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 Earliest Event reported): August 8, 2017

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 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On August 8, 2017, Hyatt Hotels Corporation (the “Company”) entered into an Underwriting Agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) by and among the Company, the selling stockholders named therein (the “Selling Stockholders”), and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC (the “Underwriter”), relating to an underwritten offering of 8,654,050 shares (the “Shares”) of the Company’s Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Class A Common Stock”), pursuant to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-218162), filed on May 22, 2017, as supplemented by the prospectus supplement dated August 8, 2017. All of the Shares are being sold by the Selling Stockholders. Pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, the Underwriter agreed to purchase the Shares at a price of $57.58.

The description of the Underwriting Agreement is qualified in its entirety by the terms of such agreement, which is incorporated herein by reference and attached to this report as Exhibit 1.1.

Item 8.01 Other Events.

The offering of 8,654,050 shares of Class A Common Stock settled on August 14, 2017. The Selling Stockholders received all of the net proceeds from this offering. No shares of Class A Common Stock were sold by the Company.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

See the Exhibit Index immediately following the signature page hereto, which is incorporated herein by reference.

Signatures

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	Hyatt Hotels Corporation
Date: August 14, 2017
	By:	/s/ Rena Hozore Reiss
	Name:	Rena Hozore Reiss
	Title:	Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

EXHIBIT INDEX

1.1 Underwriting Agreement, dated as of August 8, 2017, among Hyatt Hotels Corporation, the selling stockholders named therein and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC.