1 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 July 1, 1999 ------------ Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported) RFS HOTEL INVESTORS, INC. (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) Tennessee 0-22164 62-1534743 ---------------- --------- --------------- (State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission File No.) (I.R.S. Employer of Incorporation) Identification No.) 850 Ridge Lake Boulevard, Suite 220 Memphis, Tennessee 38120 ---------------------------- (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) (901) 767-7005 ---------------------------- (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code) N/A ------------------------------ (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) 2 ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS. J. William Lovelace resigned as President of RFS Hotel Investors, Inc. (the "Company") and as a member of the Company's Board of Directors effective July 1, 1999. Robert M. Solmson, Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, has been appointed President of the Company effective July 1, 1999. ITEM 7. EXHIBITS Exhibit 10.1 Press Release Relating to Resignation of J. William Lovelace 3 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 hereunto duly authorized. RFS HOTEL INVESTORS, INC. July 7, 1999 /s/ Michael J. Pascal ----------------------------------------- Michael J. Pascal Secretary, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer 2