EQUITY INNS INC
10-Q, 1998-11-12
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 10-Q

               Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
                       The Securities Exchange Act of 1934


For The Quarterly Period Ended September 30, 1998 Commission File Number 0-23290


                               EQUITY INNS, INC.
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)


         Tennessee                                                62-1550848  
- -------------------------------                              -------------------
(State or Other Jurisdiction of                               (I.R.S. Employer)
Incorporation or Organization                                Identification No.)


                  4735 Spottswood, Suite 102, Memphis, TN 38117
               --------------------------------------------------
               (Address of Principal Executive Office) (Zip Code)


                                 (901) 761-9651
              ----------------------------------------------------
              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)


                                 Not Applicable
              ----------------------------------------------------
              (Former Name, Former Address and Former Fiscal Year,
                         if Changed Since Last Report)

         Indicate  by check  mark  whether  the  Registrant:  (i) has  filed all
reports  required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities  Exchange
Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter  period that the
Registrant was required to file such reports),  and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days.

                     X   Yes                     No
                   -----                   -----

         The number of shares of Common Stock,  $.01 par value,  outstanding  on
November 3, 1998 was 36,430,906.


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                                EQUITY INNS, INC.

                                      INDEX


                                                                            PAGE

PART I.           Financial Information

   Item 1.  Financial Statements


          Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - September 30, 1998
            (unaudited) and December 31, 1997                                  3

          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited) -
            For the three and nine months ended September 30,
            1998 and 1997                                                      4

          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) -
            For the nine months ended September 30, 1998 and 1997              5

          Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements                 7

   Item 2.    Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
              and Results of Operations                                       15

   Item 3.    Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk       24


PART II.      Other Information


   Item 6.    Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K                                25


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PART I.  Financial Information
   Item 1.  Financial Statements

                                EQUITY INNS, INC.
                      CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                      September 30,     December 31,
                                                          1998              1997        
                                                     -------------    ---------------
                                                       (unaudited)
<S>                                                  <C>              <C>
ASSETS
Investment in hotel properties, net                  $ 792,308,017    $ 617,071,977
Cash and cash equivalents                                7,642,109          190,458
Due from Lessees                                        14,624,665        5,925,109
Note receivable                                          3,884,052        3,884,052
Deferred expenses, net                                   6,610,851        7,275,473
Deposits and other assets                                1,091,033        1,178,028
                                                     -------------    -------------

       Total assets                                  $ 826,160,727    $ 635,525,097
                                                     =============    =============

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

Debt                                                 $ 339,744,416    $ 233,206,156
Accounts payable and accrued expenses                   14,013,022       12,467,254
Dividends and distributions payable                     13,629,951       10,645,348
Deferred lease revenue (Note 2)                         23,177,498
Minority interest in Partnership                        18,506,778       19,034,524
                                                     -------------    -------------

       Total liabilities                               409,071,665      275,353,282
                                                     -------------    -------------

Commitments and contingencies

Shareholders' equity:

Common Stock, $.01 par value, 100,000,000
  shares authorized, 36,423,422 and 34,865,578
  shares issued and outstanding, respectively              364,234          348,656
Preferred Stock, $.01 par value, 10,000,000 shares
  authorized, 2,750,000 shares of Series A and
  -0- shares issued and outstanding                     68,750,000
Additional paid-in capital                             407,601,629      387,133,407
Unearned directors' and officers' compensation          (2,097,554)        (273,482)
Predecessor basis assumed                               (1,263,887)      (1,263,887)
Distributions in excess of net earnings                (56,265,360)     (25,772,879)
                                                     -------------    -------------

       Total shareholders' equity                      417,089,062      360,171,815
                                                     -------------    -------------

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity           $ 826,160,727    $ 635,525,097
                                                     =============    =============
</TABLE>

                   The accompanying notes are an integral part
              of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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                                EQUITY INNS, INC.
                 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                                   (unaudited)
                        ---------------------------------


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                   Three Months Ended            Nine Months Ended
                                                     September 30,                 September 30,           
                                            ----------------------------    ---------------------------
                                                 1998            1997            1998            1997     
                                            ------------    ------------    ------------   ------------
<S>                                         <C>             <C>             <C>            <C>
Revenues
  Lease revenue                             $ 30,263,189    $ 24,713,825    $ 59,199,621   $ 52,205,580
  Loss on sale of hotel properties              (693,801)       (693,801)
  Other income                                   254,815          31,476         611,394        373,419
                                            ------------    ------------    ------------   ------------

    Total revenues                            29,824,203      24,745,301      59,117,214     52,578,999
                                            ------------    ------------    ------------   ------------

Expenses
  Real estate and personal property taxes      3,106,366       2,050,054       8,462,300      5,007,604
  Depreciation and amortization                8,655,204       5,518,009      22,624,334     13,857,513
  Amortization of loan costs                     201,005         352,574         624,203        779,593
  Interest                                     6,204,676       4,109,401      15,522,439      8,751,201
  General and administrative                   1,438,009       1,046,152       4,709,362      3,274,012
  Merger Expenses                              2,197,301       2,197,301
                                            ------------    ------------    ------------   ------------

    Total expenses                            21,802,561      13,076,190      54,139,939     31,669,923
                                            ------------    ------------    ------------   ------------

Income before minority interest                8,021,642      11,669,111       4,977,275     20,909,076

Minority interest                                321,100         433,882         162,628        761,033
                                            ------------    ------------    ------------   ------------

Net income                                     7,700,542      11,235,229       4,814,647     20,148,043

Preferred stock dividends                      1,632,803                       1,741,657
                                            ------------    ------------    ------------   ------------

Net income applicable to
  common shareholders                       $  6,067,739    $ 11,235,229    $  3,072,990   $ 20,148,043
                                            ============    ============    ============   ============

Net income per common share-
  basic and diluted                         $        .17    $        .35    $        .09   $        .74
                                            ============    ============    ============   ============

Weighted average number of
  common shares outstanding-diluted           38,311,000      33,110,000      37,909,000     28,444,000
                                            ============    ============    ============   ============

</TABLE>



                   The accompanying notes are an integral part
              of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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                                EQUITY INNS, INC.
                 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                   (unaudited)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                For the Nine Months Ended
                                                                      September  30,                    
                                                            ------------------------------
                                                                  1998             1997       
                                                            -------------    -------------
<S>                                                         <C>              <C>
Cash flows from operating activities:
  Net income applicable to common shareholders              $   3,072,990    $  20,148,043
  Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
    provided by operating activities:
      Loss on sale of hotel properties                            693,801
      Depreciation and amortization                            22,624,334       13,857,513
      Amortization of loan costs                                  624,203          779,593
      Amortization of unearned directors' compensation            191,867           69,214
      Directors' compensation                                      42,420
      Minority interest                                           162,628          761,033
      Changes in assets and liabilities:
        Due from Lessees                                       (8,699,556)      (9,643,332)
        Deferred lease revenue                                 23,177,498
        Deferred expenses                                          (3,589)         (24,540)
        Deposits and other assets                                  86,995         (884,571)
        Accounts payable and accrued expenses                   2,608,535        6,186,604
        Preferred dividends payable                             1,741,657
                                                            -------------    -------------
          Net cash provided by operating activities            46,323,783       31,249,557
                                                            -------------    -------------

Cash flows from investing activities:
  Investment in hotel properties                             (167,583,927)    (255,334,261)
  Improvements and additions to hotel properties              (25,879,535)     (13,741,443)
  Proceeds from sale of hotel properties                        7,940,368
  Cash paid for franchise applications                           (214,537)      (2,143,569)
                                                            -------------    -------------
          Net cash used by investing activities              (185,737,631)    (271,219,273)
                                                            -------------    -------------

Cash flows from financing activities:
  Gross proceeds from public offering of common stock          20,144,615      108,769,513
  Gross proceeds from public offering of preferred stock       68,750,000
  Payment of offering expenses                                 (3,745,480)      (6,474,036)
  Proceeds from exercise of stock options                         112,500        1,125,000
  Distributions paid                                          (34,087,772)     (23,032,235)
  Borrowings under revolving credit facility                  161,275,000      232,050,395
  Payments on revolving credit facility                       (63,800,000)    (155,965,395)
  Borrowings under CMBS credit facility                        88,000,000
  Payments on CMBS credit facility                             (1,631,705)      (1,191,454)
  Payments on debt assumed                                        (99,055)
  Cash paid for loan costs                                        (49,579)      (3,309,794)
  Payments on capital lease obligations                            (3,025)            (414)
                                                            -------------    -------------
          Net cash provided by financing activities           146,865,499      239,971,580
                                                            -------------    -------------

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents                       7,451,651            1,864

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period                  190,458          128,974
                                                            -------------    -------------

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period                  $   7,642,109    $     130,838
                                                            =============    =============
</TABLE>


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Supplemental disclosure of noncash investing and financing activities:

During  February  1998,  the Company  issued  69,123  shares of common  stock at
$15.375 per share to  officers  of the Company in lieu of cash as a  performance
bonus for 1997 and during the nine months ended September 30, 1998, issued 2,941
shares of common  stock at prices  ranging  from  $12.06-$15.50  to  independent
directors of the Company in lieu of cash as directors' compensation.

In April 1998,  123,457  limited  partnership  units valued at  $1,925,912  were
issued  as part of the  total  acquisition  cost of a  Hampton  Inn hotel in San
Antonio,  Texas.  Additionally,  the  Company  assumed  mortgage  notes  payable
totaling  approximately  $10.8  million in  connection  with the purchase of two
hotels.

In July 1998, the Company  issued 141,000 shares of restricted  shares of common
stock to its officers under the 1994 Stock Incentive Plan. The above were valued
at prices  ranging  from  $13.50-$13.56.  Except for 4,000  shares  which vested
immediately, the restriction periods are tied to employment and range from three
to five years.

In August 1998, the Company issued a total of 15,000 restricted shares of common
stock to its  independent  directors.  The shares were valued at $12.31 and vest
ratably over five years. All of the restricted  shares issued to the independent
directors were issued subject to the approval of the Company's shareholders.  It
is anticipated  that such approval will be requested at the annual  shareholders
meeting in 1999.

At September 30, 1998,  $13,629,951 in distributions,  including  $11,888,294 to
common shareholders and $1,741,657 to preferred shareholders,  had been declared
but not paid. The  distributions  were paid on November 2, 1998. At December 31,
1997, $10,645,348 in distributions to shareholders and limited partners had been
declared but not paid.

At September 30, 1997,  $9,623,723 in  distributions to shareholders and limited
partners had been  declared but not paid.  At December 31, 1996,  $6,864,126  in
distributions  to  shareholders  and limited  partners had been declared but not
paid.

During February,  March and June 1997, 448,215 limited  partnership units valued
at $6,051,721 were issued as part of the total acquisition cost of certain hotel
properties.





















                   The accompanying notes are an integral part
              of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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                                EQUITY INNS, INC.
              NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                   (unaudited)
                              --------------------

1.     Organization and Basis of Presentation

       Equity Inns, Inc. (the "Company") was  incorporated on November 24, 1993.
       The Company is a self-administered  real estate investment trust ("REIT")
       for federal income tax purposes.  The Company,  through its  wholly-owned
       subsidiary,  Equity Inns Trust (the "Trust"), is the sole general partner
       of Equity Inns Partnership, L.P. (the "Partnership") and at September 30,
       1998 owned an approximate 95.0% interest in the Partnership.  The Company
       was  formed  to  acquire  equity  interests  in hotel  properties  and at
       September 30, 1998 owned,  through the Partnership,  102 hotel properties
       with a total of 12,640 rooms in 36 states.

       At September 30, 1998, the Partnership,  under operating leases providing
       for the payment of percentage rent (the "Percentage  Leases"),  leased 22
       of the current hotels to Crossroads/Memphis  Partnership, L.P., 35 of the
       current hotels to Crossroads Future Company, L.L.C. and 23 of the current
       hotels to  Crossroads/Memphis  Financing  Company,  L.L.C.  (referred  to
       collectively as  "Crossroads").  Each of these lessees is an affiliate of
       Patriot  American  Hospitality,  Inc.,  successor by merger to Interstate
       Hotels  Company  ("Patriot").  All  payments  due under these  Percentage
       Leases  are  guaranteed  by  Patriot  and  by  Interstate   Hotels,   LLC
       ("Interstate"),  successor by merger to Interstate Hotels Corporation and
       an indirect subsidiary of Patriot. At September 30, 1998, the Partnership
       leased 19 hotels to Caldwell Holding Company ("Caldwell"), a wholly-owned
       subsidiary  of  Prime  Hospitality  Corporation  ("Prime").  Caldwell  is
       required,  under the terms of its master lease  agreement,  to maintain a
       capitalization  of 20% of the expected annual percentage rents in cash or
       marketable  securities.  Crossroads and Caldwell are described herein as,
       collectively,  the "Lessees" and  individually,  a "Lessee".  The Lessees
       operate and lease  hotels owned by the  Partnership  pursuant to separate
       Percentage Leases which provide for rent payments equal to the greater of
       (i) a fixed base rent ("Base Rent") or (ii)  percentage rent based on the
       revenues of the hotels  ("Percentage  Rent").  The remaining three hotels
       are operated pursuant to management agreements, two of which are operated
       by Crossroads  Hospitality  Company,  L.L.C., a subsidiary of Interstate,
       and one of which operated by CapStar Hotel Co.

       On September 8, 1998, the Company announced that the previously announced
       merger agreement  between the Company and RFS Hotel  Investors,  Inc. had
       been terminated by mutual agreement.


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                                EQUITY INNS, INC.
         NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued
                                   (unaudited)
                              --------------------

1.     Organization and Basis of Presentation, Continued

       During the nine months ended September 30, 1998, the Company acquired the
       following hotel properties:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
          Date of                                           # of       Cost
       Acquisition            Property                      Rooms  (in millions)
       -----------      ----------------------------------  -----  -------------
       <S>              <C>                                  <C>    <C>
       April 14, 1998   Hampton Inn-San Antonio, Texas        169    $  12.6
       April 15, 1998   Homewood Suites-Sharonville
                         (Cincinnati), Ohio                   111         7.8
       April 28, 1998   Residence Inn-Portland, Oregon        168        23.5
       April 28, 1998   Residence Inn-Boise, Idaho            104         7.0
       May 8, 1998      Residence Inn-Somers Point,
                         New Jersey                           120         8.1
       June 26, 1998    AmeriSuites-Albuquerque, New Mexico   128         9.5
       June 26, 1998    AmeriSuites-Baltimore, Maryland       128        10.0
       June 26, 1998    AmeriSuites-Baton Rouge, Louisiana    128        10.9
       June 26, 1998    AmeriSuites-Birmingham, Alabama       128         7.7
       June 26, 1998    AmeriSuites-Las Vegas, Nevada         202        19.1
       June 26, 1998    AmeriSuites-Memphis, Tennessee        128         8.4
       June 26, 1998    AmeriSuites-Miami, Florida             67        10.5
       June 26, 1998    AmeriSuites-Minneapolis, Minnesota    128         9.6
       June 26, 1998    Nashville, Tennessee                  128        11.2
       August 7, 1998   Homewood Suites-Seattle, Washington   161        22.0
                                                            -----      ------

                                                            1,998      $177.9
                                                            =====      ======
</TABLE>

       In May 1998,  the Company  completed its first  development  property,  a
       125-room Hampton Inn & Suites located in Bartlett  (Memphis),  Tennessee,
       at a cost of approximately $7.5 million.

       During the quarter ended September 30, 1998, the  Partnership  sold three
       hotels ( Hampton Inn, Little Rock,  Arkansas;  Hampton Inn, Shelby, North
       Carolina;  Hampton Inn,  Cleveland,  Tennessee)  to third  parties for an
       aggregate sales price of approximately $8.0 million. The Company realized
       a loss of  approximately  $694,000 as a result of these sales.  The sales
       price was paid with cash.

       On June 25, 1998,  the Company  completed its first offering of preferred
       stock ("Preferred Stock"),  selling 2,750,000 shares of its 9 1/2% Series
       A  Cumulative  Preferred  Stock,  $.01 par  value  ("Series  A  Preferred
       Stock").  The  offering  price  was $25 per  share,  resulting  in  gross
       proceeds of $68.8  million.  The  Company  received  approximately  $66.3
       million  after  underwriters'  discounts  and offering  expenses from the
       offering.


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                                EQUITY INNS, INC.
         NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued
                                   (unaudited)
                             ----------------------


1.     Organization and Basis of Presentation, Continued

       These unaudited  condensed  consolidated  financial  statements have been
       prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of Securities and Exchange
       Commission  ("SEC") and should be read in conjunction  with the financial
       statements  and notes  thereto of the Company  included in the  Company's
       1997 Annual Report on Form 10-K. The accompanying  condensed consolidated
       financial  statements,   reflect,  in  the  opinion  of  management,  all
       adjustments  necessary for a fair  presentation of the interim  financial
       statements. All such adjustments are of a normal and recurring nature.

2.     Change in Accounting Principle

       In May 1998, the Financial  Accounting  Standards Board's Emerging Issues
       Task Force ("EITF")  issued EITF number 98-9,  "Accounting for Contingent
       Rent in Interim Financial Periods" (EITF 98-9). EITF 98-9 provides that a
       lessor shall defer  recognition  of  contingent  rental income in interim
       periods until  specified  targets that trigger the contingent  income are
       met. In July 1998 the EITF issued  transition  guidance  stating that the
       consensus could be applied on a prospective  basis or in a manner similar
       to a change in accounting  principle effective April 1, 1998. The Company
       reviewed the terms of its Percentage  Leases and has determined  that the
       provisions of EITF 98-9  significantly  impacted the  Company's  previous
       revenue  recognition  on an  interim  basis,  but  had no  impact  on the
       Company's  annual  Percentage Lease revenue or interim cash flow from its
       third party Lessees. The Company adopted the provisions of EITF 98--9 and
       elected  to  restate  the first  quarter  results  of 1998 and record the
       results of the  second  and third  quarters  in  accordance  with the new
       pronouncement.  The  effect  of the  change  on the  three  months  ended
       September  30,  1998 was to  decrease  net  income  applicable  to common
       shareholders  by  $2,522,721   ($.14  per  share-basic  and  diluted)  to
       $6,067,739  ($.17 per  share-basic  and diluted).  The effect on the nine
       months ended September 30, 1998 was to decrease net income  applicable to
       common  shareholders by $22,012,554 ($.68 per share-basic and diluted) to
       $3,072,990  ($.09 per share-basic  and diluted).  The pro forma per share
       amounts below reflect the effect on prior periods had the new method been
       in effect. The 1998 amounts are presented for comparative purposes only.


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                                EQUITY INNS, INC.
         NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued
                                   (unaudited)
                             ----------------------


2.     Change in Accounting Principle, Continued
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                  Three Months Ended        Nine Months Ended
                                                    September 30,            September  30,          
                                               ------------------------  ------------------------
                                                  1998         1997         1998         1997     
                                               ----------   -----------  ----------   -----------
<S>                                            <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>
Pro forma amounts:

Net income applicable to
  common shareholders                          $6,067,739   $ 6,619,779  $3,072,990   $ 2,813,321
                                               ==========   ===========  ==========   ===========

Net income per common
  share-basic and diluted                      $      .17   $       .21  $      .09   $       .10
                                               ==========   ===========  ===========  ===========

Amounts actually reported:

Net income applicable to
  common shareholders                          $6,067,739   $11,235,229   $3,072,990  $20,148,043
                                               ==========   ===========   ==========  ===========

Net income per common
  share-basic and diluted                      $      .17   $       .35   $      .09  $       .74
                                               ==========   ===========   ==========  ===========
</TABLE>

3.     Net Income Per Common Share

       In  February  1997,  the  Financial  Accounting  Standards  Board  issued
       Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 128, "Earnings Per Share"
       ("SFAS 128"),  which changes the computation and presentation of earnings
       per  share.  SFAS 128  requires  the  presentation  of basic and  diluted
       earnings  per share,  replacing  primary and fully  diluted  earnings per
       share  previously  required.  Earnings  per  share  for all  prior  years
       presented have been presented in accordance with SFAS 128.

       A  reconciliation  of the  numerator  and  denominator  used in the basic
       earnings per share  computation to the numerator and denominator  used in
       the diluted  earnings per share  computation  is presented  below for the
       three and nine months ended September 30, 1998 and 1997, respectively.


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                                EQUITY INNS, INC.
         NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued
                                   (unaudited)
                             ----------------------



3.     Net Income Per Common Share, Continued
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                            For the Three Months Ended September 30,
                                            1998                                 1997                            
                           ------------------------------------ -------------------------------------

                             Income        Shares     Per Share   Income        Shares     Per Share
                           (Numerator)  (Denominator)  Amount   (Numerator)  (Denominator)   Amount 
                           -----------   -----------  --------- -----------  ------------- ---------
<S>                        <C>           <C>          <C>       <C>          <C>            <C>

Net income applicable to
   common shareholders-
   basic                   $6,067,739     36,384,908    $.17   $11,235,229    31,840,252     $.35
Dilutive effect of
   potential conversion
   or partnership units
   and elimination of
   minority interest          321,100      1,925,915               433,882     1,269,673
Dilutive effect of stock
   options outstanding
   using the treasury
   stock method                                   386
                           -----------    -----------    ----  -----------    ----------     ----
Net income applicable to
   common shareholders-
   diluted                 $6,388,839     38,311,209    $.17   $11,669,111    33,109,925     $.35
                           ===========    ==========    ====   ===========    ==========     ====
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                            For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
                                            1998                                1997                             
                           ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------
                             Income        Shares     Per Share   Income        Shares     Per Share
                           (Numerator)  (Denominator)   Amount  (Numerator)  (Denominator)   Amount 
                           -----------  ------------- --------- -----------  ------------- ---------
<S>                        <C>          <C>           <C>       <C>          <C>           <C>
Net income applicable to
   common shareholders-
   basic                   $3,072,990     35,951,937    $.09   $20,148,043    27,408,719     $.74
Dilutive effect of
   potential conversion
   or partnership units
   and elimination of
   minority interest          162,628      1,902,796               761,033     1,035,353
Dilutive effect of stock
   options outstanding
   using the treasury
   stock method                               54,523
                           ----------     ----------    ----   -----------    ----------     ----
Net income applicable to
   common shareholders-
   diluted                 $3,235,618     37,909,256    $.09   $20,909,076    28,444,072     $.74
                           ==========     ==========    ====   ===========    ==========     ====
</TABLE>




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                                EQUITY INNS, INC.
         NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued
                                   (unaudited)
                             ----------------------


4.     Debt

       Debt is comprised of the following at September 30, 1998:
<TABLE>
                  <S>                                        <C>
                  Commercial Mortgage Bonds                 $ 84,651,391
                  Unsecured Line of Credit                   239,400,000
                  Other                                       15,693,025
                                                            ------------

                                                            $339,744,416
                                                            ============
</TABLE>

       The Company's $250 million  unsecured line of credit (the "Unsecured Line
       of Credit") bears  interest at a variable rate of LIBOR plus 1.4%,  1.5%,
       1.625%, or 1.75% as determined by the Company's  percentage of total debt
       to the total value of the Company's  investment in hotel  properties,  as
       defined in the loan  agreement  (the  "Percentage").  The  Percentage  is
       reviewed  quarterly,  and the interest rate is adjusted as necessary.  At
       September 30, 1998, the interest rate on the Unsecured Line of Credit was
       LIBOR (5.37% at September 30, 1998) plus 1.625%.  The  Unsecured  Line of
       Credit has a three-year  term,  expiring in October 2000, plus a one-year
       renewal option.

       The  Company's  $10,000,000  line of  credit  with the  National  Bank of
       Commerce (the "NBC Credit Line") bears  interest at the bank's prime rate
       (8.5% at September 30, 1998) and is also  unsecured.  The NBC Credit Line
       has a three-year term, expiring in September 2000.

       In  connection  with the  purchase of a Hampton Inn hotel in San Antonio,
       Texas in April 1998, the Partnership assumed a mortgage note payable with
       a  principal  balance  of  approximately  $6.5  million.  The note  bears
       interest at 10% and is due in monthly principal and interest installments
       of  approximately  $66,000.  The note is due September 1, 2015. The hotel
       securing this note has a carrying value of $12.6 million at September 30,
       1998.

       In connection with the purchase of a Residence Inn hotel in Boise,  Idaho
       in April 1998,  the  Partnership  assumed a mortgage  note payable with a
       principal balance of approximately $4.3 million.  The note bears interest
       at a variable  rate which,  as of September 30, 1998,  was  approximately
       8.6%  and  is due in  monthly  principal  and  interest  installments  of
       approximately  $39,000.  The note is due  December 1, 2016 and contains a
       prepayment penalty.  The hotel securing this note has a carrying value of
       approximately $7.0 million at September 30, 1998.

5.     Shareholders' Equity

       During the nine months ended September 30, 1998, 40,062 partnership units
       were tendered for redemption.  Pursuant to the Partnership Agreement, the
       Company  issued 40,062  shares of Common Stock on a one-for-one  basis to
       redeem the units tendered.

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                                EQUITY INNS, INC.
         NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued
                                   (unaudited)
                             ----------------------



6.     Subsequent Events

       In October 1998, 6,512 shares of Common Stock were issued upon redemption
       of units on a one-for-one basis.

       Dividends on the Preferred  Stock for the period June 25 through  October
       31, 1998 were paid on November 2, 1998.

7.     Pro Forma Financial Information

       Due to the  impact of the  acquisitions  in 1998,  historical  results of
       operations  may not be  indicative of future  results of  operations  and
       earnings  per  share.   The  following   unaudited  pro  forma  condensed
       consolidated statements of operations for the nine months ended September
       30, 1998 and 1997, are presented as if the  acquisition of all 102 hotels
       owned at September 30, 1998, and the consummation of the Company's equity
       offerings and the application of the net proceeds  therefrom had occurred
       on or prior to  January 1,  1997,  and the hotels had been  leased to the
       Lessees  pursuant to the Percentage  Leases.  As discussed in Note 2, the
       Company adopted the provisions of EITF 98-9 which significantly  impacted
       the Company's  revenue  recognition  on an interim  basis.  The pro forma
       information  below  reflects  the  effect  of the  change  in  accounting
       principle  had  the new  method  been  in  effect  on  January  1,  1997.
       Additionally,  the pro forma  statement of operations for the nine months
       ended  September 30, 1998 includes  approximately  $2.2 million of merger
       expenses  relating to the terminated merger agreement between the Company
       and RFS Hotel  Investors  and  approximately  $700,000 in losses from the
       sale of hotel properties,  both of which  collectively  reduced pro forma
       net  income  applicable  to common  shareholders  by $.08.  The pro forma
       condensed  consolidated  statement  of  operations  does not  purport  to
       present  what  actual  results  of  operations  would  have  been  if the
       acquisition of the hotels had occurred on such date or to project results
       for any future period.


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                                EQUITY INNS, INC.
         NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued
                                   (unaudited)
                             ----------------------


7.     Pro Forma Financial Information, Continued
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                     Nine Months Ended
                                                       September 30,               
                                                    1998           1997
                                                -----------    -----------
<S>                                             <C>            <C>
Revenues
  Lease revenue                                 $68,176,736    $67,646,323
  Loss on sale of hotel properties                 (693,801)
  Other income                                      611,394        373,419
                                                -----------    -----------
    Total revenues                               68,094,329     68,019,742

Expenses:
   Real estate and personal property taxes        9,410,237      8,768,951
   Depreciation and amortization                 25,650,542     24,971,182
   Amortization of loan costs                       624,203        806,260
   Interest                                      18,917,970     19,760,335
   General and administrative                     4,709,362      3,516,712
  Merger Expenses                                 2,197,301
                                                -----------    -----------
    Total expenses                               61,509,615     57,823,440
                                                -----------    -----------

Income before minority interest                   6,584,714     10,196,302

Minority interest                                    84,988        267,154
                                                -----------    -----------

Net income                                        6,499,726      9,929,148

Preferred stock dividends                         4,898,438      4,898,438
                                                -----------    -----------

Net income applicable to common shareholders    $ 1,601,288    $ 5,030,710
                                                ===========    ===========

Net income per common share-basic and diluted   $       .04    $       .14
                                                ===========    ===========

Weighted average number of common
  shares outstanding-basic                       36,423,422     36,423,422
                                                ===========    ===========

Weighted average number of common
   shares outstanding-diluted                    38,403,860     38,393,796
                                                ===========    ===========
</TABLE>




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Item 2.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of
            Financial Condition and Results of Operations



                                   BACKGROUND

The  Company  commenced  operations  on March 1,  1994  upon  completion  of the
Company's  initial public offering (the "IPO") and the simultaneous  acquisition
of eight Hampton Inn hotel properties with 995 rooms. Since the IPO, the Company
has  actively  implemented  its  acquisition   strategy.   The  following  chart
summarizes information regarding the Company's hotels at September 30, 1998:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                Number of           Number of
Franchise Affiliation                        Hotel Properties      Rooms/Suites
- ---------------------                        ----------------      ------------
<S>                                          <C>                   <C>
Premium Limited Service Hotels:
     Hampton Inn                                    55                6,856
     Hampton Inn & Suites                            1                  125
     Comfort Inn                                     2                  182
     Holiday Inn Express                             1                  101
                                                   ---               ------
          Sub-total                                 59                7,264

All-Suite Hotels:
     AmeriSuites                                    19                2,403

Premium Extended Stay Hotels:
     Residence Inn                                  12                1,431
     Homewood Suites                                 7                  808
                                                   ---               ------
          Sub-total                                 19                2,239
                                                   ---               ------

Full Service Hotels:
     Holiday Inn                                     4                  557
     Comfort Inn                                     1                  177
                                                   ---               ------
          Sub-total                                  5                  734
                                                   ---               ------

                 Total                             102               12,640
                                                   ===               ======
</TABLE>

The  Partnership  leases  99 of  the  hotels  to  the  Lessees  pursuant  to the
Percentage   Leases.  The  remaining  three  hotels  are  operated  pursuant  to
management  agreements,  two of which are  operated  by  Crossroads  Hospitality
Company,  L.L.C.,  a subsidiary of  Interstate,  and one of which is operated by
CapStar Hotel Co. The  Partnership's,  and therefore  the  Company's,  principal
source of revenue is lease payments by the Lessees under the Percentage  Leases.
Percentage  Rent is based  primarily  upon the Hotels'  room  revenue,  and to a
lesser extent, when applicable, food and beverage revenue.


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<PAGE>



                     Management's Discussion and Analysis of
            Financial Condition and Results of Operations, Continued


                              BACKGROUND, Continued

Change in Accounting Principle

In May 1998, the Financial  Accounting  Standards  Board's  Emerging Issues Task
Force  ("EITF")  issued EITF number 98-9,  "Accounting  for  Contingent  Rent in
Interim Financial  Periods" (EITF 98- 9). EITF 98-9 provides that a lessor shall
defer recognition of contingent rental income in interim periods until specified
targets  that  trigger the  contingent  income are met.  In July 1998,  the EITF
issued  transition  guidance  stating that the  consensus  could be applied on a
prospective  basis or in a manner  similar to a change in  accounting  principle
effective April 1, 1998. The Company reviewed the terms of its Percentage Leases
and  determined  that the  provisions  of EITF 98-9  significantly  impacted the
Company's current revenue  recognition on an interim basis, but had no impact on
the Company's annual Percentage Lease revenue,  funds from operations or interim
cash flow from its third party  Lessees.  The Company  adopted the provisions of
EITF 98-9 and  elected to restate the first  quarter  results of 1998 and record
the results of the second quarter in accordance with the new pronouncement.  The
effect  on the  change on the  three  months  ended  September  30,  1998 was to
decrease net income  applicable to common  shareholders by $2,522,721  ($.14 per
share-basic and diluted) to $6,067,739  ($.17 per share-basic and diluted).  The
effect on the nine months  ended  September  30, 1998 was to decrease net income
applicable to common  shareholders  by  $22,012,554  ($.68 per  share-basic  and
diluted) to $3,072,990 ($.09 per share-basic and diluted).

The  Percentage  Leases provide for the greater of (i) annual fixed Base Rent or
(ii) Percentage Rent to be remitted to the Company annually.  The leases contain
annual room revenue  thresholds  used to calculate two tiers of Percentage  Rent
which are applied to annualized  room revenues on a quarterly basis to determine
quarterly Lessee Percentage Rent payments. The provisions of EITF 98- 9 call for
straight-line  recognition  of the annual Base Rent  throughout the year and for
the deferral of any additional Percentage Rent collected or due from the Lessees
until such amounts exceed the annual fixed Base Rent. This will generally result
in Base Rent being  recognized  in the  first,  second  and third  quarters  and
Percentage  Rents  collected  or due from the  Lessees in the first,  second and
third quarters  being deferred and then  recognized in the fourth quarter due to
the  structure  of the  Percentage  Leases  and  the  seasonality  of the  hotel
operations.  Historically,  the Company has  recorded  lease  revenue in interim
periods on a basis similar to that used to determine quarterly Lessee Percentage
Rent  payments,  resulting in the second and third  quarters being the strongest
quarters.

At September 30, 1998,  deferred  revenue of $23,177,498  represents  Percentage
Rent collected or due from the Lessees under the terms of the Percentage  Leases
which the Company expects to recognize as lease revenue in the fourth quarter of
1998. The Company's quarterly  distributions to shareholders generally are based
on Percentage Rents collected or due from Lessees as opposed to Percentage Lease
revenue recognized.  Management expects its hotel portfolio to yield substantial
Percentage Rent annually, based on its cash flow analyses of the hotels prior to
their  acquisition and based on the negotiated  terms of the related  percentage
leases.


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<PAGE>


                     Management's Discussion and Analysis of
            Financial Condition and Results of Operations, Continued



                              RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                   Three Months Ended          Nine Months Ended
                                      September 30,               September 30,             
                                -------------------------   -------------------------
                                    1998          1997          1998          1997      
                                -----------   -----------   -----------   -----------
<S>                             <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>
Lease revenue                   $30,263,189   $24,713,825   $59,199,621   $52,205,580
Add:
    Deferred lease revenue        2,656,328    23,177,498
                                -----------   -----------   -----------   -----------

Percentage rents collected or
    due from Lessees            $32,919,517   $24,713,825   $82,377,119   $52,205,580
                                ===========   ===========   ===========   ===========
</TABLE>

Three Months Ended September 30, 1998 and 1997

Lease revenue  increased  significantly for the three months ended September 30,
1998 from the  comparable  period in 1997,  despite the change in the  Company's
revenue  recognition  as  discussed  above.  Included  in  deferred  revenue  at
September 30, 1998 is $2,656,328 of third quarter  Percentage Rents collected or
due from the  Lessees,  which  management  expects the Company to  recognize  as
revenue in the fourth quarter of 1998.  After  considering such amounts included
in deferred  revenue at September 30, 1998,  Percentage  Rents  collected or due
from the  Lessees  under the terms of the  Percentage  Leases  during  the three
months ended  September 30, 1998 were  $32,919,517,  compared to $24,713,825 for
the three months ended  September 30, 1997. The increase is primarily the result
of (i) the number of hotels  increasing  from 88 at September 30, 1997 to 102 at
September 30, 1998 and (ii)  increased  Percentage  Rents  collectible  from the
Lessees for hotels owned throughout both periods.  On a comparable  basis,  this
increase was caused by an increase in revenue per available room  ("REVPAR") for
hotels  owned by the  Company  throughout  both  periods  of .1% to $54.99  from
$54.94.  For hotels, on a pro forma basis,  which were in operation for the full
quarter in both 1998 and 1997, REVPAR (on a pro forma basis) increased to $58.62
from $57.90, an increase of 1.2%.

Real  estate and  personal  property  taxes and  depreciation  and  amortization
increased  over the  comparable  period in 1997 primarily due to the increase in
the number of hotel  properties  owned by the  Company,  from 88  properties  at
September 30, 1997 to 102 properties at September 30, 1998.

General  and  administrative  expenses  increased  primarily  as a result of (i)
increases  in the  number of hotels  owned  subject to ground  leases;  and (ii)
increased corporate staff and related expenses.

Merger expenses totaling $2,197,301,  relating to actual costs associated with a
previously  announced  merger  agreement  between  the  Company  and  RFS  Hotel
Investors,  Inc.,  were written off during the three months ended  September 30,
1998 due to the termination of the merger agreement.



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<PAGE>


                     Management's Discussion and Analysis of
            Financial Condition and Results of Operations, Continued



Three Months Ended September 30, 1998 and 1997, Continued

Interest  expense  increased  $2,095,275 in the three months ended September 30,
1998 over the  comparable  period in 1997.  The increase was due primarily to an
increase  in the average  outstanding  balance of the  Company's  debt from $270
million for the three  months ended  September  30, 1997 to $331 million for the
three months ended September 30, 1998. Average interest rates decreased slightly
from the comparable period in 1997, from 7.5% to 7.4%.

Funds From Operations (as defined below) were $20,516,357 or $0.54 per share for
the three months ended September 30, 1998,  compared to $17,123,259 or $0.52 per
share for the three months ended September 30, 1997. The Company considers Funds
From  Operations to be a key measure of a REIT's  performance  and believes that
Funds From Operations should be considered along with, but not as an alternative
to,  net  income  and  cash  flows  as a  measure  of  the  Company's  operating
performance and liquidity.

Nine Months Ended September 30, 1998 and 1997

Lease revenue  increased  for the nine months ended  September 30, 1998 from the
comparable  period  in  1997,  despite  the  change  in  the  Company's  revenue
recognition as discussed  above.  Included in deferred  revenue at September 30,
1998 is  $23,177,498  of  first,  second  and  third  quarter  Percentage  Rents
collected  or due from the  Lessees,  which  management  expects  the Company to
recognize  as revenue in the fourth  quarter  of 1998.  After  considering  such
amounts  included in deferred  revenue at September 30, 1998,  Percentage  Rents
collected  or due from the  Lessees  under  the terms of the  percentage  leases
during the nine months ended  September 30, 1998 were  $82,377,119,  compared to
$52,205,580  for the nine months  ended  September  30,  1997.  The  increase is
primarily the result of (i) the number of hotels increasing from 88 at September
30, 1997 to 102 at  September  30, 1998 and (ii) to a lesser  extent,  increased
Percentage  Rents  collectible from the Lessees for hotels owned throughout both
periods.  On a  comparable  basis,  this  increase  was caused by an increase in
REVPAR for hotels owned by the Company throughout both periods of 4.1% to $54.84
from $52.68.  For hotels, on a pro forma basis,  which were in operation for the
full quarter in both 1998 and 1997,  REVPAR (on a pro forma basis)  increased to
$56.16 from $54.98, an increase of 2.1%.

Real  estate and  personal  property  taxes and  depreciation  and  amortization
increased  over the  comparable  period in 1997 primarily due to the increase in
the number of hotel  properties  owned by the  Company,  from 88  properties  at
September 30, 1997 to 102 properties at September 30, 1998.

General  and  administrative  expenses  increased  primarily  as a result of (i)
increased legal and professional fees and shareholder  expenses,  resulting from
the Company's  growth;  (ii)  increases in the number of hotels owned subject to
ground leases; and (iii) increased corporate staff and related expenses.


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<PAGE>


                     Management's Discussion and Analysis of
            Financial Condition and Results of Operations, Continued



Nine Months Ended September 30, 1998 and 1997, Continued

Interest  expense  increased  $6,771,238 in the nine months ended  September 30,
1998 over the  comparable  period in 1997.  The increase was due primarily to an
increase  in the average  outstanding  balance of the  Company's  debt from $252
million for the nine months  ended  September  30, 1997 to $279  million for the
nine months ended September 30, 1998.

Funds From Operations (as defined below) were $51,708,808 or $1.36 per share for
the nine months ended  September 30, 1998,  compared to $34,575,814 or $1.22 per
share for the nine months ended September 30, 1997.

Funds From Operations

The Company  considers  Funds From  Operations  ("FFO")  (after  adjustment  for
deferred lease revenue) one measure of REIT performance.  In accordance with the
resolution adopted by the Board of Governors of the National Association of Real
Estate Investments Trusts ("NAREIT"), FFO represents net income (loss) (computed
in accordance with generally accepted  accounting  principles),  excluding gains
(or losses) from debt restructuring or sales of property, plus depreciation, and
after adjustments for  unconsolidated  partnerships and joint ventures.  For the
periods  presented,   depreciation,  loss  on  the  sale  of  hotel  properties,
non-recurring  merger expenses,  minority  interest,  and deferred lease revenue
were the only  adjustments.  FFO should not be considered an  alternative to net
income or other measurements under generally accepted  accounting  principles as
an indicator of operating performance or to cash flows from operating, investing
or financing activities as a measure of liquidity.  FFO does not reflect working
capital  changes,  cash  expenditures  for  capital  improvements  or  principal
payments with respect to indebtedness on the hotels.

FFO  presented  herein is not  necessarily  comparable to FFO presented by other
real estate companies due to the fact that not all real estate companies use the
same  definition.  However,  the  Company's FFO is comparable to the FFO of real
estate  companies  that use the  current  definition  of the  NAREIT,  after the
adjustment  for  deferred  lease  revenues  and  non-recurring   merger  related
expenses.

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<PAGE>


                     Management's Discussion and Analysis of
            Financial Condition and Results of Operations, Continued



Funds From Operations, Continued

The following is a  reconciliation  of income before minority  interest to Funds
From  Operations  under the NAREIT  definition and after  adjustment to add back
deferred lease revenue and non-recurring merger expenses:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                         Three Months Ended            Nine Months Ended
                                                            September 30,                 September 30,             
                                                     --------------------------    -------------------------
                                                         1998           1997           1998          1997      
                                                     -----------    -----------    -----------   -----------
<S>                                                  <C>            <C>            <C>           <C>
Income before minority interest                      $ 8,021,642    $11,669,111    $ 4,977,275   $20,909,076
Less:
    Preferred stock dividends                         (1,632,803)                   (1,741,657)
Add:
  Depreciation of buildings, furniture
      and equipment                                    8,580,088      5,454,148     22,404,582    13,666,738
    Deferred lease revenue (Note 2)                    2,656,328                    23,177,498
  Loss on sale of hotel properties                       693,801                       693,801
  Non-recurring merger expenses                        2,197,301                     2,197,301
                                                     -----------   ------------    -----------   -----------

  Funds From Operations                              $20,516,357    $17,123,259    $51,708,800   $34,575,814
                                                     ===========    ===========    ===========   ===========

  Weighted average number of outstanding shares of
      Common Stock - dilutive                         38,311,209     33,109,925     37,909,256    28,444,072
                                                     ===========    ===========    ===========   ===========

  Funds From Operations per share                    $       .54    $      .52     $      1.36   $      1.22
                                                     ===========    ===========    ===========   ===========
</TABLE>


                         LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

The Company's principal source of cash to meet its cash requirements,  including
distributions  to  its  shareholders,   is  its  cash   distributions  from  the
Partnership. The Partnership receives cash payments from the Lessees pursuant to
the Percentage  Leases. The Company's  liquidity,  including its ability to make
distributions  to  shareholders,  is dependent upon the Lessees' ability to make
payments under the Percentage  Leases.  All of Crossroads' lease obligations are
guaranteed by Patriot and by Interstate.  The Company's other Lessee,  Caldwell,
is  required  under  the terms of its  master  lease  agreement  to  maintain  a
capitalization of 20% of its expected annual Percentage Rents generated from the
Percentage Leases in cash or marketable securities.

Cash and cash equivalents as of September 30, 1998 were $7,642,109,  compared to
$190,458 at December 31, 1997. The increase in cash at September 30, 1998 is due
to the receipt of proceeds from the sale of hotel properties, which were applied
to debt maturing in early October 1998.  Additionally,  all of the September 30,
1998  receivable  due from the Lessees was  received in October  1998.  Net cash
provided by operating  activities  for the nine months ended  September 30, 1998
was $46,323,783.


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<PAGE>


                     Management's Discussion and Analysis of
            Financial Condition and Results of Operations, Continued



                   LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES, Continued

The Company intends to make additional  investments in hotel  properties and may
incur, or cause the Partnership to incur,  indebtedness to make such investments
or to meet  distribution  requirements  imposed  on a REIT under the Code to the
extent that working  capital and cash flow from the  Company's  investments  are
insufficient to make such distributions. Prior to its latest annual meeting, the
Company's  Charter  limited  aggregate  indebtedness  to 45%  of  the  Company's
investment in hotel  properties,  at cost,  after giving effect to the Company's
use  of  proceeds  from  any  indebtedness.  This  requirement  was  deleted  by
shareholder  vote  on May  14,  1998.  The  Company's  Board  of  Directors  has
subsequently adopted a policy currently imposing the same limitations previously
imposed by the Charter.  The Board of Directors may amend,  modify or change the
Company's debt limitation policy at any time without shareholder approval.

The Company's  long-term  debt at September 30, 1998 consists of (i)  borrowings
under the Company's $250 million  unsecured line of credit (the  "Unsecured Line
of Credit"), (ii) Commercial Mortgage Bonds in three classes ("Bonds") and (iii)
a $10 million  line of credit with  National  Bank of Commerce  (the "NBC Credit
Line"). At September 30, 1998, the Company had outstanding debt of approximately
$339.7  million,  including  $239.4  million under the Unsecured Line of Credit,
$84.7  million  under the Bonds,  and $4.9  million  under the NBC Credit  Line,
leaving approximately $10.6 million available under the Unsecured Line of Credit
and $5.1 million available under the NBC Credit Line. The Company's consolidated
indebtedness  was 39.7% of its investments in hotels,  at cost, at September 30,
1998.

During  the  nine  months  ended  September  30,  1998,  the  Company   invested
approximately  $25.9  million to fund capital  improvements  to its  properties,
including  replacement  of  carpets,  drapes,  renovation  of  common  areas and
improvement of hotel exteriors. Most of these capital improvements were required
by the  franchisors  on  hotels  that  the  Company  purchased  as  part  of the
franchisors' product improvement plans ("PIPs").  The Company took the PIPs into
consideration when negotiating the prices for these properties. In addition, the
Company has committed to fund approximately $6.5 million during the remainder of
1998 for capital improvements. The Company intends to fund such improvements out
of future cash from  operations,  present cash balances and borrowings under the
Unsecured Line of Credit.

The Company has entered into purchase  agreements to purchase  three hotels at a
total  cost of $86  million.  The  hotels are  currently  in  various  stages of
development,  with projected  openings between May 1999 and February 2000. Also,
the  Company  is  currently  developing  a hotel  with an  expected  cost of $18
million,  with a projected opening in April 2000. Funds needed to complete these
projects will be obtained from borrowings under the Unsecured Line of Credit and
from other sources of debt or equity financing.



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<PAGE>


                     Management's Discussion and Analysis of
            Financial Condition and Results of Operations, Continued



                   LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES, Continued

Under the Unsecured Line of Credit and the Bonds,  the Partnership has agreed to
fund a minimum of 4% of room revenues per quarter on a cumulative basis, for the
ongoing replacement or refurbishment of furniture, fixtures and equipment at the
hotels.  Management  believes  that these  amounts  will be  sufficient  to fund
required  expenditures  for the term of the  Percentage  Leases for the  capital
improvements anticipated. Recurring repairs and maintenance are performed by the
Lessees.

During the nine months  ended  September  30,  1998,  the  Partnership  declared
distributions  in the aggregate of  $35,330,719  to its partners,  including the
Trust, or $.93 per Unit, and the Company declared distributions in the aggregate
of $33,565,471, or $.93 per share to its common shareholders.

In June 1998, the Company issued  2,750,000  shares of 9 1/2% Series A Preferred
Stock. Dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock are cumulative from the date of
issue and are payable in equal quarterly  installments in an annual amount equal
to $2.375 per share.  The Series A Preferred Stock has a liquidation  preference
of $25 per share plus accumulated accrued and unpaid dividends.

The Company  expects to meet its  short-term  liquidity  requirements  generally
through  net cash  provided  by  operations,  existing  cash  balances  and,  if
necessary,  short-term borrowing under its Unsecured Line of Credit. The Company
believes that its net cash provided by operations  will be adequate to fund both
operating  requirements  and payment of dividends  by the Company in  accordance
with REIT requirements.

The  Company  expects  to meet its  long-term  liquidity  requirements,  such as
scheduled debt maturities and property  acquisitions,  through long-term secured
and unsecured  borrowing,  the issuance of additional  equity  securities of the
Company,  or, in connection with acquisitions of hotel  properties,  issuance of
Units  in  the  Partnership.  Pursuant  to the  Partnership  Agreement  for  the
Partnership,  holders  of Units  have the right to require  the  Partnership  to
redeem their  Units.  During the nine months ended  September  30, 1998,  40,062
Units were tendered for redemption.  Pursuant to the Partnership Agreement,  the
Company has the option to redeem Units  tendered for redemption on a one-for-one
basis for  shares  of  Common  Stock or for an  equivalent  amount of cash.  The
Company issued 40,062 shares of Common Stock upon redemption of the 40,062 Units
and  anticipates  that it will acquire any Units  tendered for redemption in the
foreseeable future in exchange for shares of Common Stock.

                                    INFLATION

Operators of hotels, including the Lessees and any third-party managers retained
by the  Lessees,  in general  possess the ability to adjust room rates  quickly.
However,  competitive  pressures  have  limited and may in the future  limit the
ability of the Lessees and any third-party  managers  retained by the Lessees to
raise room rates in response to inflation.

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                     Management's Discussion and Analysis of
            Financial Condition and Results of Operations, Continued



                              YEAR 2000 COMPLIANCE

Many  existing  computer  programs  have been designed to use only two digits to
identify  a year in the  date  field,  without  considering  the  impact  of the
upcoming  change in the century.  If not corrected,  many computer  applications
could fail or create  erroneous  results by or at the Year 2000.  The  Company's
assessment of its Year 2000 compliance is not complete. The Company has used its
computer and software  contractors to implement a compliance  program to address
the  challenges  the  Year  2000  may  present  to  the  Company's  systems  and
applications.  This  program  includes  an  analysis  of  computer  systems  and
applications  operated by the Company and computer systems of third parties upon
whose data or services the Company relies (including the Lessees).

The  Company's  management,  as a result of  discussions  with its  computer and
software contractors,  anticipates modifying its systems, and conversions to new
software and related  testing will be  substantially  complete by late 1998.  As
part of its  compliance  program,  the Company has also surveyed its  customers,
vendors,  and the Lessees,  whose failure to timely  convert their systems could
have an  impact on the  Company's  operations.  Although  the  Company  does not
believe  the Year 2000 issue will  materially  affect  its  business,  financial
condition  and results of  operations,  there can be no assurance  that its Year
2000 remediation efforts will be fully in compliance. In addition,  although the
Company has no reason to believe that the Lessees will not be in  compliance  by
the Year 2000,  the Company is unable to determine  the extent to which the Year
2000 issue will affect the  operations of the hotels.  The Company  continues to
discuss  with the  Lessees  the need for  implementing  adequate  procedures  to
address this issue.

Management  does not consider the incurred or estimated  costs of the  Company's
compliance program to be material.

                           FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This report contains  forward-looking  statements  within the meaning of Section
27A of the Securities Act of 1993, as amended,  including,  without  limitation,
statements containing the words "believes,"  "anticipates,"  "expects" and words
of similar import. Such  forward-looking  statements relate to future events and
the future financial  performance of the Company,  and involve known and unknown
risks,  uncertainties  and other  factors  which may cause the  actual  results,
performance or achievements  of the Company to be materially  different from the
results or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.
The Company is not obligated to update any such factors or to reflect the impact
of actual future events or developments on such forward-looking statements.




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                     Management's Discussion and Analysis of
            Financial Condition and Results of Operations, Continued


                                   SEASONALITY

The hotel industry is seasonal in nature.  The Hotels'  operations  historically
reflect higher occupancy rates and ADR during the second and third quarters. The
provisions of EITF 98-9 call for  straight-line  recognition  of the annual Base
Rent  throughout  the year and for the deferral of any  Percentage  Rent amounts
collected  or due from the Lessees  until such  amounts  exceed the annual fixed
Base  Rent.  This will  generally  result in Base Rent being  recognized  in the
first,  second and third quarters and Percentage Rents collected or due from the
Lessees  being  deferred and then  recognized  in the fourth  quarter due to the
structure of the Percentage  Leases and the seasonality of the hotel operations.
Prior to the  implementation of EITF 98-9, the Company recorded lease revenue in
interim  periods on a basis similar to that used to determine  quarterly  Lessee
Percentage  Rent payments,  resulting in the second and third quarters being the
strongest quarters.  To the extent that cash flow from operating activities from
the Hotels for a quarter is  insufficient to generate  Percentage  Lease revenue
necessary to fund all of the  distributions  for such  quarter,  the Company may
maintain the annual  distribution  rate by funding  seasonal-related  shortfalls
with available cash or borrowing under the Unsecured Line of Credit.


Item 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Pursuant  to the  General  Instructions  to  Rule  305 of  Regulation  S-K,  the
quantitative and qualitative  disclosures  called for by this Item 3 and by Rule
305 of Regulation S-K are inapplicable to the Company at this time.

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                           PART II - OTHER INFORMATION



Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K.

     (a) Exhibits -- The following  exhibit is filed in this Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q:

          27   Financial Data Schedule (filed only electronically with the
               Securities and Exchange Commission)

     (b)  Reports on Form 8-K -- The Company filed the following Current Reports
          on Form 8-K during the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form
          10-Q:

          (1)  Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 30, 1998 and filed on July
               17, 1998, reporting the Company's Percentage Lease terms for its
               hotels as of June 30, 1998 (no financial information required);
               and

          (2)  Current  Report on Form 8-K dated  September 8, 1998 and filed
               on September 14, 1998,  reporting the termination of the Asset
               Sale Agreement and Plans of Mergers dated as of April 21, 1998
               by and among RFS Hotel Investors, Inc., RHI Acquisition, Inc.,
               the Company,  the  Partnership and RFS  Partnership,  L.P. (no
               financial information required).




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<PAGE>



                                   SIGNATURES


Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  the
Registrant  has duly  caused  the  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf  by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.



                                                          Equity Inns, Inc.



November  11 , 1998             By:  /s/Donald H. Dempsey                      
- -------------------             ------------------------------------------------
            Date                Donald H. Dempsey
                                Executive Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer,
                                and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial
                                and Accounting Officer)



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<PAGE>


                                    EXHIBITS

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Exhibit
Number          Description
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27              Financial Data Schedule (filed only electronically with the SEC)
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This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the
financial statements of Equity Inns, Inc. for the nine months ended September
30, 1998, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial
statements.
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