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SoTHERLY Hotels (SOHO) Approves $10M Stock Buyback Plan

December 2, 2016 12:09 PM EST

Sotherly Hotels Inc. (Nasdaq: SOHO) announced that its Board of Directors authorized a stock repurchase program under which the Company may acquire up to $10 million of its outstanding common stock, at the discretion of management. The Company expects to complete the repurchase program prior to December 31, 2017, unless extended by the Board of Directors.

The shares will be purchased pursuant to the program from time to time at prevailing market prices, through open market or privately negotiated transactions, depending upon market conditions and may be made pursuant to one or more plans established pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act, as amended. Under the program, the purchases will be funded from available working capital. There is no guarantee as to the exact number of shares that will be repurchased by the Company and the Company may discontinue purchases at any time that management determines additional purchases are not warranted. As of November 8, 2016, the Company had approximately 14.9 million shares outstanding.

Drew Sims, CEO and Chairman of the Company, remarked, “The Board’s approval of this program reflects our confidence in the Company’s future. Repurchasing stock is one means of underscoring our commitment to enhancing stockholder value.”



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