May 5 (Reuters) - Real estate investment trust Host Hotels
& Resorts Inc (HST.N: Quote, Profile, Research), on Tuesday sold $400 million of
eight-year senior notes in the 144a private placement market,
said IFR, a Thomson Reuters service.

The size of the deal was increased from an originally
planned $350 million.

Goldman Sachs, Bank of America and Deutsche Bank were the
joint bookrunning managers for the sale.
BORROWER: HOST HOTELS AND RESORTS INC
AMT $400 MLN * COUPON 9.00 PCT MATURITY 5/15/2017
TYPE SR NOTES ISS PRICE 96.599 FIRST PAY 11/15/2009
MOODY'S Ba1 YIELD 9.625 PCT SETTLEMENT 5/11/2009
S&P BB-PLUS SPREAD 673 BPS/ PAY FREQ SEMI-ANNUAL
FITCH N/A MORE THAN TREAS NON-CALLABLE 4-YEARS **
* FACE AMT:$400 MLN. PROCEEDS:$386.396 MLN.
** NON-CALLABLE 4-YRS THEN AT 104.50, 102.25, 100.

EQUITY CLAW:3YR 35% AT 109.