Hilton Worldwide — Oct 23, 2024 release

In September 2024, we issued $1 billion aggregate principal amount of 5.875% Senior Notes due 2033. We intend to use the net proceeds from the issuance for general corporate purposes. In September 2024, we paid a quarterly cash dividend of $0.15 per share of common stock, for a total of $37 million, bringing total dividend payments for the year to $113 million. In October 2024, our board of directors authorized a regular quarterly cash (1) Excluding hotels from our strategic partner arrangements, we added 18,300 rooms to our system during the third quarter, and, as of September 30, 2024, our hotel system would have totaled 7,800 hotels representing 1,213,800 rooms, growing 6.1% from September 30, 2023 and 1.3% from the prior quarter. (2) Excluding hotels from our strategic partner arrangements, we added 26,400 rooms to the development pipeline during the third quarter, and, as of September 30, 2024, our development pipeline would have totaled 3,514 hotels and 491,900 rooms, representing 8% growth from September 30, 2023 and consistent with total development pipeline rooms excluding hotels from our strategic partner arrangements as of June 30, 2024. 2 dividend of $0.15 per share of common stock to be paid on December 27, 2024 to holders of record of our common stock as of the close of business on November 15, 2024. During the three months ended September 30, 2024, we repurchased 3.3 million shares of Hilton common stock at an averag