Edgar Filing: Hyatt Hotels Corp

Ownership Submission

FORM 4

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

FRIEDMAN RICHARD A

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Hyatt Hotels Corp [H]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

__X__ Director	_____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO., 200 WEST STREET

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/30/2010

(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10282

4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Class A Common Stock								7,724	I	See footnotes ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾ ⁽⁷⁾

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)

Code

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Restricted Stock Units

$ 0 ⁽⁴⁾

03/30/2010

796

03/31/2015⁽⁵⁾

Class A Common Stock

796

$ 0

796

See footnotes ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾ ⁽⁷⁾

Class B Common Stock

$ 0

⁽⁷⁾

Class A Common Stock ⁽⁷⁾

12,654,050

See footnotes ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾ ⁽⁷⁾

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
FRIEDMAN RICHARD A C/O GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO. 200 WEST STREET NEW YORK, NY 10282	X

Signatures

/s/ Yvette Kosic, Attorney-in-fact		03/31/2010
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	The Reporting Person is a managing director of Goldman, Sachs & Co. ("Goldman Sachs"). Goldman Sachs is a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. ("GS Group"). The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, if any.
(2)	GS Group may be deemed to beneficially own 628 shares of Class A Common Stock that were granted to the Reporting Person in his capacity as a director of Hyatt Hotels Corporation (the "Company") pursuant to the Hyatt Hotels Corporation Non-Employee Director Compensation Program (the "Plan"). The Reporting Person has an understanding with GS Group pursuant to which such shares are held for the benefit of GS Group.
(3)	GS Group beneficially owns directly 7,096 shares of Class A Common Stock. Goldman Sachs and GS Group may be deemed to beneficially own indirectly 12,654,050 shares of Class A Common Stock by reason of the direct beneficial ownership of 12,654,050 shares of the Company's Class B Common Stock (the "Class B Common Stock"), in the aggregate, by certain investment partnerships of which affiliates of Goldman Sachs and GS Group are the general partner, managing limited partner or the managing partner. Goldman Sachs is the investment manager for certain of the investment partnerships.
(4)	Each restricted stock unit represents the contingent right to receive one share of Class A Common Stock.
(5)	The restricted stock units issued under the Amended and Restated Hyatt Hotels Corporation Long-Term Incentive Plan (the "LTIP"), pursuant to the Plan and the Hyatt Hotels Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan for directors, are fully vested. The restricted stock units will be settled in Class A Common Stock or, at the election of the administrator of the LTIP, cash on March 31, 2015.
(6)	GS Group may be deemed to beneficially own the 796 restricted stock units that were granted to the Reporting Person in his capacity as a director of the Company. The Reporting Person has an understanding with GS Group pursuant to which such restricted stock units are held for the benefit of GS Group.
(7)	Each share of Class B Common Stock is convertible at any time, at the option of the holder, into one share of Class A Common Stock. In addition, each share of Class B Common Stock will convert automatically into one share of Class A Common Stock upon any transfer, except for certain permitted transfers as described in the Company's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation.

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