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[0] Hilton Reports Second Quarter Results.


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BEVERLY HILLS Beverly Hills, city (1990 pop. 31,971), Los Angeles co., S Calif., completely surrounded by the city of Los Angeles; inc. 1914. The largely residential city is home to many motion-picture and television personalities. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 24, 2001

Hilton Hotels Corporation Hilton Hotels Corporation (NYSE: HLT) is one of the leading global hospitality companies. As of April 2007 there are 2,645 hotels and 485,000 rooms employing 105,000 people in more than 80 countries.  (NYSE NYSE

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:HLT HLT

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):
-- EPS of $.23 equals prior year quarter in a challenging RevPAR environment

-- Cost containment programs, timeshare, lower interest costs, benefit EPS

-- All brands increase market share


Hilton Hotels Corporation (NYSE:HLT) today reported results for the second quarter and six months ended June June: see month.  30, 2001.

The company reported net income for the second quarter of $86 million, compared to $88 million for the same quarter a year ago. Diluted di·lute  
tr.v. di·lut·ed, di·lut·ing, di·lutes
1. To make thinner or less concentrated by adding a liquid such as water.

2. To lessen the force, strength, purity, or brilliance of, especially by admixture.
 net income per share of $.23 was equal to the $.23 reported for the 2000 second quarter.

Despite a significant drop in U.S. lodging Lodging or holiday accommodation is a type of accommodation. People who travel and stay away from home for more than a day need lodging mainly for sleeping. Other purposes are safety, shelter from cold and rain, having a place to store luggage and being able to take a  demand, the company's aggressive cost containment cost containment,
n the features of a dental benefits program or of the administration of the program designed to reduce or eliminate certain charges to the plan.
 programs, coupled with continued strong results at Hilton Hil·ton   , Conrad Nicholson 1887-1979.

American hotel-chain organizer who acquired hotels in many American cities and in 1946 founded the Hilton Hotel Corporation.
 Grand Vacations, the company's vacation VACATION. That period of time between the end of one term and beginning of another. During vacation, rules and orders are made in such cases as are urgent, by a judge at his chambers.  ownership business, and a decline in average debt levels and interest rates, enabled the company to post net income per share that was equal to last year.

Quarterly results benefited also from higher-than-expected revenues from cross-selling Cross-selling is the term used to describe the sale of additional products or services to a customer. Less frequently it is used to describe the sale of services to additional business units at an account or to different geographic units of a customer.  among the brands and the success of the Hilton HHonors Hilton HHonors[sic] is the loyalty program of the Hilton Hotels Corporation. HHonors benefits at participating Hilton, Conrad, Doubletree, Embassy Suites Hotels, Hampton Inn, Hampton Inn & Suites, Hilton Garden Inn, Hilton Grand Vacations Club, Homewood Suites  loyalty program, contributing to substantial gains in brand market share.

These factors helped offset the impact of comparatively soft results at some of Hilton's largest hotels in such markets as New York New York, state, United States
New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of
, San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden , Boston Boston, town, England
Boston, town (1991 pop. 26,495), E central England, on the Witham River. Boston's fame as a port dates from the 13th cent., when it was a Hanseatic port trading wool and wine. Having recovered from a decline in the 18th and 19th cent.
 and Chicago Chicago, city, United States
Chicago (shĭkä`gō, shĭkô`gō), city (1990 pop. 2,783,726), seat of Cook co., NE Ill., on Lake Michigan; inc. 1837.
, which after a record 2000, experienced lower demand in the group and independent business traveler Traveler (U.S. English) or Traveller (British English) may refer to:
  • The Travelers Companies, an insurance company
  • Traveler (mascot), official mascot of University of Southern California
  • Traveller (horse), owned by General Robert E.
 segments. Demand among leisure travelers, however, remained solid during the quarter.

In addition, owned hotel results were affected by the ongoing guestrooms renovation project at the Hilton New Orleans New Orleans (ôr`lēənz –lənz, ôrlēnz`), city (2006 pop. 187,525), coextensive with Orleans parish, SE La., between the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain, 107 mi (172 km) by water from the river mouth; founded . The May opening of the 453-room Kalia Kalia (Hebrew: קלי"ה‎) is a kibbutz and Israeli settlement located on the Judean Desert's edge, along the northwestern shore of the Dead Sea in the West Bank.  Tower at the Hilton Hawaiian Village The Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach Resort and Spa, formerly the Kaiser Hawaiian Village Hotel, is one of the most popular hotels in Waikiki — based on name recognition and visitor statistics — on the Hawaiian island of O'ahu.  Beach Resort & Spa had a positive impact on second quarter EBITDA (Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization) A metric used to show a company's profitability, but not its cash flow. EBITDA became popular in the 1980s to show the potential profitability of leveraged buyouts, but has become  (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization, pre-opening expense and non-cash items).

Comparable RevPAR RevPAR

A performance metric in the hotel industry which stands for "revenue per available room." RevPAR is typically calculated by multiplying a hotel's average daily room rate (ADR) by its occupancy rate.
 at the company's U.S. owned-or-operated hotels decreased 5.8 percent during the quarter, with occupancy Gaining or having physical possession of real property subject to, or in the absence of, legal right or title.

In a fire insurance policy, for example, the term occupancy
 declining 4.3 points to 73.3 percent and average daily rate (ADR ADR - Astra Digital Radio ) nearly flat at $136.65. Within the Hilton full-service full-ser·vice
adj.
Associated with or offering complete service: full-service gasoline pumps; full-service banks. 
 brand, comparable owned-or-operated RevPAR decreased 7.3 percent for the quarter, with occupancy down 4.3 points to 75.4 percent and ADR off 2.1 percent to $162.69.

The company reported an 8 percent decline in revenue over the comparable 2000 quarter to $844 million. Total company EBITDA declined 4 percent to $345 million. The impact of 2000 and 2001 property sales (primarily the sale of leases back to RFS (Remote File System) A distributed file system for Unix computers introduced by AT&T in 1986 with Unix System V Release 3.0. It is similar to Sun's NFS, but only for Unix systems.  Hotel Investors and the sale of several Homewood Homewood.

1 City (1990 pop. 22,922), Jefferson co., N central Ala., a residential suburb of Birmingham; inc. 1921.

2 Village (1990 pop. 19,278), Cook co., NE Ill., a residential suburb of Chicago; platted 1852, inc. 1892.
 Suites by Hilton properties) contributed to the decline in revenue and EBITDA in the quarter. Excluding the impact of asset sales, revenue and EBITDA declined 1 percent and 2.5 percent, respectively. Total company EBITDA margin for the quarter was strong at 40.9 percent, up 1.5 points from the 2000 quarter.

Across all brands, EBITDA from the company's owned hotels totaled $223 million, with comparable EBITDA down 11 percent. RevPAR from comparable owned properties declined 8 percent for the quarter. Owned property comparable EBITDA margins were strong at 36.9 percent, compared with 38.4 percent in the 2000 quarter. The successful implementation of cost containment initiatives at the company's owned hotels helped mitigate mit·i·gate
v.
To moderate in force or intensity.



miti·gation n.
 the impact of the RevPAR decline on EBITDA.

System-wide RevPAR changes for the quarter at each of the Hilton brands were as follows: Hampton Hampton, part of Greater London, England
Hampton, since 1965 part of the Greater London outer borough of Richmond upon Thames, SE England, on the Thames River. It is the site of

Hampton Court Palace, which occupies about eight acres (3.
 Inn up 3.2 percent; Hilton Garden Inn Hilton Garden Inn is the name of a chain of hotels operated by Hilton Hotels Corporation. Hilton Garden Inns are considered to be upscale, mid-priced hotels that are designed for both business and leisure travelers. The hotel brand is similar to that of the Courtyard by Marriott brand.  up 0.8 percent; Homewood Suites by Hilton down 0.6 percent; Doubletree dou·ble·tree  
n.
A crossbar on a wagon or carriage to which two whiffletrees are attached for harnessing two animals abreast.

Noun 1.
 down 2.9 percent; Embassy Suites down 5.0 percent, and Hilton down 5.3 percent.

Management and franchise fees (across all brands) increased 5 percent to $98 million in the second quarter.

Brand Development/Market Share

Each of Hilton's brands continued to increase market share in the second quarter both in terms of unit growth, through the addition of new franchised and managed hotels, and at the property level, via outperformance of the Hilton brands in RevPAR versus their respective competitive sets.

In terms of unit growth, Hilton continues to expand its share of industry supply, with particular strength in the Hilton Garden Inn and Hampton Inn brands.

At the property level, where a RevPAR index of 100 represents a brand's "fair share" of the market, most of the Hilton brands command significant RevPAR premiums over their respective competitive sets, and all brands have shown substantial growth in RevPAR index. The brands in the Hilton portfolio (year-to-date Year-to-date (YTD)

The period beginning at the start of the calendar year up to the current date.
 through May) had RevPAR market share as follows: Embassy Suites, 119.5 (+3.5 pts); Hampton Inn, 114.8 (+6.7 pts); Homewood Suites by Hilton, 112.3 (+4.8 pts); Hilton, 106.0 (+0.9 pts); Hilton Garden Inn, 103.0 (+7.6 pts). The Doubletree brand, at 97.4, continued its turnaround Turnaround

A situation where a company that has had poor performance for an extended period of time experiences a positive reversal.

Notes:
A speculator may profit from a turnaround if he or she accurately anticipates the improvement of a poorly performing company.
 with a 4.3-point increase in market share.

The company noted that the market share increases are significant in that it has been approximately ap·prox·i·mate  
adj.
1. Almost exact or correct: the approximate time of the accident.

2.
 one year since the Hilton HHonors guest loyalty program was introduced to the former Promus brands. At the end of the second quarter, HHonors accounted for a combined 27 percent of the occupancy at the Doubletree, Hampton Inn, Embassy Suites and Homewood Suites by Hilton brands. Company-wide (including the Hilton brand), HHonors accounts for approximately 30 percent of total occupancy.

In addition to the positive impact of Hilton HHonors, the strong market share performance of the Hilton family The Hilton family is a successful American family founded by hotel magnate Conrad Hilton (1887-1979). His descendants continue to hold varying degrees of wealth and status as socialites, and some have become famous, such as great-granddaughter Paris Hilton and Nicky Hilton  of brands continues to be attributable attributable

emanating from or pertaining to attribute.


attributable proportion
see attributable risk (below).

attributable risk
 to the inherent strength of the brand names, cross-selling among the brands (currently running more than 60 percent ahead of last year's pace), the company's worldwide sales organization and other sales and marketing initiatives.

Reflecting owner preference for the Hilton brands, the company remains on track to achieve its stated goal of adding 190 to 200 hotels (with 25,000 to 27,000 rooms), to its system in 2001 -- all of them either franchised or managed. During the quarter, the company added 61 hotels and 9,015 rooms to its system as follows: Hampton Inn, 23 hotels and 2,213 rooms; Hilton Garden Inn, 12 hotels and 1,506 rooms; Homewood Suites by Hilton, 7 hotels and 762 rooms; Red Lion Red Lion may refer to:
  • Red Lion (inn), the second most common name for English pubs
  • Red Lion and Sun Society, the former name of the Red Crescent in Iran
  • Red Lion, Pennsylvania
  • Order of the Red Lion
  • San Beda Red Lions
  • Cougar
  • A robot vehicle from Voltron
, 4 hotels and 484 rooms; Hilton, 1 hotel and 857 rooms; Embassy Suites, 1 hotel and 150 rooms; and other brands, 13 hotels and 3,043 rooms. Hotel and room additions in the quarter include the affiliation affiliation (fil´ēā´sh  of 14 Camino Real hotel The "Camino Real Hotel" established in 1912, this landmark in the heart of El Paso has brought together the elegance that characterizes the Camino Real name and all the warmth and tradition of Southern hospitality.  and resorts effective April 1, 2001. Eight properties and 1,563 rooms were removed from the system during the second quarter. Year-to-date through June, the company's franchisees and owners have added a total of 95 hotels (with 13,721 rooms) spanning Hilton's family of brands.

At June 30, 2001, the Hilton system consisted of 1,965 properties and 325,605 rooms. The company's current development pipeline has approximately 400 hotels either approved, in design or under construction, the majority either Hampton Inns or Hilton Garden Inns. As evidence of the turnaround of Doubletree, there are currently eight new Doubletree hotels either approved, in design or under construction.

In June, Hilton was selected to manage a new 800-room convention hotel in Austin Austin.

1 City (1990 pop. 21,907), seat of Mower co., SE Minn., on the Cedar River, near the Iowa line; inc. 1868. The commercial and industrial center of a rich farm region, it is noted as home to the Hormel meatpacking company, whose Spam Town museum
, Texas. The hotel, scheduled to open in early 2004, was the second such management contract awarded to Hilton in Texas in the last three months. In March, the company was named to manage a new 1,200-room convention hotel in Houston Houston, city (1990 pop. 1,630,553), seat of Harris co., SE Tex., a deepwater port on the Houston Ship Channel; inc. 1837. Economy


The fourth largest city in the nation and the largest in the entire South and Southwest, Houston is a port of entry;
.

Hilton Grand Vacations

Hilton Grand Vacations, the company's vacation ownership business, reported strong results for the second quarter as a result of the January January: see month.  2001 opening of its newest property at the Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach Resort & Spa in Waikiki Waikiki (wīkēkē`), famous beach and resort center SE of Honolulu on SE Oahu island, Hawaii. Tourism is the economic mainstay; Waikiki is known the world over for its beach and recreational facilities, especially surfing. , along with continued excellent sales at properties in Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. , Nevada Nevada (nəvăd`ə, –vä–), far western state of the United States. It is bordered by Utah (E), Arizona (SE), California (SW, W), and Oregon and Idaho (N).  and Orlando, Florida The city of Orlando is a major city in central Florida and is the county seat of Orange County, Florida. According to the 2000 census, the city population was 185,951. A 2006 U.S. . Unit sales unit sales

Sales measured in terms of physical units rather than dollars. Unit sales data are often used by financial analysts when evaluating the health of a company.
 at Hilton Grand Vacations increased 47 percent over the 2000 quarter.

Reflecting the increasing importance of vacation ownership to Hilton's overall business, Hilton Grand Vacations continues to develop properties in key resort destinations. In May, the company broke ground on two new properties, one each in Las Vegas and Orlando Orlando, city, United States
Orlando (ôrlăn`dō), city (1990 pop. 164,693), seat of Orange co., central Fla., in a lake region; inc. 1875. In a citrus fruit and farm area, it is one of the world's most visited vacation spots.
. The company continues to explore opportunities for additional timeshare A form of shared property ownership, commonly in vacation or recreation condominium property, in which rights vest in several owners to use property for a specified period each year.  development in both resort and urban locations.

Cross-selling

Cross-selling among all of the brands in the Hilton portfolio continues to exceed the company's expectations. Through June 2001, year-to-date cross-selling among all the Hilton family of brands through Hilton Reservations Worldwide has generated approximately $113 million in system-wide booked revenue, more than 60 percent ahead of last year's pace.

Additional cross-selling benefits are anticipated as a result of the June 2001 introduction of a new technology created by Hilton that enables electronic distribution and seamless See seamless integration.  cross-selling opportunities among all Hilton brands in the three leading Global Distribution Systems -- Sabre, Apollo/Galileo and Worldspan Worldspan is a technology company with headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia that specializes in travel related software and systems. Its primary system is commonly known as a computer reservations system or Global Distribution System (GDS), which is a software used by travel agents and . The company also recently introduced cross-selling via the HiltonWorldwide.com website and the various Hilton branded websites.

Corporate Finance

At June 30, 2001, Hilton had total debt of $4.97 billion (net of $625 million of debt allocated to Park Place Entertainment). Approximately 38 percent of the company's debt is floating rate debt -- down from approximately 46 percent at the end of the first quarter 2001 -- and brings the company closer to its stated goal of 35 percent floating rate debt. Cash and equivalents totaled approximately $68 million at June 30, 2001. The company's average basic and diluted shares outstanding for the second quarter were 369 million and 394 million, respectively.

Consolidated con·sol·i·date  
v. con·sol·i·dat·ed, con·sol·i·dat·ing, con·sol·i·dates

v.tr.
1. To unite into one system or whole; combine:
 interest expense declined 12 percent in the second quarter due to reduced debt balances and declining interest rates.

The company's effective tax rate declined to approximately 41 percent in 2001, compared to 42 percent in the second quarter a year ago.

In keeping with its goal of improving its balance sheet and maintaining financial flexibility, the company during the quarter issued $400 million seven-year Senior Unsecured Unsecured

A loan or equity interest that is given without any guarantee of payment, performance, satisfaction or opportunity for return from the recipient. No property, interest or security is used as collateral in either a guarantee or a pledge.
 Notes carrying a coupon A certificate evidencing the obligation to pay an installment of interest or a dividend that must be cut and presented to its issuer for payment when it is due.

Coupons are usually attached to a document, such as a promissory note, bond, share of stock, or a bearer
 of 7.625 percent. Proceeds from the sale were used to repay indebtedness INDEBTEDNESS. The state, of being in debt, without regard to the ability or inability of the party to pay the same. See 1 Story, Eq. 343; 2 Hill. Ab. 421.
     2.
 under the company's revolving credit Revolving Credit

A line of credit where the customer pays a commitment fee and is then allowed to use the funds when they are needed. It is usually used for operating purposes, fluctuating each month depending on the customers current cash flow needs.
 facility expiring ex·pire  
v. ex·pired, ex·pir·ing, ex·pires

v.intr.
1. To come to an end; terminate: My membership in the club has expired.

2.
 October October: see month.  2003.

During the quarter the company also sold two Homewood Suites by Hilton properties for $22 million, using the proceeds for general corporate purposes, including debt reduction. Hilton continues to pursue additional opportunities to sell non-strategic assets at attractive prices.

Six-month Results

For the six-month period ended June 30, 2001, Hilton reported net income of $141 million, compared to $146 million in the same period a year ago. Diluted net income per share was $.38 versus $.39 in the 2000 period. The first quarter 2000 included a net gain of $29 million, or $.04 per share, related to asset dispositions, specifically the sale of certain securities. On a recurring re·cur  
intr.v. re·curred, re·cur·ring, re·curs
1. To happen, come up, or show up again or repeatedly.

2. To return to one's attention or memory.

3. To return in thought or discourse.
 basis, Hilton's net income per share for the six-month period 2001 increased 9 percent to $.38 from $.35 in the 2000 period.

2001 Outlook

Based on what is expected to continue to be a challenging operating environment In computing, an operating environment is the environment in which users run programs, whether in a command line interface, such as in MS-DOS or the Unix shell, or in a graphical user interface, such as in the Macintosh operating system.  for the remainder of the year, Hilton said it anticipates system-wide RevPAR to be flat for full year 2001, with RevPAR at its owned hotels declining 3-4 percent for the year. Year-to-date group bookings were ahead of 2000, and advance bookings for the remainder of the year remain on pace with last year. Cancellations, however, were up significantly for the first six months, and further economic uncertainty could result in comparatively high cancellations for the rest of the year.

The company now anticipates marginal (jargon) marginal - 1. Extremely small. "A marginal increase in core can decrease GC time drastically." In everyday terms, this means that it is a lot easier to clean off your desk if you have a spare place to put some of the junk while you sort through it.

2.
 growth in EBITDA for the full year, excluding the potential impact of additional property transactions. It is expected that asset sales in 2000 and 2001, property renovations in New Orleans and San Francisco and a decline in U.S. lodging demand (compared against record 2000 results) will adversely impact revenue and EBITDA comparisons. Revenue and EBITDA are expected to benefit from the openings of the renovated Seattle Seattle (sēăt`əl), city (1990 pop. 516,259), seat of King co., W Wash., built on seven hills, between Elliott Bay of Puget Sound and Lake Washington; inc. 1869.  Airport Hilton, and the new Kalia Tower and timeshare developments at the Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach Resort & Spa.

Hilton's cost containment programs have been implemented at all of its owned or operated properties, with the goal of matching last year's EBITDA margins.

Growth in earnings-per-share is expected as a result of increases in the company's fee-based business and its vacation ownership operations, along with lower interest costs. Successfully maintaining EBITDA margins is expected to help mitigate the impact of RevPAR declines. The company indicated it was comfortable with current analyst estimates for both the third and fourth quarters of 2001, equating e·quate  
v. e·quat·ed, e·quat·ing, e·quates

v.tr.
1. To make equal or equivalent.

2. To reduce to a standard or an average; equalize.

3.
 to expected earnings per share for full year 2001 in the low 70-cent range.

Net cash flow, after all maintenance and growth capital expenditures, is estimated to be in the $300 million range for the year. The company reiterated its goal of reducing its ratio of debt to EBITDA to approximately 3.75 times at year-end year-end also year·end
n.
The end of a year.

adj.
Occurring or done at the end of the year: a year-end audit.

Noun 1.
 2001, compared to a year-end 2000 figure of 4.0 times.

"We are very pleased to have delivered strong earnings for our shareholders in this challenging environment," said Stephen Stephen, 1097?–1154, king of England (1135–54). The son of Stephen, count of Blois and Chartres, and Adela, daughter of William I of England, he was brought up by his uncle, Henry I of England, who presented him with estates in England and France and  F. Bollenbach, president and chief executive officer of Hilton Hotels Corporation. "When revenue growth at the owned hotels is harder to come by, it is especially important to generate earnings from other sources, which in our second quarter were growth in fee income, our timeshare operations, successfully containing costs at both the property and corporate levels and lower interest costs.

"Occupancy levels and room rates at many of our large owned hotels are solid, though comparisons are difficult after last year's record results and operating challenges continue in the wake of a general slowdown For articles with similar titles, see Slow Down (disambiguation).
A slowdown is an industrial action in which employees perform their duties but seek to reduce productivity or efficiency in their performance of these duties.
 in business travel," Mr. Bollenbach said. "We benefited in the second quarter by effectively managing our costs at the property level, and by continuing to do so, expect to maintain the strong EBITDA margins we reported last year.

"Our fee business continues to grow as owners throughout North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere.  open new hotels spanning the entire Hilton family of brands. The fact that all of these brands are increasing market share in relation to their respective segment competitors COMPETITORS, French law. Persons who compete or aspire to the same office, rank or employment. As an English word in common use, it has a much wider application. Ferriere, Dict. de Dr. h.t.  -- in a tough RevPAR growth environment -- further strengthens their positions as the brands of choice for hotel owners."

Mr. Bollenbach concluded: "The environment remains challenging in many ways, but the second quarter demonstrated our ability to drive earnings growth in other areas and manage our costs. Continuing to do so will be the key to our success for the rest of this year, and we look forward to building on the successes of this past quarter."

Note: This press release contains "forward-looking statements forward-looking statement

A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections.
" within the meaning of federal securities law, including statements concerning business strategies and their intended results, and similar statements concerning anticipated future events and expectations that are not historical facts. The forward-looking statements in this press release are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, including the effects of economic conditions; supply and demand changes for hotel rooms; competitive conditions in the lodging industry, relationships with clients and property owners; the impact of government regulations; and the availability of capital to finance growth, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in or implied Inferred from circumstances; known indirectly.

In its legal application, the term implied is used in contrast with express, where the intention regarding the subject matter is explicitly and directly indicated.
 by the statements herein.


                       HILTON HOTELS CORPORATION
                   Financial Highlights (Unaudited)
                (in millions, except per share amounts)

                                            Three Months Ended
                                                 June 30
                                       2000       2001   % Change

Revenue
 Owned hotels                         $ 644      $ 599      (7) %
 Leased hotels                          105         47     (55)
 Management and franchise fees           93         98       5
 Other fees and income                   74        100      35
                                        916        844      (8)

Expenses
 Owned hotels                           396        376      (5)
 Leased hotels                           94         40     (57)
 Depreciation and amortization           96         98       2
 Other operating expenses                62         76      23
 Corporate expense, net                  18         16     (11)
                                        666        606      (9)

Operating income                        250        238      (5)

Interest and dividend income             22         16     (27)
Interest expense                       (113)       (99)    (12)
Net interest from unconsolidated
 affiliates                              (4)        (4)      -
Net (loss) gain on asset
 dispositions                             -         (2)      -
Income before taxes
 and minority interest                  155        149      (4)
Provision for taxes                     (65)       (61)     (6)
Minority interest, net                   (2)        (2)      -

Net income                             $ 88       $ 86      (2) %

Net income per share:
Basic                                 $ .24      $ .23      (4) %
Diluted                               $ .23      $ .23       -  %

Average shares - diluted                391        394       1  %

Reconciliation of Operating
 Income to EBITDA(a)
Operating income                      $ 250      $ 238      (5) %
 Pre-opening expense                      1          1       -
 Operating interest and dividend
  income                                  9          3     (67)
 Depreciation and amortization(b)       101        103       2
EBITDA                                $ 361      $ 345      (4) %


                                           Six Months Ended
                                                June 30
                                       2000       2001   % Change

Revenue
 Owned hotels                       $ 1,198    $ 1,162      (3) %
 Leased hotels                          197         90     (54)
 Management and franchise fees          175        191       9
 Other fees and income                  139        234      68
                                      1,709      1,677      (2)

Expenses
 Owned hotels                           767        767       -
 Leased hotels                          180         80     (56)
 Depreciation and amortization          188        194       3
 Other operating expenses               117        178      52
 Corporate expense, net                  34         32      (6)
                                      1,286      1,251      (3)

Operating income                        423        426       1

Interest and dividend income             41         34     (17)
Interest expense                       (225)      (203)    (10)
Net interest from unconsolidated
 affiliates                              (7)        (9)     29
Net (loss) gain on asset
 dispositions                            29         (1)      -
Income before taxes
 and minority interest                  261        247      (5)
Provision for taxes                    (110)      (101)     (8)
Minority interest, net                   (5)        (5)      -

Net income                            $ 146      $ 141      (3) %

Net income per share:
Basic                                 $ .40      $ .38      (5) %
Diluted                               $ .39      $ .38      (3) %

Average shares - diluted                391        394       1  %

Reconciliation of Operating
 Income to EBITDA(a)
Operating income                      $ 423      $ 426       1  %
 Pre-opening expense                      2          2       -
 Operating interest and dividend
  income                                 17          8     (53)
 Depreciation and amortization(b)       199        205       3
EBITDA                                $ 641      $ 641       -  %


(a) EBITDA is earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation,
    amortization, pre-opening expense and non-cash items. EBITDA can
    be computed by adding depreciation, amortization, pre-opening
    expense, interest and dividend income from investments related to
    operating activities and non-cash items to operating income.

(b) Includes proportionate share of unconsolidated affiliates.



                       HILTON HOTELS CORPORATION
                 U.S. Owned-or-Operated Statistics(a)

                                         Three Months Ended
                                               June 30
                                  2000           2001     %/pt Change

Hilton
   Occupancy                      79.7  %        75.4  %    (4.3)pts
   Average Rate                $166.21        $162.69       (2.1) %
   RevPAR                      $132.41        $122.70       (7.3) %

Doubletree
   Occupancy                      75.6  %        73.1  %    (2.5)pts
   Average Rate                $112.32        $112.07       (0.2) %
   RevPAR                       $84.91         $81.94       (3.5) %

Embassy Suites
   Occupancy                      79.1  %        72.4  %    (6.7)pts
   Average Rate                $131.89        $135.68        2.9  %
   RevPAR                      $104.31         $98.18       (5.9) %

Other
   Occupancy                      72.4  %        68.2  %    (4.2)pts
   Average Rate                $100.03        $103.29        3.3  %
   RevPAR                       $72.44         $70.45       (2.7) %


Total U.S. Owned-or-Operated
   Occupancy                      77.6  %        73.3  %    (4.3)pts
   Average Rate                $137.07        $136.65       (0.3) %
   RevPAR                      $106.36        $100.21       (5.8) %


                                           Six Months Ended
                                               June 30
                                  2000           2001     %/pt Change

Hilton
   Occupancy                      76.5  %        74.4  %    (2.1)pts
   Average Rate                $165.10        $165.36        0.2  %
   RevPAR                      $126.36        $122.99       (2.7) %

Doubletree
   Occupancy                      71.5  %        71.1  %    (0.4)pts
   Average Rate                $111.87        $113.66        1.6  %
   RevPAR                       $79.98         $80.77        1.0  %

Embassy Suites
   Occupancy                      76.4  %        72.4  %    (4.0)pts
   Average Rate                $132.64        $138.93        4.7  %
   RevPAR                      $101.34        $100.57       (0.8) %

Other
   Occupancy                      66.8  %        65.0  %    (1.8)pts
   Average Rate                 $97.09        $102.23        5.3  %
   RevPAR                       $64.89         $66.48        2.5  %


Total U.S. Owned-or-Operated
   Occupancy                      74.0  %        72.0  %    (2.0)pts
   Average Rate                $136.64        $138.96        1.7  %
   RevPAR                      $101.15        $100.05       (1.1) %


(a) Statistics are for comparable U.S. hotels, and include only those
    hotels in the system as of June 30, 2001 and owned or operated by
    Hilton since January 1, 2000.



                       HILTON HOTELS CORPORATION
                    System-wide Brand Statistics(a)

                                       Three Months Ended
                                             June 30
                                  2000         2001     %/pt Change

Hilton
   Occupancy                      76.7 %       73.1  %    (3.6)pts
   Average Rate                $136.22      $135.33       (0.7)%
   RevPAR                      $104.54       $98.98       (5.3)%

Hilton Garden Inn
   Occupancy                      70.7 %       69.7  %    (1.0)pts
   Average Rate                $101.00      $103.34        2.3 %
   RevPAR                       $71.45       $72.01        0.8 %

Doubletree
   Occupancy                      74.3 %       72.1  %    (2.2)pts
   Average Rate                $107.59      $107.72        0.1 %
   RevPAR                       $79.92       $77.63       (2.9)%

Embassy Suites
   Occupancy                      78.5 %       72.6  %    (5.9)pts
   Average Rate                $126.01      $129.31        2.6 %
   RevPAR                       $98.90       $93.93       (5.0)%

Homewood Suites by Hilton
   Occupancy                      77.9 %       75.2  %    (2.7)pts
   Average Rate                 $98.57      $101.57        3.0 %
   RevPAR                       $76.82       $76.35       (0.6)%

Hampton
   Occupancy                      73.0 %       72.6  %    (0.4)pts
   Average Rate                 $74.77       $77.62        3.8 %
   RevPAR                       $54.62       $56.37        3.2 %

Other
   Occupancy                      69.8 %       65.3  %    (4.5)pts
   Average Rate                $116.75      $118.02        1.1 %
   RevPAR                       $81.51       $77.02       (5.5)%


                                        Six Months Ended
                                             June 30
                                  2000         2001     %/pt Change

Hilton
   Occupancy                      73.5  %      71.6 %     (1.9)pts
   Average Rate                $135.83      $137.58        1.3  %
   RevPAR                       $99.79       $98.46       (1.3) %

Hilton Garden Inn
   Occupancy                      65.3  %      67.5 %      2.2 pts
   Average Rate                 $99.97      $104.25        4.3  %
   RevPAR                       $65.26       $70.38        7.8  %

Doubletree
   Occupancy                      70.4  %      70.4 %        - pts
   Average Rate                $107.20      $109.11        1.8  %
   RevPAR                       $75.45       $76.85        1.9  %

Embassy Suites
   Occupancy                      75.3  %      72.1 %     (3.2)pts
   Average Rate                $125.96      $131.31        4.2  %
   RevPAR                       $94.85       $94.63       (0.2) %

Homewood Suites by Hilton
   Occupancy                      74.1  %      73.7 %     (0.4)pts
   Average Rate                 $97.99      $101.96        4.1  %
   RevPAR                       $72.65       $75.16        3.5  %

Hampton
   Occupancy                      67.1  %      68.8 %      1.7 pts
   Average Rate                 $74.04       $76.93        3.9  %
   RevPAR                       $49.66       $52.93        6.6  %

Other
   Occupancy                      64.5  %      60.9 %     (3.6)pts
   Average Rate                $112.48      $118.58        5.4  %
   RevPAR                       $72.58       $72.21       (0.5) %


(a) Statistics are for comparable U.S. hotels, and include only those
    hotels in the system as of June 30, 2001 and owned, operated or
    franchised by Hilton since January 1, 2000.



                       HILTON HOTELS CORPORATION
                 Supplementary Statistical Information

                                              June
                                      2000                 2001
                                   Number of            Number of
                             Properties  Rooms    Properties   Rooms
Hilton
  Owned                            37   26,350          40    28,227
  Leased                            1      499           1       499
  Joint Venture                     3    1,897           3     1,896
  Managed                          15   10,844          15    10,424
  Franchised                      171   44,932         171    45,291
                                  227   84,522         230    86,337
Hilton Garden Inn
  Owned                             2      359           1       162
  Joint Venture                     2      280           2       280
  Franchised                       75   10,566         104    14,458
                                   79   11,205         107    14,900
Doubletree
  Owned                            13    4,303          10     3,290
  Leased                            8    2,552           7     2,333
  Joint Venture                    31    8,476          30     8,277
  Managed                          61   17,027          59    16,357
  Franchised                       45   10,730          49    11,408
                                  158   43,088         155    41,665
Embassy Suites
  Owned                             6    1,299           6     1,299
  Joint Venture                    22    6,063          22     6,063
  Managed                          58   14,590          57    14,375
  Franchised                       69   15,879          75    17,078
                                  155   37,831         160    38,815
Homewood Suites by Hilton
  Owned                            13    1,677           7       905
  Managed                          17    1,895          29     3,473
  Franchised                       61    6,404          67     7,130
                                   91    9,976         103    11,508
Hampton
  Owned                             1      133           1       133
  Leased                           18    2,250           -         -
  Managed                          12    1,598          27     3,570
  Franchised                      995  102,622       1,081   110,915
                                1,026  106,603       1,109   114,618

Timeshare                          27    3,010          25     2,863

Other
  Owned                            13    1,975          12     1,655
  Leased                           46    7,298          13     1,943
  Joint Venture                     3    1,433           4     1,604
  Managed                          22    4,822          19     4,387
  Franchised                        7    1,028          28     5,310
                                   91   16,556          76    14,899

Total
  Owned                            85   36,096          77    35,671
  Leased                           73   12,599          21     4,775
  Joint Venture                    61   18,149          61    18,120
  Managed                         185   50,776         206    52,586
  Timeshare                        27    3,010          25     2,863
  Franchised                    1,423  192,161       1,575   211,590

TOTAL PROPERTIES                1,854  312,791       1,965   325,605


                                            Change to
                                   June 2000          December 2000
                                   Number of            Number of
                             Properties  Rooms    Properties   Rooms
Hilton
  Owned                             3    1,877           -       747
  Leased                            -        -           -         -
  Joint Venture                     -       (1)          -        (1)
  Managed                           -     (420)          1       217
  Franchised                        -      359           1       131
                                    3    1,815           2     1,094
Hilton Garden Inn
  Owned                            (1)    (197)          -         -
  Joint Venture                     -        -           -         -
  Franchised                       29    3,892          18     2,325
                                   28    3,695          18     2,325
Doubletree
  Owned                            (3)  (1,013)          -         -
  Leased                           (1)    (219)         (1)     (222)
  Joint Venture                    (1)    (199)         (1)     (198)
  Managed                          (2)    (670)         (3)     (938)
  Franchised                        4      678           1       475
                                   (3)  (1,423)         (4)     (883)
Embassy Suites
  Owned                             -        -           -         -
  Joint Venture                     -        -           -         -
  Managed                          (1)    (215)          -         -
  Franchised                        6    1,199           2       305
                                    5      984           2       305
Homewood Suites by Hilton
  Owned                            (6)    (772)          -        10
  Managed                          12    1,578           5       653
  Franchised                        6      726           4       371
                                   12    1,532           9     1,034
Hampton
  Owned                             -        -           -         -
  Leased                          (18)  (2,250)        (18)   (2,250)
  Managed                          15    1,972          15     1,967
  Franchised                       86    8,293          39     3,670
                                   83    8,015          36     3,387

Timeshare                          (2)    (147)          -        48

Other
  Owned                            (1)    (320)         (1)     (320)
  Leased                          (33)  (5,355)        (33)   (5,355)
  Joint Venture                     1      171           1       171
  Managed                          (3)    (435)         (3)     (435)
  Franchised                       21    4,282          18     3,596
                                  (15)  (1,657)        (18)   (2,343)

Total
  Owned                            (8)    (425)         (1)      437
  Leased                          (52)  (7,824)        (52)   (7,827)
  Joint Venture                     -      (29)          -       (28)
  Managed                          21    1,810          15     1,464
  Timeshare                        (2)    (147)          -        48
  Franchised                      152   19,429          83    10,873

TOTAL PROPERTIES                  111   12,814          45     4,967
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