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		UNITED STATES<BR>
	SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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	FORM 8-K
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	CURRENT REPORT
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	May 27, 2015
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	Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.
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	Maryland
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	1-7959
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	One StarPoint, Stamford, Connecticut
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	06902
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	(203) 964-6000
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><FONT style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of
Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.</B>
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">As previously reported, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;) had entered into
a Severance Agreement, dated August&nbsp;18, 2014 (the &#147;Severance Agreement&#148;), with Thomas B. Mangas,
the Company&#146;s Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer. Under the Severance Agreement, if,
following a Change in Control (as defined in the Severance Agreement), Mr.&nbsp;Mangas&#146; employment is
terminated (including certain anticipatory terminations as described in the Severance Agreement)
without &#147;cause&#148; or with Good Reason (as defined in the Severance Agreement), Mr.&nbsp;Mangas would
receive, among other things, a lump sum cash payment equal to two times the sum of his base salary
and the average of the annual cash incentives earned in the three fiscal years ending immediately
prior to the termination fiscal year (or, if higher, the annual cash incentive earned in the
immediately prior fiscal year). On May&nbsp;27, 2015, the Compensation Committee of the Board of
Directors of the Company approved a change to the Severance Agreement, which clarifies that any
such calculation with respect to 2014 would reflect Mr.&nbsp;Mangas&#146; non-pro-rated target bonus
($700,000), rather than the pro-rated bonus that he received after he joined the Company on
September&nbsp;29, 2014.



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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><FONT style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.</B>
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">On May&nbsp;28, 2015, the Company held its 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the &#147;Annual Meeting&#148;).


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">The following describes the matters considered by the Company&#146;s stockholders at the Annual Meeting
and the results of the votes cast at the Annual Meeting:


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">1.&nbsp;The stockholders voted to elect the following directors by the votes indicated:

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    <TD nowrap align="left"><B>NOMINEE</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>AGAINST</B></TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">Adam M. Aron</DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="right">127,633,808</TD>
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    <TD align="right">829,408</TD>
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    <TD align="right">155,224</TD>
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    <TD align="right">10,336,075</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">Charlene Barshefsky</DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="right">126,834,573</TD>
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    <TD align="right">1,630,331</TD>
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    <TD align="right">153,536</TD>
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    <TD align="right">10,336,075</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">Thomas E. Clarke</DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="right">128,054,234</TD>
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    <TD align="right">409,513</TD>
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    <TD align="right">154,693</TD>
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    <TD align="right">10,336,075</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">Clayton C. Daley, Jr.</DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="right">128,302,987</TD>
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    <TD align="right">159,793</TD>
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    <TD align="right">155,660</TD>
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    <TD align="right">10,336,075</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">Bruce W. Duncan</DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="right">2,958,628</TD>
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    <TD align="right">143,418</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">10,336,075</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">Lizanne Galbreath</DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="right">128,125,511</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">338,249</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">154,680</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">10,336,075</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">Eric Hippeau</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="right">126,918,343</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">1,545,702</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">154,395</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">10,336,075</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">Aylwin B. Lewis</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="right">126,681,840</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">1,780,544</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">156,056</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">10,336,075</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">Steven R. Quazzo</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">126,941,064</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">1,521,728</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">155,648</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">10,336,075</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">Thomas O. Ryder</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">126,812,760</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">1,651,373</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">154,307</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">10,336,075</TD>
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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right">2.</TD>
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    <TD>The stockholders voted, on a non-binding advisory basis, to approve the following resolution:</TD>
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<P align="left" style="margin-left:2%; font-size: 10pt; text-indent: 2%">&#147;RESOLVED, that the Company&#146;s stockholders hereby approve, on a non-binding advisory
basis, the compensation paid to our named executive officers, as disclosed pursuant to Item&nbsp;402
of Regulation&nbsp;S-K, including the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, compensation tables and
narrative discussion, in our Proxy Statement for the 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.&#148;

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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>BROKER</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>FOR</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>AGAINST</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>ABSTAIN</B></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">126,162,634
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">2,063,245</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">392,561</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">10,336,075</TD>
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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right">3.</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The stockholders voted to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company&#146;s
independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2015.</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>BROKER</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>FOR</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>AGAINST</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>ABSTAIN</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>NON-VOTES</B></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">138,173,471
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">612,440&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">168,604</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">N/A</TD>
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Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (Form: 8-K)
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):
May 27, 2015
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.
__________________________________________
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Maryland
1-7959
52-1193298
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(State or other jurisdiction
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(Commission
______________
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)
File Number)
Identification No.)
One StarPoint, Stamford, Connecticut
06902
_________________________________
(Address of principal executive offices)
___________
(Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
(203) 964-6000
Not Applicable
______________________________________________
Former name or former address, if changed since last report
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))
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of
Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
As previously reported, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (the "Company") had entered into
a Severance Agreement, dated August 18, 2014 (the "Severance Agreement"), with Thomas B. Mangas,
the Company's Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer. Under the Severance Agreement, if,
following a Change in Control (as defined in the Severance Agreement), Mr. Mangas' employment is
terminated (including certain anticipatory terminations as described in the Severance Agreement)
without "cause" or with Good Reason (as defined in the Severance Agreement), Mr. Mangas would
receive, among other things, a lump sum cash payment equal to two times the sum of his base salary
and the average of the annual cash incentives earned in the three fiscal years ending immediately
prior to the termination fiscal year (or, if higher, the annual cash incentive earned in the
immediately prior fiscal year). On May 27, 2015, the Compensation Committee of the Board of
Directors of the Company approved a change to the Severance Agreement, which clarifies that any
such calculation with respect to 2014 would reflect Mr. Mangas' non-pro-rated target bonus
($700,000), rather than the pro-rated bonus that he received after he joined the Company on
September 29, 2014.
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On May 28, 2015, the Company held its 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "Annual Meeting").
The following describes the matters considered by the Company's stockholders at the Annual Meeting
and the results of the votes cast at the Annual Meeting:
1. The stockholders voted to elect the following directors by the votes indicated:
BROKER
NOMINEE
FOR
AGAINST
ABSTAIN
NON-VOTES
Adam M. Aron
127,633,808
829,408
155,224
10,336,075
Charlene Barshefsky
126,834,573
1,630,331
153,536
10,336,075
Thomas E. Clarke
128,054,234
409,513
154,693
10,336,075
Clayton C. Daley, Jr.
128,302,987
159,793
155,660
10,336,075
Bruce W. Duncan
125,516,394
2,958,628
143,418
10,336,075
Lizanne Galbreath
128,125,511
338,249
154,680
10,336,075
Eric Hippeau
126,918,343
1,545,702
154,395
10,336,075
Aylwin B. Lewis
126,681,840
1,780,544
156,056
10,336,075
Steven R. Quazzo
126,941,064
1,521,728
155,648
10,336,075
Thomas O. Ryder
126,812,760
1,651,373
154,307
10,336,075
2.
The stockholders voted, on a non-binding advisory basis, to approve the following resolution:
"RESOLVED, that the Company's stockholders hereby approve, on a non-binding advisory
basis, the compensation paid to our named executive officers, as disclosed pursuant to Item 402
of Regulation S-K, including the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, compensation tables and
narrative discussion, in our Proxy Statement for the 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders."
BROKER
FOR
AGAINST
ABSTAIN
NON-VOTES
126,162,634
2,063,245
392,561
10,336,075
3.
The stockholders voted to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's
independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2015.
BROKER
FOR
AGAINST
ABSTAIN
NON-VOTES
138,173,471
612,440
168,604
N/A
4.
The stockholders voted to approve the Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. Annual
Incentive Plan for Certain Executive Officers (As Amended and Restated February 2015).
BROKER
FOR
AGAINST
ABSTAIN
NON-VOTES
126,812,255
1,574,110
232,075
10,336,075
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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.
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.
June 2, 2015
By:
Kristen Prohl
Name: Kristen Prohl
Title: Vice President,Chief Regulatory Officer