Summit Hotel Properties, Inc. — Earnings Release 2011

May 17, 2011

8-K 1 a6725110.htm SUMMIT HOTEL PROPERTIES, INC. 8-K Copyright 2011 Business Wire, a Berkshire Hathaway company. All rights reserved www.businesswire.com

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 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): May 16, 2011 SUMMIT HOTEL PROPERTIES, INC. (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Maryland	001-35074	27-2962512
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

SUMMIT HOTEL OP, LP (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware	000-54273	27-2966616
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

2701 South Minnesota Avenue, Suite 6 Sioux Falls, South Dakota 57105 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) (605) 361-9566 (Registrants’ telephone number, including area code) Not applicable (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On May 16, 2011, Summit Hotel Properties, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the consolidated operating results of the Company and its subsidiaries, including its operating partnership, Summit Hotel OP, LP, for the three months ended March 31, 2011.

A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

99.1 Press release dated May 16, 2011.

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.

	(Registrant)
	By:	/s/ Christopher R. Eng
		Christopher R. Eng
Date:	May 16, 2011	Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

	(Registrant)
	By:	SUMMIT HOTEL GP, LLC,
		its General Partner
	By:	SUMMIT HOTEL PROPERTIES, INC.,
		its Sole Member
	By:	/s/ Christopher R. Eng
		Christopher R. Eng
Date:	May 16, 2011	Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press release dated May 16, 2011.