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

Date of report (Date of Earliest Event Reported) December 19, 2011

SONESTA INTERNATIONAL HOTELS CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

New York

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

0-9032		13-5648107
(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

116 Huntington Avenue Boston, Massachusetts		02116
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

(617) 421-5400

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 8.01. Other Events.

On December 19, 2011 the Company filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission a supplement (the “Proxy Supplement No. 3”) to the proxy statement, dated November 21, 2011, as supplemented by the proxy supplement dated December 1, 2011 and the proxy supplement dated December 2, 2011. As more fully disclosed in the Proxy Supplement No. 3, the parties to two previously disclosed putative class action lawsuits brought by Sonesta stockholders have entered into a memorandum of understanding, in which they agreed upon the terms of a settlement of the stockholder litigation. The full text of the Proxy Supplement No. 3 is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

99.1	Proxy Supplement No. 3, dated December 19, 2011 to the Proxy Statement, dated November 21, 2011, as supplemented by the proxy supplement dated December 1, 2011 and the proxy supplement dated December 2, 2011.

99.2	Press Release, dated December 19, 2011 issued by Sonesta

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.

	SONESTA INTERNATIONAL HOTELS CORPORATION


Date: December 19, 2011	By:	/s/ Boy van Riel
		Name: Boy van Riel
		Title: Vice President and Treasurer
		(Authorized to sign on behalf of the Registrant as Principal Financial Officer)

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit

Number

Description

99.1	Proxy Supplement No. 3, dated December 19, 2011 to the Proxy Statement, dated November 21, 2011, as supplemented by the proxy supplement dated December 1, 2011 and the proxy supplement dated December 2, 2011.

99.2	Press Release, dated December 19, 2011 issued by Sonesta.

SONESTA INTERNATIONAL HOTELS CORP 8-K