=========================================== 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): November 17, 1999 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.) 903 CALLE AMANECER, SAN CLEMENTE, CA 92673 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) (949) 369-4000 (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code) NOT APPLICABLE (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) =========================================== ITEM 5. Other Events On November 17, 1999, Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. issued a press release, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. ITEM 7 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS --------------------------------- (c) Exhibits -------- 99.1 Press Release dated November 17, 1999 of Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. 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. SUNSTONE HOTEL INVESTORS, INC. Date: November 17, 1999 /s/ ROBERT A. ALTER ------------------------------ Robert A. Alter, President