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Host Marriott Corporation

Company Press Release: Host Marriott Corporation
July 20, 2000
Introduction

The following financial data is presented in order to help our investors understand the financial position and operations of the company as of June 16, 2000. In this press release we present certain information regarding Comparative FFO and EBITDA wherein Host Marriott Corporation (``Host REIT'') and Host Marriott, L.P. (``Host LP'') are separate entities with distinct reconciling items between them. Throughout this press release you will see references to Host LP, a 77% owned operating partnership which, directly or through subsidiaries, owns all of our hotels. When distinguishing between Host REIT and Host LP, the primary difference is the 23% ownership by outside partners in Host LP, which is reflected for financial reporting purposes as minority interest in our balance sheet and minority interest expense in our income statement. We have included below a brief discussion of these entities and their relationship to one another. Readers are encouraged to find further detail regarding our corporate structure in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999.

Host REIT operates as a self-managed and self-administered real estate investment trust with operations conducted solely through the operating partnership, Host LP. Host REIT contributed substantially all of its hotels and certain other assets and liabilities to Host LP on December 30, 1998 and holds approximately 77% of the operating partnership units-which we refer to as OP Units-in an amount equal to the outstanding number of shares of Host REIT's common stock. Partners holding OP Units, other than Host REIT, have the right to exchange their OP Units for cash, or, at Host REIT's option, shares of Host REIT common stock.

For purposes of determining diluted earnings per share, diluted Comparative FFO per share and EBITDA (all of which are defined herein) we consider all of the outstanding OP Units not held by Host REIT to have been exchanged for common stock.

                          Host Marriott Corporation
                       Consolidated Balance Sheets (a)
                           (unaudited, in millions)


                                                    June 16,    December 31,
                                                     2000            1999

    ASSETS

    Property and equipment, net                    $7,108            $7,108
    Notes and other receivables
      (including amounts due from
      affiliates of $125 million and
      $127 million, respectively)                     173               175
    Rent receivable                                    89                72
    Investments in affiliates                          96                49
    Other assets                                      545               521
    Cash and cash equivalents                         155               277

                                                   $8,166            $8,202



    LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

    Debt
    Senior notes                                   $2,539            $2,539
    Mortgage debt                                   2,296             2,309
    Other                                             272               221
                                                    5,107             5,069

    Accounts payable and accrued expenses             143               148
    Deferred income taxes                              48                49
    Deferred rent                                     291                --
    Other liabilities                                 396               426
      Total liabilities                             5,985             5,692

    Minority interest                                 440               508
    Company-obligated mandatorily redeemable
      convertible preferred securities of a
      subsidiary whose sole assets are the
      convertible subordinated debentures due
      2026 ("Convertible Preferred Securities")       475               497

    Shareholders' equity
    Cumulative redeemable preferred stock,
      50 million shares authorized; 8.2 million
      shares issued and outstanding                   196               196
    Common stock, 750 million shares authorized;
      220.2 million shares and 223.5 million
      shares issued and outstanding,
      respectively                                      2                 2
    Additional paid-in capital                      1,816             1,844
    Accumulated other comprehensive income              3                 2
    Retained deficit                                 (751)             (539)
      Total shareholders' equity                    1,266             1,505

                                                   $8,166            $8,202

                          Host Marriott Corporation
                   Consolidated Statement of Operations (a)
              (Unaudited, in millions, except per share amounts)

                           Twelve weeks ended        Twenty-four weeks ended
                          June 16,      June 18,     June 16,      June 18,
                              2000          1999         2000          1999

    Revenues
    Rental income (b)         $183          $187         $356          $358
    Interest income              8             8           17            16
    Other                        8             8           11            21
    Total revenues             199           203          384           395

    Expenses
    Depreciation and
      amortization              75            67          149           135
    Property-level
      owner expenses            63            62          122           120
    Minority interest
      benefit (b)              (11)           (5)         (22)          (13)
    Interest expense            97           101          193           200
    Dividends on
      convertible
      preferred securities
      of subsidiary trust        7             8           14            17
    Corporate expenses          10             8           20            15
    Other expenses               6             5           12             7
    Total expenses             247           246          488           481

    Loss before income
      taxes                    (48)          (43)        (104)          (86)
    Provision for income
      taxes                     (2)           (1)          (3)           (2)

    Loss before
      extraordinary items      (50)          (44)        (107)          (88)
    Extraordinary
      gain (loss)               (3)           13           (3)           13

    Net loss                   (53)          (31)         (110)          (75)

    Less:
      Preferred dividends       (5)           --           (10)          --
    Add:
      Gain on repurchase
    of Convertible
      Preferred Securities      --            --            4            --

    Net loss available
      to common
      shareholders            $(58)         $(31)       $(116)         $(75)


    Basic loss per
      common share           $(.26)        $(.14)       $(.53)        $(.33)

    Diluted loss per
      common share           $(.26)        $(.14)       $(.53)        $(.33)

                          Host Marriott Corporation
                       Reconciliation of Earnings per Share
                (unaudited, in millions, except per share amounts)


                                       Twelve weeks ended June 16, 2000

                                     Income          Shares     Per Share
                                 (Numerator)    (Denominator)      Amount

    Net Loss                          $(53)           220.1        $(.24)
      Dividends on
        preferred stock                 (5)              --         (.02)
      Gain on repurchase
        of Convertible
        Preferred Securities             --              --            --
    Basic loss available to
        common shareholders
        per share                      (58)           220.1         (.26)
      Assuming distribution of
        common shares granted
        under the comprehensive
        stock plan, less shares
        assumed purchased at
        average market price (d)         --              --            --
      Assuming conversion of
        minority OP Units
        outstanding (b)                (16)            63.5            --
      Assuming conversion of
        preferred OP Units (c)           --              .6            --
      Assuming conversion of
        minority OP Units
        issuable (d)                     --              --            --
      Assuming conversion of
        Convertible Preferred
        Securities (d)                   --              --            --
    Diluted Loss per Share            $(74)           284.2        $(.26)



                                        Twelve weeks ended June 18, 1999

                                     Income          Shares     Per Share
                                 (Numerator)   (Denominator)       Amount

    Net Loss                          $(31)           227.9        $(.14)
      Dividends on
        preferred stock                  --              --            --
      Gain on repurchase
        of Convertible
        Preferred Securities             --              --            --
    Basic loss available to
        common shareholders
         per share                     (31)           227.9         (.14)

      Assuming distribution of
        common shares granted
        under the comprehensive
        stock plan, less shares
        assumed purchased at
        average market price (d)         --              --            --
      Assuming conversion of
        minority OP Units
        outstanding (b)                (12)            64.6            --
      Assuming conversion of
        preferred OP Units (c)           --              --            --
      Assuming conversion of
        minority OP Units
        issuable (d)                     --              --            --
      Assuming conversion of
        Convertible Preferred
        Securities (d)                   --              --            --
    Diluted Loss per Share            $(43)           292.5        $(.14)

                                   Twenty-four weeks ended June 16, 2000

                                    Income           Shares     Per Share
                                 (Numerator)   (Denominator)       Amount

    Net Loss                         $(110)           220.7        $(.50)
      Dividends on
        preferred stock                (10)              --         (.05)
        Gain on repurchase
        of Convertible
        Preferred Securities              4              --           .02
    Basic loss available to
        common shareholders
        per share                     (116)           220.7         (.53)
      Assuming distribution of
        common shares granted
        under the comprehensive
        stock plan, less shares
        assumed purchased at
        average market price (d)         --              --            --
      Assuming conversion of
        minority OP Units
        outstanding (b)                (34)            63.7            --
      Assuming conversion of
        preferred OP Units (c)           --              .6            --
      Assuming conversion of
        minority OP Units
         issuable (d)                    --              --            --
      Assuming conversion of
        Convertible Preferred
        Securities (d)                   --              --            --
    Diluted Loss per Share           $(150)           285.0        $(.53)



                                   Twenty-four weeks ended June 18, 1999

                                     Income          Shares     Per Share
                                 (Numerator)   (Denominator)       Amount

    Net Loss                          $(75)          227.4         $(.33)
      Dividends on
        preferred stock                  --             --             --
      Gain on repurchase
        of Convertible
        Preferred Securities             --             --             --
    Basic loss available to
        common shareholders
        per share                      (75)          227.4          (.33)
      Assuming distribution of
        common shares granted
        under the comprehensive
        stock plan, less shares
        assumed purchased at
        average market price (d)         --             --             --
      Assuming conversion of
        minority OP Units
        outstanding (b)                (24)           64.6             --
      Assuming conversion of
        preferred OP Units (c)           --             --             --
      Assuming conversion of
        minority OP Units
        issuable (d)                     --             --             --
      Assuming conversion of
        Convertible Preferred
        Securities (d)                   --             --             --
    Diluted Loss per Share            $(99)          292.0         $(.33)


                          Host Marriott Corporation
                    Comparative Funds From Operations (a)
              (unaudited, in millions, except per share amounts)

                            Twelve weeks ended       Twenty-four weeks ended
                           June 16,      June 18,     June 16,     June 18,
                              2000          1999         2000          1999

    Funds from Operations
    Loss before
       extraordinary items    $(50)         $(44)        $(107)        $(88)
      Depreciation and
        amortization            74            67          146           135
      Other real estate
        activities              (1)           (5)          (1)          (16)
      Partnership
        adjustments            (12)            --         (22)           (9)
    Funds from operations
        of Host LP              11            18           16            22
      Effect on funds from
        operations of SAB
        101 (a)                166           134          285           247

    Comparative funds from
        operations of
        Host LP                177           152          301           269
      Dividends on
        preferred stock         (5)           --          (10)           --

    Comparative funds from
        operations of Host
        LP available to
        common unitholders     172           152          291           269

    Comparative funds from
        operations of
        minority partners
        of Host LP (b)         (39)          (34)         (66)          (60)

    Comparative funds from
        operations available
        to common
        shareholders of
        Host REIT             $133          $118         $225          $209

    Comparative funds from
      operations of Host
      REIT per basic
      common share (c)       $0.60         $0.52        $1.02         $0.92

    Comparative funds from
      operations of Host
      REIT per diluted
      common share (d)       $0.55         $0.48        $0.94         $0.86

The deferrals under SAB 101 would have impacted funds from operations by $166 million and $134 million, respectively, and $285 million and $247 million, respectively, for the twelve weeks and twenty-four weeks ended June 16, 2000 and June 18, 1999, respectively. Rental revenues would have been increased by $168 million and $138 million, respectively, and $291 million and $253 million, respectively, for the twelve weeks and twenty-four weeks ended June 16, 2000 and June 18, 1999, respectively. Partnership adjustments would have been reduced by $2 million and $4 million, respectively, and $6 million and $6 million, respectively, for the same periods. If such contingent rent were not included in our Comparative FFO, then our funds from operations available to common unitholders would be $6 and $18 million, respectively, and $6 million and $22 million, respectively, for the twelve weeks and twenty-four weeks ended June 16, 2000 and June 18, 1999, respectively. Funds from operations per basic and diluted share would be $.02 and $.06, respectively, and $.02 and $.07, respectively for the same periods. Funds from operations per diluted share would equal funds from operations per basic share for the same periods because the Convertible Preferred Securities and other adjustments would be antidilutive or have no impact for all periods presented.

During the above reorganization, Host REIT received a number of units of general and limited partnership interests in the Operating Partnership -- which we refer to as OP Units - equal to the number of the then outstanding shares of Host REIT common stock, and Host LP assumed all of the liabilities of Host REIT. As a result of this reorganization we are the sole general partner in Host LP and as of June 16, 2000 held approximately 77% of the outstanding OP Units. The $39 million and $34 million, respectively, deducted for the twelve weeks ended and $66 million and $60 million, respectively, deducted for the twenty-four weeks ended June 16, 2000 and June 18, 1999, respectively, represent the Comparative FFO attributable to the interests in Host LP held by the 23% minority partners. OP Units owned by holders other than us are redeemable at the option of the holder, generally commencing one year after the issuance of their OP Units. Upon redemption of an OP Unit, the holder would receive from Host LP cash in an amount equal to the market value of one share of our common stock, or at our option, a share of our common stock. For additional detail regarding the reorganization and our operating structure investors should read our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999.

                            Host Marriott Corporation
                     Reconciliation of Comparative Funds From
                       Operations on a per Share Basis (a)
                 (unaudited, in millions, except per share basis)


                                      Twelve weeks ended June 16, 2000
                                     Income          Shares     Per Share
                                (Numerator)   (Denominator)        Amount

    Basic Comparative Funds
        from Operations
        available to common
        shareholders                   $133           220.1         $0.60
      Assuming distribution
        of common shares granted
        under the comprehensive
        stock plan, less shares
        assumed purchased at
        average market price             --             4.4          (0.01)
      Assuming conversion of
        minority OP Units
        outstanding (b)                  39            63.5            --
      Assuming conversion of
        preferred OP Units(c)            --             0.6            --
      Assuming conversion of
        minority OP units
        issuable (c)                      4            10.1          (0.01)
      Assuming conversion of
        Convertible Preferred
        Securities                        7            31.1          (0.03)

    Diluted Comparative Funds
        from Operations                $183           329.8         $0.55



                                       Twelve weeks ended June 18, 1999

                                     Income          Shares     Per Share
                                 (Numerator)   (Denominator)       Amount

    Basic Comparative Funds
        from Operations
        available to common
        shareholders                   $118           227.9         $0.52
      Assuming distribution
        of common shares
        granted under the
        comprehensive stock
        plan, less shares
        assumed purchased at
        average market price             --             5.7          (0.01)
      Assuming conversion of
        minority OP Units
        outstanding (b)                  34            64.6            --
      Assuming conversion of
        preferred OP Units(c)            --             0.6            --
      Assuming conversion of
        minority OP Units
        issuable (c)                      4             8.7            --
      Assuming conversion of
        Convertible Preferred
        Securities                        8            35.8          (0.03)

    Diluted Comparative Funds
        from Operations                $164           343.3         $0.48

                                    Twenty-four weeks ended June 16, 2000
                                    Income           Shares     Per Share
                                 (Numerator)   (Denominator)       Amount

    Basic Comparative Funds
        from Operations
        available to common
        shareholders                   $225           220.7         $1.02
      Assuming distribution
        of common shares
        granted under the
        comprehensive stock plan,
        less shares assumed
        purchased at average
        market price                     --             4.4          (0.02)
      Assuming conversion of
        minority OP Units
        outstanding (b)                  66            63.7            --
      Assuming conversion of
        preferred OP Units(c)            --             0.6            --
      Assuming conversion of
        minority OP units
        issuable (c)                      8            10.1          (0.01)
      Assuming conversion of
        Convertible Preferred
        Securities                       14            31.1          (0.05)

    Diluted Comparative Funds
        from Operations                $313           330.6         $0.94



                                    Twenty-four weeks ended June 18, 1999

                                    Income           Shares     Per Share
                                 (Numerator)   (Denominator)       Amount

    Basic Comparative Funds
        from Operations
        available to common
        shareholders                   $209           227.4         $0.92
      Assuming distribution
        of common shares
        granted under the
        comprehensive stock plan,
        less shares assumed
        purchased at average
        market price                     --             5.7          (0.02)
      Assuming conversion of
        minority OP Units
        outstanding (b)                  60            64.6            --
      Assuming conversion of
        preferred OP Units(c)            --             0.6            --
      Assuming conversion of
        minority OP units
        issuable (c)                      8             8.6            --
      Assuming conversion of
        Convertible Preferred
        Securities                       17            35.8          (0.04)
    Diluted Comparative Funds
        from Operations                $294           342.7         $0.86

SOURCE: Host Marriott Corporation