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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * ABDOO ELIZABETH A   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol HOST HOTELS & RESORTS, INC. [HST] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) EVP & General Counsel (Last) (First) (Middle) 6903 ROCKLEDGE DRIVE, SUITE 1500 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/08/2018 (Street) BETHESDA, MD 20817 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 02/08/2018   A(1)   42,251 A $ 18.75 211,156 D   Common Stock 02/08/2018   F   19,205 D $ 18.75 191,951 D   Common Stock 02/08/2018   A(2)   26,039 A $ 18.75 217,990 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 0

01/22/2014

01/22/2024

Common Stock

20,896

20,896

D

Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 0

12/31/2015

01/15/2025

Common Stock

18,882

18,882

D

Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 0

12/31/2016

02/04/2026

Common Stock

33,220

33,220

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
ABDOO ELIZABETH A 6903 ROCKLEDGE DRIVE SUITE 1500 BETHESDA, MD 20817			EVP & General Counsel

Signatures

Elizabeth A. Abdoo		02/12/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	On February 13, 2017, the reporting person was granted an award of restricted stock units, which vest in the form of common stock based upon the Issuer's (i) performance against certain strategic objective goals and (ii) total shareholder return (TSR) as compared to the Relative Lodging TSR, Relative NAREIT TSR, and Relative S&P 500 TSR. On February 8, 2018, the Compensation Committee of the Issuer's Board of Directors determined that a portion of the performance goals had been met, resulting in the vesting of these shares.
(2)	These shares represent restricted stock units which vest in three equal annual installments beginning on the first anniversary of the grant date and will be settled in shares of the Issuer's common stock.

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