Item 8.01 Other Events

On October 7, 2009, MHI Hospitality Corporation (the "Company") announced that it has extended the record date of its proposed rights offering to October 14, 2009. The Company had filed a Registration Statement on Form S-3 with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the proposed rights offering relating to non-transferable subscription rights to purchase shares of the Company's common stock, par value $0.01 per share. A copy of the press release announcing the extension of the record date to October 14, 2009 is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K report and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

99.1 Press release by MHI Hospitality Corporation announcing extension of record date for proposed rights offering dated October 7, 2009.

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