FELCOR SUITE HOTELS INC
POS AM, 1997-04-03
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     AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON APRIL 3, 1997
                                                      REGISTRATION NO. 333-3170
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

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                         POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1
                                       TO
                                    FORM S-3
                             REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                                     UNDER
                           THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

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                           FELCOR SUITE HOTELS, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

          MARYLAND                                      72-2541756
(State or other jurisdiction               (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
of incorporation or organization)


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    545 E. John Carpenter Frwy.                                LAWRENCE D. ROBINSON
           Suite 1300                                            SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT
       Irving, Texas 75062                                        AND GENERAL COUNSEL
          (214) 444-4900                                 545 E. JOHN CARPENTER FRWY., SUITE 1300
(Address, including zip code and telephone                      IRVING, TEXAS 75062
number, including area code, of registrant's                       (214) 444-4900
     principal executive offices)                   (Name, address, including zip code, and telephone 
                                                    number, including area code, of agent for service) 
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                                  Copies to:

      Robert W. Dockery                                 Andrew M. Tucker
Bracewell & Patterson, L.L.P.                            King & Spalding
4000 Lincoln Plaza, 500 N. Akard St.                  191 Peachtree Street
   Dallas, Texas 75201                               Atlanta, Georgia 30303
     (214) 740-4000                                      (404) 572-4600


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                                    PART II

                    INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

ITEM 16.  EXHIBITS

   1.1  --       Form of Underwriting Agreement for Series A Preferred Stock 
                                                                
   4.1  --       Form of Share Certificate (filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the 

                 Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-11 (File 
                 No. 33-79214) and incorporated herein by reference)  
        
   4.2  --       Form of Indenture(s) with respect to Debt Securities.   
                                                                
   4.3  --       Form of Articles Supplementary for Series A Preferred Stock 
                                                                
   4.4  --       Form of Share Certificate for Series A Preferred Stock   
                                                                
  *4.5  --       Form of Common Stock Warrant Agreement         
                                                                
   5.1  --       Opinion of Bracewell & Patterson, L.L.P.       
                                                                
   5.2  --       Opinion of Miles & Stockbridge, a Professional Corporation  
                                                                
                                                                
   8.1  --       Opinion of Bracewell & Patterson, L.L.P. as to Tax Matters 
                                                                
  12.1  --       Statement Regarding Computation of Ratios      
                                                                
  23.1  --       Consent of Bracewell & Patterson, L.L.P. (included in Exhibits
                 5.1 and 8.1)             
                                                                
  23.2  --       Consent of Miles & Stockbridge (included in Exhibit 5.2) 
                                                                
                                                                
**23.3  --       Consent of Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.            
                                                                
  23.4  --       Consent of Richard A.  Eisner & Company, L.L.P.    
                                                                
  23.5  --       Consent of Ernst & Young LLP                   
                                                                
  24.1  --       Power of Attorney                              
                                                                
  25.1  --       Statement of Eligibility of Sun Trust Bank - Atlanta, as 
                 Trustee

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*   To be filed by amendment or incorporated by reference in connection with
    the offering of such securities.

**  Filed herewith; all others previously filed (except as otherwise noted)
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                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the
Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets
all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this
Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of Irving,
State of Texas, on the 2nd day of April, 1997.


                                 FELCOR SUITE HOTELS, INC.,
                                 a Maryland corporation (Registrant)


                                 By: /s/ Thomas J. Corcoran, Jr.
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                                         Thomas J. Corcoran, Jr.
                                         President


         PURSUANT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, THIS
POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO REGISTRATION STATEMENT HAS BEEN SIGNED BY THE
FOLLOWING PERSONS IN THE CAPACITIES INDICATED ON THE 2ND DAY OF APRIL 1997.

                 SIGNATURE                                 TITLE             
                 ---------                                 -----           
Hervey A. Feldman*                          Chairman of the Board and      
- ----------------------------------------    Director                       
Hervey A. Feldman                                                          
                                                                           
                                                                           
/s/ Thomas J. Corcoran, Jr.                 President and Chief Executive  
- ----------------------------------------    Officer and Director           
Thomas J. Corcoran, Jr.                                                    
                                                                           
                                                                           
                                                                           
/s/ William S. McCalmont                    Senior Vice President, Chief   
- ----------------------------------------    Financial Officer and Treasurer
William S. McCalmont                                                       
                                                                           
                                                                           
                                                                           
Lester C. Johnson*                          Vice President and Controller  
- ----------------------------------------    (Principal Accounting Officer) 
Lester C. Johnson                                                          
                                                                           
                                                                           
                                                                           
Charles N. Mathewson*                       Director                       
- ----------------------------------------                                   
Charles N. Mathewson                                                       
                                                                           
                                                                           
                                                                           
Donald J. McNamara*                         Director                       
- ----------------------------------------                                   
Donald J. McNamara                                                         
                                                                           
                                                                           
                                                                           
Richard S. Ellwood*                         Director                       
- ----------------------------------------                                   
Richard S. Ellwood                                                         
                                                                           
                                                                           
                                                                           
Richard O. Jacobson*                        Director                       
- ----------------------------------------                                   
Richard O. Jacobson                                                        
                                                                           
                                                                           
                                                                           
Thomas A. McChristy*                        Director                       
- ----------------------------------------                                   
Thomas A. McChristy                                                        
                                                                           
                                                                           
                                                                           
                                                                           
                                     *By:  /s/ Thomas J. Corcoran, Jr.       
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                                           Thomas J. Corcoran, Jr., as attorney-
                                           in-fact for such persons           
                                        




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                               INDEX TO EXHIBITS
                                                                              
     1.1  --       Form of Underwriting Agreement for Series                  
                   A Preferred Stock                                          
                                                                              
     4.1  --       Form of Share  Certificate (filed as                       
                   Exhibit 4.1  to the Registrant's                           
                   Registration Statement on Form S-11 (File                  
                   No. 33-79214) and incorporated herein by                   
                   reference)                                                 
                                                                              
     4.2  --       Form of Indenture(s) with respect to Debt                  
                   Securities.                                                
                                                                              
     4.3  --       Form of Articles Supplementary for Series                  
                   A Preferred Stock                                          
                                                                              
     4.4  --       Form of Share Certificate for Series A                     
                   Preferred Stock                                            
                                                                              
    *4.5  --       Form of Common Stock Warrant Agreement                     
                                                                              
     5.1  --       Opinion of Bracewell & Patterson, L.L.P.                   
                                                                              
     5.2  --       Opinion of Miles & Stockbridge, a                          
                   Professional Corporation                                   
                                                                              
                                                                              
     8.1  --       Opinion of Bracewell & Patterson, L.L.P.                   
                   as to Tax Matters                                          
                                                                              
    12.1  --       Statement Regarding Computation of Ratios                  
                                                                              
    23.1  --       Consent of Bracewell & Patterson, L.L.P.                   
                   (included in Exhibits 5.1 and 8.1)                         
                                                                              
    23.2  --       Consent of Miles & Stockbridge (included                   
                   in Exhibit 5.2)                                            
                                                                              
                                                                              
  **23.3  --       Consent of Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.                        
                                                                              
    23.4  --       Consent of Richard A.  Eisner & Company,                   
                   L.L.P.                                                     
                                                                              
    23.5  --       Consent of Ernst & Young LLP                               
                                                                              
    24.1  --       Power of Attorney                                          
                                                                              
    25.1  --       Statement of Eligibility of Sun Trust                      
                   Bank - Atlanta, as Trustee                                 
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*   To be filed by amendment or incorporated by reference in connection with
    the offering of such securities.

** Filed herewith; all others previously filed (except as otherwise noted)





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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.3


                      CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration
statement of FelCor Suite Hotels, Inc. on Form S-3 (File Nos. 333-04947 and 
333-3170) of our report dated January 22, 1997, except as to the informations 
presented in the fifth paragraph of Note 5 and Note 16 for which the date is 
March 10, 1997, on our audits of the consolidated financial statements and 
financial statement schedule of FelCor Suite Hotels, Inc. as of December 31, 
1996 and 1995 and for the years ended December 31, 1996 and 1995 and the 
period from July 28, 1994 (inception of operations) through December 31, 1994, 
which report is included in the 1996 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

                                        COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.

/s/ COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.

Dallas, Texas
March 28, 1997


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