UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 8-K/A CURRENT REPORT Filed Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 1, 1998 MERISTAR HOTELS & RESORTS, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) DELAWAR 1-14331 52-2101815 (State or other jurisdiction of (Commission File (IRS Employer Identification incorporation) Number) Number) 1010 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20007 (Address of principal executive offices) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (202) 965-4455 FORM 8-K/A ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS On October 16, 1998, MeriStar Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (the "Company") reported on a current report on Form 8-K that its acquisition of certain assets of South Seas Properties Company Limited Partnership and certain affiliates (the "Acquired Assets") constituted an acquisition of a "significant amount of assets" as such concept is defined in Item 2 of Form 8-K and Sections 210.11-01(d), 210.11-01(b) and 210.3-05(b)(2)(ii) of Regulation S-X of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Subsequently, it was determined that the acquisition by the Company of the Acquired Assets did not constitute a "significant amount of assets." Therefore, the Company is filing this amendment to the current report on Form 8-K, dated October 1, 1998, and will not file the financial statements and pro forma information as previously stated.