UNITED ~~STATESSECURITIES AND~~ EXCHANGE COMMISSIONWASHINGTON, D.C. 20549FORM 8-KCURRENT REPORTPursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of theSecurities Exchange Act of 1934Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 5, 2013 STATES

SUMMIT HOTEL PROPERTIES, INC.(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Maryland	001-35074	27-2962512
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

SUMMIT HOTEL OP, LP(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware	000-54273	20-0617340
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

~~12600 Hill Country Boulevard, Suite R~~FORM 8-100Austin, Texas 78738(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)(512) 538-2300(Registrants’ telephone number, including area code)Not applicable(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.) K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 10, 2013

SUMMIT HOTEL OP, LP

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware		000-54273		20-0617340
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

12600 Hill Country Boulevard, Suite R-100

Austin, Texas 78738

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(512) 538-2300

(Registrants’ telephone number, including area code)

Not applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

⃞ o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR ~~230.425)⃞ Soliciting material~~ ~~pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR~~ 240.~~14a-12~~425)⃞ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))⃞ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

~~Item~~o ~~2.02.~~Soliciting ~~Results~~material ofpursuant ~~Operations~~to ~~and~~Rule 14a-12 ~~Financial~~under ~~Condition~~the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

Ono ~~November~~Pre-commencement 5,communications ~~2013,~~pursuant ~~Summit~~to ~~Hotel Properties, Inc.~~ Rule 14d-2(~~the “Company”~~b) ~~issued~~ under ~~a press release announcing~~ the ~~consolidated~~Exchange ~~operating~~Act ~~results~~(17 ~~of the~~CFR ~~Company and its subsidiaries, including its operating partnership, Summit Hotel OP, LP, for the quarter ended September 30, 2013~~240. 14d-2(b))

Ao ~~copy~~Pre-commencement ofcommunications ~~the~~pursuant ~~press~~to ~~release~~Rule 13e-4(c) under isthe ~~furnished~~Exchange asAct ~~Exhibit~~(17 ~~99.1~~CFR ~~to this report~~240. 13e-4(c))

Item 97.01. ~~Financial~~Regulation ~~Statements~~FD ~~and Exhibits~~Disclosure.

Summit Hotel OP, LP (dthe “Operating Partnership”) ~~Exhibits~~ , the operating partnership subsidiary of Summit Hotel Properties, Inc. (“Summit”), intends to file a Form 15 to voluntarily suspend its duty to file periodic and other reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and voluntarily deregister its units of limited partnership interest designated as “common units” under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”). The Operating Partnership expects to file the Form 15 with the SEC on December 12, 2013. As a result of filing the Form 15 with the SEC, the Operating Partnership will no longer be required to file annual, quarterly or periodic reports with the SEC. The anticipated filing of the Form 15 by the Operating Partnership will not impact the registration of Summit’s common stock under the Exchange Act or Summit’s obligations as a reporting issuer under the Exchange Act.

~~99.1 Press~~This ~~release~~Current ~~issued~~Report on ~~November~~Form 8-K 5contains statements that are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and other federal securities laws. These forward-looking statements are based upon the Operating Partnership’s expectations, ~~2013~~but these statements are not guaranteed to occur. There can be no assurance that the Operating Partnership will file a Form 15, suspend its reporting obligations or deregister its common units.

~~SIGNATURE~~ 2

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. SIGNATURE

		SUMMIT HOTEL PROPERTIES, INC.
		(Registrant)
		By:	/s/ Christopher R. Eng
			Christopher R. Eng
Date:	November 5, 2013		Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	SUMMIT HOTEL OP, LP	~~SUMMIT HOTEL OP, LP~~
	(Registrant)	~~(Registrant)~~
	By:	~~By:~~SUMMIT HOTEL GP, LLC,	~~SUMMIT HOTEL GP, LLC,~~
		its General Partner	~~its General Partner~~
	By:	~~By:~~SUMMIT HOTEL PROPERTIES, INC.,	~~SUMMIT HOTEL PROPERTIES, INC.,~~
		its Sole Member	~~its Sole Member~~
	By:	~~By:~~/s/ Christopher R. Eng	~~/s/ Christopher R. Eng~~
		Christopher R. Eng	~~Christopher R. Eng~~
Date:	November 5, 2013		Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Date: December 10, 2013		Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

~~EXHIBIT INDEX~~ 3

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press release issued November 5, 2013.

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