---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000950170-23-023472"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "HST"
cik: "0001070750"
company_name: "HOST HOTELS & RESORTS, INC."
filed_at: "2023-05-22T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-14T17:55:36.702489+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Host Hotels & Resorts 2023 annual meeting results: all directors elected, say-on-pay approved ~95%

## Summary
- Nine director nominees elected to one-year terms; FOR votes ranged from 606.2M to 629.7M of ~635M shares voted.
- Ratification of KPMG LLP as independent auditor approved with 625.1M FOR votes (95.6% of votes cast).
- Advisory vote on executive compensation approved by ~95% of votes cast (600.4M FOR, 32.8M AGAINST).
- Stockholders strongly favored annual advisory votes on exec comp (617.7M votes for one year); board will hold annual votes.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950170-23-023472
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: HST
- cik: 0001070750
- company_name: HOST HOTELS & RESORTS, INC.
- filed_at: 2023-05-22T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1070750/000095017023023472/0000950170-23-023472-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1070750/000095017023023472/hst-20230518.htm

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## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  HOST HOTELS & RESORTS, INC. shareholders approved Advisory vote to approve executive compensation at the 2023-05-18 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-05-18
  source text: Proposal 3 – Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation The final, non-binding, advisory votes on the Company’s executive compensation are set forth below. Accordingly, the proposal was approved by approximately 95% of the votes cast.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1070750/000095017023023472/0000950170-23-023472-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  HOST HOTELS & RESORTS, INC. shareholders approved Advisory vote on the frequency of advisory votes on executive compensation (one year) at the 2023-05-18 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay frequency
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-05-18
  source text: Proposal 4 – Frequency of Advisory Votes on Executive Compensation Final, non-binding, advisory votes on the frequency of an advisory vote on executive compensation are set forth below. ONE YEAR TWO YEARS THREE YEARS ABSTENTIONS AND BROKER NON-VOTES 617,732,932 138,429 15,410,927 20,440,584 The Company’s Board of Directors recommended an annual advisory vote on executive compensation.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1070750/000095017023023472/0000950170-23-023472-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  HOST HOTELS & RESORTS, INC. shareholders approved Election of nine directors for terms expiring at the 2024 annual meeting at the 2023-05-18 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-05-18
  source text: Proposal 1 – Election of Directors Final votes regarding the election of nine directors for terms expiring at the 2024 annual meeting of stockholders are set forth below. Accordingly, each director nominee was elected for a one-year term.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1070750/000095017023023472/0000950170-23-023472-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  HOST HOTELS & RESORTS, INC. shareholders approved Ratification of appointment of KPMG LLP as independent registered public accountants for 2023 at the 2023-05-18 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-05-18
  source text: Proposal 2 – Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accountants Final votes on the ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as independent registered public accountants of the Company to serve for 2023 are set forth below. Accordingly, the appointment of KPMG LLP was ratified.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1070750/000095017023023472/0000950170-23-023472-index.htm

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