SUPERTEL HOSPITALITY INC (Form: 8-K, Received: 02/03/2012 16:53:50)

UNITED STATES

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

January 30, 2012

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.)

1800 West Pasewalk Avenue, Suite 200 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 1.01

Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement

Purchase Agreement. As previously announced, Supertel Hospitality, Inc. (the “Company” or “Supertel”) entered into a Purchase Agreement dated November 16, 2011 for the issuance and sale of Supertel’s Series C Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Preferred Stock”) under a private transaction to Real Estate Strategies, L.P. (“RES”), an investment vehicle indirectly controlled by IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima (“IRSA”), an Argentina-based publicly traded company. On January 31, 2012 at a special meeting, the shareholders of Supertel, by the requisite vote, approved the issuance and sale of up to 3,000,000 shares of the Preferred Stock of Supertel, up to 30,000,000 shares of common stock of Supertel which may be issued upon conversion of the Preferred Stock, and warrants (the “Warrants”) to purchase up to an additional 30,000,000 shares of common stock, to RES pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.

On February 1, 2012, Supertel issued and sold 2,100,000 shares of Preferred Stock to RES for $21,000,000. The remaining 900,000 shares of Preferred Stock are expected by the parties be issued and sold to RES within two weeks.

The principal terms of the Preferred Stock are set forth below:

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Rank. With respect to dividend rights and rights upon Supertel’s liquidation, dissolution or winding up, the Preferred Stock will rank: (a) on parity with the Series A preferred stock and Series B preferred stock and other future series of preferred stock designated to rank on parity, and (b) senior to the common stock and other future series of preferred stock designated to rank junior, and (c) junior to Supertel’s existing and future indebtedness.

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Liquidation Preference. Upon Supertel’s liquidation, dissolution or winding up, the holders of the Preferred Stock are entitled to a liquidation preference of $10.00 per share plus accrued and unpaid dividends before any distribution is made to the holders of common stock or any other capital stock that ranks junior.

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Dividends. A holder will receive preferential cumulative cash dividends at the rate of 6.25% per annum of the face value per share (equivalent to a fixed annual amount of $0.625 per year) as an annual cumulative dividend, payable quarterly for each share of Preferred Stock, when authorized by the Supertel Board of Directors or a duly authorized committee thereof. Dividends are cumulative and accrued but unpaid dividends will earn 6.25% interest, compounded quarterly.

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Redemption. The Preferred Stock will be redeemable, at the option of Supertel, at any time after January 31, 2017, for cash equal to the liquidation preference of $10.00 plus accrued and unpaid dividends. Supertel may exercise this option only if the volume weighted average market price of the common stock is less than the conversion price for at least 30 consecutive calendar days after January 31, 2017.

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Conversion. The Preferred Stock will be convertible, at the option of the holder, at any time into common stock at a conversion price of $1.00 for each share of common stock, which is equal to the rate of ten shares of common stock for each share of preferred stock. A holder of Preferred Stock will not have conversion

rights to the extent the conversion would cause the holder and its affiliates to beneficially own more than 34% of voting stock (the “Beneficial Ownership Limitation”). “Voting stock” means capital stock having the power to vote generally for the election of directors of Supertel.

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Conversion Price. The initial conversion price will be $1.00, but the conversion price will be subject to anti-dilution adjustments upon the occurrence of stock splits, stock dividends and certain other transactions.

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Lower Conversion Price. In addition, if Supertel sells common stock at a price that is lower than the greater of (a) the conversion price, or (b) the closing market price of the common stock on February 1, 2012 then the conversion price will be adjusted to the lower sale price. However, no adjustment will be made for sales in connection with Supertel stock plans, conversion or exercise of currently existing securities and the Warrants, or acquisitions approved by more than a majority of the Supertel Board of Directors.

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Voting Rights with Common Stock. The Preferred Stock will vote with the common stock as one class, subject to certain voting limitations. For any vote, the voting power of the Preferred Stock will be equal to the lesser of: (a) 6.29 votes per share, or (b) an amount of votes per share such that the vote of all shares of Preferred Stock in the aggregate equal 34% of the combined voting power of all Supertel voting stock, minus an amount equal to the number of votes represented by the other shares of voting stock beneficially owned by RES and its affiliates (the “Voting Limitation”).

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Voting Rights as a Class. Any amendment of the Preferred Stock that would adversely affect the rights, preferences, privileges or voting power of the Preferred Stock, or any issuance of capital stock on parity or senior to the Preferred Stock will require the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the Preferred Stock, voting as a class.

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RES and IRSA Approval. As long as RES has the right to designate two or more directors to the Supertel Board of Directors pursuant to the Directors Designation Agreement, the following requires the approval of RES and IRSA:

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the merger, consolidation, liquidation or sale of substantially all of the assets of Supertel;

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the sale by Supertel of common stock or securities convertible into common stock equal to 20% or more of the outstanding common stock or voting stock; or

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any Supertel transaction of more than $120,000 in which any of its directors or executive officers or any member of their immediate family will have a material interest, exclusive of employment compensation and interests arising solely from the ownership of Supertel equity securities if all holders of that class of equity securities receive the same benefit on a pro rata basis.

Warrants . On February 1, 2012, RES received Warrants to purchase 21,000,000 shares of Supertel common stock. RES will receive additional Warrants to purchase 9,000,000 shares of Supertel common stock with the issuance and sale of the additional Preferred Stock. Subject to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, the Warrants are exercisable at any time on or before January 31, 2017 at an exercise price of $1.20 per share of common stock. If the conversion price of the Preferred Stock is adjusted, then the exercise price of the Warrants will be reduced to equal 120% of the adjusted conversion price. The exercise price may be paid in cash, or the holder may also elect to pay the exercise price by having Supertel withhold a sufficient number of shares from the exercise with a market value equal to the exercise price.

Supertel may require a holder to exercise Warrants using the cashless exercise procedure at any time the volume weighted average price of the common stock exceeds $2.63 per share for the 30 consecutive trading days immediately prior to the date of the notice of required exercise. If the Warrants cannot be fully exercised because of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, the holder will exercise the remaining Warrants thereafter at such times when the Beneficial Ownership would not be exceeded.

Investor Rights and Conversion Agreement . The Company entered into an Investor Rights and Conversion Agreement (the “Investor Rights and Conversion Agreement”) dated February 1, 2012 with RES and IRSA pursuant to which the Company granted RES and its affiliates and their respective subsidiaries, among other rights, the right to purchase equity shares or securities convertible into equity shares in future Company offerings on a pro rata basis based on their combined ownership of common stock and Preferred Stock, provided that such purchase would not cause RES and its affiliates to exceed the Beneficial Ownership Limitation.

In the agreement, RES agreed to certain standstill provisions including that neither RES nor its affiliates will acquire any securities that would result in RES and its affiliates owning more than 34% of the voting stock of the Company. Pursuant to the agreement, the Company would have the right to require RES to convert its Preferred Stock, up to the Beneficial Ownership Limit, after the Company has paid regular dividends on the Common Stock of $0.075 per share in dividend payments in a 12-month period.

Registration Rights Agreement . The Company entered into a registration rights agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”) dated February 1, 2012 with RES and IRSA. The Registration Rights Agreement requires the Company to register for resale by the holders the common stock issued upon conversion of the Preferred Stock and upon exercise of the Warrants, and the Warrants and the Preferred Stock. The Registration Rights Agreement also grants RES the right to participate in certain future underwritten offerings of securities by the Company.

Directors Designation Agreement . The Company entered into a directors designation agreement (the “Directors Designation Agreement”) dated February 1, 2012 with RES and IRSA pursuant to which the Company will appoint up to four directors designated by RES and IRSA to the Supertel Board of Directors and to maintain the Supertel Board of Directors at no more than nine members.

Pursuant to the agreement, RES agreed to vote for the election of the current Supertel Board of Directors who remain on the Supertel Board of Directors and their successors as nominated by the nominating committee of the Supertel Board of Directors. One of the directors designated by RES will be appointed to the nominating committee. As long as RES beneficially owns 7% or more of the voting power of the capital stock of Supertel, the RES designees will be nominated and recommended for election at each annual meeting of Supertel shareholders.

RES may appoint up to four directors for the Supertel Board of Directors at the time the Preferred Stock is issued based on RES’s voting power on a fully diluted basis, exclusive of the Warrants. RES may appoint the following number of directors if it owns the indicated percentage of voting power: (a) four directors if it holds 34% of the outstanding voting power, (b) three directors if it holds 22% or more but less than 34% of the outstanding voting power, (c) two directors if it holds 14% or more but less than 22% of the outstanding voting power, and (d) one director if it holds 7% or more but less than 14% of the outstanding voting power.

Item 3.02

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities

The information contained in Item 1.01 is hereby incorporated by reference. The securities sold and to be sold were offered and are being offered and sold in a transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, in reliance on Section 4(2) thereof and Rule 506 of Regulation D thereunder. Each investor represented that it was an “accredited investor” as defined in Regulation D.

Section 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

(b) Paul J. Schulte, Richard A. Frandeen, Jeffrey M. Zwerdling, and Patrick J. Jung resigned as members of the Supertel Board of Directors effective January 31, 2012.

(d) Pursuant to the Directors Designation Agreement, the Supertel Board of Directors on February 1, 2012 appointed Daniel Elsztain, Jim Friend, Donald J. Landry, and John M. Sabin as members of the Supertel Board of Directors. Directors receive an annual retainer of $20,000. Additionally, directors receive $1,000 per meeting attended in person and $500 per telephonic meeting. Although none of the directors have as of yet been appointed to committees, pursuant to the Directors Designation Agreement, one of the new directors will be appointed to the nominating committee of the Board of Directors.

Item 5.03

Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Changes in Fiscal Year

On January 30, 2012, the Company amended its Second Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation by adding Article XII thereto, which states the designation and number of shares and fixes the preferences, limitations and relative rights of the Company’s Series C Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock.

Item 5.07

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders .

The Company held a special meeting of shareholders on January 31, 2012. The vote for each matter voted upon at the meeting is set forth below.

“Proposal No. 1: To approve the issuance and sale of up to 3,000,000 shares of Series C Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Preferred Stock”) of Supertel, up to 30,000,000 shares of common stock of Supertel Hospitality, Inc. (“Supertel” or the “Company”) which may be issued upon conversion of the Preferred Stock, and warrants (the “Warrants”) to purchase an additional 30,000,000 shares of Common Stock, to Real Estate Strategies L.P. (“RES”) pursuant to the Purchase Agreement dated November 16, 2011.”


For:		14,208,218

Against:		1,615,178

Abstain:		46,628

“Proposal No. 2: To approve adjournment of the Meeting, if necessary, to solicit additional proxies, if there are not sufficient votes at the time of the Meeting to approve Proposal No. 1.”


For:		14,069,025

Against:		1,741,554

Abstain:		59,445

Both proposals received the required numbers of votes for approval.

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits.


3.01		Articles of Amendment to the Company’s Second Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation designating the Series C Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock

10.1		Purchase Agreement, dated November 16, 2011, by and among Supertel Hospitality, Inc., Supertel Limited Partnership and Real Estate Strategies L.P. incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K/A dated November 16, 2011

10.2		Form of the Warrants

10.3		Investor Rights and Conversion Agreement dated February 1, 2012, by and among Supertel Hospitality, Inc., Real Estate Strategies L.P. and IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima

10.4		Registration Rights Agreement dated February 1, 2012, by and among Supertel Hospitality, Inc., Real Estate Strategies L.P. and IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima

10.5		Directors Designation Agreement dated February 1, 2012, by and among Supertel Hospitality, Inc., Real Estate Strategies L.P. and IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima

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: February 3, 2012	By:	/s/ Corrine L. Scarpello
		Name:	Corrine L. Scarpello
		Title:	Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit		Description

3.01		Articles of Amendment to the Company’s Second Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation designating the Series C Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock

10.1		Purchase Agreement, dated November 16, 2011, by and among Supertel Hospitality, Inc., Supertel Limited Partnership and Real Estate Strategies L.P. incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K/A dated November 16, 2011

10.2		Form of the Warrants

10.3		Investor Rights and Conversion Agreement dated February 1, 2012, by and among Supertel Hospitality, Inc., Real Estate Strategies L.P. and IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima

10.4		Registration Rights Agreement dated February 1, 2012, by and among Supertel Hospitality, Inc., Real Estate Strategies L.P. and IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima

10.5		Directors Designation Agreement dated February 1, 2012, by and among Supertel Hospitality, Inc., Real Estate Strategies L.P. and IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima

Exhibit 3.01

ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT

TO THE

SECOND AMENDED AND

RESTATED ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

SUPERTEL HOSPITALITY, INC.

DESIGNATING THE

SERIES C CUMULATIVE CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK

The undersigned, on behalf of the corporation set forth below, pursuant to Title 13.1, Chapter 9, Article 11 of the Code of Virginia, states as follows:

1.	The name of the corporation is Supertel Hospitality, Inc. (the “Corporation”) .

The amendment adds Article XII as follows to the Corporation’s Second Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation and thereby creates a series of preferred stock, the Series C Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock, and states the designation and number of shares in the series and fixes the preference limitations and relative rights thereof:

“Article XII

A.	T ERMS OF THE SERIES C CUMULATIVE CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK .

Designation and Number . A series of Preferred Stock, designated the “Series C Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock”, is hereby established (and are herein referred to as the “ Series C Preferred Stock ”). The number of authorized shares of Series C Preferred Stock shall be 2,000,000 (the “ Initial Preferred Shares ”), with an irrevocable option to purchase up to 1,000,000 additional Series C Preferred Stock (the “Additional Preferred Shares ”) as provided for in Section 1 (a) of the Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 16, 2011, (the Initial Preferred Shares plus the Additional Preferred Shares, if applicable, the “ Preferred Shares ”), and at Closing the Company, as recognition for the expenses incurred by the Purchaser will deduct an Origination Fee that shall be equal to 1.5% from both the Initial Purchase Price, and the Additional Purchase Price, as the case may be.

Maturity. The Series C Preferred Stock has no stated maturity and will not be subject to any sinking fund, mandatory redemption, except as described below, forced conversion.

Rank . The Series C Preferred Stock will, with respect to dividend rights and rights upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up of Supertel Hospitality, Inc. (the “Corporation”), rank (a) prior or senior to the Common Stock issued by the Corporation; (b) prior or senior to all classes or series of Preferred Stock issued by the Corporation, the terms of which specifically provide that such shares rank junior to the Series C Preferred Stock with respect to dividend rights or rights upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, (c) on a parity with the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock and Series B Cumulative Preferred Stock with respect to dividend rights or rights upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation and with all classes or series of shares of Preferred Stock issued by the Corporation, the terms of which specifically provide that such shares rank on a parity with the Series C Preferred Stock (the “ Parity Shares ”) and (d) junior to all existing and future indebtedness of the Corporation.

Dividends .

(a) Holders of Series C Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive, when and as authorized by the Board of Directors of the Corporation, or a duly authorized committee thereof, and declared by the Corporation out of funds of the Corporation legally available for payment, preferential cumulative cash dividends at the rate of 6.25% per annum of the face value per share (equivalent to a fixed annual amount of $0.625 per share). Such dividends shall be cumulative from the date of original issue and shall be payable quarterly in arrears on March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31 (or, if not a Business Day (as defined below), the next succeeding Business Day, each a “Dividend Payment Date”) for the period ending on such Dividend Payment Date, commencing on the date of issue. “Business Day” shall mean any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in the City of New York are authorized or required to close. The first dividend on Series C Preferred Stock will be paid on March 31, 2012 with respect to the period beginning on the date of issue and ending on March 31, 2012 and will be less than a full quarter payment. Any dividend payable on the Series C Preferred Stock for any partial dividend period will be computed on the basis of twelve 30-day months and a 360-day year. Dividends will be payable in arrears to holders of record as they appear on the share records of the Corporation at the close of business on the applicable record date, which shall be the fifteenth day of March, June, September or December, as the case may be, immediately preceding the applicable Dividend Payment Date or such other date designated by the Board of Directors of the Corporation for the payment of dividends that is not more than 30 nor less than 10 days prior to such Dividend Payment Date (each, a “Dividend Record Date”).

(b) No dividends on Series C Preferred Stock shall be authorized by the Board of Directors of the Corporation or declared or paid or set apart for payment by the Corporation at such time as the terms and provisions of any agreement of the Corporation relating to the Corporation’s indebtedness prohibits such declaration, payment or setting apart for payment or provides that such declaration, payment or setting apart for payment would constitute a breach thereof or a default thereunder, or if such declaration or payment shall be restricted or prohibited by law.

(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, dividends on the Series C Preferred Stock will accrue whether or not the Corporation has earnings, whether or not there are funds legally available for the payment of such dividends, whether or not such dividends are declared and whether or not such dividends are prohibited by agreement. Accrued but unpaid dividends on the Series C Preferred Stock will accumulate and will earn additional dividends at 6.25%, compounding quarterly. Except as set forth in the next sentence, no dividends will be declared or paid or set apart for payment on any other class or series of Preferred Stock ranking, as to dividends, on a parity with or junior to the Series C Preferred Stock (other than a dividend payable in capital stock of the Corporation ranking junior to the Series C Preferred Stock as to dividends and upon liquidation) for any period unless full cumulative dividends have been or contemporaneously are declared and paid or declared and a sum sufficient for the payment thereof is set apart for such payment on the Series C Preferred Stock for all past dividend periods and the then current dividend period. When dividends are not paid in full (or a sum sufficient for such full payment is not so set apart) upon the Series C Preferred Stock and the shares of any other class or series of Preferred Stock ranking on a parity as to dividends with the Series C Preferred Stock, all dividends declared upon the Series C Preferred Stock and any other class or series of Preferred Stock ranking on a parity as to dividends with the Series C Preferred Stock shall be declared pro rata so that the amount of dividends declared per share of Series C Preferred Stock and such other class or series of Preferred Stock, shall in all cases bear to each other the same ratio that accrued dividends per share on the Series C Preferred Stock and such other class or series of Preferred Stock (which shall not include any accrual in respect of unpaid dividends for prior dividend periods if such Preferred Stock does not have a cumulative dividend) bear to each other.

Except as provided in the immediately preceding paragraph, unless full cumulative dividends on the Series C Preferred Stock have been or contemporaneously are declared and paid or declared and a sum

sufficient for the payment thereof is set apart for payment for all past dividend periods and the then current dividend period, no dividends (other than a dividend payable in capital stock of the Corporation ranking junior to the Series C Preferred Stock as to dividends and upon liquidation) shall be declared or paid or set aside for payment nor shall any other distribution be declared or made upon the Common Stock, or any other class or series of capital stock of the Corporation ranking junior to or on a parity with the Series C Preferred Stock as to dividends or upon liquidation, nor shall the Common Stock, or any other class or series of capital stock of the Corporation ranking junior to or on a parity with the Series C Preferred Stock as to dividends or upon liquidation be redeemed, purchased or otherwise acquired for any consideration (or any moneys be paid to or made available for a sinking fund for the redemption of any such shares) by the Corporation (except by conversion into or exchange for any other class or series of capital stock of the Corporation ranking junior to the Series C Preferred Stock as to dividends and upon liquidation or redemption for the purpose of preserving the Corporation’s qualification as a real estate investment trust under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) or complying with the provisions of Article IX hereof). Holders of Series C Preferred Stock shall not be entitled to any dividend, whether payable in cash, property or stock, in excess of full cumulative dividends on the Series C Preferred Stock as provided above. Any dividend payment made on the Series C Preferred Stock shall first be credited against the earliest accrued but unpaid dividend due with respect to such shares which remains payable. As provided herein, accrued but unpaid dividends on the Series C Preferred Stock will accumulate and will earn additional dividends at 6.25%, compounding quarterly.

Liquidation Preference .

(a) Upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the Corporation, the holders of the Series C Preferred Stock are entitled to be paid out of the assets of the Corporation legally available for distribution to its shareholders a liquidation preference of $10.00 per share (the “Liquidation Preference”) in cash, plus an amount equal to any accrued and unpaid dividends to the date of payment, before any distribution of assets is made to holders of the Corporation’s Common Stock or any other class or series of capital stock of the Corporation that ranks junior to the Series C Preferred Stock as to liquidation rights. As provided herein, accrued but unpaid dividends on the Series C Preferred Stock will accumulate and will earn additional dividends at 6.25%, compounding quarterly. The Corporation will promptly provide to the holders of the Series C Preferred Stock written notice of any event triggering the right to receive such Liquidation Preference. The consolidation or merger of the Corporation with or into any other corporation, trust or entity or of any other corporation, trust or entity with or into the Corporation, the sale, lease or conveyance of all or substantially all of the property or business of the Corporation or a statutory share exchange, shall not be deemed to constitute a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation.

In determining whether a distribution (other than upon voluntary or involuntary liquidation) by dividend, redemption or other acquisition of shares of capital stock of the Corporation or otherwise is permitted under Virginia law, no effect shall be given to amounts that would be needed, if the Corporation were to be dissolved at the time of the distribution, to satisfy the preferential rights upon distribution of holders of shares of capital stock of the Corporation whose preferential rights upon distribution are superior to those receiving the distribution.

(b) If upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, the available assets of the Corporation, or proceeds thereof, distributable among the holders of Series C Preferred Stock shall be insufficient to pay in full the above described preferential amount and liquidating payments on any other class or series of Parity Shares, then such assets, or the proceeds thereof, shall be distributed among the holders of Series C Preferred Stock and any such other Parity Shares ratably in the same proportion as the respective amounts that would be payable on such Series C Preferred Stock and any such other Parity Shares if all amounts payable thereon were paid in full.

(c) Upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, after payment shall have been made in full to the holders of Series C Preferred Stock and any Parity Shares, the holders of the Series C Preferred Stock shall have no right or claim to any of the remaining assets of the Corporation.

Redemption .

(a) The Series C Preferred Stock is not redeemable at the Corporation’s option prior to January 31, 2017. After January 31, 2017, the Series C Preferred Stock is redeemable at the Corporation’s option if the VWAP (as defined below) of the Common Stock of the Corporation is less than the Conversion Price for any 30 Day Period (as defined below) after January 31, 2017 (a “Redemption Event”). The Corporation, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days’ written notice, may at its option at any time after a Redemption Event redeem the Series C Preferred Stock, in whole or in part, at any time or from time to time, redeem each outstanding share of Series C Preferred Stock, in all cases for cash at a redemption price equal to the Liquidation Preference per share, plus all accrued and unpaid dividends thereon to the date of redemption. As provided herein, accrued but unpaid dividends on the Series C Preferred Stock will accumulate and will earn additional dividends at 6.25%, compounding quarterly.

If notice of redemption of any of the Series C Preferred Stock has been given and if the funds necessary for such redemption have been set aside, separate and apart from other funds, by the Corporation in trust for the pro rata benefit of the holders of any Series C Preferred Stock so called for redemption, then from and after the date of redemption dividends will cease to accrue on such Series C Preferred Stock, such Series C Preferred Stock shall no longer be deemed outstanding and all rights of the holders of such shares will terminate, except the right to receive the redemption price. If less than all of the outstanding Series C Preferred Stock is to be redeemed, the Series C Preferred Stock to be redeemed shall be selected pro rata (as nearly as may be practicable without creating fractional shares) or by any other equitable method reasonably determined by the Corporation.

(b) Unless full cumulative dividends on all Series C Preferred Stock shall have been or contemporaneously are declared and paid or declared and a sum sufficient for the payment thereof set apart for payment for all past dividend periods and the then current dividend period, no Series C Preferred Stock shall be redeemed unless all outstanding Series C Preferred Stock is simultaneously redeemed and the Corporation shall not purchase or otherwise acquire, directly or indirectly, any Series C Preferred Stock (except by exchange for any other class or series of capital stock of the Corporation ranking junior to the Series C Preferred Stock as to dividends and upon liquidation); provided, however, that the foregoing shall not prevent the purchase by the Corporation of any Series C Preferred Stock in accordance with Article IX hereof, or the purchase or acquisition of Series C Preferred Stock pursuant to a purchase or exchange offer made on the same terms to holders of all outstanding Series C Preferred Stock. Subject to applicable law and the limitation on purchases when dividends on the Series C Preferred Stock are in arrears, the Corporation shall be entitled at any time and from time to time to repurchase any Series C Preferred Stock by tender, by private agreement and in open-market transactions duly authorized by the Board of Directors of the Corporation.

(c) Notice of redemption by the Corporation of the Series C Preferred Stock shall be given by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the City of New York, such publication to be made once a week for two successive weeks commencing not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior to the date of redemption. A similar notice shall be mailed by the Corporation by first class mail,

postage prepaid, not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior to the date of redemption, addressed to each holder of record of the Series C Preferred Stock to be redeemed at such holder’s address as the same appears on the share records of the Corporation. No failure to give such notice or any defect therein or in the mailing thereof shall affect the validity of the proceedings for the redemption of any Series C Preferred Stock except as to the holder to whom notice was defective or not given. Each notice shall state: (i) the date of redemption; (ii) the redemption price; (iii) the number of shares of Series C Preferred Stock to be redeemed; (iv) the place or places where the Series C Preferred Stock is to be surrendered for payment of the redemption price; and (v) dividends will cease to accrue on the redemption date.

(d) Immediately prior to any redemption of Series C Preferred Stock, the Corporation shall pay, in cash, any accumulated and unpaid dividends through the date of redemption, unless a date of redemption falls after a Dividend Record Date and prior to the corresponding Dividend Payment Date, in which case each holder of Series C Preferred Stock at the close of business on such Dividend Record Date shall be entitled to the dividend payable on such shares on the corresponding Dividend Payment Date notwithstanding the redemption of such shares before such Dividend Payment Date.

(e) All Series C Preferred Stock redeemed, purchased or otherwise acquired by the Corporation in any manner whatsoever shall be retired and reclassified as authorized but unissued Preferred Stock, without designation as to class or series, and may thereafter be reissued as any class or series of Preferred Stock in accordance with the applicable provisions of these Articles of Incorporation.

(f) “30 Day Period” shall mean any 30 consecutive calendar days. “VWAP” means, for any 30 Day Period (i) the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such period on the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC, or if such securities are not listed or admitted for trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC, on the principal national securities exchange on which such securities are listed or admitted as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (based on a trading Day from 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) to 4:00 p.m. (New York City time)), (ii) if not listed or admitted for trading on any national securities exchange, the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such period in the applicable securities market in which the securities are traded, or (iii) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted for trading on any securities market the average fair market value of a share of Common Stock for such period as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the Company, the fees and expenses of which shall be paid by the Company and which determination shall be final, conclusive and binding.

Voting Rights .

(a) Except as otherwise provided herein, the Holders of Series C Preferred Stock shall not have any voting rights. The Holders of Series C Preferred Stock shall be entitled to vote their Series C Preferred Stock as a single class with the holders of the Common Stock on all matters submitted to such holders for vote or consent. For each such vote or consent, the voting power of the Series C Preferred Stock shall be equal to the lesser of (i) 6.29 votes per share of Series C Preferred Stock or (ii) an amount of votes per share of Series C Preferred Stock such that the vote of all shares of Series C Preferred Stock in the aggregate equal 34% of the combined voting power all of the Voting Stock entitled to vote or consent, minus an amount equal to the number of votes represented by the other shares of Voting Stock Beneficially Owned by Real Estate Strategies L.P., a Bermuda Limited Partnership (“ RES ” or the “ Purchaser ”) and its Affiliates and Subsidiaries, as such terms are defined under certain Purchase Agreement dated as of November 16, 2011 by and among the Purchaser and the Corporation. The foregoing voting rights decline in proportion to the amount of Series C Preferred Stock converted to common shares. “Voting Stock” shall mean capital stock of any class or kind having the power to vote generally for the election of directors of the Corporation.

(b) So long as any shares of Series C Preferred Stock remain outstanding, the Corporation will not, without the affirmative vote or consent of the holders of Series C Preferred Stock be entitled to cast at least a majority of the votes entitled to be cast by the holders of the Series C Preferred Stock, given in person or by proxy, either in writing or at a meeting (voting separately as a class):

(i) amend, alter, repeal or make other changes to the provisions of these Articles of Incorporation setting forth the terms of the Series C Preferred Stock, whether by merger, consolidation or otherwise (an “Event”), so as to adversely affect any right, preference, privilege or voting power of the Series C Preferred Stock or the holders thereof; or

(ii) authorize, create or issue, or increase the authorized or issued amount of, any class or series of capital stock or rights to subscribe to or acquire any class or series of capital stock or any class or series of capital stock convertible into any class or series of capital stock, in each case ranking senior or pari passu to the Series C Preferred Stock with respect to payment of dividends or the distribution of assets upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up or otherwise, or reclassify any shares of capital stock into any such shares;

provided , however , that with respect to the occurrence of any Event, so long as the Series C Preferred Stock (or any equivalent class or series of stock or shares issued by the surviving corporation, trust or other entity in any merger or consolidation to which the Corporation became a party) remains outstanding with the terms thereof materially unchanged, the occurrence of any such Event shall not be deemed to adversely affect such rights, preferences, privileges or voting power of holders of the Series C Preferred Stock; and provided, further, that (i) any increase in the amount of the authorized Preferred Stock or the creation or issuance of any other class or series of Preferred Stock, (ii) any increase in the amount of the authorized shares of such series, in each case ranking on a parity with or junior to the Series C Preferred Stock with respect to payment of dividends or the distribution of assets upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up or (iii) any merger or consolidation in which the Corporation is not the surviving entity if, as a result of the merger or consolidation, the holders of Series C Preferred Stock receive cash in the amount of the Liquidation Preference plus accrued and unpaid dividends in exchange for each of their shares of Series C Preferred Stock, shall not be deemed to materially and adversely affect such rights, preferences, privileges or voting powers.

With respect solely to the exercise of the above described voting rights in this Section 7(b), each share of Series C Preferred Stock shall have one vote per share, except that when any other class or series of capital stock shall have the right to vote with the Series C Preferred Stock as a single class, then the Series C Preferred Stock and such other class or series of capital stock shall each have one vote per $10.00 of liquidation preference.

The foregoing voting provisions in this Section 7(b) will not apply if, at or prior to the time when the act with respect to which such vote would otherwise be required shall be effected, all outstanding Series C Preferred Stock shall have been redeemed or called for redemption upon proper notice and sufficient funds shall have been deposited in trust to effect such redemption.

(c) So long as the Purchaser and/or its Affiliates has the right to designate two or more directors to the Board of Directors of the Corporation pursuant to the Directors Designation Agreement dated January 31, 2012, by and among the Corporation, the Purchaser and IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima, an Argentine sociedad anónima (“IRSA”), the following matters shall require the approval of the Purchaser and/or IRSA:

(i) the merger, consolidation, liquidation or sale of substantially all of the assets of the Corporation;

(ii) the sale, issuance or potential issuance in an offering by the Corporation of Common Stock (or securities convertible into or exercisable Common Stock) equal to 20% or more of the Common Stock or 20% or more of the Voting Stock outstanding before the issuance; or

(iii) any transaction in which the Corporation is to be a participant and the amount involved exceeds $120,000 other than employment compensation and in which any of the Corporation’s directors or executive officers or any member of their immediate family will have a material interest, exclusive of interests arising solely from the ownership of a class of equity securities of the Corporation and all holders of that class of equity securities receive the same benefit on a pro rata basis.

Conversion .

(a) Subject to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation (as set forth below) each share of Series C Preferred Stock shall be convertible, at any time and from time to time from and after the Date of Issuance at the option of the Holder thereof, into that number of shares of Common Stock determined by dividing the Liquidation Preference of such share of Series C Preferred Stock by the Conversion Price. Holders shall effect conversions by providing the Corporation with the form of conversion notice attached hereto as Annex B (a “Notice of Conversion”). Each Notice of Conversion shall specify the number of shares of Series C Preferred Stock to be converted, the number of shares of Series C Preferred Stock owned prior to the conversion at issue, the number of shares of Series C Preferred Stock owned subsequent to the conversion at issue and the date on which such conversion is to be effected, which date may not be prior to the date the applicable Holder delivers by facsimile such Notice of Conversion to the Corporation (such date, the “Conversion Date”). If no Conversion Date is specified in a Notice of Conversion, the Conversion Date shall be the date that such Notice of Conversion to the Corporation is deemed delivered hereunder. To effect conversions of shares of Series C Preferred Stock, a Holder shall surrender the certificate(s) representing the shares of Series C Preferred Stock to be converted to the Corporation together with the delivery of the Notice of Conversion, unless such shares are held in uncertificated form. Shares of Series C Preferred Stock converted into Common Stock or redeemed in accordance with the terms hereof shall be canceled.

(b) The conversion price for the Series C Preferred Stock shall equal $1.00, subject to adjustment herein (the “ Conversion Price ”) .

(c) Promptly after each Conversion Date, the Corporation shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the converting Holder a certificate or certificates representing the number of shares of Common Stock being acquired upon the conversion of the Series C Preferred Stock.

(d) No fractional Common Stock shall be issued upon conversion of Series C Preferred Stock. All Common Stock (including fractions thereof) issuable upon conversion of Series C Preferred Stock shall be aggregated for purposes of determining whether the conversion would result in the issuance of any fractional share. If, after the aforementioned aggregation, the exercise would result in the issuance of any fractional share, the Company shall, in lieu of issuing any fractional shares, pay cash equal to the product of such fraction multiplied by the fair market value per share of Common Stock on the Conversion Date (as reported by the NASDAQ or any other national securities exchange on which the Common Stock are then listed for trading, or if none, the most recently reported “over the counter” trade price or if none, as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company).

(e) The Corporation covenants that it will at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized and unissued shares of Common Stock for the sole purpose of issuance upon conversion of the Series C Preferred, free from all liens and preemptive rights. The Corporation covenants that all shares of Common Stock that shall be so issuable shall, upon issue, be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable. The Corporation shall use its best efforts to list the Common Stock required to be delivered upon conversion of the Series C Preferred Stock, prior to such delivery, upon any national securities exchange upon which the Common Stock is listed at the time of such delivery.

(f) The issuance of certificates for shares of the Common Stock on conversion of the Series C Preferred Stock shall be made without charge to any Holder for any documentary stamp or similar taxes that may be payable in respect of the issue or delivery of such certificates, provided that the Corporation shall not be required to pay any tax that may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the issuance and delivery of any such certificate upon conversion in a name other than that of the Holders of such shares of Preferred Stock and the Corporation shall not be required to issue or deliver such certificates unless or until the Person or Persons requesting the issuance thereof shall have paid to the Corporation the amount of such tax or shall have established to the satisfaction of the Corporation that such tax has been paid.

(g) The Corporation shall not effect any conversion of the Series C Preferred Stock, and a Holder shall not have the right to convert any portion of the Series C Preferred Stock, to the extent that, after giving effect to the conversion set forth on the applicable Notice of Conversion, such Holder (together with such Holder’s Affiliates, and any Persons acting as a group together with such Holder or any of such Holder’s Affiliates) would beneficially own Voting Stock in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation. For purposes of this Section 8(g), beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (except that a person or group shall be deemed to have beneficial ownership of shares of Voting Stock that such person or group has the right to acquire regardless of when such right is first exercisable), it being acknowledged by such Holder that the Holder does not have the right to acquire Common Stock in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation. To ensure compliance with this restriction, each Holder will be deemed to represent to the Corporation each time it delivers a Notice of Conversion that such Notice of Conversion has not violated the restrictions set forth in this paragraph. For purposes of this Section 8(g), a Holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Voting Stock as stated in the most recent of the following: (i) the Corporation’s most recent periodic or annual report filed with the Commission, as the case may be, (ii) a more recent public announcement by the Corporation or (iii) a more recent written notice by the Corporation or the Transfer Agent setting forth the number of shares of Voting Stock outstanding. Upon the written or oral request of a Holder, the Corporation shall promptly confirm orally and in writing to such Holder the number of votes represented by the Voting Stock then outstanding. In any case, the voting power of outstanding shares of Voting Stock shall be determined after giving effect to the conversion or exercise of securities of the Corporation, including the Preferred Stock, by such Holder or its Affiliates since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares of Voting Stock was reported. The “ Beneficial Ownership Limitation ” shall be 34.0% of the total number of votes represented by the Voting Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock otherwise issuable upon conversion of Preferred Stock pursuant to the applicable Notice of Conversion. The provisions of this paragraph shall be construed and implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity with the terms of this Section 8(g) to correct this paragraph (or any portion hereof) which may be defective or inconsistent with the intended Beneficial Ownership Limitation contained herein or to make changes or supplements necessary or desirable to properly give effect to such limitation. The limitations contained in this paragraph shall apply to any successor holder of Series C Preferred Stock

Certain Adjustments .

(a) If the Corporation, at any time while this Series C Preferred Stock is outstanding: (i) pays a stock dividend or makes a distribution to holders of any class or series of capital stock of the Corporation in shares of Common Stock (which, for avoidance of doubt, shall not include any shares of Common Stock issued by the Corporation upon conversion of this Series C Preferred Stock), (ii) subdivides outstanding shares of Common Stock into a greater number of shares, (iii) combines its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, or (iv) issues any shares of its capital stock by reclassification of the Common Stock, or (v) undertakes any transaction similar to or having the effect of the foregoing transactions, then the Conversion Price shall be multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding any treasury shares of the Corporation) outstanding immediately before such event, and of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event. Any adjustment made pursuant to this Section 9(a) shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to receive such dividend or distribution and shall become effective immediately after the effective date in the case of a subdivision, combination or reclassification.

(b) If the Corporation sells or issues any Common Stock or grants any option or right to purchase Common Stock at an effective price per share that is lower (such lower price, the “Base Conversion Price”) than the greater of (i) the closing market price on January 31, 2012 (as reported on Nasdaq), or (ii) the then applicable Conversion Price (such lower price, the “Base Conversion Price”), then the Conversion Price shall be reduced to equal the Base Conversion Price. Such adjustment shall be made whenever such Common Stock, option or right are issued. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no adjustment will be made under this Section 9(b) in respect of an Exempt Issuance. “Exempt Issuance” means the issuance of (a) shares of Common Stock to employees, officers, directors or consultants of the Corporation pursuant to any stock or option plan duly adopted by a majority of the non-employee members of the Board of Directors of the Corporation or a majority of the members of a committee of non-employee directors established for such purpose, (b) securities upon the exercise or exchange of or conversion of any securities issued and outstanding on the date of the establishment of the Series C Preferred Stock, (c) securities issued by reason of a dividend, stock split, split-up or other distribution on shares of Common Stock, (d) securities issued pursuant to acquisitions approved by a number of the members of the Board of Directors equal to one more than a majority of the members of the Board of Directors and (e) securities issued upon the exercise of warrants to purchase Common Stock which were issued concurrently with the issuance of the Series C Preferred Stock to the original Holder or Holders.

(c) If at any time the Corporation issues any rights, options or warrants pro rata to all holders of Common Stock to purchase Common Stock (or securities convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock) (the “Purchase Rights”), then each Holder shall be entitled to acquire, upon the terms applicable to such Purchase Rights, the aggregate Purchase Rights which such Holder could have acquired if such Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete conversion of such Holder’s Preferred Stock (without regard to any limitations on exercise hereof, including without limitation, the Beneficial Ownership Limitation) immediately before the date on which a record is taken for the issuance of such Purchase Rights, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the issuance of such Purchase Rights (provided, however, to the extent that the Holder’s right to participate in any such Purchase Right would result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, then

the Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Purchase Right to such extent and such Purchase Right to such extent shall be held in abeyance, for a period not to exceed 71 days, for the Holder until such time during such 71 day period, if ever, as its right thereto would not result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation).

(d) If the Corporation, at any time while this Series C Preferred Stock is outstanding, distributes to all holders of Common Stock (and not to the Holders) evidences of its indebtedness or assets (including cash and cash dividends) or rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any security (other than the Common Stock, which shall be subject to Section 9(c)), then in each such case the Conversion Price shall be adjusted by multiplying such Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to the record date fixed for determination of shareholders entitled to receive such distribution by a fraction of which the denominator shall be the VWAP determined as of the record date mentioned above, and of which the numerator shall be such VWAP on such record date less the then fair market value at such record date of the portion of such assets or evidence of indebtedness or rights or warrants so distributed applicable to one outstanding share of the Common Stock as determined by the Board of Directors of the Corporation in good faith. In either case the adjustments shall be described in a statement delivered to the Holders describing the portion of assets or evidences of indebtedness so distributed or such subscription rights applicable to one share of Common Stock. Such adjustment shall be made whenever any such distribution is made and shall become effective immediately after the record date mentioned above.

(e) Whenever the Conversion Price is adjusted pursuant to any provision of this Section 9, the Corporation shall promptly deliver to each Holder a notice setting forth the Conversion Price after such adjustment and setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment.

(f) Minimum Adjustment . Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no adjustment of the Conversion Price shall be made pursuant to this Section 9 in an amount less than $.01 per share, and any such lesser adjustment shall be carried forward and shall be made at the time and together with the next subsequent adjustment which together with any adjustments so carried forward shall amount to $.01 per share or more.

10.

Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws .

The rights of all holders of the Series C Preferred Stock and the terms of the Series C Preferred Stock are subject to the provisions of these Articles of Incorporation and the Bylaws of the Corporation, including, without limitation, the restrictions on transfer and ownership contained in Article IX of these Articles of Incorporation.

B.	E XCLUSION OF OTHER RIGHTS .

Except as may otherwise be required by applicable law, the Series C Preferred Stock shall not have any voting powers, preferences or relative, participating, optional or other special rights, other than those specifically set forth in Article XII of these Articles of Incorporation (as such article may be amended from time to time) and in the other articles of these Articles of Incorporation. The Series C Preferred Stock shall have no preemptive or subscription rights.

C.	H EADINGS OF SUBDIVISIONS .

The headings of the various subdivisions hereof are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of any of the provisions hereof.

D.	S EVERABILITY OF PROVISIONS .

If any voting powers, preferences or relative, participating, optional and other special rights of the Series C Preferred Stock or qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof set forth in Article XII of these Articles of Incorporation (as such article may be amended from time to time) is invalid, unlawful or incapable of being enforced by reason of any rule of law or public policy, all other voting powers, preferences and relative, participating, optional and other special rights of Series C Preferred Stock and qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof set forth in Article XII of these Articles of Incorporation (as so amended) which can be given effect without the invalid, unlawful or unenforceable voting powers, preferences or relative, participating, optional or other special rights of Series C Preferred Stock or qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof shall be given such effect. None of the voting powers, preferences or relative participating, optional or other special rights of the Series C Preferred Stock or qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof herein set forth shall be deemed dependent upon any other such voting powers, preferences or relative, participating, optional or other special right of Series C Preferred Stock or qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof unless so expressed herein.”

3.	The foregoing amendment was adopted on November 1, 2011.

The board of directors, without shareholder action, duly adopted this amendment to the articles of incorporation to classify unissued preferred shares into a series of Series C Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock and set the terms, preferences, rights and limitation of such preferred stock before the issuance of any shares of that series. Shareholder approval of the amendment was not required as permitted by §13.1-639(A) of the Code of Virginia and Article III of the Corporation’s articles of incorporation.

Executed in the name of the corporation by:


/s/ Kelly A. Walters				Date: January 30, 2012
Kelly A. Walters
President and Chief Executive Officer
402-371-2520
SCC ID# 04327979

Exhibit 10.2

NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR THE SECURITIES FOR WHICH THIS SECURITY IS EXERCISABLE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AS EVIDENCED BY A LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE HOLDER, REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE CORPORATION, TO SUCH EFFECT, THE SUBSTANCE OF WHICH SHALL BE REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE CORPORATION.

COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT

SUPERTEL HOSPITALITY, INC.

Warrant Shares:

Initial Exercise Date: February , 2012

THIS COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT (the “ Warrant ”) certifies that, for value received, Real Estate Strategies L.P., a Bermuda Limited Partnership, and, or its assigns (the “ Holder ”) is entitled, upon the terms and subject to the limitations on exercise and the conditions hereinafter set forth, at any time on or after the date hereof (the “ Initial Exercise Date ”) and on or prior to the close of business on January 31, 2017 (the “ Termination Date ”) but not thereafter, to subscribe for and purchase from Supertel Hospitality, Inc., a Virginia corporation (the “ Company ”), shares (subject to adjustment hereunder, the “ Warrant Shares ”) of Common Stock. The purchase price of one share of Common Stock under this Warrant shall be equal to the Exercise Price, as defined in Section 2(b).

Section 1. Definitions . In addition to the definitions provided throughout this Agreement and unless the context otherwise requires, the following terms, when capitalized, shall have the following meanings for the purposes of construing this Agreement:

(a)

“ Affiliates ” means, with respect to any person, any person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with, such other person. For purposes of this definition, “control” (including, with correlative meanings, the terms “controlled by” and “under common control with”) when used with respect to any person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to cause the direction of management or policies of such person, whether through the ownership of voting securities by contract or otherwise.

(b)

“ Base Exercise Price ” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3(d).

(c)

“ Beneficial Ownership Limitation ” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2(f).

(d)

Business Day: means any day except a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which banks in New York, New York and Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina are authorized by law to close, other than the Jewish holidays listed by Bloomberg under CDR-JW (including Pesach 1st day, Pesach 2nd day, Pesach 7th day, Pesach 8th day, Shavuot, Shavuot (yizcor), Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sucot, Shemini Atzeret and Simjat Tora).

(e)

“ Company ” is defined in the first paragraph of the Warrant.

(f)

“ Conversion Price ” has the meaning assigned to it in the Company’s Series C Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock.

(g)

“ Exempt Issuance ” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3(d).

(h)

“ Exercise Price ” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2(b).

(i)

“ Holder ” is defined in the first paragraph of the Warrant.

(j)

“ Initial Exercise Date ” is defined in the first paragraph of the Warrant.

(k)

“ Notice of Required Exercise ” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2(j).

(l)

“ Permitted Transferees ” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4(a).

(m)

“ Preferred Shares ” means the Company’s Series C Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock.

(n)

“ Purchase Agreement ” shall mean that certain agreement dated November 16, 2011 by and among Real Estate Strategies L.P., Supertel Limited Partnership, and the Company.

(o)

“ Termination Date ” is defined in the first paragraph of the Warrant.

(p)

“ Trading Day ” means a day on which the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (or if the Common Stock are not listed or admitted for trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC, on the principal national securities exchange on which such securities are listed, or if not so listed, the OTC Bulletin Board (or any successors to any of the foregoing)) is open for trading.

(q)

“ VWAP ” means (i) the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock on the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC, or if such securities are not listed or admitted for trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC, on the principal national securities exchange on which such securities are listed or admitted as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (based on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) to 4:00 p.m. (New York City time)), (ii) or if not listed or admitted for trading on any national securities exchange, the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such period in the applicable securities market in which the securities are traded or (iii) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted for trading on any securities market the average fair market value of a share of Common Stock for such period as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the Company, the fees and expenses of which shall be paid by the Company and which determination shall be final, conclusive and binding.

(r)

“ Warrant ” is defined in the first paragraph of the Warrant.

(s)

“ Warrant Shares ” is defined in the first paragraph of the Warrant.

(t)

“ Warrants ” means this Warrant and the other warrants issued pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.

(u)

“ Warrant Register ” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4(c).

Section 2. Exercise .

(a) Exercise of Warrant . Subject to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation (set forth below), exercise of this Warrant may be made, in whole or in part, at any time or times on or after the Initial Exercise Date and on or before the Termination Date by delivery to the Company (or such other office or agency of the Company as it may designate by notice in writing to the registered Holder at the address of the Holder appearing on the books of the Company) of a duly executed copy of the Notice of Exercise form annexed hereto. Within five (5) Trading Days following the date of exercise as aforesaid and upon delivery by Holder of this Warrant and the aggregate Exercise Price for the shares specified in the applicable Notice of Exercise (by wire transfer or cashier’s check drawn on a United States bank, unless the cashless exercise procedure specified in Section 2(c) below is specified in the applicable Notice of Exercise), the Company shall issue and cause to be delivered to Holder the certificate or certificates (or electronic equivalent thereof) representing the number of fully-paid and non-assessable Warrant Shares for which the Warrant is being exercised. Partial exercises of this Warrant resulting in purchases of a portion of the total number of Warrant Shares available hereunder shall have the effect of lowering the outstanding number of Warrant Shares purchasable hereunder in an amount equal to the applicable number of Warrant Shares purchased and, following such partial exercise, the Company shall deliver to the Holder a new Warrant evidencing the rights of the Holder to purchase the unpurchased Warrant Shares called for by this Warrant, which new Warrant shall in all other respects be identical with this Warrant.

(b)

Exercise Price . The exercise price per share of the Common Stock under this Warrant shall be $1.20, subject to adjustment hereunder (the “ Exercise Price ”).

(c)

Cashless Exercise . This Warrant may be exercised, in whole or in part, by means of a “cashless exercise” in which the Holder shall be entitled to receive a certificate for the number of Warrant Shares equal to the quotient obtained by dividing [(A-B) (X)] by (A), where:

(A)

= the VWAP on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date on which Holder elects to exercise this Warrant by means of a “cashless exercise,” as set forth in the applicable Notice of Exercise;

(B)

= the Exercise Price of this Warrant, as adjusted hereunder; and

(X)

= the number of Warrant Shares that would be issuable upon exercise of this Warrant in accordance with the terms of this Warrant if such exercise were by means of a cash exercise rather than a cashless exercise.

(d)

No Fractional Shares or Scrip . No fractional shares or scrip representing fractional shares shall be issued upon the exercise of this Warrant. As to any fraction of a share which the Holder would otherwise be entitled to purchase upon such exercise, the Company shall, at its election, either pay a cash adjustment in respect of such final fraction in an amount equal to such fraction multiplied by the Exercise Price or round up to the next whole share.

(e)

Charges, Taxes and Expenses . Issuance of certificates for Warrant Shares shall be made without charge to the Holder for any issue or transfer tax or other incidental expense in respect of the issuance of such certificate, all of which taxes and expenses shall be paid by the Company, and such certificates shall be issued in the name of the Holder or in such name or names as may be directed by the Holder; provided, however, that in the event certificates for Warrant Shares are to be issued in a name other than the name of the Holder, this Warrant when surrendered for exercise shall be accompanied by the Assignment Form attached hereto duly executed by the Holder and the Company may require, as a condition thereto, the payment of a sum sufficient to reimburse it for any transfer tax incidental thereto.

(f)

Beneficial Ownership Limitation . The Company shall not effect any exercise of this Warrant, and a Holder shall not have the right to exercise any portion of this Warrant, to the extent that, after giving effect to the exercise set forth on the applicable Notice of Exercise, such Holder (together with such Holder’s Affiliates, and any Persons acting as a group together with such Holder or any of such Holder’s Affiliates) would beneficially own in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation. For purposes of this Section 2(f), beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (except that a person or group shall be deemed to have beneficial ownership of shares of Voting Stock that such person or group has the right to acquire regardless of when such right is first exercisable), it being acknowledged by such Holder that the Holder does not have the right to acquire Warrant Shares in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation. To ensure compliance with this restriction, each Holder will be deemed to represent to the Company each time it delivers a Notice of Exercise that such Notice of Exercise has not violated the restrictions set forth in this section. For purposes of this Section 2(f), in determining the number of outstanding shares of Voting Stock, a Holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Voting Stock as stated in the most recent of the following: (i) the Company’s most recent periodic or annual report filed with the Commission, as the case may be, (ii) a more recent public announcement by the Company or (iii) a more recent written notice by the Company or the Company’s Transfer Agent setting forth the number of shares of Voting Stock outstanding. Upon the written or oral request of a Holder, the Company shall promptly confirm orally and in writing to such Holder the number of votes represented by the Voting Stock then outstanding. In any case, the total voting power of the outstanding shares of Voting Stock shall be determined after giving effect to the conversion or exercise of securities of the Company, including the Warrant, by such Holder or its Affiliates since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares of Voting Stock was reported. The “ Beneficial Ownership Limitation ” shall be 34.0% of the total number of votes represented by the Voting Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of Warrant Shares otherwise issuable pursuant to the applicable Notice of Exercise. The provisions of this section shall be construed and implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity with the terms of this Section 2(f) to correct this section (or any portion hereof) which may be defective or inconsistent with the intended Beneficial Ownership Limitation contained herein or to make changes or supplements necessary or desirable to properly give effect to such limitation.

(g)

Required Exercise . After January 31, 2015, the Company may from time to time upon a written notice to the Holder require Holder to exercise of some or all of this Warrant under Section 2(a) using the cashless procedure specified in Section 2(c) (a “ Notice of Required Exercise ”) if the last sales price of the Common Stock equals or exceeds $2.63

on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date the Notice of Required Exercise is delivered and the VWAP for the Common Stock has equaled or exceeded $2.63 for the prior thirty (30) consecutive Trading Days immediately prior to the date the Notice of Required Exercise is delivered. On the first Trading Day thereafter the Holder shall deliver a Notice of Exercise to the Company exercising this Warrant in whole or part as specified in the Notice of Required Exercise, subject to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation. Any portion of this Warrant that cannot be exercised by Holder to the extent specified in the Notice of Required Exercise because of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, shall be exercised by Holder at the time or times thereafter if and when the Beneficial Ownership Limitation would not then be exceeded, provided that this Warrant may not in any event be exercised after the close of business on the Termination Date. Further, there will be no required exercise on any day if the VWAP used to calculate the cashless exercise pursuant to Section 2(c) would be less than $2.63 per share.

(h)

No Approval Required . No approval of the Company’s Board shall be required to convert any of the Preferred Shares or exercise any of the Warrants; provided , however , any such conversion or exercise shall be made in compliance with the Beneficial Ownership Limitation and with applicable law including any regulatory notices or approvals.

(i)

Legend. The Holder agrees that all certificates or other instruments representing the Warrant Shares will bear a legend substantially to the following effect:

THE SEC URITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF EXCEPT WHILE A REGISTRATION STATEMENT RELATING THERETO IS IN EFFECT UNDER SUCH ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER SUCH ACT OR SUCH LAWS.

Section 3. Certain Adjustments .

(a)

If the Company, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding: (i) pays a stock dividend or makes a distribution to holders of any class or series of capital stock of the Company in shares of Common Stock (which, for avoidance of doubt, shall not include any shares of Common Stock issued by the Company upon exercise of this Warrant or warrants issued concurrently with or prior to this Warrant), (ii) subdivides outstanding shares of Common Stock into a greater number of shares, (iii) combines its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, or (iv) issues any shares of its capital stock by reclassification of the Common Stock, then the Exercise Price shall be multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding any treasury shares of the Company) outstanding immediately before such event, and of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event. Any adjustment made pursuant to this Section 3(a) shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to receive such dividend or distribution and shall become effective immediately after the effective date in the case of a subdivision, combination or reclassification.

(b)

If the Company sells any Common Stock or grants any option or right to purchase Common Stock and as a consequence reduces the Conversion Price then the Exercise Price shall be reduced to equal 120% of such Conversion Price as adjusted (or as it would have been adjusted in the event the Preferred Shares were no longer outstanding).

(c)

If at any time the Company issues any rights, options or warrants pro rata to all holders of Common Stock to purchase Common Stock (or securities convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock) (the “Purchase Rights”), then each Holder shall be entitled to acquire, upon the terms applicable to such Purchase Rights, the aggregate Purchase Rights which such Holder could have acquired if such Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete exercise of such Holder’s Warrant (without regard to any limitations on exercise hereof, including without limitation, the Beneficial Ownership Limitation) immediately before the date on which a record is taken for the issuance of such Purchase Rights, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the issuance of such Purchase Rights (provided, however, to the extent that the Holder’s right to participate in any such Purchase Right would result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, then the Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Purchase Right to such extent and such Purchase Right to such extent shall be held in abeyance, for a period not to exceed 71 days, for the Holder until such time during such 71 day period, if ever, as its right thereto would not result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation).

(d)

If the Company, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, distributes to all holders of Common Stock (and not to the Holders) evidences of its indebtedness or assets (including cash and cash dividends) or rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any security (other than the Common Stock, which shall be subject to Section 3(c)), then in each such case the Exercise Price shall be adjusted by multiplying such Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to the record date fixed for determination of shareholders entitled to receive such distribution by a fraction of which the denominator shall be the VWAP determined as of the record date mentioned above, and of which the numerator shall be such VWAP on such record date less the then fair market value at such record date of the portion of such assets or evidence of indebtedness or rights or warrants so distributed applicable to one outstanding share of the Common Stock as determined by the Board of Directors of the Company in good faith. In either case the adjustments shall be described in a statement delivered to the Holders describing the portion of assets or evidences of indebtedness so distributed or such subscription rights applicable to one share of Common Stock. Such adjustment shall be made whenever any such distribution is made and shall become effective immediately after the record date mentioned above.

(e)

Whenever the Conversion Price is adjusted pursuant to any provision of this Section 3, the Company shall promptly deliver to each Holder a notice setting forth the Conversion Price after such adjustment and setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no adjustment of the Exercise Price shall be made pursuant to this Section 1 in an amount less than $.01 per share, and any such lesser adjustment shall be carried forward and shall be made at the time and together with the next subsequent adjustment which together with any adjustments so carried forward shall amount to $.01 per share or more.

Section 4. Transfer of Warrant .

(a)

Transferability . Until the effectiveness date of the Shelf Registration Statement, to be filed with the SEC, in connection with the Registration Rights Agreement entered into by and between Real Estate Strategies L.P., IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima, and Supertel Hospitality, Inc., dated as of January 31, 2012, and subject to compliance with any applicable securities laws, this Warrant and all rights hereunder (including, without limitation, any registration rights) are transferable, in whole or in part, to Holder’s Affiliates or, with the consent of a majority of the directors of the Board of Directors who are not designee directors of Real Estate Strategies L.P. or its affiliates pursuant to the Directors Designation Agreement dated January 31, 2012, to a non-affiliate (“ Permitted Transferees ”), such approval shall not be unreasonably withheld by such Directors (if approval is withheld, such reasons for withholding approval shall be presented in writing to the Holder). Such transfer will be accomplished upon surrender of this Warrant at the principal office of the Company or its designated agent, together with a written assignment of this Warrant substantially in the form attached hereto duly executed by the Holder or its agent or attorney and funds sufficient to pay any transfer taxes payable upon the making of such transfer. Upon such surrender and, if required, such payment, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in the name of the assignee or assignees, as applicable, and in the denomination or denominations specified in such instrument of assignment, and shall issue to the assignor a new Warrant evidencing the portion of this Warrant not so assigned, and this Warrant shall promptly be cancelled. The Warrant, if properly assigned in accordance herewith, may be exercised by a new holder for the purchase of Warrant Shares without having a new Warrant issued.

Once the Warrants have been registered, such Board consent shall no longer be required.

(b)

New Warrants . This Warrant may be divided or combined with other Warrants upon presentation hereof at the aforesaid office of the Company, together with a written notice specifying the Permitted Transferees and denominations in which new Warrants are to be issued, signed by the Holder or its agent or attorney. Subject to compliance with Section 4(a), as to any transfer which may be involved in such division or combination, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in exchange for the Warrant or Warrants to be divided or combined in accordance with such notice. All Warrants issued on transfers or exchanges shall be dated the Initial Exercise Date and shall be identical with this Warrant except as to the number of Warrant Shares issuable pursuant thereto.

(c)

Warrant Register and Registration Rights .

(i)

The Company shall register this Warrant, upon records to be maintained by the Company for that, in the name of the record Holder hereof from time to time. The Company may deem and treat the registered Holder of this Warrant as the absolute owner hereof for the purpose of any exercise hereof or any distribution to the Holder, and for all other purposes. The Warrants, and the shares issuable upon its exercise will be registered for its resale, on a registration statement to be filed with the SEC pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement dated January 31, 2012 unless such Warrants or shares may be publicly resold under the safe harbor of Rule 144 of the SEC without regard to limitations as to volume or manner of sale thereunder. Such shares shall be transferable to affiliate entities of Purchaser and/or SPPR Board approved third parties.

Section 5. Miscellaneous .

(a) No Rights as Shareholder . This Warrant does not entitle the Holder to any voting rights, dividends or other rights as a shareholder of the Company.

(b)

Loss, Theft, Destruction or Mutilation of Warrant . The Company covenants that upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to it of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant or any stock certificate relating to the Warrant Shares, and in case of loss, theft or destruction, of indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory to it (which, in the case of the Warrant, shall not include the posting of any bond), and upon surrender and cancellation of such Warrant or stock certificate, if mutilated, the Company will make and deliver a new Warrant or stock certificate of like tenor and dated as of such cancellation, in lieu of such Warrant or stock certificate.

(c)

Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays, etc . If the last or appointed day for the taking of any action or the expiration of any right required or granted herein shall not be a Business Day, then, such action may be taken or such right may be exercised on the next succeeding Business Day.

(d)

Authorized Shares . The Company covenants that, during the period the Warrant is outstanding, it will reserve from its authorized and unissued Common Stock a sufficient number of shares to provide for the issuance of the Warrant Shares upon the exercise of any purchase rights under this Warrant. The Company further covenants that its issuance of this Warrant shall constitute full authority to its officers who are charged with the duty of executing stock certificates to execute and issue the necessary certificates for the Warrant Shares upon the exercise of the purchase rights under this Warrant. The Company will take all such reasonable action as may be necessary to assure that such Warrant Shares may be issued as provided herein without violation of any applicable law or regulation, or of any requirements of the Exchange upon which the Common Stock may be listed. The Company covenants that all Warrant Shares which may be issued upon the exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant will, upon exercise of this Warrant and payment for such Warrant Shares in accordance herewith, be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free from all taxes, liens and charges created by the Company in respect of the issue thereof (other than taxes in respect of any transfer occurring contemporaneously with such issue).

(e)

Governing Law and Forum. This Warrant shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of New York without regard to the principles of conflicts of laws. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably consents, to the maximum extent permitted by law, that any action or proceeding relating to this Warrant or the transactions contemplated hereby shall be brought, at the option of the party instituting the action or proceeding, in any court of general jurisdiction in New York County, New York, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York or in any state or federal court sitting in the area currently comprising the Southern District of New York. Each of the parties hereto waives any objection that it may have to the conduct of any action or proceeding in any such court based on improper venue or forum non conveniens , waives personal service of any and all process upon it, and consents that all service of process may be made by mail or courier service directed

to it at the address set forth herein and that service so made shall be deemed to be completed upon the earlier of actual receipt or ten days after the same shall have been posted or delivered to a nationally recognized courier service. Nothing contained in this shall affect the right of any party hereto to serve legal process in any other manner permitted by law.

(f)

Notices . Any notice, request or other document required or permitted to be given or delivered to the Holder by the Company shall be delivered in accordance with the notice provision of the Purchase Agreement.

(g)

Successors and Assigns . Subject to applicable securities laws, this Warrant and the rights and obligations evidenced hereby shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and permitted assigns of the Company and the successors and permitted assigns of Holder.

(h)

Amendment . This Warrant may be modified or amended or the provisions hereof waived with the written consent of the Company and the Holders of a majority in interest of the then outstanding Warrants (calculated based on the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of such Warrants).

(i)

Severability . Wherever possible, each provision of this Warrant shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Warrant shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provisions or the remaining provisions of this Warrant.

(j)

Headings . The headings used in this Warrant are for the convenience of reference only and shall not, for any purpose, be deemed a part of this Warrant.

[SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS]

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be executed by its officer thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above indicated.

SUPERTEL HOSPITALITY, INC.

By: Kelly A. Walters

Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

Acknowledged and accepted

REAL ESTATE STRATEGIES L.P

By:

JIWIN S.A.

General Partner

Name: Eduardo Elsztain

Title: Chairman

NOTICE OF EXERCISE

TO:	SUPERTEL HOSPITALITY, INC.

(1) The undersigned hereby elects to purchase Warrant Shares of the Company pursuant to the terms of the attached Warrant, and tenders herewith payment of the exercise price in full, together with all applicable transfer taxes, if any.

(2) Payment shall take the form of (check applicable box):

¨ in lawful money of the United States; or

¨ [if permitted] the cancellation of such number of Warrant Shares as is necessary, in accordance with the formula set forth in subsection 2(c), to exercise this Warrant with respect to the maximum number of Warrant Shares purchasable pursuant to the cashless exercise procedure set forth in subsection 2(c).

(3) Please issue a certificate or certificates representing said Warrant Shares in the name of the undersigned or in such other name as is specified below:

The Warrant Shares shall be delivered to:

(4) Accredited Investor . The undersigned is an “accredited investor” as defined in Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

The undersigned further requests that if the number of shares elected to be purchased herein shall not be all of the shares purchasable pursuant to the terms of the attached Warrant, that a new Warrant of like tenor for the balance of the shares purchasable hereunder be delivered to the undersigned.

[SIGNATURE OF HOLDER]



Name:



Signature of Authorized Officer:



Name of Authorized Officer:



Title of Authorized Officer:



Date:

ASSIGNMENT FORM

(To assign the foregoing warrant, execute

this form and supply required information.

Do not use this form to exercise the warrant.)

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, [ ] [all of or ] shares of the foregoing Warrant and all rights evidenced thereby are hereby assigned to


		whose address is


Dated: ,

Holder’s Signature:

Holder’s Address:


Signature Guaranteed:

NOTE: The signature to this Assignment Form must correspond with the name as it appears on the face of the Warrant, without alteration or enlargement or any change whatsoever, and must be guaranteed by a bank or trust company. Officers of corporations and those acting in a fiduciary or other representative capacity should file proper evidence of authority to assign the foregoing Warrant.

Exhibit 10.3

INVESTOR RIGHTS AND CONVERSION AGREEMENT

This Investor Rights and Conversion Agreement (the “ Agreement ”) is dated as of February 1, 2012, by and among Real Estate Strategies L.P., a Bermuda Limited Partnership (“ RES ” or the “ Investor ”), IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima, an Argentine sociedad anónima (“ IRSA ”) (solely for purposes of Section 7(e) hereof) and Supertel Hospitality, Inc., a Virginia corporation (the “ Company ” and, together with the Investor and IRSA, the “Parties”).

WHEREAS , the Investor and IRSA entered into a purchase agreement dated November 16, 2011 with the Company (the “ Purchase Agreement ”) with respect to the purchase of shares of Series C Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share of the Company (the “ Preferred Shares ”), which are convertible into shares of common stock of the Company, par value $0.01 per share, which are validly issued, fully paid and non assessable and free of any preemptive rights, rights of first refusal or other or similar rights, subject to the Transaction Documents (the “ Common Stock ”);

WHEREAS , in connection with the authorization of the Preferred Shares, the Company will file with the Commonwealth of Virginia an amendment to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation setting forth the terms of the Preferred Shares (the “ Preferred Share Terms ”);

WHEREAS , upon the sale and purchase of the Preferred Shares, the Company will issue to Investor the warrants (the “ Warrants ”) to purchase Common Stock (the “ Warrant Shares ”) on the terms contained therein; and

WHEREAS , upon the sale and purchase of the Preferred Shares, the Company, the Investor and IRSA will enter into a directors designation agreement (the “ Directors Designation Agreement ”);

WHEREAS , upon the sale and purchase of the Preferred Shares, the Company, the Investor and IRSA will enter into a registration rights agreement (the “ Registration Rights Agreement ”); and

WHEREAS , in connection with the purchase of the Preferred Shares pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the parties desire to enter into this Agreement to provide Investor with certain additional rights and obligations and to promote the interests of the Company, and to provide for certain other matters as set forth herein.

NOW , THEREFORE , in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual agreements set forth herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:

1. Company Conversion Call .

(a) Conversion Call . If at any time after the Closing Date, the Company has paid regular dividends on the Common Stock of $0.075 per share or more in one or more dividend payments in a twelve (12) month period, the Company shall have the right, in accordance with this Section 1, to require, in a written notice provided to the Investor, that the Investor promptly convert the Preferred Shares into Common Stock on a reasonable basis so as to convert all Preferred Shares but not to exceed the Beneficial Ownership Limitation pursuant to the terms thereof (the “ Conversion Call ”). If after such conversion and provided that the Company continues to pay at least a $0.075 dividend on its Common Stock then if the Investor sells Common Stock so that it holds less than the Beneficial Ownership Limitation but still owns Preferred Shares, then the Investor will promptly convert any additional Preferred Shares to Common Stock in order to maintain the aforementioned limited limitation. No Conversion Call will be issued by the Company to require such conversions of Preferred Shares into Common Stock unless the Company

has a good faith expectation that it will maintain the regular dividend rate at the $ 0.075 level or greater over the succeeding year. The Company will file a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement registering for the resale the Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of the Preferred Shares.

(b) Call Mechanics . At any time after the Conversion Call is exercisable pursuant to Section 1(a) above, the Company, in accordance with the terms hereof, may exercise the Conversion Call, in whole but not in part by delivering to the Investor written notice of the election (the “ Conversion Call Notice ”), duly executed by the Company, with a representation by the Company that it has a good faith expectation that it will maintain or increase the regular $0.075 dividend rate over the following twelve (12) months. At the conclusion of such twelve (12) months if the regular dividend rate has not been maintained or increased, then the Conversion Call Notice shall terminate and no additional conversions of Preferred Shares shall be required with respect to that Conversion Call Notice.

(c) Conversion . Within 30 days after receiving a Conversion Call Notice, the Investor shall deliver a notice of conversion to the Company to convert the number of Preferred Shares into Common Stock as specified in the Conversion Call Notice. Any such conversion shall be subject to the Preferred Share Terms, including the Beneficial Ownership Limitation therein. Any Preferred Shares that cannot be exercised by the Investor to the extent specified in the Conversion Call Notice because of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, shall be converted by Investor at the time or times thereafter if and when the Beneficial Ownership Limitation would not then be exceeded, provided that, upon the Investor’s request at the time of such subsequent conversion the Company by written representation advises that it has a good faith expectation the it will maintain or increase the regular dividend rate of $0.075 per share of Common Stock for the twelve (12) months subsequent to the conversion.

(d) Issuance of Conversion Shares . Promptly but no later than 10 calendar days after receipt by the Company of the notice of conversion as described in Section 1(d) and delivery of the certificates of the Preferred Shares to be converted, the Company shall issue and cause to be delivered to the Investor a certificate or certificates (or the electronic equivalent thereof) representing the number of fully paid and non-assessable Common Stock as specified in the Conversion Call Notice.

(e) Reservation of Authorized Common Stock . As provided in the Preferred Share Terms, the Company has, and shall continue at all times to reserve and keep available out of the aggregate of its authorized but unissued Common Stock, free and clear of all liens and preemptive rights, such number of duly authorized Common Stock as shall be sufficient to enable the Company at any time to fulfill all of its obligations pursuant to the Conversion Call option.

(f) Certificate of Adjustment . Whenever the Conversion Price is adjusted, the Company will promptly deliver an adjustment notice as provided in the Preferred Share Terms.

(g) Minimum Adjustment . Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, as provided in the Preferred Share Terms, no adjustment of the Conversion Price shall be made pursuant to this Section 1 in an amount less than $0.01 per share, and any such lesser adjustment shall be carried forward and shall be made at the time and together with the next subsequent adjustment which together with any adjustments so carried forward shall amount to $0.01 per share, or more.

(h) Notices of Record Date . Unless the Investor Designees have prior notice, upon (i) any taking by the Company of a record of the holders of Common Stock for the purpose of determining the holders thereof who are entitled to receive any dividend or other distribution (other than the Company’s normal quarterly cash dividend), or (ii) any acquisition or other capital reorganization of the Company, any reclassification or recapitalization of the capital stock of the Company, any merger or consolidation

of the Company with or into any other entity, or any transfer of substantially all of the assets of the Company, or any voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the Company, the Company shall mail to the Investor at least ten (10) days prior to the record date specified therein a notice specifying (a) the date on which any such record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend or distribution and a description of such dividend or distribution, (b) the date on which any such acquisition, reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, transfer of substantially all of the assets of the Company, dissolution, liquidation or winding up is expected to become effective, and (c) the date, if any, that is to be fixed as to when the holders of record of Common Stock (or other securities) shall be entitled to exchange their Common Stock (or other securities) for securities or other property deliverable upon such acquisition, reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, transfer of substantially all of the assets of the Company, dissolution, liquidation or winding up.

(i) Fractional Shares . No fractional Common Stock shall be issued upon exercise of the Conversion Call option. All Common Stock (including fractions thereof) issuable upon exercise of the Conversion Call option shall be aggregated for purposes of determining whether the conversion would result in the issuance of any fractional share. If, after the aforementioned aggregation, the exercise would result in the issuance of any fractional share, the Company shall, in lieu of issuing any fractional shares, pay cash equal to the product of such fraction multiplied by the fair market value per Common Stock on the date of the Conversion Call option is exercised (as reported by the NASDAQ or any other national securities exchange on which the Common Stock are then listed for trading, or if none, the most recently reported “over the counter” trade price or if none, as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company).

2. Standstill .

(a) General Standstill . Unless specifically authorized in writing in advance by a majority of the members of the Board of Directors who are not director designees of Investor pursuant to the Directors Designation Agreement, the Investor hereby agrees that it shall not, and shall cause its Affiliates not to, directly or indirectly, for so long as Investor owns 20% or more of the Voting Stock or has rights to designate one or more directors for the Board of Directors pursuant to the Directors Designation Agreement:

(i)

acquire, agree to acquire, or propose to acquire, in any manner, directly or indirectly through an Affiliate, “beneficial ownership” (as determined pursuant to Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Act, except that a person or group shall be deemed to have beneficial ownership of shares of Voting Stock that such person or group has the right to acquire regardless of when such right is first exercisable) or control of:

(A)

any securities of the Company or the Operating Partnership (or options, rights or warrants or other commitments to purchase or securities convertible into (or exchangeable or redeemable for) Common Stock) as a result of which, after giving effect to such purchase or acquisitions, Investor and its Affiliates will Beneficially Own more than 34% of the outstanding Voting Stock;

(B)

any subsidiary or any assets or properties of the Company or any subsidiary or division thereof;

(ii)

initiate, make or participate in any “solicitation” of “proxies” or become a “participant” in any “election contest” (as such terms are used in the current and

any future proxy rules of the Commission, but (1) disregarding clause (iv) of Rule 14a-1(l)(2) under the Exchange Act and (2) including any exempt solicitation pursuant to Rule 14a-2(b)(1) under the Exchange Act) with respect to the Company; provided the foregoing shall not be deemed to prohibit (a) Investor from voting (or casting a written consent solicited by the Company) regarding its Common Stock in the manner it deems appropriate, (b) voting for the election of directors who are members of the current Board of Directors or their successors as provided in the Directors Designation Agreement, or (c) Investor’s designees on the Board of Directors from participating in board deliberations, subject to compliance with the Company’s governing documents;

(iii)

call, or in any way encourage or participate in a call for, any special meeting of shareholders of the Company (or take any action with respect to acting by written consent of the shareholders of the Company); request, or take any action to obtain or retain any list of holders of any securities of the Company; or initiate or propose any shareholder proposal (including, without limitation, any proposal to amend the Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws) or participate in or encourage the making of, or solicit shareholders of the Company for the approval of, one or more shareholder proposals;

(iv)

seek to encourage any third person to vote Common Stock or the securities of the Company in opposition to a recommendation of a majority of the Board of Directors, notwithstanding the fact the Investor may vote its shares in such opposition;

(v)

seek representation on the Board of Directors or a change in the composition or size of the Board of Directors other than as expressly permitted by the Directors Designation Agreement;

(vi)

form, join or act in concert with any other person with respect to a “group” (as defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) relating to the Company other than a group existing as of the date of this Agreement of Investor, IRSA and the investors in Investor as of the date hereof;

(vii)

assist or encourage any attempt by any other person to do any of the foregoing;

(viii)

disclose any intention, plan or arrangement inconsistent with the provisions of this Section 2;

(ix)

request the Company or any of its directors, officers, employees or agents to amend or waive any provisions of this Section 2(a) or Article XI of the Articles of Incorporation (except for the Ownership Limit Waiver to be provided on the Closing Date) or seek to challenge the legality or effect thereof; or

The provisions of this Section 2 are referred to in this Agreement, collectively, as “ Restricted Activities .” Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Section 2 shall prohibit the Investor or their Affiliates from making a proposal to acquire any Company or Operating Partnership asset or property for which the Company or the Operating Partnership publicly announces an intention to sell or for which the Company or the Operating Partnership actively solicits acquisition proposals from third parties.

(b) Investment Company Matters . The Investor shall not be or become an “investment company” or an entity “controlled” by an “investment company,” as such terms are defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

(c) Ownership . The Investor and IRSA represent and warrant that as of the date of the Purchase Agreement, that neither they nor their affiliates beneficially own, and did not from the date of the Purchase Agreement to the Closing Date beneficially own, any Voting Stock.

3. Preemptive Rights .

(a) Sale of New Securities . The Investor and its Affiliates and their respective Subsidiaries shall have the right to purchase up to its pro rata share (based on its percentage of Beneficial Ownership of the Company, on a fully diluted basis) of all issuances of equity or securities convertible to or exchangeable for equity in the Company from the Closing Date to January 31, 2015 (or until January 31, 2018, provided that Investor’s combined stake (including the Preferred Shares if converted) represents at least ten million (10,000,000) shares of Common Stock), if the Investor and/or its Affiliates and/or their respective Subsidiaries have purchased the Preferred Shares, if at any time or from time after the Closing Date, the Company makes any public or non-public offering of any equity securities (including Common Stock or preferred shares, options or debt that is convertible or exchangeable into equity securities or that include an equity component, such as an “equity” kicker, including any hybrid security) (any such security, a “ New Security ”) for cash (excluding the issuance or sale in the aggregate of up to 200,000 shares of Common Stock in any six month period through the equity distribution agreement with JMP Securities or the standby equity distribution agreement with YA Global Master SPV Ltd., or any similar equity distribution arrangement executed prior to the day hereof and, for the avoidance of doubt, other than (1) pursuant to the granting of employee equity awards, in each case in the ordinary course of equity compensation awards or stock purchase plans or dividend reinvestment plans, or (2) issuances for the purposes of consideration in acquisition transactions), the Investor shall be afforded the opportunity to acquire from the Company for the same price and on the same terms as such securities are proposed to be offered to others, up to the amount of New Securities in the aggregate required to enable it to maintain its then proportionate Common Stock-equivalent interest (including Common Stock issuable upon Preferred Shares Beneficially Owned by Investor), subject to the limitation set forth in Section 2(a)(i)(A). The amount of New Securities that the Investor shall be entitled to purchase in the aggregate, subject to the limitations set forth in Section 2(a)(i)(A), shall be determined by multiplying (x) the total number of such offered shares of New Securities by (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of Common Stock held by the Investor (including Common Stock issuable upon Preferred Shares and Warrants beneficially owned by Investor), and the denominator of which is the number of Common Stock then outstanding (including Common Stock issuable upon Preferred Shares and Warrants beneficially owned by Investor).

(b) Notice . In the event the Company proposes to offer New Securities, it shall give the Investor prior written notice of its intention, describing the price (or range of prices), anticipated amount of securities, timing and other terms upon which the Company proposes to offer the same, no later than ten (10) Business Days prior to the commencement of such offer or sale, as the case may be, or six (6) Business Days prior the commencement of such offer in the case of an underwritten public offering of Common Stock or preferred shares on an “overnight” or equivalent expedited offering (an “ Expedited Offering ”). The Investor shall have seven (7) Business Days (four (4) Business Days in the case of an Expedited Offering) from the date of receipt of such a notice to notify the Company in writing that it intends to exercise such purchase rights and as to the amount of New Securities the Investor desires to purchase. Such notice shall constitute a non-binding indication of interest of the Investor to purchase the amount of New Securities so specified at the price and other terms set forth in the Company’s notice to it. The failure of the Investor to respond within such seven (7) Business Day period (or four (4) Business Day period in the case of an Expedited Offering) period shall be deemed to be a waiver of the Investor’s rights under this Section 3 only with respect to the offering described in the applicable notice.

(c) Purchase Mechanism . If the Investor exercises its preemptive rights provided in this Section 3, the closing of the purchase of the New Securities with respect to which such right has been exercised shall take place (a) in the case of any public offering, simultaneously with the closing of such offering to other purchasers, or (b) in the case of any private offering, upon the later to occur of the closing of such offering and thirty (30) calendar days after the giving of notice of such offering. Each of the Company and the Investor agrees to use its commercially reasonable efforts to secure any regulatory or other consents or shareholder approval, and to comply with any law or regulation necessary in connection with the offer, sale and purchase of, such New Securities.

(d) Failure of Purchase . In the event the Investor fails to exercise its preemptive rights provided in this Section 3 within the prescribed period or, if so exercised, the Investor is unable to consummate such purchase within the time period specified in Section 3(c) above, the Company shall thereafter be entitled during the period of ninety (90) days following the conclusion of the applicable period to sell or enter into an agreement (pursuant to which the sale of the New Securities covered thereby shall be consummated, if at all, within thirty (30) days from the date of said agreement) to sell the New Securities not elected to be purchased pursuant to this Section 3 or that the Investor is unable to purchase because of such failure to obtain any such consent or approval, at a price and upon terms no more favorable to the purchasers of such securities than were specified in the Company’s notice to the Investor. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if such sale is subject to the receipt of any regulatory or other consents, shareholder approval or the expiration of any waiting period, the time period during which such sale may be consummated shall be extended until the expiration of five Business Days after all such approvals or consents have been obtained or waiting periods expired, but in no event shall such time period exceed 180 days from the date of the applicable agreement with respect to such sale. In the event the Company has not sold the New Securities or entered into an agreement to sell the New Securities within said ninety 90-day period (or sold and issued New Securities in accordance with the foregoing within thirty (30) days from the date of said agreement (as such period may be extended in the manner described above for a period not to exceed 180 days from the date of said agreement)), the Company shall not thereafter offer, issue or sell such New Securities without first offering such securities to the Investor in the manner provided above.

(e) Cooperation . The Company and the Investor shall cooperate in good faith to facilitate the exercise of the Investor’s rights hereunder, including securing any required approvals or consents.

4. Additional Matters .

(a) Investor Participation . Investor’s participation in the Company’s financial and operating policy decisions will be through its director designees elected pursuant to the Directors Designation Agreement. As long as the Investor has the right to designate one or more directors for the Board of Directors, the Company shall furnish the Investor with such financial and operating data and other information with respect to the business, finance and properties of the Company as the Company prepares and compiles for members of its Board of Directors in the ordinary course. In case the Investor has no designee on the Board of Directors, but the standstill provided in Section 2 above is still in place, then the Company undertaking shall also remain effective and those rights shall be afforded directly to the Investor.

(b) Employment Agreements . On the Closing Date, the Company will enter into employment agreements with the Company executives listed on Exhibit 4(b), with the terms included on such exhibit.

5. Termination . This Agreement, and the respective rights and obligations of the parties hereof, shall terminate upon the earlier of (i) Investor ceasing to Beneficially Own 7% of the Voting Stock after the Closing Date or (ii) the execution of a written agreement of the parties to terminate this Agreement.

6. Miscellaneous .

(a) Amendment . No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement will be effective with respect to any party unless made in writing and signed by an officer of a duly authorized representative of such party.

(b) Waivers . The conditions to each party’s obligations in the Agreement are for the sole benefit of such party and may be waived by such party in whole or in part to the extent permitted by applicable law. No waiver of any party to this Agreement will be effective unless it is in a writing signed by a duly authorized officer of the waiving party that makes express reference to the provision or provisions subject to such waiver.

(c) Counterparts and Facsimile . For the convenience of the parties hereto, this Agreement may be executed in any number of separate counterparts, each such counterpart being deemed to be an original instrument, and all such counterparts will together constitute the same agreement. Executed signature pages to this Agreement may be delivered by facsimile and such facsimiles will be deemed as sufficient as if actual signature pages had been delivered.

(d) Governing Law and Forum . This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of New York without regard to the principles of conflicts of laws. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably consents, to the maximum extent permitted by law, that any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby shall be brought, at the option of the party instituting the action or proceeding, in any court of general jurisdiction in New York County, New York, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York or in any state or federal court sitting in the area currently comprising the Southern District of New York. Each of the parties hereto waives any objection that it may have to the conduct of any action or proceeding in any such court based on improper venue or forum non conveniens , waives personal service of any and all process upon it, and consents that all service of process may be made by mail or courier service directed to it at the address set forth herein and that service so made shall be deemed to be completed upon the earlier of actual receipt or ten days after the same shall have been posted or delivered to a nationally recognized courier service. Nothing contained in this shall affect the right of any party hereto to serve legal process in any other manner permitted by law.

(e) IRSA Guarantee . IRSA is a party to this Agreement solely for purposes of guaranteeing the obligations of the Investor and shall be liable to the Company, to the same extent as the Investor, for the obligations of the Investor hereunder.

(f) Notices . All notices or other communications required or permitted to be given by any party to any other party pursuant to the terms of this Agreement shall be in writing, unless otherwise specified in this Agreement, and if sent to the Investor, shall be delivered to Real Estate Strategies L.P. Clarendon House 2, Church Street, Hamilton HM CX, Bermuda, c/o IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima, Bolívar 108 (C1066AAB), Buenos Aires, Argentina, fax no. +54 (11) 4323-7449, Attention: Eduardo S. Elsztain, with copies to and Zang, Bergel & Vines Abogados, Florida 537, 18th Floor, (C1005AAK), Buenos Aires, Argentina, fax no. +54 (11) 5166-7070, Attention: Pablo Vergara del Carril; or if sent to the Company or the Operating Partnership, shall be delivered to Supertel Hospitality, Inc., 1800 West Pasewalk Avenue, Suite 200, Norfolk, Nebraska 68701, fax no.

(402) 371-4229 Attention: Chief Executive Officer, with a copy to McGrath North Mullin & Kratz, PC LLO, Suite 3700 First National Tower, 1601 Dodge Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68102, fax no. (402) 952-1802, Attention: Guy Lawson. Each party to this Agreement may change such address for notices by sending to the parties to this Agreement written notice of a new address for such purpose.

(g) Confidentiality . For the avoidance of doubt, the confidentiality agreement, dated as of December 20, 2010, by and between the Company and the Investor shall continue in full force and effect notwithstanding this Agreement.

(h) Captions . The section, paragraph and clause captions herein are for convenience of reference only, do not constitute part of this Agreement and will not be deemed to limit or otherwise affect any of the provisions hereof.

(i) No Third Party Beneficiaries . Nothing contained in this Agreement, expressed or implied, is intended to confer upon any person or entity other than the parties hereto, any benefit right or remedies.

(j) Time of Essence . Time is of the essence in the performance of each and every term of this Agreement.

(k) Public Announcements . Subject to each party’s disclosure obligations imposed by law or regulation, each of the parties hereto will cooperate with each other in the development and distribution of all news releases and other public information disclosures with respect to this Agreement and any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents (as defined in the Purchase Agreement), and no party hereto will make any such news release or public disclosure without first consulting with the other party hereto and receiving its consent (which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed) and each party shall coordinate with the other with respect to any such news release or public disclosure.

(l) Successors, Assigns and Transferees . This Agreement and the rights and obligations hereunder shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective legal representatives, heirs, legatees, successors, and assigns and any other transferee.

(m) Assignment . Except as otherwise provided in this Section 6(m), this Agreement and the rights and obligations hereunder may not be assigned without the prior written consent of the parties hereto and any purported or attempted assignment or other transfer of rights or obligations under this Agreement without such consent shall be void and of no force or effect. Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement to the contrary, the Investor may, in its sole discretion and without the Company’s prior consent, assign the rights and obligations under Section 3 to any of its Affiliates that agrees in writing for the benefit of the Company to be bound by the relevant terms of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents; provided that, such Affiliate is permitted under applicable law or regulation to exercise such rights to purchase New Securities under Section 3 of this Agreement.

(n) Expenses; Attorney’s Fees . Each party will be solely responsible for its fees and expenses in connection with the transactions contemplated herein, including the fees and expenses of their respective attorneys, accountants, investment bankers and consultants. In any action or proceeding brought to enforce any provision of this Agreement, the successful party shall be entitled to recover reasonable attorney’s fees and expenses in addition to any other available remedy.

(o) Recapitalization or Exchange Affecting the Company’s Capital Stock . The provisions of this Agreement shall apply in accordance with its terms with respect to all of the shares of beneficial

interest of the Company or any successor thereto (including a successor by merger or consolidation) or that may be issued in respect of, in exchange for, or in substitution of such shares, as applicable, and shall be appropriately adjusted for any stock dividends, splits, reverse splits, combinations, recapitalizations, and the like occurring after the date hereof.

(p) Severability . In the event that any one or more of the provisions contained herein, or the application thereof in any circumstances, is held invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any respect for any reason, the validity, legality, and enforceability of any such provision in every other respect and of the remaining provisions contained herein shall not be in any way impaired thereby.

(q) Entire Agreement . This Agreement (including the exhibit hereto) and the Transaction Documents constitute the entire agreement, and supersede all other prior agreements, understandings, representations and warranties, both written and oral, between the parties, with respect to the subject matter hereof.

7. Definitions . Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Agreement or this Section 8 shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Purchase Agreement.

(a) “ Affiliate ” means, with respect to any person, any person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with, such other person. For purposes of this definition, “control” (including, with correlative meanings, the terms “controlled by” and “under common control with”) when used with respect to any person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to cause the direction of management or policies of such person, whether through the ownership of voting securities by contract or otherwise.

(b) “ Agreement ” has the meaning ascribed such term in the preamble.

(c) “ Articles of Incorporation ” means the Articles of Incorporation of the Company (as amended and supplemented from time to time).

(d) “ Board of Directors ” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 1(a).

(e) “ Beneficially Own ,” “ Beneficially Owned ” or “ Beneficial Ownership ” means with respect to any securities, having beneficial ownership of such securities (as determined pursuant to Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act.

(f) “ Beneficial Ownership Limitation ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Designation of the Terms of the Series C Cumulative Preferred Stock as set forth in the Articles of Incorporation.

(g) “ Business Day ” means any day except a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which banks in New York, New York and Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina are authorized by law to close, other than the Jewish holidays listed by Bloomberg under CDR-JW (including Pesach 1st day, Pesach 2nd day, Pesach 7th day, Pesach 8th day, Shavuot, Shavuot (yizcor), Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sucot, Shemini Atzeret and Simjat Tora)

(h) “ Closing Date ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Purchase Agreement.

(i) “ Commission ” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.

(j) “ Common Stock ” has the meaning ascribed to such term in the recitals.

(k) “ Company ” has the meaning ascribed to such term in the preamble.

(l) “ Conversion Call ” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2(a).

(m) “ Conversion Call Notice ” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2(b).

(n) “ Directors Designation Agreement ” has the meaning ascribed to such term in the recitals.

(o) “ Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

(p) “ Expedited Offering ” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4(b).

(q) “ Investor ” has the meaning ascribed to such term the preamble.

(r) “ Investor Designees ” has the meaning ascribed to such term in the Directors Designation Agreement.

(s) “ IRSA ” has the meaning ascribed to such term in the preamble.

(t) “ New Security ” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4(a).

(u) “ Operating Partnership ” has the meaning ascribed to such term in the recitals of the Purchase Agreement.

(v) “ Ownership Limit Waiver ” has the meaning ascribed to such term in the Purchase Agreement.

(w) “ Preferred Shares ” has the meaning ascribed to such term in the recitals.

(x) “ Purchase Agreement ” has the meaning ascribed to such term in the recitals.

(y) “ Restricted Activities ” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3(a).

(z) “ Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

(aa) “ Subsidiary ” means those corporations, banks, savings banks, associations and other persons of which such person owns or controls 51% or more of the outstanding equity securities either directly or through an unbroken chain of entities as to each of which 51% or more of the outstanding equity securities is owned directly or indirectly by its parent.

(bb) “ Transaction Documents ” has the meaning ascribed to such term in the Purchase Agreement.

(cc) “ Voting Stock ” means any capital stock of any class or kind having the power to vote generally for the election of directors of the Company.

(dd) “ Warrant Shares ” has the meaning ascribed to such term in the recitals.

(ee) “ Warrants ” has the meaning ascribed to such term in the recitals.

[ SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS .]

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed and delivered as of the date first above written.

REAL ESTATE STRATEGIES L.P

By:

JIWIN S.A.

General Partner

/s/ Eduardo Elsztain

Name: Eduardo Elsztain

Title: Chairman

IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones

Sociedad Anónima

By:

/s/ Eduardo Elsztain

Name: Eduardo Elsztain

Title: Chairman

SUPERTEL HOSPITALITY, INC.

By:

/s/ Kelly A. Walters

Name: Kelly A. Walters

Title: Chief Executive Officer

Investor Rights and Conversion Agreement Signature Page

EXHIBIT 4(b)


Employment Contracts	Position	Term	2011 Salary		Severance Salary *
Kelly A. Walters	President / CEO	3 years	$	262,000	Three Years
Corrine L. Scarpello	SVP / CFO	3 years	$	200,000	Three Years
Dave Walter	SVP / Treasurer	2 years	$	147,000	Two Years
Steven C. Gilbert	SVP / COO	2 years	$	144,000	Two Years

Paid if terminated without cause or executive terminates for good reason, as stated in the form of Employment Agreement attached hereto, in Section 6. Severance amount reduces by 6 months each year. One-third of severance will be paid in the form of Supertel equity to the extent available from shareholder approved plans. The Compensation Committee will review current plans and recommend additional plans for shareholder approval for this purpose. Additionally, the Compensation Committee will consider compensation arrangements that tie a portion of the compensation to performance metrics.

Exhibit 10.4

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

This Registration Rights Agreement (the “ Agreement ”), dated as of February 1, 2012, by and among Real Estate Strategies L.P., a Bermuda Limited Partnership (“ RES ” or, the “ Purchaser ”), IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima, an Argentine Sociedad Anónima (“ IRSA ”) (solely for purposes of Section 5.6 hereof), and Supertel Hospitality, Inc., a Virginia corporation (the “ Company ”).

WHEREAS , the Purchaser entered into a purchase agreement dated as of November 16, 2011 with the Company (the “ Purchase Agreement ”) related to the acquisition of certain shares of Series C Preferred Stock, par value $ 0.01 per share of the Company (the “ Preferred Shares ”), which are convertible into shares of common stock of the Company, par value $ 0.01 per share (the “ Common Stock ”);

WHEREAS , in connection with the sale and purchase of the Preferred Shares, the Company will issue to Purchaser the warrants (the “ Warrants ”) to purchase Common Stock (the “ Warrant Shares ”) on the terms contained therein; and

WHEREAS , in order to persuade Purchaser the purchase of the Preferred Shares and Warrants, the Company agrees that this Agreement shall govern the rights and obligations of Purchaser and subsequent Holders (as defined below) of Registrable Shares (as defined below) to cause the Company to register any Registrable Shares held by Purchaser and such subsequent Holders.

NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties to this Agreement hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE I.

DEFINITIONS

Unless otherwise indicated to the contrary, capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning assigned to them in the Purchase Agreement. In addition, the following terms, as used herein, have the following meanings:

“ Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

“ Board of Directors ” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

“ Business Day ” means any day except a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which banks in New York, New York and Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina are authorized by law to close, other than the Jewish holidays listed by Bloomberg under CDR-JW (including Pesach 1st day, Pesach 2nd day, Pesach 7th day, Pesach 8th day, Shavuot, Shavuot (yizcor), Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sucot, Shemini Atzeret and Simjat Tora).

“ Closing Date ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Purchase Agreement.

“ Commission ” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

“ Common Stock ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.

“ Company ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

“ Damages Payment Date ” shall mean the later of (i) five (5) Business Days and (ii) the first day of the calendar month, following the date on which a Registration Default shall have occurred.

“ Default Rate ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(e).

“ Effectiveness Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a).

“ Exchange Act ” means the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated by the Commission thereunder.

“ Expedited Offering ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(a).

“ FINRA ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(l).

“ Holder ” means the Initial Holder and any direct or indirect transferee of any Registrable Shares.

“ Holders’ Counsel ” means one counsel for the Holders that is selected by the Holders holding a majority of the Registrable Shares included in the Shelf Registration Statement, with such selection being effective by written consent of Holders holding a majority of the Registrable Shares, whether record or beneficial Holders.

“ Indemnified Party ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.3.

“ Indemnifying Party ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.3.

“ Initial Holder ” means the Purchaser.

“ Inspectors ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(i).

“ IRSA ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

“ Liquidated Damages ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(e).

“ Lock-up Period ” shall mean set forth in Section 2.1(a).

“ Person ” or “ Persons ” means any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or other entity or government or other agency or political subdivision thereof.

“ Preferred Shares ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.

“ Purchase Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.

“ Purchaser ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

“ Records ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(i).

“ Registrable Shares ” means (i) the Common Stock acquired by the Initial Holder or its transferees in connection with the conversion of the Preferred Shares, (ii) the Warrant Shares acquired by the Initial Holder or its transferees in connection with the exercise of the Warrants, (iii) any other security beneficially owned by a Holder that was issued or is issuable with respect to the Preferred Shares or the Warrant Shares by way of exchange, stock dividend or stock split or in connection with a combination of

shares, recapitalization, merger, consolidation or other reorganization or otherwise and (iv) the Preferred Shares if Purchasers request the filing of a Shelf Registration Statement with respect to the Preferred Shares pursuant to Section 2.1(a). As to any particular Registrable Shares, such securities shall only cease to be Registrable Shares when (a) a registration statement with respect to the sale of such securities has been declared effective by the Commission and such particular Registrable Shares have been disposed of under such registration statement, (b) such time as such particular Registrable Shares have been otherwise transferred to holders who may trade such shares without restriction under the Securities Act, and the Company has delivered a new certificate or other evidence of ownership for such securities not bearing a restrictive legend, or (c) such particular Registrable Shares may be sold under the exemption of Rule 144 free of all limitations of the rule.

“ Registrable Securities ” means the Registrable Shares and the Registrable Warrants (as defined below).

“ Registrable Warrants ” means the Common Stock Purchase Warrant acquired by the Initial Holder or its transferees in connection to certain Purchase Agreement, and certain Common Stock Purchase Warrant, which shall govern the conversion of such into Common Stock of the Company and its registration with the SEC, among others.

“ Registration Default ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(e).

“ Registration Expenses ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2.

“ Rule 144 ” means Rule 144 (or any successor rule of similar effect) promulgated under the Securities Act.

“ Rule 415 ” means Rule 415 (or any successor rule of similar effect) promulgated under the Securities Act.

“ Securities Act ” means the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated by the Commission thereunder.

“ Selling Holder ” means any Holder who is selling Registrable Shares pursuant to a public offering registered hereunder.

“ Shelf Filing Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a).

“ Shelf Registration Period ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(b).

“ Shelf Registration Statement ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a).

“ Stand-Off Period ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.3.

“ Successor ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.11.

“ Underwriter ” means a securities dealer who purchases any Registrable Shares or other securities of the Company as a principal for the resale of such securities and not as part of such dealer’s market-making activities.

“ Underwritten Offering ” means any sale of Common Stock for the account of the Company to an Underwriter or Underwriters on a firm commitment basis.

“ Warrant Shares ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.

“ Warrants ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.

ARTICLE II.

REGISTRATION RIGHTS

Section 2.1 Shelf Registration .

(a) The Company shall (i) prepare and file with the Commission, as soon as reasonably possible following the Closing Date but in no event later than sixty (60) days following the Closing Date unless the Purchaser shall in writing designate a later date (the “ Shelf Filing Date ”), a registration statement (such registration statement, including any replacement registration statement, the “ Shelf Registration Statement ”) with respect to the Registrable Shares ( provided , that a Shelf Registration Statement with respect to the Preferred Shares and the Warrants shall be filed only upon the written request of the Purchaser submitted no earlier than one year after the Closing Date (the “Lockup Period”) if the Purchaser (or an affiliate) then beneficially owns a majority of the shares of Preferred Shares, to be filed within sixty (60) days following the delivery of such written request to the Company) under the Securities Act on Form S-3 (or any similar or successor form or other form to the extent that Form S-3 is not available, the parties hereto acknowledging that the initial Shelf Registration Statement may be on Form S-1), which Shelf Registration Statement (A) shall be an automatic shelf registration statement if the Company is then a “well known seasoned issuer” (within the meaning of the Securities Act), providing for the registration and the sale by the Holders on a continuous or delayed basis pursuant to Rule 415 of the Registrable Shares, (B) shall comply as to form in all material respects with the requirements of the applicable form and include, by reference or therewith, all financial statements required by the Commission to be filed therewith or be incorporated therein and (C) shall be reasonably acceptable to the Holders’ Counsel, and (ii) use its best efforts to cause such Shelf Registration Statement to be declared effective by the Commission as soon as practicable thereafter but in no event later than one hundred and eighty (180) days after filing (the “ Effectiveness Date ”). The Shelf Registration Statement shall be on an appropriate form and shall provide for the resale of the Registrable Shares from time to time, including pursuant to Rule 415, and subject to Section 2.2(b), pursuant to any method or combination of methods legally available by the Holders, and the registration statement and any form of prospectus included or incorporated by reference therein (or any prospectus supplement relating thereto) shall reflect such plan of distribution or method of sale.

(b) The Company shall use commercially its reasonable efforts to keep the Shelf Registration Statement continuously effective for the period beginning on the Effectiveness Date and ending on the date that all of the Registrable Shares registered under the Shelf Registration Statement cease to be Registrable Shares (the “ Shelf Registration Period ”). During the Shelf Registration Period, the Company shall (i) subject to Section 2.1(c) hereof, prepare and file with the Commission such amendments and post-effective amendments to the Shelf Registration Statement as may be (A) necessary to keep the Shelf Registration Statement continuously effective for the Shelf Registration Period or (B) reasonably requested by the Holders (whether or not required by the form on which the securities are being registered), and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause each such amendment to be declared effective by the Commission, if required, as soon as practicable after the filing thereof, (ii) subject to Section 2.1(c) hereof, use commercially reasonable efforts to cause any related prospectus to be supplemented by any required supplement, and as so supplemented to be filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act (or any similar provisions then in force under the Securities Act), to the extent required, and (iii) comply in all material respects with the provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the disposition of all securities covered by the Shelf Registration Statement during the applicable period in accordance with the intended methods of disposition in market transactions as may be reasonably requested from time to time by the Holders and set forth in such Shelf Registration Statement as so amended or such prospectus as so supplemented.

(c) If a majority of the independent directors of the Board of Directors (as determined in accordance with Nasdaq Stock Market LLC and Commission rules and regulations) determines in its good faith judgment that the availability of the Shelf Registration Statement or the use of any related prospectus would require the disclosure of material information that the Company has a bona fide business purpose for preserving as confidential or the disclosure of which would impede the Company’s ability to consummate a material transaction, and that the Company is not otherwise required by applicable securities laws or regulations to disclose, upon written notice from the Company of such determination by the Board of Directors, the rights of the Holders to offer, sell or distribute any Registrable Shares pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement or to require the Company to take action with respect to the registration or sale of any Registrable Shares pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement shall be suspended until the earlier of (i) the date upon which the Company notifies the Holders in writing that suspension of such rights for the grounds set forth in this Section 2.1(c) is no longer necessary and the Holders have received copies of any required amendment or supplement to the relevant prospectus, and (ii) forty-five (45) days. The Company agrees to give such notice as promptly as practicable following the date that such suspension of rights is no longer necessary.

(d) The Company may not utilize the suspension rights under Section 2.1(c) more than one time in any three-month period nor more than three times in any 12-month period. Each Holder agrees by acquisition of the Registrable Shares that upon receipt of any notice from the Company of the happening of any event of the kind described in Section 2.1(c), such Holder will forthwith discontinue its disposition of Registrable Shares pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement relating to such Registrable Shares until the expiration of the applicable suspension period as provided in Section 2.1(c).

(e) Subject to a reasonable delay determined, in the business judgment of the majority of the independent directors of the Board of Directors arrived at in good faith, as necessary in the best interest of the Company, if (i) the Shelf Registration Statement has not been filed with the Commission by the Shelf Filing Date, (ii) the Shelf Registration Statement has not been declared effective by the Commission by Effectiveness Date, or (iii) to the extent that Registrable Shares remain outstanding, the Shelf Registration Statement is filed and declared effective but shall thereafter cease to be effective (without being succeeded by a replacement shelf registration statement which is filed and declared effective) or usable (including as a result of any suspension period under Section 2.1(c) hereof) for the offer and sale of such Registrable Securities for any period of time (including any suspension period under Section 2.1(c) hereof) which shall exceed forty five (45) days in any three-month period or one hundred and thirty five (135) days in any 12-month period (each such event referred to in the immediately preceding clauses (i), (ii) and (iii), a “ Registration Default ”), the Company shall pay liquidated damages (“ Liquidated Damages ”) to the Holders, in cash, for the period (excluding the actual Shelf Filing Date or the actual Effectiveness Date) during which any such Registration Default shall be continuing, at a rate of $20,000.00 per week (prorated for partial weeks). All accrued Liquidated Damages shall be paid by the Company by the following Damages Payment Date. In the event that any Liquidated Damages are not paid by the Company on the applicable Damages Payment Date, then to the extent permitted by law, such overdue Liquidated Damages, if any, shall bear interest until paid at the prime rate announced to be in effect from time to time, as published as the average rate in The Wall Street Journal, plus 2% (the “ Default Rate ”). All accrued Liquidated Damages and any interest thereon shall be paid by wire transfer of immediately available funds or by federal funds check by the Company to Holders pro rata, based on the respective numbers of Registrable Shares then held by such Holder. THE PARTIES ACKNOWLEDGE THAT DAMAGES FROM A FAILURE TO FILE THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT OR A FAILURE TO HAVE THE SHELF REGISTRATION STATEMENT DECLARED OR REMAIN EFFECTIVE ARE DIFFICULT TO MEASURE AND THAT THE PAYMENTS

PROVIDED FOR IN THIS SECTION 2.1(E) ARE REASONABLE LIQUIDATED DAMAGES AND NOT A PENALTY. Promptly (but in no event more than five (5) Business Days) after the occurrence or the termination of a Registration Default, the Company shall give the Holders at such time notice of such occurrence or termination (as applicable); provided, however, that the failure by the Company to give such notice shall not subject the Company to any further Liquidated Damages following the termination of the Registration Default.

Section 2.2 Piggyback Rights .

(a) If the Company proposes to conduct an Underwritten Offering, the Company shall give prior written notice of such proposed Underwritten Offering to the Holders of Registrable Shares as soon as reasonably practicable, but in no event less than ten (10) Business Days before the anticipated offering date (six (6) Business Days before any anticipated offering date if such Underwritten Offering is an “overnight” offering or equivalent expedited offering (an “ Expedited Offering ”), undertaking to provide each Holder the opportunity to participate in such Underwritten Offering on the same terms and conditions as the Company. Each Holder will have seven (7) Business Days (four (4) Business Days in the case of an Expedited Offering) after receipt of any such notice to notify the Company as to whether it wishes to participate in such Underwritten Offering; provided that should a Holder fail to provide timely notice to the Company, such Holder will forfeit any rights to participate in such Underwritten Offering. If the Company shall determine in its sole discretion to delay the proposed Underwritten Offering, the Company shall provide written notice of such determination to the Holders and shall thereupon be permitted to delay such Underwritten Offering. In connection with any Underwritten Offering in which any Holder is exercising piggyback rights pursuant to this Section 2.2, the Company shall be entitled to select the Underwriters in connection with such Underwritten Offering.

(b) If in the business judgment of a majority of the independent directors of the Board of Directors arrived at in good faith, that the inclusion of the Registrable Securities in the Underwritten Offering would reduce the cash proceeds to the Company such as to have a material adverse effect on the Company, then the Company shall advise Holders exercising piggyback rights of the conclusion of the Board of Directors, and their Common Stock shall not be included in the Underwritten Offering. If the managing Underwriter of an Underwritten Offering advises the Company that the inclusion of Registrable Shares by a Holder would materially adversely affect such Underwritten Offering, the Company shall include in such Underwritten Offering, as to each Holder exercising piggyback rights pursuant to this Section 2.2 and any other Person or Persons having a contractual right to request their Common Stock be included in such Underwritten Offering, that number of Common Stock that the Company is so advised can be sold in such Underwritten Offering without materially and adversely affecting such Underwritten Offering, determined as follows:

(i) First, for the Holders electing to participate in such Underwritten Offering, such number of Registrable Shares equal to twenty-five percent (25%) of the number of Common Stock able to be sold as determined by the managing Underwriter;

(ii) Second, for the Company, the remaining number of Common Stock able to be sold as determined by the managing Underwriter;

(iii) Third, for each remaining holder of Common Stock securities who holds contractual piggyback rights, other than the Holders described above in clauses (i), the fraction of such holder’s Common Stock proposed to be sold that is obtained by dividing (A) the remaining number of Common Stock that such holder proposes to include in such Underwritten Offering by (B) the total remaining number of Common Stock proposed to be sold in such Underwritten Offering by all such holders; and

(iv) Fourth, for each remaining holder of Common Stock, other than the Holders described above in clause (i) and the holders described above in clause (iii), if any, who are permitted by the Company to so participate, such number of Common Stock as is determined by multiplying (A) the remaining Common Stock able to be sold as determined by the managing Underwriter, by (B) the fraction obtained by dividing (1) the number of Common Stock that such holder proposes to include in such Underwritten Offering by (2) the total number of Common Stock proposed to be sold in such Underwritten Offering by all such remaining holders.

ARTICLE III.

REGISTRATION PROCEDURES

Section 3.1 Filings; Information . In connection with the registration of Registrable Shares pursuant to Section 2.1:

(a) The Company will prepare and file with the Commission a registration statement on any form for that the Company then qualifies and which counsel for the Company shall deem appropriate and available for the sale of the Registrable Shares to be registered thereunder in accordance with the intended method of distribution thereof, as may be reasonably necessary to effect the sale of such securities, the Company may require Selling Holders to promptly furnish in writing to the Company such information regarding such Selling Holders, the plan of distribution of the Registrable Shares and other information as the Company may be legally required to disclose in connection with such registration.

(b) The Company will, if requested, prior to filing such registration statement or any amendment or supplement thereto, furnish to the Selling Holders, and each applicable managing Underwriter, if any, copies thereof, and thereafter furnish to the Selling Holders and each such Underwriter, if any, such number of copies of such registration statement, amendment and supplement thereto (in each case including all exhibits thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein) and the prospectus included in such registration statement (including each preliminary prospectus) as the Selling Holders or each such Underwriter may reasonably request in order to facilitate the sale of the Registrable Shares by the Selling Holders.

(c) After the filing of the registration statement, the Company will promptly notify the Selling Holders of any stop order issued or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened to be issued by the Commission and use its commercially reasonable efforts to prevent the entry of such stop order or to remove it if entered.

(d) In addition to the requirements imposed on the Company elsewhere herein, the Company will qualify the Registrable Shares for offer and sale under such other securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions in the United States as the Selling Holders may reasonably request; keep each such registration or qualification (or exemption therefrom) effective during the period in which such registration statement is required to be kept effective; and do any and all other acts and things which may be necessary or advisable to enable each Selling Holder to consummate the disposition of the Registrable Shares owned by such Selling Holder in such jurisdictions; provided that the Company will not be required to (i) qualify to generally do business in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify but for this Section 3.1(d), (ii) subject itself to taxation in any such jurisdiction, or (iii) consent to general service of process in any such jurisdiction.

(e) The Company will as promptly as is practicable notify the Selling Holders, at any time when a prospectus relating to the sale of the Registrable Shares is required by law to be delivered in connection with sales by an Underwriter or dealer, of the occurrence of any event requiring the preparation of a supplement or amendment to such prospectus so that, as thereafter delivered to the

purchasers of such Registrable Shares, such prospectus will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading and promptly make available to the Selling Holders and to the Underwriters any such supplement or amendment. Upon receipt of any notice of the occurrence of any event of the kind described in the preceding sentence, the Selling Holders will forthwith discontinue the offer and sale of Registrable Shares pursuant to the registration statement covering such Registrable Shares until receipt by the Selling Holders and the Underwriters of the copies of such supplemented or amended prospectus and, if so directed by the Company, the Selling Holders shall deliver to the Company all copies, other than permanent file copies then in the possession of the Selling Holders, of the most recent prospectus covering such Registrable Shares at the time of receipt of such notice. Furthermore, in the event the Company shall give such notice, the Company shall, as promptly as is practical, subject to the suspension rights under Section 2.1(c), if applicable, prepare a supplement or post-effective amendment to the registration statement or a supplement to the related prospectus or any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference, and file any other required document so that, as thereafter delivered to the purchasers of the Registrable Shares being sold thereunder, such prospectus will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

(f) The Company will enter into customary agreements (including an underwriting agreement in customary form) and take such other actions (including, without limitation, participation in road shows and investor conference calls) as are required in order to expedite or facilitate the sale of such Registrable Shares.

(g) At the request of any Underwriter in connection with an underwritten offering, the Company will furnish (i) an opinion of counsel, addressed to the Underwriters and the Selling Holders, covering such customary matters as the managing Underwriter and the Selling Holders may reasonably request and (ii) a comfort letter or comfort letters from the Company’s independent public accountants addressed to the Underwriters and the Selling Holders covering such customary matters as the managing Underwriter or the Selling Holders may reasonably request.

(h) If requested by the managing Underwriter or any Selling Holder, the Company shall promptly incorporate in a prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment such information as the managing Underwriter or any Selling Holder reasonably requests to be included therein, including without limitation, with respect to the Registrable Shares being sold by such Selling Holder, the purchase price being paid therefor by the Underwriters and with respect to any other terms of the underwritten offering of the Registrable Shares to be sold in such offering, and promptly make all required filings of such prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment.

(i) The Company shall promptly make available for inspection by Purchaser (as representative of any Selling Holder) or Underwriter participating in any disposition pursuant to any registration statement, and any attorney, accountant or other agent or representative retained by Purchaser (as representative of any such Selling Holder) or Underwriter (collectively, the “ Inspectors ”), all financial and other records, pertinent corporate documents and properties of the Company (collectively, the “ Records ”), as shall reasonably be necessary to enable them to exercise their due diligence responsibility, and cause the Company’s officers, directors and employees to supply all information requested by any such Inspector in connection with such registration statement; provided, however, that unless the disclosure of such Records is necessary to avoid or correct a misstatement or omission in the registration statement or the release of such Records is ordered pursuant to a subpoena or other order from a court of competent jurisdiction, the Company shall not be required to provide any information under this subparagraph (i) if (A) the Company believes, after consultation with counsel for the Company, that to do

so would cause the Company to forfeit an attorney-client privilege that was applicable to such information or (B) if the Company has requested and been granted from the Commission confidential treatment of such information contained in any filing with the Commission or documents provided supplementally or otherwise.

(j) The Company shall cause the Common Stock included in any registration statement to be listed on each securities exchange on which securities issued by the Company are then listed, if the Registrable Shares so qualify.

(k) The Company shall provide a CUSIP number for the Registrable Shares included in any registration statement not later than the effective date of such registration statement.

(l) The Company shall cooperate with each Selling Holder and each Underwriter participating in the disposition of such Registrable Shares and their respective counsel in connection with any filings required to be made with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“ FINRA ”).

(m) The Company shall, as may be reasonably requested, participate in any financial roadshow organized for purposes of publicizing the sale or other disposition of the Registrable Shares. Such participation shall include, but not be limited to, dispatch by the Company of personnel, on a reasonable basis and subject to the operational needs of the Company, to assist in each presentation made during the roadshow, and provision of the Company data needed for purposes of the roadshow.

(n) The Company shall, during the period when the prospectus is required to be delivered under the Securities Act, promptly file all documents required to be filed with the Commission pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

Section 3.2 Registration Expenses . In connection with any registration effected hereunder, the Company shall pay all expenses incurred in connection with such registration (the “ Registration Expenses ”), including without limitation: (i) registration and filing fees with the Commission and FINRA, (ii) all fees and expenses of compliance with securities or blue sky laws (including fees and disbursements of counsel in connection with blue sky qualifications of the Registrable Shares), (iii) printing expenses, messenger and delivery expenses, (iv) fees and expenses incurred in connection with the listing or quotation of the Registrable Shares, (v) fees and expenses of counsel to the Company and the fees and expenses of independent certified public accountants for the Company (including fees and expenses associated with the special audits or the delivery of comfort letters), (vi) the fees and expenses of any additional experts retained by the Company in connection with such registration and (vii) the fees and expenses of other persons retained by the Company, whether or not any registration statement becomes effective; provided that in no event shall Registration Expenses include any underwriting discounts or commissions or transfer taxes.

ARTICLE IV.

INDEMNIFICATION AND CONTRIBUTION

Section 4.1 Indemnification By the Company . The Company agrees to indemnify, and hold harmless each Selling Holder and their respective officers, directors, partners, shareholders, members, employees, agents and representatives and each Person (if any) which controls a Selling Holder within the meaning of either Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) caused by, arising out of, resulting from or related to any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained or incorporated by reference in any registration statement or prospectus relating to the Registrable Shares (as amended or supplemented if the Company shall have furnished any

amendments or supplements thereto) or any preliminary prospectus, including all documents attached thereto or incorporated by reference therein, or caused by any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, except insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities are caused by or based upon any information furnished in writing to the Company by or on behalf of such Selling Holder or by such Selling Holder’s failure to deliver a copy of the registration statement or prospectus or any amendments or supplements thereto after the Company has furnished such Selling Holder with copies of the same; provided, however, that the Company shall have no obligation to indemnify under this sentence to the extent any such losses, claims, damages or liabilities have been finally and non-appealably determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from such Selling Holder’s willful misconduct or gross negligence or an intentional act or omission in violation of applicable laws. The Company also agrees to indemnify any Underwriter of the Registrable Shares, their officers and directors and each person who controls such Underwriter on substantially the same basis as that of the indemnification of the Selling Holders provided in this Section 4.1, except insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities are caused by or based upon any information furnished in writing to the Company by or on behalf of such Underwriter or by such Underwriter’s failure to deliver a copy of the registration statement or prospectus or any amendments or supplements thereto after the Company has furnished the Underwriter with copies of the same; provided, however, that the Company shall have no obligation to indemnify under this sentence to the extent any such losses, claims, damages or liabilities have been finally and non-appealably determined by a court to have resulted from any such Underwriter’s willful misconduct or gross negligence. The obligations of the Company under this Section 4.1 shall be in addition to any liability that the Company may otherwise have to any Indemnified Person and the obligations of any Indemnified Person under this Section 4.1 shall be in addition to any liability that such Indemnified Person may otherwise have to the Company. The remedies provided in this Section 4.1 are not exclusive and shall not limit any rights or remedies which may otherwise be available to an indemnified party at law or in equity.

Section 4.2 Indemnification By Selling Holders . Each Selling Holder agrees to indemnify, and hold harmless the Company, its officers and directors, and each Person, if any, that controls the Company within the meaning of either Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) caused by, arising out of, resulting from or related to any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained or incorporated by reference in any registration statement or prospectus relating to the Registrable Shares (as amended or supplemented if the Company shall have furnished any amendments or supplements thereto) or any preliminary prospectus, including all documents attached thereto or incorporated by reference therein, or caused by any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, but only with reference to information furnished in writing by or on behalf of such Selling Holder specifically for use in any registration statement or prospectus relating to the Registrable Shares, or any amendment or supplement thereto or any preliminary prospectus. Each Selling Holder also agrees to indemnify and hold harmless any Underwriters of the Registrable Shares, their officers and directors and each person who controls such Underwriters on substantially the same basis as that of the indemnification of the Company provided in this Section 4.2, but only with reference to information furnished in writing by or on behalf of such Selling Holder specifically for use in any registration statement or prospectus relating to the Registrable Shares, or any amendment or supplement thereto or any preliminary prospectus. Each such Selling Holder’s liability under this Section 4.2 shall be limited to an amount equal to the net proceeds (after deducting the applicable underwriting discount and expenses associated with such Selling Holder’s Registrable Shares sold thereunder) received by such Selling Holder from the sale of such Registrable Shares by such Selling Holder. The obligation of each Selling Holder hereunder shall be several and not joint.

Section 4.3 Conduct Of Indemnification Proceedings . In case any proceeding (including any investigation by any court, governmental, regulatory or administrative agency or commission or other governmental authority or instrumentality, domestic (federal, state or municipal) or foreign governmental entity) shall be instituted involving any Person in respect of which indemnity may be sought pursuant to Section 4.1 or Section 4.2, such Person (the “ Indemnified Party ”) shall promptly notify the Person against whom such indemnity may be sought (the “ Indemnifying Party ”) in writing and the Indemnifying Party, upon the request of the Indemnified Party, shall retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Party to represent such Indemnified Party and any others the Indemnifying Party may designate in such proceeding and shall pay the fees and disbursements of such counsel related to such proceeding. In any such proceeding, any Indemnified Party shall have the right to retain its own counsel, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Indemnified Party unless (i) the Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Party shall have mutually agreed to the retention of such counsel or (ii) the named parties to any such proceeding (including any impleaded or joined parties) include both the Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party and, in the written opinion of counsel for the Indemnified Party, representation of both parties by the same counsel would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between them. It is understood that the Indemnifying Party shall not, in connection with any proceeding or related proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the fees and expenses of more than one separate firm of attorneys (in addition to any local counsel) at any time for all such Indemnified Parties, and that all such fees and expenses shall be reimbursed as they are incurred. In the case any such separate firm for the Indemnified Parties exists, such firm shall be designated in writing by the Indemnified Parties. The Indemnifying Party shall not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent, but if settled with such consent (not to be unreasonably withheld), or if a final judgment is entered for the plaintiff, the Indemnifying Party shall indemnify and hold harmless such Indemnified Parties from and against any loss or liability (to the extent stated above) by reason of such settlement or judgment.

Section 4.4 Contribution .

(a) If the indemnification provided for in this Article IV is, by operation of law unavailable to an Indemnified Party in respect of any losses, claims, damages or liabilities in respect of which indemnity is to be provided hereunder, then each such Indemnifying Party, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Party, shall to the fullest extent permitted by law, contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Party as a result of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of such party in connection with the statements or omissions that resulted in such losses, claims, damages or liabilities, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of the Company, a Selling Holder and the Underwriters shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by such party and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission.

(b) The Company and each Selling Holder agrees that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 4.4 were determined by pro rata allocation (even if the Underwriters were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any other method of allocation that does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph. The amount paid or payable by an Indemnified Party as a result of the losses, claims, damages or liabilities referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth above, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such Indemnified Party in connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim. Each Selling Holder shall not be required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the net proceeds of the offering (before deducting expenses) received by such Selling Holder exceeds the amount of any damages that such

Selling Holder has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any Person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.

ARTICLE V.

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 5.1 Participation In Underwritten Offerings . No Person may participate in any underwritten registered offering contemplated hereunder, unless such Person (a) agrees to sell its securities on the basis provided in any underwriting arrangements approved by the Persons entitled hereunder to approve such arrangements, (b) completes and executes all (to the extent reasonable and customary) questionnaires, powers of attorney, custody arrangements, indemnities, underwriting agreements and other documents reasonably required under the terms of such underwriting arrangements and this Agreement and (c) furnishes in writing to the Company such information regarding such Person, the plan of distribution of the Registrable Shares and other information as the Company may from time to time reasonably request or as may legally be required in connection with such underwritten registered offering; provided, however, that no such Person shall be required to make any representations or warranties in connection with any such underwritten registered offering other than representations and warranties as to (i) such Person’s ownership of his or its Registrable Shares to be sold or transferred in a manner that is free and clear of all liens, claims and encumbrances, (ii) such Person’s power and authority to effect such transfer and (iii) such matters pertaining to compliance with securities laws as may reasonably be requested; provided further, however, that the obligation of such Person to indemnify pursuant to any such underwriting agreements shall be several, and not joint and several, among such Persons selling Registrable Shares, and the liability of each such Person will be in proportion to, and, provided further that such liability will be limited to, the net amount received by such Person from the sale of such Person’s Registrable Shares pursuant to such underwritten registered offering. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the Board of Directors must approve any Underwriter engaged to conduct any underwritten registered offering pursuant to this Agreement; provided, however, that if such underwritten registered offering has been initiated by the Purchaser and the Purchaser is the sole selling shareholder in such offering, the Purchaser shall have the right to select the Underwriter for such underwritten registered offering, subject to the approval of the Board of Directors, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld.

Section 5.2 Rule 144 . The Company shall file any and all reports required to be filed by it under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and shall take such further action as the Holders may reasonably request to the extent required from time to time to enable the Holders to sell Registrable Shares without registration under the Securities Act within the limitation of the exemptions provided by Rule 144 under the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission. Upon the request of any Holder, the Company will deliver to such Holder a written statement as to whether it has complied with such reporting requirements.

Section 5.3 Market Stand Off . In connection with the registration or offering of the Company’s securities, upon the reasonable request of the Company and the managing Underwriter of any underwritten offering of the Company’s securities, each Holder agrees not to sell, make any short sale of, loan, grant any option for the purchase of, or otherwise dispose of, any Registrable Shares (other than those included in the registration) without prior written consent of the Company, or such Underwriters, as the case may be, for such period of time (not to exceed 60 days from the effective date of such registration or offering) as the Company and the managing Underwriter may reasonably specify (the “ Stand-Off Period ”); provided, however, that:

(a) all executive officers and directors of the Company then holding Common Stock of the Company shall enter into similar agreements for not less than the time period required of the Holders hereunder; and

(b) the Holders shall be allowed any concession or proportionate release allowed to any officer or director that entered into similar agreements.

In order to enforce the foregoing covenant in this Section 5.3, the Company shall have the right to place restrictive legends on the certificates representing the Registrable Shares subject to this Section 5.3 and to impose stop transfer instructions with respect to the Registrable Shares and such other Common Stock of each Holder (and the Common Stock or securities of every other person subject to the foregoing restriction) until the end of such period.

Upon request, each such Holder agrees to execute a “lock-up” letter to such effect for the benefit of the Company or any Underwriter.

Section 5.4 Amendments, Waivers, Etc . This Agreement may not be amended, waived or otherwise modified or terminated except by an instrument in writing signed by the Company and the Holders of at least two-thirds of the Registrable Shares then held by all the Holders.

Section 5.5 Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed and delivered (including by facsimile transmission) in one or more counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when one or more counterparts have been signed by each of the parties and delivered to the other parties, it being understood that all parties need not sign the same counterpart.

Section 5.6 IRSA Guarantee . IRSA is a party to this Agreement solely for purposes of guaranteeing the obligations of the Purchaser and IRSA shall be liable to the Company, to the same extent as the Purchaser, for all obligations of the Purchaser hereunder, including, without limitation, the obligations of the Purchaser set forth in Article IV hereof.

Section 5.7 Entire Agreement . This Agreement, together with the Purchase Agreement and the other agreements, instruments and documents referred to therein, constitutes the entire agreement of the parties hereto and supersedes all prior agreements, letters of intent and understandings, both written and oral, among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof.

Section 5.8 Articles, Sections . Unless the context indicates otherwise, references to Articles, Sections and paragraphs shall refer to the corresponding articles, sections and paragraphs in this Agreement.

Section 5.9 Governing Law; Choice of Forum . This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of New York without regard to the principles of conflicts of laws. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably consents, to the maximum extent permitted by law, that any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby shall be brought, at the option of the party instituting the action or proceeding, in any court of general jurisdiction in New York County, New York, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York or in any state or federal court sitting in the area currently comprising the Southern District of New York. Each of the parties hereto waives any objection that it may have to the conduct of any action or proceeding in any such court based on improper venue or forum non conveniens , waives personal service of any and all process upon it, and consents that all service of process may be made by mail or courier service directed to it at the address set forth herein and that service so

made shall be deemed to be completed upon the earlier of actual receipt or ten days after the same shall have been posted or delivered to a nationally recognized courier service. Nothing contained in this shall affect the right of any party hereto to serve legal process in any other manner permitted by law.

Section 5.10 Assignment of Registration Rights . No Holder of Registrable Shares may assign all or any part of its rights under this Agreement to any person without the prior written consent of the Company, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld; provided, however, that the rights may be assigned to any Affiliate of the Purchaser or IRSA without requiring the Company’s consent.

Section 5.11 Parties in Interest . This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Company and any successor organization that shall succeed to substantially all of the business and property of the Company, whether by merger, consolidation, acquisition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company or otherwise, including by operation of law (each, a “ Successor ”). The Company hereby covenants and agrees that it shall cause any Successor to adopt and assume this Agreement. If a parent entity of the Company or its Successor becomes the issuer of the Registrable Shares, then the Company or such Successor shall cause such parent entity to adopt and assume this Agreement to the same extent as if the parent entity were the Company or such Successor.

Section 5.12 Notices . All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given if delivered personally, by facsimile, or mailed by registered or certified mail (return receipt requested), or sent by Federal Express or other recognized overnight courier, to the parties at the following addresses (or at such other address for a party as shall be specified by like notice):

(a)

If to Purchaser, to:

Real Estate Strategies L.P.

Real Estate Strategies L.P. Clarendon House 2,

Church Street, Hamilton HM CX, Bermuda

Attention: Eduardo S. Elsztain

c/o IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima,

Bolívar 108 (C1066AAB),

Buenos Aires, Argentina,

fax no. +54 (11) 4323-7449,

Attention: Eduardo S. Elsztain

Moreno 877, C1091AAQ

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Fax no. +54 (11) 4323-7449

Attention: Eduardo S. Elsztain

with a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):

Zang, Bergel & Viñes Abogados,

Florida 537, 18th Floor, (C1005AAK)

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Fax no. +54 (11) 5166-7070

Attention: Pablo Vergara del Carril

(b)

If to the Company, to:

Supertel Hospitality, Inc.

1800 West Pasewalk, Suite 200

Norfolk, Nebraska 68701

Fax no. (402) 371-4229

Attention: Chief Executive Officer

with a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):

McGrath North Mullin & Kratz, PC LLO

Suite 3700, First National Tower

1601 Dodge Street

Omaha, Nebraska 68102

Fax no. (402) 952-1802

Attention: Guy Lawson

Any of the above addresses may be changed at any time by notice given as provided above; provided, however, that any such notice of change of address shall be effective only upon receipt. All notices, requests or instructions given in accordance herewith shall be deemed received on the date of delivery, if hand delivered, on the date of receipt, if by facsimile, three business days after the date of mailing, if mailed by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, and one business day after the date of sending, if sent by Federal Express or other recognized overnight courier.

Section 5.13 Headings . The headings contained in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and are not part of the substance of this Agreement.

Section 5.14 Limitations on Subsequent Registration Rights . From and after the date of this Agreement, the Company shall not, without the prior written consent of Holders of not less than two-thirds of the then outstanding Registrable Shares, enter into any agreement with any holder or prospective holder of any equity securities of the Company that would allow such holder or prospective holder (a) to include such equity securities in any registration statement filed for the Registrable Shares pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, unless under the terms of such agreement, such holder or prospective holder may include such equity securities in any such registration only to the extent that the inclusion of its equity securities will not reduce the amount of Registrable Shares of the Holders or (b) to have its equity securities registered on a registration statement that is declared effective prior to the Effectiveness Date (exclusive of a registration statement filed on Form S-8).

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the Purchaser, IRSA and the Company has caused this Agreement to be signed by its duly authorized officer as of the date first written above.

REAL ESTATE STRATEGIES L.P

By:

JIWIN S.A.

General Partner

/s/ Eduardo Elsztain

Name: Eduardo Elsztain

Title: Chairman

IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones

Sociedad Anónima

By:

/s/ Eduardo Elsztain

Name: Eduardo Elsztain

Title: Chairman

SUPERTEL HOSPITALITY, INC.

By:

/s/ Kelly A. Walters

Name: Kelly A. Walters

Title: Chief Executive Officer

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Exhibit 10.5

DIRECTORS DESIGNATION AGREEMENT

This Directors Designation Agreement (this “ Agreement ”), dated as of February 1, 2012, by and among Real Estate Strategies L.P., a Bermuda Limited Partnership (“ RES ” or, the “ Purchaser ”, or the “ Investor ” and Supertel Hospitality, Inc., a Virginia corporation (the “ Company ” or “ SPPR ”).

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS , on or about the date hereof, the Investor has agreed, subject to certain conditions, to purchase from the Company 2,000,000 shares of the Company’s Series C Cumulative Convertible Preferred Shares, par value $0.01 per share (the “Initial Preferred Shares”), with an irrevocable option to purchase up to 1,000,000 additional shares of the Company’s Series C Cumulative Convertible Preferred Shares, par value $0.01 per share (the “ Additional Preferred Shares ”), (the Initial Preferred Shares plus the Additional Preferred Shares, if applicable, the “ Preferred Shares ”) pursuant that certain Purchase Agreement (the “ Purchase Agreement ”), dated as of November 16, 2011, by and among RES, the Company and Supertel Limited Partnership, L.P., a Virginia limited partnership (the “ Operating Partnership ”);

WHEREAS , concurrently in connection with the sale and purchase of the Preferred Shares, the Company intends to issue to Investor warrants (the “ Warrants ”) to purchase shares of common stock of the Company, par value $.01 per share (the “ Common Stock ”) on the terms contained therein;

WHEREAS , in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement, the Company has agreed to appoint up to four representatives designated by Investor as members of the Board of Directors of the Company, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement;

WHEREAS , in connection with the transactions contemplated herein, the Company and the Investor have executed on the following documents, the Purchase Agreement, the Investor Rights and Conversion Agreement, dated as of February 1, 2012, (the “ Investor Agreement ”), a Common Stock Purchase Warrant dated as of February 1, 2012, (the “ Warrant Agreement ”), a Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of February 1, 2012, (the “ Registration Rights Agreement ”, and together with the Purchase Agreement, the Investor Agreement and the Warrant Agreement, the “ Transaction Documents ”).

NOW , THEREFORE , in consideration of the promises and the mutual covenants and agreements contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, each intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE 1

DEFINITIONS

Section 1.01. Certain Defined Terms . In addition to the terms defined elsewhere herein, for purposes of this Agreement, the terms below shall have the following meanings:

“ Affiliate ” means, with respect to any specified Person, any other Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by or is under common control with such specified Person. For purposes of this Agreement, with respect to Investor, “ Affiliate ” shall not include the Company or any other Person that is directly, or indirectly through one or more

intermediaries, controlled by the Company and, with respect to the Company, “ Affiliate ” shall not include Investor or any other Person that is directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controlled by Investor.

“ Beneficially Own ,” “ Beneficially Owned ” or “ Beneficial Ownership ” means, with respect to any securities, having beneficial ownership of such securities (as determined pursuant to Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act.

“ Board of Directors ” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

“ Closing Date ” means the date upon which the Investor will purchase the Preferred Shares and deliver to the Company the purchase price pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.

“ Designation Notice ” shall mean written notice from Investor to the Company pursuant to which Investor shall notify the Company of its exercise of its right to designate a Qualified Replacement Designee to serve as a member of the Board of Directors, which notice shall identify such Person.

“ D&O Questionnaire ” means the questionnaire form attached hereto as Exhibit A.

“ FINRA Questionnaire ” means the questionnaire form attached hereto as Exhibit B.

“ Independence Standards ” means the categorical independence standards set forth in the Nasdaq Stock Market listing standards, as the same may be amended form time to time, and the Company’s Articles of Incorporation.

“ Investor Designees ” and “ Investor Designee ” mean respectively Daniel Elsztain, Jim Friend, Donald J. Landry, and John M. Sabin, and each of them individually, and any Qualified Replacement.

“ Person ” means any individual, corporation, partnership (general or limited), limited liability company, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust or unincorporated organization.

“ Qualified Replacement ” means any Person designated by the Investor in a Designation Notice that (i) meets the Independence Standards but only if the failure to meet the Independence Standards would mean that the Company failed to have a majority of independent directors and (ii) completes the normal and customary background check and similar processes customary for appointments of directors of Nasdaq Stock Market listed companies, including completion of the D&O Questionnaire and the FINRA Questionnaire.

“ Qualifying Ownership Period ” means the period commencing on the Closing Date and ending on the date upon which the Investor or its Affiliates cease to Beneficially Own at least 7% of the voting power of the capital stock of the Company.

ARTICLE 2

BOARD DESIGNATION

Section 2.01. Investor Designees . The Company agrees to take, or cause to be taken, all actions necessary to elect or appoint (or cause to be elected or appointed) the Investor Designees to the Board of Directors effective as of the Closing Date. The Company also agrees to permit the Investor Designees, as of the Closing Date, to participate as independent directors (if so qualified) in all decisions regarding transactions that require the approval of independent directors under applicable law or the Articles of

Incorporation or bylaws of the Company, the annual Schedule 14A Proxy Statement of the Company and other relevant materials, and to allow an Investor Designee to attend meetings of any committee of the Board of Directors as a non-voting observer if there are no Investor Designees serving as a member of such committee. Investor Designees shall be granted the same rights and shall be subject to the same restrictions applicable to all directors of the Company generally. An Investor Designee will be appointed to the Nominating Committee of the Board of Directors on the Closing Date, provided that Investor Designees shall not constitute a majority of the members of the Nominating Committee. An acquisition committee of the Board of Directors will be formed on the Closing Date, with the members of such committee consisting of at least an Investor Designee, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and a director who is a member of the current Board of Directors.

Section 2.02. Number of Investor Designees . As of the Closing Date, and notwithstanding anything to the contrary the Investor and SPPR agree that SPPR shall appoint to its Board of Directors, subject to the Transaction Documents (including without limitation the Purchaser Interest upon Closing), up to four (4) knowledgeable and qualified Investor Designees to the Board of Directors. The Board shall consist of no more than nine (9) members after such appointments. The continuing members of the Board of Directors will be reasonably acceptable to both the current CEO of SPPR and the Purchaser. For so long as Purchaser collectively Beneficially Owns Common Stock and Preferred Shares that would represent at least thirty-four percent (34%) of all outstanding Common Shares and Preferred Shares (the “Purchaser Interest”), then Purchaser will be entitled to appoint four (4) members to the Board of Directors. For so long as the Purchaser Interest is less than thirty-four percent (34%) but more than twenty-two percent (22%), then Purchaser will be entitled to appoint three (3) members to the Board of Directors. For so long as the Purchaser Interest is less than twenty-two percent (22%) but is equal to or more than fourteen percent (14%), then Purchaser will be entitled to appoint two (2) members to the Board of Directors. For so long as the Purchaser Interest is less than fourteen percent (14%) but is equal to or more than seven percent (7%), then Purchaser will be entitled to appoint one (1) member to the Board of Directors. The Purchaser Interest shall include the fully diluted Beneficial Ownership of the Purchaser including Common Shares and Preferred Shares but excluding Warrants. The Purchaser may remove any Investor Designee from the Board at any time, for any reason or no reason. The Purchaser may replace at any time any Investor Designee who resigns or is removed with a Qualified Replacement. In the event directors are elected by the holders of SPPR preferred stock voting separately as a class because dividends on such preferred stock are in arrears, then such directors shall replace a member or members of the Board of Directors, other than Investor Designees, as necessary to maintain the Board of Directors at no more than nine (9) members.

The Purchaser will agree to vote for the election of the current directors of the SPPR Board who remain on the SPPR Board following appointment of the Investor Designees, and their successors as nominated by the Nominating Committee of the SPPR Board. At Purchaser’s option, a Investor Designee, meeting Nasdaq independence requirements, will be appointed to the Nominating Committee of the SPPR Board (provided that Investor Designees will not constitute a majority of the membership of the committee).

An acquisition committee of the SPPR Board will be formed as provided in Section 2.01 of this Agreement. Such acquisition committee will have authority to approve acquisitions or dispositions of Company assets up to amounts set by the SPPR Board.

Section 2.03. Replacement Director and Investor Designee Resignation . Subject to applicable law, and applicable stock exchange and securities market rules and regulations, during the Qualifying Ownership Period, in the event that an Investor Designee is unable to serve as a director of the Company (due to death, disability or otherwise), or the Investor decides to replace an Investor Designee, following such Investor Designee’s resignation or removal such Investor Designee’s replacement shall be

nominated and designated by Investor pursuant to a Designation Notice, and the Company agrees to take, or cause to be taken, all actions necessary to cause such Qualified Replacement to be promptly appointed or elected to serve as a director of the Company, with the same rights provided in Section 2.01. With respect to any advance written resignation from the Board of Directors submitted by an Investor Designee to be effective upon the occurrence of one or more events specified therein, including upon notice from the Investor to the Company that such resignation is effective, the Company will promptly take, or cause to be taken, all action necessary to recognize such resignation and appoint the Qualified Replacement for such resigned Investor Designee to the Board of Directors.

Section 2.04. Recommendation and Solicitation of Proxies and Voting . At each shareholder vote for the general election of directors of the Company held (whether by a meeting or written consent of the stockholders of the Company) during the Qualifying Ownership Period, the Company, the Nominating Committee of the Board of Directors and the Board of Directors shall nominate and recommend for approval by the Company’s shareholders Investor Designees (up to the number the Investor is entitled to designate pursuant to Section 2.02) or, to the extent that an Investor Designee is unable to serve as a director of the Company (due to death, disability or incapacity), any Qualified Replacement for election as a director of the Company, and the Company shall also solicit proxies for Investor Designees or such Qualified Replacement to the same extent as it does for any of its other nominees to the Board of Directors; provided that (1) in the event that the Investor fails to send a timely Designation Notice in order for the Company to nominate a new Investor Designee, the Investor Designee then currently serving as a director shall be deemed to be the new Investor Designee and (2) to the extent that the Board of Directors reasonably determines, based upon Nasdaq Stock Market listing standards, that the proposed Investor Designee does not qualify as a Qualified Replacement, Investor shall be permitted to propose additional Persons until such time that the Board of Directors determines that a proposed Investor Designee qualifies as a Qualified Replacement to serve as a director of the Company.

At each shareholder vote for the general election of directors of the Company held (whether by a meeting or written consent of the stockholders of the Company) during the Qualifying Ownership Period, the Company, the Nominating Committee of the Board of Directors and the Board of Directors shall nominate and recommend for approval by the Company’s shareholders the current directors of the Board of Directors who remain on the Board of Directors following appointment of the Investor Designees, and upon their replacement for any cause, their successors as nominated by the Nominating Committee of the Board of Directors. The Investor agrees to vote for the election of the current directors of the Board of Directors who remain on the Board of Directors following appointment of the Investor Designees, and their successors as nominated by the Nominating Committee of the Board of Directors.

Section 2.05. Charters and Bylaws .

(a) Subject to compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, the Company shall take or cause to be taken all lawful action necessary to ensure that, at all times during the Qualifying Ownership Period, Articles of Incorporation of the Company, as amended, and the Bylaws of the Company, as amended from time to time (the “ Bylaws ”) are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement.

(b) The Company’s Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws shall continue to allow attendance at meetings of the Board of Directors and the Committees of the Board of Directors through telephone conference or video conference.

Section 2.06. Indemnification and Insurance .

(a) The Company shall make available to the Investor Designees, at the time of appointment to the Board of Directors, indemnification consistent with its current practices with respect to other directors of the Board of Directors, including entering into an indemnification agreement consistent with such agreements, if any, entered into with the Company’s other directors.

(b) The Company shall continue to maintain in full force and effect director and officer liability insurance for the benefit of the Investor Designees consistent with its current practices with respect to other directors of the Company.

Section 2.07. Further Obligations by the Company . The Company hereby agrees that during the Qualifying Ownership Period it shall: (i) unless otherwise consented to by the Investor Designee, provide the Investor Designees at least five (5) business days advance written notice to any meeting of the Board of Directors, notice which shall include the agenda proposed by the Chairman of the Board of Directors (and for any committee of the Board of Directors if no member of such committee is an Investor Designee) and any documents or information to be addressed or discussed during such meeting; and (ii) furnish the Investor Designees with such financial and operating data and other information with respect to the business, finance and properties of the Company as the Company prepares and compiles for members of its Board of Directors in the ordinary course.

Section 2.08. Obligations of Investor Designees or Qualified Replacement . Prior to appointment or election to the Board of Directors, Investor Designees and any individual that the Investor proposes as a potential Qualified Replacement shall complete, to the reasonable satisfaction of the Nominating Committee of the Board of Directors, the D&O Questionnaire and the FINRA Questionnaire.

Section 2.09. Independent Director Matters . The Investor represents that it will nominate sufficient Investor Designees to meet the Independence Standards when combined with the other existing independent directors of the Company. If at any time during the Qualifying Ownership Period an Investor Designee ceases to be considered as an “independent” director, and only if such action would cause the Company to fail to have a majority of independent directors, then the Investor shall designate a Qualified Replacement who qualifies as an “independent director” under applicable law, Nasdaq Stock Market listing standards, and the Company’s Articles of Incorporation.

Section 2.10. Injunctive Relief . The parties hereto hereby agree that it is impossible to measure in money the damages which will be suffered or incurred by Investor by reason of any breach or violation by the Company of its obligations set forth in this Article II. Accordingly, in the event of any such breach or violation, in addition to any other remedy at law or in equity that Investor may have available to it, Investor shall have the right to specific performance of such obligations.

Section 2.11. SPPR Senior Management . During any time the Purchaser has the right to have two or more Investor Designees to serve on the Board of Directors, then the Purchaser will have the right to require SPPR to hire one individual to the SPPR Senior Management team on terms reasonably acceptable to SPPR and the Purchaser and subject to SPPR Board approval. Such person may serve as an Investor Designee Director provided the majority of Board of Directors, exclusive of the Investor Designees, approve. It will be the responsibility of the SPPR CEO to identify and present candidates for the position, exclusive of any persons not acceptable to Purchaser.

ARTICLE 3

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY

The Company hereby represents and warrants to Investor as follows:

Section 3.01. Corporation . The Company is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia and has all requisite power to own its properties and assets and to conduct its business as now conducted.

Section 3.02. Authorization and Validity of Agreement . The Company has the requisite trust power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company and the performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by the Board of Directors and all other necessary corporate action on the part of the Company, and no other proceedings on the part of the Company are necessary to authorize this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by the Company and, assuming due execution and delivery by Investor, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms.

Section 3.03. No Conflict or Violation . The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement does not and will not (i) violate or conflict with any provision of the Articles of Incorporation or bylaws of the Company (in each case, as amended and in effect on the date hereof and the Closing Date), (ii) violate any provision of law, or any order, judgment or decree of any governmental entity, or (iii) violate or result in a breach of or constitute (with due notice or lapse of time or both) a default under any contract, agreement or instrument to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which any of them is bound or to which any of their respective properties or assets is subject.

ARTICLE 4

ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS

Section 4.01. Term . This Agreement shall be effective as of the date hereof and shall continue in force and effect until the earlier of (i) the termination of the Purchase Agreement or (ii) the expiration of the Qualifying Ownership Period, at which time this Agreement shall be of no further force or effect.

Section 4.02. Notices . All notices, requests, claims, demands and other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and shall be given (and shall be deemed to have been duly received if so given) by facsimile, hand delivery, mail (registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested) or any courier service, in each case providing reasonable proof of delivery. All communications hereunder shall be delivered to the respective parties at the following addresses and facsimile numbers:

If to Investor

Real Estate Strategies L.P.

Clarendon House 2, Church Street,

Hamilton HM CX, Bermuda:

c/o I

IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima

Bolivar 108

C1091AAQ, Buenos Aires

Argentina

Attention: Mr. Eduardo Elsztain

Facsimile: +54 (11) 4323-7499

with copies to:

Zang, Bergel & Viñes Abogados

Florida 537, 18th Floor

C1005AAK, Buenos Aires

Argentina

Attention: Pablo Vergara del Carril

Facsimile: +54 (11) 5166-7070

If to the Company, to:

Supertel Hospitality, Inc.

1800 West Pasewalk Avenue, Suite 200

Norfolk, Nebraska 68701

United States

Attention: Chief Executive Officer

Facsimile: +1 (402) 371-4229

with a copy to:

McGrath North Mullin & Kratz, PC LLO

First National Tower, Suite 3700

1601 Dodge Street

Omaha, Nebraska 68102

United States

Attention: Guy Lawson

Facsimile: +1 (402) 952-1802

Section 4.03. CHOICE OF LAW AND FORUM . This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of New York without regard to the principles of conflicts of laws. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably consents, to the maximum extent permitted by law, that any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby shall be brought, at the option of the party instituting the action or proceeding, in any court of general jurisdiction in New York County, New York, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York or in any state or federal court sitting in the area currently comprising the Southern District of New York. Each of the parties hereto waives any objection that it may have to the conduct of any action or proceeding in any such court based on improper venue or forum non conveniens , waives personal service of any and all process upon it, and consents that all service of process may be made by mail or courier service directed to it at the address set forth herein and that service so made shall be deemed to be completed upon the earlier of actual receipt or ten days after the same shall have been posted or delivered to a nationally recognized courier service. Nothing contained in this shall affect the right of any party hereto to serve legal process in any other manner permitted by law.

Section 4.04. Limitations on Rights of Third Parties . Except as otherwise set forth herein, nothing in this Agreement is intended or shall be construed to confer upon or give any Person, other than the parties hereto and their respective successors, any rights or remedies under or by reason of this Agreement or any transaction contemplated hereby.

Section 4.05. Assignment . This Agreement and the rights and obligations hereunder may not be assigned without the prior written consent of the parties hereto and any purported or attempted assignment or other transfer of rights or obligations under this Agreement without such consent shall be void and of no force or effect.

Section 4.06. No Joint Venture or Business Entity . Nothing expressed or implied in this Agreement is intended or shall be construed to create or establish a joint venture, partnership or other business entity by, among or between the parties hereto.

Section 4.07. Amendments . This Agreement may not be amended, modified or altered, and no provision hereof may be waived, in any such case in whole or in part, except by a subsequent writing signed by the parties hereto.

Section 4.08. Severability . In the event that any part of this Agreement is declared by any court or other judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction to be null, void or unenforceable, said provision shall survive to the extent it is not so declared, and all of the other provisions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

Section 4.09. Headings . The headings contained in this Agreement are included for convenience of reference only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

Section 4.10. Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed and delivered (including by facsimile transmission) in one or more counterparts, and by the different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when executed and delivered shall be deemed to be an original but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Director Designation Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

REAL ESTATE STRATEGIES L.P

By:

JIWIN S.A.

General Partner

/s/ Eduardo Elsztain

Name: Eduardo Elsztain

Title: Chairman

SUPERTEL HOSPITALITY, INC.

By:

/s/ Kelly A. Walters

Name: Kelly A. Walters

Title: Chief Executive Officer

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