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STARWOOD HOTELS & RESORTS WORLDWIDE, INC.-2013Proxy Statement34
BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF PRINCIPAL
STOCKHOLDERS
The table below shows the number of Company shares benefi cially
owned by principal stockholders who benefi cially own more than
fi vepercent of the Company’s outstanding shares as of April3,
2013. The information in this table is based upon the latest fi lings of
either a Schedule13D, Schedule13G or Form13F (or amendments
thereto) as fi led by the respective stockholder with the SEC as of
the date stated in the below footnotes.
We calculate the stockholder’s percentage of ownership assuming
the stockholder benefi cially owned that number of shares on April3,
2013, the record date for the Annual Meeting. Unless otherwise
indicated, the stockholder had sole voting and dispositive power
over the shares.
Name and Address of Benefi cial Owner Amount and Nature of Benefi cial Ownership Percent ofClass
T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.(1)
100E.Pratt Street
Baltimore, MD 21202
22,248,696 11.4%
The Vanguard Group Inc.(2)
100 Vanguard Blvd.
Malvern, PA 19355
11,923,275 6.1%
BlackRock, Inc.(3)
40 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10022
11,161,636 5.7%
Waddell& Reed Financial, Inc.(4)
6300 Lamar Avenue
Overland Park, KS 66202
10,434,891 5.4%
(1) Based on information contained in a Schedule13G/A, dated February14, 2013 (the “Price Associates 13G/A”), filed by T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. (“Price Associates”) with
the SEC, with respect to the Company, reporting beneficial ownership as of December31, 2012. The Price Associates 13G/A reports that Price Associates has sole voting power
over 7,365,300shares and sole dispositive power over 22,248,696shares. These securities are owned by various individual and institutional investors which Price Associates
serves as an investment adviser with power to direct investments and/or sole power to vote the securities. For the purposes of the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act,
Price Associates is deemed to be a beneficial owner of such securities; however, Price Associates expressly disclaims that it is, in fact, the beneficial owner of such securities.
(2) Based on information contained in a Schedule 13G/A, dated February7, 2013 (the “Vanguard 13G/A”) filed by The Vanguard Group Inc. (“Vanguard”) with the SEC, with
respect to the Company, reporting beneficial ownership as of December31, 2012. The Vanguard 13G/A reports that Vanguard has sole voting power over 345,592 shares, sole
dispositive power over 11,596,837 shares and shared dispositive power over 326,438 shares. Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Vanguard, holds
275,591 shares. Vanguard Investments Australia, Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Vanguard, holds 120,918 shares.
(3) Based on information contained in a Schedule 13G, dated February4, 2013 (the “BlackRock 13/G, filed by BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”) with the SEC, with respect to the
Company, reporting beneficial ownership as of December31, 2012. The BlackRock 13/G reports that BlackRock has sole voting power over 11,161,636 shares and sole
dispositive power of 11,161,636 shares.
(4) Based on information contained in a Schedule13G/A, dated February7, 2013 (the “Waddell& Reed 13G/A”), filed by Waddell& Reed Financial, Inc. (WDR”), Waddell& Reed
Financial Services, Inc. (“WRFSI”), Waddell& Reed, Inc. (“WRI”), Waddell& Reed Investment Management Company (“WRIMCO”), and Ivy Investment Management Company
(“IICO”) (collectively “Waddell& Reed”) with the SEC, with respect to the Company reporting beneficial ownership as of December31, 2012. The Waddell& Reed 13G/A
reports that Waddell& Reed has sole voting power and sole dispositive power over 10,434,891shares as follows: WDR holds 10,434,891shares indirectly; WRFSI holds
2,104,356shares indirectly; WRI holds 2,104,356shares indirectly; WRIMCO holds 2,104,356shares directly; and IICO holds 8,330,535shares directly.