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provide any and all information available to the Committee and to recuse himself from any vote or other
deliberation.
OTHER MATTERS
The Board is not aware of any matters not referred to in this proxy statement that will be presented for action at
the Annual Meeting. If any other matters properly come before the Annual Meeting, it is the intention of the persons
named in the enclosed proxy to vote the Shares represented thereby in accordance with their discretion.
SOLICITATION COSTS
The Company will pay the cost of soliciting proxies for the Annual Meeting, including the cost of mailing. The
solicitation is being made by mail and may also be made by telephone or in person using the services of a number of
regular employees of the Company at nominal cost. The Company will reimburse banks, brokerage firms and other
custodians, nominees and fiduciaries for expenses incurred in sending proxy materials to beneficial owners of
Shares. The Company has engaged D.F. King & Co., Inc. to solicit proxies and to assist with the distribution of
proxy materials for a fee of $17,000 plus reasonable out-of-pocket expenses.
HOUSEHOLDING
The SEC allows us to deliver a single proxy statement and annual report to an address shared by two or more of
our stockholders. This delivery method, referred to as “householding,” can result in significant cost savings for us.
In order to take advantage of this opportunity, the Company and banks and brokerage firms that hold your shares
have delivered only one proxy statement and annual report to multiple stockholders who share an address unless one
or more of the stockholders has provided contrary instructions. The Company will deliver promptly, upon written or
oral request, a separate copy of the proxy statement and annual report to a stockholder at a shared address to which a
single copy of the documents was delivered. A stockholder who wishes to receive a separate copy of the proxy
statement and annual report, now or in the future, may obtain one, without charge, by addressing a request to
Investor Relations, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc., 1111 Westchester Avenue, White Plains, NY
10604 or by calling [phone]. You may also obtain a copy of the proxy statement and annual report from the
investor relations page on the Company’s web site (www.starwoodhotels.com/corporate/investor — rela-
tions.html). Stockholders of record sharing an address who are receiving multiple copies of proxy materials
and annual reports and wish to receive a single copy of such materials in the future should submit their request by
contacting us in the same manner. If you are the beneficial owner, but not the record holder, of the Company’s shares
and wish to receive only one copy of the proxy statement and annual report in the future, you will need to contact
your broker, bank or other nominee to request that only a single copy of each document be mailed to all stockholders
at the shared address in the future.
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