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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):
August 4, 2020
Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Maryland
001-32319
20-1296886
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200 Spectrum Center Drive
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Irvine
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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:
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Common Stock, $0.01 par value
SHO
New York Stock Exchange
Series E Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value
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New York Stock Exchange
Series F Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value
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New York Stock Exchange
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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Emerging growth company
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.
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Item 2.02    Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
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On August 4, 2020, Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. (the "Company") held a conference call to discuss the financial results of the Company for its second quarter ended June 30, 2020. A copy of the script used by the spokesmen during the call (the "Script") is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K ("Current Report") as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein solely for purposes of this Item 2.02 disclosure. The Script has been selectively edited to facilitate the understanding of the information communicated during the conference call.
The information in this Current Report, including the exhibit attached hereto, is being furnished voluntarily as additional information by the Company and shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of such section. The information in this Current Report, including the exhibit, shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, regardless of any incorporation by reference language in any such filing.
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Item 9.01    Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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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 thereunto duly authorized.
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Date: August 7, 2020
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Bryan A. Giglia
Principal Financial Officer and Duly Authorized Officer
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