Starwood Hotel & Resorts Worldwide 10-Q/A 2009 Q3 Quarterly report (amended)

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q/A

(Amendment No. 1)

þ	Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
	For the Quarterly Period Ended September 30, 2009
	OR
o	Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
	For the Transition Period from                    to

Commission File Number: 1-7959

STARWOOD HOTELS &
RESORTS WORLDWIDE, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization)

52-1193298
(I.R.S. employer identification no.)

1111 Westchester Avenue
White Plains, NY 10604
(Address of principal executive
offices, including zip code)

(914) 640-8100
(Registrant’s telephone number,
including area code)

     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yesþ Noo

     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yesþ Noo

     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filerþ	Accelerated filero
Non-accelerated filero (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)		Smaller reporting companyo

     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yeso Noþ

     Indicate the number of shares outstanding of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date:

     187,009,911 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, outstanding as of October 26, 2009.

Explanatory Note

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. is filing this Amendment No. 1 (the “Form 10-Q/A”) to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2009 (the “Form 10-Q”), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on October 30, 2009, for the sole purpose of furnishing the Interactive Data File as Exhibit 101. The Interactive Data File was inadvertently omitted from the Form 10-Q as originally filed due to technical difficulties.

No other changes have been made to the Form 10-Q. This Form 10-Q/A continues to speak as of the original filing date of the Form 10-Q, does not reflect events that may have occurred subsequent to the original filing date, and does not modify or update any related disclosures made in the Form 10-Q.

Item 6. Exhibits.

31.1	Certification Pursuant to Rule 13a-14 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 — Chief Executive Officer(1)
31.2	Certification Pursuant to Rule 13a-14 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 — Chief Financial Officer(1)
32.1	Certification Pursuant to Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code — Chief Executive Officer(1)
32.2	Certification Pursuant to Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code — Chief Financial Officer(1)
101	The following materials from Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2009, formatted in XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language): (i) the Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) the Consolidated Statements of Income, (iii) the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income, (iv) the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, and (v) the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, tagged as blocks of text.(2)

(1)	Filed with Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.’s Form 10-Q on October 30, 2009.
(2)	This exhibit is being furnished rather than filed, and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing, in accordance with Item 601 of Regulation S-K.

SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

STARWOOD HOTELS & RESORTS WORLDWIDE, INC.
By:	/s/frits van paasschen
	Frits van Paasschen
	Chief Executive Officer and Director
By:	/s/Alan M. Schnaid
	Alan M. Schnaid
	Senior Vice President, Corporate Controller
	and Principal Accounting Officer

Date: October 30, 2009