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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-A
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Winston Hotels, Inc.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
North Carolina 56-1872141
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(State of Incorporation or Organization) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
2209 Century Drive, Suite 300
Raleigh, North Carolina 27612
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
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If this form relates to the If this form relates to the
registration of a class of debt registration of a class of debt
securities and is effective upon filing securities and is to become effective
pursuant to General simultaneously with the
Instruction A(c)(1) please check registration statement under the
the following box. |_| Securities Act of 1933 pursuant to
General Instruction A(c)(2) please
check the following box. |_|
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Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each Class to Name of Each Exchange on Which
be so Registered Each Class is to be Registered
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Series A Cumulative Preferred Stock,
$.01 par value per share New York Stock Exchange
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
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(Title of Class)
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Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered.
The information required by Item 1 is set forth under the
caption "Description of Series A Preferred Stock" in the Final Prospectus
Supplement dated September 8, 1997 relating to the Prospectus dated September
2, 1997, and forming a part of the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form
S-3 (File No. 333-32713), as filed on September 8, 1997 pursuant to Rule 424(b)
promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, which description is
incorporated herein by reference.
Item 2. Exhibits.
Pursuant to Phase Two Recommendations of Task Force on
Disclosure Simplification, Securities Act Release 33-7431, 1997 SEC LEXIS 1502
(July 18, 1997), no exhibits are required to be filed.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement
to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.
WINSTON HOTELS, INC.
By: /s/ Philip R. Alfano
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Philip R. Alfano
Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
Dated: September 9, 1997
