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STARWOOD HOTELS & RESORTS WORLDWIDE, INC.-2013Proxy Statement8
PROXY STATEMENT
FOR2013ANNUALMEETINGOFSTOCKHOLDERS
Our Board of Directors (the “Board”) solicits your proxy for the
2013 Annual Meeting (the “Annual Meeting”) of Stockholders of
Starwood Hotels& Resorts Worldwide, Inc., a Maryland corporation
(“we,” “us,” “Starwood” or the “Company”), to be held on May30,
2013, at 10:00 a.m. local time, at the Sheraton New Orleans
Hotel, 500 Canal Street, New Orleans, Louisiana 70130, and
at any postponement or adjournment thereof. Proxy materials
or a Notice of Meeting and Internet Availability were fi rst sent to
stockholders on or about April18, 2013.
IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS. THE PROXY STATEMENT FOR THE
2013 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS AND THE ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K FOR THE FISCAL YEAR
ENDED DECEMBER31, 2012 ARE AVAILABLE AT www.starwoodhotels.com/corporate/about/investor/index.html.
THE ANNUAL MEETING AND VOTING —
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What is the purpose of the Annual Meeting?
At our Annual Meeting, stockholders will act upon the matters
outlined in the Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders. These
include the election of the eleven director nominees, a non-
binding advisory vote to approve the compensation of our named
executive offi cers, approval of Starwood’s 2013 Long-Term Incentive
Compensation Plan, ratifi cation of the appointment of Ernst& Young
LLP as our independent registered public accounting fi rm, and
any other matters that may be properly presented at the meeting.
We are not aware of any matters to be presented at the meeting,
other than those described in this proxy statement. If any matters
not described in the proxy statement are properly presented at
the meeting, or any adjournment or postponement thereof, the
proxies may vote your shares pursuant to the discretionary authority
granted in the proxy.
Why did I receive a notice in the mail regarding the Internet
availability of the proxy materials instead of a paper copy
oftheproxy materials?
The SEC has adopted rules permitting the electronic delivery of
proxy materials. In accordance with those rules, we have elected
to provide access to our proxy materials, which include the Notice
of Annual Meeting, Proxy Statement and Annual Report on Form
10-K for the fi scal year ended December31, 2012, over the Internet
at www.starwoodhotels.com/corporate/about/investor/index.html.
We sent a Notice of Meeting and Internet Availability of Proxy
Materials (the “Notice”) to our stockholders of record and benefi cial
owners as of the close of business on April3, 2013, directing them
to a website where they can access the proxy materials and view
instructions on how to authorize proxies to vote their shares over
the Internet or by telephone. Stockholders who previously indicated
a preference for paper copies of our proxy materials going forward
received paper copies. If you received a Notice but would like to
request paper copies of our proxy materials, you may still do so by
following the instructions described in the Notice.
Choosing to receive your proxy materials by email will save us the
cost of printing and mailing the documents to you and will also
help preserve environmental resources. Unless you affi rmatively
elect to receive paper copies of our proxy materials in the future by
following the instructions included in the Notice, you will continue
to receive a Notice directing you to a website for electronic access
to our proxy materials.