Temple Hotels Inc. announces appointment of Executive Vice President

WINNIPEG, Aug. 15, 2013 /CNW/ - The Board of Directors of Temple Hotels Inc. ("Temple")      (TSX: TPH) is pleased to announce the appointment of Gino Romagnoli as Executive Vice President effective August 16, 2013.  Mr. Romagnoli has over 30 years of experience in hotel asset management at Shelter Canadian Properties Limited, the asset manager for Temple Hotels Inc., and has been involved in all aspects of Temple's operations since its inception in 2005.

Temple is a real estate investment company listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbols TPH (common shares), TPH.DB.C, TPH.DB.D, TPH.DB.E and TPH.DB.F (convertible debentures).  The objective of Temple is to provide shareholders with stable cash dividends from investment in a diversified portfolio of hotel properties and related assets.  For further information on Temple, please visit our website at www.templehotels.ca.

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SOURCE: Temple Hotels Inc.

Arni Thorsteinson, Chief Executive Officer, or Gino Romagnoli, Executive Vice President
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