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Corporate Offices
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.
1111 Westch e s te r Avenue, W h i te Pl a i ns, New York 10 604
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 filed
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 Westch e s te r Avenue, W h i te Pl a i ns, New York 10 604
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 financing conditions, foreign exchange fluctuations, 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 own-
ers, 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 filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Although we believe the expectations reflected 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.
© 2009 Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.
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Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.