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): September 23, 2013
APPLE REIT EIGHT, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
VIRGINIA
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
| 000-53175 | 20-8268625 | |
| (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
814 East Main Street Richmond, Virginia | 23219 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
(804) 344-8121
(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:
| x | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
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Apple REIT Eight, Inc. (which is referred to below as the “Company”) is filing this report in accordance with Item 8.01 of Form 8-K.
| Item 8.01 | Other Events |
On September 23, 2013, the Company issued a press release, attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference, with respect to the position of the Company’s Board of Directors with respect to an unsolicited tender offer for less than 5% of its shares of common stock and the associated shares of Series A preferred stock.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
d. Exhibits.
| 99.1 | Press Release dated September 23, 2013 |
Signatures
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.
| APPLE REIT EIGHT, INC. | |||
Date: September 23, 2013 | By: | /s/ Glade M. Knight | |
| Glade M. Knight | |||
| Chief Executive Officer | |||
