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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
Current Report
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
May 11, 2000
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Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported)
EQUITY INNS, INC.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Tennessee 01-12073 62-1550848
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(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission File No.) (I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation) Identification No.)
7700 Wolf River Boulevard
Germantown, Tennessee 38138
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(901) 754-7774
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(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
N/A
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.
The 2000 annual meeting of shareholders (the "Annual Meeting") of Equity Inns,
Inc. (the "Company") was held on May 11, 2000. At the Annual Meeting, the
Company's shareholders of record on March 15, 2000 were asked to take action to
elect one Class II director (Harry S. Hays) and two Class III directors (Joseph
W. McLeary and Donald H. Dempsey), to serve on the Board of Directors until the
Company's annual meeting of shareholders in 2002 (Class II) and 2003 (Class III)
or until their successors have been duly elected and qualified (the "Proposal").
Each of the nominees for Class II and III directors were nominated by the Board
of Directors on March 9, 2000.
A total of 34,972,208 shares, or approximately 95.4% of the Company's
outstanding shares of Common Stock entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting, was
present in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting.
With respect to the Proposal, a plurality of the votes cast in favor of each
nominee was required for the election of each nominee as director. Each of
Messrs. Hays, McLeary and Dempsey received the required plurality of the votes,
and each was elected as a director.
The breakdown of the votes cast by the shareholders was as follows:
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Withheld/ Broker
For Against Abstain Non-Votes Total
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(i) Mr. Hays (Class II) 34,404,374 567,834 - - 34,972,208
(ii) Mr. McLeary (Class III) 34,396,668 575,540 - - 34,972,208
(iii) Mr. Dempsey (Class III) 32,720,545 2,251,663 - - 34,972,208
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
EQUITY INNS, INC.
May 12, 2000 /s/Donald H. Dempsey
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Donald H. Dempsey
Executive Vice President, Secretary
Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
