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): December 11, 2009

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, 12 th 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 December 11, 2009, Hyatt Hotels Corporation (the “Company”) filed a Certificate of Retirement with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware to retire 38,000,000 shares of Class B Common Stock of the Company, par value $0.01 per share (“Class B Common Stock”). All 38,000,000 shares of Class B Common Stock were converted into shares of Class A Common Stock of the Company, par value $0.01 per share (“Class A Common Stock”), in connection with the sale of Class A Common Stock by the selling stockholders in the Company’s initial public offering. 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.
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 38,000,000 shares. The total number of authorized shares of the Company is now 1,472,000,000 shares, consisting of 1,000,000,000 shares designated Class A Common Stock, 462,000,000 shares designated Class B Common Stock, and 10,000,000 shares designated Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share. A copy of the Certificate of Retirement is attached as Exhibit 3.1 hereto.
 
Item 9.01	Financial Statements and Exhibits	

Exhibit
Number	  	Exhibit Description	
		
3.1	  	Certificate of Retirement of 38,000,000 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: December 17, 2009	 	By:	 	/ S /    H ARMIT J. S INGH        	
	 		 	Harmit J. Singh	
	 		 	Chief Financial Officer	

INDEX TO EXHIBIT

Exhibit
Number	  	Description	
		
3.1	  	Certificate of Retirement of 38,000,000 Shares of Class B Common Stock	

Exhibit 3.1
CERTIFICATE OF RETIREMENT
OF
38,000,000 SHARES OF CLASS B COMMON STOCK
OF
HYATT HOTELS CORPORATION
Pursuant to Section 243(b)
of the General Corporation Law
of the State of Delaware
Hyatt Hotels Corporation, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “Corporation”), HEREBY CERTIFIES as follows:
1. 38,000,000 outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Class B Common Stock”), of the Corporation have been converted into 38,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Class A Common Stock”), of the Corporation.
2. The Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on November 4, 2009 provides that any shares of Class B Common Stock which are converted into shares of Class A Common Stock shall be retired and may not be reissued by the Corporation.
3. The Board of Directors of the Corporation has adopted resolutions retiring the 38,000,000 shares of Class B Common Stock that converted into 38,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock.
4. Accordingly, pursuant to the provisions of Section 243(b) of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, upon the effective date of the filing of this Certificate of Retirement, the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation shall be amended so as to reduce the total authorized number of shares of the capital stock of the Corporation by 38,000,000 shares, such that the total number of authorized shares of the Corporation shall be 1,472,000,000, such shares consisting of 1,000,000,000 shares designated Class A Common Stock, 462,000,000 shares designated Class B Common Stock, and 10,000,000 shares designated Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share.
 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this Certificate of Retirement to be signed by its duly authorized officer, this 11 th day of December, 2009.

HYATT HOTELS CORPORATION	
		
By:	 	/s/ Susan T. Smith	
	 	Susan T. Smith	
	 	General Counsel, Senior Vice President and Secretary	
 
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