Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NYSE:HST) today announced that its Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.5546875 per share on its Class E cumulative redeemable preferred stock for the first quarter of 2009.
The preferred dividend is payable on April 15, 2009 to stockholders of record on March 31, 2009.
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. is an S&P 500 and Fortune 500 company that is the largest lodging real estate investment trust and one of the largest owners of luxury and upper upscale hotels. The Company currently owns 116 properties with approximately 63,000 rooms, and also holds a minority interest in a joint venture that owns 11 hotels in Europe with over 3,500 rooms. Guided by a disciplined approach to capital allocation and aggressive asset management, the Company partners with premium brands such as Marriott(R), Ritz-Carlton(R), Westin(R), Sheraton(R), W(R), St. Regis(R), The Luxury Collection(R), Hyatt(R), Fairmont(R), Four Seasons(R), Hilton(R) and Swissotel(R)* in the operation of properties in over 50 major markets worldwide.
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