Martha Poulter Form 4 STARWOOD HOTELS & RESORTS WORLDWIDE / Martha Poulter ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Poulter Martha

(Last) (First) (Middle)

STARWOOD HOTELS & RESORTS WORLDWIDE, INC

ONE STARPOINT

(Street)

STAMFORD CT 06902

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
STARWOOD HOTELS & RESORTS WORLDWIDE, LLC [ HOT ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
EVP & CIO

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
09/22/2016

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	09/22/2016		A(1)		15,580	A	(2)	77,711	D
Common Stock	09/22/2016		D		15,580	D	(3)	62,131	D
Common Stock	09/22/2016		A(4)		28,120	A	(2)	90,251	D
Common Stock	09/22/2016		D		28,120	D	(3)	62,131	D
Common Stock	09/22/2016		D		62,131	D	(5)	0	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. Reflects Performance Shares deemed earned at 128.55% achievement level under 2015 performance share awards as part of the conversions (the "Conversions") described in the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of November 15, 2015, by and among the Issuer, Marriott International, Inc. ("Marriott") et al., as thereafter amended by the Amendment Number 1 to Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement").

2. Not applicable.

3. As a result of the Conversions, each share of Common Stock deemed earned under the performance share awards was converted into 1.1046 time-based restricted stock units in respect of common stock of Marriott (market value $69.75 per share).

4. Reflects Performance Shares deemed earned at 200% achievement level under 2016 performance share awards as part of the Conversions.

5. As a result of the Conversions, each Restricted Share was converted into 1.1046 restricted shares of common stock of Marriott (market value $69.75 per share). Note that, for purposes of prior entries in Column 5 of this report, this Form 4 reflects an antidilution adjustment to the number of remaining Restricted Shares (from 57,671 to 62,131) that was made in connection with the separation of the Issuer's vacation ownership business from its other businesses on May 11, 2016.

Remarks:

	/s/ Kristen Prohl, Attorney-in-Fact	09/26/2016
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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