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DEBT
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2021
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
DEBT
13. DEBT
The following table provides detail on our debt balances, net of unamortized debt discount and issuance costs.
($ in millions)At March 31, 2021At December 31, 2020
Senior Secured Notes
2025 Notes$500 $500 
Unamortized debt discount and issuance costs(6)(6)
494 494 
Senior Unsecured Notes
2026 Notes750 750 
Unamortized debt discount and issuance costs(6)(6)
744 744 
2028 Notes350 350 
Unamortized debt discount and issuance costs(4)(4)
346 346 
Corporate Credit Facility
Term Loan784 884 
Unamortized debt discount and issuance costs(9)(11)
775 873 
Convertible Notes
2022 Convertible Notes230 230 
Unamortized debt discount and issuance costs(13)(15)
217 215 
2026 Convertible Notes575 — 
Unamortized debt discount and issuance costs(133)— 
442 — 
Finance Leases
$3,025 $2,680 
The following table shows scheduled future principal payments for our debt, excluding finance leases, as of March 31, 2021.
($ in millions)2025
Notes
2026
Notes
2028
Notes
Term
Loan
2022 Convertible Notes2026 Convertible NotesTotal
Payments Year
2021, remaining$— $— $— $— $— $— $— 
2022— — — — 230 — 230 
2023— — — — — — — 
2024— — — — — — — 
2025500 — — 784 — — 1,284 
Thereafter— 750 350 — — 575 1,675 
$500 $750 $350 $784 $230 $575 $3,189 
Senior Notes
Our senior notes include:
$500 million aggregate principal amount of 6.125% Senior Secured Notes due 2025 issued in the second quarter of 2020 with a maturity date of September 15, 2025 (the “2025 Notes”).
$750 million aggregate principal amount of 6.500% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2026 issued in the third quarter of 2018 with a maturity date of September 15, 2026 (the “2026 Notes”); and
$350 million aggregate principal amount of 4.750% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2028 issued in the fourth quarter of 2019 with a maturity date of January 15, 2028 (the “2028 Notes”).
Corporate Credit Facility
Our corporate credit facility (“Corporate Credit Facility”), which provides support for our business, including ongoing liquidity and letters of credit, includes a $900 million term loan facility (the “Term Loan”), which matures on August 31, 2025, and a revolving credit facility with a borrowing capacity of $600 million (the “Revolving Corporate Credit Facility”), including a letter of credit sub-facility of $75 million, that terminates on August 31, 2023.
The Term Loan bears interest at LIBOR plus 1.75 percent. Borrowings under the Revolving Corporate Credit Facility generally bear interest at a floating rate plus an applicable margin that varies from 0.50 percent to 2.75 percent depending on the type of loan and our credit rating. In addition, we pay a commitment fee on the unused availability under the Revolving Corporate Credit Facility at a rate that varies from 20 to 40 basis points per annum, also depending on our credit rating.
In 2020, we entered into a waiver (the “Waiver”) to the agreement that governs our Corporate Credit Facility, which, among other things, suspended the requirement to comply with the leverage covenant in the Revolving Corporate Credit Facility, commencing with the fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2020. The initial suspension period included in the Waiver was up to four quarters, however in February 2021, we further amended the agreement governing our Corporate Credit Facility to extend the suspension period included in the Waiver through the end of 2021. We are required to maintain monthly minimum liquidity of at least $300 million until the later of December 31, 2021, or the end of the suspension period. In addition, for the duration of the period during which the waiver of the leverage covenant remains in effect, we are prohibited from making certain restricted payments, including share repurchases and dividends. If we are not in compliance with the leverage covenant at the end of the suspension period, we will seek to negotiate with our lenders to amend such covenant, as needed.
Prior to 2020, we entered into $250 million of interest rate swaps under which we pay a fixed rate of 2.9625 percent and receive a floating interest rate through September 2023 and $200 million of interest rate swaps under which we pay a fixed rate of 2.2480 percent and receive a floating interest rate through April 2024, in each case to hedge a portion of our interest rate risk on the Term Loan. We also entered into a $100 million interest rate collar with a cap strike rate of 2.5000 percent and a floor strike rate of 1.8810 percent through April 2024 to further hedge our interest rate risk on the Term Loan. Both the interest rate swaps and the interest rate collar have been designated and qualify as cash flow hedges of interest rate risk and recorded in Other liabilities on our Balance Sheet as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020. We characterize payments we make in connection with these derivative instruments as interest expense and a reclassification of accumulated other comprehensive income for presentation purposes.
The following table reflects the activity in accumulated other comprehensive loss related to our derivative instruments during the first quarters of 2021 and 2020:
($ in millions)20212020
Derivative instrument adjustment balance, January 1$(39)$(21)
Other comprehensive gain (loss) before reclassifications(24)
Reclassification to Income Statement— — 
Net other comprehensive income (loss)(24)
Derivative instrument adjustment balance, March 31$(33)$(45)
Convertible Notes
2022 Convertible Notes
During 2017, we issued $230 million of aggregate principal amount of convertible senior notes (the “2022 Convertible Notes”) that bear interest at a rate of 1.50 percent, payable in cash semi-annually. The 2022 Convertible Notes mature on September 15, 2022, unless repurchased or converted in accordance with their terms prior to that date.
The conversion rate is subject to adjustment for certain events as described in the indenture governing the notes, and was subject to adjustment as of March 31, 2021 to 6.8115 shares of common stock per $1,000 principal amount of 2022 Convertible Notes (equivalent to a conversion price of approximately $146.81 per share of our common stock), as a result of the dividends that have been declared since issuance that were greater than the quarterly dividend when the 2022 Convertible Notes were issued. Upon conversion, we will pay or deliver, as the case may be, cash, shares of our common stock or a combination of cash and shares of our common stock, at our election. It is our intent to settle conversions of the 2022 Convertible Notes through combination settlement, which contemplates repayment in cash of the principal amount and repayment in shares of our common stock of any excess of the conversion value over the principal amount. As of March 31, 2021, the effective interest rate was 4.73% and the remaining discount amortization period was 1.5 years.
The following table shows the net carrying value of the 2022 Convertible Notes.
($ in millions)At March 31, 2021At December 31, 2020
Liability component
Principal amount$230 $230 
Unamortized debt discount(11)(13)
Unamortized debt issuance costs(2)(2)
Net carrying amount of the liability component$217 $215 
Carrying amount of equity component, net of issuance costs$33 $33 
The following table shows interest expense information related to the 2022 Convertible Notes.
Three Months Ended
($ in millions)March 31, 2021March 31, 2020
Contractual interest expense$$
Amortization of debt discount
$$
2022 Convertible Note Hedges and Warrants
In connection with the offering of the 2022 Convertible Notes, we concurrently entered into the following privately-negotiated separate transactions: convertible note hedge transactions with respect to our common stock (“2022 Convertible Note Hedges”), covering a total of approximately 1.55 million shares of our common stock, and warrant transactions (“2022 Warrants”), whereby we sold to the counterparties to the 2022 Convertible Note Hedges warrants to acquire approximately 1.55 million shares of our common stock. As of March 31, 2021, the strike prices of the 2022 Convertible Note Hedges and the 2022 Warrants were subject to adjustment to approximately $148.61 and $177.19, respectively, and no 2022 Convertible Note Hedges or 2022 Warrants have been exercised.
2026 Convertible Notes
During the first quarter of 2021, we issued $575 million aggregate principal amount of 0.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2026 (the “2026 Convertible Notes”). The 2026 Convertible Notes are governed by an indenture dated February 2, 2021 (the Indenture) between the Company, Marriott Ownership Resorts, Inc. and the other guarantors party thereto (the “Guarantors”) and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (the “Trustee”). We received net proceeds from the offering of approximately $530 million after adjusting for debt issuance costs, including the discount to the initial purchasers, the cost of the 2026 Convertible Note Hedges, and proceeds from the 2026 Warrants (both as defined below).
The 2026 Convertible Notes will not bear regular interest and will mature on January 15, 2026, unless earlier repurchased or converted in accordance with their terms prior to that date. On or after October 15, 2025, and prior to the close of business on the second scheduled trading day immediately preceding the stated maturity date of the 2026 Convertible Notes, holders may convert their 2026 Convertible Notes at their option. The 2026 Convertible Notes are convertible at a rate of 5.8476 shares of common stock per $1,000 principal amount of 2026 Convertible Notes (equivalent to an initial conversion price of $171.01 per share of our common stock) as of March 31, 2021. The conversion rate is subject to adjustment for certain events as described in the Indenture. Upon conversion, we will pay or deliver, as the case may be, cash, shares of our common stock, or a combination of cash and shares of our common stock, at our election. It is our intent to settle conversions of the 2026 Convertible Notes through combination settlement, which contemplates repayment in cash of the principal amount and repayment in shares of our common stock of any excess of the conversion value over the principal amount.
Holders may convert their 2026 Convertible Notes prior to October 15, 2025 only under the following circumstances:
during any calendar quarter commencing after the calendar quarter ending on March 31, 2021 (and only during such calendar quarter), if the last reported sale price of our common stock for at least 20 trading days (whether or not consecutive) during the period of 30 consecutive trading days ending on the last trading day of the immediately preceding calendar quarter is greater than or equal to 130 percent of the conversion price on each applicable trading day;
during the five business day period after any five consecutive trading day period in which the trading price per $1,000 principal amount of 2026 Convertible Notes for each trading day of the measurement period was less than 98 percent of the product of the last reported sale price of the common stock and the conversion rate on each such trading day; or
upon the occurrence of specified corporate events as described in the Indenture.
We may not redeem the 2026 Convertible Notes prior to their maturity date, and no sinking fund is provided for them. If we undergo a fundamental change, as described in the Indenture, subject to certain conditions, holders may require us to repurchase for cash all or any portion of their 2026 Convertible Notes. The repurchase price as a result of a fundamental change is equal to 100 percent of the principal amount of the 2026 Convertible Notes to be repurchased, plus accrued and unpaid special interest, if any, to, but excluding, the repurchase date. If certain fundamental changes referred to in the Indenture as make-whole fundamental changes occur, the conversion rate applicable to the 2026 Convertible Notes may increase.
The 2026 Convertible Notes are unconditionally guaranteed, on a joint and several basis, by the Guarantors on a senior, unsecured basis. The 2026 Convertible Notes are our general senior unsecured obligations and rank equally in right of payment with all of our existing and future senior indebtedness, and senior in right of payment to all of our future subordinated debt. The 2026 Convertible Notes will be effectively subordinated to any of our existing and future secured debt to the extent of the value of the assets securing such debt, including the guarantees of borrowings outstanding under the Corporate Credit Facility and our 2025 Notes. The 2026 Convertible Notes will be structurally subordinated to any existing and future indebtedness and any other liabilities and obligations of any of our subsidiaries that are not guarantors of the 2026 Convertible Notes. The guarantees will be the Guarantors’ general senior unsecured obligations and will rank equally in right of payment with all of the Guarantors’ existing and future senior indebtedness, and senior in right of payment to all of the Guarantors’ future subordinated debt. The guarantees will be effectively subordinated to any of the Guarantors’ existing and future secured debt to the extent of the value of the assets securing such debt, including any borrowings outstanding under the Corporate Credit Facility and the 2025 Notes. The guarantees will be structurally subordinated to any existing and future indebtedness and any other liabilities and obligations of any of our subsidiaries that are not guarantors of the 2026 Convertible Notes.
There are no financial or operating covenants related to the 2026 Convertible Notes. The indenture governing these notes contains customary events of default with respect to the 2026 Convertible Notes and provides that upon the occurrence and continuation of certain events of default, the Trustee or the holders of at least 25 percent in aggregate principal amount of the 2026 Convertible Notes then outstanding, may declare all principal of, and accrued and any unpaid interest on, the 2026 Convertible Notes then outstanding to be immediately due and payable. In case of certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency involving the Company, all of the principal of and accrued and unpaid interest on the 2026 Convertible Notes will automatically become immediately due and payable.
In accounting for the issuance of the 2026 Convertible Notes, we separated the 2026 Convertible Notes into liability and equity components, and allocated $449 million to the liability component and $126 million to the equity component. The resulting debt discount is amortized as interest expense. As of March 31, 2021, the effective interest rate was 4.96% and the remaining debt discount amortization period was 4.8 years. We had debt issuance costs, including initial purchasers’ discount to underwriters, of $15 million related to the 2026 Convertible Notes, which were allocated to the liability and equity components based on their relative values. Issuance costs attributable to the liability component are amortized to interest expense over the term of the 2026 Convertible Notes, and issuance costs attributable to the equity component are included along with the equity component in shareholders’ equity. During the first quarter of 2021, our interest expense related to the 2026 Convertible Notes was $5 million, all of which related to the amortization of the debt discount.
The following table shows the net carrying value of the 2026 Convertible Notes at March 31, 2021:
($ in millions)At March 31, 2021
Liability component
Principal amount$575 
Unamortized debt discount(121)
Unamortized debt issuance costs(12)
Net carrying amount of the liability component$442 
Carrying amount of equity component, net of issuance costs$117 
2026 Convertible Note Hedges and Warrants
In connection with the offering of the 2026 Convertible Notes, we entered into privately-negotiated convertible note hedge transactions with respect to our common stock with certain counterparties (the “2026 Convertible Note Hedges”), covering a total of 3.4 million shares of our common stock at a cost of $100 million. The 2026 Convertible Note Hedges are subject to anti-dilution provisions substantially similar to those of the 2026 Convertible Notes, have a strike price that initially corresponds to the initial conversion price of the 2026 Convertible Notes, are exercisable by us upon any conversion under the 2026 Convertible Notes, and expire when the 2026 Convertible Notes mature. The cost of the 2026 Convertible Note Hedges is expected to be tax deductible as an original issue discount over the life of the 2026 Convertible Notes, as the 2026 Convertible Notes and the 2026 Convertible Note Hedges represent an integrated debt instrument for tax purposes. The cost of the 2026 Convertible Note Hedges was recorded as a reduction of Additional paid-in capital on our Balance Sheet as of March 31, 2021.
Concurrently with the entry into the 2026 Convertible Note Hedges, we separately entered into privately-negotiated warrant transactions (the “2026 Warrants”), whereby we sold to the counterparties to the 2026 Convertible Note Hedges warrants to acquire, collectively, subject to anti-dilution adjustments, approximately 3.4 million shares of our common stock at an initial strike price of $213.76 per share. We received aggregate proceeds of $70 million from the sale of the 2026 Warrants to the counterparties. The proceeds from the issuance of the 2026 Warrants were recorded as an increase to Additional paid-in capital on our Balance Sheet as of March 31, 2021.
Taken together, the 2026 Convertible Note Hedges and the 2026 Warrants are generally expected to reduce the potential dilution to our common stock (or, in the event the conversion of the 2026 Convertible Notes is settled in cash, to reduce our cash payment obligation) in the event that at the time of conversion our stock price exceeds the conversion price under the 2026 Convertible Notes and to effectively increase the overall conversion price to the Company from $171.01 per share to $213.76 per share. The 2026 Warrants will expire in ratable portions on a series of expiration dates commencing on April 15, 2026.
The 2026 Convertible Notes, the 2026 Convertible Note Hedges, and the 2026 Warrants are transactions that are separate from each other. Holders of any such instrument have no rights with respect to the other instruments. As of March 31, 2021, no 2026 Convertible Notes or 2026 Warrants have been exercised.
Security and Guarantees
Amounts borrowed under the Corporate Credit Facility and the 2025 Notes, as well as obligations with respect to letters of credit issued pursuant to the Corporate Credit Facility, are secured by a perfected first priority security interest in substantially all of the assets of the borrowers under, and guarantors of, that facility (which include MVWC and certain of our direct and indirect, existing and future, domestic subsidiaries, excluding certain bankruptcy remote special purpose subsidiaries), in each case including inventory, subject to certain exceptions. In addition, the Corporate Credit Facility, the 2026 Convertible Notes, the 2025 Notes, the 2026 Notes and the 2028 Notes are guaranteed by MVWC and certain of our direct and indirect, existing and future, domestic subsidiaries, excluding bankruptcy remote special purpose subsidiaries.