HOST HOTELS & RESORTS, INC. - Quarter Report: 2014 September (Form 10-Q)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

x	QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2014

¨	TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.

Commission File Number: 001-14625 (Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.)

0-25087 (Host Hotels & Resorts, L.P.)

HOST HOTELS & RESORTS, INC.

HOST HOTELS & RESORTS, L.P.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland (Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.)

Delaware (Host Hotels & Resorts, L.P.)

(State or Other Jurisdiction of

Incorporation or Organization)

53-008595

52-2095412

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

6903 Rockledge Drive, Suite 1500

Bethesda, Maryland

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

20817

(Zip Code)

(240) 744-1000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.		Yes þ				No ¨
Host Hotels & Resorts, L.P.		Yes þ				No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.		Yes þ				No ¨
Host Hotels & Resorts, L.P.		Yes þ				No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.
Large accelerated filer þ	Accelerated filer ¨
Non-accelerated filer (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) ¨	Smaller reporting company ¨

Host Hotels & Resorts, L.P.
Large accelerated filer ¨	Accelerated filer ¨
Non-accelerated filer (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) þ	Smaller reporting company ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.		Yes ¨				No þ
Host Hotels & Resorts, L.P.		Yes ¨				No þ

As of October 28, 2014 there were 757,318,670 shares of Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.’s common stock, $.01 par value per share, outstanding.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This report combines the quarterly reports on Form 10-Q of Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. and Host Hotels & Resorts, L.P. Unless stated otherwise or the context requires otherwise, references to “Host Inc.” mean Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc., a Maryland corporation, and references to “Host L.P.” mean Host Hotels & Resorts, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, and its consolidated subsidiaries, in cases where it is important to distinguish between Host Inc. and Host L.P. We use the terms “we” or “our” or “the company” to refer to Host Inc. and Host L.P. together, unless the context indicates otherwise.

Host Inc. operates as a self-managed and self-administered real estate investment trust (“REIT”). Host Inc. owns properties and conducts operations through Host L.P., of which Host Inc. is the sole general partner and of which it holds approximately 99% of the partnership interests (“OP units”). The remaining OP units are owned by various unaffiliated limited partners. As the sole general partner of Host L.P., Host Inc. has the exclusive and complete responsibility for Host L.P.’s day-to-day management and control. Management operates Host Inc. and Host L.P. as one enterprise. The management of Host Inc. consists of the same persons who direct the management of Host L.P. As general partner with control of Host L.P., Host Inc. consolidates Host L.P. for financial reporting purposes, and Host Inc. does not have significant assets other than its investment in Host L.P. Therefore, the assets and liabilities of Host Inc. and Host L.P. are substantially the same on their respective condensed consolidated financial statements and the disclosures of Host Inc. and Host L.P. also are substantially similar. For these reasons, we believe that the combination into a single report of the quarterly reports on Form 10-Q of Host Inc. and Host L.P. results in benefits to management and investors.

The substantive difference between Host Inc.’s and Host L.P.’s filings is the fact that Host Inc. is a REIT with public stock, while Host L.P. is a partnership with no publicly traded equity. In the condensed consolidated financial statements, this difference primarily is reflected in the equity (or partners’ capital for Host L.P.) section of the consolidated balance sheets and in the consolidated statements of equity (or partners’ capital for Host L.P.). Apart from the different equity treatment, the condensed consolidated financial statements of Host Inc. and Host L.P. nearly are identical.

This combined Form 10-Q for Host Inc. and Host L.P. includes, for each entity, separate interim financial statements (but combined footnotes), separate reports on disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting and separate CEO/CFO certifications. In addition, with respect to any other financial and non-financial disclosure items required by Form 10-Q, any material differences between Host Inc. and Host L.P. are discussed separately herein. For a more detailed discussion of the substantive differences between Host Inc. and Host L.P. and why we believe the combined filing results in benefits to investors, see the discussion in the combined Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 under the heading “Explanatory Note.”

HOST HOTELS & RESORTS, INC. AND HOST HOTELS & RESORTS, L.P.

INDEX

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

		Page No.
Item 1.	Financial Statements for Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.:

	Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - September 30, 2014 (unaudited) and December 31, 2013	1

	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited) - Quarter and Year-to-date ended September 30, 2014 and 2013	2

	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) (unaudited) - Quarter and Year-to-date ended September 30, 2014 and 2013	3

	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) - Year-to-date ended September 30, 2014 and 2013	4

	Financial Statements for Host Hotels & Resorts, L.P.:

	Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - September 30, 2014 (unaudited) and December 31, 2013	6

	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited) - Quarter and Year-to-date ended September 30, 2014 and 2013	7

	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) (unaudited) - Quarter and Year-to-date ended September 30, 2014 and 2013	8

	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) - Year-to-date ended September 30, 2014 and 2013	9

	Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)	11

Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	22

Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk	46

Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	47

	PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	48

Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	48

Item 6.	Exhibits	50

HOST HOTELS & RESORTS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013

(in millions, except share and per share amounts)

	September 30, 2014			December 31, 2013
	(unaudited)
ASSETS
Property and equipment, net	$	10,629		$	10,995
Assets held for sale		74			—
Due from managers		156			52
Advances to and investments in affiliates		409			415
Deferred financing costs, net		37			42
Furniture, fixtures and equipment replacement fund		158			173
Other		254			244
Restricted cash		31			32
Cash and cash equivalents		387			861
Total assets	$	12,135		$	12,814

LIABILITIES, NON-CONTROLLING INTERESTS AND EQUITY
Debt
Senior notes, including $382 million and $371 million, respectively, net of discount, of Exchangeable Senior Debentures	$	2,880		$	3,018
Credit facility, including the $500 million term loan		712			946
Mortgage debt		407			709
Other		13			86
Total debt		4,012			4,759
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		244			214
Other		325			389
Total liabilities		4,581			5,362

Non-controlling interests - Host Hotels & Resorts, L.P.		204			190

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. stockholders’ equity:
Common stock, par value $.01, 1,050 million shares authorized, 755.7 million shares and 754.8 million shares issued and outstanding, respectively		8			8
Additional paid-in capital		8,494			8,492
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(32	)		(9	)
Deficit		(1,155	)		(1,263	)
Total equity of Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. stockholders		7,315			7,228
Non-controlling interests—other consolidated partnerships		35			34
Total equity		7,350			7,262
Total liabilities, non-controlling interests and equity	$	12,135		$	12,814

See notes to condensed consolidated statements.

HOST HOTELS & RESORTS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

Quarter and Year-to-date ended September 30, 2014 and 2013

(unaudited, in millions, except per share amounts)

	Quarter ended September 30,						Year-to-date ended September 30,
	2014			2013			2014			2013
REVENUES
Rooms	$	884		$	825		$	2,613		$	2,479
Food and beverage		330			310			1,150			1,097
Other		80			76			271			259
Total revenues		1,294			1,211			4,034			3,835
EXPENSES
Rooms		236			226			696			668
Food and beverage		260			248			829			806
Other departmental and support expenses		314			309			949			932
Management fees		55			50			171			162
Other property-level expenses		94			97			289			283
Depreciation and amortization		178			175			524			520
Corporate and other expenses		(38	)		27			25			90
Gain on insurance settlements		(7	)		—			(10	)		—
Total operating costs and expenses		1,092			1,132			3,473			3,461
OPERATING PROFIT		202			79			561			374
Interest income		1			1			3			3
Interest expense		(51	)		(65	)		(164	)		(244	)
Gain on sale of assets		1			—			112			33
Gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions and derivatives		(1	)		(1	)		(2	)		2
Equity in earnings (losses) of affiliates		(1	)		(1	)		(4	)		3
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES		151			13			506			171
Provision for income taxes		(6	)		(11	)		(17	)		(19	)
INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS		145			2			489			152
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax		—			16			—			47
NET INCOME		145			18			489			199
Less: Net (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interests		(1	)		1			(11	)		(5	)
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO HOST HOTELS & RESORTS, INC.	$	144		$	19		$	478		$	194
Basic earnings per common share:
Continuing operations	$	.19		$	.01		$	.63		$	.20
Discontinued operations		—			.02			—			.06
Basic earnings per common share	$	.19		$	.03		$	.63		$	.26
Diluted earnings per common share:
Continuing operations	$	.19		$	.01		$	.63		$	.20
Discontinued operations		—			.02			—			.06
Diluted earnings per common share	$	.19		$	.03		$	.63		$	.26

See notes to condensed consolidated statements.

HOST HOTELS & RESORTS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

Quarter and Year-to-date ended September 30, 2014 and 2013

(unaudited, in millions)

	Quarter ended September 30,						Year-to-date ended September 30,
	2014			2013			2014			2013
NET INCOME	$	145		$	18		$	489		$	199
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS), NET OF TAX:
Foreign currency translation and other comprehensive income (loss) of unconsolidated affiliates		(47	)		17			(36	)		(12	)
Change in fair value of derivative instruments		12			(5	)		13			—
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS), NET OF TAX		(35	)		12			(23	)		(12	)
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME		110			30			466			187
Less: Comprehensive (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interests		(1	)		1			(11	)		(5	)
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO HOST HOTELS & RESORTS, INC.	$	109		$	31		$	455		$	182

See notes to condensed consolidated statements.

HOST HOTELS & RESORTS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

Year-to-date ended September 30, 2014 and 2013

(unaudited, in millions)

	Year-to-date ended September 30,
	2014			2013
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income	$	489		$	199
Adjustments to reconcile to cash provided by operations:
Discontinued operations:
Gain on dispositions		—			(32	)
Depreciation		—			9
Depreciation and amortization		524			520
Amortization of finance costs, discounts and premiums, net		18			19
Non-cash loss on extinguishment of debt		2			13
Stock compensation expense		15			12
Deferred income taxes		2			11
Gain on sale of assets		(112	)		(33	)
(Gain) loss on foreign currency transactions and derivatives		2			(2	)
Equity in (earnings) losses of affiliates		4			(3	)
Change in due from managers		(102	)		(12	)
Changes in other assets		(19	)		17
Changes in other liabilities		(59	)		(21	)
Cash provided by operating activities		764			697

INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from sales of assets, net		274			446
Return of investment		42			—
Acquisitions		(137	)		(139	)
Advances to and investments in affiliates		(55	)		(71	)
Capital expenditures:
Renewals and replacements		(218	)		(239	)
Redevelopment and acquisition-related investments		(69	)		(100	)
New development		(9	)		(15	)
Change in furniture, fixtures and equipment ("FF&E") replacement fund		2			(34	)
Property insurance proceeds		2			—
Cash used in investing activities		(168	)		(152	)

FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Financing costs		(4	)		(4	)
Issuances of debt		4			400
Draws on credit facility		4			168
Repayment of credit facility		(225	)		(200	)
Repurchase/redemption of senior notes		(150	)		(801	)
Mortgage debt and other prepayments and scheduled maturities		(373	)		(246	)
Scheduled principal repayments		—			(1	)
Issuance of common stock		4			303
Dividends on common stock		(318	)		(222	)
Contributions from non-controlling interests		1			4
Distributions to non-controlling interests		(9	)		(7	)
Change in restricted cash for financing activities		1			—
Cash used in financing activities		(1,065	)		(606	)
Effects of exchange rate changes on cash held		(5	)		(2	)
DECREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS		(474	)		(63	)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD		861			417
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD	$	387		$	354

See notes to condensed consolidated statements.

HOST HOTELS & RESORTS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

Year-to-date ended September 30, 2014 and 2013

(unaudited)

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information (in millions)

	Year-to-date ended September 30,
	2014		2013
Interest paid - periodic interest expense	$	139	$	204
Interest paid - debt extinguishments		2		23
Total interest paid	$	141	$	227
Income taxes paid	$	20	$	13

Supplemental disclosure of noncash investing and financing activities:

Host Inc. issued approximately 0.2 million shares for both of the year-to-date periods ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 upon the conversion of OP units of Host L.P. held by non-controlling partners valued at approximately $4 million and $3 million, respectively.

In March 2013, holders of approximately $174 million of the 3.25% exchangeable debentures elected to exchange their debentures for approximately 11.7 million shares of Host Inc. common stock.

See notes to condensed consolidated statements.

HOST HOTELS & RESORTS, L.P. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013

(in millions)

	September 30, 2014			December 31, 2013
	(unaudited)
ASSETS
Property and equipment, net	$	10,629		$	10,995
Assets held for sale		74			—
Due from managers		156			52
Advances to and investments in affiliates		409			415
Deferred financing costs, net		37			42
Furniture, fixtures and equipment replacement fund		158			173
Other		254			244
Restricted cash		31			32
Cash and cash equivalents		387			861
Total assets	$	12,135		$	12,814

LIABILITIES, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP INTERESTS OF THIRD PARTIES AND CAPITAL
Debt
Senior notes, including $382 million and $371 million, respectively, net of discount, of Exchangeable Senior Debentures	$	2,880		$	3,018
Credit facility, including the $500 million term loan		712			946
Mortgage debt		407			709
Other		13			86
Total debt		4,012			4,759
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		244			214
Other		325			389
Total liabilities		4,581			5,362

Limited partnership interests of third parties		204			190

Host Hotels & Resorts, L.P. capital:
General partner		1			1
Limited partner		7,346			7,236
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(32	)		(9	)
Total Host Hotels & Resorts, L.P. capital		7,315			7,228
Non-controlling interests—consolidated partnerships		35			34
Total capital		7,350			7,262
Total liabilities, limited partnership interest of third parties and capital	$	12,135		$	12,814

See notes to condensed consolidated statements.

HOST HOTELS & RESORTS, L.P. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

Quarter and Year-to-date ended September 30, 2014 and 2013

(unaudited, in millions, except per unit amounts)

	Quarter ended September 30,						Year-to-date ended September 30,
	2014			2013			2014			2013
REVENUES
Rooms	$	884		$	825		$	2,613		$	2,479
Food and beverage		330			310			1,150			1,097
Other		80			76			271			259
Total revenues		1,294			1,211			4,034			3,835
EXPENSES
Rooms		236			226			696			668
Food and beverage		260			248			829			806
Other departmental and support expenses		314			309			949			932
Management fees		55			50			171			162
Other property-level expenses		94			97			289			283
Depreciation and amortization		178			175			524			520
Corporate and other expenses		(38	)		27			25			90
Gain on insurance settlements		(7	)		—			(10	)		—
Total operating costs and expenses		1,092			1,132			3,473			3,461
OPERATING PROFIT		202			79			561			374
Interest income		1			1			3			3
Interest expense		(51	)		(65	)		(164	)		(244	)
Gain on sale of assets		1			—			112			33
Gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions and derivatives		(1	)		(1	)		(2	)		2
Equity in earnings (losses) of affiliates		(1	)		(1	)		(4	)		3
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES		151			13			506			171
Provision for income taxes		(6	)		(11	)		(17	)		(19	)
INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS		145			2			489			152
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax		—			16			—			47
NET INCOME		145			18			489			199
Less: Net (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interests		1			1			(4	)		(2	)
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO HOST HOTELS & RESORTS, L.P.	$	146		$	19		$	485		$	197
Basic earnings per common unit:
Continuing operations	$	.19		$	.01		$	.65		$	.21
Discontinued operations		—			.02			—			.06
Basic earnings per common unit	$	.19		$	.03		$	.65		$	.27
Diluted earnings per common unit:
Continuing operations	$	.19		$	.01		$	.65		$	.21
Discontinued operations		—			.02			—			.06
Diluted earnings per common unit	$	.19		$	.03		$	.65		$	.27

See notes to condensed consolidated statements.

HOST HOTELS & RESORTS, L.P. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

Quarter and Year-to-date ended September 30, 2014 and 2013

(unaudited, in millions)

	Quarter ended September 30,						Year-to-date ended September 30,
	2014			2013			2014			2013
NET INCOME	$	145		$	18		$	489		$	199
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS), NET OF TAX:
Foreign currency translation and other comprehensive income (loss) of unconsolidated affiliates		(47	)		17			(36	)		(12	)
Change in fair value of derivative instruments		12			(5	)		13			—
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS), NET OF TAX		(35	)		12			(23	)		(12	)
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME		110			30			466			187
Less: Comprehensive (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interests		1			1			(4	)		(2	)
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO HOST HOTELS & RESORTS, L.P.	$	111		$	31		$	462		$	185

See notes to condensed consolidated statements.

HOST HOTELS & RESORTS, L.P. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

Year-to-date ended September 30, 2014 and 2013

(unaudited, in millions)

	Year-to-date ended September 30,
	2014			2013
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income	$	489		$	199
Adjustments to reconcile to cash provided by operations:
Discontinued operations:
Gain on dispositions		—			(32	)
Depreciation		—			9
Depreciation and amortization		524			520
Amortization of finance costs, discounts and premiums, net		18			19
Non-cash loss on extinguishment of debt		2			13
Stock compensation expense		15			12
Deferred income taxes		2			11
Gain on sale of assets		(112	)		(33	)
(Gain) loss on foreign currency transactions and derivatives		2			(2	)
Equity in (earnings) losses of affiliates		4			(3	)
Change in due from managers		(102	)		(12	)
Changes in other assets		(19	)		17
Changes in other liabilities		(59	)		(21	)
Cash provided by operating activities		764			697

INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from sales of assets, net		274			446
Return of investment		42			—
Acquisitions		(137	)		(139	)
Advances to and investments in affiliates		(55	)		(71	)
Capital expenditures:
Renewals and replacements		(218	)		(239	)
Redevelopment and acquisition-related investments		(69	)		(100	)
New development		(9	)		(15	)
Change in furniture, fixtures and equipment ("FF&E") replacement fund		2			(34	)
Property insurance proceeds		2			—
Cash used in investing activities		(168	)		(152	)

FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Financing costs		(4	)		(4	)
Issuances of debt		4			400
Draws on credit facility		4			168
Repayment of credit facility		(225	)		(200	)
Repurchase/redemption of senior notes		(150	)		(801	)
Mortgage debt and other prepayments and scheduled maturities		(373	)		(246	)
Scheduled principal repayments		—			(1	)
Issuance of common OP units		4			303
Distributions on common OP units		(322	)		(225	)
Contributions from non-controlling interests		1			4
Distributions to non-controlling interests		(5	)		(4	)
Change in restricted cash for financing activities		1			—
Cash used in financing activities		(1,065	)		(606	)
Effects of exchange rate changes on cash held		(5	)		(2	)
DECREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS		(474	)		(63	)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD		861			417
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD	$	387		$	354

See notes to condensed consolidated statements

HOST HOTELS & RESORTS, L.P. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

Year-to-date ended September 30, 2014 and 2013

(unaudited)

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information (in millions):

	Year-to-date ended September 30,
	2014		2013
Interest paid - periodic interest expense	$	139	$	204
Interest paid - debt extinguishments		2		23
Total interest paid	$	141	$	227
Income taxes paid	$	20	$	13

Supplemental disclosure of noncash investing and financing activities:

For the year-to-date periods ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, limited partners converted OP units valued at approximately $4 million and $3 million, respectively, in exchange for approximately 0.2 million shares for both of the year-to-date periods ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 of Host Inc. common stock.

In March 2013, holders of approximately $174 million of the 3.25% exchangeable debentures elected to exchange their debentures for approximately 11.7 million shares of Host Inc. common stock. In connection with the debentures exchanged for Host Inc. common stock, Host L.P. issued 11.5 million common OP units.

See notes to condensed consolidated statements.

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1.	Organization

Description of Business

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. operates as a self-managed and self-administered real estate investment trust (“REIT”), with its operations conducted solely through Host Hotels & Resorts, L.P. and its subsidiaries. Host Hotels & Resorts, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, operates through an umbrella partnership structure, with Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc., a Maryland corporation, as its sole general partner. In the notes to these condensed consolidated financial statements, we use the terms “we” or “our” to refer to Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. and Host Hotels & Resorts, L.P. together, unless the context indicates otherwise. We also use the term “Host Inc.” specifically to refer to Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. and the term “Host L.P.” specifically to refer to Host Hotels & Resorts, L.P. in cases where it is important to distinguish between Host Inc. and Host L.P. As of September 30, 2014, Host Inc. holds approximately 99% of Host L.P.’s OP units.

Consolidated Portfolio

As of September 30, 2014, our consolidated portfolio, primarily consisting of luxury and upper upscale hotels, is located in the following countries:

	Hotels
United States		100
Australia		1
Brazil		1
Canada		3
Chile		2
Mexico		1
New Zealand		7
Total		115

International Joint Ventures

We own a non-controlling interest in a joint venture in Europe (“Euro JV”) that owns hotels in two separate funds. We own a 32.1% interest in the first fund (“Euro JV Fund I”) (11 hotels) and a 33.4% interest in the second fund (“Euro JV Fund II”) (9 hotels).

As of September 30, 2014, the Euro JV owned hotels located in the following countries:

	Hotels
Belgium		3
France		4
Germany		2
Italy		3
Poland		1
Spain		2
Sweden		1
The Netherlands		2
United Kingdom		2
Total		20

In addition, our joint venture in Asia (“Asia/Pacific JV”), in which we own a 25% non-controlling interest, owns one hotel in Australia and a non-controlling interest in an entity that owns three operating hotels and four additional hotels in various stages of development in India.

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2.	Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

We have condensed or omitted certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements presented in accordance with GAAP in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. We believe the disclosures made herein are adequate to prevent the information presented from being misleading. However, the financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10–K for the year ended December 31, 2013.

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

In our opinion, the accompanying financial statements reflect all adjustments necessary to present fairly our financial position as of September 30, 2014, and the results of our operations for the quarter and year-to-date periods ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, and cash flows for the year-to-date periods ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of full year performance because of the impact of seasonal variations.

Reclassifications

Certain prior year financial statement amounts have been reclassified to conform with the current year presentation.

New Accounting Standards

In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), which affects virtually all aspects of an entity’s revenue recognition. The core principle of the new standard is that revenue should be recognized to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The standard is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016. We have not yet completed our assessment of the effect of the new standard on our financial statements, including possible transition alternatives.

In April 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-08, Presentation of Financial Statements (Topic 205) and Property, Plant and Equipment (Topic 360) - Reporting Discontinued Operations and Disclosure of Disposal of Components of an Entity (“ASU 2014-08 Reporting for Discontinued Operations”). Under this standard, a disposal of a component of an entity or a group of components of an entity is required to be reported in discontinued operations only if the disposal represents a strategic shift that has, or will have, a major effect on an entity’s operations and financial results. In addition, it requires an entity to present, for each comparative period, the assets and liabilities of a disposal group that includes a discontinued operation separately in the asset and liability sections, respectively, of the statement of financial position. As a result, the operations of sold properties through the date of their disposal will be included in continuing operations, unless the sale represents a strategic shift. We adopted this standard as of January 1, 2014. No prior year restatements are permitted for this change in policy.


3.	Earnings Per Common Share (Unit)

Host Inc. Earnings Per Common Share

Basic earnings per common share is computed by dividing net income attributable to common stockholders by the weighted average number of shares of Host Inc. common stock outstanding. Diluted earnings per common share is computed by dividing net income attributable to common stockholders, as adjusted for potentially dilutive securities, by the weighted average number of shares of Host Inc. common stock outstanding plus other potentially dilutive securities. Dilutive securities may include shares granted under comprehensive stock plans, other non-controlling interests that have the option to convert their limited partnership interests to common OP units and convertible debt securities. No effect is

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shown for any securities that are anti-dilutive. The calculation of basic and diluted earnings per common share is shown below (in millions, except per share amounts):


	Quarter ended September 30,					Year-to-date ended September 30,
	2014			2013		2014			2013
Net income	$	145		$	18	$	489		$	199
Less: Net (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interests		(1	)		1		(11	)		(5	)
Net income attributable to Host Inc.	$	144		$	19	$	478		$	194
Diluted income attributable to Host Inc.	$	144		$	19	$	478		$	194

Basic weighted average shares outstanding		755.6			749.0		755.3			740.9
Assuming weighted average shares for conversion of exchangeable senior debentures		—			—		—			3.2
Assuming distribution of common shares granted under the comprehensive stock plans, less shares assumed purchased at market		0.8			0.7		0.7			0.8
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding ⁽¹⁾		756.4			749.7		756.0			744.9

Basic earnings per common share	$	.19		$	.03	$	.63		$	.26
Diluted earnings per common share	$	.19		$	.03	$	.63		$	.26

(1)

There were approximately 30 million potentially dilutive shares for both the quarter and year-to-date periods ended September 30, 2014, and approximately 30 million and 29 million potentially dilutive shares for the quarter and year-to-date periods ended September 30, 2013, respectively, related to our exchangeable senior debentures, which shares were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because to do so would have been anti-dilutive for the period. Net income allocated to non-controlling interests of Host L.P. has been excluded from the numerator and common OP units in Host L.P. have been omitted from the denominator for the purpose of computing diluted earnings per share since the effect of including these amounts would have no impact.

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Host L.P. Earnings Per Common Unit

Basic earnings per common unit is computed by dividing net income attributable to common unitholders by the weighted average number of common units outstanding. Diluted earnings per common unit is computed by dividing net income attributable to common unitholders, as adjusted for potentially dilutive securities, by the weighted average number of common units outstanding plus other potentially dilutive securities. Dilutive securities may include units issued to Host Inc. to support Host Inc. common shares granted under comprehensive stock plans, other non-controlling interests that have the option to convert their limited partnership interests to common OP units and convertible debt securities. No effect is shown for any securities that are anti-dilutive. The calculation of basic and diluted earnings per unit is shown below (in millions, except per unit amounts):


	Quarter ended September 30,				Year-to-date ended September 30,
	2014		2013		2014			2013
Net income	$	145	$	18	$	489		$	199
Less: Net (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interests		1		1		(4	)		(2	)
Net income attributable to Host L.P.	$	146	$	19	$	485		$	197
Diluted income attributable to Host L.P.	$	146	$	19	$	485		$	197

Basic weighted average units outstanding		749.1		743.0		748.8			735.1
Assuming weighted average units for conversion of exchangeable senior debentures		—		—		—			3.1
Assuming distribution of common units granted under the comprehensive stock plans, less units assumed purchased at market		0.8		0.6		0.7			0.8
Diluted weighted average units outstanding⁽¹⁾		749.9		743.6		749.5			739.0

Basic earnings per common unit	$	.19	$	.03	$	.65		$	.27
Diluted earnings per common unit	$	.19	$	.03	$	.65		$	.27

(1)

There were approximately 30 million potentially dilutive units for both the quarter and year-to-date periods ended September 30, 2014, respectively, and approximately 29 million potentially dilutive units for both the quarter and year-to-date periods ended September 30, 2013, related to our exchangeable senior debentures, which units were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per unit because to do so would have been anti-dilutive for the period.


4.	Property and Equipment

Property and equipment consists of the following (in millions):

	September 30, 2014			December 31, 2013
Land and land improvements	$	1,993		$	1,973
Buildings and leasehold improvements		13,318			13,435
Furniture and equipment		2,209			2,223
Construction in progress		188			176
		17,708			17,807
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization		(7,079	)		(6,812	)
	$	10,629		$	10,995


5.	Investment In Affiliates

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subject to approximately €48 million ($61 million) of debt with a margin of 219 basis points over the Euro Interbank Offered Rate (“Euribor”), which is non-recourse to the Euro JV. We contributed approximately €10 million ($14 million) to the Euro JV in connection with this acquisition, partially funded through a draw on our credit facility.

Subsequent to quarter end, on October 16, 2014, the Euro JV Fund I sold the 350-room Sheraton Skyline Hotel & Conference Centre for £33 million ($53 million).


6.	Equity of Host Inc. and Capital of Host L.P.
	Equity of Host Inc.

Equity of Host Inc. is allocated between controlling and non-controlling interests as follows (in millions):


	Equity of Host Inc.			Non-redeemable, non-controlling interests			Total equity			Redeemable, non-controlling interests
Balance, December 31,2013	$	7,228		$	34		$	7,262		$	190
Net income		478			4			482			7
Issuance of common stock		15			—			15			—
Dividends declared on common stock		(370	)		—			(370	)		—
Distributions to non-controlling interests		—			(5	)		(5	)		(4	)
Other changes in ownership		(13	)		2			(11	)		11
Other comprehensive loss		(23	)		—			(23	)		—
Balance, September 30, 2014	$	7,315		$	35		$	7,350		$	204

Capital of Host L.P.

As of September 30, 2014, Host Inc. is the owner of approximately 99% of Host L.P.’s common OP units. The remaining common OP units are held by third party limited partners. Each OP unit may be redeemed for cash or, at the election of Host Inc., Host Inc. common stock, based on the conversion ratio of 1.021494 shares of Host Inc. common stock for each OP unit.

In exchange for any shares issued by Host Inc., Host L.P. will issue OP units to Host Inc. based on the applicable conversion ratio. Additionally, funds used by Host Inc. to pay dividends on its common stock are provided by distributions from Host L.P.

Capital of Host L.P. is allocated between controlling and non-controlling interests as follows (in millions):


										Limited
				Non-						Partnership
	Capital of			controlling			Total			Interests of
	Host L.P.			Interests			Capital			Third Parties
Balance, December 31, 2013	$	7,228		$	34		$	7,262		$	190
Net income		478			4			482			7
Issuance of common OP units		15			—			15			—
Distributions declared on common OP units		(370	)		—			(370	)		(4	)
Distributions to non-controlling interests		—			(5	)		(5	)		—
Other changes in ownership		(13	)		2			(11	)		11
Other comprehensive loss		(23	)		—			(23	)		—
Balance, September 30, 2014	$	7,315		$	35		$	7,350		$	204

For Host Inc. and Host L.P., there were no material amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) to net income for the quarter and year-to-date periods ended September 30, 2014.

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Dividends/Distributions

On July 31, 2014, Host Inc.’s Board of Directors declared a regular dividend of $0.20 per share on its common stock. The dividend was paid on October 15, 2014 to stockholders of record as of September 30, 2014. Accordingly, Host L.P. made a distribution of $0.2042988 per unit on its common OP units based on the current conversion ratio.


7.	Dispositions

Effective January 1, 2014, we adopted ASU 2014-08 Reporting for Discontinued Operations. As a result, operations and any gain or loss on sale of hotels sold subsequent to December 31, 2013 will continue to be reported in continuing operations. The results of properties sold in 2013, including the gain on sale, prior to adoption will continue to be reported in discontinued operations.

On October 1, 2014, we sold the Tampa Marriott Waterside Hotel & Marina for approximately $199 million, which includes a $9 million FF&E replacement fund retained at the hotel. The hotel is classified as held for sale as of September 30, 2014. We will record a gain on sale of approximately $115 million in the fourth quarter. Additionally, during the first quarter of 2014, we sold an 89% controlling interest in the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown based on a gross sales price of $303 million and sold the Courtyard Nashua for approximately $10 million.

The following table provides summary results of operations for the hotel held for sale and two hotels sold in 2014, which are included in continuing operations (in millions):


	Quarter ended September 30,				Year-to-date ended September 30,
	2014		2013		2014		2013

Revenues	$	11	$	35	$	45	$	117
Income before income taxes		2		1		11		14
Gain on disposition		—		—		112		—

The following table provides summary results of operations for the five hotels sold in 2013, which are included in discontinued operations (in millions):

	Quarter ended		Year-to-date ended
	September 30, 2013		September 30, 2013
Revenues	$	21	$	91
Income before income taxes		3		20
Gain on disposition, net of tax		14		32


8.	Acquisitions

On August 11, 2014, we acquired the 242-room b2 miami downtown hotel for approximately $58 million. On January 21, 2014, we acquired the 151-room Powell Hotel in San Francisco, California, including retail space, for approximately $75 million. Accounting for acquisitions requires an allocation of the purchase price to the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed at their respective estimated fair values. The purchase price allocation for the b2 miami downtown hotel is estimated based on currently available information; however, we still are in the process of obtaining appraisals and finalizing the accounting for this acquisition. The following table summarizes the estimated fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed related to these acquisitions (in millions):

Property and equipment	$	131
Other assets		3
Total assets		134
Other liabilities		(1	)
Net assets acquired	$	133

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Our summarized unaudited consolidated pro forma results of operations, assuming the acquisitions that were completed during 2014 occurred on January 1, 2013, are as follows (in millions, except per share and per unit amounts):


	Quarter ended September 30,				Year-to-date ended September 30,
	2014		2013		2014		2013
Revenues	$	1,295	$	1,215	$	4,042	$	3,843
Income from continuing operations		145		3		492		154
Net income		145		19		492		201

Host Inc.:
Net income attributable to Host Inc.	$	144	$	20	$	481	$	196

Basic earnings per common share:
Continuing operations	$	.19	$	.01	$	.64	$	.20
Discontinued operations		—		.02		—		.06
Basic earnings per common share	$	.19	$	.03	$	.64	$	.26

Diluted earnings per common share:
Continuing operations	$	.19	$	.01	$	.64	$	.20
Discontinued operations		—		.02		—		.06
Diluted earnings per common share	$	.19	$	.03	$	.64	$	.26

Host L.P.:
Net income attributable to Host L.P.	$	146	$	20	$	488	$	199

Basic earnings per common unit:
Continuing operations	$	.19	$	.01	$	.65	$	.21
Discontinued operations		—		.02		—		.06
Basic earnings per common unit	$	.19	$	.03	$	.65	$	.27

Diluted earnings per common unit:
Continuing operations	$	.19	$	.01	$	.65	$	.21
Discontinued operations		—		.02		—		.06
Diluted earnings per common unit	$	.19	$	.03	$	.65	$	.27

The above pro forma results of operations exclude $2 million of acquisition costs for the year-to-date period ended September 30, 2014. The condensed consolidated statements of operations for the quarter and year-to-date periods ended September 30, 2014 include approximately $3 million and $7 million of revenues, respectively, and $2 million of net income for the year-to-date period ended September 30, 2014 related to our 2014 acquisitions. Net income related to our 2014 acquisitions was immaterial for the quarter ended September 30, 2014.

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9.	Fair Value Measurements

The following tables detail the fair value of our financial assets and liabilities that are required to be measured at fair value on a recurring basis, as well as non-recurring fair value measurements, at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively (in millions):


	Fair Value at Measurement Date Using
	Balance at September 30, 2014			Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)			Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Fair Value Measurements on a Recurring Basis:
Assets
Foreign currency forward sale contracts⁽¹⁾	$	7		$	—	$	7		$	—
Liabilities
Interest rate swap derivatives⁽¹⁾		(2	)		—		(2	)		—

Fair Value Measurements on a Non-recurring Basis:
Impaired hotel properties held and used		18			—		—			18


	Fair Value at Measurement Date Using
	Balance at December 31, 2013			Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)			Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Fair Value Measurements on a Recurring Basis:
Assets
Interest rate swap derivatives ⁽¹⁾	$	1		$	—	$	1		$	—
Foreign currency forward sale contracts⁽¹⁾		3			—		3			—
Liabilities
Interest rate swap derivatives ⁽¹⁾		(3	)		—		(3	)		—
Foreign currency forward sale contracts ⁽¹⁾		(6	)		—		(6	)		—

Fair Value Measurements on a Non-recurring Basis:
Impaired hotel properties held and used		9			—		—			9

(1)	These derivative contracts have been designated as hedging instruments.

Derivatives and Hedging

Interest rate swap derivatives designated as cash flow hedges. We have designated our floating-to-fixed interest rate swap derivatives as cash flow hedges. The purpose of the interest rate swaps is to hedge against changes in cash flows (interest payments) attributable to fluctuations in variable rate debt. The derivatives are valued based on the prevailing market yield curve on the date of measurement. We also evaluate counterparty credit risk when we calculate the fair value of the swaps. Changes in the fair value of the derivatives are recorded to other comprehensive income (loss). The hedges were fully effective as of September 30, 2014.

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The following table summarizes our interest rate swap derivatives designated as cash flow hedges (in millions):


								Change in Fair Value
								Gain (Loss)				Gain (Loss)
	Total Notional		Maturity	Swapped	All-in-			Quarter ended September 30,				Year-to-date ended September 30,
Transaction Date	Amount		Date	Index	Rate			2014		2013		2014		2013
November 2011 ⁽¹⁾	A$	62	November 2016	Reuters BBSY		6.7	%	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	1
February 2011⁽²⁾	NZ$	79	February 2016	NZ$ Bank Bill		7.15	%	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	1

(1)	The swap was entered into in connection with the A$86 million ($75 million) mortgage loan on the Hilton Melbourne South Wharf.

(2)	The swap was entered into in connection with the NZ$105 million ($82 million) mortgage loan on seven properties in New Zealand.

Foreign Investment Hedging Instruments. We have four foreign currency forward sale contracts that hedge a portion of the foreign currency exposure resulting from the eventual repatriation of our net investment in foreign operations. These derivatives are considered hedges of the foreign currency exposure of a net investment in a foreign operation and are marked-to-market with changes in fair value recorded to other comprehensive income (loss). The forward sale contracts are valued based on the forward yield curve of the foreign currency to U.S. dollar forward exchange rate on the date of measurement. We also evaluate counterparty credit risk when we calculate the fair value of the derivatives.

The following table summarizes our foreign currency sale contracts (in millions):

Currently Outstanding						Change in Fair Value - All Contracts
	Total
	Transaction		Total			Gain (Loss)					Gain (Loss)
Transaction Date	Amount in Foreign		Transaction Amount		Forward Purchase	Quarter ended September 30,					Year-to-date ended September 30,
Range	Currency		in Dollars		Date Range	2014		2013			2014		2013
July 2011-May 2014	€	100	$	135	August 2015-May 2017	$	12	$	(6	)	$	13	$	(2	)

In addition to the forward sale contracts, we have designated a portion of the foreign currency draws on our credit facility as hedges of net investments in foreign operations. Changes in fair value of the designated credit facility draws are recorded to other comprehensive income (loss).

The following table summarizes the draws on our credit facility that are designated as hedges of net investments in foreign operations (in millions):


					Gain (Loss)					Gain (Loss)
	Balance Outstanding		Balance Outstanding in		Quarter ended September 30,					Year-to-date ended September 30,
Currency	US$		Foreign Currency		2014		2013			2014		2013
Canadian dollars ⁽¹⁾	$	28	C$	31	$	1	$	(1	)	$	1	$	1
Euros	$	97	€	77	$	8	$	(3	)	$	9	$	(3	)

(1)	We have an additional $67 million outstanding on the credit facility in Canadian dollars, which draw has not been designated as a hedging instrument.

Other Liabilities

Fair Value of Other Financial Liabilities. We did not elect the fair value measurement option for any of our other financial liabilities. Valuations for secured debt and our credit facility are determined based on the expected future payments discounted at risk-adjusted rates. Senior Notes and the Exchangeable Senior Debentures are valued based on quoted market prices. The fair values of financial instruments not included in this table are estimated to be equal to their carrying amounts.

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The fair value of certain financial liabilities is shown below (in millions):



	September 30, 2014				December 31, 2013
	Carrying Amount		Fair Value		Carrying Amount		Fair Value
Financial liabilities
Senior notes (Level 1)	$	2,498	$	2,662	$	2,647	$	2,766
Exchangeable Senior Debentures (Level 1)		382		662		371		603
Credit facility (Level 2)		712		712		946		946
Mortgage debt and other, excluding capital leases (Level 2)		419		426		793		802

Impairment

During the third quarter, an impairment loss of $6 million was triggered for one property due to a change in its expected hold period. The fair value of the property of $18 million is based on the expected cash flows over the remaining life of the property. The loss is included in depreciation expense.


10.	Geographic Information

We consider each of our hotels to be an operating segment, none of which meets the threshold for a reportable segment. We also allocate resources and assess operating performance based on individual hotels. All of our other real estate investment activities (primarily office buildings and apartments) are immaterial and, with our operating segments, meet the aggregation criteria, and thus, we report one segment: hotel ownership. Our consolidated foreign operations consist of hotels in six countries. There were no intersegment sales during the periods presented.

The following table presents total revenues and property and equipment for each of the geographical areas in which we operate (in millions):

	Revenues								Property and Equipment, net
	Quarter ended September 30,				Year-to-date ended September 30,				September 30,		December 31,
	2014		2013		2014		2013		2014		2013
United States	$	1,225	$	1,148	$	3,826	$	3,640	$	10,149	$	10,498
Australia		10		10		29		30		109		106
Brazil		9		7		29		22		84		76
Canada		22		22		65		69		82		89
Chile		7		7		23		24		46		54
Mexico		7		6		21		17		30		32
New Zealand		14		11		41		33		129		140
Total	$	1,294	$	1,211	$	4,034	$	3,835	$	10,629	$	10,995


11.	Non-controlling Interests

Other Consolidated Partnerships. We consolidate six majority-owned partnerships that have third-party, non-controlling ownership interests. The third-party partnership interests are included in non-controlling interests — other consolidated partnerships on the condensed consolidated balance sheets and totaled $35 million and $34 million as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively. Two of the partnerships have finite lives that terminate between 2081 and 2095, and the associated non-controlling interests are mandatorily redeemable at our option at the end of, but not prior to, the finite life. At September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the fair values of the non-controlling interests in the partnerships with finite lives were approximately $70 million and $68 million, respectively.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

Net income attributable to non-controlling interests of consolidated partnerships is included in our determination of net income. Net loss attributable to non-controlling interests of third parties, which is included in the determination of net income (loss) attributable to Host Inc. and Host L.P., was $(1) million for both the quarters ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Net income attributable to non-controlling interests of third parties was $4 million and $2 million for the year-to-date periods ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

Host Inc.’s treatment of the non-controlling interests of Host L.P.: Host Inc. adjusts the non-controlling interests of Host L.P. each period so that the amount presented equals the greater of its carrying value based on accumulated historical cost or its redemption value. The historical cost is based on the proportional relationship between the historical cost of equity held by our common stockholders relative to that of the unitholders of Host L.P. The redemption value is based on the amount of cash or Host Inc. common stock, at our option, that would be paid to the non-controlling interests of Host L.P. if it were terminated. Therefore, the redemption value of the common OP units is equivalent to the number of shares that would be issued upon conversion of the common OP units held by third parties valued at the market price of Host Inc. common stock at the balance sheet date. One common OP unit may be exchanged into 1.021494 shares of Host Inc. common stock. Non-controlling interests of Host L.P. are classified in the mezzanine section of our balance sheets as they do not meet the requirements for equity classification because the redemption feature requires the delivery of registered shares.

The table below details the historical cost and redemption values for the non-controlling interests:

	September 30, 2014		December 31, 2013
OP units outstanding (millions)		9.4		9.5
Market price per Host Inc. common share	$	21.33	$	19.44
Shares issuable upon conversion of one OP unit		1.021494		1.021494
Redemption value (millions)	$	204	$	190
Historical cost (millions)		94		95
Book value (millions) ⁽¹⁾		204		190

(1)	The book value recorded is equal to the greater of redemption value or historical cost.

Net income is allocated to the non-controlling interests of Host L.P. based on their weighted average ownership interest during the period. The net income attributable to the non-controlling interests of Host L.P. for the quarter and year-to-date ended September 30, 2014 was $2 million and $7 million, respectively. The income attributable to the non-controlling interests of Host L.P. was immaterial for the quarter ended September 30, 2013 and $3 million for the year-to-date ended September 30, 2013.


12.	Legal Proceedings

We are involved in various legal proceedings in the normal course of business regarding the operation of our hotels and company matters. To the extent not covered by insurance, these legal proceedings generally fall into the following broad categories: disputes involving hotel-level contracts, employment litigation, compliance with laws such as the Americans with Disabilities Act, tax disputes and other general matters. Under our management agreements, our operators have broad latitude to resolve individual hotel-level claims for amounts generally less than $150,000. However, for matters exceeding such threshold, our operators may not settle claims without our consent.

Based on our analysis of legal proceedings with which we currently are involved or of which we are aware and our experience in resolving similar claims in the past, we have accrued approximately $31 million as of September 30, 2014 for liabilities related to legal proceedings and estimate that, in the aggregate, our losses related to these proceedings could be as much as $50 million. We believe this range represents the maximum potential loss for all of our legal proceedings. We are not aware of any other matters with a reasonably possible unfavorable outcome for which disclosure of a loss contingency is required. No assurances can be given as to the outcome of any pending legal proceedings.

On October 3, 2014, the final motion for rehearing by Keystone-Texas Property Holding Corporation (“Keystone”) to the Texas Supreme Court was denied, finalizing the court’s decision. As a result, we have reversed the $69 million loss contingency previously recorded related to this litigation in the third quarter of 2014, which is included in corporate and other expenses. In addition, a court-ordered bond of $25 million was released October 17, 2014, which is included in restricted cash as of September 30, 2014. For further details on this legal proceeding, see Part II, Item 1, Legal Proceedings.

Item 2.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this report. Host Inc. operates as a self-managed and self-administered REIT. Host Inc. is the sole general partner of Host L.P. and holds approximately 99% of its partnership interests. Host L.P. is a limited partnership operating through an umbrella partnership structure. The remaining common OP units are owned by various unaffiliated limited partners.

Forward-Looking Statements

In this report on Form 10-Q, we make forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are identified by their use of terms and phrases such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “could,” “expect,” “may,” “intend,” “predict,” “project,” “plan,” “will,” “estimate” and other similar terms and phrases, including references to assumptions and forecasts of future results. Forward-looking statements are based on management’s current expectations and assumptions and are not guarantees of future performance. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause our actual results to differ materially from those anticipated at the time the forward-looking statements are made.

The following factors, among others, could cause actual results and future events to differ materially from those set forth or contemplated in the forward-looking statements:

the effect on lodging demand of (i) changes in national and local economic and business conditions, including concerns about how long and at what level the U.S. economic recovery will be sustained and global economic prospects, and (ii) other factors such as natural disasters, weather, pandemics, changes in the international political climate, and the occurrence or potential occurrence of terrorist attacks, all of which will affect occupancy rates at our hotels and the demand for hotel products and services;

·	operating risks associated with the hotel business, including the effect of increasing labor costs or changes in workplace rules that affect labor costs;

the continuing volatility in global financial and credit markets, and the impact of budget deficits and pending and future U.S. governmental action to address such deficits through reductions in spending and similar austerity measures, which could materially adversely affect U.S. and global economic conditions, business activity, credit availability, borrowing costs, and lodging demand;

·	the impact of geopolitical developments outside the U.S., such as the pace of the economic recovery in Europe, or unrest in the Middle East, which could affect the relative volatility of global credit markets generally, global travel and lodging demand, including for our foreign hotel properties;

·	the effect of rating agency downgrades of our debt securities on the cost and availability of new debt financings;

the reduction in our operating flexibility and the limitation on our ability to pay dividends and make distributions resulting from restrictive covenants in our debt agreements, which limit the amount of distributions from Host L.P. to Host Inc., and other risks associated with the level of our indebtedness or related to restrictive covenants in our debt agreements, including the risk of default that could occur;

·	our ability to maintain our properties in a first-class manner, including meeting capital expenditures requirements, and the effect of renovations on our hotel occupancy and financial results;

·	our ability to compete effectively in areas such as access, location, quality of accommodations and room rate structures;

·	our ability to acquire or develop additional properties and the risk that potential acquisitions or developments may not perform in accordance with our expectations;

·	relationships with property managers and joint venture partners and our ability to realize the expected benefits of our joint ventures and other strategic relationships;

·	our ability to recover fully under our existing insurance policies for terrorist acts and our ability to maintain adequate or full replacement cost “all-risk” property insurance policies on our properties on commercially reasonable terms;

·	the effects of tax legislative action and other changes in laws and regulations, or the interpretation thereof, including the need for compliance with new environmental and safety requirements;

the ability of Host Inc. and each of the REIT entities acquired, established or to be established by Host Inc. to continue to satisfy complex rules in order to qualify as REITs for federal income tax purposes, Host L.P.’s ability to satisfy the rules required to maintain its status as a partnership for federal income tax purposes, and Host Inc.’s and Host L.P.’s ability and the ability of our subsidiaries, and similar entities to be acquired or established by us, to operate effectively within the limitations imposed by these rules; and

risks associated with our ability to execute our dividend policy, including factors such as investment activity, operating results and the economic outlook, any or all of which may influence our board of director’s decision whether to pay future dividends at levels previously disclosed or to use available cash to make special dividends.

We undertake no obligation to publicly update forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. Achievement of future results is subject to risks, uncertainties and potentially inaccurate assumptions, including those risk factors discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 and in other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Although we believe that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions, we can give no assurance that we will attain these expectations or that any deviations will not be material.

Operating Results and Outlook

Operating Results

The following table reflects certain line items from our statement of operations and significant operating statistics (in millions, except per share and hotel statistics):

Historical Income Statement Data:
	Quarter ended September 30,									Year-to-date ended September 30,
	2014			2013			Change			2014			2013			Change
Total revenues	$	1,294		$	1,211			6.9	%	$	4,034		$	3,835			5.2	%
Net income		145			18			705.6	%		489			199			145.7	%
Operating profit		202			79			155.7	%		561			374			50.0	%
Operating profit margin under GAAP		15.6	%		6.5	%		910	bps		13.9	%		9.8	%		410	bps
Adjusted EBITDA ⁽¹⁾	$	331		$	270			22.6	%	$	1,050		$	984			6.7	%

Diluted earnings per share	$	.19		$	.03			533.3	%	$	.63		$	.26			142.3	%
NAREIT FFO per diluted share ⁽¹⁾		.42			.25			68.0	%		1.17			.93			25.8	%
Adjusted FFO per diluted share ⁽¹⁾		.34			.25			36.0	%		1.10			.98			12.2	%


Comparable Hotel Data:
	2014 Comparable Hotels (2)
	Quarter ended September 30,									Year-to-date ended September 30,
	2014			2013			Change			2014			2013			Change
Comparable hotel revenues ⁽¹⁾	$	1,240		$	1,149			7.9	%	$	3,794		$	3,580			6.0	%
Comparable hotel operating profit ⁽¹⁾		328			269			21.9	%		1,018			904			12.6	%
Comparable hotel adjusted operating profit margin ⁽¹⁾		26.45	%		23.4	%		305	bps		26.8	%		25.25	%		155	bps
Change in comparable hotel RevPAR - Constant US$		7.9	%								6.6	%
Change in comparable hotel RevPAR - Nominal US$		7.8	%								6.2	%
Change in comparable domestic RevPAR		7.7	%								6.2	%
Change in comparable international RevPAR - Constant US$		11.0	%								12.5	%

(1)

Adjusted EBITDA, NAREIT and Adjusted FFO per diluted share and comparable hotel operating results (including comparable hotel revenues and comparable hotel adjusted operating profit and margins) are non-GAAP (U.S. generally accepted accounting principles) financial measures within the meaning of the rules of the SEC. See “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for more information on these measures, including why we believe that these supplemental measures are useful, reconciliations to the most directly comparable GAAP measure, and the limitations on the use of these supplemental measures.

(2)	Comparable hotel operating statistics for 2014 and 2013 are based on 109 hotels as of September 30, 2014.

For the third quarter and year-to-date 2014, multiple factors drove significant improvements in our operating results. The increase in total revenues was driven by the continued growth in rooms revenues, as well as strong food and beverage and other revenue results. Room revenues increased as a result of the growth in comparable hotel RevPAR, on a constant US$ basis, of 7.9% for the quarter and 6.6% year-to-date, driven by strong average rate growth of 6.4% and 5.0% for the quarter and year-to-date, respectively, coupled with a 1.1 percentage point increase in occupancy for both the quarter and year-to-date. For the third quarter, occupancy reached 79.9% at our comparable hotels, which was the highest third quarter occupancy since 2000. Improving group demand for the quarter allowed our operators to strengthen average room rates, while maintaining high occupancy levels. Quarterly and year-to-date results also reflect increases of 6.1% and 5.2%, respectively, in comparable food and beverage revenues, which were driven by strong banquet sales and audio visual revenues. The growth in revenues for all revenue categories were affected negatively by the timing of hotels acquired and sold during the comparable periods, which resulted in a net decrease of $22 million in total revenues for the quarter and $57 million year-to-date.

Operating profit margins (calculated based on GAAP operating profit as a percentage of GAAP revenues) increased 910 basis points and 410 basis points for the third quarter and year-to-date 2014, respectively, as compared to the same periods in 2013. These operating profit margins are affected significantly by several items, including operations from recently acquired hotels, depreciation, impairment expense, and corporate expenses, including a $69 million gain recorded in the third quarter for the successful resolution of litigation related to the ground lease for the San Antonio Marriott Rivercenter. Our comparable hotel adjusted operating profit margins, which exclude these items, increased 305 basis points and 155 basis points for the third quarter and year-to-date 2014, respectively, compared to 2013. The improvement in comparable hotel adjusted operating profit margins was driven by the improvements in average room rates and significantly slower growth in operating costs, which increased 3.6% for the quarter and 3.7% year-to-date at our comparable hotels, respectively.

The significant improvements in net income and diluted earnings per share are the result of the overall growth in operations at our properties, as well as several other gains recorded during the year.

Adjusted EBITDA increased $61 million in the quarter and $66 million year-to-date reflecting improvements in the operating results of our portfolio, as comparable hotel adjusted operating profit increased 21.9% for the quarter and 12.6% year-to-date. The improvements in Adjusted EBITDA partially were offset by $10 million and $41 million for third quarter and year-to-date, respectively, due to the timing of acquisitions and dispositions.

·	Interest expense declined $14 million for the quarter and $80 million year-to-date due to a reduction in the overall debt balance and weighted average interest rate, combined with a decline in debt extinguishment costs compared to the prior year.

·	As a result of the improvements in EBITDA and interest expense described above, Adjusted FFO per diluted share increased 36% to $0.34 per share for the quarter and 12.2% to $1.10 year-to-date.

·	As described above, we recorded a gain in the third quarter of $69 million due to the reversal of previously accrued litigation costs.

·	For the quarter, gains on asset sales decreased $14 million, while, year-to-date, gains on asset sales increased $47 million (in 2013, certain of the gains are included in discontinued operations).

The trends and transactions described for Host Inc. affected similarly the operating results for Host L.P., as the only significant difference between the Host Inc. and the Host L.P. statements of operations relates to the treatment of income attributable to the third party limited partners of Host L.P.

Outlook

For the fourth quarter of 2014, we believe that the broad economic trends that have led to the steady improvement in lodging demand should continue to drive RevPAR growth and operating results. GDP growth is expected to improve through the fourth quarter and into 2015, driven by business investment and consumer spending. Additionally, supply growth is expected to remain below historical averages in the majority of our target markets. We expect the combination of improving demand and low supply growth to translate to improving RevPAR, driven by strong rate growth coupled with continued high occupancy levels. While we believe that RevPAR will continue to increase in the fourth quarter, we do not anticipate RevPAR growth will be as strong as it was in the third quarter, mainly as a result of shifting holidays and business disruption related to several significant renovations at our large, convention center hotels. However, when looking at the third and fourth quarter combined, we expect RevPAR growth for the second half of 2014 to be stronger than the first half of the year, resulting in expected comparable hotel RevPAR growth for the full year of 6.0% to 6.25% on a constant US$ basis. For 2015, we generally believe that the current trends in the lodging industry of improving lodging demand outpacing moderate supply growth will continue, leading to the potential for continued RevPAR improvement.

While we believe that the lodging industry will continue to improve, concerns remain in the near term around sluggish wage growth and the risks of economic slowdowns in Europe and developing countries. Therefore, there can be no assurances that any increases in hotel revenues or earnings at our properties will continue for any number of reasons, including, but not limited to, slower than anticipated growth in the economy and changes in travel patterns.

Investing Activities

Capital Expenditures Projects. We continue to pursue opportunities to invest in our existing portfolio through select capital improvements, including projects that are designed specifically to increase the eco-efficiency of our hotels, incorporate elements of sustainable design, and replace aging equipment and systems with more efficient technology. Year-to-date, we have completed renovations of 3,745 guestrooms, over 196,000 square feet of meeting space and approximately 98,000 square feet of public space. We anticipate that 35% of our overall 2014 capital expenditures will be in the fourth quarter, including a disproportionally high number of projects that are expected to cause significant disruption to operations, such as rooms and meeting space renovations.

Redevelopment and Return on Investment Capital Expenditures. Redevelopment and return on investment (“ROI”) projects primarily consist of large-scale redevelopment projects designed to increase cash flow and improve profitability by capitalizing on changing market conditions and the favorable locations of our properties, including projects such as the redevelopment of a hotel, the repositioning of a hotel restaurant, the installation of energy efficient systems or the conversion of underutilized space to more profitable uses. We spent approximately $57 million for these projects during the first three quarters of 2014, compared to $71 million during the first three quarters of 2013. During the year, as part of the conversion and rebranding of the Sheraton Memphis Downtown, we renovated over 21,000 square feet of public space and all 600 guest rooms. We also renovated six additional food and beverage outlets, following the success of 16 previous restaurant redevelopments and added, or will be constructing, over 16,000 square feet of meeting space to our portfolio in order to enhance our appeal to the higher rated corporate segment. We expect that ROI capital expenditures for 2014 will range from $65 million to $75 million.

Acquisition Capital Expenditures. In conjunction with the acquisition of a property, we prepare capital and operational improvement plans designed to maximize profitability and to enhance the guest experience. During the first three quarters of 2014, we spent approximately $12 million on acquisition capital projects, compared to $29 million during the first three quarters of 2013. For the full year 2014, we expect to invest between $20 million to $25 million for acquisition capital expenditures.

Renewal and Replacement Capital Expenditures. We spent $71 million and $218 million on renewal and replacement capital expenditures during the third quarter and year-to-date 2014, respectively, compared to $76 million and $239 million during the third quarter and year-to-date 2013. These expenditures are designed to ensure that our high standards for product quality are maintained and to enhance the overall competitiveness of our properties in the marketplace. Major renewal and replacement projects completed during the third quarter included the renovation of all 365 rooms at The Westin Buckhead Atlanta, 50,000 square feet of ballroom space at the Harbor Beach Marriott Resort & Spa and 39,000 square feet of ballroom space at the Grand Hyatt Atlanta Buckhead. We expect that our investment in renewal and replacement expenditures in 2014 will total approximately $330 million to $345 million.

Acquisitions. We continue to seek investment opportunities in our target markets, which we have identified as those that are expected to have the greatest lodging demand growth, the fewest additions to supply, and consequently the strongest potential for revenue growth over the long term. We see increased competition for acquisitions in our target markets due to an abundance of capital and the current availability of inexpensive financing. Consequently, pricing for upper upscale and luxury assets has become more aggressive, and recent transaction values have approached replacement cost levels. Our acquisition strategy also includes the acquisition or development of midscale and upscale properties in our target markets that may be operated under a franchise agreement or independently through a third party manager. During the third quarter, we completed the acquisition of the 242-room b2 miami downtown hotel for $58 million. In conjunction with the acquisition, we entered into a management agreement with Destination Hotels & Resorts to reposition and re-launch the hotel under a new independent identity. The hotel is located in Miami’s business and financial district, within walking distance of the American Airlines Arena across from Bayfront Park and with unobstructed water views.

Dispositions. We attempt to dispose of properties which are considered non-core assets when we believe the potential for growth is constrained or where we are able opportunistically to take advantage of the pricing in the market. On October 1, 2014, we sold the 719-room Tampa Marriott Waterside Hotel & Marina for a sales price of $199 million, which includes a $9 million FF&E replacement fund retained at the hotel. Over the next several months, we anticipate asset sales totaling approximately $50 million to $150 million, although given the nature of these transactions, there can be no assurances that we will complete these sales in this time period.

Results of Operations

The following tables reflect certain line items from our statements of operations (in millions, except percentages):


	Quarter ended September 30,									Year-to-date ended September 30,
	2014			2013			Change			2014		2013		Change
Total revenues	$	1,294		$	1,211			6.9	%	$	4,034	$	3,835		5.2	%
Operating costs and expenses:
Property-level costs ⁽¹⁾		1,137			1,105			2.9			3,458		3,371		2.6
Corporate and other expenses		(38	)		27		N/M				25		90		(72.2	)
Operating profit		202			79			155.7			561		374		50.0
Interest expense		51			65			(21.5	)		164		244		(32.8	)
Gain on sale of assets		1			—		N/M				112		33		239.4
Provision for income taxes		6			11			(45.5	)		17		19		(10.5	)
Income from continuing operations		145			2			7,150.0			489		152		221.7
Income from discontinued operations		—			16		N/M				—		47	N/M

Host Inc.:
Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests	$	1		$	(1	)	N/M			$	11	$	5		120.0
Net income attributable to Host Inc.		144			19			657.9			478		194		146.4

Host L.P.:
Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests	$	(1	)	$	(1	)		—		$	4	$	2		100.0
Net income attributable to Host L.P.		146			19			668.4			485		197		146.2

(1)	Amount represents total operating costs and expenses from our unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations, less corporate and other expenses and gain on insurance settlements.

N/M=Not meaningful.

2014 Compared to 2013

The comparisons of our hotel revenues and expenses are affected by the results of the hotels acquired and sold during the comparable periods (collectively, our “Recent Acquisitions and Dispositions”). Our operations for the third quarter and year-to-date were affected by the sale of two hotels in 2014, most notably the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, which operations prior to sale are included in continuing operations for prior periods. This resulting decrease in operations was partially offset by the results of the b2 miami downtown hotel, acquired in August 2014, the Powell Hotel, acquired in January 2014, and the Hyatt Place Waikiki Beach, acquired in May 2013.

Hotel Sales Overview

The following table presents total revenues (in millions, except percentages) and includes both comparable and non-comparable hotels:

	Quarter ended September 30,							Year-to-date ended September 30,
	2014		2013		Change			2014		2013		Change
Revenues:
Rooms	$	884	$	825		7.2	%	$	2,613	$	2,479		5.4	%
Food and beverage		330		310		6.5			1,150		1,097		4.8
Other		80		76		5.3			271		259		4.6
Total revenues	$	1,294	$	1,211		6.9		$	4,034	$	3,835		5.2

Rooms. The improvement in rooms revenues reflects the overall improvement in comparable RevPAR, partially offset by the effect of our Recent Acquisitions and Dispositions. For the third quarter, comparable hotel RevPAR on a constant US$ basis increased 7.9%, driven by average rate improvement of 6.4%. For the year-to-date, comparable hotel RevPAR, on a constant US$ basis, increased 6.6%. The increases in rooms revenues were offset partially by a net decrease of $14 million and $35 million for the quarter and year-to-date periods, respectively, due to the results of our Recent Acquisitions and Dispositions.

Food and beverage. The increase in food and beverage (“F&B”) revenues for both the quarter and year-to-date was driven by strong growth in banquet and audio visual revenues, which increased by 8.4% during the quarter and 7.1% year-to-date at our comparable hotels. Overall, comparable F&B revenues increased 6.1% for the quarter and 5.2% year-to-date. Additionally, F&B revenues include an increase of $9 million and $22 million, for the third quarter and year-to-date, respectively, at our non-comparable properties that were under renovation in the prior year. These increases in F&B revenues were offset partially by a net decrease of $6 million and $19 million, for the third quarter and year-to-date, respectively, due to the results of our Recent Acquisitions and Dispositions.

Other revenues. For the third quarter and year-to-date 2014, other revenues increased $4 million and $12 million, respectively, due to increases in parking and lease income.

Comparable Portfolio Operating Results. We discuss operating results for our hotels on a comparable basis. Comparable hotels are those properties that we have consolidated for the entirety of the reporting periods being compared. Comparable hotels do not include the results of properties acquired or sold, or that incurred significant property damage or business interruption, or have undergone large scale capital projects during these periods. As of September 30, 2014, 109 of our 115 owned hotels are classified as comparable hotels. See “Comparable Hotel Operating Statistics” for a complete description of our comparable hotels. We also discuss our comparable operating results by property type (i.e. urban, suburban, resort, or airport), geographic market, and mix of business (i.e. transient, group, or contract).

Comparable Hotel Sales by Geographic Market

The following tables set forth performance information for our comparable hotels by geographic market as of September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively:

Comparable Hotels by Market in Constant US$

	As of September 30, 2014				Quarter ended September 30, 2014							Quarter ended September 30, 2013
Market	No. of Properties		No. of Rooms		Average Room Rate		Average Occupancy Percentage			RevPAR		Average Room Rate		Average Occupancy Percentage			RevPAR		Percent Change in RevPAR
Boston		5		3,432	$	218.54		89.3	%	$	195.07	$	199.03		89.0	%	$	177.12		10.1	%
New York		9		7,224		280.37		90.1			252.62		271.73		89.3			242.69		4.1
Philadelphia		2		776		207.85		77.8			161.67		198.21		75.2			149.11		8.4
Washington, D.C.		12		6,016		190.32		80.2			152.60		181.20		77.3			140.05		9.0
Atlanta		6		2,280		172.75		76.9			132.86		162.06		74.6			120.95		9.9
Florida		7		3,230		166.67		71.5			119.10		160.65		70.2			112.71		5.7
Chicago		7		2,857		195.46		85.1			166.33		188.97		81.8			154.56		7.6
Denver		3		1,363		156.15		77.8			121.45		145.60		74.5			108.44		12.0
Houston		4		1,706		177.16		71.8			127.22		176.17		72.0			126.79		0.3
Phoenix		4		1,522		141.66		61.5			87.18		136.68		58.7			80.18		8.7
Seattle		3		1,774		218.62		90.8			198.54		183.76		92.2			169.34		17.2
San Francisco		5		3,701		233.25		87.8			204.82		203.93		88.4			180.35		13.6
Los Angeles		8		3,228		193.00		83.8			161.79		172.96		85.1			147.22		9.9
San Diego		5		4,691		199.04		84.7			168.56		191.26		86.4			165.30		2.0
Hawaii		2		1,256		364.59		81.6			297.38		351.66		80.8			284.13		4.7
Other		13		7,929		143.75		66.1			94.96		134.66		63.4			85.35		11.3
Domestic		95		52,985		206.17		80.2			165.44		194.11		79.1			153.61		7.7

Asia-Pacific		7		1,390	$	157.25		81.8	%	$	128.69	$	152.89		81.6	%	$	124.74		3.2	%
Canada		3		1,219		189.22		72.2			136.58		179.30		71.9			128.86		6.0
Latin America		4		1,075		253.56		67.0			170.01		215.15		62.7			134.83		26.1
International		14		3,684		192.67		74.4			143.28		176.99		72.9			129.02		11.0
All Markets - Constant US$		109		56,669		205.35		79.9			163.99		193.07		78.7			152.00		7.9


Comparable Hotels in Nominal US$
	As of September 30, 2014				Quarter ended September 30, 2014							Quarter ended September 30, 2013
International Market	No. of Properties		No. of Rooms		Average Room Rate		Average Occupancy Percentage			RevPAR		Average Room Rate		Average Occupancy Percentage			RevPAR		Percent Change in RevPAR
Asia-Pacific		7		1,390	$	157.25		81.8	%	$	128.69	$	147.76		81.6	%	$	120.56		6.7	%
Canada		3		1,219		189.22		72.2			136.58		187.96		71.9			135.08		1.1
Latin America		4		1,075		253.56		67.0			170.01		224.62		62.7			140.76		20.8
International		14		3,684		192.67		74.4			143.28		179.98		72.9			131.20		9.2
Domestic		95		52,985		206.17		80.2			165.44		194.11		79.1			153.61		7.7
All Markets - Nominal US$		109		56,669		205.35		79.9			163.99		193.25		78.7			152.14		7.8

Comparable Hotels by Market in Constant US$

	As of September 30, 2014				Year-to-date ended September 30, 2014							Year-to-date ended September 30, 2013
Market	No. of Properties		No. of Rooms		Average Room Rate		Average Occupancy Percentage			RevPAR		Average Room Rate		Average Occupancy Percentage			RevPAR		Percent Change in RevPAR
Boston		5		3,432	$	212.23		78.9	%	$	167.48	$	195.05		80.8	%	$	157.55		6.3	%
New York		9		7,224		274.03		86.6			237.38		263.92		85.9			226.81		4.7
Philadelphia		2		776		208.25		79.7			166.04		208.08		74.5			154.93		7.2
Washington, D.C.		12		6,016		202.42		78.6			159.15		203.90		76.7			156.47		1.7
Atlanta		6		2,280		171.17		75.2			128.78		164.22		73.8			121.20		6.3
Florida		7		3,230		208.49		79.5			165.69		200.65		76.7			153.84		7.7
Chicago		7		2,857		183.49		76.0			139.55		184.23		74.6			137.42		1.5
Denver		3		1,363		152.44		69.9			106.52		143.73		66.0			94.81		12.4
Houston		4		1,706		190.89		75.6			144.39		181.80		77.3			140.47		2.8
Phoenix		4		1,522		196.20		72.5			142.17		188.29		69.3			130.42		9.0
Seattle		3		1,774		191.92		81.4			156.27		170.52		79.7			135.94		15.0
San Francisco		5		3,701		223.03		83.5			186.25		196.45		81.5			160.06		16.4
Los Angeles		8		3,228		179.23		82.9			148.65		164.86		83.3			137.26		8.3
San Diego		5		4,691		196.67		82.2			161.72		187.49		80.4			150.70		7.3
Hawaii		2		1,256		374.02		81.8			306.04		353.17		83.3			294.02		4.1
Other		13		7,929		157.24		68.7			107.99		152.82		68.0			103.92		3.9
Domestic		95		52,985		207.81		78.6			163.38		198.50		77.5			153.83		6.2

Asia-Pacific		7		1,390	$	155.22		82.1	%	$	127.44	$	150.11		81.0	%	$	121.55		4.8	%
Canada		3		1,219		182.55		68.4			124.93		172.81		69.2			119.60		4.5
Latin America		4		1,075		266.49		67.6			180.13		217.34		64.2			139.50		29.1
International		14		3,684		193.35		73.4			141.91		174.60		72.2			126.12		12.5
All Markets - Constant US$		109		56,669		206.92		78.3			161.98		197.04		77.2			152.02		6.6


Comparable Hotels in Nominal US$
	As of September 30, 2014				Year-to-date ended September 30, 2014							Year-to-date ended September 30, 2013
International Market	No. of Properties		No. of Rooms		Average Room Rate		Average Occupancy Percentage			RevPAR		Average Room Rate		Average Occupancy Percentage			RevPAR		Percent Change in RevPAR
Asia-Pacific		7		1,390	$	155.22		82.1	%	$	127.44	$	152.13		81.0	%	$	123.19		3.5	%
Canada		3		1,219		182.55		68.4			124.93		184.44		69.2			127.65		(2.1	)
Latin America		4		1,075		266.49		67.6			180.13		237.49		64.2			152.43		18.2
International		14		3,684		193.35		73.4			141.91		184.33		72.2			133.14		6.6
Domestic		95		52,985		207.81		78.6			163.38		198.50		77.5			153.83		6.2
All Markets - Nominal US$		109		56,669		206.92		78.3			161.98		197.63		77.2			152.48		6.2

In the third quarter, our international markets continued their strong growth, led by our Latin American properties for the second quarter in a row, with RevPAR growth of 26.1%, on a constant US$ basis, as the JW Marriott Hotel Rio de Janeiro benefited from the FIFA World Cup and the JW Marriott Hotel Mexico City experienced strong growth throughout the quarter, benefiting from the rooms renovation completed in the prior year.

RevPAR at our Seattle, San Francisco and Los Angeles markets increased 17.2%, 13.6% and 9.9%, respectively, as already high levels of demand and solid group business allowed for significant rate improvements for both group and transient business in each of the markets. For the quarter and year-to-date, respectively, Seattle and San Francisco led the domestic portfolio in RevPAR growth, which is expected to continue in the fourth quarter. Our San Diego properties underperformed the portfolio for the quarter, as demand was impacted by meeting space renovation at two of our larger properties.

Our East coast markets rebounded from underperformance in the second quarter to perform better than expected in the third quarter. RevPAR in our Boston market increased 10.1%, primarily driven by increases in transient room rates. Our Washington, D.C. hotels experienced RevPAR growth of 9%, as both downtown and suburban hotels benefited from solid transient growth as a result of strong September citywide events. Philadelphia and Atlanta also performed well as a result of higher-rated group business and strong improvement in transient rates, respectively. New York experienced moderate RevPAR growth, as the market continues to absorb the recent supply growth.

Comparable Hotel Sales by Property Type

The following tables set forth performance information for our comparable hotels by property type as of September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively:

Comparable Hotels by Type in Nominal US$

	As of September 30, 2014				Quarter ended September 30, 2014							Quarter ended September 30, 2013
Property type	No. of Properties		No. of Rooms		Average Room Rate		Average Occupancy Percentage			RevPAR		Average Room Rate		Average Occupancy Percentage			RevPAR		Percent Change in RevPAR
Urban		57		35,255	$	222.11		82.3	%	$	182.90	$	209.57		81.2	%	$	170.23		7.4	%
Suburban		29		10,206		165.10		76.4			126.11		154.51		74.6			115.34		9.3
Resort		11		5,570		231.21		68.4			158.04		220.23		68.0			149.68		5.6
Airport		12		5,638		146.59		81.9			120.13		133.17		81.1			108.01		11.2
All Types		109		56,669		205.35		79.9			163.99		193.25		78.7			152.14		7.8

	As of September 30, 2014				Year-to-date ended September 30, 2014							Year-to-date ended September 30, 2013
Property type	No. of Properties		No. of Rooms		Average Room Rate		Average Occupancy Percentage			RevPAR		Average Room Rate		Average Occupancy Percentage			RevPAR		Percent Change in RevPAR
Urban		57		35,255	$	221.14		79.7	%	$	176.24	$	212.08		78.8	%	$	167.08		5.5	%
Suburban		29		10,206		164.19		73.2			120.21		155.21		71.9			111.62		7.7
Resort		11		5,570		258.63		74.9			193.70		246.32		73.9			182.15		6.3
Airport		12		5,638		142.82		81.9			117.00		132.83		79.6			105.74		10.7
All Types		109		56,669		206.92		78.3			161.98		197.63		77.2			152.48		6.2

The RevPAR improvement at our urban properties reflect strong quarter over quarter rate growth of 6%, coupled with continued high occupancy levels of 82.3% for the quarter, primarily due to improvements in several of our target metro markets. We believe that the high occupancy levels and demand in urban markets has helped to drive demand in the adjacent suburban markets, leading to the RevPAR improvements for our suburban properties. Our airport properties led the portfolio for the quarter with RevPAR growth of 11.2%, driven by strong group performance at our Philadelphia and Chicago hotels and strong rate growth at our west coast airport properties.

Hotels Sales by Business Mix

The majority of our customers fall into three broad categories: transient, group, and contract business. The information below is derived from business mix data for 109 of our hotels for which business mix data is available from our managers. For further detail on

our business mix, see “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10‑K.

Strong group demand drove our overall improvements for the quarter, with a 5.8% growth in room nights, and a 4.6% average growth in rate, which led to a 10.6% increase in revenues. Association business was the strongest performing group segment with room night growth of 13.7% which, when coupled with an increase in rate of 3.2%, led to an overall increase in association group revenues of 17.3%.

The strong base of group business for the quarter allowed our operators to drive price increases for our transient business. Transient revenues increased 6.2% due to an increase in average daily rate of 6.6%. Total transient room nights declined slightly, .4%, due to a decline in discounted transient room nights.

Property-level Operating Expenses

The following table presents property-level operating expenses in accordance with GAAP and includes both comparable and non-comparable hotels (in millions, except percentages):

	Quarter ended September 30,							Year-to-date ended September 30,
	2014		2013		Change			2014		2013		Change
Expenses:
Rooms	$	236	$	226		4.4	%	$	696	$	668		4.2	%
Food and beverage		260		248		4.8			829		806		2.9
Other departmental and support expenses		314		309		1.6			949		932		1.8
Management fees		55		50		10.0			171		162		5.6
Other property-level expenses		94		97		(3.1	)		289		283		2.1
Depreciation and amortization		178		175		1.7			524		520		0.8
Total property-level operating expenses	$	1,137	$	1,105		2.9		$	3,458	$	3,371		2.6

Our operating costs and expenses, which have both fixed and variable components, are affected by changes in occupancy, inflation, and revenues (which affect management fees), though the effect on specific costs will differ. Our wages and benefits account for approximately 55% of the operating expenses at our hotels (which exclude depreciation). Other property level expenses consist of property taxes, the amounts and structure of which are highly dependent on local jurisdiction taxing authorities, and property and general liability insurance, all of which do not necessarily increase or decrease based on similar changes in revenues at our hotels.

Rooms. Rooms expenses increased $10 million and $28 million for the third quarter and year-to-date 2014, respectively, reflecting a 5.6% and 5.5% increase at our comparable hotels for the third quarter and year-to-date, respectively. The increases were driven primarily by increases in wages and benefits, as well as increased travel agent commissions and laundry and guest supply costs. The increases in rooms expenses were offset partially by a net decrease of $4 million and $10 million for the quarter and year-to-date periods, respectively, due to the results of our Recent Acquisitions and Dispositions.

Food and beverage. Food and beverage expenses for the third quarter and year-to-date 2014 were well-controlled, as continued improvements in F&B hourly productivity led to a decline in F&B costs as a percentage of revenues, compared to prior year. Comparable F&B expenses increased $11 million to $244 million for the quarter and $26 million to $775 million for year-to-date. In addition, the change in F&B expenses for the quarter and year-to-date was affected by a decrease of $5 million and $15 million, respectively, due to the results of our Recent Acquisitions and Dispositions.

Other departmental and support expenses. Other departmental and support expenses increased $5 million for the third quarter and $17 million for the year-to-date 2014, primarily due to increased credit card fees, wages and benefits, and sales and marketing costs. The increases in other departmental and support expenses were offset partially by a net decrease of $5 million and $13 million for the quarter and the year-to-date, respectively, due to the results of our Recent Acquisitions and Dispositions.

Management fees. For the third quarter and year-to-date 2014, the increase in base management fees, which generally are calculated as a percentage of total revenues, reflect our improving operations. Incentive management fees, which generally are based

on the level of operating profit at each property after we receive a priority return on our investment, increased slightly for the third quarter and year-to-date 2014, respectively.

Other property-level expenses. These expenses generally do not vary significantly based on occupancy and include expenses such as property taxes and insurance. Other property-level expenses decreased $3 million for the third quarter, primarily due to a decrease in insurance premiums. Other property-level expenses increased $6 million for year-to-date 2014, primarily due to an increase in property taxes, partially offset by a decrease in insurance premiums. Other property-level expenses were also affected by a net decrease of $1 million and $3 million for the quarter and year-to-date, respectively, due to the results of our Recent Acquisitions and Dispositions.

Other Income and Expense

Corporate and other expenses. For the third quarter, corporate and other expenses includes the reversal of the previously recorded litigation accrual of $69 million relating to the San Antonio Marriott Rivercenter. Excluding this item, corporate and other expenses increased $4 million for the quarter and year-to-date, primarily due to an increase in other legal expenses and compensation expense related to our restricted stock awards, which varies, in part, based on our stock price.

Gain on insurance settlements. We recorded a gain of $6 million and $9 million for the third quarter and year-to-date 2014, respectively, related to the receipt of business interruption insurance proceeds for several of our properties in New York and Washington, D.C., which were affected by Hurricane Sandy in October 2012. We also recorded a $1 million gain in the third quarter related to property insurance proceeds.

Interest expense. Interest expense decreased $14 million and $80 million for the third quarter and year-to-date 2014, respectively, compared to the corresponding 2013 periods, primarily due to the repayment or refinancing of debt, which has lowered our weighted average interest rate and overall debt balance, in addition to a decrease of $3 million and $32 million in debt extinguishment costs for the third quarter and year-to-date, respectively. The following table details our interest expense for the quarter and year-to-date (in millions):

	Quarter ended September 30,				Year-to-date ended September 30,
	2014		2013		2014		2013
Cash interest expense⁽¹⁾	$	45	$	56	$	141	$	189
Non-cash interest expense		6		6		19		19
Non-cash debt extinguishment costs		—		1		2		13
Cash debt extinguishment costs⁽¹⁾		—		2		2		23
Total interest expense	$	51	$	65	$	164	$	244

(1)	Including the change in accrued interest, total cash interest expense paid was $141 million and $227 million for the year-to-date 2014 and 2013, respectively.

Gain (loss) on sale of assets. During the first quarter of 2014, we recognized a $112 million gain on the sale of an 89% interest in the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown. The year-to-date 2013 includes a $21 million gain on the sale of land adjacent to our Newport Beach Marriott Hotel & Spa and the recognition of a previously deferred $11 million gain related to an eminent domain claim by the State of Georgia of 2.9 acres of land for the highway expansion at the Atlanta Marriott Perimeter Center.

Equity in earnings (losses) of affiliates. Equity in earnings of affiliates primarily reflects our interest in the operations of the Euro JV. The increase for the quarter reflects improved operations at the European hotels. The year-to-date decline is due primarily to the non-recurring income tax benefit recorded in 2013. For both third quarter and year-to-date 2014, equity in earnings was impacted by selling costs incurred by our Maui timeshare joint venture, which is currently under development.

Provision for income taxes. We lease substantially all of our properties to consolidated subsidiaries designated as taxable REIT subsidiaries (“TRS”) for federal income tax purposes. The difference between hotel-level operating cash flow and the aggregate rent paid to Host L.P. by the TRS represents its taxable income or loss, on which we record an income tax provision or benefit. The income tax provision recorded in the third quarter and year-to-date 2014 primarily reflects year-over-year improvements in property operations recognized by our TRS, as well as an increase in income taxes at our foreign subsidiaries.

Income from discontinued operations, net of tax. The income from discontinued operations for year-to-date 2013 primarily consists of the $19 million gain recorded and the $10 million of previously deferred key money recognized as a result of the sale of the Atlanta Marriott Marquis, as well as a $14 million gain recorded as a result of the sale of The Ritz-Carlton, San Francisco. Beginning

in 2014, we adopted ASU 2014-08 Reporting for Discontinued Operations. As a result, the operations of sold properties through the date of their disposal will be included in continuing operations.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Liquidity and Capital Resources of Host Inc. and Host L.P. The liquidity and capital resources of Host Inc. and Host L.P. are derived primarily from the activities of Host L.P., which generates the capital required by our business from hotel operations, the incurrence of debt, the issuance of OP units or the sale of properties. Host Inc. is a REIT and its only significant asset is the ownership of partnership interests of Host L.P.; therefore, its financing and investing activities are conducted through Host L.P., except for the issuance of its common and preferred stock. Proceeds from stock issuances by Host Inc. are contributed to Host L.P. in exchange for OP units. Additionally, funds used by Host Inc. to pay dividends or to repurchase its stock are provided by Host L.P. Therefore, while we have noted those areas in which it is important to distinguish between Host Inc. and Host L.P., we have not included a separate discussion of the liquidity and capital resources as the discussion below applies to both Host Inc. and Host L.P.

Overview. We look to maintain a capital structure and liquidity profile with an appropriate balance of cash, debt, and equity in order to provide financial flexibility. We believe this strategy will result in a lower overall cost of capital, allow us to complete opportunistic investments and acquisitions at all times in the lodging cycle, and will position us to manage potential declines in operations caused by the inherent volatility in the lodging industry. As operations have improved in the past several years, we have successfully executed on our strategy to decrease our debt-to-equity ratio and increase our interest coverage ratio. Currently, these financial metrics, as defined in in our credit facility, are stronger than at any point since we split from Marriott International in 1993. These improvements were due to stronger operations but also were accomplished through acquisitions and other investments, the majority of which were completed with available cash and proceeds from equity issuances, and the repayment and refinancing of senior notes and mortgage debt in order to extend maturity dates and generate lower interest rates.

As we continue to achieve our balance sheet objectives, we intend to use available cash predominantly for acquisitions or other investments in our portfolio to the extent that we are able to find suitable investment opportunities that meet our return requirements. If we are unable to find appropriate investment opportunities and, assuming operations continue to improve, we may, over time, consider other uses of any available cash, such as a return of capital through dividends or stock repurchases.

We have structured our debt profile to maintain a balanced maturity schedule and to minimize the number of assets that are encumbered by mortgage debt. Currently, 96% of our hotels (as measured by revenues) are unencumbered by mortgage debt. We have access to multiple types of financing, as approximately 90% of our debt consists of senior notes, exchangeable debentures, and borrowings under our credit facility, none of which are collateralized by specific hotel properties. We believe that we have sufficient liquidity and access to capital markets to take advantage of opportunities to enhance our portfolio, withstand declines in operating cash flow, pay near-term debt maturities, and fund our capital expenditures programs. We may continue to access the capital markets if favorable conditions exist in order to further enhance our liquidity and to fund cash needs.

Cash Requirements. We use cash for acquisitions, capital expenditures, debt payments, operating costs, and corporate and other expenses, as well as for dividends and distributions to stockholders and unitholders. As a REIT, Host Inc. is required to distribute to its stockholders at least 90% of its taxable income, excluding net capital gains, on an annual basis. On October 15, 2014, we paid a dividend of $0.20 per share of Host Inc.’s common stock, which totaled approximately $151 million.

Capital Resources. As of September 30, 2014, we had $387 million of cash and cash equivalents and $788 million available under our credit facility. We depend primarily on external sources of capital to finance future growth, including acquisitions. As a result, the liquidity and debt capacity provided by our credit facility and the ability to issue senior unsecured debt are key components of our capital structure. Our financial flexibility (including our ability to incur debt, make distributions and make investments) is contingent on our ability to maintain compliance with the financial covenants of such indebtedness, which includes, among other things, the allowable amounts of leverage, interest coverage and fixed charges.

If, at any time, we determine that market conditions are favorable, after taking into account our liquidity requirements, we may seek to issue and sell shares of Host Inc. common stock in registered public offerings, including through sales directly on the NYSE under any future “at-the-market” offering program, or to issue and sell shares of Host Inc. preferred stock. We also may seek to cause Host L.P. to issue senior notes or debentures exchangeable for shares of Host Inc. common stock. Given our total debt level and maturity schedule, we will continue to redeem or refinance senior notes and mortgage debt from time to time, taking advantage of favorable market conditions when available. We also may pursue opportunistic refinancings to improve our liquidity, extend debt maturities and reduce interest expense. In October 2013, Host Inc.’s Board of Directors authorized repurchases of up to $680 million of senior notes, exchangeable debentures and mortgage debt (other than in accordance with its terms), of which $446 million remains available under this authority. We may purchase senior notes and exchangeable debentures for cash through open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions, a tender offer or, in some cases, through the early redemption of such securities pursuant to their

terms. Repurchases of debt will depend on prevailing market conditions, our liquidity requirements, contractual restrictions and other factors. Any refinancing or retirement before the maturity date will affect earnings and Funds From Operations (“FFO”) per diluted share, as defined below, as a result of the payment of any applicable call premiums and the acceleration of the write-off of previously deferred financing costs. Accordingly, in light of our priorities in managing our capital structure and liquidity profile and given prevailing conditions and relative pricing in the capital markets, we may, at any time, subject to applicable securities laws, be considering, or be in discussions with respect to, the purchase or sale of common stock, exchangeable debentures and/or senior notes. Any such transactions may, subject to applicable securities laws, occur simultaneously.

Sources and Uses of Cash. Our sources of cash include cash from operations, proceeds from debt and equity issuances, and proceeds from asset sales. Uses of cash include acquisitions, investments in our joint ventures, capital expenditures, operating costs, debt repayments, and repurchases and distributions to equity holders.

Cash Provided by Operations. Our cash provided by operations increased $67 million to $764 million for the year-to-date period ended September 30, 2014 compared to the same period in 2013. The increase is due to improved operating results and the decline in debt extinguishment costs and other interest expense.

Cash Used in Investing Activities. Cash used in investing activities primarily consists of capital expenditures on our existing portfolio, the acquisition of property, and investments in our joint ventures, which totaled $488 million and $598 million during the first three quarters of 2014 and 2013, respectively. Cash used for renewal and replacement capital expenditures for the first three quarters of 2014 and 2013 was $218 million and $239 million, respectively, while cash used for capital expenditures invested in ROI/redevelopment projects and acquisition capital expenditures during the same periods was $69 million and $100 million, respectively. Cash provided by investing activities was $318 million from the sale of two hotels, return of investments and the receipt of insurance proceeds in the first three quarters of 2014 compared to $446 million from the sale of two hotels and a parcel of land in the first three quarters of 2013.

The following tables summarize significant acquisitions and dispositions that have been completed as of October 30, 2014 (in millions):

Transaction Date		Description of Transaction	Investment
Acquisitions/Investments
August	2014	Acquisition of b2 miami downtown hotel	$	(58	)
January	2014	Acquisition of The Powell Hotel		(75	)
		Total acquisitions/investments	$	(133	)

Transaction Date		Description of Transaction	Net Proceeds			Sales Price
Dispositions
October	2014	Disposition of Tampa Marriott Waterside Hotel & Marina⁽¹⁾	$	189		$	199
February	2014	Disposition of Courtyard Nashua		9			10
January	2014	Sale of 89% interest in the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾	290				270
		Total dispositions	$	488		$	479

(1)	Proceeds are net of FF&E replacement funds paid by the purchasers and retained at the hotels and other sales costs.

(2)	Sales price relates to the 89% interest in the hotel that was sold. Net proceeds also include our 11% portion of the proceeds received from the $230 million mortgage loan issued by the partnership at closing

Cash Used in Financing Activities. Year-to-date 2014, net cash used in financing activities was $1,065 million, compared to $606 million for year-to-date 2013. Cash used in financing activities for year-to-date 2014, primarily for the repayment of debt and dividends, decreased $402 million compared to year-to-date 2013. For year-to-date 2014 and 2013, $14 million and $875 million, respectively, was provided by financing activities, primarily through the issuance of debt and common stock.

The following table summarizes significant redemptions and repayments of debt, including premiums, that have been completed through October 30, 2014 (in millions). There have been no significant debt issuances during 2014.

			Transaction
Transaction Date		Description of Transaction	Amount
Cash Repayments
January - October	2014	Net repayment on revolver portion of credit facility	$	(221	)
June	2014	Redemption of Philadelphia Airport Marriott industrial revenue bond		(40	)
June	2014	Redemption of Newark Liberty International Airport Marriott industrial revenue bond		(32	)
February	2014	Repayment of mortgage loan on the Ritz-Carlton, Naples and Newport Beach Marriott		(300	)
February	2014	Redemption of $150 million of 6 3/4% Series Q senior notes		(152	)
		Total cash repayments	$	(745	)

The following table summarizes significant equity transactions that have been completed through October 30, 2014 (in millions):

			Transaction
Transaction Date		Description of Transaction	Amount
Equity of Host Inc.
January-October	2014	Dividend payments⁽¹⁾	$	(469	)
		Cash payments on equity transactions	$	(469	)

(1)	In connection with the dividends, Host L.P. made distributions of $475 million.

Debt

As of September 30, 2014, our total debt was $4.0 billion, with an average interest rate of 4.8% and an average maturity of 5.4 years. Additionally, 79% of our debt has a fixed rate of interest and 105 of our hotels, representing 96% of our revenues, are unencumbered by mortgage debt.

Exchangeable Senior Debentures. As of September 30, 2014, we have $400 million of 2½% exchangeable senior debentures outstanding that were issued on December 22, 2009 (the “2009 Debentures”). The 2009 Debentures are equal in right of payment with all of our other senior notes. Holders have the right to require us to purchase the 2009 Debentures at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount outstanding plus accrued interest (the “put option”) on October 15, 2015 and on certain subsequent dates. Holders also have the right to exchange the 2009 Debentures prior to maturity under certain conditions, including at any time at which the closing price of Host Inc.’s common stock is in excess of 130% of the exchange price per share ($12.99) for at least 20 of the last 30 consecutive trading days of the calendar quarter, or at any time up to two days prior to the date on which the 2009 Debentures have been called for redemption. We can redeem for cash all, or a portion, of the 2009 Debentures at any time subsequent to October 20, 2015, at a redemption price of 100% of the principal amount plus accrued interest. If, at any time, we elect to redeem the 2009 Debentures and the exchange value exceeds the cash redemption price, we would expect the holders to elect to exchange their debentures for common stock at the exchange value rather than receive the cash redemption price. The exchange value is equal to the applicable exchange rate multiplied by the price of Host Inc.’s common stock. Upon exchange, the 2009 Debentures would be exchanged for Host Inc.’s common stock, cash, or a combination thereof, at our option. The 2009 Debentures currently are exchangeable by holders at this time and each $1,000 Debenture would be exchanged for 76.9748 Host Inc. common shares (for an equivalent per share price of $12.99), for a total of 30.8 million shares.

We separately account for the liability and equity components of the 2009 Debentures in order to reflect the fair value of the liability component based on our non-convertible borrowing cost at the issuance date. Accordingly, we record the liability components at fair value as of the date of issuance and amortize the resulting discount as an increase to interest expense through the initial put option date, which is the expected life thereof. However, there is no effect of this accounting treatment on our cash interest payments. The initial allocations between the debt and equity components of the 2009 Debentures, net of the original issue discount, based on the effective interest rate at the time of issuance, was $316 million and $82 million, respectively. As of September 30, 2014, the debt carrying value and unamortized discount were $382 million and $18 million, respectively.

Interest expense recorded for our debentures (including interest expense for the debentures redeemed in 2014 and 2013) for the periods presented consists of the following (in millions):

	Quarter ended September 30,				Year-to-date ended September 30,
	2014		2013		2014		2013
Contractual interest expense (cash)	$	3	$	2	$	8	$	8
Non-cash interest expense due to discount amortization		4		4		12		11
Total interest expense	$	7	$	6	$	20	$	19

Financial Covenants

Credit Facility Covenants. Our credit facility contains certain important financial covenants concerning allowable leverage, unsecured interest coverage, and required fixed charge coverage. There were no significant changes to these financial covenants in connection with the recent amendment of the credit facility. Total debt used in the calculation of our leverage ratio is based on a “net debt” concept, under which cash and cash equivalents in excess of $100 million are deducted from our total debt balance for purposes of measuring compliance. To the extent that no amounts are outstanding under the credit facility, breaching these covenants would not be an event of default thereunder.

We are in compliance with all of our financial covenants under the credit facility. The following table summarizes the results of the financial tests contained in the credit facility as of September 30, 2014:

	Actual Ratio			Covenant Requirement for all years
Leverage ratio		2.9	x	Maximum ratio of 7.25x
Fixed charge coverage ratio		5.1	x	Minimum ratio of 1.25x
Unsecured interest coverage ratio ⁽¹⁾		8.4	x	Minimum ratio of 1.75x

(1)	If, at any time, our leverage ratio exceeds 7.0x, our minimum unsecured interest coverage ratio will be reduced to 1.5x.

Senior Notes Indenture Covenants

Series D Senior Notes

We are in compliance with all of the financial covenants applicable to our Series D senior notes. The following table summarizes the results of the financial tests contained in the senior notes indenture for our Series D senior notes and our actual credit ratios as of September 30, 2014:

	Actual Ratio			Covenant Requirement
Unencumbered assets tests		479	%	Minimum ratio of 150%
Total indebtedness to total assets		22	%	Maximum ratio of 65%
Secured indebtedness to total assets		2	%	Maximum ratio of 40%
EBITDA-to-interest coverage ratio		7.2	x	Minimum ratio of 1.5x

Prior Series of Senior Notes

Because our senior notes currently are rated investment grade by both Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s, the covenants in our senior notes indenture (for all series other than the Series D senior notes) that previously limited our ability to incur indebtedness or pay dividends no longer are applicable. Even if we were to lose the investment grade rating, we would be in compliance with all of our financial covenants under the senior notes indenture. The following table summarizes the actual credit ratios for our existing senior notes (other than the Series D senior notes) as of September 30, 2014 and the covenant requirements contained in the senior notes indenture that would be applicable at such times as our existing senior notes no longer are rated investment grade by either of Moody’s or Standard & Poor’s:

	Actual Ratio*			Covenant Requirement
Unencumbered assets tests		488	%	Minimum ratio of 125%
Total indebtedness to total assets		22	%	Maximum ratio of 65%
Secured indebtedness to total assets		2	%	Maximum ratio of 45%
EBITDA-to-interest coverage ratio		7.2	x	Minimum ratio of 2.0x

*	Because of differences in the calculation methodology between our Series D senior notes and our other senior notes with respect to covenant ratios, our actual ratios as reported may be slightly different.

For further detail on our credit facility and senior notes, see our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2014.

Dividend Policy

Host Inc. is required to distribute at least 90% of its annual taxable income, excluding net capital gains, to its stockholders in order to maintain its qualification as a REIT, including taxable income recognized for federal income tax purposes but with regard to which we do not receive cash. Funds used by Host Inc. to pay dividends on its common stock are provided through distributions from Host L.P. As of September 30, 2014, Host Inc. is the owner of approximately 99% of the Host L.P. common OP units. The remaining common OP units are held by various third party limited partners. Each Host L.P. OP unit may be redeemed for cash or, at the election of Host Inc., Host Inc. common stock based on the conversion ratio. The conversion ratio is 1.021494 shares of Host Inc. common stock for each Host L.P. OP unit.

Investors should take into account the non-controlling interest in the Host L.P. common OP units when analyzing common dividend payments by Host Inc. to its stockholders, as these common OP unit holders share, on a pro rata basis, in cash amounts distributed by Host L.P. to all of its common OP unit holders. For example, if Host Inc. paid a $1 per share dividend on its common stock, it would be based on the payment of a $1.021494 per common OP unit distribution by Host L.P. to Host Inc., as well as to the other Host L.P. common OP unitholders.

Host Inc.’s policy is that it generally intends to distribute, over time, 100% of its taxable income, which is primarily dependent on Host Inc.’s results of operations, as well as gains and losses on property sales. Host Inc. paid a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.20 per share on its common stock on October 15, 2014 to stockholders of record on September 30, 2014. The third quarter dividend is a 33% increase over the prior quarter and represents Host Inc.’s intended regular quarterly dividend for the next several quarters, subject to Board approval. To the extent that we are unable to execute our strategy generally to achieve tax free exchanges for our asset sales this year, we expect to declare a special dividend of approximately $.05 in the fourth quarter. Any special dividend would be subject to approval by Host Inc.’s Board of Directors. While Host Inc. intends to use available cash predominantly for acquisitions or other investments in its portfolio, to the extent that we do not identify appropriate investments, we may elect in the future to use available cash for other uses, such as special dividends or stock repurchases.

European Joint Venture

We own a non-controlling interest in a joint venture in Europe (“Euro JV”) that owns luxury and upper upscale hotels in two separate funds. At September 30, 2014, we own a 32.1% interest in Euro JV Fund I (11 hotels, 3,511 rooms) and a 33.4% interest in Euro JV Fund II (9 hotels, 3,310 rooms). Hotel investments by the Euro JV total approximately €1.9 billion, with €1.0 billion of mortgage debt. All of the mortgage debt of the Euro JV is non-recourse to us and our partners and a default thereunder does not trigger a default under any of our debt. Our investment, total partners’ funding, and debt outstanding as of September 30, 2014 are as follows:

	Host's Net Investment		Total Partner Funding		% of Total Commitment			Debt balance		Host's Portion of Non-Recourse Debt
	(in millions)		(in millions)					(in millions)		(in millions)
Euro JV Fund I	€	152	€	647		94	%	€	542	€	174
Euro JV Fund II		122		364		81	%		465		155
	€	274	€	1,011				€	1,007	€	329

The following table sets forth operating statistics for the 18 comparable Euro JV hotels as of September 30, 2014 and 2013:

	Comparable Euro JV Hotels in Constant Euros⁽¹⁾
	Quarter ended September 30,									Year-to-date ended September 30,
	2014			2013			Change			2014			2013			Change
Average room rate	€	179.74		€	175.98			2.1	%	€	178.24		€	177.72			0.3	%
Average occupancy		82.6	%		81.0	%		160	bps		78.6	%		77.0	%		160	bps
RevPAR	€	148.53		€	142.63			4.1	%	€	140.15		€	136.86			2.4	%

(1)

The presentation above includes the operating performance for the 18 properties consisting of 5,962 rooms. This table excludes one hotel acquired in each of 2014 and 2013 as the joint venture did not own the hotels for the entirety of the periods presented and includes the results of one hotel sold subsequent to quarter end. See “-Comparable Hotel Operating Statistics.”

On September 30, 2014, the Euro JV Fund II acquired a 90% ownership interest in the 394-room Grand Hotel Esplanade in Berlin. The hotel was acquired based on an aggregate gross value of €81 million ($102 million), and is subject to approximately €48 million ($61 million) of debt with a margin of 219 basis points over Euribor, which debt is non-recourse to the partners of the Euro JV. We contributed approximately €10 million ($14 million) to the Euro JV in connection with this acquisition, partially funded through a draw on our credit facility.

Subsequent to quarter end, on October 16, 2014, the Euro JV Fund I sold the 350-room Sheraton Skyline Hotel & Conference Centre for £33 million ($53 million).

Critical Accounting Policies

Our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with GAAP, which requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities at the date of our financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. While we do not believe that the reported amounts would be materially different, application of these policies involves the exercise of judgment and the use of assumptions as to future uncertainties and, as a result, actual results could differ from these estimates. We evaluate our estimates and judgments on an ongoing basis. We base our estimates on experience and on various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. All of our significant accounting policies, including certain critical accounting policies, are disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013.

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), which affects virtually all aspects of an entity’s revenue recognition. The core principle of the new standard is that revenue should be recognized to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The standard is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016. We have not yet completed our assessment of the effect of the new standard on our financial statements, including possible transition alternatives.

Effective January 1, 2014, we adopted early ASU 2014-08 Reporting for Discontinued Operations, under which only dispositions representing a strategic shift in operations will be reclassified to discontinued operations. Previously, we reported the

disposition of a hotel as discontinued operations. With this adoption, we present the gain on the disposition of hotel property as gain on property sales within income from continuing operations and we do not reclassify the operating results of the hotel to discontinued operations. This treatment is prospective and, as a result, we have not restated prior periods.

Comparable Hotel Operating Statistics

To facilitate a quarter-to-quarter comparison of our operations, we present certain operating statistics (i.e., RevPAR, average daily rate, and average occupancy) and operating results (revenues, expenses, adjusted operating profit, and associated margins) for the periods included in this report on a comparable hotel basis to enable our investors to better evaluate our operating performance.

Because these statistics and operating results relate to our hotel properties, they exclude results for our non-hotel properties and other real estate investments. We define our comparable hotels as properties:

(i)	that are owned or leased by us and the operations of which are included in our consolidated results, whether as continuing operations or discontinued operations, for the entirety of the reporting periods being compared; and

(ii)	that have not sustained substantial property damage or business interruption, or undergone large-scale capital projects (as further defined below) during the reporting periods being compared.

The hotel business is capital-intensive and renovations are a regular part of the business. Generally, hotels under renovation remain comparable hotels. A large scale capital project that would cause a hotel to be excluded from our comparable hotel set is an extensive renovation of several core aspects of the hotel, such as rooms, meeting space, lobby, bars, restaurants, and other public spaces. Both quantitative and qualitative factors are taken into consideration in determining if the renovation would cause a hotel to be removed from the comparable hotel set, including unusual or exceptional circumstances such as: a reduction or increase in room count, rebranding, a significant alteration of the business operations, or the closing of the hotel during the renovation.

We do not include an acquired hotel in our comparable hotel set until the operating results for that hotel have been included in our consolidated results for one full calendar year. For example, we acquired the Hyatt Place Waikiki Beach in May 2013. The hotel will not be included in our comparable hotel set until January 1, 2015. Hotels that we sell are excluded from the comparable hotel set once the transaction has closed. Similarly, hotels are excluded from our comparable hotel set from the date that they sustain substantial property damage or business interruption or commence a large-scale capital project. In each case, these hotels are returned to the comparable hotel set when the operations of the hotel have been included in our consolidated results for one full calendar year after completion of the repair of the property damage or cessation of the business interruption, or the completion of large-scale capital projects, as applicable.

Of the 115 hotels that we owned on September 30, 2014, 109 have been classified as comparable hotels. The operating results of the following hotels that we owned as of September 30, 2014 are excluded from comparable hotel results for these periods:

·	b2 miami downtown hotel (acquired in August 2014)

·	Powell Hotel (acquired in January 2014)

·	The Ritz-Carlton, Naples, removed in the third quarter of 2013 (business interruption due to the closure of the hotel during extensive renovations that were substantially completed in October 2013, including renovations of 450 rooms, including 35 suites, restaurant, façade and windows);

·	Hyatt Place Waikiki Beach (acquired in May 2013);

·	Novotel Christchurch Cathedral Square (business interruption due to the closure of the hotel following an earthquake in February 2011 and the subsequent extensive renovations, which hotel reopened in August 2013); and

Orlando World Center Marriott, removed in the third quarter of 2012 (business interruption due to extensive renovations that were substantially completed in July 2013, including façade restoration, the shutdown of the main pool and a complete restoration and enhancement of the hotel, including new water slides and activity areas, new pool, dining facilities and the renovation of one tower of guestrooms, meeting space and restaurants).

The operating results of seven hotels disposed of in 2014 and 2013 are not included in comparable hotel results for the periods presented herein.

CONSTANT US$, NOMINAL US$ AND CONSTANT EUROS

Operating results denominated in foreign currencies are translated using the prevailing exchange rates on the date of the transaction, or monthly based on the weighted average exchange rate for the period. For comparative purposes, we also present the RevPAR results for the prior year assuming that the results of our foreign operations were translated using the same exchange rates

that were effective for the comparable periods in the current year, thereby eliminating the effect of currency fluctuation for the year-over-year comparisons. We believe this presentation is useful to investors as it shows growth in RevPAR in the local currency of the hotel consistent with the manner in which we evaluate our domestic portfolio. However, the estimated effect of changes in foreign currency has been reflected in the actual and forecast results of net income, EBITDA, earnings per diluted share, and Adjusted FFO per diluted share. Nominal US$ results include the effect of currency fluctuations, consistent with our financial statement presentation.

We also present RevPAR results for our joint venture in Europe in constant Euros using the same methodology as used for the constant US$ presentation.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

We use certain “non-GAAP financial measures,” which are measures of our historical or future financial performance that are not calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP, within the meaning of applicable SEC rules. These measures include the following:

·	Earnings Before Interest Expense, Income Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (“EBITDA”) and Adjusted EBITDA, as a measure of performance for Host Inc. and Host L.P.,

·	Funds From Operations (“FFO”) and FFO per diluted share, both calculated in accordance with National Association of Real Estate Investment Trust (“NAREIT”) guidelines and with certain adjustments from those guidelines, as a measure of performance for Host Inc., and

·	Comparable hotel operating results, as a measure of performance for Host Inc. and Host L.P.

The following discussion defines these measures and presents why we believe they are useful supplemental measures of our performance.

Set forth below for each such non-GAAP financial measure is a reconciliation of the measure with the financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP that we consider most directly comparable to it. We also have included in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Non-GAAP Financial Measures” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013, further explanations of the adjustment being made, a statement disclosing the reasons why we believe the presentation of each of the non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information to investors regarding our financial condition and results of operations, the additional purposes for which we use the non-GAAP financial measures, and the limitations on their use.

EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA

Earnings before Interest Expense, Income Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (“EBITDA”) is a commonly used measure of performance in many industries. Management believes EBITDA provides useful information to investors regarding our results of operations because it helps us and our investors evaluate the ongoing operating performance of our properties after removing the impact of our capital structure (primarily interest expense) and our asset base (primarily depreciation and amortization). Management also believes the use of EBITDA facilitates comparisons between us and other lodging REITs, hotel owners who are not REITs and other capital-intensive companies. Management uses EBITDA to evaluate property-level results and as one measure in determining the value of acquisitions and dispositions and, like FFO and Adjusted FFO per diluted share, it is widely used by management in the annual budget process and for compensation programs.

Adjusted EBITDA

Historically, management has adjusted EBITDA when evaluating our performance because we believe that the exclusion of certain additional items described below provides useful supplemental information to investors regarding our ongoing operating performance and that the presentation of Adjusted EBITDA, when combined with the primary GAAP presentation of net income (loss), is beneficial to an investor’s complete understanding of our operating performance. Adjusted EBITDA also is a relevant measure in calculating certain credit ratios. We adjust EBITDA for the following items, which may occur in any period, and refer to this measure as Adjusted EBITDA:

Real Estate Transactions – We exclude the effect of gains and losses, including the amortization of deferred gains, recorded on the disposition or acquisition of depreciable assets and property insurance gains in our consolidated statement of operations because we believe that including them in Adjusted EBITDA is not consistent with reflecting the ongoing performance of our assets. In addition, material gains or losses based on the depreciated value of the disposed assets could be less important to investors given that the depreciated asset value often does not reflect its market value (as noted below for FFO).

Equity Investment Adjustments – We exclude the equity in earnings (losses) of unconsolidated investments in partnerships and joint ventures as presented in our consolidated statement of operations because it includes our pro rata portion of depreciation, amortization and interest expense from these investments, which are excluded from EBITDA. We include our pro rata share of the Adjusted EBITDA of our equity investments as we believe this more accurately reflects the performance of our investments. The pro rata Adjusted EBITDA of equity investments is defined as the EBITDA of our equity investments, adjusted for any gains or losses on property transactions, multiplied by our ownership percentage in the partnership or joint venture.

Consolidated Partnership Adjustments – We deduct the non-controlling partners’ pro rata share of the Adjusted EBITDA of our consolidated partnerships as this reflects the non-controlling owners’ interest in the EBITDA of our consolidated partnerships. The pro rata Adjusted EBITDA of non-controlling partners is defined as the EBITDA of our consolidated partnerships, adjusted for any gains or losses on property transactions, multiplied by the non-controlling partners’ ownership percentage in the partnership or joint venture.

Cumulative Effect of a Change in Accounting Principle – Infrequently, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) promulgates new accounting standards that require the consolidated statement of operations to reflect the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle. We exclude these one-time adjustments because they do not reflect our actual performance for that period.

Impairment Losses – We exclude the effect of impairment losses recorded because we believe that including them in Adjusted EBITDA is not consistent with reflecting the ongoing performance of our assets. In addition, we believe that impairment losses, which are based on historical cost accounting of the relevant asset, are similar to gains (losses) on dispositions and depreciation expense, both of which also are excluded from EBITDA.

·	Acquisition Costs – Under GAAP, costs associated with completed property acquisitions are expensed in the year incurred. We exclude the effect of these costs because we believe they are not reflective of the ongoing performance of the company.

Litigation Gains and Losses – Effective April 1, 2013, we have excluded the effect of gains or losses associated with litigation recorded under GAAP that we consider outside the ordinary course of business, which is consistent with the definition of Adjusted FFO that we adopted effective January 1, 2011. We believe that including these items is not consistent with our ongoing operating performance.

In unusual circumstances, we also may adjust EBITDA for gains or losses that management believes are not representative of our current operating performance. For example, in the first quarter of 2013, management excluded the $11 million gain from the eminent domain claim for land adjacent to the Atlanta Marriott Perimeter Center for which we received the cash proceeds in 2007, but, pending the resolution of certain contingencies, was not recognized until 2013. Typically, gains from the disposition of non-depreciable property are included in the determination of Adjusted EBITDA.

The following table provides a reconciliation of the differences between EBITDA and Adjusted EBIDTA and net income, the financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP that we consider the most directly comparable:

Reconciliation of Net Income to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA for Host Inc. and Host L.P.

(in millions)

	Quarter ended September 30,						Year-to-date ended September 30,
	2014			2013			2014			2013
Net income	$	145		$	18		$	489		$	199
Interest expense		51			65			164			244
Depreciation and amortization		172			175			518			520
Income taxes		6			11			17			19
Discontinued operations ⁽¹⁾		—			3			—			14
EBITDA ⁽²⁾		374			272			1,188			996
Gain on dispositions ⁽³⁾		—			(14	)		(111	)		(32	)
Gain on property insurance settlement		(1	)		—			(1	)		—
Acquisition costs		—			—			2			1
Recognition of deferred gain on land condemnation ⁽⁴⁾		—			—			—			(11	)
Litigation (gain) loss ⁽⁵⁾		(59	)		—			(59	)		8
Non-cash impairment loss		6			—			6			—
Equity investment adjustments:
Equity in (earnings) losses of affiliates		1			1			4			(3	)
Pro rata Adjusted EBITDA of equity investments		14			13			40			38
Consolidated partnership adjustments:
Pro rata Adjusted EBITDA attributable to non-controlling partners in other consolidated partnerships		(4	)		(2	)		(19	)		(13	)
Adjusted EBITDA ⁽²⁾	$	331		$	270		$	1,050		$	984

(1)	Reflects the interest expense, depreciation and amortization and income taxes included in discontinued operations.

(2)	EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA include a gain of $21 million for the year-to-date ended September 30, 2013 for the sale of excess land adjacent to our Newport Beach Marriott Hotel & Spa.

(3)	Reflects the sale of an 89% controlling interest in one hotel in 2014, the sale of one hotel in 2014 and the sale of two hotels in 2013.

(4)

During the first quarter of 2013, we recognized a previously deferred gain of approximately $11 million related to the eminent domain claim by the State of Georgia for 2.9 acres of land at the Atlanta Marriott Perimeter Center for highway expansion, for which we received cash proceeds in 2007. We have included the gain in NAREIT FFO per diluted share, which is consistent with the treatment of gains recognized on the disposition of non-depreciated assets. However, due to the significant passage of time since we received the proceeds, we have excluded the gain from Adjusted FFO per diluted share and Adjusted EBITDA for the year.

(5)

As of September 30, 2014, we had accrued litigation losses totaling $69 million (including $8 million in 2013) for litigation related to the ground lease for the San Antonio Marriott Rivercenter in 2005. On October 3, 2014, the final motion for rehearing by Keystone-Texas Property Holding Corporation to the Texas Supreme Court was denied. As a result, in the third quarter of 2014, we reversed the $69 million loss contingency, which is included as a reduction to corporate expense in net income. Consistent with our definition of Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted FFO, we have excluded $59 million of the gain, as the related accrual for these amounts was similarly excluded in prior years. We are including $10 million of the gain in Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted FFO, which represents periodic interest accrued on the judgments since 2010, as this amount was included as a reduction in Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted FFO in prior years. See Part II, Item I Legal Proceedings for more information on the resolution of this case.

FFO Measures

We present NAREIT FFO and NAREIT FFO per diluted share as non-GAAP measures of our performance in addition to our earnings (loss) per share (calculated in accordance with GAAP). We calculate NAREIT FFO per diluted share as our NAREIT FFO (defined as set forth below) for a given operating period, as adjusted for the effect of dilutive securities, divided by the number of fully diluted shares outstanding during such period in accordance with NAREIT guidelines. NAREIT defines FFO as net income (loss) (calculated in accordance with GAAP), excluding gains (losses) from sales of real estate, the cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles, real estate-related depreciation, amortization and impairments, and adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures. Adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures are calculated to reflect our pro rata FFO of those entities on the same basis.

We believe that NAREIT FFO per diluted share is a useful supplemental measure of our operating performance and that the presentation of NAREIT FFO per diluted share, when combined with the primary GAAP presentation of earnings per share, provides beneficial information to investors. By excluding the effect of real estate depreciation, amortization, impairments and gains and losses from sales of real estate, all of which are based on historical cost accounting and which may be of lesser significance in evaluating current performance, we believe such measures can facilitate comparisons of operating performance between periods and with other REITs, even though NAREIT FFO per diluted share does not represent an amount that accrues directly to holders of our common stock. Historical cost accounting for real estate assets implicitly assumes that the value of real estate assets diminishes predictably over time. As noted by NAREIT in its April 2002 “White Paper on Funds From Operations,” since real estate values historically have risen or fallen with market conditions, many industry investors have considered presentation of operating results for real estate companies that use historical cost accounting to be insufficient by themselves. For these reasons, NAREIT adopted the FFO metric in order to promote an industry-wide measure of REIT operating performance.

We also present Adjusted FFO per diluted share when evaluating our performance because management believes that the exclusion of certain additional items described below provides useful supplemental information to investors regarding our ongoing operating performance. Management historically has made the adjustments detailed below in evaluating our performance, in our annual budget process, and for our compensation programs. We believe that the presentation of Adjusted FFO per diluted share, when combined with both the primary GAAP presentation of earnings per share and FFO per diluted share as defined by NAREIT, provides useful supplemental information that is beneficial to an investor’s complete understanding of our operating performance. We adjust NAREIT FFO per diluted share for the following items, which may occur in any period, and refer to this measure as Adjusted FFO per diluted share:

Gains and Losses on the Extinguishment of Debt – We exclude the effect of finance charges and redemption premiums associated with the extinguishment of debt, including the acceleration of the write-off of deferred financing costs from the original issuance of the debt being redeemed or retired and incremental interest expense incurred during the refinancing period. We also exclude the gains on debt repurchases and the original issuance costs associated with the retirement of preferred stock. We believe that these items are not reflective of our ongoing finance costs.

·	Acquisition Costs –Under GAAP, costs associated with completed property acquisitions are expensed in the year incurred. We exclude the effect of these costs because we believe they are not reflective of the ongoing performance of the company.

·	Litigation Gains and Losses – We exclude the effect of gains or losses associated with litigation recorded under GAAP that we consider outside the ordinary course of business. We believe that including these items is not consistent with our ongoing operating performance.

In unusual circumstances, we also may adjust NAREIT FFO for gains or losses that management believes are not representative of our current operating performance. For example, in the first quarter of 2013, management excluded the $11 million gain from the eminent domain claim for land adjacent to the Atlanta Marriott Perimeter Center for which we received the cash proceeds in 2007, but, pending the resolution of certain contingencies, was not recognized until 2013. Typically, gains from the disposition of non-depreciable property are included in the determination of NAREIT and Adjusted FFO.

The following table provides a reconciliation of the differences between our non-GAAP financial measures NAREIT FFO and Adjusted FFO (separately and on a per diluted share basis) and net income, the financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP that we consider most directly comparable:

Host Inc. Reconciliation of Net Income to

NAREIT and Adjusted Funds From Operations per Diluted Share

(in millions, except per share amount)

	Quarter ended September 30,						Year-to-date ended September 30,
	2014			2013			2014			2013
Net income	$	145		$	18		$	489		$	199
Less: Net (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interests		(1	)		1			(11	)		(5	)
Net income attributable to Host Inc.		144			19			478			194
Adjustments:
Gain on dispositions, net of taxes ⁽³⁾		(2	)		(14	)		(110	)		(32	)
Gain on property insurance settlement		(1	)		—			(1	)		—
Depreciation and amortization		172			176			516			527
Non-cash impairment loss		6			—			6			—
Equity investment adjustments:
Equity in (earnings) losses of affiliates		1			1			4			(3	)
Pro rata FFO of equity investments		6			7			19			26
Consolidated partnership adjustments:
FFO adjustment for non-controlling partnerships		(2	)		(2	)		(7	)		(5	)
FFO adjustments for non-controlling interests of Host L.P.		(3	)		(2	)		(5	)		(7	)
NAREIT FFO ⁽¹⁾		321			185			900			700
Adjustments to NAREIT FFO:
Loss on debt extinguishment		—			3			4			40
Acquisition costs		—			—			2			1
Recognition of deferred gain on land condemnation ⁽⁴⁾		—			—			—			(11	)
Litigation (gain) loss ⁽⁵⁾		(59	)		—			(59	)		8
Income attributable to non-controlling interests		1			—			1			—
Adjusted FFO ⁽¹⁾	$	263		$	188		$	848		$	738

For calculation on a per share basis:

Adjustments for dilutive securities ⁽²⁾:
Assuming conversion of Exchangeable Senior Debentures	$	7		$	7		$	20		$	19
Diluted NAREIT FFO	$	328		$	192		$	920		$	719
Diluted Adjusted FFO	$	270		$	195		$	868		$	757
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding-EPS		756.4			749.7			756.0			744.9
Assuming conversion of Exchangeable Senior Debentures		30.3			29.5			30.2			29.4
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding - NAREIT FFO and Adjusted FFO		786.7			779.2			786.2			774.3
NAREIT FFO per diluted share	$	0.42		$	0.25		$	1.17		$	0.93
Adjusted FFO per diluted share	$	0.34		$	0.25		$	1.10		$	0.98

(1)	Both NAREIT and Adjusted FFO include a gain of $21 million for the year-to-date ended September 30, 2013 for the sale of excess land adjacent to our Newport Beach Marriott Hotel & Spa.

(2)

Earnings per diluted share and NAREIT FFO and Adjusted FFO per diluted share are adjusted for the effects of dilutive securities. Dilutive securities may include shares granted under comprehensive stock plans, preferred OP units held by non-controlling partners, exchangeable debt securities and other non-controlling interests that have the option to convert their limited partnership interests to common OP units. No effect is shown for securities if they are anti-dilutive.

(3-5)

Refer to the corresponding footnote on the Reconciliation of Net Income to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA for Host Inc. and Host L.P.

Comparable Hotel Operating Results

We present certain operating results of our hotels, such as hotel revenues, expenses, adjusted operating profit and adjusted operating profit margin, on a comparable hotel, or “same store” basis as supplemental information for investors. For an explanation of which properties we consider to be “comparable hotels”, see “Comparable Hotel Operating Statistics” above.

The following table presents certain operating results and statistics for our comparable hotels for the periods presented herein and a reconciliation of the differences between comparable hotel adjusted operating profits, a non-GAAP financial measure, and operating profit, the financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP that we consider most directly comparable. Similar reconciliations of the differences between (i) comparable hotel revenues and (ii) our total revenues as calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP (each of which is used in the applicable margin calculation), and between (iii) comparable hotel expenses and (iv) operating costs and expenses as calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP, are provided in the footnotes to the reconciliation:

Comparable Hotel Results for Host Inc. and Host L.P.

(in millions, except hotel statistics)

	Quarter ended September 30,						Year-to-date ended September 30,
	2014			2013			2014			2013
Number of hotels		109			109			109			109
Number of rooms		56,669			56,669			56,669			56,669
Percent change in comparable hotel RevPAR - Constant US$		7.9	%	—				6.6	%	—
Percent change in comparable hotel RevPAR - Nominal US$		7.8	%		—			6.2	%		—
Operating profit margin ⁽¹⁾		15.6	%		6.5	%		13.9	%		9.8	%
Comparable hotel adjusted operating profit margin ⁽¹⁾		26.45	%		23.4	%		26.8	%		25.25	%
Comparable hotel revenues
Room	$	855		$	793		$	2,507		$	2,359
Food and beverage ⁽²⁾		309			291			1,068			1,015
Other		76			65			219			206
Comparable hotel revenues ⁽³⁾		1,240			1,149			3,794			3,580
Comparable hotel expenses
Room		227			215			667			632
Food and beverage ⁽⁴⁾		244			233			775			749
Other		35			36			107			107
Management fees, ground rent and other costs		406			396			1,227			1,188
Comparable hotel expenses ⁽⁵⁾		912			880			2,776			2,676
Comparable hotel adjusted operating profit		328			269			1,018			904
Non-comparable hotel results, net ⁽⁶⁾		14			12			92			80
Depreciation and amortization		(178	)		(175	)		(524	)		(520	)
Corporate and other expenses		38			(27	)		(25	)		(90	)
Operating profit	$	202		$	79		$	561		$	374

(1)

Operating profit margins are calculated by dividing the applicable operating profit by the related revenue amount. GAAP operating profit margins are calculated using amounts presented in the consolidated statements of operations. Comparable hotel adjusted operating profit margins are calculated using amounts presented in the above table.

(2)	The reconciliation of total food and beverage sales per the consolidated statements of operations to the comparable food and beverage sales is as follows:

	Quarter ended September 30,						Year-to-date ended September 30,
	2014			2013			2014			2013
Food and beverage sales per the consolidated statements of operations	$	330		$	310		$	1,150		$	1,097
Non-comparable hotel food and beverage sales		(28	)		(25	)		(110	)		(106	)
Food and beverage sales for the property for which we record rental income		7			6			28			24
Comparable food and beverage sales	$	309		$	291		$	1,068		$	1,015

(3)	The reconciliation of total revenues per the consolidated statements of operations to the comparable hotel revenues is as follows:

	Quarter ended September 30,						Year-to-date ended September 30,
	2014			2013			2014			2013
Revenues per the consolidated statements of operations	$	1,294		$	1,211		$	4,034		$	3,835
Non-comparable hotel revenues		(67	)		(74	)		(283	)		(294	)
Hotel revenues for the property for which we record rental income, net		13			12			43			39
Comparable hotel revenues	$	1,240		$	1,149		$	3,794		$	3,580

(4)	The reconciliation of total food and beverage expenses per the consolidated statements of operations to the comparable food and beverage expenses is as follows:

	Quarter ended September 30,						Year-to-date ended September 30,
	2014			2013			2014			2013
Food and beverage expenses per the consolidated statements of operations	$	260		$	248		$	829		$	806
Non-comparable hotel food and beverage expenses		(21	)		(20	)		(71	)		(73	)
Food and beverage expenses for the property for which we record rental income		5			5			17			16
Comparable food and beverage expenses	$	244		$	233		$	775		$	749

(5)	The reconciliation of operating costs and expenses per the consolidated statements of operations to the comparable hotel expenses is as follows:

	Quarter ended September 30,						Year-to-date ended September 30,
	2014			2013			2014			2013
Operating costs and expenses per the consolidated statements of operations	$	1,092		$	1,132		$	3,473		$	3,461
Non-comparable hotel expenses		(53	)		(62	)		(191	)		(214	)
Hotel expenses for the property for which we record rental income		13			12			43			39
Depreciation and amortization		(178	)		(175	)		(524	)		(520	)
Corporate and other expenses		38			(27	)		(25	)		(90	)
Comparable hotel expenses	$	912		$	880		$	2,776		$	2,676

(6)	Non-comparable hotel results, net, includes the following items: (i) the results of operations of our non-comparable hotels and sold hotels, which operations are included in our consolidated statements of operations as continuing operations, and (ii) the results of our office buildings.

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

All information in this section applies to Host Inc. and Host L.P.

Interest Rate Sensitivity

As of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, 79% and 71%, respectively, of our outstanding debt bore interest at fixed rates. To manage interest rate risk applicable to our debt, we may enter into interest rate swaps or caps. The interest rate derivatives into which we enter are strictly to hedge interest rate risk, and are not for trading purposes. The percentages above reflect the effect of any derivatives into which we have entered to manage interest rate risk. No interest rate swaps or caps were entered into during the third quarter of 2014. See Item 7A of our most recent Annual Report on Form 10–K and Note 9 – “Fair Value Measurements” in this quarterly report.

Exchange Rate Sensitivity

As we have operations outside of the United States (specifically, the ownership of hotels in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Mexico, Chile and New Zealand and our investments in the Euro JV and Asia/Pacific JV), currency exchange risks arise in the normal course of our business. To manage the currency exchange risk, we may enter into forward or option contracts or hedge our investment through the issuance of foreign currency denominated debt. No material forward or option contracts were entered into during the year. The following table summarizes our foreign currency sale contracts (in millions):

Currently Outstanding						Change in Fair Value - All Contracts
	Total
	Transaction		Total			Gain (Loss)					Gain (Loss)
Transaction Date	Amount in Foreign		Transaction Amount		Forward Purchase	Quarter ended September 30,					Year-to-date ended September 30,
Range	Currency		in Dollars		Date Range	2014		2013			2014		2013
July 2011-May 2014	€	100	$	135	August 2015-May 2017	$	12	$	(6	)	$	13	$	(2	)

The foreign currency exchange agreements into which we have entered are strictly to hedge foreign currency risk and not for trading purposes. In addition to the forward sales contracts, we have designated a portion of the foreign currency draws on our credit facility as hedges of net investments in foreign operations. As a result, currency translation adjustments in the designated credit facility draws are recorded to other comprehensive income (loss), which adjustments offset a portion of the translation adjustment related to our international investments.

The following table summarizes the draws on our credit facility that are designated as hedges of net investments in foreign operations (in millions):

					Gain (Loss)					Gain (Loss)
	Balance Outstanding		Balance Outstanding in		Quarter ended September 30,					Year-to-date ended September 30,
Currency	US$		Foreign Currency		2014		2013			2014		2013
Canadian dollars⁽¹⁾	$	28	C$	31	$	1	$	(1	)	$	1	$	1
Euros	$	97	€	77	$	8	$	(3	)	$	9	$	(3	)

(1)	We have an additional $67 million outstanding on the credit facility in Canadian dollars, which draw has not been designated as a hedging instrument.

See Item 7A of our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and Note 9 – “Fair Value Measurements” in this quarterly report.

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

Controls and Procedures (Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.)

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, we have evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(b) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that these disclosure controls and procedures are effective.

Changes to Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There have been no changes in our internal controls over financial reporting during our most recent fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

Controls and Procedures (Host Hotels & Resorts, L.P.)

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including Host Inc.’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, we have evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(b) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on that evaluation, Host Inc.’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that these disclosure controls and procedures are effective.

Changes to Internal Control over Financial Reporting

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

On April 27, 2005, we initiated a lawsuit against Keystone-Texas Property Holding Corporation (“Keystone”) seeking a declaration that a provision of the ground lease for the property under the San Antonio Marriott Rivercenter was valid and claiming that Keystone had breached that lease provision. On October 18, 2006, Keystone filed an amended counterclaim and later, a third party claim, alleging that we had tortiously interfered with Keystone’s attempted sale of the property and that we slandered Keystone’s title to the property.

On February 8, 2010, we received an adverse jury verdict in the 166^th Judicial District Court of Bexar County, Texas. The jury found that we tortiously interfered with the attempted sale by Keystone of the land under the San Antonio Marriott Rivercenter and awarded Keystone $34.3 million in damages, plus statutory interest. In addition, the jury found that we slandered Keystone’s title to the property and awarded Keystone $39 million in damages, plus statutory interest. Keystone was only entitled to receive one of these damage awards. On February 12, 2010, the jury awarded Keystone $7.5 million in exemplary damages with respect to the second claim. The trial court, however, subsequently granted our motion to disregard the jury’s exemplary damages award. On June 3, 2010, the trial court issued its final judgment awarding Keystone: (i) $39 million in damages for slander of title or, alternatively, $34.3 million for tortious interference of contract; (ii) approximately $6.8 million in pre-judgment and post-judgment interest (as of September 30, 2014, interest was $18 million); (iii) approximately $3.5 million in attorneys’ fees, expenses, and costs; and (iv) an additional $750,000 in attorneys’ fees for any appeal to the court of appeals and Texas Supreme Court.

On November 23, 2011, a three-judge panel of the San Antonio Court of Appeals issued its memorandum opinion denying our appeal of the trial court’s June 3, 2010 final judgment. In addition, the panel overturned the trial court’s decision to grant our motion to disregard the jury’s $7.5 million award of exemplary damages. On January 17, 2012, we filed motions seeking rehearing from the three-judge panel and a motion for rehearing by the entire seven-judge court of appeals. Those motions were denied on February 29, 2012.

On May 16, 2012, we filed a Petition for Review in the Texas Supreme Court and on August 17, 2012 the Court requested briefing on the merits. Briefing concluded in January 2013. On June 28, 2013, the Court issued an order denying the petition for review; however, on December 13, 2013, the Court granted our motion for rehearing on that order and heard oral argument on our appeal on February 4, 2014. On June 13, 2014, the Court reversed the court of appeals judgment, the effect of which is that we are no longer liable for the jury verdict and punitive damages award. Keystone requested a rehearing of the Texas Supreme Court’s decision, but that motion was denied on October 3, 2014, finalizing the Texas Supreme Court’s decision. As a result, in the third quarter of 2014, we reversed the $69 million loss contingency previously recorded related to this litigation. In addition, a court-ordered bond of $25 million was released on October 17, 2014, which is included in restricted cash as of September 30, 2014.

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities (Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.)

Period

Total Number of
Host Inc. Common Shares Purchased

Average Price Paid
per Common Share

Total Number of Common Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs

Approximate Dollar Value of

Common Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs

(in millions)

July 1, 2014 – July 31, 2014

—

––

August 1, 2014 – August 31, 2014

2,943

—

––

September 1, 2014 – September 30, 2014

514

—

––

Total

3,457

—

––

*	Reflects shares of restricted stock forfeited for failure to meet vesting criteria.

Issuer Sales of Equity Securities (Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.)

On August 15, 2014, Host Inc. issued 12,335 shares of common stock to MNKY LLC in exchange for 12,076 OP units of Host L.P. held by MNKY. All shares were issued pursuant to the private placement exemption from registration provided by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act. The number of shares issued was based on the current conversion factor of 1.021494 common shares per OP unit.

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities (Host Hotels & Resorts, L.P.)

Period

Total Number of
OP Units Purchased

Average Price
Paid per Unit

Total Number of OP
Units Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced
Plans or Programs

Approximate Dollar Value
of Units that May Yet Be
Purchased Under the Plans
or Programs (in millions)

July 1, 2014 – July 31, 2014

5,540

1.021494 shares of Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. common stock

––

August 1, 2014 – August 31, 2014

27,535

1.021494 shares of Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. common stock

––

September 1, 2014 – September 30, 2014

16,223

***

1.021494 shares of Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. common stock

––

Total

49,298

––

*	Reflects common OP units redeemed by holders in exchange for shares of Host Inc. common stock

**	Reflects (1) 24,654 common OP units redeemed by holders in exchange for shares of Host Inc. common stock and (2) 2,881 common OP units cancelled upon cancellation of 2,943 shares of Host Inc. common stock by Host Inc. (which were forfeited for failure to meet vesting criteria).

***	Reflects (1) 15,720 common OP units redeemed by holders in exchange for shares of Host Inc. common stock and (2) 503 common OP units cancelled upon cancellation of 514 shares of Host Inc. common stock by Host Inc. (which were forfeited for failure to meet vesting criteria).

Item 6.

Exhibits

In reviewing the agreements included as exhibits to this report, please remember they are included to provide you with information regarding their terms and are not intended to provide any other factual or disclosure information about the company, its subsidiaries or other parties to the agreements. The agreements contain representations and warranties by each of the parties to the applicable agreement. These representations and warranties have been made solely for the benefit of the other parties to the applicable agreement and:

·	should not in all instances be treated as categorical statements of fact, but rather as a way of allocating the risk to one of the parties if those statements prove to be inaccurate;

·	have been qualified by disclosures that were made to other party in connection with the negotiation of the applicable agreement, which disclosures are not necessarily reflected in the agreement;

·	may apply standards of materiality in a way that is different from what may be viewed as material to you or other investors; and

·	were made only as of the date of the applicable agreement or such other date or date as may be specified in the agreement and are subject to more recent developments.

Accordingly, these representation and warranties may not describe the actual state of affairs as the date they were made or at any other time.

The exhibits listed on the accompanying Exhibit Index are filed as part of this report and such Exhibit Index is incorporated herein by reference.

Exhibit No.		Description


12		Statements re Computation of Ratios

12.1*		Computation of Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges for Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

12.2*		Computation of Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges for Host Hotels & Resorts, L.P.

31		Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certifications

31.1*		Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 for Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

31.2*		Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 for Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

31.3*		Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 for Host Hotels & Resorts, L.P.

31.4*		Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 for Host Hotels & Resorts, L.P.

32		Section 1350 Certifications

32.1†*		Certificate of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as created by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 for Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

32.2†*		Certificate of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as created by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 for Host Hotels & Resorts, L.P.

101		XBRL

101.INS		XBRL Instance Document. Submitted electronically with this report.

101.SCH		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document. Submitted electronically with this report.

101.CAL		XBRL Taxonomy Calculation Linkbase Document. Submitted electronically with this report.

101.DEF		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document. Submitted electronically with this report.

101.LAB		XBRL Taxonomy Label Linkbase Document. Submitted electronically with this report.

101.PRE		XBRL Taxonomy Presentation Linkbase Document. Submitted electronically with this report.

Attached as Exhibit 101 to this report are the following documents formatted in XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language): (i) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Quarter and Year-to-date ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, for Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.; (ii) the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively, for Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.; (iii) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the Quarter and Year-to-date ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, for Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.; (iv) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Year-to-date ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, for Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.; (v) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Quarter and Year-to-date ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, for Host Hotels & Resorts, L.P.; (vi) the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively, for Host Hotels & Resorts, L.P.; (vii) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the Quarter and Year-to-date ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, for Host Hotels & Resorts, L.P.; (viii) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Year-to-date ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, for Host Hotels & Resorts, L.P.; and (ix) Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements that have been detail tagged.

*	Filed herewith.

†

This certificate is being furnished solely to accompany the report pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350 and is not being filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

SIGNATURES

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 thereunto duly authorized.

			HOST HOTELS & RESORTS, INC.

October 31, 2014			/S/ BRIAN G. MACNAMARA
			Brian G. Macnamara Senior Vice President, Corporate Controller (Principal Accounting Officer and duly authorized officer)

SIGNATURES

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 thereunto duly authorized.

			HOST HOTELS & RESORTS, L.P. By: HOST HOTELS & RESORTS, INC., its general partner

October 31, 2014			/S/ BRIAN G. MACNAMARA
			Brian G. Macnamara Senior Vice President, Corporate Controller of Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc., general partner of Host Hotels & Resorts, L.P. (Principal Accounting Officer and duly authorized officer)