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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 11-K

(Mark One)
    [X]     ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
                            EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                   FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1999

                                       OR

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

              For the transition period from ________ to _________

                         COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 1-12188


                         SODEXHO MARRIOTT SERVICES, INC.
                         -------------------------------
                          401(K) EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT
                         -------------------------------
                             SAVINGS PLAN AND TRUST
                         -------------------------------
                            (Full title of the plan)


    9801 WASHINGTONIAN BOULEVARD, GAITHERSBURG, MARYLAND               20878
    ----------------------------------------------------             ----------
                   (Address of the plan)                             (Zip Code)





                         SODEXHO MARRIOTT SERVICES, INC.
          ------------------------------------------------------------
          (Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan)


    9801 WASHINGTONIAN BOULEVARD, GAITHERSBURG, MARYLAND               20878
    ----------------------------------------------------             ----------
          (Address of principal executive offices)                   (Zip Code)




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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
---------------------------------

(a)      Financial  statements  and  supplemental  schedule  as  of December 31,
         1999,  and for the period  from March 27, 1998 (date of  inception)  to
         December 31, 1998,  prepared in  accordance  with  financial  reporting
         requirements of ERISA.

         Beginning at the next page of this document.

(b)      Exhibits

         The following exhibits are furnished to this Form 11-K:

         (23.1)  Consent of Independent Auditors - Ernst & Young LLP
         (23.2)  Consent of Independent Auditors - KPMG LLP


                                   SIGNATURES
                                   ----------

THE PLAN.  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,
the  administrative  committee  (or other  persons who  administer  the employee
benefit  plan) have duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                            SODEXHO MARRIOTT SERVICES, INC.
                                            401(K) EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT
                                            SAVINGS PLAN AND TRUST





Date:    JUNE 26, 2000                           /S/ JOHN M. BUSH
    ------------------                           ------------------------------
                                                 John M. Bush
                                                 Senior Vice President and
                                                  Chief Financial Officer
                                                 Sodexho Marriott Services, Inc.


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                                        Audited Financial Statements and
                                              Supplemental Schedule

                                         Sodexho Marriott Services, Inc.
                                          401(k) Employees' Retirement
                                             Savings Plan and Trust

                                  YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1999 AND PERIOD FROM
                                 MARCH 27, 1998 (INCEPTION) TO DECEMBER 31, 1998
                                       WITH REPORT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS














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                         Sodexho Marriott Services, Inc.
                          401(k) Employees' Retirement
                             Savings Plan and Trust

                        Audited Financial Statements and
                              Supplemental Schedule

                     Year ended December 31, 1999 and period
              from March 27, 1998 (inception) to December 31, 1998




                                    CONTENTS

Report of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Auditors.............................1
Report of KPMG LLP, Independent Auditors......................................2

Audited Financial Statements

Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits...............................3
Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits....................4
Notes to Financial Statements..............................................5-13


Supplemental Schedule

Schedule of Assets Held for Investment Purposes at End of Year............14-15













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                         Report of Independent Auditors



The Administrative Committee
Sodexho Marriott Services, Inc. 401(k) Employees'
    Retirement Savings Plan and Trust

We have audited the accompanying  statement of net assets available for benefits
of Sodexho Marriott Services, Inc. 401(k) Employees' Retirement Savings Plan and
Trust as of  December  31,  1999,  and the related  statement  of changes in net
assets  available  for  benefits  for  the  year  then  ended.  These  financial
statements are the responsibility of the Plan's  management.  Our responsibility
is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit.

We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards  generally accepted
in the United States. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit
to obtain reasonable  assurance about whether the financial  statements are free
of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence
supporting  the amounts and  disclosures in the financial  statements.  An audit
also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates
made by  management,  as well as  evaluating  the  overall  financial  statement
presentation.  We believe  that our audit  provides a  reasonable  basis for our
opinion.

In our opinion,  the 1999 financial statements referred to above present fairly,
in all material  respects,  the net assets available for benefits of the Plan at
December 31, 1999, and the changes in its net assets  available for benefits for
the year then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted
in the United States.

Our audit was  performed  for the purpose of forming an opinion on the financial
statements taken as a whole. The  accompanying  supplemental  schedule of assets
held for investment purposes at end of year as of December 31, 1999 is presented
for purposes of additional  analysis and is not a required part of the financial
statements  but is  supplementary  information  required  by the  Department  of
Labor's Rules and  Regulations  for Reporting and Disclosure  under the Employee
Retirement  Income  Security  Act of 1974.  This  supplemental  schedule  is the
responsibility  of the Plan's  management.  The  supplemental  schedule has been
subjected  to the  auditing  procedures  applied  in our audit of the  financial
statements  and, in our opinion,  is fairly  stated in all material  respects in
relation to the financial statements taken as a whole.


                                                    /s/ Ernst & Young LLP
June 9, 2000



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                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT


The Administrative Committee and Participants
Sodexho Marriott Services, Inc. 401(k) Employees' Retirement
Savings Plan and Trust:


We have audited the accompanying  statement of net assets available for benefits
of Sodexho Marriott Services, Inc. 401(k) Employees' Retirement Savings Plan and
Trust (the Plan) as of December 31, 1998,  and the related  statement of changes
in net assets available for benefits for the period from March 27, 1998 (date of
inception)  to  December  31,  1998.   These   financial   statements   are  the
responsibility  of the Plan's  management.  Our  responsibility is to express an
opinion on these financial statements based on our audit.

We conducted our audit in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards.
Those standards  require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable
assurance   about  whether  the  financial   statements  are  free  of  material
misstatement.  An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements.  An audit also includes
assessing the  accounting  principles  used and  significant  estimates  made by
management,  as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion,  the financial  statements  referred to above present fairly, in
all material  respects,  the net assets available for benefits of the Plan as of
December 31, 1998, and the changes in net assets  available for benefits for the
period  from  March  27,  1998  (date of  inception)  to  December  31,  1998 in
conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.

                                                     /s/ KPMG LLP

June 11, 1999



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                     Sodexho Marriott Services, Inc. 401(k)
                  Employees' Retirement Savings Plan and Trust

                 Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                                 DECEMBER 31,
                                                                           1999                1998
                                                                    -----------------------------------------
<S>                                                                     <C>                 <C>

Assets:
Cash                                                                    $     71,620        $          -
Investments                                                              542,565,262         360,838,431
Receivables:
      Employer contributions                                               3,134,121           6,767,341
      Accrued interest and dividends                                               -             429,724
      Receivables from sales of investments                                        -          45,692,455
                                                                   -----------------------------------------
                      Total receivables                                    3,134,121          52,889,520
                                                                   -----------------------------------------

                      Total assets                                       545,771,003         413,727,951

Liabilities:
       Accounts payable on investments purchased                                   -          15,298,507
       Custodian and advisor fees payable                                     38,164             270,640
       Excess contributions due to participants                            1,606,128             906,302
       Other                                                                       -              14,272
                                                                   -----------------------------------------
                       Total liabilities                                   1,644,292          16,489,721
                                                                   -----------------------------------------

Net assets available for benefits                                       $544,126,711        $397,238,230
                                                                   =========================================
</TABLE>

SEE ACCOMPANYING NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.


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                    Sodexho Marriott Services, Inc. 401(k)
                  Employees' Retirement Savings Plan and Trust

           Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                                                  PERIOD FROM
                                                                                                 MARCH 27, 1998
                                                                                                 (INCEPTION) TO
                                                                             YEAR ENDED           DECEMBER 31,
                                                                         DECEMBER 31, 1999           1998
                                                                   -----------------------------------------------
<S>                                                                         <C>                     <C>
ADDITIONS
   Investment income:
     Dividends and interest                                                 $ 19,243,211            $ 10,932,752
     Net realized and unrealized appreciation in
            aggregate fair value of investments                               38,205,987              43,816,825
      Less investment expense                                                   (125,484)               (806,618)
                                                                   -----------------------------------------------
   Total net investment income                                                57,323,714              53,942,959

   Contributions:
     Participants                                                             36,627,716              19,984,324
     Employer                                                                 12,116,659               6,767,341
     Transfers from other plans                                               71,412,579             331,423,922
     Other                                                                             -                  89,603
                                                                   -----------------------------------------------
   Total contributions                                                       120,156,954             358,265,190
                                                                   -----------------------------------------------
Total additions                                                              177,480,668             412,208,149

DEDUCTIONS
   Benefits paid to participants                                              30,144,911              14,426,015
   Administrative expenses                                                       447,276                 543,904
                                                                   -----------------------------------------------
Total deductions                                                              30,592,187              14,969,919
                                                                   -----------------------------------------------

Net increase                                                                 146,888,481             397,238,230
Net assets available for benefits at beginning of year                       397,238,230                       -
                                                                   -----------------------------------------------
Net assets available for benefits at end of year                            $544,126,711            $397,238,230
                                                                   ===============================================
</TABLE>

SEE ACCOMPANYING NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.


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                     Sodexho Marriott Services, Inc. 401(k)
                  Employees' Retirement Savings Plan and Trust

                          Notes to Financial Statements

                           December 31, 1999 and 1998





1. DESCRIPTION OF THE PLAN

The  following  description  of  the  Sodexho  Marriott  Services,  Inc.  401(k)
Employees'  Retirement Savings Plan and Trust (the "Plan") provides only general
information.  Additional  information  about  the  Plan's  provisions  is in the
Summary  Plan  Description.  Copies of the report  are  available  from  Sodexho
Marriott Services, Inc. (the "Company").

On March 27, 1998,  Marriott  International,  Inc. spun off its lodging,  senior
living and  distribution  services  business into a new  corporation  called New
Marriott.  The remaining  contract  services  division,  referred to as Marriott
Management  Services  Corp.,  then merged with the North American  operations of
Sodexho  Alliance,  Sodexho  USA, and became  Sodexho  Marriott  Services,  Inc.
Employees of Sodexho Marriott  Services,  Inc. became eligible to participate in
the Plan. As a result  Marriott  International,  Inc.  transferred  the employee
funds totaling $331 million,  from the Marriott  International,  Inc. Employees'
Profit  Sharing,  Retirement and Savings Plan and Trust to the Sodexho  Marriott
Services, Inc. 401(k) Employees' Retirement Savings Plan and Trust.

Effective January 1, 1999,  eligible  participants from Sodexho USA were able to
participate in the Plan. On April 9, 1999,  assets from the Sodexho Savings Plus
Plan were transferred into the Plan and initially  invested according to similar
participant  directed investment options,  except for the Retirement Income Plan
Fund. The Retirement  Income Plan Fund contains former assets from  participants
in the Seiler  Corporation  Retirement Income Plan, a predecessor to the Sodexho
Savings Plus Plan.

Effective  January 1, 1999, the Plan changed trustees from Bankers Trust Company
to T. Rowe Price  (the  "Trustee").  Accordingly,  the  Plan's  investment  fund
options have been  replaced  with funds of similar  investment  objectives.  The
recordkeeper of the Plan continues to be T. Rowe Price.

GENERAL

The Plan is a defined contribution plan covering eligible employees over the age
of  twenty-one  who have  completed  at least  1,000  hours of service  with the
Company  or its  predecessors  within a  12-month  period.  It is subject to the
provisions of the Employee  Retirement  Income  Security Act of 1974, as amended
(ERISA).

A majority of the Plan's expenses are paid by the Company.


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                     Sodexho Marriott Services, Inc. 401(k)
                  Employees' Retirement Savings Plan and Trust

                    Notes to Financial Statements (continued)


1. DESCRIPTION OF THE PLAN (CONTINUED)

CONTRIBUTIONS

Participants  may make  voluntary  contributions  to the Plan  from 1% to 15% of
their gross annual  compensation or a fixed dollar amount (minimum $3 per week).
The amount that may be  contributed  is limited by the Internal  Revenue Code as
applicable  to the type of plan.  The  Company's  contribution  to the Plan is a
discretionary  amount  determined by the Company's  Board of Directors.  For the
1999 plan year and period from  inception  to December  31,  1998,  the employer
matching  contribution was $.50 for every dollar contributed by a participant up
to 6% of a participant's eligible  compensation.  Participants may also transfer
amounts into the Plan which represent distributions from other qualified defined
benefit  or  defined   contribution   plans.   Investment  of  contributions  is
participant directed.

PARTICIPANT ACCOUNTS

Each  participant's  account is credited with the  participant's  contributions,
allocations of the Company's  contributions and earnings on related investments.
Allocations  of Company  contributions  are made on a pro rata basis based on an
individual  participant's  contributions.  Allocations  of earnings are based on
account   balances  on  a  daily  basis.   Forfeited   balances  of   terminated
participants'  nonvested accounts are used to reduce future Plan  administrative
expenses.

VESTING

Participants are immediately vested in their voluntary contributions plus actual
earnings thereon.  Employer contributions and earnings thereon vest according to
the anniversary date of continuous years of service as follows:


          YEARS OF SERVICE                    VESTING PERCENTAGE
          ----------------                    ------------------

            Less than 2                                       0%
                 2                                           40%
                 3                                           60%
                 4                                           80%
                 5                                          100%

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                     Sodexho Marriott Services, Inc. 401(k)
                  Employees' Retirement Savings Plan and Trust

                    Notes to Financial Statements (continued)


1.       DESCRIPTION OF THE PLAN (CONTINUED)

VESTING (CONTINUED)

Participants  vest  in  employer   contributions  fully  upon  death,  permanent
disability or upon retirement.

INVESTMENT OPTIONS

Upon  enrollment  in the Plan, a  participant  may direct  employer and employee
contributions  in any of fourteen  investment  options.  Participants may change
their  investment  options in 1% increments on a daily basis.  Participants  can
invest in any of 13 available funds and Sodexho Marriott  Services,  Inc. common
stock. No further  contributions  can be made to the Retirement Income Plan Fund
or in Marriott International, Inc. common stock.

PARTICIPANT LOANS

Under  certain  conditions,  participants  may borrow from their fund accounts a
minimum  of $400 and a maximum  equal to the lesser of  $50,000,  reduced by the
highest  outstanding  loan balance in the previous  12-month  period,  or 50% of
their vested account  balance.  Loan terms range from one to four years or up to
10 years for the purchase of a primary  residence.  The loans are secured by the
balance in the participant's  account and bear interest at the prime rate at the
end of the previous  quarter as published by the Wall Street  Journal,  plus 1%.
Principal and interest are paid weekly through payroll deductions.

PAYMENT OF BENEFITS

Benefits  provided by the Plan are paid from net assets  available for benefits.
The benefit to which a Plan  participant  is entitled is the benefit that can be
provided  by  the   contributions   and  earnings  thereon   allocated  to  such
participant's account.

Benefit payments are made upon separation,  retirement, permanent disability, or
death.  In-service  before-tax  distributions are permitted for all participants
who have attained the age of fifty-nine  and one-half or the Plan  Administrator
approves a withdrawal for financial hardship.  After-tax  distributions are also
permitted although there are some stipulations if basic after-tax  contributions
are withdrawn. Upon termination of service, a



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                     Sodexho Marriott Services, Inc. 401(k)
                  Employees' Retirement Savings Plan and Trust

                    Notes to Financial Statements (continued)


1.  DESCRIPTION OF THE PLAN (CONTINUED)

PAYMENT OF BENEFITS (CONTINUED)

participant may elect to receive either a lump-sum amount equal to their account
balance,  annual installments over a specified period chosen by the participant,
or payments in the form of an annuity.

2.  SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The financial  statements have been prepared on the accrual basis of accounting.
Benefits are recorded when paid.

INVESTMENTS VALUATION AND INCOME RECOGNITION

The Plan's  investments  are stated at fair value except for its  investment  in
Guaranteed  Investment  Contracts  (GIC's), which are valued at contract  value.
Shares of mutual and  collective  investment  funds are valued at market prices,
which represent the net asset value of shares held by the Plan at year-end.  The
Company's  stock and  Marriott  International,  Inc.  stock are  valued at their
quoted market price.  Investments in government  obligations  are valued at fair
value as determined by the investment manager.  Participant notes receivable are
valued at outstanding balances, which approximate fair value.

Purchases and sales of securities are recorded on a trade-date  basis.  Interest
income  is  recorded  on  the  accrual  basis.  Dividends  are  recorded  on the
ex-dividend  date.  Realized  gains and losses from  security  transactions  are
reported on an average cost method.

USE OF ESTIMATES

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles
generally  accepted in the United States  requires  management to make estimates
and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and
accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.


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                     Sodexho Marriott Services, Inc. 401(k)
                  Employees' Retirement Savings Plan and Trust

                    Notes to Financial Statements (continued)



3.  INVESTMENTS

Investments that represent 5% or more of the fair value of the Plan's net assets
available for benefits are as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                            DECEMBER 31,
                                                                   1999                      1998
                                                         ------------------------- -------------------------

<S>                                                              <C>                      <C>
   Bankers Trust Pyramid Cash Fund                               $      -                   $177,601,918
   Marriott International, Inc.
      common stock                                                 63,939,339                 70,303,192
   T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Fund                            136,650,621                          -
   T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy
      Balanced Fund                                                71,450,626                          -
   T. Rowe Price Stable Value Fund                                 61,170,089                          -
</TABLE>


The Plan's investments (including  investments purchased,  sold, as well as held
during the year) appreciated in fair value as determined by quoted market prices
as follows:


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                YEAR ENDED                 PERIOD ENDED
                                                            DECEMBER 31, 1999           DECEMBER 31, 1998
                                                        -------------------------- -------------------------
<S>                                                               <C>                        <C>
Net realized and unrealized appreciation
(depreciation) in aggregate fair value of
investments:
     Common stock                                                 $ 1,599,362                $44,611,875
     Corporate bonds, notes and other
         obligations                                                        -                    353,398
     Firm purchase commitments, net                                         -                    (11,777)
     Mutual and collective investment funds                        36,665,943                 (1,390,834)
     Government obligations                                           (59,318)                   254,163
                                                        -------------------------- -------------------------
            Total                                                 $38,205,987                $43,816,825
                                                        ========================== =========================
</TABLE>




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                     Sodexho Marriott Services, Inc. 401(k)
                  Employees' Retirement Savings Plan and Trust

                    Notes to Financial Statements (continued)



4.  NON-PARTICIPANT DIRECTED INVESTMENTS

Information  about net assets and the  significant  components of the changes in
net assets  relating  to the  Retirement  Income  Plan Fund,  a  non-participant
directed investment fund, is as follows:

                                                              DECEMBER 31,
                                                                  1999
                                                         -----------------------
Net assets:
    Investments:
        Retirement Income Plan Fund:
            State Street Short Term Investment Fund         $        1,511,300
            Growth Opportunity Series A Fund                         7,904,730
            Daily Government Corp. Fund                              6,840,995
                                                         -----------------------
                Total Retirement Income Plan Fund           $       16,257,025
                                                         =======================


                                                                YEAR ENDED
                                                               DECEMBER 31,
                                                                  1999
                                                        -----------------------
Changes in net assets:
     Dividends and interest                                 $            3,982
     Net realized and unrealized appreciation in
            aggregate fair value of investments                      1,831,497
     Benefits paid to participants                                    (746,000)
     Transfers from other plan                                      15,167,546
                                                        -----------------------
                                                            $       16,257,025
                                                        =======================


5.  GUARANTEED INVESTMENT CONTRACTS

The GIC's  held by the Plan are fully  benefit  responsive,  as  defined  in the
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants'  Statement of Position 94-4,
REPORTING OF INVESTMENT  CONTRACTS HELD BY HEALTH AND WELFARE  BENEFIT PLANS AND
DEFINED  CONTRIBUTION  PENSION  PLANS.  A fully  benefit  responsive  investment
contract  provides a liquidity  guarantee,  by a financially  responsible  third
party, of principal and previously


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                     Sodexho Marriott Services, Inc. 401(k)
                  Employees' Retirement Savings Plan and Trust

                    Notes to Financial Statements (continued)



5.  GUARANTEED INVESTMENT CONTRACTS (CONTINUED)

accrued  interest for  liquidations,  transfers,  loans or hardship  withdrawals
initiated by plan  participants  exercising their rights to withdraw,  borrow or
transfer  funds  under the terms of the plan.  GIC's are  unallocated  insurance
contracts stated at contract value (contributions made under the contract,  plus
interest  at  the   contract   rate,   less  funds  used  to  pay  benefits  and
administrative  expenses).  All participant initiated transactions are permitted
at contract  value with no conditions,  limits,  or  restrictions.  The contract
balances at December  31, 1999 and 1998  totaled  $45,878,935  and  $67,117,017,
respectively.

The crediting rate at which interest is accrued to the contract  balances ranged
from 5.30% to 7.98% for the year ended  December 31, 1999.  These interest rates
are reset either  quarterly or  semiannually  as defined by each  contract.  The
minimum  interest  rates under the terms of contracts  having such minimum rates
range from 0.0% to 3.0%. The average yield was approximately 6.63% and 6.40% for
the year  ended  December  31,  1999 and the period  ended  December  31,  1998,
respectively.

The estimated fair values of these contracts have been determined by the Trustee
using  available  market  information  and  valuation  methodologies.   However,
considerable  judgement is necessarily  required in interpreting  market data to
develop these  estimates.  In addition,  fair values fluctuate on a daily basis.
The use of different market assumptions and/or estimation methodologies may have
a  material  effect  on the  estimated  fair  value  amounts.  The  fair  values
calculated for the contracts at December 31, 1999 and 1998 are  $45,153,552  and
$68,672,633, respectively.

6.  PLAN TERMINATION

Although  it has not  expressed  any intent to do so, the  Company has the right
under the Plan to  discontinue  its  contributions  at anytime and terminate the
Plan  subject  to the  provisions  of ERISA.  In the event of Plan  termination,
participants will become 100% vested in their accounts.

7.  INCOME TAX STATUS

The Plan has received a determination  letter from the Internal  Revenue Service
dated June 18, 1999,  stating that the Plan is qualified under Section 401(a) of
the Internal  Revenue Code (the "Code")  and,  therefore,  the related  trust is
exempt  from  taxation.  Once  qualified,  the Plan is  required  to  operate in
conformity with the Code to maintain its


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                     Sodexho Marriott Services, Inc. 401(k)
                  Employees' Retirement Savings Plan and Trust

                    Notes to Financial Statements (continued)



7.  INCOME TAX STATUS (CONTINUED)

qualification.  The Plan  Administrator  believes the Plan is being  operated in
compliance with the applicable requirements of the Code and, therefore, believes
that the Plan is qualified and the related trust is tax exempt.

8.  RECONCILIATION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TO FORM 5500

The following is a  reconciliation  of net assets available for benefits per the
financial statements to the Form 5500:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                    DECEMBER 31,            DECEMBER 31,
                                                                        1999                    1998
                                                              ----------------------- -----------------------

<S>                                                                     <C>                     <C>
Net assets  available  for benefits as reported in
      financial statements                                              $544,126,711            $397,238,230
Less- distributions payable to terminated
      employees                                                                    -                  89,191
                                                              ----------------------- -----------------------
Net assets available for benefits per Form 5500                         $544,126,711            $397,149,039
                                                              ======================= =======================
</TABLE>


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                      YEAR ENDED             PERIOD FROM
                                                                     DECEMBER 31,           MARCH 27, 1998
                                                                         1999               (INCEPTION) TO
                                                                                             DECEMBER 31,
                                                                                                 1998
                                                              ----------------------- -----------------------

<S>                                                                     <C>                     <C>
Benefits paid to  participants  as reported in the
      financial statements                                              $ 30,144,911            $ 14,426,015
Amounts allocated to withdrawing participants
      at December 31                                                         (89,191)                 89,191
                                                              ----------------------- -----------------------
Benefits paid to participants as reported in the
      Form 5500                                                         $ 30,055,720            $ 14,515,206
                                                              ======================= =======================
</TABLE>

Amounts allocated to withdrawing  participants are recorded on the Form 5500 for
benefit  claims that have been  processed  and  approved  for  payment  prior to
December 31, 1998 but not yet paid as of that date.


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                     Sodexho Marriott Services, Inc. 401(k)
                  Employees' Retirement Savings Plan and Trust

                    Notes to Financial Statements (continued)



9.  PARTY-IN-INTEREST TRANSACTIONS

The  following  funds are  sponsored  by the  Trustee:  T. Rowe  Price  Personal
Strategy  Income  Fund,  T. Rowe  Price  Blue Chip  Growth  Fund,  T. Rowe Price
Personal Strategy Balanced Fund, T. Rowe Price Equity Income Fund, T. Rowe Price
Mid-Cap Growth Fund, T. Rowe Price Personal  Strategy Growth Fund, T. Rowe Price
New Horizons Fund, and T. Rowe Price Stable Value Fund. The plan also invests in
company stock of Marriott  International,  Inc. and Sodexho  Marriott  Services,
Inc.   Transactions   involving   these   investments   are   considered  to  be
party-in-interest transactions for which a statutory exemption exists.




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                     Sodexho Marriott Services, Inc. 401(k)
                  Employees' Retirement Savings Plan and Trust

         Schedule of Assets Held for Investment Purposes at End of Year
                             EIN-52-0936594 Plan-003

                                December 31, 1999
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                     DESCRIPTION OF
                                                                       INVESTMENT,
                                                                    INCLUDING MATURITY
                                                                      DATE, RATE OF
                  IDENTITY OF ISSUE, BORROWER,                       INTEREST, PAR OR
                    LESSOR, OR SIMILAR PARTY                          MATURITY VALUE         COST         CURRENT VALUE
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

<S>                                                                    <C>                 <C>              <C>
Money market funds
     Marriott Disbursement Account**                                     56,567 shares       *             $      56,567
     State Street Short Term Investment Fund                          1,511,300 shares   $1,511,300            1,511,300
                                                                                                       -------------------
Total money market funds                                                                                       1,567,867

Mutual funds and collective investment funds:
     T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Income Fund**                      100,995 shares       *                 1,315,969
     Spectrum Income Fund                                                76,614 shares       *                   820,541
     Janus Worldwide Fund                                               224,419 shares       *                17,152,345
     T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Fund**                            3,760,335 shares       *               136,650,621
     T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Fund**                  4,399,669 shares       *                71,450,626
     T. Rowe Price Equity Income Fund**                               1,051,745 shares       *                26,093,813
     Vanguard Institutional Index Fund                                  150,180 shares       *                20,125,740
     T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Fund**                                477,489 shares       *                19,161,638
     T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Growth Fund**                      130,669 shares       *                 2,545,438
     T. Rowe Price New Horizons Fund**                                  409,002 shares       *                11,259,835
     Western Asset Core Portfolio                                     1,656,126 shares       *                17,024,982
     T. Rowe Price Stable Value Fund**                               61,170,089 shares       *                61,170,089
     Scudder International Fund                                         191,366 shares       *                13,537,286
     Growth Opportunity Series A Fund                                   490,277 shares    6,188,739            7,904,730
                                                                                                       -------------------
Total mutual funds and collective  investment funds                                                          406,213,653

Government obligations:
     Daily Government Corp. Fund                                        493,151 shares    6,889,733            6,840,995
                                                                                                       -------------------
Total government obligations                                                                                   6,840,995

Common stock:
     Sodexho Marriott Services, Inc.**                                  433,091 shares       *                 5,630,189
     Marriott International, Inc.**                                   2,025,800 shares       *                63,939,339
                                                                                                       -------------------
Total common stock                                                                                            69,569,528
</TABLE>


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                     Sodexho Marriott Services, Inc. 401(k)
                  Employees' Retirement Savings Plan and Trust

         Schedule of Assets Held for Investment Purposes at End of Year
                                   (continued)
                             EIN-52-0936594 Plan-003

                                December 31, 1999

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                    DESCRIPTION OF
                                                                      INVESTMENT,
                                                                   INCLUDING MATURITY
                                                                     DATE, RATE OF
                 IDENTITY OF ISSUE, BORROWER,                       INTEREST, PAR OR
                   LESSOR, OR SIMILAR PARTY                          MATURITY VALUE          COST          CURRENT VALUE
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

<S>                                                                  <C>                      <C>          <C>
Guaranteed investment contracts:
     Allstate Life Insurance Company                                 11/20/2001, 5.30%        *            $   3,856,388
     Caisse des Depots (CDC)                                         12/15/2002, 6.27%        *                1,127,177
     Caisse des Depots (CDC)                                          6/30/2006, 6.69%        *                4,297,167
     Canada Life Assurance Company                                    6/22/2000, 7.19%        *                1,379,474
     Combined Insurance Company                                       5/22/2000, 7.61%        *                1,354,945
     Continental Assurance Company                                   12/15/2004, 6.39%        *                3,974,889
     John Hancock Mutual Life                                         8/31/2000, 6.03%        *                1,137,078
     GE Life & Annuity                                                3/22/2000, 7.98%        *                1,383,478
     Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company                     11/05/2006, 5.88%        *                  670,065
     Metropolitan Life Insurance Company                             12/31/2000, 5.55%        *                2,494,511
     National Westminster                                             9/25/2006, 6.18%        *                2,872,458
     Pacific Life                                                     3/20/2001, 6.81%        *                1,210,696
     Monumental Life                                                  9/20/2000, 6.27%        *                  736,482
     Monumental Life                                                 12/20/2000, 6.68%        *                1,694,850
     Monumental Life                                                  7/15/2001, 6.49%        *                3,021,821
     Rabobank Nederland                                               9/21/2003, 6.43%        *                1,370,278
     Rabobank Nederland                                               7/17/2002, 6.56%        *                  995,387
     State Street Bank                                                9/30/2002, 5.75%        *                4,078,000
     Transamerica Life                                                           5.99%        *                7,256,901
     United of Omaha                                                  9/20/2000, 6.30%        *                  966,890
                                                                                                       -------------------
Total guaranteed investment contracts                                                                         45,878,935

Participant loans**                                              Interest rates range
                                                                 from 8.25% to 10.0%
                                                                                                              12,494,284
                                                                                                       -------------------
Total investments                                                                                          $ 542,565,262
                                                                                                       ===================

<FN>
*   Historical cost information is not required for participant-directed funds
**  Party in interest
</FN>
</TABLE>



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                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS
                                -----------------


EXHIBIT
NUMBER                     DESCRIPTION
-------                    -----------

(23.1)                   Consent of Independent Auditors - Ernst & Young LLP
(23.2)                   Consent of Independent Auditors - KPMG LLP

Exhibits omitted are not required or not applicable.




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