UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): June 27, 2013
APPLE REIT NINE, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
VIRGINIA
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
| 000-53603 | 26-1379210 | |
| (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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814 East Main Street Richmond, VA |
23219 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
(804) 344-8121
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events |
Apple REIT Nine, Inc. (the “Company”) announced today that its board of directors has authorized the evaluation of a potential consolidation transaction in which the Company, Apple REIT Seven, Inc. and Apple REIT Eight, Inc. would be combined. The Company’s board of directors has designated a special committee consisting of two non-management directors to evaluate the potential consolidation transaction. The special committee has retained Citigroup Global Markets Inc. as its financial advisor to assist the special committee in its evaluation of the potential consolidation transaction.
The Company also announced today that its dividend reinvestment and share redemption programs have been suspended in view of the evaluation of a potential consolidation transaction.
The Company has not made a decision to pursue any particular transaction, and there can be no assurance that the evaluation of a potential consolidation transaction will result in such transaction being accomplished, or that the potential consolidation transaction or any other strategic alternative will be pursued. The Company has not set a timetable for completion of the evaluation process, and it does not expect to comment further unless and until its board of directors has approved a specific transaction, or it otherwise deems further disclosure is appropriate or required by law.
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.
| Apple REIT Nine, Inc. | ||||
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Date: June 27, 2013 |
By: |
/s/ Glade M. Knight | ||
| Glade M. Knight | ||||
| Chief Executive Officer | ||||