HYATT HOTELS CORPORATION (NASDAQ:H) Files An 8-K Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year
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Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year. |
On December 8, 2016, Hyatt Hotels Corporation (the Company) filed
a Certificate of Retirement with the Secretary of State of the
State of Delaware to retire 4,500,000 shares of Class B Common
Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company (the Class B
Common Stock). All 4,500,000 shares of Class B Common Stock were
converted into shares of ClassA Common Stock, par value $0.01 per
share, of the Company (the Class A Common Stock) in connection
with sales of an aggregate of 4,500,000 shares of Class B Common
Stock by certain selling stockholders into the public market to
Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The
Companys Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation
requires that any shares of Class B Common Stock that are
converted into shares of ClassA Common Stock be retired and may
not be reissued.
Effective upon filing, the Certificate of Retirement amended the
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company
to reduce the total number of authorized shares of capital stock
of the Company by 4,500,000 shares. The total number of
authorized shares of the Company is now 1,434,554,097 shares,
consisting of 1,000,000,000 shares designated ClassA Common
Stock, 424,554,097 shares designated Class B Common Stock, and
10,000,000 shares designated Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value per
share. A copy of the Certificate of Retirement is attached as
Exhibit 3.1 hereto.
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Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
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Certificate of Retirement of 4,500,000 Shares of Class B Common Stock |
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