SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* MCHALE JUDITH A (Last) (First) (Middle) DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS, INC. ONE DISCOVERY PLACE, 9TH FLOOR (Street) SILVER SPRING MD 20910-3354 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol HOST MARRIOTT CORP/ [ HMT ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 11/30/2004
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Restricted-Annual Director Stock Award								6,575	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Non-Employee Director Def. Stock Units	$0	11/30/2004		A		117.2295		11/30/2004(1)	11/30/2014(1)	Common Stock	117.2295	$15.5	117.2295	D
Non-Employee Director Def. Stock Units	$0							01/31/2003(1)	01/31/2013	Common Stock	231.9109		231.9109	D
Non-Employee Director Def. Stock Units	$0							02/28/2003(1)	02/28/2013	Common Stock	179.4688		179.4688	D
Non-Employee Director Def. Stock Units	$0							03/31/2003(1)	03/31/2013	Common Stock	182.615		182.615	D
Non-Employee Director Def. Stock Units	$0							04/30/2003(1)	04/30/2013	Common Stock	158.5289		158.5289	D
Non-Employee Director Def. Stock Units	$0							05/30/2003(1)	05/31/2013	Common Stock	283.9296		283.9296	D
Non-Employee Director Def. Stock Units	$0							06/30/2003(1)	06/30/2013	Common Stock	138.9661		138.9661	D
Non-Employee Director Def. Stock Units	$0							07/31/2003(1)	07/31/2013	Common Stock	250.6265		250.6265	D
Non-Employee Director Def. Stock Units	$0							08/29/2003(1)	08/29/2013	Common Stock	124.9375		124.9375	D
Non-Employee Director Def. Stock Units	$0							08/31/2004(1)	08/31/2013(1)	Common Stock	66.8241		66.8241	D
Non-Employee Director Def. Stock Units	$0							09/30/2003(1)	09/30/2013(1)	Common Stock	239.8295		239.8295	D
Non-Employee Director Def. Stock Units	$0							10/29/2004(1)	10/29/2013(1)	Common Stock	60.3147		60.3147	D
Non-Employee Director Def. Stock Units	$0							10/31/2003(1)	10/31/2013	Common Stock	117.9245		117.9245	D
Non-Employee Director Def. Stock Units	$0							11/28/2003(1)	11/28/2013(1)	Common Stock	281.7854		281.7854	D
Non-Employee Director Def. Stock Units	$0							12/31/2003	12/31/2013	Common Stock	122.7998		122.7998	D
Non-Employee Director Def. Stock Units	$0							01/30/2004	01/30/2014	Common Stock	59.125		59.125	D
Non-Employee Director Def. Stock Units	$0							02/27/2004	02/27/2014	Common Stock	150.0346		150.0346	D
Non-Employee Director Def. Stock Units	$0							03/31/2034(1)	03/31/2014(1)	Common Stock	70.1322		70.1322	D
Non-Employee Director Def. Stock Units	$0							04/30/2004(1)	04/30/2014(1)	Common Stock	74.4989		74.4989	D
Non-Employee Director Def. Stock Units	$0							05/28/2004(1)	05/28/2014(1)	Common Stock	175.6101		175.6101	D
Non-Employee Director Def. Stock Units	$0							06/30/2004(1)	06/30/2014(1)	Common Stock	71.8976		71.8976	D
Non-Employee Director Def. Stock Units	$0							07/30/2004(1)	07/30/2014(1)	Common Stock	91.9355		91.9355	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. The stock units were accrued under the Host Marriott Corporation Non-Employee Directors' Deferred Stock Compensation Plan and are to be settled in Host Marriott common stock in a lump sum or equal annual installments over a period not to exceed ten (10) years upon the reporting person's termination of service as a Director.

	By: Elizabeth A. Abdoo For: Judith A. McHale	12/01/2004
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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