---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-24-030235"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "H"
cik: "0001468174"
company_name: "Hyatt Hotels Corp"
filed_at: "2024-02-09T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-06T04:47:17.361556+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Hyatt retires 471,147 Class B shares after conversion, reduces authorized capital

## Summary
- Certificate of Retirement filed Feb 8, 2024 to retire 471,147 converted Class B shares.
- Total authorized shares reduced by 471,147 to 1,400,441,014.
- Authorized now: 1,000,000,000 Class A, 390,441,014 Class B, 10,000,000 Preferred.
- Shares were converted into Class A and sold by selling stockholders under Rule 144.
- Class B shares retired per charter; cannot be reissued.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-24-030235
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: H
- cik: 0001468174
- company_name: Hyatt Hotels Corp
- filed_at: 2024-02-09T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.03, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1468174/000119312524030235/0001193125-24-030235-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1468174/000119312524030235/d775499d8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-24-030235.txt

## Key facts
- Governance Changes
  Hyatt Hotels Corp: Reduced authorized capital stock by 471,147 shares upon retirement of converted Class B Common Stock (effective 2024-02-08).
  - Change: charter amendment
  - Effective: 2024-02-08
  source text: On February 8, 2024, the Company filed a Certificate of Retirement with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware to retire 471,147 shares of Class B common stock, $0.01 par value per share, of the Company (the “Class B Common Stock”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1468174/000119312524030235/0001193125-24-030235-index.htm

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