Termination of Registration of a Class of Security Under Section 12(b) (15-12b)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 15

CERTIFICATION AND NOTICE OF TERMINATION OF REGISTRATION

UNDER SECTION 12(g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

OR SUSPENSION OF DUTY TO FILE REPORTS UNDER SECTIONS 13 AND 15(d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.

Commission File Number 1-7959

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, LLC

(formerly known as Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.)

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

One StarPoint

Stamford, CT 06902

Telephone: (203) 964-6000

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)

Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share

(Title of each class of securities covered by this Form)

None

(Titles of all other classes of securities for which a duty to file reports under section 13(a) or 15(d) remains)

Please place an X in the box(es) to designate the appropriate rule provision(s) relied upon to terminate or suspend the duty to file reports:


Rule 12g-4(a)(1)		x
Rule 12g-4(a)(2)		¨
Rule 12h-3(b)(1)(i)		x
Rule 12h-3(b)(1)(ii)		¨
Rule 15d-6		¨

Approximate number of holders of record as of the certification or notice date: 1

SIGNATURES

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


Date: October 3, 2016		STARWOOD HOTELS & RESORTS WORLDWIDE, LLC (formerly known as Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.)

	By:	/s/ Edward A. Ryan
		Name: Edward A. Ryan
		Title: Vice President