Edgar Filing: Hyatt Hotels Corp

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 Second Universe Trust

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
01/01/2012

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

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O 311 SOUTH WACKER DRIVE,Â SUITE 4990

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

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

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)

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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)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Class B Common Stock	Â ⁽¹⁾	Â ⁽¹⁾	Class A Common Stock	512,187 ⁽²⁾	$ 0	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Second Universe Trust C/O 311 SOUTH WACKER DRIVE SUITE 4990 CHICAGO,Â ILÂ 60606	Â	Â	Â	See Remarks

Signatures

/s/ Lawrence I. Richman, solely in his capacity as trustee of Second Universe Trust		01/03/2012
^**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)	As provided in the Issuer's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, each share of Class B Common Stock is convertible at any time, at the option of the holder, into one share of Class A Common Stock. In addition, each share of Class B Common Stock will convert automatically into one share of Class A Common Stock upon any transfer, whether or not for value, except for certain permitted transfers described in the Issuer's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation.
(2)	Represents shares transferred from CIBC Trust Co (Bahamas) Limited as Trustee of Settlement T-577. No cash consideration was paid in connection with such transfer. The transfer of shares of Class B Common Stock to the Reporting Person constitutes a "permitted transfer" as defined under the Issuer's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation. Prior to such distribution, the Reporting Person became subject to the provisions of the Amended and Restated Global Hyatt Agreement. Accordingly, immediately following the distribution, the shares will remain shares of Class B Common Stock.
Â Remarks: MemberÂ ofÂ 10%Â ownerÂ group.Â Â LawrenceÂ I.Â RichmanÂ servesÂ asÂ trusteeÂ ofÂ theÂ ReportingÂ PersonÂ andÂ hasÂ investmentÂ powerÂ overÂ theÂ sharesÂ beneficially ownedÂ byÂ theÂ ReportingÂ Person.Â Â InÂ addition,Â theÂ ReportingÂ PersonÂ mayÂ beÂ deemedÂ toÂ beÂ aÂ memberÂ ofÂ aÂ groupÂ becauseÂ theÂ Reporting PersonÂ hasÂ agreedÂ toÂ certainÂ votingÂ agreementsÂ andÂ limitationsÂ onÂ transfersÂ ofÂ sharesÂ ofÂ ClassÂ AÂ CommonÂ StockÂ andÂ ClassÂ BÂ Common Stock.Â Â TheÂ ReportingÂ PersonÂ disclaimsÂ beneficialÂ ownershipÂ ofÂ theÂ securitiesÂ reportedÂ hereinÂ exceptÂ toÂ theÂ extentÂ ofÂ itsÂ pecuniary interestÂ therein.

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