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Table of Contents UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , DC 20549 Form 10 - K ( Mark One ) ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31 , 2020 TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from to Delaware ( State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization ) 150 North Riverside Plaza 8th Floor , Chicago , Illinois ( Address of Principal Executive Offices ) HYATT HOTELS CORPORATION ( Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter ) Title of each class Class A Common Stock , $ 0.01 par value Large accelerated filer Non - accelerated filer Commission File No. 001-34521 ✓ 20-1480589 ( IRS Employer Identification No. ) Registrant's telephone number , including area code : ( 312 ) 750-1234 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading Symbol H 60606 ( Zip Code ) Name of each exchange on which registered New York Stock Exchange Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Act . Yes 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 . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T ( § 232.405 of this chapter ) during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company . See definitions of " large accelerated filer , " " accelerated filer , " " smaller reporting company , " and " emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . ( Check One ) : No No Accelerated filer Smaller reporting company Emerging growth company 000 If an emerging growth company , indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13 ( a ) of the Exchange Act . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C. 7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Act ) . Yes No At June 30 , 2020 , the aggregate market value of the registrant's Class A common stock , $ 0.01 par value , held by non - affiliates of the registrant was approximately $ 1,871.4 million ( based upon the closing sale price of the Class A common stock on June 30 , 2020 on The New York Stock Exchange ) . The market value of the registrant's Class B common stock is not included in the above value as there is no active market for such stock . At January 31 , 2021 , there were 39,261,233 shares of the registrant's Class A common stock , $ 0.01 par value , outstanding and 62,038,918 shares of the registrant's Class B common stock , $ 0.01 par value , outstanding . DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10 - K incorporates by reference portions of the registrant's Proxy Statement for its 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on May 19 , 2021 .