Summit Hotel Properties Inc

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AUSTIN, Texas , March 31, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Summit Hotel Properties, Inc. (NYSE: INN) (the "Company") today announced that it has successfully closed on a new $275 million senior unsecured term loan (the "Term Loan").  The Company expects to utilize future proceeds from the Term Loan to repay the majority of the Company's outstanding $287.5 million 1.50% Convertible Senior Notes maturing in February 2026.» Mehr auf prnewswire.com