Edgar Filing: NICHOLS JOHN D

Ownership Submission

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Â NICHOLS JOHN D

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
11/04/2009

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Hyatt Hotels Corp [H]

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O HYATT HOTELS CORPORATION,Â 71 S. WACKER DRIVE, 12TH FLOOR

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

__X__ Director	_____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)

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

(Street)

CHICAGO,Â ILÂ 60606

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Class A Common Stock	1,176	I	See footnote ⁽¹⁾

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Restricted Stock Units	03/31/2012⁽²⁾	03/31/2012⁽²⁾	Class A Common Stock	2,268	$ ⁽⁵⁾	D	Â
Restricted Stock Units	03/31/2013⁽³⁾	03/31/2013⁽³⁾	Class A Common Stock	4,807	$ ⁽⁵⁾	D	Â
Restricted Stock Units	03/31/2014⁽⁴⁾	03/31/2014⁽⁴⁾	Class A Common Stock	3,221	$ ⁽⁵⁾	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
NICHOLS JOHN D C/O HYATT HOTELS CORPORATION 71 S. WACKER DRIVE, 12TH FLOOR CHICAGO,Â ILÂ 60606	Â X	Â	Â	Â

Signatures

/s/ Harmit J. Singh, Attorney-in-fact		11/04/2009
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Represents shares of Class A Common Stock held of record by the Nichols Family Limited Partnership. The Reporting Person has shared voting and investment power with respect to shares of Class A Common Stock held by the Nichols Family Limited Partnership. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of in the shares of Class A Common Stock held by the Nichols Family Limited Partnership, except to the extent of his proportionate pecuniary interest in such shares, if any.
(2)	The restricted stock units issued under the Amended and Restated Hyatt Hotels Corporation Long-Term Incentive Plan (the LTIP), pursuant to the Hyatt Hotels Corporation Non-Employee Director Compensation Program (the Compensation Program) and the Global Hyatt Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors (the Deferred Compensation Plan), are fully vested. The restricted stock will be settled in Class A Common Stock or, at the election of the administrator of the LTIP, cash on March 31, 2012.
(3)	The restricted stock units issued under the LTIP, pursuant to the Compensation Program and the Deferred Compensation Plan, are fully vested. The restricted stock will be settled in Class A Common Stock or, at the election of the administrator of the LTIP, cash on March 31, 2013.
(4)	The restricted stock units issued under the LTIP, pursuant to the Compensation Program and the Deferred Compensation Plan, are fully vested. The restricted stock will be settled in Class A Common Stock or, at the election of the administrator of the LTIP, cash on March 31, 2014.
(5)	Each restricted stock unit represents the contingent right to receive one share of Class A Common Stock.
Â Remarks: ExhibitÂ List: ExhibitÂ 24Â -Â PowerÂ ofÂ Attorney

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