SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549


FORM 8-K


CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report: January 27, 2003
(Date of earliest event reported)

HILTON HOTELS CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
(State of incorporation)
1-3427
(Commission File Number)
36-2058176
(IRS Employer Identification No.)

9336 Civic Center Drive
Beverly Hills, California 90210
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(310) 278-4321
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)




ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS

        Hilton Hotels Corporation today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2002.

        Compared to the year-ago quarter, the following factors contributed to the company achieving solid quarterly earnings-per-share: significant revenue-per-available-room (RevPAR) growth at the company's comparable owned hotels, driven by strong occupancy levels at most of the company's owned city-center properties and easy comparisons with the 2001 period; market share increases for all brands in the Hilton family, and solid margins.

        Factors adversely impacting the quarter included continued softness in independent business travel which suppressed average daily rate (ADR) growth, and increased insurance costs.

        Hilton reported fourth quarter net income of $40 million, versus $4 million in the 2001 quarter. Diluted net income per share was $.11, compared with $.01 in the fourth quarter 2001. Pro forma diluted EPS in the fourth quarter 2001 (including $.03 per share from the new accounting rules pertaining to non-amortization of goodwill and certain intangible assets) was $.04.

        For the full year 2002, Hilton reported net income of $198 million, versus $166 million in 2001. Diluted net income per share was $.53 for the year compared to $.45 in 2001. Pro forma diluted EPS for full year 2001 (including $.12 per share from the new accounting rules mentioned above) was $.57.

        The company reported 2002 fourth quarter total revenue of $957 million, up 8 percent from $887 million in the 2001 period. Total company earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization and non-cash items (EBITDA*) was $232 million, compared with $194 million in the 2001 quarter, a 20 percent increase. Total operating income was $136 million compared to $79 million in the 2001 fourth quarter. Total company EBITDA margin for the quarter was 32.1 percent (EBITDA as a percentage of revenue before "other revenue from managed and franchised properties,") an increase of 280 basis points over the 2001 quarter.

        For full year 2002, compared to fiscal 2001, total company revenue declined 4 percent to $3.847 billion; total company EBITDA of $990 million represented an 8 percent decrease, and total company EBITDA margin was 34.2 percent, a 90 basis point decline from 2001. Total company operating income was $603 million in 2002, compared with $632 million in 2001.

Owned Hotel Results

        Across all brands, EBITDA and operating income from the company's owned hotels (majority owned and controlled hotels) totaled $163 million and $102 million, respectively, in the fourth quarter. Comparable EBITDA increased 29 percent from the 2001 period. RevPAR from comparable owned properties increased 13.2 percent in the quarter; occupancy at these hotels showed an increase of 7 points to 68.3 percent, and average daily rate increased 1.6 percent to $151.76. EBITDA margins at these hotels, while continuing to be impacted by increased insurance costs, remained solid for the quarter at 29.7 percent, a 390 basis point increase over the corresponding 2001 quarter.

        Particularly strong results were posted by Hilton's owned properties in such key markets as New York, Chicago, Boston and Hawaii, with hotels in these markets showing both high occupancy levels (in the case of New York, more than 90 percent) and significant RevPAR growth. Strong occupancy gains were reported at the company's owned hotels in Washington, D.C., owing partially to favorable comparisons with the 2001 quarter. The New Orleans market was impacted by soft group business in the quarter. The San Francisco/San Jose and Phoenix markets continued to exhibit softness in the face of sluggish demand and new full-service hotel supply.

        Fourth quarter comparisons to the first three quarters of 2002 confirmed the sequential quarterly improvement the company had anticipated for the year. Compared with the respective 2001 quarters, RevPAR at comparable owned hotels declined 15.3 percent and 6.1 percent, respectively, in the first and second quarters, and increased 1.2 percent and 13.2 percent, respectively, in the third and fourth quarters.



        For full year 2002, EBITDA and operating income from the company's owned hotels totaled $638 million and $374 million, respectively. Comparable EBITDA declined 1 percent. RevPAR for the full year at comparable owned hotels declined 2.6 percent; occupancy improved 1.6 points to 71.1 percent, while average daily rate declined 4.8 percent to $148.41. Full year EBITDA margins at these hotels were roughly flat with 2001 at 30.2 percent.

Owned-or-Operated Hotel Results

        Comparable RevPAR at the company's U.S. owned-or-operated hotels increased 9.4 percent in the fourth quarter, compared to the 2001 period, on an occupancy increase of 5.2 points to 65.4 percent, and an ADR increase of 0.6 percent to $126.45. Within the Hilton full service brand, comparable owned-or-operated RevPAR increased 15.1 percent in the quarter, with occupancy up 8.2 points to 68.3 percent, and an ADR increase of 1.3 percent to $152.20.

        Compared with fiscal 2001, full year 2002 comparable RevPAR at the company's U.S. owned-or-operated hotels declined 3.7 percent. Occupancy improved 0.7 points to 69.0 percent, and ADR declined 4.7 percent to $126.70.

System-wide RevPAR; Management/Franchise Fees

        Fourth quarter system-wide RevPAR at each of the Hilton brands (including franchise properties) increased as follows: Hilton, 10.7 percent; Doubletree, 4.0 percent; Embassy Suites, 3.8 percent; Hilton Garden Inn, 3.8 percent; Homewood Suites by Hilton, 3.1 percent, and Hampton Inn, 2.6 percent.

        Management and franchise fees for the quarter totaled $78 million, an 8 percent increase from the 2001 period.

        For the full year, system-wide RevPAR at Hampton Inn improved 0.4 percent, with system-wide RevPAR at other company brands declining as follows: Hilton Garden Inn, 1.1 percent; Homewood Suites by Hilton, 2.2 percent; Hilton, 2.6 percent; Embassy Suites, 3.0 percent, and Doubletree, 5.5 percent.

        Full year 2002 management and franchise fees declined 4 percent from 2001 to $329 million.

Brand Development/Market Share

        Year-to-date November 2002 (the latest period for which data is available), each of the company's hotel brands continued to increase market share over their respective segment competitors. With 100 representing a brand's fair share of the market, the Hilton brands (according to data from Smith Travel Research) performed as follows for the first 11 months of 2002: Embassy Suites, 123.7 (+2.9 pts.); Hampton Inn, 118.4 (+3.9 pts.); Homewood Suites by Hilton, 118.3 (+4.3 pts.); Hilton, 109.5 (+2.5 pts.); Hilton Garden Inn, 107.8 (+2.8 pts.); Doubletree, 99.0 (+0.5 pts.)

        Cross-selling among the Hilton brands, along with the benefits of the Hilton HHonors loyalty program, continues to contribute to the strong performance of the company's brands. For full year 2002, cross-selling through Hilton Reservations Worldwide generated $306 million in system-wide booked revenue, an increase of nearly 18 percent over 2001.

        In the fourth quarter, the company added 35 properties and 4,256 rooms to its system as follows: Hampton Inn, 18 hotels and 1,648 rooms; Hilton Garden Inn, 7 hotels and 789 rooms; Homewood Suites by Hilton, 4 hotels and 568 rooms; Hilton, 3 hotels and 874 rooms; Embassy Suites, 1 hotel and 174 rooms; Doubletree, 1 hotel and 125 rooms, and Hilton Grand Vacations, 1 property and 78 rooms. Nine hotels and 1,844 rooms were removed from the system during the quarter.

        During 2002, a total of 143 hotels and 18,034 rooms were added to the Hilton system, in line with the company's expectations. At year-end 2002, the Hilton system consisted of 2,084 properties and 337,116 rooms.



Hilton Grand Vacations

        The company's vacation ownership business, Hilton Grand Vacations Company (HGVC), reported fourth quarter EBITDA of $13 million, compared to $17 million in the 2001 quarter. Operating income in the fourth quarter totaled $11 million in 2002 compared with $16 million in the 2001 period.

        HGVC's newest property, Hilton "City Club," located on two floors of the Hilton New York and Towers in midtown Manhattan, opened at year-end 2002. Development continues on schedule at two additional properties in Orlando, Florida and Las Vegas, Nevada.

        Impacting both EBITDA and operating income at HGVC were the sale of receivables in June and November of 2002, revisions to final construction costs in Hawaii, higher sales and marketing costs and start-up costs in New York. These factors combined to adversely impact by EBITDA and operating income at HGVC by $9 million.

        Thirty-seven percent of unit sales in the fourth quarter were at the company's new properties in Orlando, Las Vegas and New York which, due to requirements under generally accepted accounting principles, limited the amount of reported revenue, EBITDA and operating income growth.

        Full year EBITDA and operating income at HGVC was $80 million and $73 million, respectively, compared to $88 million and $86 million, respectively, in 2001. HGVC's 2001 results benefited from deferred timeshare sales in Hawaii in the amount of $14 million.

Corporate Finance

        At year-end 2002, Hilton had total debt of approximately $4.2 billion (net of $325 million of debt allocated to Park Place Entertainment,) with approximately 27 percent of the company's debt being floating rate debt. During 2002, the company paid down approximately $455 million of debt (since year-end 1999, the company has reduced its debt balance by $1.2 billion.) Cash and equivalents totaled approximately $54 million at year-end 2002. The company's average basic and diluted shares outstanding for the fourth quarter were 376 million and 403 million, respectively, and 374 million and 401 million, respectively, for full year 2002.

        Hilton's debt currently has an average life of 7.1 years, at an average cost of approximately 6.4 percent. At year-end 2002, the company had approximately $960 million of available capacity under its various lines of credit.

        The company's effective tax rate for the 2002 fourth quarter was approximately 36 percent.

        During the quarter, Hilton completed three separate transactions consistent with the company's financial strategies of reducing debt and extending maturities:

CNL Transaction

        During the fourth quarter, Hilton completed the first of a planned three-part transaction with CNL Hospitality Corp. in which the two companies formed a partnership that may ultimately acquire seven hotel properties. Hilton will operate the hotels under long-term management agreements and retain a minority ownership in the partnership.

        In the first phase of the transaction, completed at year-end, the partnership acquired the 500-room Doubletree Lincoln Centre in Dallas Texas, and the 428-room Sheraton El Conquistador Resort and Country Club in Tucson, Arizona. The Tucson property has been converted to the Hilton brand, and the Dallas hotel is in the process of converting to the Hilton flag.



        It is expected that the remaining phases of the CNL transaction will be completed in the first quarter 2003.

2003 Outlook

        Hilton anticipates continued challenges for the lodging industry in the first quarter and full year 2003. Soft economic conditions are expected to impact the recovery of independent business travel, putting continued pressure on room rates. Higher insurance costs and property taxes, along with this rate pressure, are expected to adversely affect margins.

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

 
  Three Months Ended
December 31

  Twelve Months Ended
December 31

 
 
  2001
  2002
  % Change
  2001
  2002
  % Change
 
Revenue                                  
  Owned hotels   $ 472   $ 545   15 % $ 2,122   $ 2,100   (1 )%
  Leased hotels     35     25   (29 )   168     111   (34 )
  Management and franchise fees     72     78   8     342     329   (4 )
  Other fees and income     83     75   (10 )   418     355   (15 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
      662     723   9     3,050     2,895   (5 )
  Other revenue from managed and franchised properties(1)     225     234   4     943     952   1  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
      887     957   8     3,993     3,847   (4 )

Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  Owned hotels     350     382   9     1,468     1,462    
  Leased hotels     35     24   (31 )   152     101   (34 )
  Depreciation and amortization     97     90   (7 )   391     348   (11 )
  Impairment loss and related costs         1           21    
  Other operating expenses     78     71   (9 )   336     294   (13 )
  Corporate expense, net     23     19   (17 )   71     66   (7 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
      583     587   1     2,418     2,292   (5 )
  Other expenses from managed and franchised properties(1)     225     234   4     943     952   1  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
      808     821   2     3,361     3,244   (3 )

Operating income

 

 

79

 

 

136

 

72

 

 

632

 

 

603

 

(5

)

Interest and dividend income

 

 

15

 

 

6

 

(60

)

 

64

 

 

43

 

(33

)
Interest expense     (87 )   (76 ) (13 )   (385 )   (328 ) (15 )
Net interest from unconsolidated affiliates     (5 )   (4 ) (20 )   (17 )   (19 ) 12  
Net (loss) gain on asset dispositions     (43 )   2       (44 )   (14 ) (68 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income before taxes and minority interest     (41 )   64       250     285   14  
Tax benefit (provision)     46     (23 )     (77 )   (81 ) 5  
Minority interest, net     (1 )   (1 )     (7 )   (6 ) (14 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income   $ 4   $ 40   % $ 166   $ 198   19 %
   
 
 
 
 
 
 

Net income per share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Basic   $ .01   $ .11   % $ .45   $ .53   18 %
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Diluted   $ .01   $ .11   % $ .45   $ .53   18 %
   
 
 
 
 
 
 

Average shares—basic

 

 

369

 

 

376

 

2

%

 

369

 

 

374

 

1

%
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Average shares—diluted     394     403   2 %   394     401   2 %
   
 
 
 
 
 
 

Reconciliation of Operating Income to EBITDA(2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Operating income   $ 79   $ 136   72 % $ 632   $ 603   (5 )%
  Pre-opening expense               3     1   (67 )
  Non-cash items, net     7     (1 )     7     2   (71 )
  Operating interest and dividend income     4           15     9   (40 )
  Depreciation and amortization(3)     104     97   (7 )   415     375   (10 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
EBITDA   $ 194   $ 232   20 % $ 1,072   $ 990   (8 )%
   
 
 
 
 
 
 

(1)
Revenue and expenses from managed and franchised properties are included in our reported results beginning January 1, 2002 in response to a FASB staff announcement. These costs relate primarily to payroll costs at managed properties where we are the employer. The 2001 revenue and expenses have been reclassified to conform with the 2002 presentation.

(2)
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.

(3)
Includes proportionate share of unconsolidated affiliates.

HILTON HOTELS CORPORATION
U.S. Owned-or-Operated Statistics(1)

 
  Three Months Ended
December 31

  Twelve Months Ended
December 31

 
 
  2001
  2002
  %/pt Change
  2001
  2002
  %/pt Change
 

Hilton

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  Occupancy     60.1 %   68.3 % 8.2 pts   69.5 %   70.9 % 1.4 pts
  Average Rate   $ 150.32   $ 152.20   1.3 % $ 156.46   $ 150.04   (4.1 )%
  RevPAR   $ 90.29   $ 103.90   15.1 % $ 108.76   $ 106.32   (2.2 )%

Doubletree

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  Occupancy     60.1 %   63.0 % 2.9 pts   67.4 %   67.1 % (0.3) pts
  Average Rate   $ 103.62   $ 102.89   (0.7 )% $ 109.72   $ 103.92   (5.3 )%
  RevPAR   $ 62.23   $ 64.84   4.2 % $ 73.92   $ 69.71   (5.7 )%

Embassy Suites

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  Occupancy     60.7 %   64.4 % 3.7 pts   68.1 %   68.9 % 0.8 pts
  Average Rate   $ 122.20   $ 119.97   (1.8 )% $ 132.38   $ 124.25   (6.1 )%
  RevPAR   $ 74.20   $ 77.32   4.2 % $ 90.12   $ 85.58   (5.0 )%

Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  Occupancy     59.4 %   62.1 % 2.7 pts   65.9 %   66.9 % 1.0 pts
  Average Rate   $ 90.14   $ 89.58   (0.6 )% $ 95.31   $ 91.68   (3.8 )%
  RevPAR   $ 53.57   $ 55.67   3.9 % $ 62.80   $ 61.34   (2.3 )%

Total U.S. Owned-or-Operated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  Occupancy     60.2 %   65.4 % 5.2 pts   68.3 %   69.0 % 0.7 pts
  Average Rate   $ 125.67   $ 126.45   0.6 % $ 132.93   $ 126.70   (4.7 )%
  RevPAR   $ 75.59   $ 82.69   9.4 % $ 90.76   $ 87.43   (3.7 )%

(1)
Statistics are for comparable U.S. hotels, and include only those hotels in the system as of December 31, 2002 and owned or operated by Hilton since January 1, 2001.

HILTON HOTELS CORPORATION
System-wide Statistics(1)

 
  Three Months Ended
December 31

  Twelve Months Ended
December 31

 
 
  2001
  2002
  %/pt Change
  2001
  2002
  %/pt Change
 
Hilton                                  
  Occupancy     58.9 %   64.1 % 5.2 pts   67.4 %   68.1 % 0.7 pts
  Average Rate   $ 124.65   $ 126.75   1.7 % $ 131.84   $ 127.16   (3.5 )%
  RevPAR   $ 73.42   $ 81.30   10.7 % $ 88.92   $ 86.61   (2.6 )%

Hilton Garden Inn

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  Occupancy     58.8 %   61.1 % 2.3 pts   64.0 %   66.1 % 2.1 pts
  Average Rate   $ 94.39   $ 94.33   (0.1 )% $ 101.25   $ 96.87   (4.3 )%
  RevPAR   $ 55.51   $ 57.61   3.8 % $ 64.77   $ 64.07   (1.1 )%

Doubletree

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  Occupancy     59.0 %   61.8 % 2.8 pts   66.6 %   66.1 % (0.5 )pts
  Average Rate   $ 100.28   $ 99.61   (0.7 )% $ 106.05   $ 101.01   (4.8 )%
  RevPAR   $ 59.18   $ 61.53   4.0 % $ 70.61   $ 66.76   (5.5 )%

Embassy Suites

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  Occupancy     61.6 %   64.5 % 2.9 pts   68.0 %   69.3 % 1.3 pts
  Average Rate   $ 117.82   $ 116.76   (0.9 )% $ 126.14   $ 120.00   (4.9 )%
  RevPAR   $ 72.55   $ 75.31   3.8 % $ 85.77   $ 83.18   (3.0 )%

Homewood Suites by Hilton

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  Occupancy     65.0 %   67.8 % 2.8 pts   70.9 %   72.7 % 1.8 pts
  Average Rate   $ 93.48   $ 92.38   (1.2 )% $ 98.83   $ 94.30   (4.6 )%
  RevPAR   $ 60.77   $ 62.66   3.1 % $ 70.04   $ 68.53   (2.2 )%

Hampton

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  Occupancy     60.5 %   61.4 % 0.9 pts   66.7 %   67.1 % 0.4 pts
  Average Rate   $ 74.28   $ 75.10   1.1 % $ 77.21   $ 77.01   (0.3 )%
  RevPAR   $ 44.92   $ 46.08   2.6 % $ 51.47   $ 51.66   0.4 %

Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  Occupancy     49.2 %   61.9 % 12.7 pts   59.7 %   61.3 % 1.6 pts
  Average Rate   $ 132.44   $ 129.09   (2.5 )% $ 138.79   $ 124.87   (10.0 )%
  RevPAR   $ 65.17   $ 79.94   22.7 % $ 82.81   $ 76.49   (7.6 )%

(1)
Statistics are for comparable hotels, and include only those hotels in the system as of December 31, 2002 and owned, operated or franchised by Hilton since January 1, 2001.

HILTON HOTELS CORPORATION
Supplementary Statistical Information

 
  December
   
   
 
 
  2001
Number of

  2002
Number of

  Change to
December 2001
Number of

 
 
  Properties
  Rooms
  Properties
  Rooms
  Properties
  Rooms
 
Hilton                          
  Owned   38   27,519   39   28,985   1   1,466  
  Leased   1   499   1   499      
  Joint Venture   6   3,104   6   2,291     (813 )
  Managed   15   9,970   17   10,601   2   631  
  Franchised   169   44,971   168   45,334   (1 ) 363  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
    229   86,063   231   87,710   2   1,647  

Hilton Garden Inn

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  Owned   1   162   1   162      
  Joint Venture   2   280   2   280      
  Franchised   122   16,846   158   21,655   36   4,809  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
    125   17,288   161   22,097   36   4,809  

Doubletree

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  Owned   9   3,156   9   3,156      
  Leased   6   2,151   6   2,151      
  Joint Venture   30   8,277   30   8,541     264  
  Managed   61   16,870   57   15,702   (4 ) (1,168 )
  Franchised   45   10,434   52   11,792   7   1,358  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
    151   40,888   154   41,342   3   454  

Embassy Suites

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  Owned   5   1,023   5   1,023      
  Joint Venture   23   6,339   24   6,581   1   242  
  Managed   61   15,771   61   15,589     (182 )
  Franchised   79   18,202   79   17,949     (253 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
    168   41,335   169   41,142   1   (193 )

Homewood Suites by Hilton

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  Owned   7   905   7   905      
  Managed   29   3,473   30   3,605   1   132  
  Franchised   68   7,225   84   9,218   16   1,993  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
    104   11,603   121   13,728   17   2,125  

Hampton

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  Owned   1   133   1   133      
  Managed   27   3,570   25   3,268   (2 ) (302 )
  Franchised   1,116   114,103   1,180   119,640   64   5,537  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
    1,144   117,806   1,206   123,041   62   5,235  

Timeshare

 

25

 

2,911

 

27

 

3,117

 

2

 

206

 

Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  Owned   4   638   1   300   (3 ) (338 )
  Leased   2   186       (2 ) (186 )
  Joint Venture   4   1,604   3   1,400   (1 ) (204 )
  Managed   17   4,122   11   3,239   (6 ) (883 )
  Franchised   13   3,043       (13 ) (3,043 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
    40   9,593   15   4,939   (25 ) (4,654 )

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  Owned   65   33,536   63   34,664   (2 ) 1,128  
  Leased   9   2,836   7   2,650   (2 ) (186 )
  Joint Venture   65   19,604   65   19,093     (511 )
  Managed   210   53,776   201   52,004   (9 ) (1,772 )
  Timeshare   25   2,911   27   3,117   2   206  
  Franchised   1,612   214,824   1,721   225,588   109   10,764  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL PROPERTIES   1,986   327,487   2,084   337,116   98   9,629  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 

SIGNATURE

        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Dated: January 27, 2003      

 

 

HILTON HOTELS CORPORATION

 

 

By:

/s/  
MATTHEW J. HART      
Matthew J. Hart
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer