UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, 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 (Date of earliest event reported): December 3, 2012
MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 1-13881 | 52-2055918 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 10400 Fernwood Road, Bethesda, Maryland | 20817 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (301) 380-3000
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:
| ¨ | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
| ¨ | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
| ¨ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
| ¨ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
| ITEM 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On December 3, 2012, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Marriott International, Inc. (the “Company”), upon recommendation of the Board’s Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, increased the size of the Board to eleven (11) members and appointed W. Mitt Romney to the Board. There is no arrangement or understanding between Gov. Romney and any other person pursuant to which he was selected as a director. Since the beginning of the Company’s last fiscal year through the present, there have been no transactions with the Company, and there are currently no proposed transactions with the Company in which the amount involved exceeds $120,000 and in which Gov. Romney had or will have a direct or indirect material interest within the meaning of Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
Gov. Romney will receive compensation as a non-employee director in accordance with the Company’s director compensation practices described in its 2012 Proxy Statement, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 30, 2012.
| ITEM 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. The following exhibit is filed with this report: |
Exhibit 99 - Press release issued on December 3, 2012.
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SIGNATURE
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.
| MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL, INC. | ||||||
| Date: December 3, 2012 | By: | /s/ Carl T. Berquist | ||||
| Carl T. Berquist | ||||||
| Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99 | Press release issued on December 3, 2012. | |
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