Edgar Filing: Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.

Ownership Submission

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Â Blackstone Holdings III L.P.

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
12/12/2013

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. [HLT]

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP L.P.,Â 345 PARK AVENUE

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

_____ Director	__X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

(Street)

NEW YORK,Â NYÂ 10154

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 Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	729,584,173	I	(See Footnotes) ⁽¹⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾ ⁽⁷⁾ ⁽⁸⁾ ⁽⁹⁾ ⁽¹⁰⁾ ⁽¹¹⁾
Common Stock	22,908,571	I	(See Footnotes) ⁽²⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾ ⁽⁷⁾ ⁽⁸⁾ ⁽⁹⁾ ⁽¹⁰⁾ ⁽¹¹⁾
Common Stock	5,193,203	I	(See Footnotes) ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾ ⁽⁷⁾ ⁽⁸⁾ ⁽⁹⁾ ⁽¹⁰⁾ ⁽¹¹⁾

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Blackstone Holdings III L.P. C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP L.P. 345 PARK AVENUE NEW YORK,Â NYÂ 10154	Â	Â X	Â	Â
Blackstone Holdings III GP L.P. C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP L.P. 345 PARK AVENUE NEW YORK,Â NYÂ 10154	Â	Â X	Â	Â
Blackstone Holdings III GP Management L.L.C. C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP L.P. 345 PARK AVENUE NEW YORK,Â NYÂ 10154	Â	Â X	Â	Â
Blackstone Group L.P. C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP L.P. 345 PARK AVENUE NEW YORK,Â NYÂ 10154	Â	Â X	Â	Â
Blackstone Group Management L.L.C. C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP L.P. 345 PARK AVENUE NEW YORK,Â NYÂ 10154	Â	Â X	Â	Â
SCHWARZMAN STEPHEN A C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP L.P. 345 PARK AVENUE NEW YORK,Â NYÂ 10154	Â	Â X	Â	Â

Signatures

BLACKSTONE HOLDINGS III L.P., By: Blackstone Holdings III GP L.P., its general partner, By: Blackstone Holdings III GP Management L.L.C., its general partner, By: /s/ John G. Finley, Name: John G. Finley, Title: Chief Legal Officer		12/12/2013
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
BLACKSTONE HOLDINGS III GP L.P., By: Blackstone Holdings III GP Management L.L.C., its general partner, By: /s/ John G. Finley, Name: John G. Finley, Title: Chief Legal Officer		12/12/2013
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
BLACKSTONE HOLDINGS III GP MANAGEMENT L.L.C., By: /s/ John G. Finley, Name: John G. Finley, Title: Chief Legal Officer		12/12/2013
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
THE BLACKSTONE GROUP L.P., By: Blackstone Group Management L.L.C., its general partner, By: /s/ John G. Finley, Name: John G. Finley, Title: Chief Legal Officer		12/12/2013
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
BLACKSTONE GROUP MANAGEMENT L.L.C., By: /s/ John G. Finley, Name: John G. Finley, Title: Chief Legal Officer		12/12/2013
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
STEPHEN A. SCHWARZMAN, /s/ Stephen A. Schwarzman, Name: Stephen A. Schwarzman		12/12/2013
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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)	Reflects shares of Common Stock (the "Common Stock"), par value $0.01 per share, of Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (the "Issuer") directly held by Hilton Hotels Holdings LLC.
(2)	Reflects shares of Common Stock directly held by Blackstone A23 Holdings LLC.
(3)	Reflects shares of Common Stock indirectly held through its non-managing member interests in Hilton Global Holdings LLC by CT OPI Cayman Corp., LTD, a debt-focused investment vehicle controlled by affiliates of Blackstone. Hilton Hotels Holdings LLC is the managing member of Hilton Global Holdings LLC. Pursuant to an underwriting agreement, Hilton Global Holdings LLC has agreed to sell, or granted an option to purchase, such shares.
(4)	The sole stockholder of CT OPI Cayman Corp., LTD is CT Opportunity Partners I, LP. The general partner of CT Opportunity Partners I, LP is CT OPI GP, LLC. The managing member of CT OPI GP, LLC is CT Investment Management Co. LLC. The sole member of CT Investment Management Co. LLC is Huskies Acquisition LLC. The sole member of Huskies Acquisition LLC is Blackstone Holdings I L.P. Blackstone Holdings I/II GP Inc. is the general partner of Blackstone Holdings I L.P. The Blackstone Group L.P. is the controlling shareholder of Blackstone Holdings I/II GP Inc.
(5)	The sole member of Hilton Hotels Holdings LLC is BH Hotels Holdco LLC ("BH Hotels"). The managing members of each of BH Hotels and Blackstone A23 Holdings LLC are Blackstone Real Estate Partners VI L.P. and Blackstone Capital Partners V L.P. The general partner of Blackstone Capital Partners V L.P. is Blackstone Management Associates V L.L.C. The sole member of Blackstone Management Associates V L.L.C is BMA V L.L.C. The general partner of Blackstone Real Estate Partners VI L.P. is Blackstone Real Estate Associates VI L.P. The general partner of Blackstone Real Estate Associates VI L.P. is BREA VI L.L.C. The managing member of each of BREA VI L.L.C. and BMA V L.L.C. is Blackstone Holdings III L.P.
(6)	The general partner of Blackstone Holdings III L.P. is Blackstone Holdings III GP L.P. The general partner of Blackstone Holdings III GP L.P. is Blackstone Holdings III GP Management L.L.C. The sole member of Blackstone Holdings III GP Management L.L.C. is The Blackstone Group L.P. The general partner of The Blackstone Group L.P. is Blackstone Group Management L.L.C. Blackstone Group Management L.L.C. is wholly-owned by Blackstone's senior managing directors and controlled by its founder, Steven A. Schwarzman.
(7)	Due to the limitations of the electronic filing system Hilton Hotels Holdings LLC, Blackstone A23 Holdings LLC, BH Hotels Holdco LLC, CT OPI Cayman Corp., LTD, CT Opportunities Partners I, LP, CT OPI GP, LLC, CT Investment Management Co. LLC, Huskies Acquisition LLC, Blackstone Holdings I L.P., Blackstone Holdings I/II GP Inc., Blackstone Real Estate Partners VI L.P., Blackstone Capital Partners V L.P., Blackstone Management Associates V L.L.C., BMA V L.L.C., Blackstone Real Estate Associates VI L.P. and BREA VI L.L.C. are filing separate Forms 3.
(8)	Information with respect to each of the Reporting Persons is given solely by such Reporting Person, and no Reporting Person has responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of information supplied by another Reporting Person.
(9)	Each of the Reporting Persons (other than each of Hilton Hotels Holdings LLC and Blackstone A23 Holdings LLC (the "Blackstone Funds") to the extent they directly hold securities reported herein and CT OPI Cayman Corp., LTD to the extent of its pecuniary interest in shares held by Hilton Global Holdings LLC), disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities held by each of the Blackstone Funds and CT OPI Cayman Corp., LTD, except to the extent of such Reporting Person's pecuniary interest therein,
(10)	(Continued from Footnote 9) and, pursuant to Rule 16a-1(a)(4) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, each of the Reporting Persons (other than each of the Blackstone Funds to the extent they directly hold securities reported herein and CT OPI Cayman Corp., LTD to the extent of its pecuniary interest in shares held by Hilton Global Holdings LLC) states that the inclusion of these securities in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of all of the reported securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.
(11)	The number of shares of Common Stock reflects the 9,205,128-for-1 forward stock split to be effected immediately prior to the closing of the initial public offering by the Issuer.

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