Marriott International Announces Plan to Spin Off Timeshare Business

Marriott International, Inc. MAR, in addition to reporting its fourth quarter and full year 2010 results today, announced a plan to split the company's businesses into two separate, publicly traded companies. Marriott International expects to spin off its timeshare operations and development business as a new independent company through a special tax-free dividend to Marriott International shareholders in late 2011.