Sears Peter 4

4 · Hyatt Hotels Corp · Filed Mar 23, 2026

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Updated Mar 23, 2026

Hyatt (H) EVP Peter Sears Receives RSU and SAR Award

What Happened

Peter Sears, Executive Vice President and Group President – Americas at Hyatt Hotels Corp, was granted equity awards on March 19, 2026: 2,078 restricted stock units (RSUs) and 4,625 stock appreciation rights (SARs). Both awards are reported as derivative acquisitions at $0.00 (no cash purchase).

Key Details

Transaction date: 2026-03-19; filing date: 2026-03-23 (Form 4 filed within the required two-business-day window).
Grant details: 2,078 RSUs and 4,625 SARs; reported acquisition price $0.00; reported value at grant $0.
Vesting: Both awards vest in four substantially equal annual installments beginning March 16, 2027 (per filing footnotes).
RSU settlement: Each RSU converts to one share of Class A common stock upon settlement (footnote F1/F2).
SARs: Vest over the same four-year schedule; SARs provide value tied to future stock appreciation (footnote F3).
Shares owned after transaction: not specified in the excerpt of the filing.
Transaction code: A = Award/Grant (derivative securities). Filing appears timely (not late).

Context

RSUs represent a contingent right to receive company stock at settlement; they are not an immediate purchase or sale. SARs are derivative awards whose payout depends on future stock price appreciation and may be settled per plan terms.
Equity awards to executives are common for incentive compensation and do not by themselves indicate near-term buying or selling of company stock.

Form 4

Period: 2026-03-19

See Remarks

Transactions

Award
Restricted Stock Units
[F1][F2]
2026-03-19+2,078→ 2,078 total
→ Class A Common Stock (2,078 underlying)
Award
Stock Appreciation Rights
[F3]
2026-03-19+4,625→ 4,625 total
Exercise: $144.34Exp: 2036-03-19→ Class A Common Stock (4,625 underlying)

Footnotes (3)

[F1]Each Restricted Stock Unit ("RSU") represents the contingent right to receive, at settlement, one share of Class A Common Stock.
[F2]The RSUs issued pursuant to the Fifth Amended and Restated Hyatt Hotels Corporation Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended ("LTIP"), vest and become payable in four substantially equal annual installments beginning on March 16, 2027. The RSUs will be settled in Class A Common Stock upon vesting, subject to earlier settlement upon death or disability or a change of control of the Issuer.
[F3]The stock appreciation rights issued pursuant to the LTIP vest in four substantially equal annual installments beginning on March 16, 2027.

Signature

Margaret C. Egan, Attorney-in-fact|2026-03-23

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