Summit Hotel Properties, Inc. Announces Annual Meeting of Shareholders and Dividends on Common and Preferred Stock

Summit Hotel Properties, Inc. (NYSE: INN) (the "Company”), a real estate investment trust (REIT) specializing in the ownership of premium-branded hotels in the upscale and upper midscale segments, today announced that its 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders will be held on Tuesday, June 5, 2012, beginning at 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, at the Marriott Marquis, 1535 Broadway, New York, New York 10036. The meeting is open to all stockholders of record as of April 16, 2012.

The Company also announced today that its Board of Directors has authorized, and the Company declared, a cash dividend for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2011 of $0.1125 per share of common stock of the Company and per common unit of limited partnership in Summit Hotel OP, LP, the Company’s operating partnership. The common dividend represents an annualized yield of approximately 4.52% based on the closing price of shares of the common stock on February 7, 2012.

The Board of Directors also authorized, and the Company has declared, a cash dividend for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2011 of $0.578125 per share of the Company’s 9.25% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock.

The dividends are payable February 29, 2012 to holders of record as of February 17, 2012.

About Summit Hotel Properties
Summit Hotel Properties, Inc. is a self-advised real estate investment trust focused on acquiring and owning premium-branded select-service hotels in the upscale and upper midscale segments. As of February 7, 2012, the company’s hotel portfolio consisted of 71 hotels with a total of 7,245 guestrooms located in 19 states. Additional information about Summit may be found at the Company’s website, www.shpreit.com.

Forward Looking Statements
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