UNITED STATES
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 (Date of earliest event reported): May 18, 2011
HYATT HOTELS CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-34521 | 20-1480589 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 71 South Wacker Drive, 12th Floor Chicago, IL |
60606 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (312) 750-1234
Former name or former address, if changed since last report: Not Applicable
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| Item 5.03 | Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year. |
(a) On May 18, 2011, Hyatt Hotels Corporation (the “Company”) filed a Certificate of Retirement with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware to retire 8,987,695 shares of Class B common stock, $0.01 par value per share, of the Company (the “Class B Common Stock”). All 8,987,695 shares of Class B Common Stock were converted into shares of Class A common stock, $0.01 par value per share, of the Company (the “Class A Common Stock”), in connection with the repurchase by the Company of 8,987,695 shares of Class B Common Stock from certain selling stockholders. The Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation requires that any shares of Class B Common Stock that are converted into shares of Class A Common Stock be retired and may not be reissued. The Company has also retired all 8,987,695 shares of Class A Common Stock into which the Class B Common Stock converted, and such shares of Class A Common Stock have resumed the status of authorized but unissued shares.
Effective upon filing, the Certificate of Retirement amended the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company to reduce the total authorized number of shares of capital stock of the Company by 8,987,695 shares. The total number of authorized shares of the Company is now 1,462,472,717 shares, consisting of 1,000,000,000 shares designated Class A Common Stock, 452,472,717 shares designated Class B Common Stock, and 10,000,000 shares designated Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value per share. A copy of the Certificate of Retirement is attached as Exhibit 3.1 hereto.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
| Exhibit |
Exhibit Description | |
| 3.1 | Certificate of Retirement of 8,987,695 Shares of Class B Common Stock | |
SIGNATURES
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 thereunto duly authorized.
| Hyatt Hotels Corporation | ||||
| Date: May 18, 2011 | By: | /s/ Harmit J. Singh | ||
| Harmit J. Singh | ||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||
INDEX TO EXHIBIT
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 3.1 | Certificate of Retirement of 8,987,695 Shares of Class B Common Stock | |