Document:

Form of Certificate for Preferred Stock

			
		 	Exhibit 4.4
	Number * *	 	Shares * *

  
  

					
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 STRATEGIC HOTELS & RESORTS, INC.
	 	
			
	 THIS CERTIFICATE IS
 TRANSFERABLE IN THE CITIES OF
 CHICAGO, IL AND NEW YORK, NY
	 	 STRATEGIC HOTELS & RESORTS, INC.
 A CORPORATION FORMED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND
	 	 SEE REVERSE FOR IMPORTANT NOTICE ON TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS AND OTHER INFORMATION
 CUSIP                 

 THIS CERTIFIES THAT 
  

					
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	 is the record holder of
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 FULLY PAID AND NONASSESSABLE
SHARES OF         % SERIES          CUMULATIVE REDEEMABLE PREFERRED 
 STOCK, $.01 PAR VALUE PER SHARE, 
 OF 
 STRATEGIC HOTELS & RESORTS, INC. 
 (the “Corporation”), transferable on the books of the Corporation by
the holder hereof in person or by its duly authorized attorney upon surrender of this certificate properly endorsed. This certificate and the shares represented hereby are issued and shall be subject to all of the provisions of the charter of the
Corporation and the Bylaws of the Corporation and any amendments thereto. This Certificate is not valid unless countersigned by the Transfer Agent and Registrar. 
 WITNESS the facsimile seal of the Corporation and the facsimile signatures of its duly authorized officers. 
 Dated: 
  
  

					
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	SECRETARY	 		  	CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

  
 AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY

 Countersigned and Registered: 
 LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION 
 Transfer Agent and Registrar 
  
  

			
	By: 	 	  
		 	Authorized Signature

 IMPORTANT NOTICE 
 The Corporation will furnish to any stockholder, on request and without charge, a full statement of the information required by
Section 2–211(b) of the Corporations and Associations Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland with respect to the designations and any preferences, conversion and other rights, voting powers, restrictions, limitations as to dividends and
other distributions, qualifications, and terms and conditions of redemption of the stock of each class which the Corporation has authority to issue and, if the Corporation is authorized to issue any preferred or special class in series, (i) the
differences in the relative rights and preferences between the shares of each series to the extent set, and (ii) the authority of the Board of Directors to set such rights and preferences of subsequent series. The foregoing summary does not
purport to be complete and is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to the charter of the Corporation, a copy of which will be sent without charge to each stockholder who so requests. Such request must be made to the Secretary of the
Corporation at its principal office or to the Transfer Agent. 
 The shares represented by this certificate are subject to restrictions on
Beneficial and Constructive Ownership and Transfer for the purpose, among others, of the Corporation’s maintenance of its status as a Real Estate Investment Trust under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”).
Subject to certain further restrictions and except as expressly provided in the charter of the Corporation, (i) no individual may Beneficially or Constructively Own shares of the Corporation’s Common Stock in excess of 9.8 percent (in
value or number of shares) of the outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Corporation unless such individual is an Excepted Holder (in which case the Excepted Holder Limit shall be applicable); (ii) no individual may Beneficially or
Constructively Own shares of Capital Stock of the Corporation in excess of 9.8 percent of the value of the total outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Corporation, unless such individual is an Excepted Holder (in which case the Excepted Holder
Limit shall be applicable); (iii) no Person may Beneficially or Constructively Own Capital Stock that would result in the Corporation being “closely held” under Section 856(h) of the Code or otherwise cause the Corporation to
fail to qualify as a REIT; and (iv) no Person may Transfer shares of Capital Stock if such Transfer would result in the Capital Stock of the Corporation being owned by fewer than 100 Persons. Any Person who Beneficially or Constructively Owns
or attempts to Beneficially or Constructively Own shares of Capital Stock which causes or will cause a Person to Beneficially or Constructively Own shares of Capital Stock in excess or in violation of the above limitations must immediately notify
the Corporation. If any of the restrictions on transfer or ownership are violated, the shares of Capital Stock represented hereby will be automatically transferred to a Trustee of a Trust for the benefit of one or more Charitable Beneficiaries. In
addition, the Corporation may redeem shares upon the terms and conditions specified by the Board of Directors in its sole discretion if the Board of Directors determines that ownership or a Transfer or other event may violate the restrictions
described above. Furthermore, upon the occurrence of certain events, attempted Transfers in violation of the restrictions described above may be void ab initio. All capitalized terms in this legend have the meanings defined in the charter of the
Corporation, as the same may be amended from time to time, a copy of which, including the restrictions on transfer and ownership, will be furnished to each holder of Capital Stock of the Corporation on request and without charge. Requests for such a
copy may be directed to the Secretary of the Corporation at its Principal Office. 
  

	
	 

 KEEP THIS CERTIFICATE IN A SAFE PLACE. IF IT IS LOST, STOLEN, MUTILATED OR DESTROYED, THE CORPORATION
WILL REQUIRE A BOND OF INDEMNITY AS A CONDITION TO THE ISSUANCE OF A REPLACEMENT CERTIFICATE. 
 The following abbreviations, when used
in the inscription on the face of this certificate, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according to applicable laws or regulations: 
  

									
	 TEN COM –
 TEN ENT –
 JT TEN –
	  	as tenants in common
as tenants by the entireties
as joint tenants with right of survivorship and
not as tenants in common	  		  	UNIF GIFT MIN ACT –	 	__________ Custodian ___________
	  	  		  		 	        (Cust)                          (Minor)
	  	  		  		 	under Uniform Gifts to Minors Act
	  	  		  		 	______________________________
	  	  		  		 	(State)
	  	  		  	UNIF TRF MIN ACT –	 	_________ Custodian (until age ___)
	  	  		  		 	      (Cust)
	  	  		  		 	__________ under Uniform Transfers
		  		  		  		 	     (Minor)
		  		  		  		 	to Minors Act __________________
		  		  		  		 	                            (State)

 Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list. 
  

 For Value Received,
____________________________________ hereby sell, assign and transfer unto 
 PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR OTHER 
 IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE 
  
  

			
	(PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEWRITE NAME AND ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE, OF ASSIGNEE)
	  	 	  
		
	  	 	  
		
	  	 	 Shares

	 of the Preferred Stock represented by the within certificate, and do hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint
	 	
		
	  	 	 Attorney

	 to transfer the said stock on the books of the within-named Corporation with full power of substitution in the
premises.
	 	

  
  

			
	 Dated
	 	  

  

			
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		 	NOTICE: THE SIGNATURE(S) TO THIS ASSIGNMENT MUST CORRESPOND WITH THE
NAME(S) AS WRITTEN UPON THE FACE OF THE CERTIFICATE IN EVERY PARTICULAR,
WITHOUT ALTERATION OR ENLARGEMENT OR ANY
CHANGE WHATEVER.

  

			
	 Signature(s) Guaranteed:
	 	  
		 	THE SIGNATURE(S) MUST BE GUARANTEED BY AN ELIGIBLE GUARANTOR INSTITUTION (BANKS, STOCKBROKERS, SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS AND CREDIT UNIONS WITH MEMBERSHIP IN AN APPROVED SIGNATURE
GUARANTEE MEDALLION PROGRAM, PURSUANT TO S.E.C. 17Ad–15.Declaration of Trust of BEE Financing Trust I

 Exhibit 4.7 
  
 DECLARATION OF TRUST 
  
 This DECLARATION OF TRUST, dated as of April 17, 2006 (this “Declaration”), between (i) Strategic Hotels & Resorts, Inc., a
Maryland corporation, as sponsor (the “Sponsor”), and (ii) Wilmington Trust Company, a Delaware corporation, as trustee (the “Trustee”). The Sponsor and the Trustee hereby agree as follows: 
 1. The trust created hereby (the “Trust”) shall be known as “BEE Financing Trust I” in which name the Trustee, or the Sponsor to the
extent provided herein, may engage in the transactions contemplated hereby, make and execute contracts, and sue and be sued on behalf of the Trust. 
 2. The Sponsor hereby assigns, transfers conveys and sets over to the Trustee the sum of $1,000.00. The Trustee hereby acknowledges receipt of such amount in trust from the Sponsor, which amount shall constitute the initial trust estate.
The Trustee hereby declares that it will hold the trust estate in trust for the Sponsor. It is the intention of the parties hereto that the Trust created hereby constitute a statutory trust under Chapter 38 of Title 12 of the Delaware Code, 12
Del. C. § 3801, et seq. (the “Trust Act”), and that this document constitute the governing instrument of the Trust. The Trustee is hereby authorized and directed to execute and file a certificate of trust in the form of
exhibit A attached hereto with the Delaware Secretary of State in accordance with the provisions of the Trust Act. 
 3. The Sponsor and the
Trustee will enter into an amended and restated Declaration of Trust, satisfactory to each such party and substantially in the form included as an exhibit to the 1933 Act Registration Statement (as defined below), to provide for the contemplated
operation of the Trust created hereby and the issuance of the preferred securities and common securities referred to therein (collectively, the “Trust Securities”). Prior to the execution and delivery of such amended and restated
Declaration of Trust, the Trustee shall not have any duty or obligation hereunder or with respect to the trust estate, except as otherwise required by applicable law or as may be necessary to obtain prior to such execution and delivery any licenses,
consents or approvals required by applicable law or otherwise. The Trustee shall be entitled to reasonable compensation for its services as agreed to between the Sponsor and the Trustee. 
 4. The Sponsor and the Trustee hereby authorize and direct the Sponsor, as agent of the Trust, (i) to file with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the “Commission”) and execute, in each case on behalf of the Trust, (a) the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (the “1933 Act Registration Statement”), including any pre-effective or post-effective amendments to
the 1933 Act Registration Statement, relating to the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of the preferred securities of the Trust and (b) a Registration Statement on Form 8-A (the “1934 Act Registration
Statement”) (including all pre-effective and post-effective amendments thereto) relating to the registration of the preferred securities of the Trust under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; (ii) to file with the New York
Stock Exchange, Inc. or any other national stock exchange or The Nasdaq National Market (each, an “Exchange”) and execute on behalf of the Trust one or more listing applications and all other applications, statements, certificates,
agreements and other instruments as shall be necessary or desirable to cause the preferred securities to be listed on any of the Exchanges; (iii) to file and execute on 

 
behalf of the Trust such applications, reports, surety bonds, irrevocable consents, appointments of attorney for service of process and other papers and
documents as shall be necessary or desirable to register the preferred securities under the securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as the Sponsor, on behalf of the Trust, may deem necessary or desirable; (iv) to execute and deliver
letters or documents to, or instruments for filing with, a depository relating to the preferred securities of the Trust; and (v) to execute on behalf of the Trust one or more underwriting agreements, in customary form, relating to the preferred
securities. 
 5. The number of Trustees initially shall be one (1) and thereafter the number of Trustees shall be such number as shall
be fixed from time to time by a written instrument signed by the Sponsor which may increase or decrease the number of Trustees; provided, however, that to the extent required by the Trust Act, one Trustee shall either be a natural person who is a
resident of the State of Delaware or, if not a natural person, an entity which has its principal place of business in the State of Delaware and otherwise meets the requirements of applicable Delaware law. Subject to the foregoing, the Sponsor is
entitled to appoint or remove without cause any Trustee at any time. The Trustees may resign upon thirty (30) days’ prior notice to the Sponsor, but such resignation shall not be effective until the Sponsor has appointed a successor
trustee and such successor trustee shall become a Trustee hereunder. 
 6. The recitals contained in this Declaration of Trust shall be taken
as statements of the Sponsor, and the Trustee does not assume any responsibility for their correctness. The Trustee makes no representations as to the value or condition of the property of the Trust or any part thereof. The Trustee makes no
representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this Declaration of Trust. 
 7. (a) The Trustee and its officers, directors,
agents and servants (collectively, the “Fiduciary Indemnified Persons”) shall not be liable, responsible or accountable in damages or otherwise to the Trust, the Sponsor, the Trustees or any holder of the Trust Securities for any loss,
damage or claim incurred by reason of any act or omission performed or omitted by the Fiduciary Indemnified Persons in good faith on behalf of the Trust and in a manner the Fiduciary Indemnified Persons reasonably believed to be within the scope of
authority conferred on the Fiduciary Indemnified Persons by this Declaration of Trust or by law, except that the Fiduciary Indemnified Persons shall be liable for any such loss, damage or claim incurred by reason of the Fiduciary Indemnified
Person’s negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct with respect to such acts or omissions. 
 (b) The Fiduciary Indemnified Persons
shall be fully protected in relying in good faith upon the records of the Trust and upon such information, opinions, reports or statements presented to the Trust by any person as to matters the Fiduciary Indemnified Persons reasonably believe are
within such other person’s professional or expert competence and who has been selected with reasonable care by or on behalf of the Trust, including information, opinions, reports or statements as to the value and amount of the assets,
liabilities, profits, losses, or any other facts pertinent to the existence and amount of assets from which distributions to holders of Trust Securities might properly be paid. 
 (c) The Sponsor agrees, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, (i) to indemnify and hold harmless each Fiduciary Indemnified Person, or
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shareholders, employees, representatives or agents, from and against any loss, damage, liability, tax, penalty, expense or claim of any kind or nature
whatsoever incurred by the Fiduciary Indemnified Persons by reason of the creation, operation or termination of the Trust, except that no Fiduciary Indemnified Persons shall be entitled to be indemnified in respect of any loss, damage or claim
incurred by the Fiduciary Indemnified Persons by reason of negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct with respect to such acts or omissions, and (ii) to advance expenses (including legal fees) incurred by a Fiduciary Indemnified Person in
defending any claim, demand, action, suit or proceeding, from time to time, prior to the final disposition of such claim, demand, action, suit or proceeding, upon receipt by the Trust of an undertaking by or on behalf of such Fiduciary Indemnified
Persons to repay such amount if it shall be determined that such Fiduciary Indemnified Person is not entitled to be indemnified as authorized in the preceding subsection. Promptly after receipt by a Fiduciary Indemnified Person of notice of the
commencement of any action, such Fiduciary Indemnified Person will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the Sponsor under this clause (c), notify the Sponsor in writing of the commencement thereof, provided that failure to give such
prompt notice shall not impair the obligations of the Sponsor hereunder except to the extent that such failure to provide notice materially prejudices the Sponsor. The Sponsor shall be entitled to appoint counsel of the Sponsor’s choice at the
Sponsor’s expense to represent the Fiduciary Indemnified Persons in any action for which indemnification is sought; provided, however, that such counsel shall be satisfactory to the Fiduciary Indemnified Persons. The Sponsor will not, without
the prior written consent of the Fiduciary Indemnified Persons, settle or compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment with respect to any pending or threatened claim, action, suit or proceeding in respect of which indemnification may be
sought unless such settlement, compromise or consent includes an unconditional release of each Fiduciary Indemnified Person from all liability arising out of such claim, action, suit or proceeding. 
 (d) The provisions of this Section 7 shall survive the termination of this Declaration of Trust or the earlier resignation or removal of the
Fiduciary Indemnified Persons. 
 8. This Declaration of Trust shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State
of Delaware (without regard to conflict of laws principles). 
 9. This Declaration of Trust may be executed in one or more counterparts.

  
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Declaration of Trust to be duly executed as of
the day and year first above written. 
  
  

					
	 Strategic Hotels & Resorts, Inc., as Sponsor

		
	By:  	 	/s/    Jayson C. Cyr
		 	Name:	 	Jayson C. Cyr
		 	Title:	 	Senior Vice President
	
	Wilmington Trust Company, as Trustee
		
	By:  	 	/s/    Michele C. Harra
		 	Name:	 	Michele C. Harra
		 	Title:	 	Financial Services Officer

  

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 EXHIBIT A 
 CERTIFICATE OF TRUST 
 OF 
 BEE FINANCING TRUST I 
 THIS Certificate of Trust of BEE Financing Trust I (the “Trust”) is being
duly executed and filed by Wilmington Trust Company, as trustee, to form a statutory trust under the Delaware Statutory Trust Act (12 Del. C. §3801 et seq.)(the “Act”). 
 1. Name. The name of the statutory trust formed hereby is BEE Financing Trust I. 
 2. Delaware Trustee. The name and business address of the trustee of the Trust in the State of Delaware is Wilmington Trust Company, Rodney Square
North, 1100 North Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19890, Attention: Corporate Trust Administration. 
 3. Effective Date. This
Certificate of Trust shall be effective upon filing. 
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Certificate in accordance with
Section 3811(a) of the Act. 
  
  

					
	 Wilmington Trust Company, as Trustee

		
	By:  	 	____________________________________
		 	Name:	 	
		 	Title:

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