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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Penner Gregory Boyd
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 MADRONE GHC, 3000 SAND HILL ROAD, BUILDING 1, SUITE 150
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

MENLO PARK, CA 94025
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 9,787
D
 
Class A Common Stock 1,091
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)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Class B Common Stock   (2)   (2) Class A Common Stock 10,187,641 $ 0 I See footnote (3)

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Penner Gregory Boyd
C/O MADRONE GHC, 3000 SAND HILL ROAD
BUILDING 1, SUITE 150
MENLO PARK, CA 94025
  X   X    

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 1,091 shares of Class A Common Stock held of record by Shimoda Holdings, LLC. The Reporting Person is a manager of Shimoda Holdings, LLC and has voting and investment power with respect to the shares of Class A Common Stock held by Shimoda Holdings, LLC. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares of Class A Common Stock held by Shimoda Holdings, LLC, except to the extent of his proportionate pecuniary interest therein, if any.
(2) 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 Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation.
(3) Represents (i) 5,393,337 shares of Class B Common Stock owned of record by Madrone GHC, LLC, (ii) 3,835,647 shares of Class B Common Stock held of record by Lake GHC, LLC and (iii) 958,657 shares of Class B Common Stock held of record by Shimoda GHC, LLC. The Reporting Person is a manager of Madrone GHC, LLC, Lake GHC, LLC and Shimoda GHC, LLC and has voting and investment power with respect to the shares of Class B Common Stock held by such entities. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares of Class B Common Stock held by Madrone GHC, LLC, Lake GHC, LLC and Shimoda GHC, LLC, except to the extent of his proportionate pecuniary interest therein, if any.
 
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