Marriott International Declares Cash Dividend

BETHESDA, Md., Feb 05, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE: MAR) announced that its board of directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of eight and three-quarter cents ($0.0875) per share of common stock.

The dividend is payable April 29, 2009 to shareholders of record as of April 1, 2009. The company and its predecessors (old Marriott International, Inc. and Marriott Corporation) have paid a dividend in every quarter since late 1977.

MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL, INC. (NYSE: MAR) is a leading lodging company with more than 3,100 lodging properties in the United States and 66 other countries and territories. The company is headquartered in Bethesda, Md., and has approximately 151,000 employees. In fiscal year 2007, Marriott International reported sales from continuing operations of $13 billion. For more information or reservations, please visit our web site at www.marriott.com.

IRPR#1

SOURCE Marriott International, Inc.

http://www.marriott.com

Copyright (C) 2009 PR Newswire. All rights reserved