1 ================================================================================ 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 1993 Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): JULY 28, 1998 COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 0-26304 SUNSTONE HOTEL INVESTORS, INC. (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) ------------ MARYLAND (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) 0-26304 52-1891908 (Commission File No.) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) 115 CALLE DE INDUSTRIAS, SUITE 201, SAN CLEMENTE, CA 92672 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) (714) 361-3900 (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code) NOT APPLICABLE (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) ================================================================================ 2 ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS On July 28, 1998, Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. announced its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 1998. Item 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS (c) Exhibits. 99.1 Press Release dated July 28, 1998. 3 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. Date: July 28, 1998 SUNSTONE HOTEL INVESTORS, INC. /s/ ROBERT A. ALTER ------------------------------ Robert A. Alter, President 4 EXHIBIT INDEX EXHIBIT NUMBER DESCRIPTION - ------- ----------- 99.1 Press Release dated July 28, 1998