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Hilton Garden Inns Franchise LLC has been the franchisor for Hilton Garden Inn hotels in the US<br />

since October 24, 2007. Hilton Garden Inns Franchise LLC is a Delaware limited liability company<br />

formed in September 2007. The Hilton Garden Inn hotel is a first-class, mid-priced, two to six story,<br />

generally 80-250 room hotel featuring a unique pavilion structure providing a "living room" type lobby.<br />

The Hilton Garden Inn offers focused service, food and beverage service and meeting rooms based<br />

upon the Hilton Garden Inn target customers' needs.<br />

Waldorf Astoria Franchise LLC has been the franchisor for The Waldorf Astoria Collection hotels in<br />

the US since October 24, 2007 and for the Waldorf Astoria hotels in the US since November 16, 2007.<br />

Waldorf Astoria Franchise LLC is a Delaware limited liability company formed in September 2007.<br />

Hilton Inns offered franchises for The Waldorf Astoria Collection hotels between January 2007 and<br />

October 24, 2007. Both The Waldorf Astoria Collection and the Waldorf Astoria hotel brands extend<br />

the cachet of New York’s legendary Waldorf Astoria hotel. The Waldorf Astoria Collection hotels are<br />

luxury hotels whose primary identification is the subject hotel’s historical (or other) name and which<br />

bear the secondary identifier “Waldorf Astoria Collection Hotel”. The hotels range in size from 100 to<br />

1500 rooms. The Waldorf Astoria hotels are luxury hotels located predominantly in global gateway<br />

cities, typically ranging in size from 300 to 500 rooms, They offer the finest levels of luxury products<br />

and services. These hotels will have some iconic references to the first Waldorf Astoria in New York<br />

City. They will be referred to as “The Waldorf Astoria (geographical location)”.<br />

Hilton Inns also offered hotel licenses for Conrad hotels from September 2007 to October 24, 2007.<br />

On October 24, 2007, our affiliate Conrad Franchise LLC became the franchisor of Conrad hotels in<br />

the US. Conrad Franchise LLC is a Delaware limited liability company formed in September 2007.<br />

Each Conrad hotel is unique in character but united by world-class luxury service standards,<br />

pioneering culinary concepts and the latest technology.<br />

Hilton Inns previously offered hotel licenses under the name "Hilton Residential Suites" between<br />

January 1999 and November 1999, but ceased doing so at such time; no hotels were licensed during<br />

this period. Hilton Inns also previously offered hotel licenses under the name "CrestHil by Hilton". The<br />

three hotels which it licensed under the "CrestHil by Hilton" name have since changed their names to<br />

"Hilton Garden Inn".<br />

Hilton Inns also previously offered hotel licenses under the name “Hilton Suites” from April 1991 to<br />

February 2005. Hilton Inns ceased offering these licenses as of February 2005. There are currently<br />

nine licensed hotels operating under the name “Hilton Suites”.<br />

Hilton Inns’ former affiliate Red Lion Hotels, Inc., which offered hotel licenses under the Red Lion<br />

name since June 1999, was sold along with the Red Lion service marks and properties to WestCoast<br />

Hospitality on December 31, 2001. Hilton Inns ceased to offer hotel licenses under the Red Lion name<br />

and our affiliates do not do so. Through an affiliate, Hilton Inns retained an ownership interest in one<br />

Red Lion hotel in Austin, Texas, subject to a royalty-free perpetual trademark license from WestCoast<br />

Hospitality.<br />

In addition, in November 2005, Hilton Inns began offering franchises for Finn & Porter restaurants to<br />

be operated at Hilton hotels. We and our affiliates may offer Finn & Porter franchises in the future.<br />

Our affiliate HLT ESP Franchise LLC has been the franchisors for the Home2 Suites by Hilton hotel<br />

brand in the US since January 2009. HLT ESP Franchise LLC is a Delaware limited liability company<br />

formed in November 2008. Its principal business address is 7930 Jones Branch Drive, Suite 1100,<br />

McLean, Virginia 22102. The Home2 Suites by Hilton hotels are innovative hotels featuring amenities<br />

targeted to the extended-stay traveler.<br />

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March 31, 2011 Hampton<br />

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