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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K/A
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X Annual Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 1998 Commission File Number 01-12073
EQUITY INNS, INC.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Tennessee 62-1550848
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
Incorporation or Organization)
7700 Wolf River Boulevard, Germantown, Tennessee 38138
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(Address of Registrant's Principal Executive Office) (Zip Code)
( 901) 754-7774
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(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Not Applicable
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
Common Stock, $.01 par value
9 1/2% Series A Cumulative Preferred Stock, $.01 par value
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(Title of Class)
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the proceeding 12 months and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements
for the past 90 days.
Yes X No
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Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405
of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the
best of Registrant's knowledge, in the definitive proxy statement or information
statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any
amendment to this Form 10-K. [ ]
Aggregate market value of voting stock and non-voting stock held by non-
affiliates of the Registrant as of March 10, 1999: $321,539,620.
Number of shares of Common Stock, $.01 par value, outstanding as of March 10,
1999: 37,236,964
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
Portions of the Registrant's Proxy Statement for the 1999 Annual Meeting of
Shareholders to be held May 7, 1999 (the "Proxy Statement") are incorporated by
reference into Part III of this Report.
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This Amended Annual Report on From 10-K/A is filed solely for the purpose of
correcting information appearing on the front cover page with regards to (i) the
aggregate market value of voting and non-voting stock held by non-affiliates of
Equity Inns, Inc. (the "Registrant") as of March 10, 1999 and (ii) the number of
shares of the Registrant's Common Stock, $.01 par value, outstanding as of March
10, 1999. The Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K, as previously filed by
the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 23, 1999,
remains otherwise unamended and unaffected.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this amended report to be issued on
its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized on the 27th day of
April, 1999.
EQUITY INNS, INC.
By: /s/Donald H. Dempsey
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Donald H. Dempsey
Executive Vice President, Secretary
Treasurer, and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
