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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-A/A
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR 12(g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
HOST MARRIOTT CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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DELAWARE 53-0085950
(State of Incorporation of Organization) (I.R.S. Employer Indemnification no.)
10400 FERNWOOD ROAD
BETHESDA, MARYLAND 20817
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
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If this form relates to the registration of If this form relates to the registration of
a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(b) a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(g)
of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to
to General Instruction A.(c), please check General Instruction A.(d), please check the
the following box. [x] following box. [ ]
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Securities Act registration statement file number to
which this form relates: __________________
(If applicable)
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each Class Name of Each Exchange on Which Each
to be so Registered Class is to be Registered
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Preferred Stock Purchase Rights Midwest Stock Exchange, Inc.
New York Stock Exchange, Inc.
Pacific Stock Exchange, Inc.
Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc.
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
(Title of Class)
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ITEM 1. DESCRIPTION OF REGISTRANT'S SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED.
Reference is made to the Rights Agreement, dated as of February 3,
1989, between Host Marriott Corporation (the "Company") and The Bank of New York
(the "Rights Agent"), as amended by the Amendment No. 1 to Rights Agreement,
dated as of October 8, 1993, between the Company and the Rights Agent (as so
amended, the "Rights Agreement"). The Company and the Rights Agent entered into
the Amendment No. 2 to Rights Agreement, dated as of November 3, 1998 (the
"Rights Amendment"). The Rights Amendment modifies the Rights Agreement to
delete the definition of and all references to the term "Specified Directors"
throughout the Rights Agreement and to provide, among other things, that
redemption of the Rights (as defined in the Rights Agreement) requires Board
action by two-thirds of the members of the Board of Directors of the Company,
rather than by a majority of the Specified Directors (as defined in the Rights
Agreement).
The Rights Agreement is attached hereto as an exhibit and incorporated
herein by reference. The Rights Amendment is also attached hereto as an exhibit
and incorporated herein by reference. The foregoing description of the Rights
Agreement and the Rights Amendment is qualified by reference to such exhibits.
ITEM 2. EXHIBITS.
4.1 Rights Agreement, dated as of February 3, 1989, between the
Company and the Rights Agent, which includes as Exhibit B
thereto the form of Right Certificate (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 1 of the Company's Form 8-A, dated
February 10, 1989 (No. 001-05664)).
4.2 Amendment No. 2 to Rights Agreement, dated as of
November 3, 1998, between the Company and the Rights Agent.
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Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.
HOST MARRIOTT CORPORATION
By: /s/ Christopher G. Townsend
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Date: November 20, 1998 Name: Christopher G. Townsend
Title: Senior Vice President, General
Counsel and Corporate Secretary
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EXHIBITS
4.1 Rights Agreement, dated as of February 3, 1989, between the
Company and the Rights Agent, which includes as Exhibit B thereto
the form of Right Certificate (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 1 of the Company's Form 8-A, dated February 10, 1989 (No.
001-05664)).
4.2 Amendment No. 2 to Rights Agreement, dated as of November 3,
1998, between the Company and the Rights Agent.
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EXHIBIT 4.2
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AMENDMENT NO. 2
TO
RIGHTS AGREEMENT
THIS AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this "Amendment") is entered
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into as of November 3, 1998, between HOST MARRIOTT CORPORATION (the "Company"),
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and THE BANK OF NEW YORK (the "Rights Agent").
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WHEREAS, the Company and the Rights Agent are party to a Rights
Agreement, dated as of February 3, 1989 (as amended by Amendment No. 1 to Rights
Agreement, dated as of October 8, 1993, the "Rights Agreement");
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WHEREAS, the Company and the Rights Agent desire to amend the Rights
Agreement on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth; and
WHEREAS, for purposes of this Amendment, capitalized terms not
otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings set forth in the
Rights Agreement, as amended by this Amendment.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual
agreements herein set forth, the parties hereby agree as follows:
1. Certain Definitions. Section 1 of the Rights Agreement is amended
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by deleting the text of paragraph (ii) thereof and replacing it with the phrase
"Intentionally Omitted.".
2. Redemption and Termination. Section 23 of the Rights Agreement is
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amended as follows:
(A) by deleting in the first sentence of clause (a) thereof the phrase
"The Specified Directors, pursuant to a resolution adopted by a majority of the
Specified Directors," and replacing it with the phrase "The Board, pursuant to a
resolution adopted by two-thirds of the members of the Board,";
(B) by deleting in each of the second and fourth sentences of clause
(a) thereof the phrase "the majority of Specified Directors" and replacing it in
each such sentence with the phrase "two-thirds of the members of the Board";
(C) by deleting in the fourth sentence of clause (a) thereof the
phrase "with the concurrence of the Board" in its entirety;
(D) by deleting in the first sentence of clause (b) thereof the phrase
"the majority of Specified Directors" and replacing it with the phrase "two-
thirds of the members of the Board"; and
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(E) by deleting in the second sentence of clause (b) thereof the
phrase "by the majority of Specified Directors" and replacing it with the phrase
"by a two-thirds vote of the Board".
3. Supplements and Amendments. Section 26 of the Rights Agreement is
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amended as follows:
(A) by deleting in the first proviso to the second sentence thereof
the phrase "a majority of the Specified Directors" and replacing it with the
phrase "two-thirds of the Board"; and
(B) by deleting in the third sentence thereof the phrase "if the
Specified Directors so direct pursuant to a resolution adopted by a majority
thereof" and replacing it with the phrase "if the Board so directs pursuant to a
resolution adopted by two-thirds of the members of the Board".
4. Determinations and Actions by the Board of Directors, etc.
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Section 28 of the Rights Agreement is amended as follows:
(A) by deleting in the second sentence thereof the phrase "Except as
set forth in Sections 23 and 26 with respect to certain powers of the Specified
Directors,"; and
(B) by deleting in the second sentence thereof the phrase "the Board
shall have the exclusive power" and replacing it with the phrase "The Board
(acting, in certain specified circumstances, with the concurrence of two-thirds
of the members of the Board) shall have the exclusive power".
5. Exhibit B to the Rights Agreement. Exhibit B to the Rights
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Agreement ("Form of Rights Certificate") is amended by deleting the phrase "the
majority of Specified Directors" each of the two times it appears in the sixth
paragraph following the capitalized legend on the first page of Exhibit B and
replacing it in each such place with the phrase "two-thirds of the members of
the Board";
6. Exhibit C to the Rights Agreement. Exhibit C to the Rights
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Agreement ("Summary of Rights to Purchase Preferred Stock") is amended as
follows:
(A) in the eleventh paragraph, (i) by deleting the phrase "the
majority of Specified Directors" each of the two times it appears therein and
replacing it in each such place with the phrase "two-thirds of the members of
the Board", (ii) by deleting the phrase "with the concurrence of the Board of
Directors" appearing therein, and (iii) by deleting the phrase "Specified
Directors" appearing in the third sentence thereof and replacing it with the
word "Board"; and
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(B) in the thirteenth paragraph, by deleting the phrase "the majority
of Specified Directors" appearing therein and replacing it with the phrase "two-
thirds of the members of the Board".
7. Benefits. Nothing in the Rights Agreement, as amended by this
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Amendment, shall be construed to give to any Person other than the Company, the
Rights Agent and the registered holders of the Rights Certificates (and, prior
to the Distribution Date, the registered holders of the Common Stock) any legal
or equitable right, remedy or claim under the Rights Agreement, as amended by
this Amendment; but the Rights Agreement, as amended by this Amendment, shall be
for the sole and exclusive benefit of the Company, the Rights Agent and the
registered holders of the Rights certificates (and, prior to the Distribution
Date, registered holders of Common Stock).
8. Descriptive Headings. Descriptive headings of the several
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Sections of this Amendment are inserted for convenience only and shall not
control or affect the meaning or construction of any of the provisions hereof.
9. Governing Law. This Amendment shall be deemed to be a contract
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made under the laws of the State of Delaware and for all purposes shall be
governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of such State.
10. Other Terms Unchanged. The Rights Agreement, as amended by this
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Amendment, shall remain and continue in full force and effect and is in all
respects agreed to, ratified and confirmed hereby. Any reference to the Rights
Agreement after the date first set forth above shall be deemed to be a reference
to the Rights Agreement, as amended by this Amendment.
11. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in any number of
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counterparts. It shall not be necessary that the signature of or on behalf of
each party appears on each counterpart, but it shall be sufficient that the
signature of or on behalf of each party appears on one or more of the
counterparts. All counterparts shall collectively constitute a single
agreement. It shall not be necessary in any proof of this Amendment to produce
or account for more than a number of counterparts containing the respective
signatures of or on behalf of all of the parties.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to
be duly executed and attested, all as of the day and year first above written.
Attest: HOST MARRIOTT CORPORATION
By: /s/ Susan E. Wallace By: /s/ Christopher G. Townsend
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Name: Susan E. Wallace Name: Christopher G. Townsend
Title: Assistant Corporate Secretary Title: Senior Vice President,
General Counsel and
Corporate Secretary
Attest: THE BANK OF NEW YORK
By: /s/ Robert Dietz By: /s/ Ralph Chianese
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Name: Robert Dietz Name: Ralph Chianese
Title: Vice President Title: Vice President
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