0001140361-14-003073.txt : 20140124 0001140361-14-003073.hdr.sgml : 20140124 20140124101125 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001140361-14-003073 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20140124 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20140124 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: HOST HOTELS & RESORTS, INC. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001070750 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS [6798] IRS NUMBER: 530085950 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MD FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-55169 FILM NUMBER: 14544701 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 6903 ROCKLEDGE DR STREET 2: SUITE 1500 CITY: BETHESDA STATE: MD ZIP: 20817 BUSINESS PHONE: 240-744-1000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: HOST MARRIOTT CORP STREET 2: 6903 ROCKLEDGE DR., SUITE 1500 CITY: BETHESDA STATE: MD ZIP: 20817-1109 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: HOST MARRIOTT CORP/ DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19981229 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: HMC MERGER CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19980921 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Daiwa Asset Management Co. Ltd CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001513151 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 FISCAL YEAR END: 0331 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: GRANTOKYO NORTH TOWER 9-1, MARUNOUCHI STREET 2: 1-CHOME, CHIYODA-KU CITY: TOKYO STATE: M0 ZIP: 100-6753 BUSINESS PHONE: (81)3-5555-3111 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: GRANTOKYO NORTH TOWER 9-1, MARUNOUCHI STREET 2: 1-CHOME, CHIYODA-KU CITY: TOKYO STATE: M0 ZIP: 100-6753 SC 13G/A 1 doc1.htm NONE Schedule 13G


 
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
SCHEDULE 13G
 
 
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 01)*
 
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc 

(Name of Issuer)
 
Common Stock

(Title of Class of Securities)
 
44107P104

(CUSIP Number)
 
December 31, 2013

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
 
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:
 
     x  Rule 13d-1(b)
 
     o  Rule 13d-1(c)
 
     o  Rule 13d-1(d)
 
* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
 
The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).
 


 
 

 
 
CUSIP No.  44107P104      
 
      
1 NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
 Daiwa Asset Management Co. Ltd
00-0000000
   
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

 (a)   o
 (b)   o
   
3 SEC USE ONLY
  
  
   
4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
  
 Japan
    
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY  OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH: 5 SOLE VOTING POWER
  
 21343778
   
6 SHARED VOTING POWER
  
 0
   
7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
  
 40858
   
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
  
 21302920
   
9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
  
 21343778
   
10 CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
  
 o
   
11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
  
 2.8%
   
12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
  
 N/A
 

FOOTNOTES
  
 
 
 

 
 
Item 1.

 
(a)
Name of Issuer
 
 
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

 
(b)
Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices
 
 
6903 Rockledge Drive
Suite 1500
Bethesda, MD 20817

Item 2.

 
(a)
Name of Person Filing
 
 
Daiwa Asset Management Co. Ltd.

 
(b)
Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence
 
 
GranTokyo North Tower
9-1 Marunouchi 1-chome, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo, Japan 100-6753

 
(c)
Citizenship
 
 
Japan

 
(d)
Title of Class of Securities
 
 
Common Stock

 
(e)
CUSIP Number
 
 
44107P104

 
Item 3.
If this statement is filed pursuant to §§240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:

 
(a)
o
Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o).

 
(b)
o
Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).

 
(c)
o
Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).

 
(d)
o
Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C 80a-8).

 
(e)
o
An investment adviser in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);

 
(f)
o
An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);

 
(g)
o
A parent holding company or control person in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);

 
(h)
o
A savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);

 
(i)
o
A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);

 
(j)
x
A non-U.S. institution in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).

 
(k)
o
A group, in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(K). If filing as a non-U.S. institution in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J), please specify the type of institution:

 
 
 

 
 
Item 4.
Ownership.
 
Provide the following information regarding the aggregate number and percentage of the class of securities of the issuer identified in Item 1.

 
(a)
Amount beneficially owned: 21,343,778

 
(b)
Percent of class: 2.8

 
(c)
Number of shares as to which the person has:

 
(i)
Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 21,343,778

 
(ii)
Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 0

 
(iii)
Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 40,858

 
(iv)
Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 21,302,920

Item 5.
Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class
 
If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following x .
 
N/A
 
Item 6.
Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.
 
N/A
 
Item 7.
Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company
 
N/A
 
Item 8.
Identification and Classification of Members of the Group
 
N/A
 
Item 9.
Notice of Dissolution of Group
 
N/A
 
 
 

 
 
 
Item 10.
Certification
  
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the foreign regulatory scheme applicable to holding companies is substantially comparable to the regulatory scheme applicable to the functionally equivalent U.S. institution(s). I also undertake to furnish to the Commission staff, upon request, information that would otherwise be disclosed in a Schedule 13D.
 
 

SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
 
 
 Daiwa Asset Management Co. Ltd.
 
    
Date: January 17, 2014
By:
/s/  Koichiro Sekiguchi 
   Name: Koichiro Sekiguchi 
   Title:  Head of Legal & Compliance Department 
    
 
Footnotes:

Attention:
Intentional misstatements or omissions of fact constitute Federal criminal violations (See 18 U.S.C. 1001)