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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
DATE OF REPORT
November 22, 2002
(Date of earliest event reported)
Commission File Number
| | Exact name of registrants as specified in their charters, state of incorporation, address of principal executive offices, and telephone number
| | I.R.S. Employer Identification Number
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0-22164 | | RFS Hotel Investors, Inc. A Tennessee Corporation 850 Ridge Lake Boulevard, Suite 300 Memphis, Tennessee 38120 Telephone (901) 767-7005 | | 62-1534743 |
333-84334 | | RFS Partnership, L.P. A Tennessee Partnership 850 Ridge Lake Boulevard, Suite 300 Memphis, Tennessee 38120 Telephone (901) 767-7005 | | 62-1541639 |
Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure
On November 22, 2002, on behalf of both RFS Hotel Investors, Inc. and RFS Partnership, L.P. as separate registrants, RFS Hotel Investors, Inc. issued a press release announcing the sale of the 153-room Comfort Inn in Ft. Mill, South Carolina for $3.25 million. The sale resulted in a book loss of approximately $3.8 million. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated by reference herein.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrants have duly caused this report to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.
Dated as of November 22, 2002 | | RFS HOTEL INVESTORS, INC. RFS PARTNERSHIP, L.P. |
| | By: | /s/ DENNIS M. CRAVEN Dennis M. Craven Its:Vice President & Chief Accounting Officer |
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Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure