Exhibit 3.1
CERTIFICATE OF RETIREMENT
OF
8,987,695 SHARES OF CLASS B COMMON STOCK
OF
HYATT HOTELS CORPORATION
Pursuant to Section 243(b)
of the General Corporation Law
of the State of Delaware
Hyatt Hotels Corporation, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “Corporation”), HEREBY CERTIFIES as follows:
1. 8,987,695 outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Class B Common Stock”), of the Corporation have been converted into 8,987,695 shares of Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Class A Common Stock”), of the Corporation.
2. The Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on November 4, 2009, as amended, provides that any shares of Class B Common Stock which are converted into shares of Class A Common Stock shall be retired and may not be reissued by the Corporation.
3. The Board of Directors of the Corporation has adopted resolutions retiring the 8,987,695 shares of Class B Common Stock that converted into 8,987,695 shares of Class A Common Stock.
4. Accordingly, pursuant to the provisions of Section 243(b) of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, upon the filing of this Certificate of Retirement the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation shall be amended so as to reduce the total authorized number of shares of the capital stock of the Corporation by 8,987,695 shares, such that the total number of authorized shares of the Corporation shall be 1,462,472,717, such shares consisting of 1,000,000,000 shares designated Class A Common Stock, 452,472,717 shares designated Class B Common Stock, and 10,000,000 shares designated Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share.
Signature page follows.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this Certificate of Retirement to be signed by its duly authorized officer, this 18th day of May, 2011.
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| HYATT HOTELS CORPORATION |
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| By: | | /s/ Rena Hozore Reiss |
| | Rena Hozore Reiss |
| | Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |
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