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Area (if any), in any manner we, Blackstone or our respective affiliates determine. We and/or any of<br />

our affiliates may be sold to or otherwise acquired by an existing competitor or newly formed entity<br />

which itself has established or may establish competitive guest lodging facilities located anywhere<br />

(provided that your Restricted Area protections, if any, will be observed). We and/or our affiliates may<br />

render services to hotels owned, managed, operated, franchised and/or licensed by Blackstone<br />

and/or its affiliates or funds. Further, we and/or our affiliates and/or Blackstone and/or its affiliates<br />

may purchase, merge, acquire, or affiliate in any other way with any franchised or non-franchised<br />

network or chain of guest lodging facilities or any other business operating guest lodging facilities<br />

regardless of the location of that network, chain or other business’s facilities, including within your<br />

Restricted Area (if any), and that following such activity we may operate, franchise or license those<br />

other facilities under any names or marks anywhere regardless of the location of those businesses<br />

and/or facilities. There is no mechanism for resolving any conflicts that may arise between your hotel<br />

and other hotels described in this paragraph.<br />

Laws, Rules and Regulations<br />

Your hotel business must conform to innkeeper liability laws, laws and regulations regarding food<br />

handling and preparation, truth in menu and labeling laws, alcoholic beverage control laws and dram<br />

shop acts, license, certificate and permit requirements for hotel and restaurant operation and<br />

occupancy, laws regulating the posting of hotel room rates, hotel room occupancy tax laws, and laws<br />

applicable to public accommodations and services such as the Americans with Disabilities Act. In<br />

addition, the laws, rules and regulations which apply to businesses in general will affect you. Consult<br />

your lawyer about them. Discuss with your architect the Americans with Disabilities Act and its<br />

architectural guidelines, and state and local accessible facilities requirements.<br />

ITEM 2<br />

BUSINESS EXPERIENCE<br />

Director, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer: Thomas Kennedy<br />

Mr. Kennedy has served as our Director, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since<br />

March 1, 2010. He also holds those positions with the other franchising entities. Mr. Kennedy has<br />

also served as Hilton Worldwide’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since<br />

September 2008. From January to September 2008 Mr. Kennedy worked as a self-employed<br />

consultant in Tulsa, Oklahoma and Fort Lauderdale, Florida. From 2003 to 2007 Mr. Kennedy served<br />

as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Vanguard Car Rental in Ft. Lauderdale,<br />

Florida, and Tulsa, Oklahoma.<br />

Director, Senior Vice President and Treasurer: Kevin Jacobs<br />

Mr. Jacobs has served as our Director, Senior Vice President, and Treasurer since March 1, 2010. He<br />

also holds those positions with the other franchising entities. Mr. Jacobs has also served as Hilton<br />

Worldwide’s Senior Vice President, Corporate Strategy and Treasurer since May 2009. From June<br />

The “franchising entities” include HLT ESP Franchise LLC, Hilton Franchise LLC, Hilton Garden Inns<br />

Franchise LLC, Waldorf Astoria Franchise LLC, Conrad Franchise LLC, Embassy Suites Franchise LLC,<br />

Homewood Suites Franchise LLC, Hampton Inns Franchise LLC, Doubletree Franchise LLC, Hilton<br />

International Franchise LLC, HLT International Waldorf=Astoria Franchise LLC, Embassy Suites International<br />

Franchise LLC, Doubletree International Franchise LLC, Homewood Suites International Franchise LLC, HLT<br />

International Conrad Franchise LLC, Hilton Garden Inns International Franchise LLC, Hampton Inns<br />

International Franchise LLC, HLT ESP International Franchise LLC, HLT ESP International Franchisor<br />

Corporation and Hilton International Franchisor Corporation.<br />

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March 31, 2011 Hampton<br />

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