Sotherly Hotels Inc. Announces Dividend Tax Treatment

Thursday, February 11, 2016 2:00 PM UTC

WILLIAMSBURG, Va., Feb. 11, 2016 -- SoTHERLY Hotels Inc. (NASDAQ:SOHO) (the “Company”) today announced the estimated income tax classification of the Company’s 2015 distributions on its common shares (CUSIP #83600C103). The income tax classification of the 2015 distributions as it is expected to be reported on Form 1099-DIV is set forth in the following table:

Type of	Record	Payment	Per Common			Ordinary			Capital			Return of
Dividend	Date	Date	Share			Dividend			Gain			Capital
Regular	12/11/2014	01/09/2015		0.065000			0.053691			0.011309			0.000000
Regular	03/11/2015	04/10/2015		0.070000			0.057821			0.012179			0.000000
Regular	06/11/2015	07/10/2015		0.075000			0.061952			0.013049			0.000000
Regular	09/11/2015	10/09/2015		0.080000			0.066082			0.013918			0.000000
				0.290000			0.239546			0.050454			0.000000

				100.000	%		82.602	%		17.398	%		0.000	%

No portion of the dividends declared in 2015 represented foreign taxes or qualified dividend income. Record holders of the Company’s common shares who received any of the dividends specified in the table above will receive an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Form 1099-DIV from American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, the Company’s dividend paying agent. The Form 1099-DIV will report the dividends paid with respect to 2015. Shareholders whose shares are held in “street name” will receive an IRS Form 1099 from the bank, brokerage firm or other nominee holding their shares. The common share dividend declared for shareholders of record as of December 11, 2015, and payable on January 11, 2016, will be reported on shareholders’ IRS Form 1099-DIV for the 2016 tax year.

The information in the table above is based on the preliminary results of work on the tax filings of the Company and is subject to correction or adjustment when the filings are completed. No material change in these classifications is expected. The tax information above should not be construed as tax advice and is not a substitute for careful tax planning and analysis. Shareholders are encouraged to consult with their own tax advisors regarding the specific federal, state, local, foreign and other tax consequences of ownership of the common shares of Sotherly Hotels Inc. and the specific tax treatment of distributions therefrom.

About SoTHERLY Hotels Inc.
Sotherly Hotels Inc. is a self-managed and self-administered lodging REIT focused on the acquisition, renovation, upbranding and repositioning of upscale and upper upscale full-service hotels in the Southern United States. Currently, the Company’s portfolio consists of investments in twelve hotel properties and comprise 3,011 rooms. Most of the Company’s properties operate under the Hilton Worldwide, InterContinental Hotels Group and Starwood Hotels and Resorts brands. Sotherly Hotels Inc. was organized in 2004 and is headquartered in Williamsburg, Virginia. For more information, please visit www.sotherlyhotels.com.

Contact at the Company:        

Scott Kucinski 
Sotherly Hotels Inc.
410 West Francis Street
Williamsburg, Virginia 23185  
(757) 229-5648

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