8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) November 14, 2011

HOST HOTELS & RESORTS, INC.

HOST HOTELS & RESORTS, L.P.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland (Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.) Delaware (Host Hotels & Resorts, L.P.)	001-14625 0-25087	53-0085950 52-2095412
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

6903 Rockledge Drive, Suite 1500

Bethesda, Maryland 20817

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(240) 744-1000

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 8.01. Other Events.

On November 14, 2011, Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (“Host Inc.”) issued a press release announcing that Host Hotels & Resorts, L.P. (“Host L.P.”), for whom Host Inc. acts as general partner, priced its private placement offering (the “Offering”) of $300 million aggregate principal amount of 6% senior notes due 2021. The net proceeds of the Offering of approximately $295 million, after taking into account fees and offering expenses, will be used, along with available cash and borrowings under Host L.P.’s credit facility to repurchase or repay $421 million face amount of its 2 5/8% exchangeable senior debentures due 2027, which are putable to Host L.P. on April 15, 2012. A copy of the press release is attached hereto and is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. Press Release, dated November 14, 2011.

SIGNATURES

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

HOST HOTELS & RESORTS, INC.

                   (Registrant)

Date: November 14, 2011	By:	/s/ Brian G. Macnamara
		Brian G. Macnamara
		Senior Vice President and Corporate Controller

SIGNATURES

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

HOST HOTELS & RESORTS, L.P.

                   (Registrant)

	By:	HOST HOTELS & RESORTS, INC.
		Its General Partner
Date: November 14, 2011	By:	/s/ Brian G. Macnamara
		Brian G. Macnamara
		Senior Vice President and Corporate Controller

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. Press Release, dated November 14, 2011.

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

HOST HOTELS & RESORTS, INC. ANNOUNCES PRICING OF $300 MILLION OF 6% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2021 BY HOST HOTELS & RESORTS, L.P.

BETHESDA, MD; November 14, 2011 – Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NYSE: HST) today announced that Host Hotels & Resorts, L.P. (“Host L.P.”), for whom the Company acts as sole general partner, has priced its private placement offering (the “Offering”) of $300 million in aggregate principal amount of 6% senior notes due 2021 (the “Notes”). The Offering is expected to close on November 18, 2011, subject to the satisfaction or waiver of customary closing conditions.

The net proceeds of the Offering of approximately $295 million, after taking into account fees and offering expenses, will be used, along with available cash and borrowings under Host L.P.’s credit facility, to repurchase or repay $421 million face amount of outstanding 2⁵/₈% exchangeable senior debentures due 2027 issued by Host L.P., which are putable to Host L.P. by investors on April 15, 2012.

The Notes have not been registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933 and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from registration requirements. The Notes are being offered and sold only to qualified institutional buyers in reliance on Rule 144A and in offshore transactions pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act.

This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any of the securities, nor shall there be any sale of the securities in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of such state.

This press release contains information about pending transactions, and there can be no assurance that these transactions will be completed.

Note: This press release contains forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are identified by their use of terms and phrases such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “predict,” “project,” “will,” “continue” and other similar terms and phrases, including references to assumptions and forecasts of future results. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results to differ materially from those anticipated at the time the forward-looking statements are made. These risks include, but are not limited to: our ability to close this offering and apply the proceeds as currently intended; national and local economic and business conditions, including the potential for terrorist attacks, that will affect occupancy rates at our hotels and the demand for hotel products and services; operating risks associated with the hotel business; risks associated with the level of our indebtedness and our ability to meet covenants in our debt agreements; relationships with property managers; our ability to maintain our properties in a first-class manner, including meeting capital expenditure requirements; our ability to compete effectively in areas such as access, location, quality of accommodations and room rate structures; changes in travel patterns, taxes and government regulations which influence or determine wages, prices, construction procedures and costs; our ability to complete acquisitions and dispositions; and our ability to continue to satisfy complex rules in order for us to qualify as a REIT for federal income tax purposes and other risks and uncertainties associated with our business described in the Company’s filings with the SEC. Although the Company believes the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions, it can give no assurance that the expectations will be attained or that any deviation will not be material. All information in this release is as of the date of this release, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to conform the statement to actual results or changes in the Company’s expectations.

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