Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Boekelheide Kerry W
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Summit Hotel Properties, Inc. [INN]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Executive Chairman
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
2701 SOUTH MINNESOTA AVE., STE. 6
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/14/2011
(Street)

SIOUX FALLS, SD 57105
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 02/14/2011   D(1)   1,000 D $ 1 0 D  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
OP Units (2) (3) 02/14/2011   J(4)   17,000   02/14/2012   (5) Common Stock 17,000 (6) 17,000 D  
OP Units (2) (3) 02/14/2011   J(4)   1,109,164   02/14/2012   (5) Common Stock 1,109,164 (6) 1,109,164 I See footnote (7)
OP Units (2) (3) 02/14/2011   J   74,829   02/14/2012   (5) Common Stock 74,829 (6) 1,183,993 I See footnote (8)
OP Units (2) (3) 02/14/2011   J(4)   316,886   02/14/2012   (5) Common Stock 316,886 (6) 1,500,879 I See footnote (9)
Employee Stock Options (right to buy) $ 9.75 02/14/2011   A(10)   376,000   02/14/2012(11) 02/13/2021 Common Stock 376,000 $ 0 376,000 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Boekelheide Kerry W
2701 SOUTH MINNESOTA AVE., STE. 6
SIOUX FALLS, SD 57105
  X     Executive Chairman  

Signatures

 /s/ Mark W. Wickersham, as Attorney-in-Fact   02/15/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) The Reporting Person acquired 1,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Issuer ("Common Stock") in connection with the formation and capitalization of the Issuer at a cost of $1,000. The Issuer repurchased these shares for $1,000 upon closing of the Issuer's initial public offering.
(2) Represents common units of limited partnership interest ("OP Units") in Summit Hotel OP, LP, the operating partnership of the Issuer (the "Operating Partnership"). The Issuer is the sole member of the general partner of the Operating Partnership.
(3) Holders of OP Units have redemption rights that enable them to cause the Operating Partnership to redeem their OP Units for cash or, at the option of the Issuer, for shares of Common Stock on a one-for-one basis beginning one year after the issuance of the OP Units.
(4) The OP Units were issued either pursuant to (a) a contribution agreement between the Operating Partnership and The Summit Group, Inc. ("SGI"), which is wholly owned by the Reporting Person, pursuant to which SGI contributed its Class B membership interest in Summit Group of Scottsdale, Arizona, LLC ("Summit of Scottsdale") to the Operating Partnership or (b) a merger agreement between the Operating Partnership and its predecessor, Summit Hotel Properties, LLC (the "LLC"), pursuant to which the LLC merged with and into the Operating Partnership (the "Merger").
(5) Not applicable.
(6) The value of each OP Unit was $9.75 as of the Transaction Date, based on the price per share of Common Stock at the time of the Issuer's initial public offering.
(7) 1,109,164 OP Units were issued to SGI in the Merger in exchange for its membership interests in the LLC.
(8) 74,829 OP Units were issued to SGI in the Merger in exchange for its Class B membership interest in Summit of Scottsdale.
(9) 316,886 OP Units were issued to entities affiliated with the Reporting Person other than SGI, over which the Reporting Person shares voting and investment power with individuals who are not affiliated with the Issuer.
(10) The options were granted pursuant to the Issuer's 2011 Equity Incentive Plan in connection with the initial public offering of the Issuer.
(11) The options will vest ratably on the first five anniversaries of the date of grant subject to the Reporting Person's continued employment with the Issuer.

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