Starwood 2007 Annual Report Download - page 112

Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder
Matters.
Equity Compensation Plan Information-December 31, 2007
(a)
Number of
Securities to be
Issued Upon
Exercise of
Outstanding
Options, Warrants
and Rights
(b)
Weighted-Average
Exercise Price of
Outstanding
Options, Warrants
and Rights
(c)
Number of
Securities
Remaining Available
for Future Issuance
Under Equity
Compensation Plans
(Excluding
Securities
Reflected in Column
(a))
Equity compensation plans approved by
security holders .................. 18,547,156 $25.21 70,242,819
(1)
Equity compensation plans not approved
by security holders ................ — — —
Total ............................ 18,547,156 $25.21 70,242,819
(1) Does not include deferred share units (that vest over three years and may be settled in Shares) that have been
issued pursuant to the Executive Annual Incentive Plan (“Executive AIP”). The Executive AIP does not limit
the number of deferred share units that may be issued. This plan has been amended to provide for a termination
date of May 26, 2009 to comply with new NYSE requirements. In addition, 10,740,292 Corporation Shares
remain available for issuance under our Employee Stock Purchase Plan, a stock purchase plan meeting the
requirements of Section 423 of the Internal Revenue Code.
The remaining information called for by Item 12 is incorporated by reference to the information under the
caption “Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management” in the Proxy Statement.
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions and Director Independence.
The information called for by Item 13 is incorporated by reference to the information under the captions
“Certain Relationships and Related Transactions” and “Corporate Governance” in the Proxy Statement.
Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
The Audit Committee has adopted a policy requiring pre-approval by the committee of all services (audit and
non-audit) to be provided to the Company by its independent auditors. In accordance with that policy, the Audit
Committee has given its approval for the provision of audit services by Ernst & Young LLP for fiscal 2007. All other
services must be specifically pre-approved by the full Audit Committee or by a designated member of the Audit
Committee who has been delegated the authority to pre-approve the provision of services.
Fees paid by the Company to its independent auditors are set forth in the proxy statement under the heading
“Audit Fees” and are incorporated herein by reference.
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