---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001558370-25-000301"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SHO"
cik: "0001295810"
company_name: "Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc."
filed_at: "2025-01-22T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-27T18:38:11.667501+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Sunstone Hotel eliminates COO role; Ostapovicz departs Jan 21, 2025

## Summary
- COO Chris Ostapovicz departs as position eliminated; responsibilities shift to President/CIO and other executives.
- Separation Agreement provides cash payment of 2x base salary plus 2024 target bonus.
- Accelerated vesting of 132,270 shares of common stock (restricted stock and PSUs).
- COBRA health coverage for Ostapovicz, spouse, and dependents up to 18 months.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001558370-25-000301
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SHO
- cik: 0001295810
- company_name: Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-01-22T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1295810/000155837025000301/0001558370-25-000301-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1295810/000155837025000301/sho-20250121x8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001558370-25-000301
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001558370-25-000301.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001558370-25-000301.txt

## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 17be3ff8ab
  claim: Chris Ostapovicz departed as Chief Operating Officer at Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc..
  evidence_excerpt: Chris Ostapovicz will depart from his position as Chief Operating Officer of the Company, effective January 21, 2025.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1295810/000155837025000301/0001558370-25-000301-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.