================================================================================ SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 17, 1998 HOST MARRIOTT CORPORATION ------------------------------------------------------ (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) DELAWARE 333-19923 52-2095412 ---------------------------- ------------ ------------------- (STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION (COMMISSION (I.R.S. EMPLOYER OF INCORPORATION OF FILE NUMBER) IDENTIFICATION NO.) ORGANIZATION) 10400 FERNWOOD ROAD, BETHESDA, MARYLAND 20817 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES) (ZIP CODE) REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE: (301) 380-9000 ================================================================================ Item 5 Host Marriott Corporation's wholly owned subsidiary, HMH Properties, Inc., filed a prospectus supplement with the Securities & Exchange Commission on July 17, 1998 with respect to the Company's public offering of $1.4 billion of senior notes. The Company believes this information is material to its investors and therefore is filing the prospectus supplement as an exhibit to this Form 8-K. Item 7 Financial Statements and Exhibits (c) Exhibits 99.1 Prospectus Supplement for $1,400,000 of Senior Notes 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 hereunto duly authorized. July 28, 1998 Host Marriott Corporation /s/ Donald D. Olinger ---------------------------- Donald D. Olinger Senior Vice President and Corporate Controller