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): October 31, 2007
HOST HOTELS & RESORTS, INC.
(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
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ITEM 5.02 Departure of Directors and Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. announced on November 1, 2007 that W. Edward Walter has been elected to the Board of Directors. Mr. Walter will fill the vacancy on the Board of Directors that resulted from the resignation of Christopher J. Nassetta as Director effective October 31, 2007.
The Company also announced that the Board of Directors elected Larry K. Harvey, age 43, to serve as the Company’s Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer effective November 1, 2007. Mr. Harvey has been with the Company for a total of ten years. From 1994 to 1998, Mr. Harvey served as Vice President of Corporate Accounting. He rejoined the Company in 2003 as Senior Vice President and Corporate Controller. In February 2006, he was promoted to Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer, and in September 2007, he was promoted to Senior Vice President, Treasurer. From 1998 to 2003, Mr. Harvey served as Chief Financial Officer of Barceló Crestline Corporation, formerly Crestline Capital Corporation.
In addition, the Company announced that the Board of Directors elected Gregory J. Larson, age 43, to serve as Executive Vice President, Corporate Strategy and Fund Management effective November 1, 2007. Mr. Larson joined the Company in 1993 and previously served as the Senior Vice President responsible for our Treasury, Corporate Finance and Investor Relations functions. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Larson worked for Marriott International, Inc.
A press release on this subject was issued on November 1, 2007 and is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (a) | Not applicable. |
| (b) | Not applicable |
| (c) | Not applicable. |
| (d) | Exhibits |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated November 1, 2007 |
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated November 1, 2007 |
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 HOTELS & RESORTS, INC. | ||||
| Date: November 2, 2007 | By: | /S/ Brian G. Macnamara | ||
| Name: | Brian G. Macnamara | |||
| Title: | Senior Vice President, Corporate Controller | |||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated November 1, 2007 |