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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 7, 2007

OR

 

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

Commission file number 0-25087

 


HOST HOTELS & RESORTS, L.P.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 


 

Delaware   52-2095412
(State of Incorporation)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

6903 Rockledge Drive, Suite 1500, Bethesda, Maryland   20817
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (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.    x  Yes    ¨  No

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

Large Accelerated filer  ¨    Accelerated filer  ¨    Non-Accelerated filer  x

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    ¨  Yes    x  No

 

Class

  

Units outstanding as of October 10, 2007

Units of limited partnership interest    540,749,211

 



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INDEX

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

          Page No.

Item 1.

   Financial Statements:   
   Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets- September 7, 2007 (unaudited) and December 31, 2006    3
  

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited)- Quarter and Year-to-Date Ended September 7, 2007 and September 8, 2006

   4
  

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited)- Year-to-Date Ended September 7, 2007 and September 8, 2006

   5
   Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)    7

Item 2.

   Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition    17

Item 3.

   Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk    39

Item 4.

   Controls and Procedures    39
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 2.

   Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds    40

Item 6.

   Exhibits    40

 

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

September 7, 2007 and December 31, 2006

(unaudited, in millions)

 

     September 7,
2007
   December 31,
2006
     (unaudited)     

ASSETS

     

Property and equipment, net

   $ 10,532    $ 10,584

Assets held for sale

     —        96

Due from managers

     57      51

Investments in affiliates

     185      160

Deferred financing costs, net

     54      60

Furniture, fixtures and equipment replacement fund

     131      100

Other

     193      196

Restricted cash

     130      194

Cash and cash equivalents

     559      364
             

Total assets

   $ 11,841    $ 11,805
             

LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS’ CAPITAL

     

Debt

     

Senior notes, including $1,087 million and $495 million, respectively, net of discount, of exchangeable senior debentures

   $ 4,113    $ 3,526

Mortgage debt

     1,612      2,014

Credit facility

     —        250

Other

     88      88
             

Total debt

     5,813      5,878

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

     135      243

Other

     225      252
             

Total liabilities

     6,173      6,373
             

Minority interest

     28      28

Limited partnership interests of third parties at redemption value (representing 18.4 million units and 18.8 million units at September 7, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively)

     393      462

Partners’ capital

     

General partner

     1      1

Cumulative redeemable preferred limited partner

     97      97

Limited partner

     5,111      4,819

Accumulated other comprehensive income

     38      25
             

Total partners’ capital

     5,247      4,942
             

Total liabilities and partners’ capital

   $ 11,841    $ 11,805
             

See notes to condensed consolidated statements.

 

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

Quarter and Year-to-Date Ended September 7, 2007 and September 8, 2006

(unaudited, in millions, except per unit amounts)

 

     Quarter ended     Year-to-Date ended  
     September 7,
2007
    September 8,
2006
    September 7,
2007
    September 8,
2006
 

REVENUES

        

Rooms

   $ 775     $ 717     $ 2,235     $ 1,918  

Food and beverage

     325       298       1,077       925  

Other

     84       72       244       195  
                                

Total hotel sales

     1,184       1,087       3,556       3,038  

Rental

     22       23       78       78  
                                

Total revenues

     1,206       1,110       3,634       3,116  
                                

EXPENSES

        

Rooms

     191       178       537       460  

Food and beverage

     262       244       796       694  

Hotel departmental expenses

     310       290       877       757  

Management fees

     56       50       173       140  

Other property-level expenses

     94       90       270       238  

Depreciation and amortization

     119       116       354       307  

Corporate and other expenses

     14       21       49       62  

Gain on insurance settlement

     (5 )     —         (5 )     —    
                                

Total operating costs and expenses

     1,041       989       3,051       2,658  
                                

OPERATING PROFIT

     165       121       583       458  

Interest income

     9       8       27       22  

Interest expense

     (82 )     (100 )     (312 )     (298 )

Net gains on property transactions

     3       1       5       3  

Minority interest expense

     (1 )     —         (5 )     (7 )

Equity in earnings (losses) of affiliates

     —         (3 )     5       (8 )
                                

INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES

     94       27       303       170  

Benefit (provision) for income taxes

     3       4       (3 )     (14 )
                                

INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS

     97       31       300       156  

Income from discontinued operations

     4       10       149       409  
                                

NET INCOME

     101       41       449       565  

Less: Distributions on preferred units

     (2 )     (2 )     (6 )     (12 )

Issuance costs of redeemed preferred units

     —         —         —         (6 )
                                

NET INCOME AVAILABLE TO COMMON UNITHOLDERS

   $ 99     $ 39     $ 443     $ 547  
                                

Basic earnings per common unit:

        

Continuing operations

   $ .17     $ .05     $ .54     $ .29  

Discontinued operations

     .01       .02       .28       .84  
                                

Basic earnings per common unit

   $ .18     $ .07     $ .82     $ 1.13  
                                

Diluted earnings per common unit

        

Continuing operations

   $ .17     $ .05     $ .54     $ .29  

Discontinued operations

     .01       .02       .26       .84  
                                

Diluted earnings per common unit

   $ .18     $ .07     $ .80     $ 1.13  
                                

See notes to condensed consolidated statements.

 

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

Year-to-Date Ended September 7, 2007 and September 8, 2006

(unaudited, in millions)

 

     Year-to-Date ended  
     September 7,
2007
    September 8,
2006
 

OPERATING ACTIVITIES

    

Net income

   $ 449     $ 565  

Adjustments to reconcile to cash provided by operations:

    

Discontinued operations:

    

Gain on dispositions

     (139 )     (392 )

Depreciation

     1       8  

Depreciation and amortization

     354       307  

Amortization of deferred financing costs

     10       10  

Write-off of deferred financing costs

     5       1  

Net gains on property transactions

     (5 )     (3 )

Equity in (earnings) losses of affiliates

     (5 )     8  

Distributions from investments in affiliates

     3       3  

Minority interest expense

     5       7  

Change in due from managers

     (8 )     2  

Changes in other assets

     1       41  

Changes in other liabilities

     (5 )     49  
                

Cash provided by operations

     666       606  
                

INVESTING ACTIVITIES

    

Proceeds from sales of assets, net

     335       675  

Acquisitions

     (15 )     (273 )

Starwood acquisition, net of cash acquired

     —         (748 )

Deposits for acquisitions

     (22 )     —    

Investment in affiliates

     (12 )     (74 )

Capital expenditures:

    

Renewals and replacements

     (161 )     (209 )

Repositionings and other investments

     (206 )     (148 )

Change in furniture, fixtures and equipment (FF&E) reserves

     (33 )     (12 )

Change in restricted cash designated for FF&E reserves

     40       (10 )

Other

     30       —    
                

Cash used in investing activities

     (44 )     (799 )
                

FINANCING ACTIVITIES

    

Financing costs

     (9 )     (20 )

Debt issuances

     1,025       916  

Repayment of credit facility

     (250 )     (20 )

Debt prepayments

     (825 )     (222 )

Scheduled principal repayments

     (29 )     (41 )

Redemption of preferred units

     —         (150 )

Distributions on common units

     (352 )     (195 )

Distributions on preferred units

     (7 )     (16 )

Distributions to minority interests

     (5 )     (4 )

Change in restricted cash other than FF&E reserves

     25       (16 )
                

Cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     (427 )     232  
                

INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

     195       39  

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD

     364       184  
                

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD

   $ 559     $ 223  
                

See notes to condensed consolidated statements.

 

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

Year-to-Date Ended September 7, 2007 and September 8, 2006

(unaudited, in millions)

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:

 

     Year-to-Date ended
    

September 7,

2007

  

September 8,

2006

Interest paid

   $ 273    $ 262

Income taxes paid

     6      4

Supplemental disclosure of noncash investing and financing activities:

In 2007 and 2006, minority partners converted operating partnership units, or OP units, valued at approximately $11 million and $16 million, respectively, in exchange for approximately .4 million and .8 million shares, respectively, of Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc., or Host, common stock.

During 2006, Host issued approximately 24.0 million shares of its common stock upon the conversion of approximately 7.4 million of its Convertible Subordinated Debentures valued at approximately $368 million. Additionally, as a result of the conversion, Host consolidated the wholly owned entity that issued the Convertible Subordinated Debentures and eliminated the $17 million investment not held by third parties. For each share of common stock issued by Host, we issued an equivalent number of OP units to Host.

On September 1, 2006, we acquired the Westin Kierland Resort & Spa in Scottsdale, Arizona, for approximately $393 million, including the assumption of $135 million of mortgage debt with a fair value of $133 million.

On May 2, 2006, we contributed the Sheraton Warsaw Hotel & Towers, which we acquired on April 10, 2006 for approximately $59 million, along with cash to the European joint venture in exchange for a 32.1% general and limited partnership interest.

On April 10, 2006, we acquired 28 hotels from Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (“Starwood”) for a purchase price of approximately $3.1 billion. The total consideration included the issuance by Host of $2.27 billion in equity (133.5 million shares of Host common stock) and the assumption of $77 million of mortgage debt, which had a fair value of $86 million on April 10, 2006. For each share of Host common stock issued in the transaction, we issued an equivalent OP unit to Host.

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

 

1. Organization

Host Hotels & Resorts, L.P., or Host LP, a Delaware limited partnership, operating through an umbrella partnership structure with Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc., or Host, as the sole general partner, is the owner of hotel properties. Host operates as a self-managed and self-administered real estate investment trust, or REIT, with its operations conducted solely through us and our subsidiaries. As of September 7, 2007, Host held 97% of our operating partnership interests, or OP units.

 

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 U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP, in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. We believe the disclosures made are adequate to prevent the information presented from being misleading. However, the unaudited condensed consolidated 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, 2006.

In our opinion, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments necessary to present fairly our financial position as of September 7, 2007 and the results of our operations for the quarterly and year-to-date periods ended September 7, 2007 and September 8, 2006 and cash flows for the year-to-date periods ended September 7, 2007 and September 8, 2006. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of full year performance because of the impact of seasonal and short-term variations.

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

Reporting Periods

The results we report are based on results of our hotels reported to us by our hotel managers. Our hotel managers use different reporting periods. Marriott International, Inc., the manager of the majority of our properties, uses a fiscal year ending on the Friday closest to December 31 and reports twelve weeks of operations for each of the first three quarters of the year and sixteen or seventeen weeks for the fourth quarter of the year. In contrast, other managers of our hotels, such as Starwood and Hyatt, report results on a monthly basis. For results reported by hotel managers using a monthly reporting period (approximately 40% of our hotel properties), the month of operation that ends after our fiscal quarter-end is included in our results of operations in the following fiscal quarter. Accordingly, our results of operations include results from hotel managers reporting results on a monthly basis as follows: first quarter (January, February), second quarter (March to May), third quarter (June to August), and fourth quarter (September to December). We elected to adopt the reporting period used by Marriott International modified so that our fiscal year always ends on December 31. Accordingly, our first three quarters of operations end on the same day as Marriott International but our fourth quarter ends on December 31.

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

 

3. Earnings per Common Unit

Basic earnings per common unit is computed by dividing net income available to common unitholders by the weighted average number of common OP units outstanding. Diluted earnings per common unit is computed by dividing net income available to common unitholders as adjusted for potentially dilutive securities, by the weighted average number of common OP units outstanding plus potentially dilutive securities. Dilutive securities may include units distributed to Host for Host common shares granted under comprehensive stock plans, preferred OP units held by minority partners, exchangeable debt securities and other minority interests that have the option to convert their interests to common OP units. No effect is shown for securities that are anti-dilutive.

 

     Quarter ended  
     September 7, 2007     September 8, 2006  
     (in millions, except per unit amounts)  
     Income     Units    Per Unit
Amount
    Income     Units    Per Unit
Amount
 

Net income

   $ 101     540.7    $ .19     $ 41     539.6    $ .08  

Distributions on preferred units

     (2 )   —        (.01 )     (2 )   —        (.01 )
                                          

Basic earnings available to common unitholders

     99     540.7      .18       39     539.6      .07  

Assuming distribution of units to Host for Host shares granted under its comprehensive stock plan, less shares assumed purchased at average market price

     —       .8      —         —       1.8      —    

Assuming conversion of minority OP units issuable

     —       1.2      —         —       2.3      —    

Assuming conversion of 2004 Exchangeable Senior Debentures

     4     29.5      —         —       —        —    
                                          

Diluted earnings available to common unitholders

   $ 103     572.2    $ .18     $ 39     543.7    $ .07  
                                          

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

 

     Year-to-Date ended  
     September 7, 2007     September 8, 2006  
     (in millions, except per unit amounts)  
     Income     Units    Per Unit
Amount
    Income     Units    Per Unit
Amount
 

Net income

   $ 449     540.5    $ .83     $ 565     483.4    $ 1.17  

Distributions on preferred units

     (6 )   —        (.01 )     (12 )   —        (.03 )

Issuance costs of redeemed preferred units (a)

     —       —        —         (6 )   —        (.01 )
                                          

Basic earnings available to common unitholders

     443     540.5      .82       547     483.4      1.13  

Assuming distribution of units to Host for Host share granted under its comprehensive stock plan, less shares assumed purchased at average market price

     —       .9      —         —       1.8      —    

Assuming conversion of minority OP units issuable

     —       1.2      —         —       —        —    

Assuming conversion of 2004 Exchangeable Senior Debentures

     13     29.5      (.02 )     —       —        —    
                                          

Diluted earnings available to common unitholders

   $ 456     572.1    $ .80     $ 547     485.2    $ 1.13  
                                          

(a) Represents the original issuance costs associated with the redemption of the Class C preferred units in the second quarter of 2006.

 

4. Property and Equipment

Property and equipment consists of the following as of:

 

     September 7,
2007
    December 31,
2006
 
     (in millions)  

Land and land improvements

   $ 1,626     $ 1,622  

Buildings and leasehold improvements

     10,748       10,695  

Furniture and equipment

     1,475       1,414  

Construction in progress

     238       166  
                
     14,087       13,897  

Less accumulated depreciation and amortization

     (3,555 )     (3,313 )
                
   $ 10,532     $ 10,584  
                

 

5. Distributions

On September 17, 2007, Host’s Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.20 per share on its common stock. The dividend was paid on October 15, 2007 to stockholders of record as of September 30, 2007. Accordingly, we made a similar distribution to our common OP unitholders, which included the common OP units held by Host as well as the 3% minority position in Host LP common OP units held by various third-party limited partners.

On September 17, 2007, Host’s Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.5546875 per share on its Class E cumulative redeemable preferred stock. The dividend was paid on October 15, 2007 to preferred stockholders of record as of September 30, 2007. Accordingly, we made a similar distribution on our Class E preferred OP units.

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

 

6. Geographic Information

We consider each one 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. Our hotels meet the aggregation criteria for financial reporting and, accordingly, we report one business segment, hotel ownership. Our foreign operations consist of four properties located in Canada, two properties located in Chile and one property located in Mexico. There were no intercompany sales between our domestic properties and our foreign properties. The following table presents revenues for each of the geographical areas in which we operate:

 

     Quarter ended    Year-to-Date ended
     September 7,
2007
   September 8,
2006
   September 7,
2007
   September 8,
2006
     (in millions)

United States

   $ 1,170    $ 1,077    $ 3,529    $ 3,022

Canada

     24      23      72      70

Chile

     6      4      16      7

Mexico

     6      6      17      17
                           

Total revenue

   $ 1,206    $ 1,110    $ 3,634    $ 3,116
                           

 

7. Comprehensive Income

Typically, our other comprehensive income consists of unrealized gains and losses on foreign currency translation adjustments. The following table presents comprehensive income for all periods presented:

 

     Quarter ended     Year-to-Date ended
     September 7,
2007
   September 8,
2006
    September 7,
2007
   September 8,
2006
     (in millions)

Net income

   $ 101    $ 41     $ 449    $ 565

Other comprehensive income (loss)

     9      (4 )     13      2
                            

Comprehensive income

   $ 110    $ 37     $ 462    $ 567
                            

 

8. Dispositions

Dispositions. For year-to-date 2007, we have sold seven hotels for a total sales price of approximately $333 million and recorded gains on sale of approximately $139 million. The following table summarizes the revenues, income before taxes, and the gain (loss) on dispositions, net of tax, of the hotels which have been reclassified to discontinued operations in the consolidated statements of operations for the periods presented:

 

     Quarter ended    Year-to-Date ended
     September 7,
2007
   September 8,
2006
   September 7,
2007
   September 8,
2006
     (in millions)

Revenues

   $ —      $ 31    $ 14    $ 113

Income before income taxes

     4      5      12      18

Gain on dispositions, net of tax

     —        5      139      390

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

 

10. Supplemental Guarantor and Non-Guarantor Subsidiary Information

Generally, all of our subsidiaries guarantee our senior notes except those owning 26 full-service hotels, our taxable REIT subsidiaries and HMH HPT RIBM LLC and HMH HPT CBM LLC, the lessees of certain Residence Inn and Courtyard properties, respectively. The separate financial statements of each guaranteeing subsidiary (each, a “Guarantor Subsidiary”) are not presented because we have concluded that such financial statements are not material to investors. The guarantee of each Guarantor Subsidiary is full and unconditional and joint and several and each Guarantor Subsidiary is wholly owned.

The following condensed consolidating information sets forth the financial position as of September 7, 2007 and December 31, 2006, results of operations for the quarterly and year-to-date periods ended September 7, 2007 and September 8, 2006 and cash flows for the year-to-date periods ended September 7, 2007 and September 8, 2006 of the parent, Guarantor Subsidiaries and the Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries:

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

 

Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets

(in millions)

September 7, 2007

 

     Parent    

Guarantor

Subsidiaries

  

Non-

Guarantor

Subsidiaries

   Eliminations     Consolidated

Property and equipment, net

   $ 872     $ 4,390    $ 5,270    $ —       $ 10,532

Due from managers

     (11 )     2      66      —         57

Investments in affiliates

     5,605       1,581      36      (7,037 )     185

Rent receivable

     —         32      —        (32 )     —  

Deferred financing costs, net

     46       2      6      —         54

Furniture, fixtures and equipment replacement fund

     29       26      76      —         131

Other

     718       9      310      (844 )     193

Restricted cash

     —         —        130      —         130

Cash and cash equivalents

     334       16      209      —         559
                                    

Total assets

   $ 7,593     $ 6,058    $ 6,103    $ (7,913 )   $ 11,841
                                    

Debt

   $ 1,827     $ 2,558    $ 1,713    $ (285 )   $ 5,813

Rent payable

     —         —        32      (32 )     —  

Other liabilities

     126       349      444      (559 )     360
                                    

Total liabilities

     1,953       2,907      2,189      (876 )     6,173

Minority interests

     —         —        28      —         28

Limited partner interest of third parties at redemption value

     393       —        —        —         393

Partners’ capital

     5,247       3,151      3,886      (7,037 )     5,247
                                    

Total liabilities and partners’ capital

   $ 7,593     $ 6,058    $ 6,103    $ (7,913 )   $ 11,841
                                    

December 31, 2006

 

     Parent    

Guarantor

Subsidiaries

  

Non-

Guarantor

Subsidiaries

   Eliminations     Consolidated

Property and equipment, net

   $ 867     $ 4,480    $ 5,237    $ —       $ 10,584

Assets held for sale

     —         96      —        —         96

Due from managers

     (29 )     1      79      —         51

Investments in affiliates

     5,572       1,155      36      (6,603 )     160

Rent receivable

     3       43      —        (46 )     —  

Deferred financing costs, net

     47       3      10      —         60

Furniture, fixtures and equipment replacement fund

     34       28      38      —         100

Other

     289       1,253      208      (1,554 )     196

Restricted cash

     1       10      183      —         194

Cash and cash equivalents

     266       16      82      —         364
                                    

Total assets

   $ 7,050     $ 7,085    $ 5,873    $ (8,203 )   $ 11,805
                                    

Debt

   $ 1,429     $ 2,701    $ 1,870    $ (122 )   $ 5,878

Rent payable

     —         —        46      (46 )     —  

Other liabilities

     217       199      1,511      (1,432 )     495
                                    

Total liabilities

     1,646       2,900      3,427      (1,600 )     6,373

Minority interests

     —         —        28      —         28

Limited partner interest of third parties at redemption value

     462       —        —        —         462

Partners’ capital

     4,942       4,185      2,418      (6,603 )     4,942
                                    

Total liabilities and partners’ capital

   $ 7,050     $ 7,085    $ 5,873    $ (8,203 )   $ 11,805
                                    

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

 

Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations

(in millions)

Quarter ended September 7, 2007

 

     Parent    

Guarantor

Subsidiaries

   

Non-

Guarantor

Subsidiaries

    Eliminations     Consolidated  

REVENUES

   $ 108     $ 132     $ 1,186     $ (220 )   $ 1,206  

Hotel operating expenses

     —         —         (819 )     —         (819 )

Property-level expenses

     (8 )     (30 )     (56 )     —         (94 )

Depreciation and amortization

     (14 )     (51 )     (54 )     —         (119 )

Corporate and other expenses

     5       (9 )     (10 )     —         (14 )

Gain on insurance settlement

     —         —         5       —         5  

Rental expense

     —         —         (220 )     220       —    

Interest income

     1       3       12       (7 )     9  

Interest expense

     (45 )     (17 )     (27 )     7       (82 )

Net gains on property transactions

     (1 )     3       1       —         3  

Minority interest expense

     —         —         (1 )     —         (1 )

Equity in earnings (losses) of affiliates

     51       (2 )     —         (49 )     —    
                                        

Income (loss) before income taxes

     97       29       17       (49 )     94  

Benefit (provision) for income taxes

     —         —         3       —         3  
                                        

INCOME (LOSS) FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS

     97       29       20       (49 )     97  

Income from discontinued operations

     4       —         —         —         4  
                                        

NET INCOME (LOSS)

   $ 101     $ 29     $ 20     $ (49 )   $ 101  
                                        

Quarter ended September 8, 2006

 

     Parent    

Guarantor

Subsidiaries

   

Non-

Guarantor

Subsidiaries

    Eliminations     Consolidated  

REVENUES

   $ 90     $ 119     $ 1,106     $ (205 )   $ 1,110  

Hotel operating expenses

     —         —         (762 )     —         (762 )

Property-level expenses

     (7 )     (29 )     (54 )     —         (90 )

Depreciation and amortization

     (13 )     (47 )     (56 )     —         (116 )

Corporate and other expenses

     (5 )     (3 )     (13 )     —         (21 )

Rental expense

     —         —         (205 )     205       —    

Interest income

     35       28       4       (59 )     8  

Interest expense

     (75 )     (24 )     (60 )     59       (100 )

Net gains on property transactions

     —         —         1       —         1  

Equity in earnings (losses) of affiliates

     14       (18 )     (1 )     2       (3 )
                                        

Income (loss) before income taxes

     39       26       (40 )     2       27  

Benefit (provision) for income taxes

     (1 )     —         5       —         4  
                                        

INCOME (LOSS) FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS

     38       26       (35 )     2       31  

Income (loss) from discontinued operations

     3       8       (1 )     —         10  
                                        

NET INCOME (LOSS)

   $ 41     $ 34     $ (36 )   $ 2     $ 41  
                                        

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

 

Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations

(in millions)

Year-to-Date ended September 7, 2007

 

     Parent    

Guarantor

Subsidiaries

   

Non-

Guarantor

Subsidiaries

    Eliminations     Consolidated  

REVENUES

   $ 470     $ 326     $ 3,576     $ (738 )   $ 3,634  

Hotel operating expenses

     —         —         (2,383 )     —         (2,383 )

Property-level expenses

     (19 )     (88 )     (163 )     —         (270 )

Depreciation and amortization

     (43 )     (151 )     (160 )     —         (354 )

Corporate and other expenses

     8       (22 )     (35 )     —         (49 )

Gain on insurance settlement

     —         —         5       —         5  

Rental expense

     —         —         (738 )     738       —    

Interest income

     18       9       20       (20 )     27  

Interest expense

     (130 )     (76 )     (126 )     20       (312 )

Net gains on property transactions

     (1 )     3       3       —         5  

Minority interest expense

     —         —         (5 )     —         (5 )

Equity in earnings (losses) of affiliates

     104       (33 )     (1 )     (65 )     5  
                                        

Income (loss) before income taxes

     407       (32 )     (7 )     (65 )     303  

Benefit (provision) for income taxes

     (2 )     —         (1 )     —         (3 )
                                        

INCOME (LOSS) FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS

     405       (32 )     (8 )     (65 )     300  

Income from discontinued operations

     44       104       1       —         149  
                                        

NET INCOME (LOSS)

   $ 449     $ 72     $ (7 )   $ (65 )   $ 449  
                                        

Year-to-Date ended September 8, 2006

 

     Parent    

Guarantor

Subsidiaries

   

Non-

Guarantor

Subsidiaries

    Eliminations     Consolidated  

REVENUES

   $ 357     $ 280     $ 3,059     $ (580 )   $ 3,116  

Hotel operating expenses

     —         —         (2,051 )     —         (2,051 )

Property-level expenses

     (21 )     (77 )     (140 )     —         (238 )

Depreciation and amortization

     (36 )     (131 )     (140 )     —         (307 )

Corporate and other expenses

     (6 )     (18 )     (38 )     —         (62 )

Rental expense

     —         —         (580 )     580       —    

Interest income

     29       53       9       (69 )     22  

Interest expense

     (134 )     (85 )     (148 )     69       (298 )

Net gains on property transactions

     —         —         3       —         3  

Minority interest expense

     —         —         (7 )     —         (7 )

Equity in earnings (losses) of affiliates

     258       221       (1 )     (486 )     (8 )
                                        

Income (loss) before income taxes

     447       243       (34 )     (486 )     170  

Provision for income taxes

     (3 )     —         (11 )     —         (14 )
                                        

INCOME (LOSS) FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS

     444       243       (45 )     (486 )     156  

Income from discontinued operations

     121       52       236       —         409  
                                        

NET INCOME (LOSS)

   $ 565     $ 295     $ 191     $ (486 )   $ 565  
                                        

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

 

Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows

(in millions)

Year-to-Date ended September 7, 2007

 

     Parent    

Guarantor

Subsidiaries

   

Non-

Guarantor

Subsidiaries

    Consolidated  

OPERATING ACTIVITIES

        

Cash provided by operations

   $ 338     $ 155     $ 173     $ 666  
                                

INVESTING ACTIVITIES

        

Proceeds from sales of assets, net

     57       278       —         335  

Acquisitions

     —         (15 )     —         (15 )

Deposits for acquisitions

     —         —         (22 )     (22 )

Investment in affiliates

     (12 )     —         —         (12 )

Capital expenditures

     (30 )     (153 )     (184 )     (367 )

Change in furniture, fixtures and equipment replacement fund

     3       2       (38 )     (33 )

Change in restricted cash designated for FF&E replacement fund

     —         4       36       40  

Other

     30       —         —         30  
                                

Cash provided by (used in) investing activities

     48       116       (208 )     (44 )
                                

FINANCING ACTIVITIES

        

Financing costs

     (6 )     —         (3 )     (9 )

Issuances of debt

     591       —         434       1,025  

Repayment of credit facility

     (250 )     —         —         (250 )

Debt prepayments

     (6 )     —         (819 )     (825 )

Scheduled principal repayments

     —         (3 )     (26 )     (29 )

Distributions on common OP units

     (352 )     —         —         (352 )

Distributions on preferred OP units

     (7 )     —         —         (7 )

Distributions to minority interest

     —         —         (5 )     (5 )

Change in restricted cash

     2       6       17       25  

Transfers to/from Parent

     (290 )     (274 )     564       —    
                                

Cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     (318 )     (271 )     162       (427 )
                                

INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

   $ 68     $ —       $ 127     $ 195  
                                

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

 

Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows

(in millions)

Year-to-Date September 8, 2006

 

     Parent    

Guarantor

Subsidiaries

   

Non-

Guarantor

Subsidiaries

    Consolidated  

OPERATING ACTIVITIES

        

Cash provided by operations

   $ 271     $ 186     $ 149     $ 606  
                                

INVESTING ACTIVITIES

        

Proceeds from sale of assets, net

     140       110       425       675  

Acquisitions

     (15 )     —         (258 )     (273 )

Starwood acquisition, net of cash acquired

     —         (526 )     (222 )     (748 )

Investment in affiliates

     (74 )     —         —         (74 )

Capital expenditures

     (87 )     (103 )     (167 )     (357 )

Change in furniture, fixtures and equipment (FF&E) reserves

     2       2       (16 )     (12 )

Change in restricted cash designated for FF&E reserves

     —         (5 )     (5 )     (10 )
                                

Cash used in investing activities

     (34 )     (522 )     (243 )     (799 )
                                

FINANCING ACTIVITIES

        

Financing costs

     (14 )     (5 )     (1 )     (20 )

Issuance of debt

     800       116       —         916  

Repayment of credit facility

     (20 )     —         —         (20 )

Debt prepayments

     (138 )     (84 )     —         (222 )

Scheduled principal repayments

     —         (11 )     (30 )     (41 )

Redemption of preferred OP units

     (150 )     —         —         (150 )

Distributions on common OP units

     (195 )     —         —         (195 )

Distributions on preferred OP units

     (16 )     —         —         (16 )

Distributions to minority interests

     —         —         (4 )     (4 )

Change in restricted cash

     1       (3 )     (14 )     (16 )

Transfers to/from Parent

     (513 )     326       187       —    
                                

Cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     (245 )     339       138       232  
                                

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

   $ (8 )   $ 3     $ 44     $ 39  
                                

 

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

The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this report. Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. is a Maryland corporation and operates as a self-managed and self-administered real estate investment trust, or REIT. Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. owns properties and conducts operations through Host Hotels & Resorts, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership of which Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. is the sole general partner and in which it holds approximately 97% of the partnership interests on October 10, 2007. In this report, 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” to specifically refer to Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. and the terms “operating partnership” or “Host LP” to refer to Host Hotels & Resorts, L.P. in cases where it is important to distinguish between Host and Host LP.

Forward-Looking Statements

In this report on Form 10-Q, we make some 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. Forward-looking statements are based on management’s current expectations and assumptions and are not guarantees of future performance that 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. These risks and uncertainties include those risk factors discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10–K for the year ended December 31, 2006 and in other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Although we believe 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. Except as otherwise required by the federal securities laws, we disclaim any obligations or undertaking to publicly release updates to any forward-looking statement contained in this report to conform the statement to actual results or changes in our expectations.

Outlook

As of October 10, 2007, we own 121 hotel properties, which operate primarily in the luxury and upper upscale hotel sectors. For a general overview of our business and a discussion of our reporting periods, see our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Management believes that the underlying lodging fundamentals related to our portfolio should remain favorable in 2007 and 2008. While demand growth could moderate as a result of a potential slower growth rate in the broader U.S. economy, projections for new supply growth suggest that it will continue to fall short of long term historical averages. The pace of new lodging supply in various phases of development has increased over the past several quarters; however, the majority of new projects scheduled for completion in the near-term are concentrated in the economy and mid-scale segments, are outside of major urban markets, and will have less than 200 rooms. Therefore, we do not expect most of the new hotel supply to directly compete with our core portfolio. We also believe the timing of some of these projects may be affected by increased building costs and the availability of financing, which may dampen the pace of new supply development beyond 2008.

For 2007, demand growth experienced by our properties has been driven primarily by significant increases in transient business, both in premium priced and other segments, and increases in contract business. We expect these trends will continue into the fourth quarter of 2007. Although group room nights have declined modestly year-to-date, we expect group room nights in the fourth quarter to be consistent with the fourth quarter of 2006. In 2008, based on the current strength of the group booking pace, we expect that our group business will experience stronger growth than in 2007, leading to more balanced overall demand growth.

We have continued to enhance the competitiveness of our properties through one of the largest capital expenditure programs in our history. This program consists of maintenance capital expenditures, return on investment, repositioning and value enhancement projects. These projects are focused on lobbies, public space, food

 

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and beverage facilities, spas, retail outlets, energy conservation, non-guest or “back of the house” areas, meeting space and rooms. We have invested $367 million in capital expenditures as of September 7, 2007 and expect total investments for 2007 to range from $600 million to $625 million. We expect to continue this level of capital expenditures and investment projects in 2008. During the remainder of 2007 and 2008, our properties will experience temporary business interruption as a result of this program. However, over the long term, we expect to see improvements in RevPAR and operating margins as these projects are expected to enhance our properties’ market position and profitability.

As a result of these trends and our efforts to improve the portfolio, we expect that comparable hotel RevPAR will increase approximately 6% to 7% for the full year. Additionally, we expect Comparable Hotel plus the Starwood Portfolio RevPAR (described below) to increase 6.5% to 7.5% for the full year 2007. For 2008, we expect comparable hotel RevPAR, which will include the 24 properties acquired from Starwood, to increase approximately 5% to 7%.

We also expect operating margin growth will continue to benefit from increases in the average daily rate in the fourth quarter, as well as continued increases in food and beverage and other revenues. While we expect margins to improve, margin growth will be constrained by increasing operating costs as well as certain costs increasing at a rate greater than inflation, including wages, benefits and real estate taxes.

While we believe the positive trends in the lodging industry, discussed here and in our Annual Report on Form 10–K, create the opportunity for business improvements during the remainder of 2007 and 2008, 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.

 

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Results of Operations

The following table reflects certain line items from our statements of operations and other significant operating statistics (in millions, except operating statistics and percentages):

 

     Quarter ended        
     September 7,
2007
    September 8,
2006
    % Increase
(Decrease)
 

Revenues

      

Total hotel sales

   $ 1,184     $ 1,087     8.9 %

Operating costs and expenses:

      

Property-level costs (1)

     1,032       968     6.6  

Corporate and other expenses

     14       21     (33.3 )

Gain on insurance settlement

     5       —       N/M (5)

Operating profit

     165       121     36.4  

Interest expense

     82       100     (18.0 )

Minority interest expense

     1       —       N/M (5)

Income from discontinued operations

     4       10     (60.0 )

Net income

     101       41     N/M (5)

All hotel operating statistics (2):

      

RevPAR

   $ 138.97     $ 128.31     8.3 %

Average room rate

   $ 181.71     $ 171.26     6.1 %

Average occupancy

     76.5 %     74.9 %   1.6 pts.  

Comparable hotel operating statistics (3):

      

RevPAR

   $ 141.34     $ 132.45     6.7 %

Average room rate

   $ 184.66     $ 176.12     4.8 %

Average occupancy

     76.5 %     75.2 %   1.3 pts.  

Comparable hotel plus Starwood portfolio operating statistics (4):

      

RevPAR

   $ 142.78     $ 133.21     7.2 %

Average room rate

   $ 184.12     $ 175.26     5.1 %

Average occupancy

     77.5 %     76.0 %   1.5 pts.  

 

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     Year-to-Date ended        
     September 7,
2007
    September 8,
2006
    % Increase
(Decrease)
 

Revenues

      

Total hotel sales

   $ 3,556     $ 3,038     17.1 %

Operating costs and expenses:

      

Property-level costs (1)

     3,007       2,596     15.8  

Corporate and other expenses

     49       62     (21.0 )

Gain on insurance settlement

     5       —       N/M (5)

Operating profit

     583       458     27.3  

Interest expense

     312       298     4.7  

Minority interest expense

     5       7     (28.6 )

Income from discontinued operations

     149       409     (63.6 )

Net income

     449       565     (20.5 )

All hotel operating statistics (2):

      

RevPAR

   $ 141.81     $ 132.72     6.8 %

Average room rate

   $ 190.20     $ 178.81     6.4 %

Average occupancy

     74.6 %     74.2 %   0.4 pts.  

Comparable hotel operating statistics (3):

      

RevPAR

   $ 144.92     $ 136.57     6.1 %

Average room rate

   $ 193.71     $ 183.51     5.6 %

Average occupancy

     74.8 %     74.4 %   0.4 pts.  

Comparable hotel plus Starwood portfolio operating statistics (4):

      

RevPAR

   $ 144.37     $ 134.98     7.0 %

Average room rate

   $ 191.88     $ 181.48     5.7 %

Average occupancy

     75.2 %     74.4 %   0.9 pts.  

(1) Amounts represent total operating costs and expenses per our consolidated statements of operations less corporate expenses and the gain on insurance settlement.
(2) Operating statistics are for all properties as of September 7, 2007 and September 8, 2006 and include the results of operations for hotels we have sold prior to their disposition.
(3) Comparable hotel operating statistics for September 7, 2007 and September 8, 2006 are based on 94 comparable hotels as of September 7, 2007. See below for our definition of Comparable Hotels.
(4) Comparable hotels plus Starwood portfolio statistics are based on 94 comparable hotels plus 24 hotels acquired from Starwood in April 2006 that we own as of September 7, 2007.
(5) N/M=not meaningful

2007 Compared to 2006

Hotel Sales Overview

 

     Quarter ended       
     September 7,
2007
   September 8,
2006
   % Increase
(Decrease)
 
     (in millions)       

Revenues

        

Rooms

   $ 775    $ 717    8.1 %

Food and beverage

     325      298    9.1  

Other

     84      72    16.7  
                

Total hotel sales

   $ 1,184    $ 1,087    8.9  
                

 

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     Year-to-Date ended       
     September 7,
2007
   September 8,
2006
   % Increase
(Decrease)
 
     (in millions)       

Revenues

        

Rooms

   $ 2,235    $ 1,918    16.5 %

Food and beverage

     1,077      925    16.4  

Other

     244      195    25.1  
                

Total hotel sales

   $ 3,556    $ 3,038    17.1  
                

Hotel sales growth for the quarter and year-to-date 2007 was due to increases in RevPAR, as well as increases in food and beverage and other revenue items. Additionally, year-to-date hotel sales for 2007 include the hotel sales of the Starwood portfolio, which reflects the fact that we have owned the portfolio for all of 2007 (as opposed to ownership beginning on April 10, 2006). Year-to-date hotel sales include $689 million in 2007 and $396 million in 2006 from the Starwood portfolio. Sales for properties sold in both years have been reclassified as discontinued operations. See “Discontinued Operations” below.

We discuss operating results for our hotels on a comparable basis. Comparable hotels are those properties that we have owned for the entirety of the reporting periods being compared. Comparable hotels do not include the results of properties acquired (including the Starwood portfolio) or sold, or that incurred significant property damage and business interruption or large scale capital improvements during these periods. As of September 7, 2007, 94 of our 121 hotels have been classified as comparable hotels. We also discuss operating results for our hotels on a Comparable Hotel plus the Starwood Portfolio basis (described below). See “Comparable Hotel and Comparable Hotel plus the Starwood Portfolio Operating Statistics” for a complete description of our comparable hotels and the hotels in the Starwood Portfolio. We also discuss our operating results by property type (i.e. urban, suburban, resort/conference or airport), geographic region and mix of business (i.e. transient, group or contract).

Comparable hotel sales increased 6.3% to approximately $894 million for the quarter and 5.5% to approximately $2.8 billion year-to-date compared to last year. The revenue growth reflects the increase in comparable RevPAR of 6.7% for the quarter and 6.1% year-to-date, as a result of an increase in average room rates of 4.8% for the quarter and 5.6% year-to-date and an increase in occupancy of 1.3 percentage points for the quarter and 0.4 percentage points for year-to-date. The growth in average room rate was driven by a number of positive factors, such as continued economic growth and low growth in the supply of new luxury and upper upscale hotels. As a result of these trends, our operators were able to continue to increase room rates, while improving the year-over-year occupancy levels. However, our occupancy levels were affected by business interruption at certain properties due to our capital expenditure program and weakness in individual markets. Food and beverage revenues for our comparable hotels increased 4.8% for the quarter and 3.9% year-to-date, primarily due to increased sales from our catering and banquet business and meeting room rentals. In addition, operating margins at our food and beverage outlets increased 2.0 percentage points and 1.2 percentage points for the third quarter and year-to-date, respectively. Other revenues for our comparable hotels, which primarily represent spa, golf, parking, internet connectivity and attrition fees, increased 8.5% for the quarter and 7.4% year-to-date.

In addition to comparable hotel RevPAR, we also have presented Comparable Hotel plus the Starwood Portfolio RevPAR. This represents our comparable hotels (described above) plus the 24 hotels acquired from Starwood on April 10, 2006 that we own as of September 7, 2007. Accordingly, we have included the results of the Starwood portfolio for periods prior to our ownership in 2006 in the determination of the Comparable Hotel plus Starwood Portfolio RevPAR for year-to-date results. Comparable Hotel plus the Starwood Portfolio RevPAR increased 7.2% and 7.0% for the quarter and year-to-date, respectively. The RevPAR increase was the result of an increase in average room rates of 5.1% for the quarter and 5.7% year-to-date and an increase in occupancy of 1.5 percentage points for the quarter and 0.9 percentage points for year-to-date. Given the significant contribution of these hotels to our operating results, we believe this supplemental presentation provides useful information to investors.

 

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Comparable Hotel Sales by Property Type

The following tables set forth performance information for our comparable hotels and our comparable hotels plus the Starwood portfolio by property type as of September 7, 2007 and September 8, 2006:

Comparable Hotels by Property Type (a)

 

     As of September 7, 2007    Quarter ended September 7, 2007    Quarter ended September 8, 2006       
     No. of
Properties
  

No. of

Rooms

  

Average

Room Rate

  

Average

Occupancy
Percentages

    RevPAR   

Average

Room Rate

  

Average

Occupancy
Percentages

    RevPAR    Percent
Change in
RevPAR
 

Urban

   40    23,518    $ 195.46    80.1 %   $ 156.64    $ 184.94    78.7 %   $ 145.62    7.6 %

Suburban

   28    10,901      154.34    70.5       108.79      146.81    69.8       102.54    6.1  

Airport

   15    6,557      136.00    75.9       103.20      130.80    73.8       96.58    6.9  

Resort/ Conference

   11    6,825      236.10    74.4       175.72      230.30    72.9       167.82    4.7  
                            

All Types

   94    47,801      184.66    76.5       141.34      176.12    75.2       132.45    6.7  
                            

 

     As of September 7, 2007    Year-to-Date ended September 7, 2007    Year-to-Date ended September 8, 2006       
     No. of
Properties
  

No. of

Rooms

  

Average

Room Rate

   Average
Occupancy
Percentages
    RevPAR    Average
Room Rate
   Average
Occupancy
Percentages
    RevPAR    Percent
Change in
RevPAR
 

Urban

   40    23,518    $ 202.87    78.1 %   $ 158.41    $ 190.25    77.5 %   $ 147.47    7.4 %

Suburban

   28    10,901      155.96    68.6       106.95      147.58    68.2       100.68    6.2  

Airport

   15    6,557      140.71    74.3       104.57      134.90    73.0       98.53    6.1  

Resort/ Conference

   11    6,825      267.40    74.0       197.84      257.19    75.0       192.92    2.5  
                            

All Types

   94    47,801      193.71    74.8       144.92      183.51    74.4       136.57    6.1  
                            

Comparable Hotels plus the Starwood Portfolio by Property Type (b)

 

     As of September 7, 2007    Quarter ended September 7, 2007    Quarter ended September 8, 2006       
     No. of
Properties
   No. of
Rooms
   Average
Room Rate
   Average
Occupancy
Percentages
    RevPAR    Average
Room Rate
   Average
Occupancy
Percentages
    RevPAR    Percent
Change in
RevPAR
 

Urban

   55    33,016    $ 197.08    81.0 %   $ 159.73    $ 186.44    79.3 %   $ 147.81    8.1 %

Suburban

   34    12,844      151.91    71.1       108.00      144.63    70.3       101.62    6.3  

Airport

   17    7,556      131.68    76.9       101.28      126.15    75.6       95.36    6.2  

Resort/ Conference

   12    7,337      228.50    73.6       168.10      223.28    71.6       159.96    5.1  
                            

All Types

   118    60,753      184.12    77.5       142.78      175.26    76.0       133.21    7.2  
                            

 

     As of September 7, 2007    Year-to-Date ended September 7, 2007    Year-to-Date ended September 8, 2006       
     No. of
Properties
   No. of
Rooms
   Average
Room Rate
   Average
Occupancy
Percentages
    RevPAR    Average
Room Rate
   Average
Occupancy
Percentages
    RevPAR    Percent
Change in
RevPAR
 

Urban

   55    33,016    $ 202.31    78.0 %   $ 157.73    $ 189.77    76.7 %   $ 145.46    8.4 %

Suburban

   34    12,844      154.41    68.7       106.07      146.18    68.2       99.64    6.5  

Airport

   17    7,556      136.66    75.6       103.35      130.48    74.6       97.36    6.2  

Resort/ Conference

   12    7,337      261.42    74.1       193.64      251.99    74.8       188.51    2.7  
                            

All Types

   118    60,753      191.88    75.2       144.37      181.48    74.4       134.98    7.0  
                            

(a) The reporting period for our comparable operating statistics for the third quarter of 2007 is from June 16, 2007 to September 7, 2007 and for the third quarter of 2006 is from June 17, 2006 to September 8, 2006. The reporting period for year-to-date 2007 is from December 30, 2006 to September 7, 2007 and for year-to-date 2006 is from December 31, 2005 to September 8, 2006. For further discussion, see “Reporting Periods” in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K.
(b) Reflects our comparable hotels plus the 24 hotels acquired from Starwood in April 2006 that we own as of September 7, 2007. The 2006 results and percentage change statistics include results prior to our ownership for the Starwood portfolio. For further detail, see “Comparable Hotel and Comparable Hotel plus the Starwood Portfolio Operating Statistics.”

 

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For the third quarter of 2007, RevPAR increased across all of our hotel property types, led by our urban hotels, as we continued to benefit from the strength of our downtown markets, such as our New York, Philadelphia and Denver markets. We also experienced RevPAR growth at our suburban hotels due to strong performances at our suburban Boston, Denver and Los Angeles hotels. Additionally, RevPAR growth at our airport hotels was led by our San Francisco and Houston airport hotels. RevPAR growth for our resort/conference hotels significantly improved from the second quarter as a result of increases in occupancy, particularly at the J.W. Marriott, Desert Springs Resort, where we recently completed major renovations.

Comparable Hotel Sales by Geographic Region

The following tables set forth performance information for our comparable hotels and our comparable hotels plus the Starwood portfolio by geographic region as of September 7, 2007 and September 8, 2006:

Comparable Hotels by Region (a)

 

     As of September 7, 2007    Quarter ended September 7, 2007    Quarter ended September 8, 2006       
     No. of
Properties
   No. of
Rooms
   Average
Room Rate
   Average
Occupancy
Percentages
    RevPAR    Average
Room Rate
   Average
Occupancy
Percentages
    RevPAR    Percent
Change in
RevPAR
 

Pacific

   22    12,016    $ 211.71    81.7 %   $ 172.90    $ 202.57    79.3 %   $ 160.56    7.7 %

Florida

   9    5,663      161.15    68.5       110.46      159.06    68.0       108.21    2.1  

Mid-Atlantic

   8    5,870      229.61    85.3       195.91      208.66    81.1       169.17    15.8  

DC Metro

   12    5,399      174.34    76.9       133.99      174.15    74.9       130.36    2.8  

North Central

   12    4,907      162.40    77.1       125.27      155.29    77.7       120.64    3.8  

South Central

   7    4,126      140.35    66.6       93.48      132.06    67.3       88.85    5.2  

Atlanta

   7    2,625      184.37    66.1       121.91      184.15    66.8       123.10    (1.0 )

New England

   6    3,032      180.56    86.4       156.02      175.83    83.0       146.02    6.8  

Mountain

   6    2,210      112.78    69.6       78.50      104.06    68.9       71.74    9.4  

International

   5    1,953      166.76    67.6       112.81      153.27    71.5       109.61    2.9  
                            

All Regions

   94    47,801      184.66    76.5       141.34      176.12    75.2       132.45    6.7  
                            

 

     As of September 7, 2007    Year-to-Date ended September 7, 2007    Year-to-Date ended September 8, 2006       
     No. of
Properties
   No. of
Rooms
   Average
Room Rate
   Average
Occupancy
Percentages
    RevPAR    Average
Room Rate
   Average
Occupancy
Percentages
    RevPAR    Percent
Change in
RevPAR
 

Pacific

   22    12,016    $ 211.83    76.5 %   $ 162.02    $ 200.27    76.2 %   $ 152.66    6.1 %

Florida

   9    5,663      214.38    73.7       158.03      207.57    73.2       152.00    4.0  

Mid-Atlantic

   8    5,870      232.83    81.1       188.89      213.03    78.8       167.87    12.5  

DC Metro

   12    5,399      192.12    77.1       148.19      189.06    74.3       140.44    5.5  

North Central

   12    4,907      152.81    71.5       109.22      145.57    73.0       106.28    2.8  

South Central

   7    4,126      153.15    72.5       111.01      142.03    72.2       102.58    8.2  

Atlanta

   7    2,625      193.47    69.1       133.70      186.89    71.3       133.23    0.4  

New England

   6    3,032      174.86    77.3       135.14      168.18    77.1       129.70    4.2  

Mountain

   6    2,210      141.64    67.0       94.86      131.66    65.9       86.77    9.3  

International

   5    1,953      159.38    68.2       108.68      150.17    71.8       107.77    0.8  
                            

All Regions

   94    47,801      193.71    74.8       144.92      183.51    74.4       136.57    6.1  
                            

 

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Comparable Hotels plus the Starwood Portfolio by Region (b)

 

     As of September 7, 2007    Quarter ended September 7, 2007    Quarter ended September 8, 2006       
     No. of
Properties
   No. of
Rooms
   Average
Room Rate
   Average
Occupancy
Percentages
    RevPAR    Average
Room Rate
   Average
Occupancy
Percentages
    RevPAR    Percent
Change in
RevPAR
 

Pacific

   28    16,019    $ 198.97    82.6 %   $ 164.36    $ 191.12    80.6 %   $ 154.08    6.7 %

Florida

   10    5,922      158.92    68.2       108.33      155.74    68.2       106.26    1.9  

Mid-Atlantic

   11    8,681      240.98    85.8       206.70      216.47    82.7       179.01    15.5  

DC Metro

   13    5,662      175.09    77.5       135.63      175.26    75.1       131.56    3.1  

North Central

   15    6,496      155.96    75.6       117.88      148.37    76.4       113.28    4.1  

South Central

   8    4,358      146.60    65.8       96.53      137.36    66.7       91.61    5.4  

Atlanta

   7    2,625      184.37    66.1       121.91      184.15    66.8       123.10    (1.0 )

New England

   11    5,663      171.34    84.7       145.14      171.32    79.4       135.95    6.8  

Mountain

   8    2,856      123.31    71.3       87.95      112.16    71.6       80.32    9.5  

International

   7    2,471      155.41    66.6       103.50      145.82    65.7       95.84    8.0  
                            

All Regions

   118    60,753      184.12    77.5       142.78      175.26    76.0       133.21    7.2  
                            

 

     As of September 7, 2007    Year-to-Date ended September 7, 2007    Year-to-Date ended September 8, 2006       
     No. of
Properties
   No. of
Rooms
   Average
Room Rate
   Average
Occupancy
Percentages
    RevPAR    Average
Room Rate
   Average
Occupancy
Percentages
    RevPAR    Percent
Change in
RevPAR
 

Pacific

   28    16,019    $ 201.57    77.6 %   $ 156.33    $ 191.49    77.2 %   $ 147.75    5.8 %

Florida

   10    5,922      210.44    73.7       155.02      202.97    73.4       148.91    4.1  

Mid-Atlantic

   11    8,681      241.03    82.4       198.69      218.87    78.9       172.69    15.1  

DC Metro

   13    5,662      193.00    77.6       149.72      189.74    74.6       141.58    5.7  

North Central

   15    6,496      148.63    70.4       104.62      141.84    71.1       100.91    3.7  

South Central

   8    4,358      158.83    72.0       114.30      146.82    71.8       105.46    8.4  

Atlanta

   7    2,625      193.47    69.1       133.70      186.89    71.3       133.23    0.4  

New England

   11    5,663      168.33    74.4       125.30      165.81    72.5       120.18    4.3  

Mountain

   8    2,856      144.78    69.0       99.85      133.40    68.5       91.40    9.2  

International

   7    2,471      151.35    67.5       102.11      142.20    69.7       99.18    3.0  
                            

All Regions

   118    60,753      191.88    75.2       144.37      181.48    74.4       134.98    7.0  
                            

(a) The reporting period for our comparable operating statistics for the third quarter of 2007 is from June 16, 2007 to September 7, 2007 and for the third quarter of 2006 is from June 17, 2006 to September 8, 2006. The reporting period for year-to-date 2007 is from December 30, 2006 to September 7, 2007 and for year-to-date 2006 is from December 31, 2005 to September 8, 2006. For further discussion, see “Reporting Periods” in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K.
(b) Reflects our comparable hotels plus the 24 hotels acquired from Starwood in April 2006 that we own as of September 7, 2007. The 2006 results and percentage change statistics include results prior to our ownership for the Starwood portfolio. For further detail, see “Comparable Hotel and Comparable Hotel plus the Starwood Portfolio Operating Statistics.”

For the third quarter of 2007, our Mid-Atlantic region continued to be the top performing region due to the outstanding RevPAR growth of our New York hotels driven by strong leisure transient demand. In addition, the Philadelphia market contributed to the RevPAR increase for the region, as several major city-wide events drove RevPAR growth of approximately 15% in the third quarter. We also benefited from the strong RevPAR performance of the Mountain region led by an increase in city-wide events in our Denver market.

During the quarter, the New England region rebounded from a difficult first half in 2007 due to an increase in leisure transient demand in the Boston market. The Pacific region also performed well in the quarter as a result of strong transient demand in our Los Angeles, San Francisco and Hawaii markets. The J.W. Marriott, Desert Springs Resort and the Westin Mission Hills experienced double-digit RevPAR growth during the quarter, which also contributed to the RevPAR growth in the Pacific region.

 

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RevPAR growth during the quarter in the Florida region was moderate, as operations were negatively affected by both renovations at the Harbor Beach Marriott Resort and Spa and the Tampa Marriott Waterside Hotel and Marina, and declines in demand at other hotels in the region. The weak RevPAR growth performance in the Atlanta region was attributable to both fewer city-wide events in 2007 and the unusually strong performance in 2006, which included business that relocated from the New Orleans market due to Hurricane Katrina.

Hotel Sales by Business Mix. The majority of our customers fall into three broad groups: transient, group and contract business. Individual travelers are referred to as “transient” customers. Those traveling as part of an organized group, meeting or convention are referred to as “group” customers. “Contract” customers represent blocks of rooms sold to a specific company for an extended period of time at significantly discounted rates, such as airline crews. The information below is derived from business mix data for 111 of our hotels for which business mix data is available from our managers. For further detail on our business mix, see our Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Transient business improved during the quarter as roomnights increased approximately 4% with a positive shift to premium and other business. The increase in overall transient demand, combined with an average rate increase of approximately 5.7%, led to a 10.1% increase in transient revenues in the third quarter.

Group average rate increased approximately 4% for the quarter as a result of a shift in group roomnights from lower-rated business to higher-rated association groups combined with an average rate increase in this segment. However, group roomnights were down 3% due to fewer group bookings in the third quarter for the quarter, cancellations and renovation disruption at certain of our hotels.

Property-level Operating Expenses

 

     Quarter ended       
     September 7,
2007
   September 8,
2006
   % Increase
(Decrease)
 
     (in millions)       

Rooms

   $ 191    $ 178    7.3 %

Food and beverage

     262      244    7.4  

Hotel departmental expenses

     310      290    6.9  

Management fees

     56      50    12.0  

Other property-level expenses

     94      90    4.4  

Depreciation and amortization

     119      116    2.6  
                

Total property-level operating expenses

   $ 1,032    $ 968    6.6  
                

 

     Year-to-Date ended       
     September 7,
2007
   September 8,
2006
   % Increase
(Decrease)
 
     (in millions)       

Rooms

   $ 537    $ 460    16.7 %

Food and beverage

     796      694    14.7  

Hotel departmental expenses

     877      757    15.9  

Management fees

     173      140    23.6  

Other property-level expenses

     270      238    13.4  

Depreciation and amortization

     354      307    15.3  
                

Total property-level operating expenses

   $ 3,007    $ 2,596    15.8  
                

Operating expenses for the quarter and year-to-date 2007 primarily increased compared to 2006 due to inflation and increases in revenues at our properties. Our operating expenses, which are both fixed and variable, are affected by changes in occupancy, inflation and revenues, though the effect on specific costs will differ. Additionally, year-to-date 2007 property-level operating expenses include the property-level expenses of the Starwood portfolio, which reflects the fact that we have owned the portfolio for all of 2007 (as opposed to

 

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ownership beginning on April 10, 2006). Year-to-date property-level operating expenses include $563 million in 2007 and $324 million in 2006 from the Starwood portfolio. Property-level operating expenses exclude the costs for hotels we have sold, which are included in discontinued operations.

Corporate and Other Expenses. Corporate and other expenses primarily consist of employee salaries and bonuses and other costs such as employee stock-based compensation expense, travel, corporate insurance, audit fees, building rent and systems costs. Corporate expenses decreased approximately $7 million for the quarter and approximately $13 million year-to-date from the same period last year due to the decrease in compensation expense recorded for our share-based compensation awards due to the decline in Host’s stock price during the third quarter of 2007 and the decrease in non-recurring costs, such as those recorded in the second and third quarter of 2006 from the acquisition of the Starwood portfolio and other transactions.

Gain on Insurance Settlement. The gain on insurance settlement of $5 million for both the quarter and year-to-date 2007 primarily represents the insurance proceeds received, in excess of the insurance receivable recorded at the date of loss on the balance sheet, as a result of the property damage sustained by several of our hotels from Hurricane Wilma in 2005. The insurance receivable reflected the book value of the property and equipment written off and repairs and maintenance costs incurred from the hurricane in 2005. We recognize the gains on insurance settlements once all contingencies are met.

Interest Income. Interest income increased $1 million for the quarter and $5 million year-to-date due to an increase in our cash balance and an increase in the interest rate earned.

Interest Expense. For the quarter, the decrease in interest expense of $18 million was primarily the result of the decrease in the weighted average interest rate of our debt from 2006 to 2007. Year-to-date, the increase of $14 million was primarily the result of call premiums and the acceleration of the amortization of deferred financing costs associated with debt prepayments totaling $45 million for 2007 compared to similar costs of only $3 million for 2006. The increase in interest expense due to these prepayment costs was partially offset by the decrease in our weighted average interest rate from 2006 to 2007.

Minority Interest Expense. Minority interest expense consists of our minority partners’ share of income in consolidated hotel partnerships. Minority interest expense increased by $1 million in the third quarter and decreased by $2 million year-to-date due to the change in net income of our consolidated partnerships for the quarter and year-to-date.

Equity in Earnings (Losses) of Affiliates. Our share of income of affiliates increased by $3 million and $13 million for the third quarter and year-to-date 2007, respectively, due to an increase in earnings from our European Joint Venture, which was formed in 2006. The 2006 operations of our European Joint Venture included our portion of a foreign currency hedge loss of $1 million and $7 million for the quarter and year-to-date, respectively, as the venture hedged a portion of its initial investment for the acquisition of six of its hotels.

Discontinued Operations. Discontinued operations for 2007 consist of seven hotels sold in the first quarter and discontinued operations for 2006 consist of fourteen sold hotels. Discontinued operations represent results of operations and the gains on the disposition of the hotels during the period. For year-to-date 2007 and 2006, revenues for these properties were $14 million and $113 million, respectively, and operating income before taxes was $12 million and $18 million, respectively. For the third quarter of 2007 and 2006, revenues for these properties were $0 and $31 million, respectively. Operating income before taxes was $4 million and $5 million for the third quarter of 2007 and 2006, respectively. Operating income before taxes for year-to-date and the third quarter of 2007 included $7 million and $4 million, respectively, of gains on insurance settlements relating to our discontinued hotels. We recognized a gain, net of tax, of approximately $139 million and $390 million for year-to-date 2007 and 2006, respectively, on the disposition of these hotels. In the third quarter of 2006, we recognized a gain, net of tax, of approximately $5 million on the disposition of hotels.

Net Income. The year-to-date decrease in net income and earnings per diluted unit was primarily the result of the significant difference in the amount of gains recognized on the sale of properties between 2006 and 2007, described above. The decrease in gains on dispositions was partially offset by the increase in net income from

 

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continuing operations due to the growth in RevPAR and improvements in operating margins and the results of operations from the properties acquired from Starwood for year-to-date 2007 compared to the period from the date of acquisition in April 2006 through quarter end.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Cash Requirements

We use cash primarily for acquisitions, capital expenditures, debt payments and distributions to unitholders. As a REIT, Host is required to distribute to its stockholders at least 90% of its taxable income, excluding net capital gains, on an annual basis. Funds used by Host to make these distributions are provided by Host LP. We depend primarily on external sources of capital to finance future growth, including acquisitions.

Cash Balances. As of September 7, 2007, we had $559 million of cash and cash equivalents, which was an increase of $195 million from December 31, 2006. During the fourth quarter of 2007, we used a portion of the cash balance to prepay mortgage debt of $190 million. Excluding amounts necessary for working capital, we intend to use the remaining available funds over time to further invest in our portfolio, acquire new properties or make further debt repayments. We also have $600 million under our credit facility. We believe we have ample liquidity and access to capital markets to take advantage of acquisition opportunities which may arise, continue our capital expenditures program, deal with our near term maturities and to withstand an unanticipated decline in the cash flow from our business.

Debt Transactions. For year-to-date 2007, we issued approximately $1.0 billion of debt, including $600 million of 25/8% Exchangeable Senior Debentures, as well as $434 million of mortgage debt. During the third quarter, there were no debt issuances or prepayments. Subsequent to the end of the quarter, on October 11, 2007, we repaid a $190 million mortgage secured by four hotels. See the table of significant financing transactions in “Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities.” In addition to the above financing activities, approximately $8 million of principal amortization will be paid over the remainder of 2007.

We may continue to redeem or refinance senior notes and mortgage debt from time to time to take advantage of favorable market conditions. We may purchase senior notes 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, if any, will depend on prevailing market conditions, our liquidity requirements, contractual restrictions and other factors. Any refinancing or retirement before the maturity date would affect earnings and Funds From Operations, or FFO, per diluted unit, as defined below, as a result of the payment of any applicable call premiums and the acceleration of previously deferred financing costs.

Acquisitions and Dispositions. For the year-to-date period ended September 7, 2007, we sold seven properties for total proceeds of approximately $333 million and a gain of approximately $139 million. During the third quarter, we did not acquire or sell any properties. We expect to complete the sale of an additional $200 million to $400 million of hotels in the fourth quarter; however, some of these sales may not close until the first quarter of 2008.

Capital Expenditures. Our capital expenditures generally fall into three broad categories, renewal and replacement expenditures, repositioning/return on investment (or “ROI”) projects and value enhancement projects. ROI/repositioning capital expenditures are selective capital improvements that are outside of the scope of typical renewal and replacement capital expenditures. These projects include, for example, significant repositionings of guest rooms, lobbies or food and beverage platforms and expanding ballroom, spa or conference facilities. Value enhancement projects are opportunities where we seek to enhance the value of our portfolio by identifying and executing strategies that maximize the highest and best use of all aspects of our properties, such as the development of timeshare or condominium units on excess land.

During 2007, we have been renovating over 10,000 rooms and approximately 800,000 square feet of meeting space. For the first three quarters of 2007, our renewal and replacement capital expenditures were approximately $161 million. We expect total renewal and replacement capital expenditures for 2007 to range from $285 million to

 

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$300 million. Our renewal and replacement capital expenditures are generally funded by the furniture, fixtures and equipment funds established at certain of our hotels (typically funded with approximately 5% of property revenues) and by our available cash. We also spent approximately $206 million on repositioning/ROI projects for year-to-date 2007. These projects include the construction of the 105,000 square foot exhibit hall at the Orlando World Center Marriott, which will open in October 2007, and several significant projects at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis, including the construction of new, re-concepted food and beverage facilities, renovation of all existing break-out space and the construction of a new 26,000 square foot ballroom, which is scheduled to be completed by the third quarter of 2008. Additionally, we have recently opened a new 37,000 square foot spa and renovated the lobby at the J.W. Marriott, Desert Springs Resort. We expect total repositioning/ROI expenditures for 2007 to range from $315 million to $325 million.

Sources and Uses of Cash

Our principal sources of cash are cash from operations, the sale of assets, borrowing under our credit facility and our ability to obtain additional financing through various capital market transactions. Our principal uses of cash are debt service, asset acquisitions, capital expenditures, operating costs, corporate expenses and distributions to unitholders.

Cash Provided by Operations. Our cash provided by operations for year-to-date 2007 increased $60 million to $666 million from $606 million for year-to-date 2006, due primarily to the growth in RevPAR and improvements in operating margins and the results of operations from the properties acquired from Starwood for year-to-date 2007 compared to the period from the date of acquisition on April 10, 2006 through September 8, 2006.

Cash Used in Investing Activities. Approximately $44 million of cash was used in investing activities for year-to-date 2007. This included approximately $335 million of net proceeds from the sales of seven properties and excess land in 2007, primarily offset by capital expenditures of $367 million. The following table summarizes the significant investing activities that have been completed since the beginning of 2007 (in millions):

 

Transaction

Date

  

Description of Transaction

  

(Investment)/

Sales Price

 

August

   Deposit on building adjacent to Swissôtel, Chicago    $ (22 )

August

   Sale of excess land      5  

August

   Investment in European Joint Venture      (12 )

February

   Acquisition of the Atlanta Marriott Perimeter Center ground lease      (15 )

February

   Sale of Miami Airport Marriott      57  

February

   Sale of Raleigh Marriott Crabtree Valley      48  

February

   Sale of Fairview Park Marriott      109  

January

   Sale of Sheraton Milwaukee Brookfield      28  

January

   Sale of Sheraton Providence      10  

January

   Sale of Capitol Hill Suites      39  

January

   Sale of Marriott Mountain Shadows Resort & Golf Club      42  

 

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Cash Provided by (Used In) Financing Activities. Approximately $427 million of cash was used in financing activities during 2007. We issued approximately $1 billion of debt for year-to-date 2007. Cash used in financing activities for the year-to-date consisted of debt prepayments of approximately $825 million and scheduled principal repayments of $29 million. Year-to-date 2007, we also repaid the $250 million outstanding balance under our credit facility and paid distributions on our common and preferred units of $359 million, an increase of $148 million from year-to-date 2006. The following table summarizes the significant financing transactions, including activity subsequent to the end of the quarter (in millions):

 

Transaction

Date

  

Description of Transaction

  

Transaction

Amount

 

October

  

Repayment of New Orleans Marriott, San Antonio Marriott Rivercenter, San Ramon Marriott and Santa Clara Marriott mortgages with an interest rate of 8.22%

   $ (190 )

June

   Repayment of 9.375% Senior Notes      (6 )

May

   Defeasance of 7.61% CMBS Loan      (514 )

April

  

Prepayment of the Philadelphia Marriott Convention Center mortgages with a weighted average interest rate of 8.52%

     (96 )

April

   Prepayment of the 8.41% Four Seasons Hotel, Atlanta mortgage      (33 )

March

   Proceeds from the issuance of 25/8% Exchangeable Senior Debentures due 2027      589  

March

   Prepayment of the 7.42% mortgage on the JW Marriott, Washington, D.C. (1)      (88 )

March

  

Proceeds from the issuance of the 5.53% mortgage loan secured by the Ritz-Carlton, Naples and Newport Beach Marriott Hotel & Spa

     298  

March

   Repayment of the Credit Facility      (175 )

February

   Proceeds from the 5.55% Harbor Beach Marriott Resort & Spa mortgage refinancing      133  

February

   Repayment of the 8.58% Harbor Beach Marriott Resort & Spa mortgage      (88 )

January

   Repayment of the Credit Facility      (75 )

(1) The JW Marriott, Washington, D.C. had a floating interest rate of LIBOR plus 210 basis points. The interest rate shown reflects the rate as of the date of the transaction.

 

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Debt

As of September 7, 2007, our total debt was $5.8 billion. The weighted average interest rate of our debt was approximately 6.1% versus 6.8% at December 31, 2006 and the weighted average maturity was 6.0 years. Additionally, all of our outstanding debt has a fixed interest rate.

As of September 7, 2007 and December 31, 2006, our debt was comprised of (in millions):

 

     September 7,
2007
   December 31,
2006

Series K senior notes, with a rate of 71/8% due November 2013

   $ 725    $ 725

Series M senior notes, with a rate of 7% due August 2012

     347      347

Series O senior notes, with a rate of 63/8% due March 2015

     650      650

Series Q senior notes, with a rate of 63/4% due June 2016

     800      800

Series S senior notes, with a rate of 67/8% due November 2014

     497      496

$500 million Exchangeable Senior Debentures, with a rate of 3.25% due April 2024

     495      495

$600 million Exchangeable Senior Debentures, with a rate of 25/8% due April 2027

     592      —  

Senior notes, with an average rate of 10.0% and 9.7% at September 7, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively, due May 2012

     7      13
             

Total senior notes

     4,113      3,526

Mortgage debt secured by $2.4 billion of real estate assets, with an average interest rate of 6.8% at September 7, 2007 and 7.5% at December 31, 2006 respectively

     1,612      2,014

Credit facility

     —        250

Other

     88      88
             

Total debt

   $ 5,813    $ 5,878
             

Aggregate debt maturities at September 7, 2007 are as follows (in millions):

 

Fourth quarter 2007

   $ 8  

Calendar year 2008

     269  

Calendar year 2009

     328  

Calendar year 2010

     521  

Calendar year 2011

     144  

Calendar year 2012

     979  

Thereafter (1)

     3,580  
        
     5,829  

Discount on senior notes

     (19 )

Capital lease obligations

     3  
        
   $ 5,813  
        

(1) On October 11, 2007, we repaid a $190 million mortgage secured by four hotels with an interest rate of 8.22% that was scheduled to mature in 2017. As a result, we currently have 16 assets that are encumbered by mortgage debt.

$600 million Exchangeable Senior Debentures. On March 23, 2007, we issued $600 million 25/8% Exchangeable Senior Debentures (the “2007 Debentures”) and received proceeds of $589 million, net of underwriting fees and expenses and original issue discount. The 2007 Debentures mature on April 15, 2027 and are equal in right of payment with all of our other senior notes. Interest is payable quarterly in arrears on January 15, April 15, July 15 and October 15 of each year beginning on July 15, 2007. Holders have the right to require us to repurchase the 2007 Debentures on April 15, 2012, April 15, 2017 and April 15, 2022 for cash equal to 100% of the principal amount plus accrued interest. Holders may exchange their 2007 Debentures prior to maturity under certain conditions, including when the closing sale price of Host’s common stock is more than 130% of the exchange price per share for at least 20 of 30 consecutive trading days during certain periods or any time up to two days prior to the

 

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date on which the debentures have been called for redemption. On exchange, we must deliver cash in an amount equal to not less than the lower of the exchange value (which is the applicable exchange rate multiplied by the average price of Host’s common shares) and the aggregate principal amount of the 2007 Debentures to be exchanged, and, at our option, Host’s shares, cash or a combination thereof for any excess above the principal value. We can redeem for cash all, or part of, the 2007 Debentures at any time on or after April 20, 2012 upon 15 days notice at a redemption price of 100% of the principal amount plus accrued interest. If we elect to redeem the debentures and the exchange value exceeds the cash redemption price, we would expect holders to elect to exchange their debentures rather than receive the cash redemption price. The initial exchange rate is 31.002 shares of Host common stock per $1,000 principal amount of debentures, which is equivalent to an exchange price of $32.26 per share of Host common stock. Upon issuance of such shares by Host, we will issue to Host an equivalent number of common OP units in consideration for cancellation of the debentures. The exchange rate may be adjusted under certain circumstances including the payment of common dividends exceeding $.20 per share in any given quarter.

$500 million Exchangeable Senior Debentures. On March 16, 2004, we issued $500 million of 3.25% Exchangeable Senior Debentures (the “2004 Debentures”) and received net proceeds of $484 million, after discounts, underwriting fees and expenses. The 2004 Debentures mature on April 15, 2024 and are equal in right of payment with all of our other senior notes. Interest is payable quarterly in arrears on January 15, April 15, July 15 and October 15 of each year. Holders have the right to require us to repurchase the 2004 Debentures on April 15, 2010, April 15, 2014 and April 15, 2019 for cash equal to 100% of the principal amount. Holders may exchange their 2004 Debentures prior to maturity under certain conditions, including at any time at which the closing sale price of Host common stock is more than 120% of the exchange price per share, for at least 20 of 30 consecutive trading days during certain periods or any time up to two days prior to the date on which the debentures have been called for redemption. The 2004 Debentures are currently exchangeable into shares of Host’s common stock at an exchange rate of 59.0142 shares for each $1,000 of principal amount of the 2004 Debentures, or a total of approximately 29.5 million shares (which is equivalent to an exchange price of $16.95 per share). Upon issuance of such shares by Host, we will issue to Host an equivalent number of common OP units in consideration for cancellation of the debentures. The exchange rate is adjusted for certain circumstances, including the payment of all common dividends. We can redeem for cash all, or part of, the 2004 Debentures at any time subsequent to April 19, 2009 upon 30 days notice at the applicable redemption price as set forth in the indenture. If we elect to redeem the debentures and the exchange value exceeds the cash redemption price, we would expect holders to elect to exchange their debentures rather than receive the cash redemption price. The 2004 Debentures will remain exchangeable until January 15, 2008 (the last day of the current exchange period) and will continue to be exchangeable after January 15, 2008 if the trading price of Host common stock continues to exceed 120% of the exchange price, or if other conditions for exchange are satisfied.

Proposed FASB Staff Position APB 14-a, “Accounting for Convertible Debt Instruments That May Be Settled in Cash Upon Conversion (Including Partial Cash Settlement)”

The FASB recently proposed FASB staff position (FSP) APB 14-a, “Accounting for Convertible Debt Instruments That May Be Settled in Cash Upon Conversion (Including Partial Cash Settlement)” (“FSP 14-a”). The proposed FSP specifies that issuers of such instruments should separately account for the liability and equity components in a manner that will reflect the entity’s nonconvertible debt borrowing rate on the instrument’s issuance date when interest cost is recognized in subsequent periods. Our 2007 and 2004 Debentures (“Exchangeable Debentures”) are within the scope of FSP 14-a; therefore, we would be required to record the debt portions of our Exchangeable Debentures at their fair value on the date of issuance and amortize the discount into interest expense over the life of the debt. However, there would be no effect on our cash interest payments. Applying FSP 14-a to our 2007 Debentures would decrease our diluted earnings per unit and our FFO per diluted unit by approximately $.02 in 2007. As the dilutive effect of the 2004 Debentures is currently included in our earnings per unit and FFO per unit calculations through the use of the “if-converted” method of calculating these measures, we do not anticipate that the FSP 14-a will change the per unit effect of the 2004 Debentures. As currently proposed, this FSP 14-a will be effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2007 and will be applied retrospectively to all periods presented. Therefore, if adopted as proposed, these changes would be reflected in our financial statements beginning with the first quarter of 2008.

 

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Distribution Policy

Host is required to distribute to its stockholders at least 90% of its annual taxable income, excluding net capital gains, in order to qualify as a REIT, including taxable income recognized for tax purposes but with regard to which we do not receive corresponding cash. Funds used by Host to pay dividends on its common and preferred stock are provided through distributions from Host LP. For every share of common and preferred stock of Host, Host LP has issued to Host a corresponding common OP unit and preferred OP unit. As of October 10, 2007, Host is the owner of substantially all of the preferred OP units and approximately 97% of the common OP units. The remaining common OP units are held by various third-party limited partners.

Investors should take into account the 3% minority position in Host LP common OP units when analyzing common and preferred dividend payments by Host to its stockholders, as these holders share, on a pro rata basis, in amounts being distributed by Host LP to holders of its corresponding common and preferred OP units. When Host pays a common or preferred dividend, Host LP pays an equivalent per unit distribution on all common or corresponding preferred OP units. For example, if Host paid a $1 per share dividend on its common stock, it would be based on payment of a $1 per unit distribution by Host LP to Host, as well as to other common OP unit holders.

Host’s current policy on common dividends is generally to distribute 100% of its annual taxable income. Host intends to pay a regular quarterly dividend of $0.20 per share, and, in addition, to declare a special dividend during the fourth quarter of each year, the amount of which will vary depending on Host’s level of taxable income. Host currently intends to continue paying dividends on its preferred stock, regardless of the amount of taxable income, unless contractually restricted. The amount of any dividends will be determined by Host’s Board of Directors.

On September 17, 2007, Host’s Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.20 per share on its common stock. The dividend was paid on October 15, 2007 to stockholders of record as of September 30, 2007. Accordingly, we made a similar distribution to our common OP unitholders, which included the common OP units held by Host as well as the 3% minority position in Host LP common OP units held by the third-party limited partners. The amount of any future common dividend will be determined by Host’s Board of Directors.

On September 17, 2007, Host’s Board of Directors also declared a cash dividend of $0.5546875 per share on its Class E cumulative redeemable preferred stock. The dividend was paid on October 15, 2007 to stockholders of record as of September 30, 2007. Accordingly, we made a similar distribution on our Class E preferred OP units.

Comparable Hotel and Comparable Hotel plus the Starwood Portfolio Operating Statistics

We present certain operating statistics (i.e., RevPAR, average daily rate and average occupancy) and operating results (revenues, expenses and adjusted operating profit) for the periods included in this report on a comparable hotel basis. 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 during the reporting periods being compared. Of the 121 hotels that we owned on September 7, 2007, 94 have been classified as comparable hotels. The operating results of the following hotels that we owned as of September 7, 2007 are excluded from comparable hotel results for these periods:

 

   

Atlanta Marriott Marquis (major renovation started in August 2005);

 

   

New Orleans Marriott (property damage and business interruption from Hurricane Katrina in August 2005);

 

   

The Westin Kierland Resort & Spa (acquired in September 2006); and

 

   

24 consolidated hotels that we acquired from Starwood on April 10, 2006.

The operating results of the 14 hotels we disposed of in 2007 and 2006 are also not included in comparable hotel results for the periods presented herein. Moreover, because these statistics and operating results are for our hotel properties, they exclude results for our non-hotel properties and other real estate investments.

 

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In addition to comparable hotel RevPAR, we also have presented Comparable Hotel plus the Starwood portfolio RevPAR. This represents our comparable hotels (described above) plus the 24 hotels acquired from Starwood on April 10, 2006 that we own as of September 7, 2007. Accordingly, we have included the results of the Starwood portfolio for periods prior to our ownership in 2006 in the determination of the comparable hotel plus Starwood portfolio RevPAR. As properties managed by Starwood report results on a monthly basis, the third quarter RevPAR reflects the results of these hotels for June through August consistent with our treatment of reporting periods discussed in our most recent Annual Report of Form 10-K. Given the significance of the Starwood portfolio to our operating results, we believe this supplemental presentation provides useful information to investors.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

We use certain “non-GAAP financial measures,” which are measures of our historical financial performance that are not calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP, within the meaning of applicable SEC rules. They are as follows: (i) Funds From Operations (FFO) per diluted unit, and (ii) Comparable Hotel Operating Results. A complete discussion of these measures (including the reasons why we believe they are useful to investors, the additional purposes for which management uses these measures and their limitations) is included in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10–K.

FFO per Diluted Unit

We present FFO per diluted unit as a non-GAAP measure of our performance in addition to our earnings per unit (calculated in accordance with GAAP). We calculate FFO per diluted unit for a given operating period as our FFO (defined as set forth below) for such period divided by the number of fully diluted units outstanding during such period. The National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT) defines FFO as net income (calculated in accordance with GAAP) excluding gains (or losses) from sales of real estate, the cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles, real estate-related depreciation and amortization and adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures. FFO is presented on a per unit basis after making adjustments for the effects of dilutive securities, including the payment of preferred unit distributions, in accordance with NAREIT guidelines. We believe that FFO per diluted unit is a useful supplemental measure of our operating performance and that presentation of FFO per diluted unit, when combined with the primary GAAP presentation of earnings per unit, provides beneficial information to investors. The following table provides a reconciliation of net income available to common unitholders per unit to FFO per diluted unit (in millions, except per unit amounts):

 

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Reconciliation of Net Income Available to

Common Unitholders to Funds From Operations per Diluted Unit

 

     Quarter ended  
     September 7, 2007     September 8, 2006  
    

Income

(Loss)

    Units   

Per Unit

Amount

   

Income

(Loss)

    Units    Per Unit
Amount
 

Net income available to common unitholders

   $ 99     540.7    $ .18     $ 39     539.6    $ .07  

Adjustments:

              

Gain on dispositions, net of taxes

     —       —        —         (5 )   —        (.01 )

Gain on insurance settlements (a)

     (6 )   —        (.01 )     —       —        —    

Amortization of deferred gains, net of taxes

     (3 )   —        (.01 )     (1 )   —        —    

Depreciation and amortization

     120     —        .22       119     —        .22  

Partnership adjustments

     4     —        .01       1     —        —    

Adjustments for dilutive securities:

              

Assuming distribution of units to Host for Host shares granted under its comprehensive stock plan less shares assumed purchased at average market price

     —       0.8      —         —       1.8      —    

Assuming conversion of 2004 Exchangeable Senior Debentures

     4     29.5      (.01 )     4     28.5      —    
                                          

FFO per diluted unit (b)(c)

   $ 218     571.0    $ .38     $ 157     569.9    $ .28  
                                          

 

     Year-to-Date ended  
     September 7, 2007     September 8, 2006  
    

Income

(Loss)

    Units   

Per Unit

Amount

   

Income

(Loss)

    Units    Per Unit
Amount
 

Net income available to common unitholders

   $ 443     540.5    $ .82     $ 547     483.4    $ 1.13  

Adjustments:

              

Gain on dispositions, net of taxes

     (139 )   —        (.26 )     (390 )   —        (.81 )

Gain on insurance settlements (a)

     (6 )   —        (.01 )     —       —        —    

Amortization of deferred gains, net of taxes

     (5 )   —        (.01 )     (3 )   —        —    

Depreciation and amortization

     354     —        .65       314     —        .65  

Partnership adjustments

     5     —        .01       1     —        —    

Adjustments for dilutive securities:

              

Assuming distribution of units to Host for Host shares granted under its comprehensive stock plan less shares assumed purchased at average market price

     —       0.9      —         —       1.8      —    

Assuming conversion of 2004 Exchangeable Senior Debentures

     13     29.5      (.04 )     13     28.5      (.03 )

Assuming conversion of Convertible Subordinated Debentures

     —       —        —         2     2.7      —    
                                          

FFO per diluted unit (b)(c)

   $ 665     570.9    $ 1.16     $ 484     516.4    $ .94  
                                          

(a) Represents the gain during the period from the settlement of property insurance claims, including the gains that are included in discontinued operations related to hotels that we have sold.
(b) FFO per diluted unit in accordance with NAREIT is adjusted for the effects of dilutive securities. Dilutive securities may include OP units granted to Host for Host shares granted under Host’s comprehensive stock plans, preferred OP units held by minority partners, exchangeable debt securities and other minority interests that have the option to convert their limited partnership interest to common OP units. No effect is shown for securities if they are anti-dilutive.
(c) The following table presents significant transactions affecting earnings per unit and FFO per diluted unit for all periods presented (in millions, except per unit amounts):

 

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Schedule of Significant Transactions Affecting Earnings per Unit

and Funds From Operations per Diluted Unit

 

     Quarter ended  
     September 7, 2007     September 8, 2006  
    

Net Income

(Loss)

    FFO    

Net Income

(Loss)

    FFO  

Non-recurring Starwood acquisition costs (1)

   $ —       $ —       $ (4 )   $ (4 )

Gain on hotel dispositions, net of taxes

     —         —         5       —    
                                

Total

   $ —       $ —       $ 1     $ (4 )
                                

Diluted units

     —         —         543.7       569.9  

Per diluted unit

   $ —       $ —       $ —       $ —    
                                
     Year-to-Date ended  
     September 7, 2007     September 8, 2006  
    

Net Income

(Loss)

    FFO    

Net Income

(Loss)

    FFO  

Non-recurring Starwood acquisition costs (1)

   $ —       $ —       $ (17 )   $ (17 )

Senior note redemptions and debt prepayments (2)

     (46 )     (46 )     (4 )     (4 )

Preferred unit redemptions (3)

     —         —         (8 )     (8 )

Gain on hotel dispositions, net of taxes

     139       —         390       —    
                                

Total

   $ 93     $ (46 )   $ 361     $ (29 )
                                

Diluted units

     572.1       570.9       485.2       516.4  

Per diluted unit

   $ .16     $ (.08 )   $ .74     $ (.05 )
                                

(1) Represents non-recurring costs incurred in conjunction with the acquisition of the Starwood portfolio that are required to be expensed under GAAP, including start-up costs, bridge loan fees and expenses and our portion of a foreign currency hedge loss by the European joint venture as the venture hedged a portion of its initial investment for the acquisition of its six European hotels.
(2) Represents call premiums and the acceleration of original issue discounts and deferred financing costs, as well as incremental interest during the call or prepayment notice period, included in interest expense in the consolidated statements of operations. We recognized these costs in conjunction with debt prepayments or refinancings during certain periods presented.
(3) Represents the original issuance costs of $6 million and the incremental distributions of $2 million during the redemption notice period associated with the redemption of the Class C preferred units in the second quarter of 2006.

 

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Comparable Hotel Operating Results

We present certain operating results for our hotels, such as hotel revenues, expenses and adjusted operating profit, on a comparable hotel, or “same store” basis as supplemental information for investors. We present these hotel operating results on a comparable hotel basis because we believe that doing so provides investors and management with useful information for evaluating the period-to-period performance of our hotels and facilitates comparisons with other hotel REITs and hotel owners. The following table presents certain operating results and statistics for our comparable hotels for the periods presented herein:

Comparable Hotel Results (a)

(in millions, except hotel statistics)

 

     Quarter ended     Year-to-Date ended  
     September 7,
2007
    September 8,
2006
    September 7,
2007
    September 8,
2006
 

Number of hotels

     94       94       94       94  

Number of rooms

     47,801       47,801       47,801       47,801  

Percent change in Comparable Hotel RevPAR

     6.7 %       6.1 %  

Comparable hotel sales

        

Room

   $ 581     $ 545     $ 1,730     $ 1,631  

Food and beverage (c)

     249       237       851       818  

Other

     64       59       189       176  
                                

Comparable hotel sales (b)

     894       841       2,770       2,625  
                                

Comparable hotel expenses

        

Room

     140       133       406       388  

Food and beverage (e)

     199       194       623       609  

Other

     37       36       107       104  

Management fees, ground rent and other costs

     295       280       876       824  
                                

Comparable hotel expenses (d)

     671       643       2,012       1,925  
                                

Comparable hotel adjusted operating profit

     223       198       758       700  

Non-comparable hotel results, net (f)

     70       61       224       129  

Office buildings and limited service properties, net (g)

     —         (1 )     (1 )     (2 )

Depreciation and amortization

     (119 )     (116 )     (354 )     (307 )

Corporate and other expenses

     (14 )     (21 )     (49 )     (62 )

Gain on property insurance settlements

     5       —         5       —    
                                

Operating profit

   $ 165     $ 121     $ 583     $ 458  
                                

(a) The reporting period for our comparable operating statistics for the third quarter of 2007 is from June 16, 2007 to September 7, 2007 and for the third quarter of 2006 is from June 17, 2006 to September 8, 2006. The reporting period for year-to-date 2007 is from December 30, 2006 to September 7, 2007 and for year-to-date 2006 is from December 31, 2005 to September 8, 2006. For further discussion, see “Reporting Periods” in our most recent Annual Report of Form 10–K.

 

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

 

     Quarter ended     Year-to-Date ended  
     September 7,
2007
    September 8,
2006
    September 7,
2007
    September 8,
2006
 

Revenues per the consolidated statements of operations

   $ 1,206     $ 1,110     $ 3,634     $ 3,116  

Non-comparable hotel sales

     (303 )     (262 )     (859 )     (481 )

Hotel sales for the property for which we record rental income, net

     10       11       37       37  

Rental income for office buildings and select service hotels

     (19 )     (18 )     (56 )     (54 )

Adjustment for hotel sales for comparable hotels to reflect Marriott’s fiscal year for Marriott-managed hotels

     —         —         14       7  
                                

Comparable hotel sales

   $ 894     $ 841     $ 2,770     $ 2,625  
                                

 

(c) 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     Year-to-Date ended  
     September 7,
2007
    September 8,
2006
    September 7,
2007
    September 8,
2006
 

Food and beverage sales per the consolidated statements of operations

   $ 325     $ 298     $ 1,077     $ 925  

Non-comparable food and beverage sales

     (80 )     (66 )     (250 )     (129 )

Food and beverage sales for the property for which we record rental income

     4       5       20       20  

Adjustment for food and beverage sales for comparable hotels to reflect Marriott’s fiscal year for Marriott-managed hotels

     —         —         4       2  
                                

Comparable food and beverage sales

   $ 249     $ 237     $ 851     $ 818  
                                

 

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

 

     Quarter ended     Year-to-Date ended  
     September 7,
2007
    September 8,
2006
    September 7,
2007
    September 8,
2006
 

Operating costs and expenses per the consolidated statements of operations

   $ 1,041     $ 989     $ 3,051     $ 2,658  

Non-comparable hotel expenses

     (232 )     (199 )     (632 )     (351 )

Hotel expenses for the property for which we record rental income

     9       9       38       38  

Rent expense for office buildings and select service hotels

     (19 )     (19 )     (57 )     (56 )

Adjustment for hotel expenses for comparable hotels to reflect Marriott’s fiscal year for Marriott-managed hotels

     —         —         10       5  

Depreciation and amortization

     (119 )     (116 )     (354 )     (307 )

Corporate and other expenses

     (14 )     (21 )     (49 )     (62 )

Gain on property insurance settlements

     5       —         5       —    
                                

Comparable hotel expenses

   $ 671     $ 643     $ 2,012     $ 1,925  
                                

 

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(e) 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     Year-to-Date ended  
     September 7,
2007
    September 8,
2006
    September 7,
2007
    September 8,
2006
 

Food and beverage expenses per the consolidated statements of operations

   $ 262     $ 244     $ 796     $ 694  

Non-comparable food and beverage expense

     (66 )     (54 )     (188 )     (99 )

Food and beverage expenses for the property for which we record rental income

     3       4       12       12  

Adjustment for food and beverage expenses for comparable hotels to reflect Marriott’s fiscal year for Marriott-managed hotels

     —         —         3       2  
                                

Comparable food and beverage expenses

   $ 199     $ 194     $ 623     $ 609  
                                

 

(f) Non-comparable hotel results, net includes the following items: (i) the results of operations of our non-comparable hotels whose operations are included in our consolidated statements of operations as continuing operations and (ii) the difference between the number of days of operations reflected in the comparable hotel results and the number of days of operations reflected in the consolidated statements of operations. For further detail, see “Reporting Periods” in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K.
(g) Represents rental income less rental expense for select service properties and office buildings.

 

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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

Interest Rate Sensitivity

During 2007, we repaid the balance of our floating rate debt. Floating rate debt accounted for 5.8% of our outstanding debt balance at December 31, 2006. See our most recent Annual Report on Form 10–K.

 

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

As required by Rules 13a-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, management has evaluated, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report. Disclosure controls and procedures refer to controls and other procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports we file or submit under the Exchange Act reports is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in our reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding our required disclosure. In designing and evaluating our disclosure controls and procedures, management recognized that any controls and procedures, no matter how well-designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and management was required to apply its judgment in evaluating and implementing possible controls and procedures.

We carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on the foregoing, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level.

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

 

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

 

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

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

 

Period

  

Total Number

of Common

Units Purchased

   

Average Price Paid per
Common Unit

  

Total Number of Common
Units Purchased as Part of

Publicly Announced Plans

or Programs

  

Maximum Number (or

Approximate Dollar Value) of

Common Units that May Yet

Be Purchased Under the

Plans or Programs

June 16, 2007—

      July 15, 2007

   22,512 *   1 share of Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. common stock*    —      —  

July 16, 2007—August 15, 2007

   61,732 *   1 share of Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. common stock*    —      —  

August 16, 2007—September 7, 2007

   4,614 *   1 share of Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. common stock*    —      —  
              

Total

   88,858 *   1 share of Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. common stock*      
              

* Reflects common operating partnership units redeemed by holders in exchange for 1 share of Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. common stock for each operating partnership unit.

 

Item 6. Exhibits

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

12.1   Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges and Preferred OP Unit Distributions.
31.1   Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2   Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32†   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.

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.

 

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SIGNATURE

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.
October 17, 2007   By: Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc., its general partner
 

/s/ Brian G. Macnamara

  Brian G. Macnamara
  Senior Vice President, Corporate Controller

 

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