UNITED STATES
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 (Date of earliest event reported): May 10, 2016
Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Maryland | | 001-32319 | | 20-1296886 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) | | (Commission File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
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120 Vantis, Suite 350 Aliso Viejo, California | | 92656 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | | (Zip Code) |
(949) 330-4000
(Registrant’s telephone number including area code)
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 8.01 OTHER EVENTS
On May 10, 2016, Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. (the “Company”) and its its wholly owned subsidiary, Sunstone Hotel Partnership, LLC (the “Operating Partnership”), entered into an underwriting agreement dated May 10, 2016 (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as underwriter, relating to the sale of 3,000,000 shares of the Company’s 6.450% Series F Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Series F Preferred Stock”) in connection with an underwritten public offering (the “Offering”), pursuant to the Company’s effective registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-193311). The Offering is expected to close on May 17, 2016, subject to customary closing conditions. The Underwriting Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 1.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
Exhibit
No. | | Description |
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1.1 | | Underwriting Agreement, dated May 10, 2016. |
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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 thereunto duly authorized.
| | Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. |
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Date: May 16, 2016 | | By: | /s/ BRYAN A. GIGLIA |
| | | Bryan A. Giglia |
| | | Executive Vice President-Chief Financial Officer,
Treasurer and Secretary |
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