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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-25-023140"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "H"
cik: "0001468174"
company_name: "Hyatt Hotels Corp"
filed_at: "2025-02-10T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-26T23:58:27.730861+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Hyatt to acquire Playa Hotels & Resorts for $13.50/share, ~$2.6B enterprise value

## Summary
- Acquires all outstanding shares of Playa (NASDAQ: PLYA) for $13.50/share cash; total enterprise value ~$2.6B including ~$900M net debt.
- Hyatt currently holds 9.4% of Playa; directors/officers holding ~9.8% of shares have agreed to tender.
- Expands Hyatt's all-inclusive platform with 24 resorts (~8,500 rooms) in Mexico, Dominican Republic, Jamaica.
- Conditions include ≥80% tender (may be reduced to 75%), regulatory approvals, and shareholder approval; no financing condition.
- Committed debt financing from Bank of America, JPMorgan, Wells Fargo; deal expected to close by October 9, 2025.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-25-023140
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: H
- cik: 0001468174
- company_name: Hyatt Hotels Corp
- filed_at: 2025-02-10T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1468174/000119312525023140/0001193125-25-023140-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1468174/000119312525023140/d919073d8k.htm

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