Hyatt Hotels Corp

On May 8, 2024, we filed a Certificate of Retirement with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware to retire 2,443,004 shares of Class B common stock, $0.01 par value per share, of the Company. Of the 2,443,004 shares of Class B common stock, 1,987,229 shares were converted into shares of Class A common stock, $0.01 par value per share, of the Company, in connection with the repurchase by the Company of 1,987,229 shares of Class B Common Stock from certain selling stockholders, and 455,775 shares were converted into shares of Class A common stock in connection with sales by certain selling stockholders into the public market pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The Company's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation requires that any shares of Class B common stock that are converted into shares of Class A common stock be retired and may not be reissued.

Effective upon filing, the Certificate of Retirement amended the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company to reduce the total authorized number of shares of capital stock of the Company by 2,443,004 shares. The total number of authorized shares of the Company is now 1,397,998,010, such shares consisting of 1,000,000,000 shares designated Class A common stock, 387,998,010 shares designated Class B common stock, and 10,000,000 shares designated Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share. A copy of the Certificate of Retirement is attached as part of Exhibit 3.1 hereto.