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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                    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): February 8, 2002





                            Host Marriott Corporation
               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)





         Maryland                      001-14625                53-0085950
(State or Other Jurisdiction    (Commission File Number)      (IRS Employer
      of Incorporation)                                      Identification No.)


          10400 Fernwood Road
           Bethesda, Maryland                                      20817
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                         (Zip Code)



       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (301) 380-9000


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Item 5.  Other Events.

         Host Marriott Corporation is filing as an exhibit hereto (which is
incorporated by reference herein) a description of the material U.S. federal
income tax considerations relating to the taxation of Host Marriott as a real
estate investment trust and the ownership and disposition of Host Marriott
equity securities. This description replaces and supersedes prior descriptions
of the federal income tax treatment of Host Marriott and its shareholders to the
extent that they are inconsistent with the description contained in this Current
Report on Form 8-K.

Item 7.  Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.


          (a)  Financial statements of business acquired.

               Not applicable.

          (b)  Pro forma financial information.

               Not applicable.

          (c)  Exhibits.


Exhibit No.          Description
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99.1                 Material Federal Income Tax Considerations




         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.

                                       HOST MARRIOTT CORPORATION


                                       By: /s/ Donald D. Olinger
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Date:  February 8, 2002                    Name:   Donald D. Olinger
                                           Title:  Senior Vice President and
                                                   Corporate Controller




EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.          Description
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99.1                 Material Federal Income Tax Considerations