Form 11-K

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


 

FORM 11-K

 

ANNUAL REPORT

Pursuant to Section 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 


 

(Mark One):

 

x   ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the plan year ended December 31, 2002

 

OR

 

¨   TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from                      to                     

 

Commission file number 1-12188

 

  A.   Full title of the plan and the address of the plan, if different from that of the issuer named below:

 

MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL, INC. EMPLOYEES’

PROFIT SHARING, RETIREMENT AND SAVINGS PLAN AND TRUST

 

  B.   Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and the address of its principal executive office:

 

MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL, INC.

1 Marriott Drive

Washington, D.C. 20058

 



REQUIRED INFORMATION

 

Financial Statements and Exhibits as follows:

 

Financial statements

 

  ·   Independent Auditors’ Report
  ·   Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits as of December 31, 2002 and December 28, 2001
  ·   Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits for the years ended December 31, 2002 and December 28, 2001

 

  ·   Notes to Financial Statements

 

Certain schedules have been omitted because they are not applicable, not material or because the information is included in the financial statements or the notes thereto.

 

Exhibits

 

  ·   Exhibit 23.1—Consent of Independent Auditors
  ·   Exhibit 99.1—Certification in accordance with Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act

 

SIGNATURES

 

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

 

MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL, INC. EMPLOYEES’ PROFIT SHARING,

RETIREMENT AND SAVINGS PLAN AND TRUST

 

Dated:  

June 20, 2003

      By:  

/s/    KARL FREDERICKS         


               

Karl Fredericks

               

Plan Administrator


As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 23, 2003

Commission File No. 1-12188

 


SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


 

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

 

TO

 

FORM 11-K

 

ANNUAL REPORT

 

Under

 

The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 


 

MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL, INC.

 

EMPLOYEES’ PROFIT SHARING, RETIREMENT AND

SAVINGS PLAN AND TRUST

 


 

MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL, INC.

1 Marriott Drive

Washington, D.C. 20058

 



INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

 

MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL, INC.

 

EMPLOYEES’ PROFIT SHARING, RETIREMENT AND SAVINGS PLAN AND TRUST

 

Exhibit

Number


  

Exhibit


  

Sequentially

Numbered

Page


     Financial statements     
    

•      Independent Auditors’ Report

   6
    

•      Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits as of December 31, 2002 and December 28, 2001

   7
    

•      Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits for the years ended December 31, 2002 and December 28, 2001

   8
    

•      Notes to Financial Statements

   9
     Exhibits     

Exhibit 23.1

  

•      Consent of Independent Auditors

   17

Exhibit 99.1

  

•      Certification in accordance with Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act

   18


MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL, INC. EMPLOYEES’

PROFIT SHARING, RETIREMENT AND SAVINGS

PLAN AND TRUST

 

Financial Statements and Supplemental Schedules

 

December 31, 2002 and December 28, 2001

 

(With Independent Auditors’ Report Thereon)


Independent Auditors’ Report

 

The Profit Sharing Committee and Participants

Marriott International, Inc. Employees’ Profit Sharing, Retirement and

    Savings Plan and Trust:

 

We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits of Marriott International, Inc. Employees’ Profit Sharing, Retirement and Savings Plan and Trust (the Plan) as of December 31, 2002 and December 28, 2001, and the related statements of changes in net assets available for benefits for the years then ended. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

 

We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits of the Marriott International, Inc. Employees’ Profit Sharing, Retirement and Savings Plan and Trust as of December 31, 2002 and December 28, 2001, and the changes in net assets available for benefits for the years then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

Our audit was made for the purpose of forming an opinion on the basic financial statements taken as a whole. The supplemental schedules as of and for the plan year ended December 31, 2002, of Assets Held at End of Year (schedule I), and Investment Assets Both Acquired and Disposed of Within the Plan Year (schedule II), and Reportable Transactions (schedules III and IV) are presented for the purpose of additional analysis and are not a required part of the basic financial statements but are supplementary information required by the Department of Labor’s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. The supplemental schedules have been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audit of the basic financial statements and, in our opinion, are fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole.

 

/s/ KPMG, LLP

 

June 2, 2003


MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL, INC. EMPLOYEES’ PROFIT SHARING,

RETIREMENT AND SAVINGS PLAN AND TRUST

 

Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits

 

December 31, 2002 and December 28, 2001

 

     2002

   2001

Asset:            

Investments directed by participants:

           

Investments, at fair value

   $ 1,120,880,000    1,288,285,560

Investments, at contract value

     434,909,034    404,768,221

Investments not directed by participants:

           

Marriott International, Inc. ESOP convertible preferred stock, at estimated fair value

     —      263,005,476
    

  

Total investments

     1,555,789,034    1,956,059,257
    

  
Receivables:            

Due from Marriott International, Inc. for:

           

Company contribution

     60,267,398    59,025,043

Receivables from sale of investments

     1,518,952    1,977,479

Accrued interest and dividends

     2,628,609    2,533,478

Other

     102,545    211,985
    

  

Total receivables

     64,517,504    63,747,985
    

  

Total assets

     1,620,306,538    2,019,807,242
    

  

Liabilities:

           

Accounts payable on investments purchased

     4,761,356    6,076,662

Accrued interest payable on ESOP note

     —      1,012,406

Custodian and advisor fees payable

     754,276    980,522

Excess contributions due to participants

     —      2,710

Other

     569,517    389,437

ESOP note

     —      291,247,597
    

  

Total liabilities

     6,085,149    299,709,334
    

  

Net assets available for benefits

   $ 1,614,221,389    1,720,097,908
    

  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL, INC. EMPLOYEES’ PROFIT SHARING,

RETIREMENT AND SAVINGS PLAN AND TRUST

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits

 

Years ended December 31, 2002 and December 28, 2001

 

     2002

    2001

 

Additions to net assets attributed to:

              

Investment income (loss):

              

Net depreciation in fair value of investments

   $ (191,207,821 )   (96,596,741 )

Interest

     13,515,831     36,989,077  

Dividends

     33,415,705     27,510,044  

Gain on forgiveness of ESOP note interest

     4,844,764     21,977,356  

Less investment expense

     (2,539,056 )   (2,285,549 )
    


 

       (141,970,577 )   (12,405,813 )

Contributions:

              

Participants

     103,561,322     97,129,238  

Company

     60,817,227     59,596,909  

Transfers from other plans

     5,943,112     6,394,846  

Other

     137,087     171,845  
    


 

Total additions

     28,488,171     150,887,025  
    


 

Deductions from net assets attributed to:

              

Benefits paid to participants

     126,438,621     119,305,691  

Administrative expenses

     3,073,200     2,822,287  

Interest expense on ESOP note

     4,802,515     36,094,702  

Transfers to other plans

     50,354     7,416,644  
    


 

Total deductions

     134,364,690     165,639,324  
    


 

Net decrease

     (105,876,519 )   (14,752,299 )

Net assets available for benefits, beginning of year

     1,720,097,908     1,734,850,207  
    


 

Net assets available for benefits, end of year

   $ 1,614,221,389     1,720,097,908  
    


 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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(1)   Description of Plan

 

The following description of the Marriott International, Inc. (the Company) Employees’ Profit Sharing, Retirement and Savings Plan and Trust (the Plan), provides only general information. Participants should refer to the Plan document for a more complete description of the Plan’s provisions.

 

During 1999, the Plan was amended to allow for a leveraged employee stock ownership plan feature (ESOP) to fund certain employer contributions to the Plan. During the second quarter of 2000, the ESOP, at the direction of an independent fiduciary, borrowed $1 billion dollars from the Company to acquire 100,000 shares of special-purpose Marriott International, Inc. ESOP Convertible Preferred Stock (ESOP Convertible Preferred Stock). The ESOP Convertible Preferred Stock had a stated value and a liquidation preference of $10,000 per share, paid a quarterly dividend of 1% of the stated value, and was convertible into the Company’s Class A Common Stock at any time based on the amount of contributions the Company had made to the ESOP and the market price of the Company’s Class A Common Stock on the conversion date, subject to certain caps and a floor price. The shares of ESOP Convertible Preferred Stock were pledged as collateral for the repayment of the ESOP’s note, and those shares were released from the pledge as principal on the note was repaid. Shares of ESOP Convertible Preferred Stock released from the pledge were either converted to the Company’s Class A Common Stock or were redeemed for cash based on the value of the Class A Common Stock into which those shares could be converted for allocation to participants’ accounts. Principal and interest on the ESOP’s note were forgiven periodically to release shares of ESOP Convertible Preferred Stock with a value sufficient to fund certain employer contributions to the Plan. The last of the shares of ESOP Convertible Preferred Stock were released to fund contributions as of July 18, 2002, at which time the remainder of the principal and interest due on the ESOP’s note was forgiven. As of December 31, 2002, there were no outstanding shares of ESOP Convertible Preferred Stock.

 

Effective December 16, 2002, the Forum Group, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan, a qualified profit sharing plan sponsored by a subsidiary of the Company, was merged with and into the Plan (the Merger), and assets under that plan were transferred to the Plan’s trust. In connection with the Merger, $2,288,292 of net assets were transferred to the Plan and used to purchase investment funds offered by the Plan. These transferred net assets are included in the Plan’s Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits for the period from the Merger through December 31, 2002.

 

  (a)   General

 

The Plan is a defined contribution plan covering certain employees of the Company who are at least 21 years of age and have completed at least one year of service. It is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). For the Plan year ended December 28, 2001, the plan year was the same as the fiscal year of the Company. Effective for the Plan year beginning December 29, 2001, the Plan year end was changed to a calendar year end, resulting in a December 31, 2002 year end. Future Plan years will be the same as the calendar year.

 

  (b)   Contributions

 

Beginning on December 29, 2001, each pay period, participants may contribute up to 80% or a fixed dollar amount (minimum of $3 per week) of compensation. Prior to December 29, 2001 the maximum percentage that a participant could contribute was 15% of compensation. The Company’s contribution to the Plan is based on a fixed match of 100% on the first 3% of annual contributions, and 50% on the next 3% of annual contributions. In general, Company contributions are allocated among active participants’ accounts after the close of the Plan year, in proportion to each participant’s basic savings during the year. Basic savings represent up to the first 6% of a participant’s annual compensation. Contributions are subject to certain limitations.

 

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Additional Company contributions of a fixed dollar amount per workweek are made on behalf of certain associate groups at specified locations. These contributions are limited to non-highly compensated associates who are otherwise eligible to participate in the Plan.

 

  (c)   Participant Accounts

 

Each participant’s account is credited with the participant’s contribution and allocations of (a) the Company’s contribution, and (b) Plan earnings or losses, and charged with an allocation of administrative expenses. Forfeitures of terminated participants’ nonvested accounts are to be used to pay administrative expenses. Allocations of the Company’s contribution are based on participant contributions, as defined above. The benefit to which a participant is entitled is the benefit that can be provided from the participant’s vested account.

 

  (d)   Vesting

 

Participants are immediately vested in their contributions plus actual earnings thereon. Participants are immediately 100% vested in Company contributions attributable to the 2001 Plan year and thereafter and earnings thereon. Vesting in the Company contributions prior to 2001 and earnings thereon is based on years of service, with participants becoming fully vested, regardless of years of service, upon divestiture of unit (place of work), death, termination of employment due to permanent disability, or attainment of age 55 for salaried participants or age 45 for most hourly participants.

 

  (e)   Participant Notes Receivable

 

Participants may borrow from their accounts a minimum of $1,000 up to a maximum equal to the lesser of $50,000 or 50% of their vested account balance. Loan transactions are treated as a transfer to (from) the investment fund from (to) the Participant Notes fund. Loan terms range from one to four years or up to 10 years for the purchase of a primary residence. The loans are collateralized by the vested balance in the participant’s account and bear interest at the prime rate published by the Wall Street Journal plus 100 basis points. Interest rates range from 5.75% to 10.50%. Principal and interest are paid ratably through weekly or biweekly after-tax payroll deductions. Participants are limited to one outstanding loan. As of December 31, 2002 and December 28, 2001, participant notes receivable totaled $40,907,718 and $37,109,761, respectively, and are recorded in investments, at fair value or contract value on the Statement of Net Assets Available for Benefits.

 

  (f)   Payment of Benefits

 

For distributions which began before July 31, 2001, on termination of service, a participant with a vested account balance greater than $5,000 could elect to receive either a lump-sum amount or installment payments equal to the value of the participant’s vested interest in his or her account, or have the Plan purchase an annuity contract from a commercial insurance company for payment for a term certain or life. For distributions which begin on or after July 31, 2001, the Plan no longer provides for the purchase of an annuity contract. A participant with an account balance of $5,000 or less must take a lump sum distribution.

 

  (g)   Forfeited Accounts

 

On termination of service, the unvested portion of a participant’s Company contribution account is forfeited after five consecutive one-year breaks in service or, if earlier, when he takes a distribution of his entire account balance. Forfeitures are used to pay Plan expenses. As of December 31, 2002 and December 28, 2001, a forfeiture credit balances of $349,050 and $78,756, respectively, was available to pay plan expenses.

 

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  (h)   Administration

 

The Company serves as the named fiduciary of the Plan. Administration of the Plan is under the direction of (i) a five-member Profit Sharing Committee, all of whom are corporate officers of the Company, (ii) two trustees, both of whom are corporate officers of the Company, and (iii) a plan administrator, who is an employee of the Company. The trustees and their investment advisors and investment managers appointed by the Profit Sharing Committee are responsible for investment of the Plan assets.

 

  (i)   Administrative and Investment Expenses

 

To the extent not paid by the Company or from forfeitures, certain administrative and all investment expenses are paid by the Plan and are allocated to participants based on account balances.

 

  (j)   Plan Termination

 

Although it has not expressed any intent to do so, the Company has the right under the Plan to discontinue its contributions at any time and to terminate the Plan subject to the provisions of ERISA. In the event of Plan termination, participants will become 100% vested in their accounts.

 

(2)   Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

  (a)   Basis of Accounting

 

The financial statements of the Plan are prepared under the accrual method of accounting.

 

  (b)   Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of additions to and deductions from net assets during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

  (c)   Investments Valuation and Income Recognition

 

The investments directed by participants as of December 31, 2002 and December 28, 2001, are stated at fair value except for the Plan’s investments in Guaranteed Investment Contracts (GICs) with fully benefit responsive features, which are valued at contract value. Shares of mutual and collective investment funds are valued at estimated market prices, which represent the net asset value of shares held by the Plan at year-end. The Company stock is valued at its quoted market price. Participant notes receivable are valued at cost, which approximates fair value.

 

The investment in the ESOP Convertible Preferred Stock is recorded at the value reported to the Plan by the investment manager. This value is a good faith estimate based on the value of Marriott International, Inc. Class A Common Stock that the Plan could have acquired after exercising certain exchange and conversion rights of the ESOP Convertible Preferred Stock.

 

Purchases and sales of securities are recorded on a trade-date basis. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Realized gains and losses from security transactions are reported on an average cost method. Investment earnings are allocated to accounts of Plan participants on a daily basis.

 

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  (d)   Payment of Benefits

 

Benefits are recorded when paid.

 

(3)   Investments

 

The following presents investments shown on the Statement of Net Assets Available for Benefits that represent 5% or more of the Plan’s net assets as of December 31, 2002 and December 28, 2001.

 

     2002

 
     Fair value

   Percentage of
net assets


 

Marriott International, Inc. common stock

   $ 235,728,257    14.60 %
     2001

 
     Fair value

  

Percentage of

net assets


 

Marriott International, Inc. common stock

   $ 290,831,408    16.94 %

Marriott International, Inc. ESOP convertible preferred stock

     263,005,476    15.29 %

 

During 2002 and 2001, the Plan’s investments (including gains and losses on investments bought and sold, as well as held during the year) appreciated (depreciated) in value by $(191,207,821) and (96,596,741), respectively, as follows:

 

     2002

    

2001


 

Mutual and collective investment funds

   $ (100,871,697 )   

(36,013,365

)

Other common stock

     (64,934,803 )   

(28,892,027

)

Preferred stock

     (367,278 )   

(92,202

)

Corporate bonds, notes and other obligations

     4,183,888     

2,439,930

 

Government Obligations

     4,118,329      967,415  

Marriott International, Inc. common stock

     (61,578,381 )    (10,267,312 )

Marriott International, Inc. ESOP convertible preferred stock

     28,242,121      (24,739,180 )
    


  

     $ (191,207,821 )    (96,596,741 )
    


  

 

The ESOP Preferred Stock accrues a cumulative cash dividend equal to $100 per share outstanding at each quarter end. For the years ended December 31, 2002 and December 28, 2001, the Plan recorded dividend income of $970,157 and $15,609,934, respectively. In accordance with the stock purchase agreement, the dividends earned on the ESOP Preferred Stock were used to pay principal and the interest accrued on the ESOP Note.

 

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(4)   Investments Not Directed by Participants

 

Information about the net assets available for benefits relating to investments not directed by participants, as of December 31, 2002 and December 28, 2001, are presented in the following tables:

 

                 2002            

   2001

 

Assets:

               

Investment in Marriott International, Inc. ESOP convertibile preferred stock, at estimated fair value

   $ —      $ 263,005,476  
    

  


Total investment

     —        263,005,476  
    

  


Liabilities:

               

ESOP note

     —        291,247,597  

Accrued interest payable on ESOP note

     —        1,012,406  
    

  


Total liabilities

     —        292,260,003  
    

  


Net assets available for benefits

   $ —      $ (29,254,527 )
    

  


Marriott International, Inc.ESOP convertible preferred stock:

               

Number of shares

     —        29,124.7597  

Cost

   $ —      $ 291,247,597  

Estimated fair value

     —        263,005,476  

 

Information about the significant components of the changes in net assets relating to investments not directed by participants was as follows for the years ended December 31, 2002 and December 28, 2001

 

     2002

    2001

 

Net appreciation/(depreciation)

   $ 28,242,121     $ (24,739,180 )

Dividend income

     970,157       15,609,934  

ESOP note interest expense

     (4,802,515 )     (36,094,702 )

Gain on forgiveness of ESOP note interest expense

     4,844,764       21,977,356  
    


 


Increase/decrease in net assets

     29,254,527       (23,246,592 )

Net assets:

                

Beginning of year

     (29,254,527 )     (6,007,935 )
    


 


End of year

   $     $ (29,254,527 )
    


 


 

(5)   Related-Party Transactions

 

The Plan may, at the discretion of Plan participants, invest an unlimited amount of its assets in securities issued by the Company. The Plan held 7,171,532 and 7,067,592 shares of common stock of the Company as of December 31, 2002 and December 28, 2001, respectively. Dividends on Marriott International, Inc. common stock approximated $1,518,889 and $1,852,934 for the years ended December 31, 2002 and December 28, 2001, respectively. In addition, as described in note 1, in June 2000, the Plan purchased ESOP Convertible Preferred Stock from Marriott International, Inc. in exchange for a note (as described in note 7). As of December 31, 2002 and December 28, 2001, the Plan held zero and 29,124.7597 shares of the ESOP Convertible Preferred Stock, respectively. For the years ended December 31, 2002 and December 28, 2001, dividends earned on the ESOP Convertible Preferred Stock were $970,157 and $15,609,934, respectively.

 

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Certain investments are purchased from the Custodian and certain investments are managed by the Plan recordkeeper (T. Rowe Price). Fees paid by the Plan for the investment management services amounted to approximately $268,000 and $225,000 for Bankers Trust Company and $927,000 and $676,000 for T. Rowe Price for the years ended December 31, 2002 and December 28, 2001, respectively.

 

(6)   Guaranteed Investment Contracts

 

The Plan is invested in certain investment contracts with insurance companies. The custodians of these investment contracts are T. Rowe Price and PRIMCO. The investment contracts are credited with earnings on the underlying investments and charged for Plan withdrawals and administrative expenses. The contracts are carried at contract value (which represents contributions made under the contracts, plus earnings, less withdrawals and administrative expenses), because they are fully benefit responsive. There are no reserves against contract value for credit risk of the contract issuer or otherwise. The estimated fair value of the investment contracts at December 31, 2002 and December 28, 2001 was $455,133,307 and $440,278,674, respectively. The average yield was approximately 5.81% and 5.73% for the years ended December 31, 2002 and December 28, 2001, respectively.

 

The fair values for these GICs have been estimated based on a discounted cash flow analysis. The estimated fair value is calculated based on the net present value of expected future payments, which include interest and a lump sum contract amount, discounted at a rate determined by the quality of the GICs and the average remaining life. This calculation is necessary, as GICs are not actively traded investments for which a daily fair value is readily available.

 

The issuers of the GICs are generally insurance companies. Where there are no underlying assets collateralizing the investment, the Plan’s ultimate realization of amounts invested in GICs is dependent on the continued financial stability of the issuers of the GICs.

 

(7)   ESOP Note

 

As discussed in note 1, the Plan was amended to include an ESOP to fund certain employer contributions to the Plan. On June 13, 2000, the Plan purchased $1.0 billion of ESOP Convertible Preferred Stock with the proceeds of a loan from the Company. The ESOP issued a note (the ESOP Note) in connection with the purchase of the ESOP Convertible Preferred Stock, which matures on June 13, 2010. Principal payments of $25 million are scheduled on September 13, December 13, March 13, and June 13 of each year with all remaining amounts due at maturity. The last of the shares of ESOP Convertible Preferred Stock were released to fund contributions as of July 18, 2002, at which time the remainder of the principal and interest due on the ESOP’s note was forgiven. As of December 31, 2002, there were no outstanding shares of ESOP Convertible Preferred Stock. The interest rate on the ESOP Note was 8.33% per annum and was due on the same dates as the principal payments. There was no penalty for prepayment of this note. Repayment of the ESOP Note principal and interest was made from: (i) collateral given for the loan (ESOP Convertible Preferred Stock), (ii) employer contributions made to the Plan to repay such loan, and (iii) earnings attributable to the ESOP Convertible Preferred Stock.

 

For the years ended December 31, 2002 and December 28, 2001, the Plan recorded interest expense of $4,802,515 and $36,094,702 on the ESOP Note, respectively.

 

During the year ended December 31, 2002, the Company caused $291,247,597 of principal and $4,844,764 of interest payable on the ESOP Note to be forgiven. For the years ended December 31, 2002 and December 28, 2001, $970,157 and $15,609,934, respectively, in dividends on the ESOP Convertible Preferred Stock were used to repay the principal and interest on the ESOP Note.

 

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(8)   Tax Status

 

The Internal Revenue Service has determined and informed the Company by letter dated March 30, 2001, that the Plan and related trust are designed in accordance with applicable sections of the Internal Revenue Code. Although the Plan has been amended since receiving the determination letter, the Plan administrator and the Plan’s counsel believe that the Plan is designed and is currently being operated in compliance with the applicable provisions of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

(9)   Reconciliation of Financial Statements to Form 5500

 

The following is a reconciliation of net assets available for benefits as reported in the financial statements to the Form 5500:

 

    

December 31,

2002


  

December 28,

2001


Net assets available for benefits as reported in financial statements

   $ 1,614,221,389    1,720,097,908

Less distributions payable to terminated employees

     558,597    62,590
    

  

Net assets available for benefits as reported in Form 5500

   $ 1,613,662,792    1,720,035,318
    

  

 

The following is a reconciliation of benefits paid to participants as reported in the financial statements to the Form 5500:

 

     Year ended
December 31,
2002


    Year ended
December 31,
2001


 

Benefits paid to participants as reported in the financial statements

   $ 126,438,621     119,305,691  

Add amounts allocated to withdrawing participants at year-end

     558,597     62,590  

Less amounts allocated to withdrawing participants at prior year-end

     (62,590 )   (223,721 )
    


 

Benefits paid to participants as reported in the Form 5500

   $ 126,934,628     119,144,560  
    


 

 

Amounts allocated to withdrawing participants are recorded on the Form 5500 for benefit claims that have been processed and approved for payment prior to year-end but not yet paid as of that date.

 

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Schedule I

 

MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL, INC. EMPLOYEES PROFIT SHARING,

RETIREMENT AND SAVINGS PLAN AND TRUST

 

Schedule H, Line 4i – Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)

 

December 31, 2002

 

Identity of issue, borrower, or similar party


  

Description

of Investment


   Cost

  

Current

Value


Deustche Bank Trust Company—Investment Totals*

   See detail at Schedule I-a    $ 1,160,657,197    1,077,341,570

Guaranteed Investment Contracts—T. Rowe Price*

   See detail at Schedule I-b      208,412,026    220,625,990

Guaranteed Investment Contracts—PRIMCO

   See detail at Schedule I-c      226,497,009    234,507,317

T. Rowe Price*

   Interest bearing cash      2,630,711    2,630,711
         

  
            1,598,196,943    1,535,105,588

Loans to participants*

  

Participant loans with interest rates
ranging from 5.75% to 10.50%

     —      40,907,718
         

  
          $ 1,598,196,943    1,576,013,306
         

  

 

*Party-in-interest

 

See accompanying independent auditors’ report.