Press Release

Summit Hotel Properties Announces First Quarter Earnings Call to Be Held on May 16, 2012

Company Release - 5/8/2012

SIOUX FALLS, S.D.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Summit Hotel Properties (NYSE: INN) (“the Company”) today announced that it will release first quarter 2012 financial results on Tuesday, May 15, 2012, after the market closes. The company also announced that it will host a conference call to discuss its financial results at 9:00 AM EDT on Wednesday, May 16, 2012. Shareholders and other interested parties may listen to a simultaneous webcast of the conference call on the Internet by logging onto Summit’s website, www.shpreit.com or may call 866-831-6247, passcode 52872600. A recording of the call will be available by telephone until midnight on May 23, 2012, by dialing 888-286-8010 reference number 76581672. A replay of the conference call will be posted on Summit’s website through August 15, 2012.

About Summit Hotel Properties

Summit Hotel Properties, Inc. is a publicly traded real estate investment trust focused primarily on acquiring and owning premium-branded limited-service and select-service hotels in the upscale and upper midscale segments of the lodging industry. As of March 31, 2012, the Company’s portfolio consisted of 73 hotels with a total of 7,469 guestrooms located in 20 states. Additional information about Summit may be found at the Company’s website, www.shpreit.com.

Summit Hotel Properties, Inc.
Dan Boyum, 605-782-2015
VP of Investor Relations

Source: Summit Hotel Properties, Inc.