬ Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (2013 framework) and our report dated February 18, 2022 expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

Critical Audit Matter

The critical audit matter communicated below is a matter arising from the current period audit of the financial statements that was communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that: (1) relates to accounts or disclosures that are material to the financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective or complex judgments. The communication of the critical audit matter does not alter in any way our opinion on the consolidated financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matter below, providing a separate opinion on the critical audit matter or on the accounts or disclosures to which it relates.

Valuation of Property and Equipment

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2016.

Tysons, Virginia

February 18, 2022

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Stockholders and the Board of Directors of Park Hotels & Resorts Inc.

Opinion on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

We have audited Park Hotels & Resorts Inc.’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2021, based on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (2013 framework) (the COSO criteria). In our opinion, Park Hotels & Resorts Inc. (the Company) maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2021, based on the COSO criteria.

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the consolidated balance sheets of the Company as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, the related consolidated statements of comprehensive (loss) income, cash flows, and equity for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2021, and the related notes and financial statement schedule listed in the Index at Item 15 and our report dated February 18, 2022 expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.

Basis for Opinion

The Company’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting included in the accompanying Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects.

Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk, and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

Definition and Limitations of Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Tysons, Virginia

February 18, 2022

PARK HOTELS & RESORTS INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in millions, except share and per share data)

December 31,

ASSETS

Property and equipment, net $ 8,511 $ 9,193

Investments in affiliates 15 14

Intangibles, net 44 45

Cash and cash equivalents 688 951

Restricted cash 75 30

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $2 and $3 96 26

Prepaid expenses 35 39

Operating lease right-of-use assets 210 229

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

Liabilities

Accounts payable and accrued expenses 156 147

Due to hotel managers 111 88

Deferred income tax liabilities 9 10

Operating lease liabilities 227 244

Total liabilities (variable interest entities - $219 and $213) 5,340 5,744

Commitments and contingencies - refer to Note 15

Stockholders' Equity

(Accumulated deficit) retained earnings (83 ) 376

Accumulated other comprehensive loss — (4 )

Noncontrolling interests (49 ) (50 )

Refer to the notes to the consolidated financial statements.

PARK HOTELS & RESORTS INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME

(in millions, except per share data)

Year Ended December 31,

Revenues

Operating expenses

Impairment loss and casualty (gain) loss, net 9 696 (18 )

Corporate general and administrative 62 63 62

Acquisition costs — 10 70

(Loss) gain on sales of assets, net (5 ) 62 19

Interest income 1 2 6

Equity in (losses) earnings from investments in affiliates (7 ) (22 ) 14

Other (loss) gain, net (7 ) (15 ) 45

(Loss) Income before income taxes (450 ) (1,450 ) 351

Income tax (expense) benefit (2 ) 6 (35 )

Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests (7 ) 4 (10 )

Net (loss) income attributable to stockholders $ (459 ) $ (1,440 ) $ 306

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax expense:

Currency translation adjustment, net of tax expense of $0, $0 and $4 $ — $ 4 $ 3

Change in fair value of interest rate swap, net of tax expense of $0 2 (5 ) —

Loss from interest rate swap reclassified into earnings 2 — —

Total other comprehensive income (loss) 4 (1 ) 3

(Loss) Earnings per share:

(Loss) Earnings per share - Basic $ (1.95 ) $ (6.11 ) $ 1.44

(Loss) Earnings per share - Diluted $ (1.95 ) $ (6.11 ) $ 1.44

Weighted average shares outstanding - Basic 236 236 212

Weighted average shares outstanding - Diluted 236 236 213

Refer to the notes to the consolidated financial statements.

PARK HOTELS & RESORTS INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(in millions)

Year Ended December 31,

Operating Activities:

Loss (gain) on sales of assets, net 5 (62 ) (19 )

Impairment loss and casualty (gain) loss, net 9 696 (18 )

Equity in losses (earnings) from investments in affiliates 7 22 (14 )

Other loss (gain), net 7 15 (45 )

Share-based compensation expense 19 20 16

Amortization of deferred financing costs 12 9 5

Distributions from unconsolidated affiliates — 5 22

Deferred income taxes (1 ) (30 ) 5

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

Accounts receivable, net (70 ) 152 (3 )

Prepaid expenses 4 44 6

Accounts payable and accrued expenses — (51 ) (28 )

Due to hotel managers 23 (71 ) 7

Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities (137 ) (438 ) 499

Investing Activities:

Acquisitions, net of cash and restricted cash acquired — — (914 )

Capital expenditures for property and equipment (54 ) (86 ) (240 )

Proceeds from asset dispositions, net 454 207 429

Proceeds from the sale of investments in affiliates, net — 1 51

Insurance proceeds for property damage claims 4 1 39

Contributions to unconsolidated affiliates (6 ) (4 ) —

Purchase of investment security, net (4 ) — —

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities 394 119 (635 )

Financing Activities:

Proceeds from issuance of Senior Secured Notes 750 1,376 —

Borrowings from credit facilities — 1,000 850

Repayments of credit facilities (1,193 ) (1,099 ) (232 )

Proceeds from the issuance of mortgage debt 14 — —

Repayments of mortgage debt (20 ) (6 ) —

Debt issuance costs (15 ) (39 ) (11 )

Distributions to noncontrolling interests, net (6 ) (1 ) (9 )

Tax withholdings on share-based compensation (5 ) (10 ) (7 )

Repurchase of common stock — (66 ) —

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities (475 ) 914 97

Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period 981 386 425

Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period $ 763 $ 981 $ 386

For supplemental disclosures, refer to Note 16: “Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information”

Refer to the notes to the consolidated financial statements.

PARK HOTELS & RESORTS INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY

(in millions)

Retained Accumulated

Additional Earnings Other Non-

Common Stock Paid-in (Accumulated Comprehensive controlling

Shares Amount Capital Deficit) (Loss) Income Interests Total

Issuance of common stock 38 — 978 — — — 978

Share-based compensation, net — — 8 — — — 8

Other comprehensive income — — — — 3 — 3

Dividends and dividend equivalents(1) — — — (423 ) — — (423 )

Distributions to noncontrolling interests — — — — — (9 ) (9 )

Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle — — — (8 ) — — (8 )

Share-based compensation, net 1 — 10 — — — 10

Other comprehensive loss — — — — (1 ) — (1 )

Dividends and dividend equivalents(1) — — — (106 ) — — (106 )

Repurchase of common stock (4 ) — (66 ) — — — (66 )

Distributions to noncontrolling interests — — — — — (1 ) (1 )

Share-based compensation, net — — 14 — — — 14

Net (loss) income — — — (459 ) — 7 (452 )

Other comprehensive income — — — — 4 — 4

Distributions to noncontrolling interests — — — — — (6 ) (6 )

(1) Dividends declared per common share were $1.90 and $0.45 for the years ended December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2020, respectively.

Refer to the notes to the consolidated financial statements.

PARK HOTELS & RESORTS INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Note 1: Organization and Recent Events

Organization

Park Hotels & Resorts Inc. (“we,” “us,” “our” or the “Company”) is a Delaware corporation that owns a portfolio of premium-branded hotels and resorts primarily located in prime city center and resort locations. On January 3, 2017, Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (“Hilton” or "Parent") completed the spin-off of a portfolio of hotels and resorts that established Park Hotels & Resorts Inc. as an independent, publicly traded company.

On May 5, 2019, the Company, PK Domestic Property LLC, an indirect subsidiary of the Company (“PK Domestic”), and PK Domestic Sub LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of PK Domestic (“Merger Sub”) entered into a definitive Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Chesapeake Lodging Trust (“Chesapeake”). On September 18, 2019, pursuant to the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement, Chesapeake merged with and into Merger Sub (the “Merger”) and each of Chesapeake’s common shares of beneficial interest, $0.01 par value per share, was converted into $11.00 in cash and 0.628 of a share of our common stock. No fractional shares of our common stock were issued in the Merger. The value of any fractional interests to which a Chesapeake shareholder would otherwise have been entitled was paid in cash.

We are a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) for United States (“U.S.”) federal income tax purposes. We have been organized and operated, and we expect to continue to be organized and operate, in a manner to qualify as a REIT. From the date of our spin-off from Hilton, Park Intermediate Holdings LLC (our “Operating Company”), directly or indirectly, has held all our assets and has conducted all of our operations. Park Parent owned 100% of the interests in our Operating Company until December 31, 2021 when the business undertook an internal reorganization transitioning our structure to a traditional umbrella partnership REIT structure ("UPREIT"). Effective January 1, 2022, Park Parent became the sole general partner and a limited partner of our Operating Company and PK Domestic REIT Inc., a direct subsidiary of Park Parent, became a limited partner. In the future, we may from time-to-time issue limited partnership units ("OP Units") through our Operating Company in connection with acquiring hotels, financing, compensation or other purposes. As of December 31, 2021, Park Parent and PK Domestic REIT Inc. collectively owned 100% of the limited partnership interests of our Operating Company.

COVID-19 Update

The novel strain of coronavirus and the disease it causes (“COVID-19”) has had and continues to have a significant effect on the hospitality industry and our business. The effects of COVID-19, including government restrictions such as mandated closings of non-essential businesses and travel restrictions, have severely reduced overall lodging demand. Beginning in March 2020, we experienced a significant decline in occupancy and Revenue per Available Room (“RevPAR”) associated with COVID-19 throughout our portfolio, which resulted in a decline in our operating cash flow. The increase in vaccination rates across the country and the easing or removal of government restrictions, quarantining and “social distancing” mandates have resulted in increased travel and hospitality spending beginning in the second quarter of 2021. However, the seasonal decline in leisure travel following the holiday season and the delay in return of business travel, coupled with concerns over the spread of the Omicron variant, have reduced near-term demand.

We and our hotel managers have taken various actions to mitigate the effects of COVID-19, including temporarily suspending operations at certain of our hotels beginning in March 2020, limiting capacity at our open hotels, deferring approximately $150 million of capital expenditures planned for 2020, reducing capital expenditures for maintenance projects to approximately $44 million for 2021, suspending our dividend after the first quarter of 2020, and, as a precautionary measure to increase liquidity and preserve financial flexibility, drawing on our revolving credit facility (“Revolver”) and completing three corporate bond offerings totaling $2.1 billion in 2020 and 2021. We have since commenced a phased reopening of all except two of our hotels as restrictions are removed and demand returns. The timing of fully reopening our two remaining suspended hotels will depend primarily on government restrictions imposed or re-imposed, recommendations of health officials and market demand.

We are committed to using our liquidity to support our hotels’ operations during the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent recovery, while being focused on continuing to maintain and enhance our stockholders’ value.

Note 2: Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation

Principles of Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company, our wholly owned subsidiaries and entities in which we have a controlling financial interest, including variable interest entities (“VIEs”) where we are the primary beneficiary. The consolidated financial statements reflect our financial position, results of operations and cash flows, in conformity with U.S. generally

accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”). All significant intercompany transactions and balances within these consolidated financial statements have been eliminated.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Property and Equipment

Property and equipment are recorded at cost, and interest applicable to major construction or development projects is capitalized. Costs of improvements that extend the economic life or improve service potential are also capitalized. Capitalized costs are depreciated over their estimated useful lives. Costs for normal repairs and maintenance are expensed as incurred.

Depreciation is recorded using the straight-line method over the assets’ estimated useful lives, which are generally as follows: buildings and improvements (8 to 40 years); furniture and equipment (3 to 8 years); and computer equipment and acquired software (3 years). Leasehold improvements are depreciated over the shorter of the estimated useful life, based on the estimates above, or the lease term.

We evaluate the carrying value of our property and equipment if there are indicators of potential impairment. We perform an analysis to determine the recoverability of the asset’s carrying value by comparing the expected undiscounted future cash flows to the net book value of the asset. If it is determined that the expected undiscounted future cash flows are less than the net book value of the asset, the excess of the net book value over the estimated fair value is recorded in our consolidated statements of comprehensive (loss) income within impairment losses. Fair value is generally estimated using valuation techniques that consider the discounted cash flows of the asset using discount and capitalization rates deemed reasonable for the type of asset, as well as prevailing market conditions, appraisals, recent similar transactions in the market and, if appropriate and available, current estimated net sales proceeds from pending offers.

If sufficient information exists to reasonably estimate the fair value of a conditional asset retirement obligation, including environmental remediation liabilities, we recognize the fair value of the obligation when the obligation is incurred, which is generally upon acquisition, construction or development and/or through the normal operation of the asset.

Assets Held for Sale

We classify a property as held for sale when we commit to a plan to sell the asset, the sale of the asset is probable within one year, and it is unlikely that action to complete the sale will change or that the sale will be withdrawn. When we determine that classification of an asset as held for sale is appropriate, we cease recording depreciation for the asset and value the property at the lower of depreciated cost or fair value, less costs to dispose. Further, the related assets and liabilities of the held for sale property will be classified as assets held for sale in our consolidated balance sheets. Any gains on sales of properties are recognized at the time of sale or deferred and recognized in net (loss) income in subsequent periods as any relevant conditions requiring deferral are satisfied.

Investments in Affiliates

The consolidated financial statements include entities in which we have a controlling financial interest, including VIEs where we are the primary beneficiary. The determination of a controlling financial interest is based upon the terms of the governing agreements of the respective entities, including the evaluation of rights held by other interests. If the entity is considered to be a VIE, we determine whether we are the primary beneficiary, and then consolidate those VIEs for which we have determined we are the primary beneficiary. If the entity in which we hold an interest does not meet the definition of a VIE, we evaluate whether we have a controlling financial interest through our voting interests in the entity. We consolidate entities when we own more than 50 percent of the voting shares of a company or otherwise have a controlling financial interest. References in these financial statements to net (loss) income attributable to stockholders do not include non-controlling interests, which represent the outside ownership interests of our consolidated, non-wholly owned entities and are reported separately.

We hold investments in affiliates that primarily own or lease hotels. Investments in affiliates over which we exercise significant influence, but lack a controlling financial interest, are accounted for using the equity method. We account for investments using the equity method when we have the ability to exercise significant influence over the entity, typically through a more than minimal investment.

Our proportionate share of earnings (losses) from our equity method investments is presented as equity in (losses) earnings from investments in affiliates in our consolidated statements of comprehensive (loss) income. Distributions from investments in affiliates

are presented as an operating activity in our consolidated statements of cash flows when such distributions are a return on investment. Distributions from investments in affiliates are recorded as an investing activity in our consolidated statements of cash flows when such distributions are a return of investment.

We assess the recoverability of our equity method investments if there are indicators of potential impairment. If an identified event or change in circumstances requires an evaluation to determine if an investment may have an other-than-temporary impairment, we assess the fair value of the investment based on accepted valuation methodologies, which include discounted cash flows, estimates of sales proceeds and external appraisals. If an investment’s fair value is below its carrying value and the decline is considered to be other-than-temporary, we will recognize an impairment loss in equity in (losses) earnings from investments in affiliates in our consolidated statements of comprehensive (loss) income.

Non-controlling Interests

We present the portion of any equity that we do not own in entities that we have a controlling financial interest (and thus consolidate) as non-controlling interests and classify those interests as a component of total equity, separate from total stockholders’ equity, on our consolidated balance sheets. For consolidated joint ventures with pro rata distribution allocations, net income or loss is allocated between the joint venture partners based on their respective stated ownership percentages. In addition, we include net income (loss) attributable to the noncontrolling interest in net (loss)income in our consolidated statements of comprehensive (loss) income.

Goodwill

Goodwill represents the future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized. We do not amortize goodwill, but rather evaluate goodwill for potential impairment on an annual basis or at other times during the year if events or circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. We typically evaluate the carrying value of our goodwill annually. However, due to the effects of COVID-19, including (i) the significant decline in our common stock price, (ii) negative operating cash flows in the first quarter of 2020, (iii) the suspension of operations at certain of our hotels, and (iv) significant declines in occupancy and demand, we assessed goodwill during the first quarter of 2020.

We had two reporting units, consolidated and unconsolidated hotels, to which goodwill has been allocated. Certain of the entities that are included in our consolidated financial statements were consolidated subsidiaries of our Parent at the time of its predecessor’s merger with an affiliate of The Blackstone Group L.P. (“Blackstone Merger”). Our Parent allocated goodwill to us based on the relative fair value of our properties compared to that of Parent’s ownership segment as of the date of the Blackstone Merger. We reviewed the carrying value of goodwill by comparing the carrying value of a reporting unit to its fair value, as determined by us. The valuation was based on internal projections of expected future cash flows and operating plans, as well as market conditions relative to the operations of our reporting unit. We determined that the carrying value of our consolidated and unconsolidated hotel reporting units exceeded their respective estimated fair value and fully impaired our remaining goodwill balance, recognizing an impairment loss of $607 million in the first quarter of 2020 included within impairment and casualty loss, net in our consolidated statements of comprehensive (loss) income.

Intangible Assets

Intangible assets with finite useful lives primarily include an air rights contract. The air rights contract value is based on the present value of the difference between the contractual rental amounts and the market rental rates for similar contracts, measured over a period equal to the remaining non-cancellable term of the contract. Intangible assets are amortized using the straight-line method over the remaining term of the contract.

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

Asset Acquisitions

We consider an asset acquisition to occur when substantially all the fair value of an acquisition is concentrated in a single identifiable asset or a group of similar identifiable assets. In an acquisition of assets, we are not required to expense our acquisition-related costs, and goodwill is not assigned. We will account for the properties purchased as asset acquisitions by allocating the total cash consideration, including transaction costs, to the individual assets acquired and liabilities assumed, respectively, on a relative fair value basis.

Business Combinations

We consider a business combination to occur when we take control of a business by acquiring its net assets or equity interests. We record the assets acquired, liabilities assumed and non-controlling interests at fair value as of the acquisition date, including any contingent consideration. We evaluate factors, including market data for similar assets, expected future cash flows discounted at

risk-adjusted rates and replacement cost for the assets to determine an appropriate fair value of the assets. Acquisition-related costs, such as due diligence, legal and accounting fees, are expensed in the period incurred and are not capitalized or applied in determining the fair value of the acquired assets.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

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

Restricted Cash

Restricted cash includes cash balances established as lender reserves required by our debt agreements and reserves for capital expenditures in accordance with certain of our management agreements.

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

An allowance for doubtful accounts is provided on accounts receivable when losses are probable based on historical collection activity and current business conditions.

Leases

We consider an arrangement to contain a lease if it conveys the right to control the use of an identified asset for a period of time in exchange for compensation. Right-of-use (“ROU”) assets represent our right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities represent the present value of our fixed payment obligations. Leases with a term of 12 months or less are not recorded on the balance sheet. We use our estimated incremental borrowing rate to determine the present value of our lease obligations. Our operating leases may require fixed payments, variable payments based on a percentage of revenue or income, or payments equal to the greater of a fixed or variable payment. Variable payments are excluded from the ROU assets and lease liabilities and are recognized in the period in which the obligation is incurred. Operating lease expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Our lease terms include renewal options that we are reasonably certain to exercise, and renewal options controlled by the lessor.

Fair Value Measurements—Valuation Hierarchy

Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date (an exit price). We use the three-level valuation hierarchy for classification of fair value measurements. The valuation hierarchy is based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability as of the measurement date. Inputs refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability. Inputs may be observable or unobservable. Observable inputs are inputs that reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on market data obtained from independent sources. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect our own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the circumstances. The three-level hierarchy of inputs is summarized below:

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Level 1—Valuation is based upon quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets.

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Level 2—Valuation is based upon quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, or other inputs that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the instrument.

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Level 3—Valuation is based upon other unobservable inputs that are significant to the fair value measurement.

The classification of assets and liabilities within the valuation hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety at the end of each reporting period.

Derivative Instruments

We may use derivative instruments as part of our overall strategy to manage our exposure to market risks associated with fluctuations in interest rates. We will regularly monitor the financial stability and credit standing of the counterparties to our derivative instruments. Under the terms of certain loan agreements, we may be required to maintain derivative financial instruments to manage interest rates. We do not enter into derivative financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes.

We record all derivatives at fair value. On the date the derivative contract is entered, we designate the derivative as one of the following: a hedge of a forecasted transaction or the variability of cash flows to be paid (“cash flow hedge”); a hedge of the fair value of a recognized asset or liability (“fair value hedge”); or an undesignated hedge instrument. Changes in the fair value of a derivative that is qualified, designated and highly effective as a cash flow hedge or net investment hedge are recorded in other comprehensive (loss) income in the consolidated statements of comprehensive (loss) income until they are reclassified into earnings in the same period or periods during which the hedged transaction affects earnings. Changes in the fair value of a derivative that is qualified, designated and highly effective as a fair value hedge, along with the gain or loss on the hedged asset or liability that is attributable to the hedged risk, are recorded in current period earnings. Changes in the fair value of undesignated derivative instruments and the

ineffective portion of designated derivative instruments are reported in current period earnings. Cash flows from designated derivative financial instruments are classified within the same category as the item being hedged in the consolidated statements of cash flows. Cash flows from undesignated derivative financial instruments are included as an investing activity in our consolidated statements of cash flows.

If we determine that we qualify for and will designate a derivative as a hedging instrument, at the designation date we formally document all relationships between hedging activities, including the risk management objective and strategy for undertaking various hedge transactions. This process includes matching all derivatives that are designated as cash flow hedges to specific forecasted transactions and linking all derivatives designated as fair value hedges to specific assets and liabilities in our consolidated balance sheets.

To the extent we have designated a derivative as a hedging instrument, each reporting period we assess the effectiveness of our designated hedges in offsetting the variability in the cash flows or fair values of the hedged assets or obligations using the Hypothetical Derivative Method. This method compares the cumulative change in fair value of each hedging instrument to the cumulative change in fair value of a hypothetical hedging instrument, which has terms that identically match the critical terms of the respective hedged transactions. Thus, the hypothetical hedging instrument is presumed to perfectly offset the hedged cash flows. Ineffectiveness results when the cumulative change in the fair value of the hedging instrument exceeds the cumulative change in the fair value of the hypothetical hedging instrument. We discontinue hedge accounting prospectively, when the derivative is not highly effective as a hedge, the underlying hedged transaction is no longer probable, or the hedging instrument expires, is sold, terminated or exercised.

Revenue Recognition

Our results of operations primarily consist of room rentals, food and beverage sales and other ancillary goods and services from hotel properties. Other revenues primarily relate to support services we provide to Hilton Grand Vacations (“HGV”), in addition to revenue from our laundry business prior to permanently suspending operations in 2020. Hotel operating revenues are disaggregated into room revenue, food and beverage revenue, ancillary hotel revenue and other revenue on the consolidated statements of comprehensive (loss) income to illustrate how economic factors affect the nature, amount and timing, and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows. Rooms revenue is recognized over time when rooms are occupied and food and beverage revenue is recognized at a point in time when goods and services have been delivered or rendered. Ancillary hotel revenue and other revenue is generally recognized at a point in time as goods and services are delivered or rendered.

We assess if we are the principal or agent for certain ancillary services provided by third parties. If we are the principal, we recognize revenue based on the gross sales price. If we are the agent, we recognize revenue net of costs paid to service providers. Payment received for a future stay or event is recognized as an advance deposit, which is included in other liabilities on our consolidated balance sheet. Advance deposits are recognized as revenue when rooms are occupied or goods or services have been delivered or rendered to our customer. Our advance deposit balance as of December 31, 2021 and 2020 was $87 million and $46 million, respectively, and are generally recognized as revenue within a one-year period. Additionally, we collect sales, use, occupancy and similar taxes at our hotels, which we present on a net basis (excluded from revenues) in our consolidated statements of comprehensive (loss) income.

Share-based Compensation

We recognize the cost of services received in share-based payment transactions with employees and non-employee directors as services are received and recognize a corresponding increase in additional paid-in capital for equity classified awards. We account for any forfeitures when they occur.

The measurement objective for these equity awards is the estimated fair value at the grant date of the equity instruments that we will be obligated to issue when employees have rendered the requisite service and satisfied any other conditions necessary to earn the right to benefit from the instruments. The compensation expense for an award classified as an equity instrument is recognized ratably over the requisite service period. The requisite service period is the period during which an employee is required to provide service in exchange for an award.

Income Taxes

We are a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes. We have been organized and operated, and we expect to continue to be organized and operate, in a manner to qualify as a REIT. To qualify as a REIT, we must satisfy requirements related to, among other things, the real estate qualification of sources of our income, the real estate composition and values of our assets, the amounts we distribute to our stockholders annually and the diversity of ownership of our stock. To the extent we continue to remain qualified as a REIT, we generally will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax on taxable income generated by our REIT activities that we distribute annually to our stockholders. Accordingly, no provision for U.S. federal income taxes has been included in our accompanying consolidated financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019 related to our REIT activities other than taxes related to our built-in gain property (representing property held by us with an excess of fair value over tax basis on

January 4, 2017). We were subject to U.S. federal income tax on taxable sales of built-in gain property during the five-year period following the date of our spin-off, which ended in January 2022. In addition, we are subject to non-U.S. income tax on foreign held REIT activities and certain sales of foreign investments. Further, our taxable REIT subsidiaries (“TRSs”) are generally subject to U.S. federal, state and local, and foreign income taxes (as applicable).

We account for income taxes using the asset and liability method. The objectives of accounting for income taxes are to recognize the amount of taxes payable or refundable for the current year, to recognize the deferred tax assets and liabilities that relate to tax consequences in future years, which result from differences between the respective tax basis of assets and liabilities and their financial reporting amounts, and tax loss and tax credit carry forwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which the respective temporary differences or operating loss or tax credit carry forwards are expected to be recovered or settled. The realization of deferred tax assets and tax loss and tax credit carry forwards is contingent upon the generation of future taxable income and other restrictions that may exist under the tax laws of the jurisdiction in which a deferred tax asset exists. Valuation allowances are provided to reduce such deferred tax assets to amounts more likely than not to be ultimately realized.

We use a prescribed recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken in a tax return. For all income tax positions, we first determine whether it is “more-likely-than-not” that a tax position will be sustained upon examination, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits of the position. If it is determined that a position meets the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold, the benefit recognized in the financial statements is measured as the largest amount of benefit that is greater than 50 percent likely of being realized upon settlement.

Note 3: Dispositions and Acquisitions

Dispositions

During the year ended December 31, 2021, we sold the fiveconsolidated hotels listed in the table below, received total gross proceeds of approximately $477 million and recognized a net $5 million loss due to selling costs, which is included in (loss) gain on sales of assets, net in our consolidated statements of comprehensive (loss) income. In addition, we recognized a $5 million impairment loss from the classification of the Hotel Adagio, Autograph Collection, as held for sale at June 30, 2021, as the selling costs reduced the gross proceeds to less than the net book value of the property, which is included in impairment and casualty loss, net in our consolidated statements of comprehensive (loss) income.

Hotel Location Month Sold

W New Orleans – French Quarter New Orleans, Louisiana April 2021

Hotel Indigo San Diego Gaslamp Quarter(1) San Diego, California June 2021

Courtyard Washington Capitol Hill Navy Yard(1) Washington, D.C. June 2021

Hotel Adagio, Autograph Collection San Francisco, California July 2021

Le Meridien San Francisco San Francisco, California August 2021

(1) Sold as a portfolio in the same transaction.

Net proceeds from the sales of these hotels were used to repay $37 million under the Revolver, which currently has no remaining balance outstanding, and partially repay $419 million of our term loan facility due in 2024 (“2019 Term Facility”).

In February 2020, we sold the Embassy Suites Washington DC Georgetown and our interests in the entity that owns the Hilton São Paulo Morumbi for total gross proceeds of $208 million and recognized a gain, net of selling costs, of $63 million on these hotels, which is included in (loss) gain on sales of assets, net in our consolidated statements of comprehensive (loss) income. Additionally, the net gain includes the reclassification of a currency translation adjustment of $7 million from accumulated other comprehensive loss into earnings concurrent with the sale of the Hilton São Paulo Morumbi.

During the year ended December 31, 2019, we sold seven consolidated hotels listed in the table below, received total gross proceeds of $436 million and recognized a total gain, net of selling costs, of $19 million on these hotels which is included in (loss) gain on sales of assets, net in our consolidated statements of comprehensive (loss) income.

Hotel Location Month Sold

Pointe Hilton Squaw Peak Resort Phoenix, Arizona February 2019

Hilton Nuremberg Nuremberg, Germany March 2019

Hilton Atlanta Airport Atlanta, Georgia June 2019

Hilton New Orleans Airport(1) New Orleans, Louisiana June 2019

Embassy Suites Parsippany(1) Parsippany, New Jersey June 2019

Ace Hotel Downtown Los Angeles Los Angeles, California December 2019

Le Meridien New Orleans New Orleans, Louisiana December 2019

(1)Sold as a portfolio in the same transaction.

Additionally, in November 2019, we and the other owners of the entity that own the Conrad Dublin sold our ownership interest in the entity that owns the hotel for a gross sales price of approximately $128 million, before customary closing adjustments and debt repayment, of which our pro rata share was approximately $61 million. We recognized a net gain of approximately $44 million, which is included in other (loss) gain, net in our consolidated statements of comprehensive (loss) income.

Additionally, on December 16, 2019, we terminated the ground lease for the Hilton Sheffield.

Acquisitions

Merger with Chesapeake

For the year ended December 31, 2020, we incurred an additional $9 million in acquisition costs in connection with the Merger, primarily related to transfer taxes based on new information received during 2020. For the year ended December 31, 2019, we incurred $70 million in acquisition costs in connection with the Merger primarily related to severance, transfer tax and fees for financial advisors, legal, accounting, tax and other professional services. The Merger-related costs noted above are included in acquisition costs in our consolidated statements of comprehensive (loss) income.

The following unaudited condensed pro-forma financial information presents the results of operations as if the Merger had taken place on January 1, 2019. The unaudited condensed pro-forma financial information is not necessarily indicative of what our actual results of operations would have been assuming the Merger had taken place on January 1, 2019, nor is it indicative of the results of operations for future periods. The unaudited condensed pro-forma financial information is as follows:

For the year ended December 31, 2019

(unaudited) (in millions)

Total revenues $ 3,250

Operating income 504

From the date of the Merger through December 31, 2019, we recognized $156 million of total revenues, $20 million of operating income and $16 million of net income related to the hotels acquired in connection with the Merger.

Note 4: Property and Equipment

Property and equipment were:

December 31,

(in millions)

Buildings and leasehold improvements 6,606 6,951

Construction-in-progress 82 52

Accumulated depreciation and amortization (2,515 ) (2,281 )

Depreciation of property and equipment was $281 million, $297 million and $262 million during the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

For the year ended December 31, 2021, we recognized $5 million of impairment losses related to one of our hotels, which was classified as held for sale as of June 30, 2021, and subsequently sold in July 2021, as the estimated selling costs were expected to reduce the gross proceeds below the net book value of the property.

For the year ended December 31, 2020, we recognized $90 million of impairment losses, primarily related to one of our hotels, and our inability to recover the carrying value of the asset because of COVID-19.

Transactions with HGV

In October 2016, we completed the sale of 600 rooms at the Hilton Waikoloa Village to HGV in connection with timeshare projects. The net book value of these assets was approximately $177 million. Due to our continuing involvement, this transaction was not recognized as a sale and was accounted for as a sales-leaseback liability under the financing method. Pursuant to an arrangement representing a lease, we reserved exclusive rights to occupy and operate these rooms beginning on the date of transfer and continuing until the end of the lease term, which expired on December 31, 2019. During 2017, 134 of the 600 rooms at the Hilton Waikoloa Village previously transferred to HGV and leased back by us were released to HGV; accordingly, we derecognized $38 million of property and equipment, net, and the related $39 million liability due to HGV. During 2018, we transferred a restaurant at the Hilton Waikoloa Village to HGV and derecognized $3 million of property and equipment, net and $3 million of the related liability due to HGV. On December 31, 2019, the remaining 466 rooms at the Hilton Waikoloa Village were released to HGV and we derecognized $123 million of property and equipment, net, and the related $135 million liability due to HGV, and recognized a gain of $12 million within other (loss) gain, net in our consolidated statements of comprehensive (loss) income.

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