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OMB APPROVAL
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OMB NUMBER 3235-0287
EXPIRES: SEPTEMBER 30, 1998
ESTIMATED AVERAGE BURDEN
HOURS PER RESPONSE . . . . 0.5
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FORM 4 U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
[ ] CHECK THIS BOX IF NO LONGER
SUBJECT TO SECTION 16. FORM 4
OR FORM 5 OBLIGATIONS MAY
CONTINUE. SEE INSTRUCTION 1(b).
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section
17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of
the Investment Company Act of 1940
(Print or Type Responses)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol 3. IRS or Social Security Number of
Reporting Person (Voluntary)
Stadler, William P. FelCor Suite Hotels, Inc. (FCH)
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
545 E. John Carpenter Frwy
Suite 1300
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(Street)
Irving, TX 75062-0000
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(City) (State) (Zip)
4. Statement for Month/Year 5. If Amendment, Date of 6. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer
Original (Month/Year) (Check all applicable)
October 1997
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X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
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Vice President, Director of Acquisition and Development
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
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Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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TABLE I -- NON-DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED
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1. Title of Security 2. Transaction Date 3. Transaction Code 4. Securities Acquired (A) or
(Instr. 3) (Month/Day/Year) (Instr.8) Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4
and 5)
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Code / V Amount / (A) or (D) / Price
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Preferred Stock
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Common Stock
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5. Amount of Securities 6. Ownership Form: Direct 7. Nature of Indirect
Beneficially Owned (D) or Indirect (I) Beneficial Ownership
at End of Month (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
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Preferred Stock 100 D
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Common Stock 2,500 D
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. (Over)
* If the form filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v) SEC 1474 (7/96)
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FORM 4 (CONTINUED)
TABLE II -- DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED
(E.G., PUTS, CALLS, WARRANTS, OPTIONS, CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES)
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1. Title of Derivative 2. Conversion or 3. Transaction 4. Transaction 5. Number of Derivative 6. Date Exercisable and
Security (Instr. 3) Exercise Price Date (Month/ Code (Instr. 8) Securities Acquired Expiration Date
of Derivative Day/Year) (A) or Disposed of (Month/Day/Year)
Security (D) (Instr. 3, 4,
and 5) -------------------------
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Code / V (A) / (D) Exercisable Date
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Stock Option $37.5600 10/16/1997 A 2,000 01/01/1998 08/13/2007
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Stock Option $37.5600 10/16/1997 A 2,000 01/01/1999 08/13/2007
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Stock Option $37.5600 10/16/1997 A 2,000 01/01/2000 08/13/2007
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Stock Option $37.5600 10/16/1997 A 2,000 01/01/2001 08/13/2007
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Stock Option $37.5600 10/16/1997 A 2,000 01/01/2002 08/13/2007
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7. Title and Amount 8. Price of 9. Number of 10. Ownership 11. Nature of
of Underlying Derivative Derivative Form of Indirect
Securities (Instr. Security Securities Derivative Beneficial
3 and 4) (Instr. 5) Beneficially Security: Ownership
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Amount or End of or Indirect
Number of Month (I) (Instr. 4)
Title Shares (Instr. 4)
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Stock Option Common Stock 2,000 $37.5600 2,000 D
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Stock Option Common Stock 2,000 $37.5600 2,000 D
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Stock Option Common Stock 2,000 $37.5600 2,000 D
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Stock Option Common Stock 2,000 $37.5600 2,000 D
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Stock Option Common Stock 2,000 $37.5600 2,000 D
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Explanation of Responses:
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** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute /s/ WILLIAM P. STADLER 11/10/97
Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 ----------------------------- ----------
U.S.C. 78ff(a). ** Signature of Reporting Date
Person
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must
be manually signed. If space provided is insufficient,
see Instruction 6 for procedure.
Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained in this Page 2
form are not required to respond unless the form displays the currently valid OMB Number. SEC 1474 (7/96)
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