FORM 8-K

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

 

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): March 5, 2004

 

 

HOST MARRIOTT CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

Maryland   001-14625   53-0085950

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

  

(Commission

File Number)

  

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

6903 Rockledge Drive, Suite 1500

Bethesda, Maryland

   20817
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (240) 744-1000

 

Item 5. Other Events.

 

Host Marriott Corporation is filing as an exhibit hereto (which is incorporated by reference herein) a description of the material U.S. federal income tax considerations relating to the taxation of Host Marriott as a real estate investment trust and the ownership and disposition of Host Marriott equity securities. This description replaces and supersedes prior descriptions of the federal income tax treatment of Host Marriott and its shareholders to the extent that they are inconsistent with the description contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.

 

  (a) Financial statements of business acquired.

 

Not applicable.

 

  (b) Pro forma financial information.

 

Not applicable.

 

  (c) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.
   

Description

99.1    Material Federal Income Tax Considerations

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

 

   

HOST MARRIOTT CORPORATION

   

By:

  

/s/ Larry K. Harvey

Date: March 5, 2004

  

Name:

  

Larry K. Harvey

   

Title:

  

Senior Vice President and Corporate Controller