UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of ~~report~~Report (Date of earliest event reported): March ~~February 12~~27, 2026

HYATT HOTELS CORPORATION

(Exact ~~Name~~name of ~~Registrant~~registrant as ~~Specified~~specified in ~~Charter~~its charter)

Delaware

001-34521

20-1480589

~~001-34521~~

~~20-1480589~~

(State or Other Jurisdictionof Incorporation)

(CommissionFile Number)

(IRS EmployerIdentification No.)

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

150 North Riverside Plaza

150 North Riverside Plaza Chicago, IL

60606

8th Floor,

Chicago,

Illinois

60606

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant'’s telephone number, including area code: (312) 750-1234

Former ~~Name~~name or ~~Former~~former ~~Address~~address, if ~~Changed~~changed ~~Since~~since last ~~Last Report~~report: Not Applicable

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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¨	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading Symbol

Name of each exchange on which registered

~~Trading Symbol~~

~~Name of each exchange on which registered~~

Class A Common Stock, $0.01 par value

New York Stock Exchange

Class A common stock, $0.01 par value

New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933
(§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company			☐
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 is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

~~Item 2.02.~~Emerging growth ~~Results of Operations and Financial Condition.~~company      ¨

OnIf an ~~February 12,~~emerging ~~2026~~growth company, ~~Hyatt~~indicate ~~Hotels~~by ~~Corporation~~check ~~(the~~mark ~~"Company")~~if ~~issued~~the aregistrant ~~press~~has ~~release~~elected ~~announcing~~not ~~its~~to ~~results~~use ~~for~~the ~~its~~extended ~~quarter~~transition ~~and~~period ~~fiscal~~for ~~year~~complying with ~~ended~~any ~~December 31,~~new ~~2025.~~or ~~The~~revised ~~full~~financial ~~text~~accounting ofstandards ~~the~~provided ~~press~~pursuant ~~release is attached as Exhibit 99.1~~ to ~~this~~Section 13(a) of ~~Form~~the ~~8-K~~Exchange ~~and is incorporated herein by reference~~Act.   ¨

~~The~~Item ~~information in this Form 8-K and Exhibit 99~~5.102. ~~attached~~Departure ~~hereto shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes~~ of ~~Section 18~~Directors ofor ~~the~~Certain ~~Securities~~Officers; ~~Exchange~~Election ~~Act~~ of ~~1934,~~Directors; asAppointment ~~amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities~~ of ~~that~~Certain ~~section~~Officers; ~~and~~Compensatory ~~shall~~Arrangements ~~not be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing made by the Company under the Securities Act~~ of ~~1933,~~Certain ~~as amended (the "Securities Act"), or the Exchange Act, except as set forth by specific reference in such filing~~Officers.

~~Item~~(d) On 7March 27, 2026, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Hyatt Hotels Corporation (the “Company”) increased the size of the Board from eleven to twelve members and appointed Gianni Marostica to the Board effective March 27, 2026, to hold office until the Company’s 2026 annual meeting of stockholders and until his successor is duly elected and qualified.01 The Board designated Mr. Marostica ~~Regulation~~as FDa ~~Disclosure~~Class II member of the Board.

OnThere ~~February 12,~~is ~~2026,~~no ~~the~~arrangement ~~Company~~or ~~published~~understanding abetween ~~supplemental~~Mr. Marostica and ~~investor~~any ~~presentation~~other ~~which~~person ~~may~~pursuant beto ~~accessed~~which ~~through~~Mr. Marostica ~~the~~was ~~Company's~~appointed ~~investor~~as ~~relations~~a ~~website~~director. AMr. Marostica ~~copy~~does ofnot ~~the~~have ~~supplemental~~a ~~presentation~~direct isor ~~furnished~~indirect material ~~herewith~~interest asin ~~Exhibit~~any ~~99.2~~transaction ~~and~~required isto ~~incorporated~~be ~~herein~~disclosed bypursuant ~~reference~~to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

~~The information furnished under Item 7~~Mr.01 Marostica ~~and~~will ~~Exhibit~~be ~~99.2~~entitled into ~~this~~compensation ~~Form~~for ~~8-K~~his ~~shall~~service on ~~not~~the beBoard ~~deemed~~on ~~"filed"~~the ~~for~~same ~~purposes~~basis ofas ~~Section 18~~ all other non-employee directors of the ~~Exchange Act~~Company, orpursuant ~~otherwise subject~~ to the ~~liabilities~~Hyatt ofHotels ~~that~~Corporation Summary ~~section~~of Amended and ~~shall~~Restated ~~not~~Non-Employee Director Compensation beand ~~deemed incorporated by reference in any filing made by~~ the ~~Company~~Amended ~~under~~and ~~the~~Restated ~~Securities~~Hyatt ~~Act~~Hotels orCorporation ~~the~~Deferred Compensation ~~Exchange~~Plan ~~Act,~~for ~~except as set forth by specific reference in such filing~~Directors.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

99.1						Hyatt Hotels Corporation Press Release, dated February 12, 2026 (furnished pursuant to Item 2.02)
99.2						Hyatt Hotels Corporation Supplemental Presentation (furnished pursuant to Item 7.01)
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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	Hyatt Hotels Corporation			~~Hyatt Hotels Corporation~~
Date: February 12, 2026				By:	/s/ Joan Bottarini
Date: March 27, 2026	By:	/s/ Margaret C. Egan
					Joan Bottarini
		Name:	Margaret C. Egan
					Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
		Title:	Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

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