Sec Form 4 Filing - KAZILIONIS PAUL D @ Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. - 2004-11-22

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP 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(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person KAZILIONIS PAUL D 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. [ SHO] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X __ Director X __ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 903 CALLE AMANECER, SUITE 100 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 11/22/2004 (Street) SAN CLEMENTE, CA92673 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) __ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person _____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares Sunstone Hotel Partnership, LLC Units (Right to acquire) ( 1 ) 11/22/2004 S 3,165,000 ( 1 ) ( 1 ) Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. Common Stock 3,165,000 $ 15.9375 3,699,572 ( 2 ) I See footnote. ( 3 )

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other KAZILIONIS PAUL D 903 CALLE AMANECER SUITE 100 SAN CLEMENTE, CA92673 X X Signatures Paul D. Kazilionis 11/22/2004 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Holders of Units are entitled to present them for redemption for a cash amount equal to the then-fair market value of an equal number of shares of Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. or, in Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc.'s sole discretion, an equal number of shares of Common Stock. Units are immediately eligible to be presented for redemption or become eligible at various times through October 22, 2005. ( 2 )Consists of 1,430,390 Units directly owned by Sunstone Hotel Investors, L.L.C., 282,666 Units directly owned by WB Hotel Investors, LLC, 1,350,284 Units directly owned by Sunstone/WB Hotel Investors IV, LLC and 101,660 Units directly owned by Sunstone/WB Manhattan Beach. ( 3 )See Exhibit 99.1.

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