HOST MARRIOTT CORP/MD
10-Q, 1997-05-05
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                       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

                                       OR

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




        For the Quarter Ended March 28, 1997 Commission File No. 1-5664


                            HOST MARRIOTT CORPORATION
                               10400 Fernwood Road
                            Bethesda, Maryland 20817

                                 (301) 380-9000


        Delaware                                            53-0085950
- ------------------------                               ----------------------  
State of Incorporation)                                (I.R.S. Employer
                                                       Identification Number)


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,  and (2) has been subject to such filing  requirements
for the past 90 days.
                                                         Yes   X     No       



                                                          Shares outstanding
        Class                                              at April 25, 1997
- -------------------                                       ------------------
Common Stock, $1.00                                           202,928,000
par value per share                                       ------------------

                                                              

<PAGE>


                   HOST MARRIOTT CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

                                      INDEX
                                      -----

 
                                                                Page No.
                                                                --------

Part I.   FINANCIAL INFORMATION (Unaudited):

          Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets -                  4
            March 28, 1997 and January 3, 1997

          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations -        5
            Twelve Weeks Ended March 28, 1997 and
            March 22, 1996
 
          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows -        6
            Twelve Weeks Ended March 28, 1997 and
            March 22, 1996
 
          Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements     7
 
          Management's Discussion and Analysis of Results of      10
            Operations and Financial Condition


Part II. OTHER INFORMATION AND SIGNATURE                          13























                                      

<PAGE>

                          PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION


                   HOST MARRIOTT CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                      CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                                  (in millions)


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                          March 28,       January 3,
                                                                                            1997            1997
                                                                                         -----------     -----------       
                                                                                         (unaudited)
                                     ASSETS
                                     ------
<S>                                                                                       <C>            <C>

Property and Equipment, net............................................................   $  4,214       $  3,805
Notes and Other Receivables (including amounts due from
  affiliates of $149 million and $156 million, respectively)...........................        187            297
Due from Hotel Managers................................................................        109             89
Investments in Affiliates..............................................................         10             11
Other Assets...........................................................................        251            246
Cash and Cash Equivalents..............................................................        530            704
                                                                                          --------       --------
                                                                                          $  5,301       $  5,152
                                                                                          ========       ========
 


                      LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
                      ------------------------------------
Debt
  Senior notes issued by the company or its subsidiaries...............................   $  1,021       $  1,021
  Mortgage debt........................................................................      1,614          1,529
  Other................................................................................         96             97
                                                                                          --------       --------
                                                                                             2,731          2,647
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses..................................................         79             74
Deferred Income Taxes..................................................................        479            464
Other Liabilities......................................................................        321            290
                                                                                          --------       --------
     Total Liabilities                                                                       3,610          3,475
                                                                                          --------       --------

Company-obligated Mandatorily Redeemable Convertible Preferred
  Securities of a Subsidiary Trust Holding Company, Substantially
  all of Whose Assets are the Convertible Subordinated Debentures
  due 2026 ("Convertible Preferred Securities")........................................        550            550
                                                                                          --------       --------

Shareholders' Equity
  Common Stock, 300 million shares authorized; 202.6 million
    shares and 202.0 million shares issued and outstanding,
    respectively.......................................................................        203            202
  Additional Paid-in Capital...........................................................        928            926
  Retained Earnings....................................................................         10             (1)
                                                                                          --------       -------- 
     Total Shareholders' Equity                                                              1,141          1,127
                                                                                          --------       --------
                                                                                          $  5,301       $  5,152
                                                                                          ========       ========
</TABLE>



            See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

                                      
<PAGE>


                   HOST MARRIOTT CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
              Twelve weeks ended March 28, 1997 and March 22, 1996
            (unaudited, in millions, except per common share amounts)
 

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                           1997           1996  
                                                                                         ---------      ---------
<S>                                                                                      <C>            <C>

REVENUES
    Hotels.............................................................................  $     248      $     126
    Net gains on property transactions.................................................          1              1
    Equity in earnings of affiliates...................................................          1              1
    Other .............................................................................          2              2
                                                                                         ---------      ---------
      Total revenues...................................................................        252            130
                                                                                         ---------      ---------

OPERATING COSTS AND EXPENSES
    Hotels (including Marriott International management fees of
      $42 million and $17 million in 1997 and 1996, respectively)......................        151             83
    Other .............................................................................         10              9
                                                                                         ---------      ---------
      Total operating costs and expenses...............................................        161             92
                                                                                         ---------      ---------

OPERATING PROFIT BEFORE MINORITY INTEREST,
  CORPORATE EXPENSES AND INTEREST......................................................         91             38
Minority interest......................................................................        (11)            (1)
Corporate expenses.....................................................................         (9)            (9)
Interest expense.......................................................................        (63)           (48)
Dividends on Convertible Preferred Securities of a subsidiary trust....................         (9)            --
Interest income........................................................................         12              6
                                                                                         ---------      ---------

INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES AND
  EXTRAORDINARY ITEM...................................................................         11            (14)
Benefit (provision) for income taxes...................................................         (5)             2
                                                                                         ---------      ---------

INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE EXTRAORDINARY ITEM................................................          6            (12)
Extraordinary item - Gain on extinguishment of debt
  (net of income taxes of $3 million)..................................................          5             --
                                                                                         ---------      ---------

NET INCOME (LOSS)......................................................................  $      11      $     (12)
                                                                                         =========      ========= 

INCOME (LOSS) PER COMMON SHARE:
Income (loss) before extraordinary item................................................  $     .03      $    (.07)
Extraordinary item - Gain on extinguishment of debt (net of income taxes)..............        .02             --
                                                                                         ---------      ---------
NET INCOME (LOSS)......................................................................  $     .05      $    (.07)
                                                                                         =========      ========= 




</TABLE>





            See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

                                      
<PAGE>

                   HOST MARRIOTT CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
              Twelve weeks ended March 28, 1997 and March 22, 1996
                            (unaudited, in millions)


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                            1997            1996
                                                                                         ---------       ---------
<S>                                                                                      <C>             <C>

OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Income (loss) from continuing operations...............................................  $       6       $     (12)
Adjustments to reconcile to cash from continuing operations:
    Depreciation and amortization......................................................         51              34
    Income taxes.......................................................................          1              (2)
    Equity in earnings of affiliates...................................................         (1)             (1)
    Changes in operating accounts......................................................          8              14
    Other..............................................................................         25              10
                                                                                         ---------       ---------

    Cash from continuing operations....................................................         90              43
    Cash used in discontinued operations...............................................          -              (3)
                                                                                         ---------       --------- 
    Cash from operations...............................................................         90              40
                                                                                         ---------       ---------

INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from sales of assets..........................................................          3              90
    Less noncash proceeds..............................................................          -              (9)
                                                                                         ---------       --------- 
Cash received from sales of assets ....................................................          3              81
Acquisitions...........................................................................       (115)           (165)
Capital expenditures:
    Renewals and replacements..........................................................        (35)            (18)
    Lodging construction funded by project financing...................................          -              (1)
    Other..............................................................................         (7)            (12)
Note receivable collections............................................................          1               3
Affiliate collections (advances), net..................................................          4               5
Other .................................................................................         14             (25)
                                                                                         ---------       --------- 
    Cash used in investing activities..................................................       (135)           (132)
                                                                                         ---------       --------- 

FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Issuances of debt......................................................................         90              50
Issuances of common stock..............................................................          2               4
Scheduled principal repayments.........................................................         (4)            (12)
Debt prepayments ......................................................................       (222)             --
Other .................................................................................          5              17
                                                                                         ---------       ---------
    Cash from (used in) financing activities...........................................       (129)             59
                                                                                         ---------       ---------

DECREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS..................................................  $    (174)      $     (33)
                                                                                         =========       ========= 

Non-cash financing activities:
    Assumption of mortgage debt for the acquisition of
      certain hotel properties.........................................................  $     231       $     206
                                                                                         =========       =========



</TABLE>


            See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

                                      
<PAGE>

                   HOST MARRIOTT CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
              NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                   (Unaudited)


1.   The  accompanying  condensed  consolidated  financial  statements  of  Host
     Marriott Corporation and subsidiaries (the "Company") have been prepared by
     the Company without audit.  Certain  information  and footnote  disclosures
     normally  included in financial  statements  presented in  accordance  with
     generally  accepted  accounting  principles have been condensed or omitted.
     The  Company  believes  the  disclosures  made  are  adequate  to make  the
     information presented not misleading.  However, the condensed  consolidated
     financial  statements  should be read in conjunction  with the consolidated
     financial  statements  and notes thereto  included in the Company's  Annual
     Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 3, 1997.

     In the  opinion  of  the  Company,  the  accompanying  unaudited  condensed
     consolidated  financial  statements  reflect all  adjustments  necessary to
     present  fairly the financial  position of the Company as of March 28, 1997
     and January 3, 1997,  and the results of operations  and cash flows for the
     twelve weeks ended March 28, 1997 and March 22, 1996.  Interim  results are
     not necessarily indicative of fiscal year performance because of the impact
     of seasonal and short-term variations.

2.   On December 29, 1995, the Company distributed to its shareholders through a
     special tax-free  dividend (the "Special  Dividend") all of the outstanding
     shares  of  common  stock  of  Host  Marriott  Services   Corporation  ("HM
     Services"), formerly a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, which, as of
     the date of the Special  Dividend,  owned and operated  food,  beverage and
     merchandise  concessions  businesses  at  airports,  on  tollroads  and  at
     stadiums,  arenas and other attractions (the "Operating Group").  Cash used
     in discontinued operations through the first quarter of 1996 represents the
     1996 payment of expenses  related to the Special  Dividend  accrued  during
     1995.

3.   Revenues  primarily   represent  house  profit  from  the  Company's  hotel
     properties,  net gains  (losses)  on property  transactions,  and equity in
     earnings  (losses) of  affiliates.  House profit  reflects the net revenues
     flowing to the Company as property  owner and  represents  hotel  operating
     results  less  property-level  expenses  excluding  depreciation,  real and
     personal  property  taxes,   ground  and  equipment  rent,   insurance  and
     management fees and certain other costs,  which are classified as operating
     costs and expenses.

     House profit  generated by the Company's  hotels for 1997 and 1996 consists
     of:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                               Twelve Weeks Ended
                                                                                              ---------------------    
                                                                                              March 28,   March 22,
                                                                                                 1997       1996
                                                                                              ---------   ---------    
                                                                                                  (in millions)
<S>                                                                                          <C>         <C>

     Sales
         Rooms............................................................................   $    408    $    247
         Food & Beverage..................................................................        171          98
         Other............................................................................         41          25
                                                                                             --------    --------
           Total Hotel Sales..............................................................        620         370
                                                                                             --------    --------
      Department Costs
         Rooms............................................................................         92          62
         Food & Beverage..................................................................        127          79
         Other............................................................................         21          13
                                                                                             --------    --------
           Total Department Costs.........................................................        240         154
                                                                                             --------    --------
      Department Profit...................................................................        380         216
      Other Deductions....................................................................        132          90
                                                                                             --------    --------
           House Profit...................................................................   $    248    $    126
                                                                                             ========    ========
</TABLE>

                                      
<PAGE>

4.   Net income  (loss)  per  common  share is  computed  based on the  weighted
     average number of common shares  outstanding.  Common equivalent shares and
     other potentially  dilutive securities have been excluded from the weighted
     average  number of  outstanding  shares as they were not  material  or were
     antidilutive  for the twelve weeks ended March 28, 1997 and March 22, 1996,
     respectively.  The  weighted  average  shares were 202.3  million and 161.4
     million  for the twelve  weeks  ended  March 28,  1997 and March 22,  1996,
     respectively.

5.   As of March 28, 1997,  the Company had minority  interests in 25 affiliates
     that own an  aggregate  of 251  properties,  31 of which  are  full-service
     properties, managed by Marriott International, Inc. The Company's equity in
     earnings of affiliates  was $1 million for the twelve weeks ended March 28,
     1997 and March 22, 1996, respectively.

     Combined summarized operating results reported by affiliates follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                              Twelve Weeks Ended
                                                                                             ---------------------   
                                                                                             March 28,   March 22,
                                                                                               1997        1996   
                                                                                             ---------   --------- 
                                                                                                (in millions)
<S>                                                                                          <C>          <C>
 
      Revenues.............................................................................  $    141     $    176
      Operating expenses:
         Cash charges (including interest).................................................        94          110
         Depreciation and other non-cash charges...........................................        50           59
                                                                                             --------     --------
      Income (loss) before extraordinary item..............................................        (3)           7
      Extraordinary item - forgiveness of debt.............................................        18           --
                                                                                             --------     --------
         Net income........................................................................  $     15     $      7
                                                                                             ========     ========
</TABLE>


     On January 15, 1997,  the Company  acquired a  controlling  interest in the
     Marriott Hotel Properties Limited  Partnership  ("MHPLP") for approximately
     $268 million,  including $231 million in assumed  mortgage debt. MHPLP owns
     the  1,503-room  Marriott  Orlando  World  Center  and a 50.5%  controlling
     partnership interest in the 624-room Marriott Harbor Beach Resort.

     During  the second  quarter of 1997,  the  Company  acquired a  controlling
     interest in the Hanover Marriott Limited Partnership ("Hanover LP") for $42
     million,  including $27 million in assumed  mortgage  debt.  Hanover LP, an
     affiliated  partnership of the Company,  owns the 353-room Hanover Marriott
     Hotel near Morristown, New Jersey.
      
6.   In  the  first  quarter  of  1997,   the  Company   acquired  the  306-room
     Ritz-Carlton, Marina del Rey, for $57 million and a controlling interest in
     the 197-room Waterford Hotel in Oklahoma City,  Oklahoma,  for $18 million,
     which has been converted to the Marriott  brand.  In addition,  the Company
     completed  the  acquisition  of the  504-room New York  Marriott  Financial
     Center,  after acquiring the mortgage on the hotel for $101 million in late
     1996.
      
7.   In March 1997, the Company  purchased 100% of the outstanding bonds secured
     by a first  mortgage  on the San  Francisco  Marriott  Hotel.  The  Company
     purchased the bonds for $219 million,  an $11 million  discount to the face
     value of $230 million.  In connection with the redemption and defeasance of
     the bonds,  the Company  recognized  an  extraordinary  gain of $5 million,
     which  represents  the $11 million  discount and the  write-off of deferred
     financing fees, net of taxes.

8.   In March 1997, the Company obtained $90 million in first mortgage financing
     secured by the Philadelphia  Marriott Hotel. The mortgage bears interest at
     a fixed rate of 8.49% and matures in April 2009.

9.   In March 1997,  the Company signed a letter of intent to acquire 29 premier
     senior living communities from Marriott International for $433 million. The
     Company has  developed a plan to add over one thousand  expansion  units to
     these  properties  by January 1999 for an  additional  $107  million.  This
     transaction is expected to close in the second quarter of 1997.
<PAGE>

10.  The Company is required to adopt SFAS No. 128,  "Earnings per Share" in the
     fourth  quarter of 1997.  The  adoption of SFAS No. 128 is not  expected to
     have a material effect on the Company's  consolidated financial statements.
     Earnings  (loss) per share  determined  based on the method in SFAS No. 128
     for the twelve weeks ended March 28, 1997 and March 22, 1996 did not have a
     material  impact.  Therefore,  pro forma  results for SFAS No. 128 have not
     been presented.

<PAGE>

                   HOST MARRIOTT CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                     MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
                  RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION


Forward-looking Statements
- --------------------------

Certain  matters  discussed  in this  Form 10-Q are  forward-looking  statements
within the meaning of the Private  Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and as such may
involve  known and unknown  risks,  uncertainties,  and other  factors which may
cause the actual  results,  performance  or  achievements  of the  Company to be
different  from any future  results,  performance or  achievements  expressed or
implied by such forward- looking  statements.  Although the Company believes the
expectations  reflected  in  such  forward-looking  statements  are  based  upon
reasonable  assumptions,  it can give no assurance that its expectations will be
attained.  These risks are detailed from time to time in the  Company's  filings
with  the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission.   The  Company  undertakes  no
obligation   to  publicly   release  the  result  of  any   revisions  to  these
forward-looking  statements  that may be made to reflect  any  future  events or
circumstances.

Results of Operations
- ---------------------

Revenues.  Revenues  primarily  represent  house profit from the Company's hotel
properties,  net gains (losses) on property  transactions and equity in earnings
(losses) of affiliates. Revenues increased $122 million, or 94%, to $252 million
for the first  quarter of 1997 from $130 million for the first  quarter of 1996.
The Company's revenue and operating profit were impacted by:

 .    improved lodging results for comparable full-service hotel properties;

 .    the  addition  of 23  full-service  hotel  properties  during 1996 and five
     full-service properties during the first quarter of 1997; and

 .    the 1996 sale and leaseback of 16 of the Company's Courtyard properties and
     18 of the Company's Residence Inns.
 
Hotel  revenues  increased  $122  million,  or 97%, to $248 million in the first
quarter of 1997 as all three of the Company's  lodging concepts  reported growth
in room revenues  generated per available room ("REVPAR") and the addition of 28
full-service properties acquired in 1996 and through the first quarter of 1997.

Hotel sales (gross hotel sales,  including room sales,  food and beverage sales,
and other ancillary sales such as telephone  sales)  increased $250 million,  or
68%,  to $620  million  in the first  quarter  of 1997,  reflecting  the  REVPAR
increases for comparable  units and the addition of  full-service  properties in
1996 and 1997.  Improved  results  for the  Company's  full-service  hotels were
driven by an increase in REVPAR for  comparable  units of 19% to $103.54 for the
1997  first  quarter.  On a  comparable  basis  for the  Company's  full-service
properties,  average room rates increased 13%, while average occupancy increased
over four  percentage  points.  The Company's  1997 first  quarter  results were
substantially  impacted by the exclusion of the New Year's holiday from the 1997
results due to the timing of the Company's fiscal year-end and the milder winter
weather in 1997.  Excluding the impact of the timing of the New Year's  holiday,
comparable  REVPAR  increased by nearly 12%.  Results were further enhanced by a
four  percentage  point  increase  in the house  profit  margin  for  comparable
properties.

The Company's leased  limited-service  properties continued to perform well. The
Company's  moderate-  price Courtyard  properties  reported a REVPAR increase of
almost 13%.  The  increase in REVPAR was  primarily a result of a 9% increase in
average room rates and a two percentage point increase in average occupancy. The
Company's extended-stay Residence Inns reported an increase in REVPAR of 6%, due
primarily to increases in average  room rates of 10%,  while  average  occupancy
decreased  three  percentage   points.  Due  to  the  high  occupancy  of  these
properties,  the Company expects future increases in REVPAR to be driven by room
rate  increases,  rather  than  occupancy  increases.  However,  there can be no
assurance that REVPAR will continue to increase in the future.

Operating Costs and Expenses.  Operating costs and expenses  principally consist
of  depreciation,  management  fees, real and personal  property taxes,  ground,
building and equipment rent, insurance and certain other costs.  Operating costs
and expenses  increased $69 million to $161 million in the first quarter of 1997
from $92 million in the first quarter of 1996, primarily  representing increased
hotel operating costs, including  depreciation.  Hotel operating costs increased
$68 million to $151 million for the first  quarter of 1997  primarily due to the
addition of 28 full-service properties during 1996 and the first quarter of 1997
and increased  management fees and rentals tied to improved property results, as
well as the impact of the lease  payments on the  Courtyard  and  Residence  Inn
properties  which  have been sold and  leased  back.  As a  percentage  of hotel
revenues, hotel operating costs and expenses decreased to 61% of revenues in the
first  quarter of 1997 from 66% of revenues in the first  quarter of 1996 due to
the significant  increases in REVPAR  discussed  above, as well as the operating
leverage as a result of a significant  portion of the Company's  hotel operating
costs and expenses being fixed.

Operating Profit. As a result of the changes in revenues and operating costs and
expenses discussed above, the Company's  operating profit increased $53 million,
or 139%, to $91 million for the first quarter of 1997.  Hotel  operating  profit
increased $54 million,  or 126%, to $97 million,  or 39% of hotel revenues,  for
the first quarter of 1997 from $43 million,  or 34% of hotel  revenues,  for the
first  quarter  of  1996.  Across  the  board,  the  Company's  hotels  recorded
substantial  improvements in comparable operating results. In addition,  several
hotels,  including the Marriott World Trade Center, the San Francisco  Marriott,
the San Diego Marriott Hotel and Marina,  the Denver  Marriott Tech Center,  the
Philadelphia Marriott, and the Toronto Marriott Eaton Centre posted particularly
significant improvements in operating profit.

Corporate Expenses. Corporate expenses remained at $9 million for the 1997 first
quarter.  As a percentage  of revenues,  corporate  expenses  decreased to 4% of
revenues  in the first  quarter  of 1997 from 7% in the first  quarter  of 1996,
reflecting the Company's  efforts to control its corporate  expenses in spite of
the substantial growth in revenues.

Interest  Expense.  Interest  expense  increased 31% to $63 million in the first
quarter of 1997,  primarily due to the  additional  debt of  approximately  $927
million  incurred  in  connection  with the 1996  and  1997  full-service  hotel
additions.

Dividends on  Convertible  Preferred  Securities.  The Dividends on  Convertible
Preferred Securities reflect the dividends accrued during the first twelve weeks
of  fiscal  year  1997  on the  $550  million  in  6.75%  Convertible  Preferred
Securities issued by the Company in December 1996.

Interest  Income.  Interest  income  increased $6 million to $12 million for the
first quarter of 1997,  primarily reflecting the interest income on the proceeds
generated by the December 1996  offering of  Convertible  Preferred  Securities,
which will be invested in the acquisition of full-service lodging properties and
other compatible lodging-related investments, repayment of indebtedness and used
for general corporate purposes.

Income (Loss) before  Extraordinary  Item. Income before  extraordinary item for
the first quarter of 1997 was $6 million, compared to a $12 million loss for the
first quarter of 1996.

Extraordinary gain. In March 1997, the Company purchased 100% of the outstanding
bonds  secured by a first  mortgage on the San  Francisco  Marriott  Hotel.  The
Company purchased the bonds for $219 million,  which was an $11 million discount
to the face  value of $230  million.  In  connection  with  the  redemption  and
defeasance  of the bonds,  the Company  recognized an  extraordinary  gain of $5
million, which represents the $11 million discount and the write-off of deferred
financing fees, net of taxes.

Net Income  (Loss).  The  Company's net income for the first quarter of 1997 was
$11 million  ($.05 per share),  compared to a net loss of $12 million  ($.07 per
share) for the first quarter of 1996.

EBITDA
- ------

The  Company's   consolidated   Earnings   Before   Interest   Expense,   Taxes,
Depreciation,  Amortization  and other non-cash items  ("EBITDA")  increased $79
million,  or 105%,  to $154  million  in the 1997  first  quarter.  The  Company
considers  EBITDA  to  be an  indicative  measure  of  the  Company's  operating
performance  due to the  significance  of the  Company's  long-lived  assets and
because such data can be used to measure the Company's  ability to service debt,
fund capital  expenditures  and expand its business,  however,  such information
should not be considered as an alternative to net income, operating profit, cash
from  operations,  or any  other  operating  or  liquidity  performance  measure
prescribed by generally accepted  accounting  principles.  Cash expenditures for
various long-term assets, interest expense, and income taxes have been, and will
be, incurred which are not reflected in the EBITDA presentation.
<PAGE>

Hotel EBITDA increased $74 million, or 95%, to $152 million in the first quarter
of 1997.  Full-service  hotel EBITDA  increased  $82 million,  or 122%,  to $149
million for the first quarter of 1997, reflecting comparable  full-service hotel
EBITDA growth of 30% on a 19% increase in REVPAR, as well as incremental  EBITDA
from 1996 and 1997 acquisitions.

The  following is a  reconciliation  of EBITDA to the  Company's  income  (loss)
before extraordinary item:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                              Twelve Weeks Ended
                                                                                             --------------------
                                                                                             March 28,  March 22,
                                                                                               1997       1996
                                                                                             ---------  ---------
<S>                                                                                          <C>        <C>
 
EBITDA....................................................................................   $    154   $     75
Interest expense..........................................................................        (63)       (48)
Dividends on Convertible Preferred Securities.............................................         (9)         -
Depreciation and amortization.............................................................        (51)       (34)
Income taxes..............................................................................         (5)         2
Loss on dispositions of assets and other non-cash
 charges, net.............................................................................        (20)        (7)
                                                                                             --------   --------- 
   Income (loss) before extraordinary item................................................   $      6   $    (12)
                                                                                             ========   ========= 
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For the first  quarter,  the  Company's  interest  coverage,  defined  as EBITDA
divided by cash interest  expense,  improved to 2.6 times from 1.6 times for the
1996 first quarter and 2.0 times for full year 1996.

Cash Flows and Financial Condition
- ----------------------------------

The Company  reported a decrease in cash and cash  equivalents  of $174  million
during the twelve weeks ended March 28, 1997.  This decrease is primarily due to
the $219 million  prepayment of the bonds secured by the San Francisco  Marriott
Hotel and the  acquisition  of four  full-service  properties.  This decrease is
offset by the new  mortgage  financing  obtained  on the  Philadelphia  Marriott
Hotel.  Cash flow from  continuing  operations  for the  first  quarter  of 1997
increased $47 million, to $90 million due to improved lodging results.

Cash used in  investing  activities  was $135  million for the first  quarter of
1997,  while cash used in  investing  activities  was $132 million for the first
quarter of 1996. Cash used in investing activities for the first quarter of 1997
includes capital expenditures of $42 million,  primarily related to renewals and
replacements on existing properties and $115 million for four full-service hotel
acquisitions.

During the first quarter of 1997, the Company acquired a controlling interest in
the Marriott Hotel Properties  Limited  Partnership  ("MHPLP") for approximately
$268  million,  including  $231  million in assumed  mortgage  debt.  MHPLP,  an
affiliated  partnership  of the Company,  owns the 1,503-room  Marriott  Orlando
World  Center  and a 50.5%  controlling  partnership  interest  in the  624-room
Marriott   Harbor  Beach   Resort.   The  Company  also  acquired  the  306-room
Ritz-Carlton,  Marina del Rey, for $57 million and a controlling interest in the
197-room Waterford Hotel in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, which has been converted to
the Marriott  brand,  for $18 million.  In addition,  the Company  completed the
acquisition of the 504-room New York Marriott Financial Center,  after acquiring
the mortgage on the hotel for $101 million in the fourth quarter of 1996.

During the second quarter of 1997, the Company  acquired a controlling  interest
in the Hanover  Marriott  Limited  Partnership  ("Hanover  LP") for $42 million,
including  $27  million in assumed  mortgage  debt.  Hanover  LP, an  affiliated
partnership  of the  Company,  owns the  353-room  Hanover  Marriott  Hotel near
Morristown, New Jersey.

Cash used in  financing  activities  was $129  million for the first  quarter of
1997, while cash from financing activities was $59 million for the first quarter
of 1996.  Cash  used in  financing  activities  for the  first  quarter  of 1997
includes the $219 million prepayment of the outstanding bonds secured by the San
Francisco  Marriott  Hotel,  partially  offset by the $90  million  in  mortgage
financing obtained on the Philadelphia Marriott Hotel.


                           PART II. OTHER INFORMATION


Item 1.  Legal Proceedings

The  Company  is from time to time the  subject  of, or  involved  in,  judicial
proceedings.  Management believes that any liability or loss resulting from such
matters will not have a material  adverse  effect on the  financial  position or
results of operations of the Company.


Item 4.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

   None.


Item 5.  Other Information

   None.


Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

a. Exhibit:

      #11 Statement Re:  Computation of Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share

b. Reports on Form 8-K:

 .    January  14,  1997 -- Report to identify  certain  transactions  which have
     occurred subsequent to the close of the Company's third quarter, as well as
     other events that have occurred  throughout fiscal years 1995 and 1996, the
     effects of which may be relevant to investors.

 .    January 16, 1997 -- Report of the  announcement  that the Company has named
     Christopher G. Townsend as General  Counsel  replacing  Stephen J. McKenna,
     who will remain with the Company in an of counsel position.

 .    February 3, 1997 -- Report of the  announcement  that the Company  reported
     preliminary 1996 Earnings Before Interest Expense, Taxes,  Depreciation and
     Amortization  and other non-cash  items  ("EBITDA") of  approximately  $442
     million, a 42% increase over its 1995 full year results of $311 million.

 .    March 6, 1997 -- Report of the  announcement  that the Company reported its
     comprehensive results of operations for 1996.

 .    March 18, 1997 -- Report of the announcement  that the Company and Marriott
     International  have reached an  agreement  in principle  for the Company to
     acquire all of the  outstanding  common stock of Forum Group,  Inc., from a
     subsidiary of Marriott International.


      
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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 MARRIOTT CORPORATION


May 5, 1997                                  /s/ Donald D. Olinger
- ------------                                 ------------------------- 
  Date                                       Donald D. Olinger
                                             Senior Vice President and
                                             Corporate Controller
                                             (Chief Accounting Officer)


























                                            

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                                                                  EXHIBIT 11

                   HOST MARRIOTT CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                COMPUTATIONS OF EARNINGS (LOSS) PER COMMON SHARE
                     (in millions, except per share amounts)


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<CAPTION>
                                                                                                Twelve Weeks Ended
                                                                                               --------------------  
                                                                                               March 28,   March 22,
                                                                                                  1997       1996
                                                                                               ---------   ---------  
<S>                                                                                            <C>         <C>

Net income (loss)............................................................................  $      11   $     (12)
                                                                                               =========   ========= 

Primary Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share
- ----------------------------------------

Shares:
    Weighted average number of common shares
      outstanding............................................................................      202.3       161.4
    Assuming distribution of common shares granted
      under comprehensive stock plan, less shares
      assumed purchased at average market *..................................................         --          --
    Assuming distribution of common shares issuable
      for warrants, less shares assumed purchased
      at average market *....................................................................         --          --
                                                                                               ---------   ---------   
                                                                                                   202.3       161.4
                                                                                               =========   =========
    
Primary Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share.....................................................  $     .05   $   (.07)
                                                                                               =========   ========= 

Fully Diluted Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share
- ----------------------------------------------

Shares:
    Weighted average number of common shares
      outstanding............................................................................      202.3       161.4
    Assuming distribution of common shares granted
      under comprehensive stock plan, less shares
      assumed purchased at higher of average or
      ending market *........................................................................         --          --
    Assuming distribution of common shares issuable
      for warrants, less shares assumed purchased
      at higher of average or ending market *................................................         --          --
                                                                                               ---------   ---------
                                                                                                   202.3       161.4       
                                                                                               =========   =========       

Fully Diluted Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share...............................................  $     .05   $    (.07)
                                                                                               =========   ========= 
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____________
*    Common equivalent shares and other potentially dilutive securities were not
     material,  or were antidilutive,  for the twelve weeks ended March 28, 1997
     and March 22, 1996, respectively.



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Consolidated  Statements  of  Operations  and is  qualified  in its  entirety by
reference to such financial statements.
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