EX-99.4 6 d232842dex994.htm EX-99.4 EX-99.4

Exhibit 99.4

“Apple Leisure Group”

Casablanca Global Intermediate Holdings, L.P. and Subsidiaries

Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

For the Period Ended June 30, 2021


“Apple Leisure Group” Casablanca Global Intermediate Holdings, L.P. and Subsidiaries

Index

For the Period Ended June 30, 2021

 

 

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Consolidated Financial Statements

  

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2021 (unaudited) and December 31, 2020

     2  

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 (unaudited)

     3  

Consolidated Statements of Changes in (Deficit) Equity for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 (unaudited)

     4  

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 (unaudited)

     5  

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

     6–17  


“Apple Leisure Group” Casablanca Global Intermediate Holdings, L.P. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Balance Sheets

 

 

(in thousands of dollars)    June 30, 2021     December 31, 2020  
     (Unaudited)        

Assets

    

Current assets

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 694,692     $ 222,625  

Restricted cash

     37,620       31,740  

Accounts receivable, net

     108,455       74,657  

UVC current deferred costs

     19,069       18,005  

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     88,448       123,255  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

     948,284       470,282  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Property and equipment, net

     24,353       26,108  

Goodwill

     625,531       625,506  

Intangible assets

     354,488       388,758  

Deferred tax assets

     8,479       8,479  

UVC long-term deferred costs

     200,899       174,216  

Other long-term assets

     92,565       61,176  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 2,254,599     $ 1,754,525  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities and (Deficit) Equity

    

Current liabilities

    

UVC deferred revenue

   $ 53,962     $ 54,553  

Customer deposits

     635,743       255,095  

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

     550,579       443,623  

Current portion of long-term debt

     11,453       10,840  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     1,251,737       764,111  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Long-term debt, net of current portion

     1,366,966       1,334,465  

Deferred tax liabilities

     41,611       45,062  

UVC deferred revenue

     685,542       611,558  

Other long-term liabilities

     108,500       102,542  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

   $ 3,454,356     $ 2,857,738  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

(Deficit) equity

    

Members’ equity

     518,898       518,898  

Accumulated deficit

     (1,713,364     (1,620,504

Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income

     (2,051     47  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total (deficit) equity attributable to Apple Leisure Group

     (1,196,517     (1,101,559

Noncontrolling interest

     (3,240     (1,654
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total (deficit) equity

     (1,199,757     (1,103,213
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and (deficit) equity

   $ 2,254,599     $ 1,754,525  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss (Unaudited)

 

 

     Six Months Ended June 30,  
(in thousands of dollars)    2021     2020  

Sales/revenue

   $ 345,295     $ 253,452  

Cost reimbursement

     24,909       31,022  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenue

     370,204       284,474  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Costs and expenses

    

Direct cost of sales

     75,892       88,476  

Commissions

     82,096       75,646  

Reimbursable costs

     26,551       30,713  

General and administrative

     46,712       54,000  

Sales and marketing

     49,453       33,765  

Payroll and payroll-related

     86,019       110,289  

Depreciation and amortization

     38,664       44,684  

Impairment of intangible and long-lived assets

     —         486,955  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total costs and expenses

     405,387       924,528  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss from operations

     (35,183     (640,054

Interest income

     482       562  

Interest expense

     (60,454     (33,421

Other income

     895       34  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss before income taxes

     (94,260     (672,879

Income tax expense (benefit)

     405       (8,890
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss

     (94,665     (663,989

Less: Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest

     (1,805     (2,642
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss attributable to Apple Leisure Group

     (92,860     (661,347

Other comprehensive (loss) income

    

Change in postretirement benefit liabilities

     —         (1,670

Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of $219 and ($77) attributable to non-controlling interest

     (2,098     3,114  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total other comprehensive (loss) income

     (2,098     1,444  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Comprehensive loss attributable to Apple Leisure Group

   $ (94,958   $ (659,903
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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Consolidated Statements of Changes in (Deficit) Equity (Unaudited)

 

 

(in thousands of dollars)    Paid-In
Capital
     Accumulated
Deficit
    Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive

(Loss) Income
    Noncontrolling
Interest
    Total
Deficit
 

Balances at December 31, 2019

   $ 518,898      $ (818,959   $ 1,264     $ 3,891     $ (294,906

Net loss

     —          (661,347     —         (2,642     (663,989

Other comprehensive income (loss)

     —          —         1,444       (77     1,367  

Distributions to parent

     —          (200     —         —         (200
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balances at June 30, 2020

     518,898        (1,480,506     2,708       1,172       (957,728
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balances at December 31, 2020

     518,898        (1,620,504     47       (1,654     (1,103,213

Net loss

     —          (92,860     —         (1,805     (94,665

Other comprehensive loss

     —          —         (2,098     219       (1,879
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balances at June 30, 2021

   $ 518,898      $ (1,713,364   $ (2,051   $ (3,240   $ (1,199,757
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)

 

 

     Six Months Ended June 30,  
(in thousands of dollars)    2021     2020  

Cash flows from operating activities

    

Net loss

     (94,665     (663,989

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities Depreciation/amortization

     38,664       44,684  

Impairment of intangible assets and long lived assets

     —         486,955  

Deferred tax benefit

     (3,451     (3,479

Non cash interest

     36,849       4,698  

Bad debt expense

     1,695       1,154  

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

    

Accounts receivable

     (35,191     62,726  

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     37,528       (107,761

UVC deferred costs

     (27,747     (13,446

UVC deferred revenue

     73,393       51,671  

Other long-term assets

     (22,720     (8,621

Customer deposits and other liabilities

     381,176       (227,421

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

     106,465       223,674  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     491,996       (149,155
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities

    

Capital expenditures, including internal-use software

     (3,098     (3,640

Investments in loans receivable

     (4,916     (2,541
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

     (8,014     (6,181
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities

    

Principal payments on long-term debt

     (4,750     (4,750

Borrowings on revolving credit facility and other

     1,015       175,000  

Distribution

     —         (200
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities

     (3,735     170,050  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

     (2,300     (735

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash

     477,947       13,979  

Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash

    

Beginning of period

     254,365       139,607  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

     732,312       153,586  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information

    

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

     694,692       120,020  

Restricted cash, end of period

     37,620       33,566  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash

     732,312       153,586  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash paid during period for interest

     23,475       29,525  

Cash paid during period for taxes

     2,504       4,634  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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“Apple Leisure Group” Casablanca Global Intermediate Holdings, L.P. and Subsidiaries

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

For the Period Ended June 30, 2021

 

(in thousands, except for units)

 

1.

Nature of Business

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information. Accordingly, they do not include all information or footnotes required by GAAP for complete annual financial statements. As a result, these Interim Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and accompanying Notes for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020 (the “2020 Financial Statements”).

Casablanca Global Intermediate Holdings, L.P. and Subsidiaries, known as “Apple Leisure Group” (herein referred to as “the Group” or “ALG”), is a vertically integrated leisure travel company with three core businesses that generate revenue:

Vacations, which generates revenue through the offering of travel products and services under the following brands: “Apple Vacations,” “Amstar,” “Beachbound,” “Blue Sky Tours,” “Cheap Caribbean,” “Funjet Vacations,” “Funway Holidays,” and “Travel Impressions,” and the licensed brands “Southwest Vacations” and “United Vacations.” The Group’s offerings under these brands primarily include some or all of the following: air transportation provided by the Group (“charter flight”) or third-party air carriers (“scheduled air”), hotel accommodations provided by third-party resorts, travel insurance provided by either the Group or third-party insurance companies, ground transportation provided by the Group, car rental reservations and excursions provided by third parties. In addition, the Vacations business includes the operations of “Trisept Solutions,” which delivers technology solutions through its operating suite that connects agents with leading travel suppliers.

Resort Management (hereinafter referred to as “AMResorts” or “AMR”), which generates revenue through marketing and brand management of exclusive resort properties. AMResorts provides sales, marketing and brand management services for seven brands of exclusive resort properties in Mexico, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Costa Rica, Curaçao, Panama, and Spain: “Zoëtry Wellness & Spa Resorts,” “Secrets Resorts & Spas,” “Dreams Resorts & Spas,” “Now Resorts & Spas,” “Sunscape Resorts & Spas,” “Breathless Resorts & Spas,” “Reflect Resorts & Spas” and “Alua Hotels & Resorts” (hereinafter referred to as “Alua”). In addition to sales directly to the public through the brand website, vacation packages for these resorts are available through travel wholesale and retail agencies, including Apple Vacations, Beachbound, Cheap Caribbean, Funjet Vacations, Funway Holidays and Travel Impressions. As of June 30, 2021, AMResorts manages 79 resorts (31 in Mexico, 25 in Spain, 11 in the Dominican Republic, 4 in Jamaica, 2 in Costa Rica, 2 in Curaçao, 2 in Greece, 1 in St. Martin, and 1 in Panama).

Unlimited Vacation Club (hereinafter referred to as “UVC”), which generates revenue through the sale of memberships in a vacation club. Membership primarily entitles the member to discounted pricing for resort stays at certain AMResorts properties. Different categories of membership provide access to varying levels of benefits, including the number of free nights granted (free nights are a limited number of nights paid for by UVC), membership incentives, different categories of resort rooms, different properties, the periods during the year when the discounted stays may be used and the length of membership.

 

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“Apple Leisure Group” Casablanca Global Intermediate Holdings, L.P. and Subsidiaries

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

For the Period Ended June 30, 2021

 

(in thousands, except for units)

 

2.

Recent Accounting Policies Not Yet Adopted

Leases

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, “Leases (Topic 842)” to increase transparency and comparability among organizations by requiring the recognition of right-of-use assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet. Most prominent among the amendments is the recognition of assets and liabilities by lessees for those leases classified as operating leases under current U.S. GAAP. Under the new standard, disclosures are required to meet the objective of enabling users of financial statements to assess the amount, timing, and uncertainty of cash flows arising from leases.

In July 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-11, “Leases (Topic 842) - Targeted Improvements.” The update provides an additional (optional) transition method to adopt the new lease standard, allowing entities to apply the new lease standard at the adoption date. The Group expects to adopt Topic 842 following this optional transition method. Accordingly, comparative financial statements for periods prior to the date of adoption will not be adjusted.

The Group currently believes the most significant impact upon adoption on January 1, 2022 will be the recognition of right-of-use asset and lease liability on the Group’s Consolidated Balance Sheets related to accounting for office space operating leases.

Credit losses

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13 “Financial Instruments-Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments,” which requires the measurement and recognition of expected credit losses for financial assets held at amortized cost, which includes the Group’s accounts receivables, certain financial instruments and contract assets. ASU 2016-13 replaces the existing incurred loss impairment model with an expected loss methodology, which will result in more timely recognition of credit losses. ASU 2016-13 is effective for annual reporting periods, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2022, and requires a cumulative effect adjustment to the balance sheet as of the beginning of the first reporting period in which the guidance is effective. The Group is currently evaluating the impact of adopting ASU 2016-13.

 

3.

Fair Value Measurements

The Group follows the provisions of FASB ASC Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures” for fair value measurements of financial assets and financial liabilities and for fair value measurements of nonfinancial items that are recognized or disclosed at fair value in the financial statements on a recurring and non-recurring basis.

Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (exit price). Fair value measurements are categorized with the highest priority given to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities and the lowest priority given to unobservable inputs. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:

Level 1    Assets or liabilities for which the item is valued based on quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets.

 

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“Apple Leisure Group” Casablanca Global Intermediate Holdings, L.P. and Subsidiaries

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

For the Period Ended June 30, 2021

 

(in thousands, except for units)

 

Level 2    Assets or liabilities valued based on observable market data for similar instruments.

Level 3    Assets or liabilities for which significant valuation assumptions are not readily observable in the market; instruments valued based on the best available data, some of which is internally-developed, and considers risk premiums that a market participant would require.

The level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement is categorized is based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement.

The assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement requires judgment and may affect the valuation of the fair value of assets and liabilities and their placement within the fair value hierarchy levels.

The fair value of long-term debt is discussed in Note 11. The carrying values of all other current financial assets and current financial liabilities approximate fair values due to their short-term nature.

The Group invests a portion of cash into short-term interest-bearing money market funds that have a maturity of less than 90 days. Consequently, the balances are recorded in cash and cash equivalents. The funds are held with open-ended registered investment companies, and the fair value of the funds is classified as Level 1 as market available pricing information is available on an ongoing basis. The balances of cash equivalents held in money market accounts were $190,461 and $150,157 as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively.

The Group considers cash deposited or escrowed in accordance with contractual obligations or regulatory requirements as restricted. The Group maintains restricted cash, which is invested in certificates of deposit and money market accounts, as security for purchasing card agreements and letters of credit issued for contracts executed with certain hotels and air carriers. The Group also maintains restricted cash related to its charter air contracts as U.S. Department of Transportation regulations require charter operators to escrow customer funds received related to the flights’ operations until after the flights have departed or until they are paid to the charter airlines, who in turn, escrow the funds pursuant to the regulations.

 

4.

Impairment Reviews for Goodwill, Indefinite-Lived, and Long-Lived Assets

The Group periodically reviews carrying values and useful lives of long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of the asset may not be recoverable. During 2020, Management identified impairment indicators for its long-lived assets as of June 30, 2020 due to the impact of COVID-19 on the Company’s business and determined that an impairment test was required for certain of the asset groups (i.e. the brands) within the Vacations reporting unit. The Group estimated the fair value of the asset groups primarily using an income approach which was based on the discounted expected future cash flows for each brand. The discount rate was based on the estimated weighted average cost of capital for each brand and ranged from 17-18%. The inputs used to measure these assets at fair value as of June 30, 2020 represent Level 3 inputs in the fair value hierarchy.

 

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“Apple Leisure Group” Casablanca Global Intermediate Holdings, L.P. and Subsidiaries

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

For the Period Ended June 30, 2021

 

(in thousands, except for units)

 

As a result of the impairment tests performed, the Group recognized impairment losses for the following long-lived assets as of June 30, 2020:

 

  (1)

$38,091 related to customer relationship intangible assets for the Southwest, Funjet, United Vacations and Apple Vacations brands;

 

  (2)

$5,835 related to property and equipment for the Funjet and Apple Vacations brands;

 

  (3)

$20,883 related to capitalized software and developed technology for Trisept.

The Group tests for the impairment of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets annually on the first day of the fourth quarter, or more frequently when negative conditions or triggering events occur, in accordance with the provisions of FASB ASC Topic 350, “Intangibles-Goodwill and Other” and ASU 2017-04, “Intangibles – Goodwill and Other (Topic 350) – Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment.” During 2020, the Group experienced negative impacts on the business due to COVID-19 which resulted in declines in revenues from travel products and services across all reporting units and uncertainty in the rate and timing of the Group’s recovery. As a result, the Group concluded that indicators of impairment existed as of June 30, 2020, and performed goodwill impairment tests for all of its reporting units at that date. The Group recognized impairment losses for the goodwill in the Vacations and AMResorts reporting units of $234,637 and $40,315, respectively.

As of June 30, 2020, management reviewed the indefinite lives of its trade names and concluded that finite lives ranging from 5 to 10 years were more appropriate, based on current market conditions and management’s revised expectations regarding the longevity of these assets. The Group performed impairment tests of its trade names as of June 30, 2020 and recognized impairment losses for the Vacations, AMResorts, and UVC trade names of $89,599, $25,994, and $31,601, respectively.

All impairment losses are recorded in Impairment of intangible and long-lived assets in the Statements of Comprehensive Loss. See Note 7, Goodwill and Intangible Assets.

 

5.

Revenue Recognition

The Group recognizes revenue upon transfer of control of the Group’s promised services in an amount that reflects the consideration the Group expects to be entitled to in exchange for those services in accordance with ASC 606. The Group’s revenue recognition accounting policies for each of its three core business are described in the notes to the 2020 Financial Statements.

Vacations recognized revenue of $267,752 and $185,633 for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, all of which was recognized at a point in time. AMR recognized revenue of $52,424 and $48,853 for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, all of which was recognized over time. UVC recognized revenue of $50,028 and $49,988 for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, of which $34,153 and $35,944 was recognized over time in those respective periods, and the remaining amounts were recognized at a point in time.

 

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“Apple Leisure Group” Casablanca Global Intermediate Holdings, L.P. and Subsidiaries

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

For the Period Ended June 30, 2021

 

(in thousands, except for units)

 

6.

Accounts Receivable, Net

Accounts receivable primarily include amounts outstanding from customers for scheduled air bookings and from resorts for resort management contracts. The Group regularly evaluates the collectability of accounts receivable based on factors such as recent payment history and recognizes an allowance as considered necessary. At June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the allowance for doubtful accounts was $4,997 and $6,593, respectively. Bad debt expense for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 totaled $1,695 and $1,154, respectively, and is recorded in General and administrative expenses.

 

7.

UVC Deferred Costs and Deferred Revenue

The table below shows a rollforward of UVC deferred revenue and UVC deferred costs.

 

     Deferred Revenue      Deferred Costs  

Balance at December 31, 2020

     666,111        192,221  

Net additions from new contracts and upgrades

     136,368        44,384  

Amortization, cancellations and free night usage

     (62,975      (16,637
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balance at June 30, 2021

     739,504        219,968  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Deferred revenue balances shown above include deferrals for free nights available but not yet used, remaining unearned balances for value ascribed to exchange memberships, and unearned revenue for providing members access to discounted vacation packages. Future installment payments by UVC members on the financed portion of their membership contracts are recorded to deferred revenue when the Group receives the cash. Related direct costs incurred for the origination of the contract, such as commissions, are recorded to deferred costs at contract inception and amortized over the expected customer life.

 

8.

Balance Sheet Detail

Details of Prepaid expenses and other current assets are as follows:

 

     June 30, 2021      December 31, 2020  

Prepaid travel expenses

   $ 53,980      $ 71,555  

Other prepaid expenses

     31,120        25,386  

Deposits and other assets, current

     3,348        26,314  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Prepaid expenses and other current assets

   $ 88,448      $ 123,255  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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“Apple Leisure Group” Casablanca Global Intermediate Holdings, L.P. and Subsidiaries

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

For the Period Ended June 30, 2021

 

(in thousands, except for units)

 

Details of Other long-term assets are as follows:

 

     June 30, 2021      December 31, 2020  

Loans receivable, net of current portion

   $ 21,331      $ 10,136  

Deposits and other assets, long-term

     71,234        51,040  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total other long-term assets

   $ 92,565      $ 61,176  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Details of Accounts payable and accrued expenses are as follows:

 

     June 30, 2021      December 31, 2020  

Travel accounts payable and accrued expenses

   $ 370,732      $ 301,702  

Other accounts payable

     85,206        56,469  

Accrued payroll and related

     29,111        18,026  

Other accrued expenses

     65,530        67,426  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Accounts payable and accrued expenses

   $ 550,579      $ 443,623  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

9.

Goodwill and Intangible Assets

Goodwill changed from December 31, 2020 to June 30, 2021 due to foreign currency translation. The balances of finite-lived intangible assets are as follows:

 

     Gross
Carrying
Amount
     Accumulated
Amortization
     Impact of
Foreign
Exchange
     Net
Carrying
Amount
 

June 30, 2021

           

Finite-lived intangible assets

           

Trade name and trademarks

   $ 134,469      $ (18,216    $ (785    $ 115,468  

Customer relationships

     415,732        (176,983      271        239,020  

UVC member relationships

     102,982        (102,982      —          —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 653,183      $ (298,181    $ (514    $ 354,488  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

December 31, 2020

           

Finite-lived intangible assets

           

Trade name and trademarks

   $ 134,469      $ (9,096    $ (30    $ 125,343  

Customer relationships

   $ 415,732      $ (159,244    $ 491      $ 256,979  

UVC member relationships

     102,982        (96,546      —          6,436  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 653,183      $ (264,886    $ 461      $ 388,758  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The estimated useful life of acquired customer relationships ranges from 4 to 12 years, with a weighted average remaining useful life of 7.7 years at June 30, 2021. In 2020, the Group concluded that its trade names are finite-lived intangible assets, to be amortized over lives ranging from 5 to 10 years. The trade names have a weighted average remaining useful life of 7.4 years at June 30, 2021. Amortization expense for finite-lived intangible assets for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 was $33,295 and $35,550 respectively.

 

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“Apple Leisure Group” Casablanca Global Intermediate Holdings, L.P. and Subsidiaries

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

For the Period Ended June 30, 2021

 

(in thousands, except for units)

 

10.

Related-Party Transactions

The Group is required to pay management fees to affiliate entities owned by its majority equity owners. Based on the management fee agreement, which renews annually and is terminable without penalty by consent of the parties, management fees are paid quarterly and are variable based on the Group’s financial performance. Management fees for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 totaled $0 and $409, respectively, and are recorded as General and administrative expenses. The accounts payable balances related to these costs as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 were $409 and $409, respectively, and are recorded as Accounts payable and accrued expenses. The group also incurred consulting fees to an affiliate of its majority equity owners during the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 in the amount of $570 and $1,148, respectively, of which $3,179 and $2,609 was recorded as Accounts payable and accrued expenses at June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. Affiliate entities owned by its majority equity owners also issued $200,000 in debt during 2020. Ending debt balances to related parties as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 is $234,078 and $214,324, including $34,078 and $14,324, respectively, as interest payable in kind. Interest expense on the related party debt was $19,754 for the six months ended June 30, 2021.

During 2021 and 2020, the Group used a related party to provide business air travel services. The expense related to services provided for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 totaled $238 and $253, respectively, and are recorded as General and administrative expenses. During 2021 and 2020, the group used a related party to provide on-line marketing services. The expense related to services provided for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 totaled $287 and $152, respectively, and are recorded as General and administrative expenses.

During 2020, the Group Vacation companies incurred costs related to an excursion company partially owned by related parties. The expense related to services provided totaled $1,708 for the six months ended June 30, 2020, recorded as cost of sales.

The Group leased office facilities from related companies under various noncancelable lease agreements. The related rent expense for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 was $1,414 and $1,921, respectively, and are recorded as General and administrative expenses.

The Group’s Vacation companies incur costs related to hotel stays at resorts partially owned by related parties. Additionally, Amstar leases customer service and excursion sale facilities from these resorts, and also pays the resorts commissions for excursion sales charged to guests’ rooms. UVC also leases sales and service facilities from these resorts and pays commissions to the resorts where membership sales occur. In addition, UVC purchases resort services and room nights, to give away to prospective club members as free nights, from these resorts. The total costs for these activities for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 were $13,868 and $14,296, respectively, and are recorded as General and administrative expenses. The accounts payable balance the Group owed to these resorts for these activities at June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 was $4,700 and $3,971, respectively, and is recorded as Accounts payable and accrued expenses.

 

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“Apple Leisure Group” Casablanca Global Intermediate Holdings, L.P. and Subsidiaries

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

For the Period Ended June 30, 2021

 

(in thousands, except for units)

 

AMResorts received management and incentive fees from resorts partially owned by related parties for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 totaling $6,090 and $6,435, respectively, and are recorded as Sales/revenue. AMResorts’ accounts receivable from resorts partially owned by related parties for management and incentive fees at June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, totaled $2,653 and $4,117, respectively, and is recorded as Accounts receivable, net.

The Group incurs certain other costs in connection with related party transactions, none of which are material individually or in the aggregate.

 

11.

Long-Term Debt

The Group had the following debt obligations at June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020:

 

     Outstanding Balance  
     June 30, 2021      December 31, 2020  

First Lien Term Loan Facility

   $ 919,125      $ 923,875  

2020 Note Facility

     250,000        250,000  

PIK Interest on 2020 Note Facility

     54,186        22,376  

Revolving Line of Credit

     175,000        175,000  

Bank Term Debt (held by non-Guarantor subsidiary)

     8,460        7,444  

Less: Unamortized debt discount

     (13,882      (16,406
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total debt, net of unamortized debt discount

     1,392,889        1,362,289  

Less: Unamortized deferred financing costs

     (14,470      (16,984

Less: Current portion of First Lien Term Loan Facility

     (9,500      (9,500

Less: Current portion of Bank Term Debt (held by non-Guarantor subsidiary)

     (1,953      (1,340
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Long-term portion

   $ 1,366,966      $ 1,334,465  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

First Lien Credit Agreement

The Group’s First Lien Credit Agreement includes a First Lien Term Loan Facility in the aggregate initial principal amount of $950,000 and a Revolving Facility in the aggregate principal amount of up to $175,000. The First Lien Term Loan Facility has a maturity date of March 31, 2024 and the Revolving Facility has a maturity date of December 31, 2023.

In addition to the payments pursuant to scheduled maturities of the First Lien Term Loan Facility, principal payments can be made at any time without prepayment or penalty. The Group is required to make mandatory prepayments in an amount equal to 50% of excess cash flow, if and to the extent that excess cash flow for the fiscal year exceeds $10,000, with step-downs subject to the achievement of certain leverage ratios. There is no mandatory prepayment expected to be made during 2021 for the year ended December 31, 2020 based on the calculation set forth in the agreement governing the First Lien Term Loan Facility.

 

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“Apple Leisure Group” Casablanca Global Intermediate Holdings, L.P. and Subsidiaries

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

For the Period Ended June 30, 2021

 

(in thousands, except for units)

 

The First Lien Credit Agreement contains affirmative and negative covenants, including financial covenants of a Consolidated First Lien Secured Debt to Consolidated EBITDA Ratio covenant. In conjunction with the issuance of the 2020 Note Facility (see below), the covenants for the Revolving Facility were revised to suspend the Consolidated First Lien Secured Debt to Consolidated EBITDA Ratio covenant until the maturity of the Revolving Credit Line. Instead, it requires minimum liquidity of $25,000 at the end of each month through to December 2023. If (i) liquidity falls below $40,000; or (ii) is forecasted in the next 3 months to fall under $25,000, the First Lien Credit Agreement covenants require the shareholders to commit up to an additional $65,000 in cash under the same terms as the 2020 Note Facility to stay above the $40,000 liquidity threshold until the $65,000 is exhausted.

Dividends or other distributions and payments (whether in cash, securities or other property) with respect to any equity interest of the borrowers are limited subject to certain exceptions set forth in the First Lien Credit Agreement, as applicable.

2020 Note Facility

On August 10, 2020, in connection with management’s plan to ensure sufficient operating cash given the impact of due to COVID-19, the Group issued a new $200,000 note, which was acquired by its existing shareholders (See Note 10, Related Party Transactions). On September 9, 2020, the Group issued an additional $50,000 of notes under the 2020 Note Facility to unrelated third parties. The new debt total of $250,000 is referred to as the “2020 Note Facility”. The 2020 Note Facility matures in 2025.

The interest rates under the facilities are as follows:

First Lien Credit Agreement

At the option of the Group, initially, the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) plus 4.00% or Alternate Base Rate (ABR) plus 3.00%.

The applicable LIBOR margins shall be subject (i) to a step-down to 3.75% based upon achievement of a First Lien Leverage Ratio of 3.75:1.0 and (ii) to a step-down to 3.50% based upon achievement of a First Lien Leverage Ratio of 3.25:1.0. The applicable ABR margins shall be subject (i) to a step-down to 2.75% based upon achievement of a First Lien Leverage Ratio of 3.75:1.0 and (ii) to a step-down to 2.50% based upon achievement of a First Lien Leverage Ratio of 3.25:1.0. Accrued interest balances incurred on the First Lien Credit Agreement were included within Accounts payable and other accrued expenses on the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 in the amounts of $8,248 and $8,377, respectively.

The Borrowers must also pay each revolving credit lender a facility fee from August 10, 2020 to the termination of the revolving facility based on aggregate commitments, which may be paid as a cash facility fee at a rate of 6.00% per annum, or a PIK facility fee at a rate of 7.50% per annum.

 

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“Apple Leisure Group” Casablanca Global Intermediate Holdings, L.P. and Subsidiaries

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

For the Period Ended June 30, 2021

 

(in thousands, except for units)

 

2020 Note Facility

The interest rate on the 2020 Notes is 18%, payable in kind (“PIK”), without an election to pay in cash, and therefore interest is accrued at the stated 18% rate and accumulates as additional principal owed at maturity.

Bank Term Debt held by non-Guarantor subsidiary

In 2020 and 2021, a subsidiary (which is not a Guarantor of the First Lien Term Loan Facility) issued a series of bank term loan facilities to ensure sufficient cash for operations during COVID-19. The outstanding balances of these loans totaled $8,460 (restated Euro denominated loan balances) as of June 30, 2021. The loans are payable over terms of 3-5 years, and bear interest rates of LIBOR plus 1.5%-3%.

Due to the variable nature of the interest rates for the First Lien Term Loan Facility, and recent issuance of the 2020 Note and Revolving Line and consistent risk rating and external factors from the issuance period to periods ended June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the fair value of the debt approximates the carrying value disclosed above.

 

12.

Equity Based Compensation

Equity based compensation is utilized by management as an incentive to employees, tying performance-based compensation to operating results over specified periods of time. Equity awards are granted subject to approval by the Board of Directors. Profit Interest Unit awards (“PIUs”) contain various vesting conditions. The time vesting condition stipulates that the awards vest 20% per year on each of the first five anniversaries of the grant date. Such awards fully satisfy the time vesting condition upon a change in control of the Group. The ultimate vesting of the PIUs only occurs upon a change in ownership or business acquisition (performance condition) in which the controlling shareholders of the Group receive a minimum rate of return on their initial investment (market condition). Upon a termination by the Group other than for cause or poor performance, or termination due to disability, death or for a good reason, a number of PIUs proportional to the service provided will be deemed to have satisfied the time-vesting condition and shall remain outstanding and eligible to satisfy the performance and market vesting conditions. Awards are forfeited if termination is for cause, performance, or by the employee without good reason within five years of the closing date.

On December 18, 2020, the Group issued a new category (“Class B’) of PIUs. The Class B units are subject to the same vesting conditions as the previously issued units (hereinafter referred to as “Class A”), except that the Class B PIUs are not subject to the same market condition (minimum rate of return) for vesting as the Class A PIUs. On April 29, 2021, the Group issued a new category (Class C”) of PIUs. The 1,000,000 Class C PIUs were issued to the non-executive chair of the general partner’s Board. The Class C awards are subject to the same time conditions as the Class B awards. The Group’s parent company had previously amended the Profits Interest Plan on October 30, 2019 to provide for an additional form of award under a new plan, the 2019 Equity Appreciation Unit Plan (“EAU’s”). The EAUs are subject to similar terms and conditions as the Class A PIUs and the fair value of the awards are not material. The authorized limit covering both Class A PIUs and EAUs was 7,203,265 and the authorized limit covering Class B PIUs is 10,000,000 as of June 30, 2021. There is no authorized limit for the Class C awards.

 

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“Apple Leisure Group” Casablanca Global Intermediate Holdings, L.P. and Subsidiaries

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

For the Period Ended June 30, 2021

 

(in thousands, except for units)

 

The table below shows units by category, which were issued, forfeited, and outstanding for the year ended December 31, 2020 and the six months ended June 30, 2021:

 

(Units issued in actual amounts below)                            
     Class A PIUs      EAUs      Class B PIUs      Class C PIUs  

Outstanding at December 31, 2020

     6,158,948        84,359        7,300,000        —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Issued in 2021

     15,000        —          —          1,000,000  

Forfeited/Repurchased in 2021

     (44,942      (7,669      (25,000      —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Outstanding at June 30, 2021

     6,129,006        76,690        7,275,000        1,000,000  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The Group estimates the likelihood of achieving the performance conditions and does not recognize the cost of share-based compensation for PIU awards with performance conditions if it concludes that it is not probable that the performance condition will be achieved. Awards that vest on the consummation of a change in ownership or business acquisition are recognized when the ownership change or acquisition is considered probable. The Group has determined that as of June 30, 2021 it is not probable that the performance conditions will be achieved, and as such, has not recognized any cost for share-based compensation for any of the PIU or EAU awards. The fair value of the PIU and EAU awards issued to employees are remeasured on each balance sheet date. As of June 30, 2021 there was total cumulative unrecognized share-based compensation expense related to Class A, Class B and Class C PIUs of approximately $677, $1,971, and $270, respectively, based on respective fair values as of the end of the period of $0.11, $0.27, and $0.27 per PIU class, respectively. Such expense will begin to be recognized only when it becomes probable the performance conditions will be achieved.

Since the Group’s parent company is not publicly traded, the fair value of PIUs is determined by first determining an enterprise value of its parent company. The enterprise value was discounted for lack of marketability to arrive at the fair market value of the PIUs, which was derived using a risk-neutral simulation method. Since the Group’s parent company is not publicly traded, the assumptions included in the risk-neutral simulation method were based on the terms of the PIUs, along with inputs including the risk-free rate, expected volatility and expected term. The annual risk-free rate for periods within the contractual life of the equity awards was based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant. Expected volatilities were based on implied volatilities from market comparisons of certain comparable publicly traded companies and other factors.

 

13.

Income Tax

ALG determines its provision for income taxes for interim periods using an estimate of its annual effective tax rate. ALG records any changes affecting the estimated annual effective tax rate in the interim period in which the change occurs, including discrete items.

For the six months ended June 30, 2021, the effective tax rate was a 0.4% charge on a pre-tax loss, compared to a 1.3% benefit on pre-tax loss for the six months ended June 30, 2020. The effective tax rate for the period reflects no tax benefit being recorded on a pretax loss in the US and several foreign jurisdictions, where ALG continues to be in a three-year cumulative loss position.

ALG is in a three-year cumulative loss position in the US, Europe, and select Latin American countries. The Company quarterly assesses the need for valuation allowance on a jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction basis. ALG assessed the need for a valuation allowance against its deferred tax assets,

 

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“Apple Leisure Group” Casablanca Global Intermediate Holdings, L.P. and Subsidiaries

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

For the Period Ended June 30, 2021

 

(in thousands, except for units)

 

considering both positive and negative evidence, including the cumulative three-year pre-tax loss position. ALG continues to assess the appropriateness of the valuation allowance at each reporting date and at June 30, 2021, its valuation allowance was $214,000.

 

14.

Subsequent Events

The Group has evaluated subsequent events through the issuance of these financial statements on September 20, 2021, and determined that there have been no events that have occurred that would require adjustments to the disclosures in the consolidated financial statements except for the transactions described below.

On August 14, 2021, Hyatt Hotels Corporation (“Parent”), acting through an affiliate (“Purchaser” and together with Parent, the “Company” or “Hyatt”), agreed to acquire the Group, pursuant to a definitive Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Securities Purchase Agreement”). Under the Securities Purchase Agreement, Purchaser agreed to acquire 100% of the outstanding limited partnership interests in ALG and 100% of the outstanding ordinary shares of the General Partner (the “Acquired Entities”), from Seller (the “Transaction”). Parent entered into the Securities Purchase Agreement to fully guarantee all of Purchaser’s obligations under the Securities Purchase Agreement.

The consideration to be paid by the Company at the closing of the Transaction is $2.7 billion, subject to customary adjustments set forth in the Securities Purchase Agreement relating to working capital, cash and indebtedness of the Acquired Entities and their respective subsidiaries. The Securities Purchase Agreement also provides for contingent consideration payable to Seller in an amount equal to $69.0 million following the closing of the Transaction upon the achievement (if ever) of certain targets related to ALG’s outstanding travel credits. The Securities Purchase Agreement provides that the closing of the Transaction is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of customary closing conditions. The Securities Purchase Agreement contains customary termination rights for both the Company and Seller, whereby such parties may terminate the Securities Purchase Agreement (i) by mutual consent, (ii) following a final, nonappealable permanent legal or governmental order prohibiting the consummation of the Transaction, or (iii) following a breach of the representations, warranties, agreements or covenants contained in the Securities Purchase Agreement which would cause the closing conditions not to be satisfied if not curable, by the August 14, 2022.

On September 7, 2021, the Group acquired the noncontrolling equity interest attributable to Alua for cash consideration payable of $31,565, contingent on the closing of the sale to Hyatt described in the previous paragraph, with maximum additional contingent consideration of $5,593.

 

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