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Corporate Ofces
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.
1111 Westchester Avenue, White Plains, New York 10604
914 640 8100, www.starwoodhotels.com
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Ernst & Young LLP, New York, New York
Stock Registrar & Transfer Agent
Registered shareholders with questions concerning stock certificates, account information,
dividend payments or stock transfers should contact our transfer agent at:
American Stock Transfer & Trust Company
59 Maiden Lane, New York, New York 10038
800 350 6202, www.amstock.com
Form 10-K and Other Investor Information
A copy of the Annual Report of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (“Starwood”)
on Form 10-K filled with the Securities and Exchange Commission may be obtained online
at www.starwoodhotels.com and by shareholders of record of Starwood without charge by
calling 914 640 8100 or upon written request to:
Investor Relations
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.
1111 Westchester Avenue, White Plains, New York 10604
Note: This Annual Report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of federal securities regulations.
Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties and other
factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated at the time the forward-looking statements
are made. Further results, performance and achievements may be affected by general economic conditions including
the timing and robustness of a recovery from the current global economic downturn, the impact of war and terrorist
activity, business and nancing conditions, foreign exchange uctuations, cyclicality of the real estate, including the
sale of residential units, and the hotel and vacation ownership businesses, operating risks associated with the sale
of residential units, hotel and vacation ownership businesses, relationships with associates, customers and property
owners, the impact of the internet reservation channels, our reliance on technology, domestic and international
political and geopolitical conditions, competition, governmental and regulatory actions (including the impact of
changes in U.S. and foreign tax laws and their interpretation), travelers’ fears of exposure to contagious diseases,
risk associated with the level of our indebtedness, risk associated with potential acquisitions and dispositions, and
other circumstances and uncertainties. These risks and uncertainties are presented in detail in our lings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. Although we believe the expectations reected in such forward-looking
statements are based upon reasonable assumptions, we can give no assurance that our expectations will be
attained or that results will not materially differ. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any
forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
© 2007 Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.
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