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Hyatt Hotels Corporation

Date: December 14, 2023

/s/ Margaret C. Egan

Margaret C. Egan

Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

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 14, 2023

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.)

150 North Riverside Plaza

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

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading

Symbol

Name of each exchange

on which registered

Class A common stock, $0.01 par value

New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 5.02.

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(d) On December 14, 2023, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Hyatt Hotels Corporation (the “Company”) increased the size of the Board from eleven to twelve members and appointed Alessandro Bogliolo to the Board effective December 14, 2023, to hold office until the Company’s 2024 annual meeting of stockholders and until his successor is duly elected and qualified. The Board designated Mr. Bogliolo as a Class III member of the Board.

There is no arrangement or understanding between Mr. Bogliolo and any other person pursuant to which Mr. Bogliolo was appointed as a director. Mr. Bogliolo does not have a direct or indirect material interest in any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

Mr. Bogliolo will be entitled to compensation for his service on the Board on the same basis as all other non-employee directors of the Company, pursuant to the Hyatt Hotels Corporation Amended and Restated Summary of Non-Employee Director Compensation and the Amended and Restated Hyatt Hotels Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors, as amended.