FRANCHISE DISCLOSURE DOCUMENT HAMPTON INNS ...

ITEM 1
THE LICENSOR AND ANY PARENTS, PREDECESSORS AND AFFILIATES
About The Licensor, Its Parents and Its Predecessor
To simplify the language in this Disclosure Document, “we” or “us” means Hampton Inns Franchise
LLC the licensor. “You” means the person (or persons) who signs the license agreement – the
“licensee” and/or “franchisee”. If the licensee will be a corporation, partnership, limited liability
company or other entity, “you” also includes both the business entity and its owners. The “Licensed
Brand” refers to the name or names under which we will license your hotel. Our agent for service of
process in the states whose franchise laws require us to name an agent for service is shown on
Exhibit J.
We are a Delaware limited liability company formed in September 2007. We do business under the
names “Hampton Inns,” “Hampton Inn,” and “Hampton Inn & Suites.” Our principal business address
since August 1, 2009 is 7930 Jones Branch Drive, Suite 1100, McLean, Virginia 22102. Our
telephone number is (703) 883-1000. Prior to August 1, 2009, our principal business address was
9336 Civic Center Drive, Beverly Hills, California 90210. We also have a corporate franchising office
at 755 Crossover Lane, Memphis, Tennessee 38117.
Our indirect corporate parent is Hilton Worldwide, Inc. (“Hilton Worldwide”) f/k/a Hilton Hotels
Corporation ("HHC"), a Delaware corporation which has conducted a guest lodging business since
May 1946. Hilton Worldwide’s principal business address is 7930 Jones Branch Drive, Suite 1100,
McLean, Virginia 22102.
Our predecessor is Promus Hotel Systems, Inc. (“Promus”), a Delaware corporation incorporated in
May, 1995. On December 1, 1999, a merger transaction was completed under which Hilton
Worldwide acquired Promus’s indirect corporate parent and Hilton Worldwide became the ultimate
parent corporation of Promus and all its affiliates.
On October 24, 2007, HHC was acquired by BH Hotels LLC, a Delaware limited liability company,
("Parent") controlled by investment funds affiliated with The Blackstone Group L.P. (NYSE: BX)
(“Blackstone”) pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of July 3, 2007 (the "Merger
Agreement") among HHC, Parent and BH Hotels Acquisition Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly
owned subsidiary of Parent ("Merger Sub"). Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, Merger Sub
merged with and into HHC, with HHC as the surviving corporation. Parent acquired all of the
outstanding common stock of HHC for cash. Blackstone is a leading global alternative asset manager
and provider of financial advisory services. HHC changed its name, effective December 10, 2009, to
Hilton Worldwide, Inc.
BH Hotels LLC was later converted to Hilton Hotels Holding Corporation, a Delaware corporation. On
April 7, 2010, Hilton Hotels Holding Corporation merged into Hilton Hotel Holding LLC (“HHH”), a
Delaware limited liability company formed on March 18, 2010. HHH, which is owned by BH Hotels
Holdco LLC, is our penultimate corporate parent. BH Hotels Holdco LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company, is our ultimate corporate parent. The principal business address of HHH and BH Hotels
Holdco LLC is 7930 Jones Branch Drive, Suite 1100, McLean, Virginia 22102.
Our direct corporate parent is Hilton Franchise Holding LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
formed in September 2007. The principal business address of Hilton Franchise Holding LLC is 7930
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March 31, 2011 Hampton
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