Starwood 2009 Annual Report Download - page 74

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 10-K
¥ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2009
OR
nTRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the Transition Period from to
Commission File Number: 1-7959
STARWOOD HOTELS & RESORTS WORLDWIDE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Maryland
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization)
52-1193298
(I.R.S. employer identification no.)
1111 Westchester Avenue
White Plains, NY 10604
(Address of principal executive
offices, including zip code)
[phone]
(Registrant’s telephone number,
including area code)
Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each Class Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share New York Stock Exchange
Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ¥No n
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes nNo ¥
Note: Checking the box above will not relieve any registrant required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act from
their obligations under those Sections.
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to
such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ¥No n
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Website, if any, every Interactive Data
File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for
such shorter period than the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes ¥No n
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§ 229.405 of this chapter) is not contained
herein, and will not be contained, to the best of the registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by referencein
Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. ¥
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting
company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
(Check one):
Large accelerated filer ¥Accelerated filer nNon-accelerated filer n
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Smaller reporting company n
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes nNo ¥
As of June 30, 2009, the aggregate market value of the registrant’s voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates (for purposes of
this Annual Report only, includes all Shares other than those held by the registrant’s Directors and executive officers) computed by reference to the
closing sales price as quoted on the New York Stock Exchange was $4,131,127,271.
As of February 19, 2010, the Corporation had outstanding 186,812,007 shares of common stock.
For information concerning ownership of Shares, see the Proxy Statement for the Company’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on
May 13, 2010, which is incorporated by reference under various Items of this Annual Report.
Document Incorporated by Reference:
Document Where Incorporated
Proxy Statement Part III (Items 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14)