UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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): January 13, 2009
Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Maryland | 001-32319 | 20-1296886 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 903 Calle Amanecer, Suite 100 San Clemente, California |
92673 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Office) | (Zip Code) |
(949) 369-4000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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| ITEM 2.02 | RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION |
On January 14, 2009, Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release providing an update on its operations through December 31, 2008. A copy of the Company’s press release is being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
The information furnished pursuant to this Item 2.02, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that Section and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act.
| ITEM 5.02 | DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN OFFICERS |
On January 13, 2009, the Company appointed Arthur L. Buser, Jr. as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and a director of the Company, effective January 22, 2009. The Company’s current Chief Executive Officer, Robert A. Alter, will remain as Executive Chairman of the board of directors of the Company. Information related to Messrs. Alter’s and Buser’s employment arrangements is contained in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 23, 2008, and is incorporated herein by reference.
| ITEM 9.01 | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS |
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated January 14, 2009 | |
SIGNATURE
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.
| Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. | ||||||||
| Date: January 14, 2009 |
By: | /s/ KENNETH E. CRUSE | ||||||
| Kenneth E. Cruse Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||