-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, N4wr6vBlrVZ4d1LmwThUgUpYewQzhCRqDhceIbzhzoKqRj1qUrUR8P2mItw4aLMl Ca8y1tbgLUBvQ7whU/ViEQ== 0000950123-10-003150.txt : 20100119 0000950123-10-003150.hdr.sgml : 20100118 20100119071726 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950123-10-003150 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20100119 ITEM INFORMATION: Regulation FD Disclosure ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20100119 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20100119 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Travelport LTD CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001386355 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: TRANSPORTATION SERVICES [4700] IRS NUMBER: 980505100 STATE OF INCORPORATION: D0 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-141714-23 FILM NUMBER: 10531871 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 405 LEXINGTON AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10174 BUSINESS PHONE: (212)915-9150 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 405 LEXINGTON AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10174 8-K 1 y81586e8vk.htm FORM 8-K e8vk
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
 
Form 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) January 19, 2010 (January 19, 2010)
Travelport Limited
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
         
Bermuda   333-141714   98-0505100
(State or other jurisdiction   (Commission File No.)   (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)       Identification Number)
405 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10174

(Address of principal executive
office)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (212) 915-9150
N/A
(Former name or former address if changed since last
report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure
Item 8.01 Other Events
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
SIGNATURE
EXHIBIT INDEX
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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
In connection with the proposed offering described below, Travelport anticipates disclosing to prospective investors certain information that has not been previously reported which information is set forth below.
Recent Developments
Signs of recovery for the GDS industry emerged during the fourth quarter of 2009. GDS-processed air segments for November and December 2009 increased by 11% and 14%, respectively, compared to the same months in 2008, with three-month rolling averages for November and December 2009 up 5% and 10%, respectively, on a year-on-year basis. GDS-processed air segments in 2009 declined by 5% compared to 2008, from 1,021 million to 965 million; however, much of this decline was concentrated in the first half of 2009, when segments declined on a year-on-year basis in the first and second quarters by 13% and 12%, respectively. This decline slowed in the third quarter to 2% before GDS-processed air segments rebounded significantly in the fourth quarter by 10% on a year-on-year basis. Travelport’s total segments (including GDS processed air segments, other air segments and land and sea segments) increased 10% in December 2009, compared to the same month in 2008, and 5% in the fourth quarter of 2009 on a year-on-year basis. During the fourth quarter, we continued to represent 29% of GDS-processed air segments globally.
The increase in our GDS-processed air segments during the fourth quarter was driven by growth in bookings attributable to our OTA suppliers and a turnaround in corporate travel volumes. November and December 2009 OTA volumes averaged 18% and 13% higher, respectively, than the same months in 2008. Our global accounts also returned to growth year-on-year in the fourth quarter, with monthly volumes in November and December 2009 increasing by 1% and 4%, respectively.
The GTA business also improved during the fourth quarter of 2009, with TTV for the months of November and December 2009 increasing by 12% and 15% compared to the same months in 2008, and by 9% for the quarter compared to the fourth quarter in 2008. Room nights, which fell by 15% during the nine months ended 30 September 2009 compared to the same period in 2008, declined by 1% for the fourth quarter in 2009 compared to the same period in 2008. Improvement in the GTA business was driven by growth in the wholesale and retail channels, GTA’s two key leisure segments, partially offset by a decline in sales attributable to Orbitz Worldwide as it shifts to sourcing more of its own travel content.
Profit Estimate
The Company estimates that Adjusted EBITDA and loss before taxes for the year ended December 31, 2009 will be approximately $631 million and $(775) million, respectively. The loss before taxes reflects the $833 million non-cash impairment charge taken in the three months ended September 30, 2009 relating to the goodwill and other intangible assets for the Company’s GTA business. Adjusted EBITDA is defined as earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation adjusted to exclude the impact of purchase accounting, impairment of goodwill and intangible assets, expenses incurred in conjunction with Travelport’s separation from Cendant, expenses incurred to acquire and integrate Travelport’s portfolio of businesses, costs associated with Travelport’s restructuring efforts and development of a global on-line travel platform, non-cash equity-based compensation, and other adjustments made to exclude expenses management views as outside the normal course of operations. Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure and the corresponding prospective GAAP measure has not been determined.

 


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Capital Raise
The Travelport group expects to raise approximately $2 billion through the issuance of new shares. This comprises $1.775 billion under the offering described below and $225 million from the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (“GIC”). Upon completion of the proposed initial public offering, Travelport will apply the funds received from GIC, together with the net proceeds of the offering, to reduce the Travelport group’s outstanding indebtedness.
GIC has invested, pursuant to an agreement signed in December 2009, $225 million in Travelport’s current ultimate parent company, TDS Investor (Cayman) L.P. (“TDS Cayman”), which will result in GIC owning a 7.19% shareholding in the Travelport group upon the completion of its proposed initial public offering. GIC’s investment in TDS Cayman is in the form of notes that are mandatorily exchangeable for shares upon the completion of the proposed initial public offering. GIC has agreed, subject to certain exceptions, not to dispose of any shares acquired through this investment for a period of 180 days from the date of completion of the proposed initial public offering, in line with the lock-up arrangements to be put in place with the Company’s other indirect principal shareholders.
The information in Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of such section and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Item 8.01 Other Events.
On January 19, 2010, Travelport Holdings (Jersey) Limited (to be re-registered as a public limited company and renamed Travelport plc), which is anticipated to become the parent company of Travelport Limited, issued a press release announcing that it proposes to make an unregistered offering of shares within the United States in connection with an initial public offering of shares to institutions in the United Kingdom and eligible institutional investors internationally. The offering is intended to raise $1.775 billion, the net proceeds of which will be used to reduce indebtedness of the Travelport group, including Travelport Limited.
The offering is expected to close in the first quarter of 2010, subject to market and other customary conditions. There can be no assurances that any such offering will be consummated or completed.
A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
The following exhibits are filed as part of this report:
     
Exhibit No.   Description
 
   
99.1
  Press Release, dated January 19, 2010.

 


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SIGNATURE
     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
         
 




TRAVELPORT LIMITED
 
 
  By:   /s/ Eric J. Bock    
    Eric J. Bock   
    Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel   
 
Date: January 19, 2010

 


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TRAVELPORT LIMITED
CURRENT REPORT ON FORM 8-K
Report Dated January 19, 2010 (January 19, 2010)
EXHIBIT INDEX
99.1   Press Release, dated January 19, 2010.

 

EX-99.1 2 y81586exv99w1.htm EX-99.1 exv99w1
Exhibit 99.1
19 January 2010
TRAVELPORT ANNOUNCES INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING
Travelport Holdings (Jersey) Limited (to be renamed Travelport plc) today announces its intention to proceed with an unregistered offering of shares within the United States in connection with an initial public offering of shares being made to institutions in the United Kingdom and to eligible institutional investors internationally.
The proposed initial public offering is intended to raise $1.775 billion, with the net proceeds used to reduce indebtedness of the Travelport group.
The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2010, subject to market and other customary conditions.
THIS ANNOUNCEMENT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE OR FORM PART OF AN OFFER OR SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO PURCHASE OR SUBSCRIBE FOR SECURITIES IN THE UNITED STATES OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION. THE SECURITIES REFERRED TO HEREIN HAVE NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD IN THE UNITED STATES EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN APPLICABLE EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION. NO PUBLIC OFFERING OF SECURITIES IS BEING MADE IN THE UNITED STATES.
Certain statements in this announcement are “forward-looking” statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the US Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and that involve risks and uncertainties. Important factors could cause actual results to differ, possibly materially, from those in the forward-looking statements. In some cases it is possible to identify forward-looking statements by words such as “anticipate”, “believe”, “could”, “estimate”, “expect”, “intend”, “may”, “plan”, “predict”, “potential”, “should”, “will”, “would” and other similar words or, in each case, their negative or other variations or comparable terminology. Statements containing such words should be read carefully because they discuss Travelport’s future priorities, goals, strategies, actions to improve business performance, market growth assumptions and expectations, new products, product pricing, future business opportunities, capital expenditure, financing needs, financial position and other information that is not historical information or state other “forward-looking” information. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made and may and often do differ materially from actual results. Travelport assumes no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect actual results, changes in assumptions or changes in other factors affecting forward-looking statements except to the extent required by applicable securities laws.
This communication is for distribution only to and directed only at persons in member states of the European Economic Area (“Member States”) who are “qualified investors” within the meaning of Article 2(1)(e) of the Prospectus Directive (Directive 2003/71//EC) and related implementation measures in the Member States (“Qualified Investors”). In addition, in the United Kingdom, this communication is for distribution only to and is directed only at Qualified Investors who are persons who have professional experience in matters relating to investments falling within Article 19(5) and/or who are high net worth entities falling within Article 49(2) (a) to (d) of The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 and to all persons to whom it may otherwise lawfully be communicated (all such persons together being referred to as “relevant persons”). This document must not be acted on or relied on by persons who are not relevant persons. Any investment or investment activity to which this document relates is available only to relevant persons and will be engaged in only with relevant persons.
NOT FOR RELEASE IN CANADA, AUSTRALIA, SOUTH AFRICA OR JAPAN

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