Summit Hotel Properties Announces Pending Sale of 26 Hotels for $351.4 Million

Summit Hotel Properties, Inc. (NYSE:INN) (the “Company”) today announced that it has entered into multiple purchase and sale agreements with affiliates of American Realty Capital Hospitality Trust, Inc. (“ARCH”) for the sale of 26 hotels, for a combined price of approximately $351.4 million. The total sales price represents a capitalization rate in the mid 7 percent range based on trailing twelve month net operating income as of March 31, 2015, which includes planned capital improvements at the properties.

“We are very excited at the opportunity to recycle capital on a larger scale. This proposed transaction will enable us to continue to improve our asset mix and upgrade our portfolio with additional accretive acquisitions with strong growth profiles and diverse demand generators. Recycling capital to create long-term value for our shareholders is a proven strategy for us and one we consider to be a core strength,” commented Summit’s President and CEO, Dan Hansen.

Based on trailing twelve month hotel EBITDA, the 26 hotels, containing 2,793 guestrooms, represent approximately 19.6 percent of the Company’s pro forma hotel EBITDA. The trailing twelve month RevPAR among the 26 properties of $81.30 was 19.7 percent below the pro forma RevPAR for the remaining 64 hotels of $101.26 as of March 31, 2015.

“Through this transformational transaction, we expect to completely deploy the disposition proceeds into acquisitions that will continue to improve our portfolio and provide future growth for our shareholders,” said Hansen.

The Company has identified a robust pipeline of acquisitions and has approximately $100 million of acquisitions under contract, which are estimated to close prior to the first tranche of dispositions in September 2015.

The sale of the properties is scheduled to close in three separate tranches, with the current estimated sale dates in September 2015, October 2015 and January 2016. The agreements are subject to customary and standard closing conditions.

Those hotels included in the agreements for sale are as follows:

About Summit Hotel Properties

Summit Hotel Properties, Inc. is a publicly-traded real estate investment trust focused primarily on acquiring and owning premium-branded, select-service hotels in the upscale and upper midscale segments of the lodging industry. As of June 8, 2015, the Company’s portfolio consisted of 91 hotels with a total of 11,679 guestrooms located in 21 states.

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

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For information about the Company’s business and financial results, please refer to the “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and “Risk Factors” sections of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014 filed with the SEC, and its quarterly and other periodic filings with the SEC. The Company undertakes no duty to update the statements in this release to conform the statements to actual results or changes in the Company’s expectations.

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