Hyatt board shrinks to 10 after Ballew retires, Pritzker not re-elected; Marostica joins audit committee

Hyatt Hotels Corp

Paul D. Ballew retired from the board and all committees on May 20, 2026, with no disagreement.
Thomas J. Pritzker did not stand for re-election; board size reduced from 12 to 10 on May 21.
Gianni Marostica appointed to Audit Committee effective May 21, 2026 (joined board March 27).
At annual meeting, stockholders elected Marostica, O'Neill, Tuttle as Class II directors.
Deloitte ratified as auditor (545M for); advisory say-on-pay passed (541M for); plastics proposal rejected.

item 5.02 item 5.07

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Departed

Thomas J. Pritzker

Director

H · Hyatt Hotels Corp

Effective: 2026-05-20
Filed: May 22, 2026 20:30 UTC

As previously disclosed, Thomas J. Pritzker did not stand for re-election at the Company’s Annual Meeting held on May 20, 2026.

Departed

Paul D. Ballew

member of the Board of Directors

H · Hyatt Hotels Corp

Effective: 2026-05-20
Filed: May 22, 2026 20:30 UTC

On May 20, 2026, Paul D. Ballew retired as a member of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Hyatt Hotels Corporation (the “Company”) and all other positions he held as a member of any committee of the Board.

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Thomas J. Pritzker departed as Director at Hyatt Hotels Corp.

As previously disclosed, Thomas J. Pritzker did not stand for re-election at the Company’s Annual Meeting held on May 20, 2026.

SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 0.9 SEC evidence

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Paul D. Ballew retired as member of the Board of Directors at Hyatt Hotels Corp.

On May 20, 2026, Paul D. Ballew retired as a member of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Hyatt Hotels Corporation (the “Company”) and all other positions he held as a member of any committee of the Board.

SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 0.95 SEC evidence

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