-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, GpckAD4YKqD+YRwheouQkv3SgJuW/Z5NgQh7cILCnCrjDNq8Uala6Tp75qwe18YI IBPUzctjnikgW/2TED9zQQ== 0001303990-10-000043.txt : 20100302 0001303990-10-000043.hdr.sgml : 20100302 20100302174410 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001303990-10-000043 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20100226 FILED AS OF DATE: 20100302 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20100302 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Avril Matthew E CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001444238 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-07959 FILM NUMBER: 10650508 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O STARWOOD HOTELS & RESORTS WORLDWIDE STREET 2: 1111 WESTCHESTER AVE CITY: WHITE PLAINS STATE: NY ZIP: 10604 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: STARWOOD HOTEL & RESORTS WORLDWIDE INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000316206 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: HOTELS & MOTELS [7011] IRS NUMBER: 521193298 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MD FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1111 WESTCHESTER AVENUE CITY: WHITE PLAINS STATE: NY ZIP: 10604 BUSINESS PHONE: 9146408100 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2231 E CAMELBACK RD. 4TH FL STREET 2: SUITE 4O0 CITY: PHOENIX STATE: AZ ZIP: 85016 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: STARWOOD LODGING CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19950215 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: HOTEL INVESTORS CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 4 1 edgar.xml PRIMARY DOCUMENT X0303 4 2010-02-26 0000316206 STARWOOD HOTEL & RESORTS WORLDWIDE INC HOT 0001444238 Avril Matthew E STARWOOD HOTELS & RESORTS WORLDWIDE, INC 1111 WESTCHESTER AVENUE WHITE PLAINS NY 10604 0 1 0 0 President, Hotel Group Common Stock 2010-02-26 4 A 0 39231 0 A 105323 D Option to Purchase Common Stock 38.235 2010-02-26 4 A 0 32693 0 A 2018-02-26 Common Stock 32693 32693 D Restricted stock granted to Reporting Person pursuant to Starwood's 2004 Long Term Incentive Plan (the "LTIP"). Restricted stock will vest on the third anniversary of the grant date. Granted to the Reporting Person pursuant to the LTIP. This option vests in four equal annual installments beginning on 2/26/2011. Kristen Prohl, Attorney-In-Fact 2010-03-02 EX-24 2 attach_1.htm POWER OF ATTORNEY

                                              POWER OF ATTORNEY



 Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints each of Kenneth S. Siegel, Kristen Prohl and Michael Dojlidko, signing singly, as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:



(1) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned Forms 3, 4 and 5, as a result of the undersigned's ownership of or transactions in securities of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. ("Starwood"), in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder;



(2) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete the execution of any such Form 3, 4 or 5 and the timely filing of such form with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any other authority; and



(3) take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in his or her discretion.



 The undersigned hereby grants to such attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and perform all and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary and proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or his or her substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this Power of Attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.  The authority under this Power of Attorney shall continue until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with regard to the undersigned's ownership of or transactions in securities of Starwood, unless earlier revoked in writing.  The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming any of the un
dersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.



 The undersigned hereby revokes any and all powers of attorney executed prior to the date hereof which purport to appoint attorneys-in-fact to act on the undersigned's behalf in connection with the execution and filing of Forms 3, 4 and 5 with regard to the securities of Starwood.



 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 19th day of January, 2010.



               /s/ Matthew Avril

                       Signature



            Matthew Avril

                       Print Name

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