UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 14A
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IMPORTANT SPECIAL MEETING SEPTEMBER 18, 2007
PLEASE ACT PROMPTLY TO VOTE YOUR SHARES
September 7, 2007
Dear Fellow Stockholder:
Our latest records show that we still have not received your voting instructions for the important special meeting of stockholders of Hilton Hotels Corporation, to be held on Tuesday, September 18, 2007. Your vote is extremely important, regardless of the number of shares of common stock of Hilton Hotels that you own.
If the merger contemplated by the merger agreement is completed, you will be entitled to receive $47.50 in cash, without interest and less any applicable withholding tax, for each share of our common stock, $2.50 par value per share, owned by you, as more fully described in the proxy statement dated August 8, 2007. For the reasons set forth in the proxy statement, our board of directors recommends that you vote FOR the adoption of the merger agreement and FOR adjournment of the special meeting, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies. We respectfully request that you vote your shares at your earliest convenience.
IMPORTANT RECENT DEVELOPMENT
Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) and Glass Lewis & Co., the leading proxy advisory firms that issue voting recommendations to institutional investors, have both recommended that holders of Hilton Hotels Corporation common stock vote FOR the proposal to adopt the merger agreement and FOR the proposal to approve the adjournment of the special meeting, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies.
Please note that adoption of the merger agreement described in the proxy statement requires the affirmative vote of at least a majority of our outstanding shares of common stock entitled to vote on such matter. Accordingly, if you do not vote it has the same effect as a vote against the proposal.
Additional instructions regarding the prompt methods to vote your shares are contained on the reverse side of this letter. If you have any questions or need assistance voting your shares, please call D. F. King & Co., Inc. toll free at 1-800-901-0068.
On behalf of our Board of Directors, thank you for your cooperation and continued support.
Sincerely,
Stephen F. Bollenbach
Co-Chairman and CEO
Please use one of the following simple methods to promptly provide your voting instructions:
1. Vote by Internet: Go to the website www.proxyvote.com. Have your 12-digit control number listed on the voting instruction form ready and follow the online instructions. The 12-digit control number is located in the rectangular box on the right side of your voting instruction form. You can vote via the Internet 24 hours a day, seven days a week, up until 11:59 p.m. ET on September 17, 2007. However, you are encouraged to vote as promptly as possible.
2. Vote by Telephone: Call toll-free 1-800-454-8683. Have your 12-digit control number listed on the voting instruction form ready and follow the simple instructions. You can vote by telephone 24 hours a day, seven days a week, up until 11:59 p.m. ET on September 17, 2007. However, you are encouraged to vote as promptly as possible.
3. Vote by Mail: Mark, sign, date and return your voting instruction form in the postage-paid return envelope provided.
Please Act Today.