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<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000950123-11-009744.txt : 20110207
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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20110207162155
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950123-11-009744
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-A12B
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20110207
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20110207

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Summit Hotel Properties, Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001497645
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS [6798]
		IRS NUMBER:				272962512
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MD
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-A12B
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-35074
		FILM NUMBER:		11578872

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2701 S. MINNESOTA AVENUE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 6
		CITY:			SIOUX CITY
		STATE:			SD
		ZIP:			57105
		BUSINESS PHONE:		605 361-9566

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2701 S. MINNESOTA AVENUE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 6
		CITY:			SIOUX CITY
		STATE:			SD
		ZIP:			57105
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>FORM 8-A</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES<BR>
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR 12(g) OF THE<BR>
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><font style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>SUMMIT HOTEL PROPERTIES, INC.<BR>
</B></font>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</DIV>


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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Maryland</B>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>27-2962512</B></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">(State of incorporation or organization)
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">(IRS Employer Identification No.)</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>2701 South Minnesota Avenue, Suite&nbsp;6<BR>
Sioux Falls, South Dakota</B>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="BOTTOM">&nbsp;<B>57105</B></TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">(Address of principal executive offices)
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">(Zip Code)</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">Securities registered pursuant to Section&nbsp;12(b) of the Act:
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Name of each exchange on which</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Title of each class to be so registered</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>each class is to be registered</B></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">New York Stock Exchange</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">If this form relates to the
registration of a class of
securities pursuant to Section&nbsp;12(b)
of the Exchange Act and is effective
pursuant to General Instruction
A.(c), please check the following
box. <FONT style="font-family: Wingdings">&#254;</FONT>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">If this form relates to the
registration of a class of
securities pursuant to Section&nbsp;12(g)
of the Exchange Act and is effective
pursuant to General Instruction
A.(d), please check the following
box. <FONT style="font-family: Wingdings">&#111;</FONT></TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates (if applicable): File
No.&nbsp;333-168686
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;1. Description of Registrant&#146;s Securities to be Registered.</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Summit Hotel Properties, Inc. (the &#147;Registrant&#148;) hereby incorporates by reference the
description of its common stock, par value $0.01 per share, to be registered hereunder set forth
under the caption &#147;Description of Capital Stock&#148; in the Registrant&#146;s prospectus contained in its
Registration Statement on Form S-11 (Registration No.&nbsp;333-168686), originally filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the &#147;Securities Act&#148;), on August&nbsp;6, 2010 as thereafter amended and supplemented (the &#147;S-11
Registration Statement&#148;).
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In addition, also incorporated by reference herein is information relating to the Registrant&#146;s
common stock under the caption &#147;Certain Provisions of Maryland Law and of Our Charter and Bylaws&#148;
in the Registrant&#146;s prospectus contained in the S-11 Registration Statement.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;2. Exhibits.</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>SIGNATURE</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of Section&nbsp;12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereto duly authorized.
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    <TD valign="top" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left"><B>SUMMIT HOTEL PROPERTIES, INC.</B><BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="left">      Date:  February 7, 2011 &nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/ Christopher R. Eng
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">Name:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">Christopher R. Eng&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">Title:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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