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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 FORM 10 - K > ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31 , 2020 OR □ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Maryland ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) For the transition period from to Commission File Number : 001-35074 SUMMIT HOTEL PROPERTIES , INC . ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) 13215 Bee Cave Parkway , Suite B - 300 Austin , TX 78738 ( Address of principal executive offices , including zip code ) ( 512 ) 538-2300 ( Registrant's telephone number , including area code ) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading Symbol ( s ) INN INN - PD Title of each class Common Stock , par value $ 0.01 per share 6.45 % Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock , par value $ 0.01 per share 6.25 % Series E Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock , par value $ 0.01 per share ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) INN - PE 27-2962512 Name of each exchange on which registered New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes No Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Act . Yes > No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T ( § 232.405 ) of this chapter ) during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , or a smaller reporting company in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act .