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CORPORATE OFFICES
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 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 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 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 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 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.
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