EQUITY INNS INC
10-Q/A, 1998-05-27
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                   FORM 10-Q/A

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


For The Quarterly Period Ended March 31, 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
April 30, 1998 was 36,228,030.


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                                EQUITY INNS, INC.

                                      INDEX

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                            PAGE
<S>                                                                         <C>

PART I.           Financial Information

   Item 1.  Financial Statements


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

        Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited) -
          For the three months ended March 31, 1998 and 1997                   4

        Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) -
          For the three months ended March 31, 1998 and 1997                   5

        Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements                   6


   Item 2.    Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
              Condition and Results of Operations                              9

   Item 3.    Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About
              Market Risk                                                     14


PART II.      Other Information


   Item 6.    Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K                                15

</TABLE>

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PART I.  Financial Information
   Item 1.  Financial Statements

                                EQUITY INNS, INC.
                      CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                       March 31,      December 31,
                                                         1998             1997
                                                     -------------    -------------
                                                      (unaudited)
<S>                                                   <C>               <C>
ASSETS

Investment in hotel properties, net                  $ 619,606,262    $ 617,071,977
Cash and cash equivalents                                6,323,632          190,458
Due from Lessees                                         7,892,638        5,925,109
Note receivable                                          3,884,052        3,884,052
Deferred expenses, net                                   7,147,093        7,275,473
Deposits and other assets                                2,730,272        1,178,028
                                                     -------------    -------------

       Total assets                                  $ 647,583,949    $ 635,525,097
                                                     =============    =============

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

Debt                                                 $ 230,871,159    $ 233,206,156
Accounts payable and accrued expenses                   10,878,956       12,467,254
Distributions payable                                   11,602,786       10,645,348
Minority interest in Partnership                        19,084,129       19,034,524
                                                     -------------    -------------

       Total liabilities                               272,437,030      275,353,282
                                                     -------------    -------------

Commitments and contingencies

Shareholders' equity:

Common Stock, $.01 par value, 50,000,000
  shares authorized, 36,230,985 and 34,865,578
  shares issued and outstanding                            362,310          348,656
Preferred Stock, $.01 par value, 10,000,000 shares
  authorized, no shares issued and outstanding
Additional paid-in capital                             407,099,182      387,133,407
Unearned directors' and officers' compensation            (250,411)        (273,482)
Predecessor basis assumed                               (1,263,887)      (1,263,887)
Distributions in excess of net earnings                (30,800,275)     (25,772,879)
                                                     -------------    -------------

       Total shareholders' equity                      375,146,919      360,171,815
                                                     -------------    -------------

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity           $ 647,583,949    $ 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>

                                             For the Three Months Ended
                                                     March 31,
                                                 1998         1997
                                             -----------   -----------

<S>                                          <C>            <C>
Revenue
   Percentage lease revenues                 $21,406,934   $11,777,863
   Other income                                  170,318        17,311
                                             -----------   -----------

       Total revenue                          21,577,252    11,795,174
                                             -----------   -----------

Expenses
   Real estate and personal property taxes     2,433,363     1,309,842
   Depreciation and amortization               6,682,119     3,846,120
   Amortization of loan costs                    212,997       188,969
   Interest                                    4,290,630     2,145,324
   General and administrative                  1,639,809     1,019,135
                                             -----------   -----------

       Total expenses                         15,258,918     8,509,390
                                             -----------   -----------

Income before minority interest                6,318,334     3,285,784

Minority interest                                314,124       119,187
                                             -----------   -----------

Net income                                   $ 6,004,210   $ 3,166,597
                                             ===========   ===========

Net income per common share - basic
   and diluted                               $       .17   $       .13
                                             ===========   ===========

Weighted average number of common shares
   outstanding - diluted                      37,160,000    24,595,000
                                             ===========   ===========
</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 Three Months Ended
                                                                     March 31,
                                                                1998            1997
                                                            ------------    ------------
<S>                                                         <C>              <C>
Cash flows from operating activities:
  Net income                                                $  6,004,210    $  3,166,597
  Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
    provided by operating activities:
      Depreciation and amortization                            6,682,119       3,846,120
      Amortization of loan costs                                 212,997         188,969
     Amortization of unearned directors' compensation             23,070          23,071
     Directors' compensation                                       8,468
     Minority interest                                           314,124         119,187
      Changes in assets and liabilities:
        Due from Lessees                                      (1,967,529)     (1,520,244)
        Deferred expenses                                       (110,166)         (6,466)
        Deposits and other assets                             (1,552,244)        835,842
        Accounts payable and accrued expenses                   (525,532)       (212,613)
                                                            ------------    ------------
               Net cash provided by operating activities       9,089,517       6,440,463
                                                            ------------    ------------

Cash flows from investing activities:
  Investment in hotel properties                                             (44,742,279)
  Improvements and additions to hotel properties              (9,145,727)     (3,092,294)
  Cash paid for franchise applications                                          (356,800)
  Cash placed in escrow for acquisitions                                     (10,000,000)
                                                            ------------    ------------
                Net cash used by investing activities         (9,145,727)    (58,191,373)
                                                            ------------    ------------

Cash flows from financing activities:
  Gross proceeds from public offering                         20,144,615
  Payment of offering expenses                                (1,042,258)
  Proceeds from exercise of stock options                        112,500
  Distributions paid                                         (10,645,348)     (6,864,126)
  Borrowings under revolving credit facility                  25,950,000      68,040,395
  Payments on revolving credit facility                      (27,750,000)    (94,631,395)
  Borrowings under CMBS credit facility                       88,000,000
  Payments on CMBS credit facility                              (534,570)       (167,293)
  Cash paid for loan costs                                       (45,128)     (2,631,925)
  Payments on capital lease obligations                             (427)           (414)
                                                            ------------    ------------
                Net cash provided by financing activities      6,189,384      51,745,242
                                                            ------------    ------------

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents           6,133,174          (5,668)

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

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period                  $  6,323,632    $    123,306
                                                            ============    ============
</TABLE>

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. Additionally, the Company issued 406 shares of common stock at $14.75 per
share  and 160  shares of common  stock at $15.50  per share to the  independent
directors of the Company in lieu of cash as compensation.

At March 31, 1998,  $11,602,786 in  distributions  to  shareholders  and limited
partners had been declared but not paid. The  distributions  are scheduled to be
paid on May 1, 1998.  At December  31, 1997,  $10,645,348  in  distributions  to
shareholders and limited partners had been declared but not paid.

At March 31, 1997,  $6,901,439  in  distributions  to  shareholders  and limited
partners had been declared but not paid. The  distributions  were paid on May 2,
1997. At December 31, 1996,  $6,864,126 in  distributions  to  shareholders  and
limited partners had been declared but not paid.

                     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 March 31,
       1998 owned an approximate 95.2% interest in the Partnership.  The Company
       was formed to acquire equity  interests in hotel  properties and at March
       31, 1998 owned, through the Partnership, 89 hotel properties with a total
       of 10,777 rooms in 30 states.

       The  Partnership,  under  operating  leases  providing for the payment of
       percentage  rent (the  "Percentage  Leases"),  leased  25 of the  current
       hotels to Crossroads/Memphis  Partnership, L.P., 31 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 Interstate Hotels
       Company  ("Interstate").  All payments due under these Percentage  Leases
       are  guaranteed  by  Interstate.  The  Partnership  leased  10  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  20% of the expected  annual
       percentage  rents in cash or marketable  securities.  All hotels owned by
       the Company are leased to  Crossroads  and  Caldwell  (collectively,  the
       "Lessees" and individually as 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").

       During the quarter ended March 31, 1998,  the Company did not acquire any
       additional hotel properties.

       On February 18, 1998,  the Company sold 641,556  shares of common  stock,
       $.01 par value ("Common  Stock") to Prudential  Securities  Incorporated.
       The offering  price was $15.81 per share,  resulting in gross proceeds of
       approximately  $10,100,000.  On March 30, 1998,  the Company sold 645,162
       shares of Common  Stock to J.C.  Bradford  & Co. The  offering  price was
       $15.50  per  share,   resulting  in  gross   proceeds  of   approximately
       $10,000,000.   The  Company  received  approximately   $19,100,000  after
       underwriters'   discounts   and  offering   expenses  from  the  combined
       offerings.

       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 


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


1.     Organization and Basis of Presentation, continued

       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.     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 months ended March 31, 1998 and 1997.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                         For the Three Months Ended March 31,
                                                      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 - basic         $6,004,210       35,221,367       $.17      $3,166,597     23,693,278       $.13
       Dilutive effect of
          potential conversion
          or partnership units
          and elimination of
          minority interest          314,124        1,842,520                    119,187        859,861
       Dilutive effect of stock
          options outstanding
          using the treasury
          stock method                                 96,234                                    41,991
                                  ----------       ----------       ----      ----------     ----------       -----

       Net income-diluted         $6,318,334       37,160,121       $.17      $3,285,784     24,595,130       $.13
                                  ==========       ==========       ====      ==========     ==========       ====
</TABLE>

3.     Debt

       Debt is comprised of the following at March 31, 1998:
<TABLE>
                  <S>                                               <C>
                  Commercial Mortgage Bonds                         $ 85,748,526
                  Unsecured Line of Credit                           145,050,000
                  Other                                                   72,633
                                                                    ------------

                                                                    $230,871,159
                                                                    ============
</TABLE>


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



3.     Debt, continued

       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
       March 31, 1998,  the interest  rate on the  Unsecured  Line of Credit was
       LIBOR (5.69% at March 31, 1998) plus 1.625%. The Unsecured Line of Credit
       has a three-year term,  expiring in October 2000, plus a one-year renewal
       option.

4.     Subsequent Events

       The following hotels were acquired by the Company subsequent to March 31,
       1998:
<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-Cincinnati
                           (Sharonville) Ohio                111        7.7
       April 28, 1998    Residence Inn-Boise, Idaho          104        7.0
       April 28, 1998    Residence Inn-Portland, Oregon      168       23.5
</TABLE>

       On April 14,  1998,  the  Partnership  issued  123,457  Units valued at
       approximately  $1.9 million in conjunction with the purchase of the San
       Antonio  hotel.  On April 14,  1998,  2,050 shares of Common Stock were
       issued upon redemption of Units.

       On April 21, 1998,  the Company  announced  that it signed a definitive
       agreement to merge with RFS Hotel  Investors,  Inc.  ("RFS") in a stock
       transaction  in which each share of RFS will be exchanged for shares of
       the Company. Under the terms of the agreement each RFS shareholder will
       receive  1.5  Equity  Inns  shares for each RFS  share,  providing  the
       Company's  average  stock price is between $14 and $17 per share during
       an agreed upon 20-day  measurement  period.  If the  Company's  average
       stock  price  during that period  exceeds $17 per share,  the  exchange
       ratio will be adjusted to provide RFS shareholders with $25.50 worth of
       Equity Inns' stock for each share of RFS stock.


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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 March 31, 1998:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                 Number of           Number of
  Franchise Affiliation                       Hotel Properties      Rooms/Suites
  ---------------------                       ----------------      ------------
<S>                                           <C>                   <C>
    Premium Limited Service Hotels:
      Hampton Inn                                   57                 6,947
      Comfort Inn                                    2                   182
      Holiday Inn Express                            1                   101
                                                    --                ------
          Sub-total                                 60                 7,230

    All-Suite Hotels:
      AmeriSuites                                   10                 1,238

    Premium Extended Stay Hotels:
      Residence Inn                                  9                 1,039
      Homewood Suites                                5                   536
                                                    --                ------
          Sub-total                                 14                 1,575
                                                    --                ------

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

            Total                                   89                10,777
                                                    ==                ======
</TABLE>

In order for the  Company to  qualify as a REIT,  neither  the  Company  nor the
Partnership can operate hotels.  Therefore, the Partnership leases the Hotels to
the Lessees pursuant to the Percentage Leases. 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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                     Management's Discussion and Analysis of
            Financial Condition and Results of Operations, Continued




RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Three Months Ended March 31, 1998 and 1997

The increase in  Percentage  Lease  revenue for the three months ended March 31,
1998 over the  comparable  period  last year is the  result of (i) the number of
hotels  increasing from 55 at March 31, 1997 to 89 at March 31, 1998 and (ii) to
a lesser  extent,  increased  Percentage  Lease  revenue  for the  Hotels  owned
throughout both periods. On a comparable basis, the increase in Percentage Lease
revenue was caused by an increase in revenue per available  room  ("REVPAR") for
Hotels  owned by the  Company  throughout  both  periods of 3.9% to $46.51  from
$44.78. In addition,  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 $47.52 from $46.58, an increase of 2.0%.

Real  estate and  personal  property  taxes and  depreciation  and  amortization
increased over the  comparable  period in 1997 due to the increase in the number
of hotel properties  owned by the Company,  from 55 properties at March 31, 1997
to 89 properties at March 31, 1998.

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

Interest expense  increased  $2,145,306 in the three months ended March 31, 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 $116
million for the three  months ended March 31, 1997 to $232 million for the three
months ended March 31, 1998.  Average  interest rates increased  slightly,  from
7.5% to 7.6% for the quarter ended March 31, 1998.

Funds From Operations  were  $12,929,776 or $0.35 per share for the three months
ended March 31, 1998,  compared to  $7,070,545  or $0.29 per share for the three
months ended March 31, 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.



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



                        RESULTS OF OPERATIONS, Continued

The following is a  reconciliation  of income before minority  interest to Funds
From Operations:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                          Three Months Ended
                                                               March 31,
                                                          1998           1997
                                                      -----------     ----------
        <S>                                           <C>              <C>
       Income before minority interest                $ 6,318,334     $3,285,784
       Add:
           Depreciation of buildings, furniture
                and equipment                           6,611,442      3,784,761
                                                      -----------     ----------

       Funds From Operations                          $12,929,776     $7,070,545
                                                      ===========     ==========

       Weighted average number of outstanding
           shares of Common Stock and Units of
           the Partnership                             37,160,121     24,595,130
                                                      ===========     ==========

       Funds From Operations per Share and Unit       $       .35     $      .29
                                                      ===========     ==========
</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 Interstate.  The Company's  other Lessee,  Caldwell,  is required,
under the terms of its master lease  agreement,  to maintain 20% of its expected
annual  percentage  rents  generated  from  the  Percentage  Leases  in  cash or
marketable securities.

Cash and cash  equivalents  as of March 31,  1998 were  $6,323,632,  compared to
$190,458 at December 31, 1997.  The increase in cash at March 31, 1998 is due to
the receipt of proceeds from the Company's  latest equity  offering,  which were
applied to debt maturing in early April 1998. Additionally, all of the March 31,
1998  receivable  due from the  Lessees was  received  in April  1998.  Net cash
provided by operating  activities  for the three months ended March 31, 1998 was
$9,089,517.


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                     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.  The Company's Charter currently limits
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. The Company has submitted to its shareholders for consideration at
the  Company's  annual  meeting to be held on May 14, 1998, a proposal to delete
this debt limitation from the Company's Charter.  At March 31, 1998, the Company
had outstanding  debt of approximately  $230.9 million,  including $85.8 million
under the Bonds, and $145.1 million under the Unsecured Line of Credit,  leaving
approximately  $104.9 million  available  under the Unsecured Line of Credit for
future acquisitions.  The Company's  consolidated  indebtedness was 34.4% of its
investments in hotels, at cost, at March 31, 1998.

During the three months ended March 31, 1998, the Company invested approximately
$9.1  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  $16.1 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  borrowing  under the
Unsecured Line of Credit.  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  three  months  ended  March  31,  1998,  the  Partnership  declared
distributions  in the aggregate of  $11,602,786  to its partners,  including the
Trust, or $.31 per Unit, and the Company declared distributions in the aggregate
of $11,031,605,  or $.31 per share to its shareholders,  with such distributions
being payable on May 1, 1998.

On April 21, 1998, the Company  announced that it signed a definitive  agreement
to merge with RFS Hotel Investors,  Inc. ("RFS") in a stock transaction in which
each share of RFS will be exchanged  for shares of the Company.  Under the terms
of the agreement  each RFS  shareholder  will receive 1.5 Equity Inns shares for
each RFS share,  providing the Company's  average stock price is between $14 and
$17 per share during an agreed upon 20-day measurement  period. If the Company's
average

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




                   LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES, Continued

stock price during that period exceeds $17 per share, the exchange ratio will be
adjusted to provide RFS shareholders with $25.50 worth of Equity Inns' stock for
each share of RFS stock.

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 three months ended March 31, 1998, no 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
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 manager 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  manager  retained by the Lessees to
raise room rates in response to inflation.

                                   SEASONALITY

The hotel industry is seasonal in nature.  The Hotels'  operations  historically
reflect  higher  occupancy  rates and ADR during the second and third  quarters.
This  seasonality  can be expected to cause  fluctuations  in the  Partnership's
quarterly revenue to the extent that it receives  Percentage Rent. 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.

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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:

          (i)    Current Report on Form 8-K  dated January 20, 1998 and filed on
                 February 6, 1998, reporting  the  Company's alliance  with U.S.
                 Franchise Systems, Inc. (no financial information required);

          (ii)   Current  Report  on Form 8-K dated  February 12, 1998 and filed
                 on   February  13,  1998,   reporting  the  filing  of  certain
                 exhibits in  connection  with the Company's  public offering of
                 641,556  shares of  Common  Stock  (no  financial   information
                 required); and

          (iii)  Current  Report  on Form 8-K dated  March 25,  1998  and  filed
                 filed  on March 26,  1998,  reporting  the  filing  of  certain
                 exhibits in  connection  with the Company's  public offering of
                 645,162   shares of  Common  Stock  (no  financial  information
                 required).





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                                   SIGNATURES


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



                                        Equity Inns, Inc.



May 27, 1998                            By:  /s/Howard A. Silver
- -------------                           ----------------------------------------
    Date                                Howard A. Silver
                                        Executive Vice President, Secretary,
                                        Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
                                        (Principal Financial Accounting Officer)



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                                    EXHIBITS
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<CAPTION>

Exhibit
Number          Description
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<S>             <C>  

27              Financial Data Schedule (filed only electronically with the SEC)
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<ARTICLE>                     5
<LEGEND>
This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the
financial statements of Equity Inns, Inc. for the three months ended March
31, 1998, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial
statements.
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                                              0
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