Summit Hotel Properties Declares Third Quarter 2017 Dividends

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 30, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Summit Hotel Properties, Inc. (NYSE: INN) (the "Company"), announced today that its Board of Directors has authorized, and the Company has declared, a cash dividend for the third quarter ended September 30, 2017, of $0.17 per share of common stock of the Company and per common unit of limited partnership interest in Summit Hotel OP, LP, the Company's operating partnership.  The Company's third quarter common dividend represents an annualized dividend yield of 4.3 percent based on the closing price of shares of the common stock on October 27, 2017.

The Board of Directors has also authorized, and the Company has declared, a cash dividend of $0.4921875 per share of the Company's 7.875% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock for the dividend period ending on November 30, 2017; a cash dividend of $0.4453125 per share of the Company's 7.125% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock for the dividend period ending on November 30, 2017; and a cash dividend of $0.403125 per share of the Company's 6.45% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock for the dividend period ending on November 30, 2017.

The dividends are payable November 30, 2017 to holders of record as of November 16, 2017.

About Summit Hotel Properties

Summit Hotel Properties, Inc. is a publicly-traded real estate investment trust focused on owning premium-branded hotels with efficient operating models primarily in the upscale segment of the lodging industry.  As of September 30, 2017, the Company's portfolio consisted of 79 hotels with a total of 11,590 guestrooms located in 24 states.

For additional information, please visit the Company's website at www.shpreit.com and follow the Company on Twitter at @SummitHotel_INN.

Forward Looking Statements

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