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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
 
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
 
FORM 8-K
 
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
 
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
 
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
May 27, 2010
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)
 
Supertel Hospitality, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
 
Virginia
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
 
1-34087
52-1889548
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
309 North Fifth Street
  
Norfolk, NE
68701
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)

(402) 371-2520
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
 

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
 
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Item 5.07  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
 
Supertel Hospitality, Inc held its annual meeting of shareholders on May 27, 2010.  The vote for each matter voted upon at the meeting is set forth below.
 
Seven nominees were elected to serve as Directors of the Company for an annual term by the following vote:
 
 
For
Withheld
Broker Non-Vote
William C. Latham
12,196,736
148,101
7,408,508
  
Paul J. Schulte
9,277,390
3,067,447
7,408,508
  
George R. Whittemore
11,926,297
418,540
7,408,508
  
Steve H. Borgmann
12,203,195
141,642
7,408,508
  
Jeffrey M. Zwerdling
12,022,466
322,371
7,408,508
  
Allen L. Dayton
12,203,716
141,121
7,408,508
  
Patrick J. Jung
12,204,529
140,308
7,408,508
  
 
Shareholders ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2010 by the following vote:
 
FOR
17,352,285
AGAINST
153,690
ABSTAIN
2,247,370

 

 

 
 
 

SIGNATURES
 
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.
 
Supertel Hospitality, Inc.
 
   
Date:  May 27, 2010
By:     /s/  Corrine L. Scarpello
 
Name: Corrine L. Scarpello
 
Title:   Chief Financial Officer