Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 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 *
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Hyatt Hotels Corp [H]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
200 WEST STREET
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/15-05:00/2016
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10282
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Class A Common Stock 12/15-05:00/2016   A   329 A $ 0 186,376 (5) I See footnotes (1) (2) (3) (4) (5)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Class B Common Stock $ 0               (6)   (6) Class A Common Stock 12,654,050   12,654,050 I See footnotes (1) (2) (3) (6) (7) (8)

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC
200 WEST STREET
NEW YORK, NY 10282
       
GOLDMAN SACHS & CO
200 WEST STREET
NEW YORK, NY 10282
       
GS Capital Partners VI Fund, L.P.
200 WEST STREET
NEW YORK, NY 10282
       
GS Capital Partners VI Offshore Fund, L.P.
200 WEST STREET
NEW YORK, NY 10282
       
GS Capital Partners VI Parallel LP
200 WEST STREET
NEW YORK, NY 10282
       
GS Capital Partners VI GmbH & Co KG
200 WEST STREET
NEW YORK, NY 10282
       
GSCP VI Advisors, L.L.C.
200 WEST STREET
NEW YORK, NY 10282
       
GSCP VI Offshore Advisors, L.L.C.
200 WEST STREET
NEW YORK, NY 10282
       
GS Advisors VI, L.L.C.
200 WEST STREET
NEW YORK, NY 10282
       
GOLDMAN, SACHS MANAGEMENT GP GMBH
200 WEST STREET
NEW YORK, NY 10282
       

Signatures

 /s/ Yvette Kosic, Attorney-in-fact   12/19-05:00/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

 /s/ Yvette Kosic, Attorney-in-fact   12/19-05:00/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

 /s/ Yvette Kosic, Attorney-in-fact   12/19-05:00/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

 /s/ Yvette Kosic, Attorney-in-fact   12/19-05:00/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

 /s/ Yvette Kosic, Attorney-in-fact   12/19-05:00/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

 /s/ Yvette Kosic, Attorney-in-fact   12/19-05:00/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

 /s/ Yvette Kosic, Attorney-in-fact   12/19-05:00/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

 /s/ Yvette Kosic, Attorney-in-fact   12/19-05:00/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

 /s/ Yvette Kosic, Attorney-in-fact   12/19-05:00/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

 /s/ Yvette Kosic, Attorney-in-fact   12/19-05:00/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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) This statement is being filed by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. ("GS Group"), Goldman, Sachs & Co. ("Goldman Sachs"), GS Capital Partners VI Fund, L.P. ("GS Capital"), GS Capital Partners VI Offshore Fund, L.P. ("GS Offshore"), GS Capital Partners VI Parallel, L.P. ("GS Parallel"), GS Capital Partners VI GmbH & Co. KG ("GS Germany", and together with GS Capital, GS Offshore and GS Parallel, the "Limited Partnerships"), GS Sunray Holdings Subco I, L.L.C. ("GS Sunray I"), GS Sunray Holdings Subco II, L.L.C. ("GS Sunray II"), GS Sunray Holdings Parallel Subco, L.L.C. ("GS Sunray Parallel", and together with GS Sunray I and GS Sunray II, the "Sunray Entities"), GSCP VI Advisors, L.L.C. ("GSCP Advisors"), GSCP VI Offshore Advisors, L.L.C. ("GSCP Offshore Advisors"), (continued in next footnote)
(2) GS Advisors VI, L.L.C. ("GS Advisors") and Goldman, Sachs Management GP GmbH ("GS GmbH", and together with GSCP Advisors, GSCP Offshore Advisors, GS Advisors, the Limited Partnerships, the Sunray Entities, Goldman Sachs and GS Group, the "Reporting Persons"). Goldman Sachs is a subsidiary of GS Group. Goldman Sachs is the investment manager for certain of the Limited Partnerships. The Sunray Entities are owned directly and indirectly by the Limited Partnerships, of which affiliates of Goldman Sachs and GS Group are the general partner, managing limited partner or managing partner.
(3) Due to the electronic system's limitation of 10 Reporting Persons per joint filing, this statement is being filed in duplicate.
(4) On December 15, 2016, 329 shares of Class A Common Stock were granted to Richard A. Friedman, a managing director of Goldman Sachs, in his capacity as a director of Hyatt Hotels Corporation (the "Company") pursuant to the Third Amended and Restated Hyatt Hotels Corporation Long-Term Incentive Plan under the Hyatt Hotels Corporation Non-Employee Director Compensation Program (the "Plan"). Mr. Friedman has an understanding with GS Group pursuant to which such shares are held for the benefit of GS Group.
(5) GS Group may be deemed to beneficially own 29,591 shares of Class A Common Stock that were granted to Richard A. Friedman in his capacity as a director of the Company pursuant to the Plan. Mr. Friedman has an understanding with GS Group pursuant to which such shares are held for the benefit of GS Group. GS Group beneficially owns directly 7,096 shares of Class A Common Stock. Goldman Sachs beneficially owns directly and GS Group may be deemed to beneficially own indirectly 149,689 shares of Class A Common Stock and Goldman Sachs also had open short positions of 33,771 shares of Class A Common Stock, reflecting changes due to exempt transactions.
(6) 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, except for certain permitted transfers as described in the Company's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation. Goldman Sachs and GS Group may each be deemed to beneficially own indirectly 12,654,050 shares of the Company's Class A Common Stock by reason of the direct beneficial ownership of 12,654,050 shares of the Company's Class B Common Stock, in the aggregate, by the Sunray Entities. Each Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein.
(7) GS Sunray I may be deemed to beneficially own 5,514,889 shares of Class A Common Stock by reason of its direct beneficial ownership of 5,514,889 shares of Class B Common Stock. GS Sunray II may be deemed to beneficially own 5,514,889 shares of Class A Common Stock by reason of its direct beneficial ownership of 5,514,889 shares of Class B Common Stock. GS Sunray Parallel may be deemed to beneficially own 1,624,272 shares of Class A Common Stock by reason of its direct beneficial ownership of 1,624,272 shares of Class B Common Stock.
(8) GS Capital, and its general partner GSCP Advisors, may be deemed to beneficially own indirectly 5,906,782 shares of Class A Common Stock by reason of the direct beneficial ownership of Class B Common Stock by GS Sunray I and GS Sunray II. GS Offshore, and its general partner GSCP Offshore Advisors, may be deemed to beneficially own indirectly 4,913,071 shares of Class A Common Stock by reason of the direct beneficial ownership of Class B Common Stock by GS Sunray I and GS Sunray II. GS Parallel, and its general partner GS Advisors, may be deemed to beneficially own indirectly 1,624,272 shares of Class A Common Stock by reason of the direct beneficial ownership of Class B Common Stock by GS Sunray Parallel. GS Germany, and its general partner, GS GmbH, may be deemed to beneficially own indirectly 209,925 shares of Class A Common Stock by reason of the direct beneficial ownership of Class B Common Stock by GS Sunray I and GS Sunray II.

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