SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Pritzker Thomas

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O HYATT HOTELS CORP
71 S. WACKER DRIVE, 12TH FLOOR

(Street)
CHICAGO IL 60606

(City) (State) (Zip)
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
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
Exec. Chm. of Board of Dir.
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/10/2009
4. If Amendment, Date of 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
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 11/10/2009 C 38,000,000 A $0.00 38,000,000 I See Footnote(1)
Class A Common Stock 11/10/2009 S 38,000,000 D $23.72 0 I See Footnote(1)
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 Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Class B Common Stock $0.00 05/14/2009 A 19,233,325 (2) (2) Class A Common Stock 19,233,325 $26 119,128,361 I See Footnote(1)
Class B Common Stock $0.00 11/10/2009 C 38,000,000 (2) (2) Class A Common Stock 38,000,000 $0.00 81,128,361 I See Footnote(1)
Explanation of Responses:
1. Represents shares held of record by U.S. situs trusts and various entities owned, directly or indirectly, by U.S. situs trusts for the benefit of certain lineal descendants of Nicholas J. Pritzker, deceased, and their immediate family members. The Reporting Person, Marshall E. Eisenberg and Karl J. Breyer serve as a co-trustees of all such U.S. situs trusts (except with respect to LaSalle Trust No. 35 for which only the Reporting Person and Marshall E. Eisenberg serve as co-trustees) and have shared voting and investment power over the shares listed in the table. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares listed in the table, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
2. As provided in the Issuer's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, 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, whether or not for value, except for certain permitted transfers described in the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation.
/s/ Harmit J. Singh, Attorney-in-Fact 11/10/2009
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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