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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION


                             Washington, D.C. 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): SEPTEMBER 16, 1998




                                  SERVICO, INC.



               1601 Belvedere Road, West Palm Beach, Florida 33406

                                 (561) 689-9970


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Incorporated under the laws of the          Commission File Number              I.R.S. Employer Identification Number

         STATE OF FLORIDA                            1-11342                                   65-0350241

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ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS.

GENERAL

         On September 16, 1998, Servico, Inc. ("Servico") announced that it had
reached an agreement (the "Amendment") with Impac Hotel Group, L.L.C. ("Impac")
to amend the terms of their previously announced merger (the "Merger"). As
previously announced, on July 22, 1998, Servico and Impac entered into an
Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement")
pursuant to which Impac and Servico agreed, subject to certain conditions, to
combine their respective businesses in the Merger. As a result of the Merger,
Servico shareholders and Impac unitholders will become the owners of a combined
company to be called Lodgian, Inc. The original agreement provided for the
issuance of 6 million shares of Lodgian common stock to Impac unitholders or
0.519 shares for each unit owned, subject to adjustment if the average price of
Servico common stock over a specified ten-day period prior to the Merger was
less than $14.00 per share or greater than $25.00 per share. Additionally, as
five of Impac's hotels that are currently under development are opened, the
Impac unitholders would receive up to an aggregate of 1.4 million additional
shares of Lodgian common stock, representing an additional 0.121 shares of
Lodgian common stock for each Impac unit.

         There has been significant volatility over the past several months,
particularly in the last two weeks, in the market prices for equity securities,
including securities of companies engaged in the ownership or management of
hotels. This volatility is also reflected in the trading price of Servico common
stock. For the 52-week period ended September 15, 1998, the closing sale price
per share of Servico Common Stock as reported on the New York Stock Exchange has
ranged from a high of $22-1/2 to a low of $7-1/2. The last sale price of Servico
on (i) March 20, 1998, the last full trading day prior to Servico's and Impac's
public announcement of the execution of the Merger Agreement, was $17.75 per
share, (ii) on July 22, 1998, the last full trading day prior to the date of the
Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus, was $15.00 per share and (iii) on September
15, 1998, the last full trading day prior to Servico's announcement that it had
reached agreement with Impac to amend the Merger Agreement, was $8.00 per share.

         The Merger Agreement provided that the determination of the number of
shares to be issued to Impac unitholders would have been based upon the ten
consecutive trading-day periods preceding the date on which all conditions
precedent to the Merger had been satisfied. Because of the uncertainty in the
marketplace of when the trading period calculation would commence and the
overall volatility in the equity markets, there has been uncertainty and
confusion over the number of shares which would ultimately be issued to Impac's
unitholders in the Merger. Accordingly, Impac and Servico executed the
Amendment, pursuant to which the Merger consideration was fixed based upon the
ten consecutive trading-day periods preceding September 15, 1998, the date on
which Servico's Board approved the terms of the Amendment. Additionally, the
Amendment further provides that $15 million of the Merger consideration issuable
to Impac unitholders will be payable in cash rather than shares of Lodgian
common stock. As a result, Impac unitholders will now initially receive an
aggregate of 8 million shares of Lodgian common stock or 0.692 shares for each
unit owned and cash, without interest, in the amount of approximately $1.30 per
unit. Impac unitholders will also continue to be entitled to receive up to the
additional 1.4 million shares of Lodgian common stock representing an additional
0.121 shares of Lodgian common stock for each Impac unit as five of Impac's
hotels that are currently under development are opened. The Servico exchange
ratio is unchanged and Servico shareholders will continue to receive Lodgian
common stock on a one-for-one basis. As a result, Servico shareholders and Impac
unitholders will own approximately 67% and 33%, respectively, of Lodgian's
outstanding common stock.



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         The Amendment does not affect any of the other provisions of the Merger
Agreement and completion of the Merger continues to depend upon the conditions
described in the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus of Servico and Impac, dated
July 24, 1998, including, among other things, the approval of Servico's
shareholders. There is no assurance the Merger will be consummated. The
foregoing description of the Amendment is qualified in its entirety by the full
text of such agreement which is included as an exhibit to this Current Report on
Form 8-K.

ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

         (c)      Exhibits.

                  2     Amendment, dated as of September 17, 1998, to the
                        Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan of Merger.

                  99    Press Release of Servico relating to the terms of the
                        Amendment.






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                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the requirement of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


                                  SERVICO, INC.



                                        By: /s/ Warren M. Knight
                                            -----------------------------------
                                            Warren M. Knight,
                                            Vice President-Finance and 
                                            Chief Financial Officer 


Date: September 17, 1998




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                                                                       Exhibit 2

                        AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED
                          AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER


         This Amendment (the "AMENDMENT") is entered into as of the 16th day of
September, 1998, by and among SERVICO, INC., a Florida corporation ("Servico"),
LODGIAN, INC., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Servico
("SHG"), SHG-S SUB, INC., a Florida corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of
SHG ("Servico Merger Sub"), IMPAC HOTEL GROUP, L.L.C., a Georgia limited
liability company ("Impac"), SHG-I SUB, L.L.C., a Georgia limited liability
company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of SHG ("Impac Merger Sub"), P-BURG
LODGING ASSOCIATES, INC., a Kentucky corporation ("P-Burg"), SHG-II SUB, INC., a
Kentucky corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of SHG ("P-Burg Merger Sub"),
HAZARD LODGING ASSOCIATES, INC., a Kentucky corporation ("Hazard"), SHG-III SUB,
INC., a Kentucky corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of SHG ("Hazard
Merger Sub"), MEMPHIS LODGING ASSOCIATES, INC., a Florida corporation
("Memphis"), SHG-IV SUB, INC., a Florida corporation and a wholly-owned
subsidiary of SHG ("Memphis Merger Sub"), DELK LODGING ASSOCIATES, INC., a
Delaware corporation ("Delk"), SHG-V SUB, INC., a Delaware corporation and a
wholly-owned subsidiary of SHG ("Delk Merger Sub"), IMPAC HOTEL DEVELOPMENT,
INC., a Delaware corporation ("IHD"), SHG-VI SUB, INC., a Delaware corporation
and a wholly-owned subsidiary of SHG ("IHD Merger Sub"), IMPAC DESIGN AND
CONSTRUCTION, INC., a Delaware corporation ("IDC"), SHG-VII SUB, INC., a
Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of SHG ("IDC Merger Sub"),
IMPAC HOTEL GROUP, INC., a Florida corporation ("IHG"), SHG-VIII SUB, INC., a
Florida corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of SHG ("IHG Merger Sub"),
IHG, P-Burg, Hazard, Memphis, Delk, IHD and IDC are sometimes collectively
referred to as the "Impac Affiliated Companies", P-Burg Merger Sub, Hazard
Merger Sub, Memphis Merger Sub, Delk Merger Sub, IHD Merger Sub, IDC Merger Sub
and IHG Merger Sub, are sometimes collectively referred to as the "Impac
Affiliated Merger Subs".

                             PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS

         WHEREAS, Servico, Impac, the Impac Affiliated Companies, Servico Merger
Sub, Impac Merger Sub and the Impac Affiliated Merger Subs entered into that
certain Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of July 22,
1998 (the "AGREEMENT"), pursuant to which, among other things, Servico, Impac
and the Impac Affiliated Companies will combine their respective businesses in a
merger transaction (the "Merger"); and

         WHEREAS, due to market conditions and the uncertainty created by the
recent volatility in Servico's common stock, the parties hereto have agreed to
fix the number of shares of SHG common stock which will be issued in the Merger;
and

         WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to amend the Agreement.

         NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual terms,
covenants and agreements set forth herein and in the Agreement, and for other
good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby
acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

         1. AMENDMENT OF SECOND RECITAL. The parties agree that the second
recital of the Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the
following:

                  WHEREAS, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this
         Agreement and in accordance with the Business Corporation Act of the
         State of Florida (the "FBCA"), the Delaware General Corporation Law
         ("DGCL"), the Kentucky Business Corporation Act ("KBCA"), and the
         Georgia Limited Liability Company Act (the "GLLCA"), SHG will acquire
         all of the common stock of Servico and each



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         of the Impac Affiliated Companies and all of the membership interests
         of Impac through the merger of Servico Merger Sub with and into Servico
         (the "Servico Merger"), the merger of P-Burg with and into P-Burg
         Merger Sub (the "P-Burg Merger"), the merger of Hazard with and into
         Hazard Merger Sub (the "Hazard Merger"), the merger of Memphis with and
         into Memphis Merger Sub (the "Memphis Merger"), the merger of Delk with
         and into Delk Merger Sub (the "Delk Merger"), the merger of IHD Merger
         Sub with and into IHD (the "IHD Merger"), the merger of IDC with and
         into IDC Merger Sub (the "IDC Merger"), and the merger of IHG with and
         into IHG Merger Sub (the "IHG Merger", and, collectively with the
         P-Burger Merger, the Hazard Merger, the Memphis Merger, the Delk
         Merger, the IHD Merger and the IDC Merger, the "Impac Affiliated
         Mergers"), and the merger of Impac with and into Impac Merger Sub (the
         "Impac Merger") and the shareholders and members of Servico and Impac,
         respectively, will receive shares of common stock, par value $.01 per
         share, of SHG ("SHG Common Stock") as set forth herein;

         2. AMENDMENT TO SECTION 1.2. The parties agree that Section 1.2 of the
Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

                  1.2      THE MERGERS.

                           (a) Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set
         forth in this Agreement, and in accordance with the FBCA, at the
         Effective Time (as defined herein), Servico Merger Sub shall be merged
         with and into Servico. As a result of the Servico Merger, the separate
         corporate existence of Servico Merger Sub shall cease and Servico shall
         continue as the surviving corporation of the Servico Merger as a
         wholly-owned subsidiary of SHG (the "Servico Surviving Corporation").

                           (b) Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set
         forth in this Agreement, and in accordance with the KBCA, at the
         Effective Time, P-Burg shall be merged with and into P-Burg Merger Sub.
         As a result of the P-Burg Merger, the separate corporate existence of
         P-Burg shall cease and P-Burg Merger Sub shall continue as the
         surviving corporation of the P-Burg Merger as a wholly-owned subsidiary
         of SHG (the "P-Burg Surviving Corporation"). If upon the advice of
         counsel, it is determined that a merger of P-Burg Merger Sub with and
         into P-Burg, with P-Burg as the survivor will qualify as a
         reorganization within the meaning of Code Section 368(a)(1)(A) and
         (a)(2)(E), then the parties may reverse the form of the P-Burg Merger
         and P-Burg shall continue as the surviving corporation of the P-Burg
         Merger as a wholly-owned subsidiary of SHG and be the "P-Burg Surviving
         Corporation".

                           (c) Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set
         forth in this Agreement, and in accordance with the KBCA, at the
         Effective Time, Hazard shall be merged with and into Hazard Merger Sub.
         As a result of the Hazard Merger, the separate corporate existence of
         Hazard shall cease and Hazard Merger Sub shall continue as the
         surviving corporation of the Hazard Merger as a wholly-owned subsidiary
         of SHG (the "Hazard Surviving Corporation"). If upon the advice of
         counsel, it is determined that a merger of Hazard Merger Sub with and
         into Hazard, with Hazard as the survivor will qualify as a
         reorganization within the meaning of Code Section 368(a)(1)(A) and
         (a)(2)(E), then the parties may reverse the form of the Hazard Merger
         and Hazard shall continue as the surviving



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         corporation of the Hazard Merger as a wholly-owned subsidiary of SHG
         and be the "Hazard Surviving Corporation".

                           (d) Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set
         forth in this Agreement, and in accordance with the FBCA, at the
         Effective Time, Memphis shall be merged with and into Memphis Merger
         Sub. As a result of the Memphis Merger, the separate corporate
         existence of Memphis shall cease and Memphis Merger Sub shall continue
         as the surviving corporation of the Memphis Merger as a wholly-owned
         subsidiary of SHG (the "Memphis Surviving Corporation"). If upon the
         advice of counsel, it is determined that a merger of Memphis Merger Sub
         with and into Memphis, with Memphis as the survivor will qualify as a
         reorganization within the meaning of Code Section 368(a)(1)(A) and
         (a)(2)(E), then the parties may reverse the form of the Memphis Merger
         and Memphis shall continue as the surviving corporation of the Memphis
         Merger as a wholly-owned subsidiary of SHG and be the "Memphis
         Surviving Corporation".

                           (e) Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set
         forth in this Agreement, and in accordance with the DGCL, at the
         Effective Time, Delk shall be merged with and into Delk Merger Sub. As
         a result of the Delk Merger, the separate corporate existence of Delk
         shall cease and Delk Merger Sub shall continue as the surviving
         corporation of the Delk Merger as a wholly-owned subsidiary of SHG (the
         "Delk Surviving Corporation"). If upon the advice of counsel, it is
         determined that a merger of Delk Merger Sub with and into Delk, with
         Delk as the survivor will qualify as a reorganization within the
         meaning of Code Section 368(a)(1)(A) and (a)(2)(E), then the parties
         may reverse the form of the Delk Merger and Delk shall continue as the
         surviving corporation of the Delk Merger as a wholly-owned subsidiary
         of SHG and be the "Delk Surviving Corporation".

                           (f) Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set
         forth in this Agreement, and in accordance with the DGCL, at the
         Effective Time, IHD Merger Sub shall be merged with and into IHD. As a
         result of the IHD Merger, the separate corporate existence of IHD
         Merger Sub shall cease and IHD shall continue as the surviving
         corporation of the IHD Merger as a wholly-owned subsidiary of SHG (the
         "IHD Surviving Corporation").

                           (g) Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set
         forth in this Agreement, and in accordance with the DGCL, at the
         Effective Time, IDC shall be merged with and into IDC Merger Sub. As a
         result of the IDC Merger, the separate corporate existence of IDC shall
         cease and IDC Merger Sub shall continue as the surviving corporation of
         the IDC Merger as a wholly-owned subsidiary of SHG (the "IDC Surviving
         Corporation"). If upon the advice of counsel, it is determined that a
         merger of IDC Merger Sub with and into IDC, with IDC as the survivor
         will qualify as a reorganization within the meaning of Code Section
         368(a)(1)(A) and (a)(2)(E), then the parties may reverse the form of
         the IDC Merger and IDC shall continue as the surviving corporation of
         the IDC Merger as a wholly-owned subsidiary of SHG and be the "IDC
         Surviving Corporation".

                           (h) Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set
         forth in this Agreement, and in accordance with the DGCL, at the
         Effective Time, IHG shall be merged with and into IHG Merger Sub. As a
         result of the IHG Merger, the separate corporate existence of IHG shall
         cease and IHG Merger Sub shall continue



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         as the surviving corporation of the IHG Merger as a wholly-owned
         subsidiary of SHG (the "IHG Surviving Corporation"). If upon the advice
         of counsel, it is determined that a merger of IHG Merger Sub with and
         into IHG, with IHG as the survivor will qualify as a reorganization
         within the meaning of Code Section 368(a)(1)(A) and (a)(2)(E), then the
         parties may reverse the form of the IHG Merger and IHG shall continue
         as the surviving corporation of the IHG Merger as a wholly-owned
         subsidiary of SHG and be the "IHG Surviving Corporation".

                           (i) Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set
         forth in this Agreement, and in accordance with the GLLCA, at the
         Effective Time, Impac Merger Sub shall be merged with and into Impac.
         As a result of the Impac Merger, the separate corporate existence of
         Impac Merger Sub shall cease and Impac shall continue as the surviving
         corporation of the Impac Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of SHG
         (the "Impac Surviving Corporation"; any of Servico Surviving
         Corporation, P-Burg Surviving Corporation, Hazard Surviving
         Corporation, Memphis Surviving Corporation, Delk Surviving Corporation,
         IHD Surviving Corporation, IDC Surviving Corporation, IHG Surviving
         Corporation, or Impac Surviving Corporation being separately referred
         to as a "Surviving Corporation" and collectively referred to as the
         "Surviving Corporations").

         3. AMENDMENT TO SECTION 1.5. The parties agree that Section 1.5 of the
Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

                  1.5. EFFECT OF THE MERGERS. At the Effective Time, the effect
         of the Servico Merger, the Memphis Merger and the IHG Merger shall be
         as provided in the applicable provisions of the FBCA, the effect of the
         P-Burg Merger and the Hazard Merger shall be as provided in the
         applicable provisions of the KBCA, the effect of the Delk Merger, the
         IHD Merger and the IDC Merger shall be as provided in the applicable
         provisions of the DGCL, and the effect of the Impac Merger shall be as
         provided in the applicable provisions of the GLLCA. Without limiting
         the generality of the foregoing, and subject thereto, at the Effective
         Time, except as otherwise provided herein, (a) all the property,
         rights, privileges, powers and franchises of Servico and Servico Merger
         Sub shall vest in Servico as the Servico Surviving Corporation, and all
         debts, liabilities and duties of Servico and Servico Merger Sub shall
         become the debts, liabilities and duties of Servico as the Servico
         Surviving Corporation, (b) all the property, rights, privileges, powers
         and franchises of P-Burg and P-Burg Merger Sub shall vest in P-Burg
         Merger Sub as the P-Burg Surviving Corporation, and all debts,
         liabilities and duties of P-Burg and P-Burg Merger Sub shall become the
         debts, liabilities and duties of P-Burg Merger Sub as the P-Burg
         Surviving Corporation, (c) all the property, rights, privileges, powers
         and franchises of Hazard and Hazard Merger Sub shall vest in Hazard
         Merger Sub as the Hazard Surviving Corporation, and all debts,
         liabilities and duties of Hazard and Hazard Surviving Corporation shall
         become the debts, liabilities and duties of Hazard Merger Sub as the
         Hazard Surviving Corporation, (d) all the property, rights, privileges,
         powers and franchises of Memphis and Memphis Merger Sub shall vest in
         Memphis Merger Sub as the Memphis Surviving Corporation, and all debts,
         liabilities and duties of Memphis and Memphis Merger Sub shall become
         the debts, liabilities and duties of Memphis Merger Sub as the Memphis
         Surviving Corporation, (e) all the property, rights, privileges, powers
         and franchises of Delk and Delk Merger Sub shall vest in Delk Merger
         Sub as the Delk Surviving Corporation, and all debts, liabilities and
         duties of Delk and Delk Merger Sub shall become the debts, liabilities
         and duties of Delk Merger Sub as the


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         Delk Surviving Corporation, (f) all the property, rights, privileges,
         powers and franchises of IHD and IHD Merger Sub shall vest in IHD as
         the IHD Surviving Corporation, and all debts, liabilities and duties of
         IHD and IHD Merger Sub shall become the debts, liabilities and duties
         of IHD as the IHD Surviving Corporation, (g) all the property, rights,
         privileges, powers and franchises of IDC and IDC Merger Sub shall vest
         in IDC Merger Sub as the IDC Surviving Corporation, and all debts,
         liabilities and duties of IDC and IDC Merger Sub shall become the
         debts, liabilities and duties of IDC Merger Sub as the IDC Surviving
         Corporation, (h) all the property, rights, privileges, powers and
         franchises of IHG and IHG Merger Sub shall vest in IHG Merger Sub as
         the IHG Surviving Corporation, and all debts, liabilities and duties of
         IHD and IHD Merger Sub shall become the debts, liabilities and duties
         of IHD Merger Sub as the IHD Surviving Corporation, and (i) all the
         property, rights, privileges, powers and franchises of Impac and Impac
         Merger Sub shall vest in Impac as the Impac Surviving Corporation, and
         all debts, liabilities and duties of Impac and Impac Merger Sub shall
         become the debts, liabilities and duties of Impac as the Impac
         Surviving Corporation. As of the Effective Time, each of the Surviving
         Corporations shall be a wholly-owned subsidiary of SHG.

         4. AMENDMENT OF SECTION 2.2. The parties agree that Section 2.2 of the
Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

                  2.2      CONVERSION OF SHARES.

                           (a) Each share of Servico Common Stock issued and
         outstanding immediately before the Effective Time (excluding those
         owned by Impac or any wholly owned subsidiary of Servico or Impac) and
         all rights in respect thereof, shall, at the Effective Time, without
         any action on the part of any holder thereof, forthwith cease to exist
         and be converted into and become exchangeable for 1.000 shares of SHG
         Common Stock; such ratio of shares of Servico Common Stock to shares of
         SHG Common Stock being referred to as the "Servico Exchange Ratio").

                           (b) Each share of P-Burg Common Stock, no par value
         per share (the "P-Burg Common Stock"), issued and outstanding
         immediately before the Effective Time and all rights in respect
         thereof, shall, at the Effective Time, without any action on the part
         of any holder thereof, forthwith cease to exist and be converted into
         and become exchangeable for cash, without interest, and a number of
         shares of SHG Common Stock as determined below (the ratio of shares of
         P-Burg Common Stock to shares of SHG Common Stock being referred to as
         the "P-Burg Exchange Ratio"). For purposes hereof, the P-Burg Exchange
         Ratio shall be equal to the quotient of (i) the difference between
         172,223.56 and 25,650.32 divided by (ii) the number of outstanding
         shares of P-Burg Common Stock. The amount of cash which each share of
         P-Burg Common Stock shall be converted into and exchangeable for shall
         equal $274,824.86 divided by the number of outstanding shares of P-Burg
         Common Stock.

                           (c) Each share of Hazard Common Stock, no par value
         per share (the "Hazard Common Stock"), issued and outstanding
         immediately before the Effective Time and all rights in respect
         thereof, shall, at the Effective Time, without any action on the part
         of any holder thereof, forthwith cease to exist and be converted into
         and become exchangeable for cash, without interest, and a number of
         shares of SHG Common Stock as determined below (the ratio of shares of
         Hazard Common Stock to shares of SHG Common Stock being referred to as
         the



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         "Hazard Exchange Ratio"). For purposes hereof, the Hazard Exchange
         Ratio shall be equal to the quotient of (i) the difference between
         90,644.87 and 13,500.30 divided by (ii) the number of outstanding
         shares of Hazard Common Stock. The amount of cash which each share of
         Hazard Common Stock shall be converted into and exchangeable for shall
         equal $144,646.07 divided by the number of outstanding shares of Hazard
         Common Stock.

                           (d) Each share of Memphis Common Stock, par value
         $.01 per share (the "Memphis Common Stock"), issued and outstanding
         immediately before the Effective Time and all rights in respect
         thereof, shall, at the Effective Time, without any action on the part
         of any holder thereof, forthwith cease to exist and be converted into
         and become exchangeable for cash, without interest, and a number of
         shares of SHG Common Stock as determined below (the ratio of shares of
         Memphis Common Stock to shares of SHG Common Stock being referred to as
         the "Memphis Exchange Ratio"). For purposes hereof, the Memphis
         Exchange Ratio shall be equal to the quotient of (i) the difference
         between 124,972.73 and 18,612.96 divided by (ii) the number of
         outstanding shares of Memphis Common Stock. The amount of cash which
         each share of Memphis Common Stock shall be converted into and
         exchangeable for shall equal $199,424.57 divided by the number of
         outstanding shares of Memphis Common Stock.

                           (e) Each share of Delk Common Stock, no par value per
         share (the "Delk Common Stock"), issued and outstanding immediately
         before the Effective Time and all rights in respect thereof, shall, at
         the Effective Time, without any action on the part of any holder
         thereof, forthwith cease to exist and be converted into and become
         exchangeable for cash, without interest, and a number of shares of SHG
         Common Stock as determined below (the ratio of shares of Delk Common
         Stock to shares of SHG Common Stock being referred to as the "Delk
         Exchange Ratio"). For purposes hereof, the Delk Exchange Ratio shall be
         equal to the quotient of (i) the difference between 59,699.73 and
         8,891.45 divided by (ii) the number of outstanding shares of Delk
         Common Stock. The amount of cash which each share of Delk Common Stock
         shall be converted into and exchangeable for shall equal $95,265.53
         divided by the number of outstanding shares of Delk Common Stock.

                           (f) Each share of IHD Common Stock, no par value per
         share (the "IHD Common Stock"), issued and outstanding immediately
         before the Effective Time and all rights in respect thereof, shall, at
         the Effective Time, without any action on the part of any holder
         thereof, forthwith cease to exist and be converted into and become
         exchangeable for cash, without interest, and a number of shares of SHG
         Common Stock as determined below (the ratio of shares of IHD Common
         Stock to shares of SHG Common Stock being referred to as the "IHD
         Exchange Ratio"). For purposes hereof, the IHD Exchange Ratio shall be
         equal to the quotient of (i) the difference between 1,042,464.77 and
         155,260.71 divided by (ii) the number of outstanding shares of IHD
         Common Stock. The amount of cash which each share of IHD Common Stock
         shall be converted into and exchangeable for shall equal $1,663,507.61
         divided by the number of outstanding shares of IHD Common Stock.

                           (g) Each share of IDC Common Stock, no par value per
         share (the "IDC Common Stock"), issued and outstanding immediately
         before the Effective Time and all rights in respect thereof, shall, at
         the Effective Time,



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         without any action on the part of any holder thereof, forthwith cease
         to exist and be converted into and become exchangeable for cash,
         without interest, and a number of shares of SHG Common Stock as
         determined below (the ratio of shares of IDC Common Stock to shares of
         SHG Common Stock being referred to as the "IDC Exchange Ratio"). For
         purposes hereof, the IDC Exchange Ratio shall be equal to the quotient
         of (i) the difference between 60,815.31 and 9,057.60 divided by (ii)
         the number of outstanding shares of IDC Common Stock. The amount of
         cash which each share of IDC Common Stock shall be converted into and
         exchangeable for shall equal $97,045.70 divided by the number of
         outstanding shares of IDC Common Stock.

                           (h) Each share of IHG Common Stock, par value $1.00
         per share (the "IHG Common Stock"), issued and outstanding immediately
         before the Effective Time and all rights in respect thereof, shall, at
         the Effective Time, without any action on the part of any holder
         thereof, forthwith cease to exist and be converted into and become
         exchangeable for cash, without interest, and a number of shares of SHG
         Common Stock as determined below (the ratio of shares of IHG Common
         Stock to shares of SHG Common Stock being referred to as the "IHG
         Exchange Ratio"). For purposes hereof, the IHG Exchange Ratio shall be
         equal to the quotient of (i) the difference between 101,358.86 and
         15,096.00 divided by (ii) the number of outstanding shares of IHG
         Common Stock. The amount of cash which each share of IHG Common Stock
         shall be converted into and exchangeable for shall equal $161,742.86
         divided by the number of outstanding shares of IHG Common Stock.

                           (i) Except as provided in Section 2.3(c) below, each
         Class A Ordinary Membership Interest of Impac (an "Impac Unit") issued
         and outstanding immediately before the Effective Time and all rights in
         respect thereof, shall, at the Effective Time, without any action on
         the part of any holder thereof, forthwith cease to exist and be
         converted into and become exchangeable for cash, without interest, and
         a number of shares of SHG Common Stock as determined below (the ratio
         of shares of Impac Units to shares of SHG Common Stock being referred
         to as the "Impac Exchange Ratio"). For purposes hereof, the Impac
         Exchange Ratio shall be equal to the quotient of (i) the difference
         between 7,747,820.17 and 1,153,930.66, divided by (ii) the number of
         outstanding Impac Units minus the number of Impac Units owned by
         P-Burg, Hazard, Delk, Memphis, IHD, IDC and IHG. The amount of cash
         which each Impac Unit shall be converted into and exchangeable for
         shall equal $12,363,542.80 divided by the number of outstanding Impac
         Units minus the number of Impac Units owned by P-Burg, Hazard, Delk,
         Memphis, IHD, IDC and IHG.

                           (j) Upon satisfaction of the conditions and
         milestones set forth on SCHEDULE 2.2(c), an aggregate of an additional
         1,400,000 shares of SHG Common Stock (the "Additional Shares") shall be
         issuable to the holders of P-Burg Common Stock, Hazard Common Stock,
         Memphis Common Stock, Delk Common Stock, IHD Common Stock, IDC Common
         Stock, IHG Common Stock and Impac Units (collectively, the "Additional
         Shareholders") in accordance with the methodology set forth on SCHEDULE
         2.2(c). Certificates representing the Additional Shares shall be
         delivered at the Closing to the Exchange Agent (as hereinafter
         defined), as Escrow Agent, to be held and delivered to the Additional
         Shareholders upon satisfaction of the conditions and milestones set
         forth on SCHEDULE 2.2(c) in accordance with an Escrow Agreement
         substantially in the form attached hereto as


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         Exhibit 2.2(c). The Escrow Agreement will provide for the Additional
         Shares to be released from escrow from time to time upon satisfaction
         of such conditions and milestones (each of such milestone dates being
         hereafter referred to as a "Milestone Date"). The parties agree and
         acknowledge that the Additional Shares will be held in escrow pending
         solely the satisfaction of the milestones and conditions set forth on
         SCHEDULE 2.2(c) and any breach of any representation, warranty or
         covenant by Impac contained in this Agreement will have no effect on
         SHG's obligation to issue the Additional Shares to the Additional
         Shareholders. The parties hereto hereby agree and acknowledge that the
         parties have been advised that the Additional Shares will not be
         treated as outstanding for purposes of calculating earnings per share
         under applicable accounting rules and guidelines as applied by the SEC
         or otherwise.

                           (k) At the Effective Time, each Class B Ordinary
         Membership Interest of Impac shall be canceled and retired and no
         shares of stock or other securities of SHG or either of the Surviving
         Corporations or any other person shall be issuable, and no payment or
         other calculation shall be made with respect thereto.

                           (l) Commencing immediately after the Effective Time,
         each certificate which, immediately prior to the Effective Time,
         represented issued and outstanding shares of Servico Common Stock
         ("Servico Shares"), P-Burg Common Stock ("P-Burg Shares"), Hazard
         Common Stock ("Hazard Shares"), Memphis Common Stock ("Memphis
         Shares"), Delk Common Stock ("Delk Shares"), IHD Common Stock ("IHD
         Shares"), IDC Common Stock ("IDC Shares"), IHG Common Stock, ("IHG
         Shares"), Impac Units (Impac Units, together with P-Burg Shares, Hazard
         Shares, Memphis Shares, Delk Shares, IHD Shares, IDC Shares, IHG
         Shares, and Servico Shares, the "Shares"), shall evidence ownership of
         SHG Common Stock on the basis hereinbefore set forth, but subject to
         the limitations set forth in Sections 2.3, 2.5, 2.7, 2.8 and 2.9
         hereof.

                           (m) For all purposes of this Agreement, unless
         otherwise specified, all shares held by employee benefit plans of
         Servico (i) shall be deemed to be issued and outstanding, (ii) shall
         not be deemed to be held in the treasury of Servico, and (iii) shall be
         converted into shares of SHG Common Stock in accordance with the
         Servico Exchange Ratio.

         5. AMENDMENT OF SECTIONS 2.5 AND 2.6. The parties agree that Sections
2.5 and 2.6 of the Agreement shall be deleted in their entirety and replaced
with the following:

                  2.5 EXCHANGE OF SHARES OTHER THAN TREASURY SHARES. Subject to
         the terms and conditions hereof, at or prior to the Effective Time, SHG
         shall appoint an exchange agent to effect the exchange of Shares for
         SHG Common Stock and cash in accordance with the provisions of this
         Article II (the "Exchange Agent"). From time to time after the
         Effective Time, SHG shall deposit, or cause to be deposited, cash and
         certificates representing SHG Common Stock for conversion of Shares in
         accordance with the provisions of Section 2.2 hereof (such cash and
         certificates, together with any dividends or distributions with respect
         thereto, being herein referred to as the "Exchange Fund"). Commencing
         immediately after the Effective Time and until the appointment of the
         Exchange Agent shall be terminated, each holder of a certificate or
         certificates theretofore representing Shares may surrender the same to
         the Exchange Agent, and, after the appointment of the Exchange Agent
         shall be terminated, any such holder may surrender any



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         such certificate to SHG. Such holder shall be entitled upon such
         surrender to receive in exchange therefor (a) a certificate or
         certificates representing the number of full shares of SHG Common Stock
         into which the Shares theretofore represented by the certificate or
         certificates so surrendered shall have been converted in accordance
         with the provisions of Section 2.2 hereof, (b) cash which such holder
         is entitled to receive in accordance with Section 2.2 hereof and (c)
         cash in lieu of fractional shares, if any, in accordance with Section
         2.7 hereof, and all such shares of SHG Common Stock shall be deemed to
         have been issued at the Effective Time, it being agreed and
         acknowledged, however, that the Additional Shares shall not be deemed
         to be issued or outstanding until issuable on the applicable Milestone
         Date in accordance with the provisions of SCHEDULE 2.2(c). The shares
         of SHG Common Stock and cash described in the preceding sentence are
         sometimes collectively referred to herein as the "Merger
         Consideration." Until so surrendered and exchanged, each outstanding
         certificate which, prior to the Effective Time, represented issued and
         outstanding Shares shall be deemed for all corporate purposes of SHG,
         other than the payment of dividends and other distributions, if any, to
         evidence only the right to receive upon such surrender the Merger
         Consideration. Unless and until any such certificate theretofore
         representing Shares is so surrendered, no dividend or other
         distribution, if any, payable to the holders of record of SHG Common
         Stock as of any date subsequent to the Effective Time shall be paid to
         the holder of such certificate in respect thereof. Upon the surrender
         of any such certificate theretofore representing Shares, however, the
         record holder of the certificate or certificates representing shares of
         SHG Common Stock issued in exchange therefor shall receive from the
         Exchange Agent or from SHG, as the case may be, payment of the amount
         of dividends and other distributions, if any, which as of any date
         subsequent to the Effective Time (or, with respect to the Additional
         Shares, subsequent to the Milestone Date) and until such surrender
         shall have become payable with respect to such number of shares of SHG
         Common Stock ("Presurrender Dividends"). No interest shall be payable
         with respect to the Merger Consideration or the payment of Presurrender
         Dividends upon the surrender of certificates theretofore representing
         Shares. After the appointment of the Exchange Agent shall have been
         terminated, such holders of SHG Common Stock who have not received
         payment of the Merger Consideration or the Presurrender Dividends shall
         look only to SHG for payment thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing
         provisions of this Section 2.5, risk of loss and title to such
         certificates representing Shares shall pass only upon proper delivery
         of such certificates to the Exchange Agent, and neither the Exchange
         Agent nor any party hereto shall be liable to a holder of Shares for
         any SHG Common Stock, cash or dividends or distributions thereon
         delivered to a public official pursuant to any applicable abandoned
         property, escheat or similar law or to a transferee pursuant to Section
         2.6 hereof.

                  2.6 STOCK TRANSFER BOOKS. At the Effective Time, the stock
         transfer books of Servico with respect to Servico Shares, the stock
         transfer books of P-Burg with respect to P-Burg Shares, the stock
         transfer books of Hazard with respect to Hazard Shares, the stock
         transfer books of Memphis with respect to Memphis Shares, the stock
         transfer books of Delk with respect to Delk Shares, the stock transfer
         books of IHD with respect to IHD Shares, the stock transfer books of
         IDC with respect to IDC Shares, the stock transfer books of IHG with
         respect to IHG Shares and the transfer books of Impac with respect to
         Impac Units shall each be closed, and there shall be no further
         registration of transfers of Shares thereafter on the records of any
         such transfer books. In the event of a transfer of ownership


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         of Shares that is not registered in the transfer records of Servico,
         P-Burg, Hazard, Memphis, Delk, IHD, IDC, IHG or Impac, as the case may
         be, at the Effective Time (a) a certificate or certificates
         representing the number of full shares of SHG Common Stock into which
         such Shares shall have been converted in accordance with Section 2.2
         hereof, (b) cash into which such Shares shall have been converted in
         accordance with Section 2.2 hereof and (c) cash in lieu of fractional
         shares, if any, in accordance with Section 2.7 hereof, shall be issued
         to the transferee, together with a cash payment in the amount of
         Presurrender Dividends, if any, in accordance with Section 2.5 hereof,
         if the certificate or certificates representing such Shares is or are
         surrendered as provided in Section 2.5 hereof, accompanied by all
         documents required to evidence and effect such transfer and by evidence
         of payment of any applicable transfer tax.

         6. AMENDMENT OF SECTION 2.7. The parties agree that Section 2.7 of the
Agreement shall be amended to add a new subsection (g) as follows:

                  (g) SHG shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from the
         consideration otherwise payable pursuant to this Agreement to any
         holder of Shares, such amounts as SHG is required to deduct and
         withhold with respect to the making of such payment under the Code, or
         any provision of state, local or foreign tax law. To the extent that
         amounts are so withheld by SHG, such withheld amounts shall be treated
         for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to the holder of
         the Shares in respect of which such deduction and withholding was made
         by SHG.

         7. AMENDMENT TO SECTION 2.9(a). The parties agree that Section 2.9(a)
shall be amended to delete the reference to "shares of Servico Common Stock" and
replace it with "Impac Units".

         8. AMENDMENT TO SECTION 5.14(b). The parties agree that the second
sentence of Section 5.14(b) of the Agreement shall be deleted in its entirety
and replaced with the following:

         Further, SHG shall reserve for issuance under a stock option plan
         approved by the Board of Directors of SHG, 555,000 shares of SHG Common
         Stock, such options to be granted to certain employees of Impac or any
         Impac Subsidiary.

         9. AMENDMENT OF SECTION 7.2. The parties agree that Section 7.2 of the
Agreement shall be amended to delete Sections 7.2(g) and 7.2(h) in their
entirety and such sections shall be replaced with the following new Sections
7.2(g) and 7.2(h) and to add a new Section 7.2(i) as follows:

                  (g) DEBT RESTRUCTURING. Impac and Servico shall have received
         (i) a commitment, effective as of the Closing, to restructure the
         indebtedness of Impac and the Impac Subsidiaries substantially in
         accordance with the terms described on Schedule 7.2(g) or (ii)
         appropriate authorizations, consents, waivers or approvals permitting
         the indebtedness of Impac and the Impac Subsidiaries to remain in place
         after consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby on the same
         economic terms as presently in effect, without the imposition of any
         material adverse terms or conditions and without the imposition of any
         significant costs provided, however, that if necessary in order to
         obtain such authorizations, consents, waivers or approvals, Lodgian
         will assume or be joined on any guaranty obligations of Impac (subject
         to the terms, conditions and limitations thereof existing on the date
         hereof) with respect to such indebtedness and will cause any affiliate
         of Lodgian which replaces Impac Hotel Management LLC as manager of
         Hotels owned or leased by the Impac Subsidiaries to subordinate its
         interest in its management agreements to the obligations owed to the
         existing lenders for such hotels.

                  (h) IMPAC AFFILIATED COMPANIES' FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. Servico
         shall have received an audited balance sheet for each of the Impac
         Affiliated Companies (other than IHD) as of December 31, 1997,
         certified without qualification, by


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         PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, pursuant to their audit of the financial
         records of such Impac Affiliated Companies and an unaudited balance
         sheet for each of the Impac Affiliated Companies (other than IHD) as of
         June 30, 1998, reviewed by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. Such balance
         sheets shall present fairly, in all material respects, the financial
         condition, assets, liabilities and equity of each of such Impac
         Affiliated Companies at the address specified in those statements, and
         shall reflect that none of such Impac Affiliated Companies have any
         liabilities, commitments or obligations of any nature whatsoever,
         whether accrued, contingent or otherwise.

                  (i) INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENTS. SHG shall have received from
         each of the shareholders of IHD an indemnification agreement, in form
         and substance reasonably satisfactory to SHG and Servico, indemnifying
         and holding each of the Indemnified Parties, SHG and its directors,
         officers and agents harmless against any costs or expenses (including
         attorneys' fees), judgments, fines, losses, claims, damages,
         liabilities or amounts paid in settlement incurred in connection with
         any claim, action, suit or proceeding or investigation, whether civil,
         criminal, administrative or investigative relating to the conduct of
         business, ownership of operation or IHD at or prior to the Effective
         Time.

         10. AMENDMENTS TO ELIMINATE REFERENCES TO IMPAC SPECIAL MEETING. The
parties agree and acknowledge that no Impac Special Meeting is being held and
that Impac has instead solicited consents to the approval of the Agreement and
the Mergers from its Members. Accordingly, all references to Impac Special
Meeting in the Agreement are hereby deleted.

         11. EFFECT OF THIS AMENDMENT. The parties hereto agree and acknowledge
that except as specifically amended herein, the Agreement shall remain in full
force and effect and is hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects. The
execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Amendment shall not operate as a
waiver by any of the parties hereto of any other right or remedy any of them may
have pursuant to the Agreement. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, the parties reconfirm and agree that the representations, warranties,
covenants and agreements of the Agreement shall not be affected or diminished in
any way by any investigation (or failure to investigate) at any time by or on
behalf of Servico or by virtue of the execution of this Amendment. Additionally,
the parties acknowledge that the obligations of the parties to consummate the
transactions contemplated by the Agreement remain subject to the satisfaction of
all of the conditions precedent set forth in Article VI of the Agreement.

         12. COUNTERPARTS. This Amendment may be executed in any number of
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which
together shall constitute one and the same instrument.



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                  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have each executed and
delivered this Amendment as of the day and year first above written.


                                    SERVICO, INC., a Florida
                                    corporation


                                    By:  /s/ David A. Buddemeyer
                                         --------------------------------------
                                    Name: David A. Buddemeyer
                                    Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
                                    Address: 1601 Belvedere Road
                                             West Palm Beach, Florida  33406



                                    LODGIAN, INC.,
                                    a Delaware corporation


                                    By:  /s/ David A. Buddemeyer
                                         --------------------------------------
                                    Name: David A. Buddemeyer
                                    Title: Chief Executive Officer
                                    Address: 1601 Belvedere Road
                                             West Palm Beach, Florida  33406



                                    IMPAC HOTEL GROUP, L.L.C.,
                                    a Georgia limited liability company


                                    By:  /s/ David A. Buddemeyer
                                         --------------------------------------
                                    Name: Robert S. Cole
                                    Title: President and Manager
                                    Address: 3445 Peachtree Road, N.E.
                                             Suite 7800
                                             Atlanta, Georgia 30326



                                    SHG-S SUB, INC.,
                                    a Florida corporation


                                    By:  /s/ David A. Buddemeyer
                                         --------------------------------------
                                    Name: David A. Buddemeyer
                                    Title: President
                                    Address: 1601 Belvedere Road
                                             West Palm Beach, Florida  33406



                                    SHG-I SUB, L.L.C.,
                                    a Georgia limited liability company


                                    By:  /s/ David A. Buddemeyer
                                         --------------------------------------
                                    Name: David A. Buddemeyer
                                    Title: Manager
                                    Address: 1601 Belvedere Road
                                             West Palm Beach, Florida  33406
                          


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                                    P-BURG LODGING ASSOCIATES, INC.,
                                    a Kentucky corporation


                                    By:  /s/ Robert S. Cole
                                         --------------------------------------
                                    Name:
                                    Title:
                                    Address:

                                    SHG-II SUB, INC., a Kentucky corporation


                                    By:  /s/ David A. Buddemeyer
                                         --------------------------------------
                                    Name: David A. Buddemeyer
                                    Title: President
                                    Address: 1601 Belvedere Road
                                             West Palm Beach, FL 33406

                                    HAZARD LODGING ASSOCIATES, INC.,
                                    a Kentucky corporation


                                    By:  /s/ Robert S. Cole
                                         --------------------------------------
                                    Name:
                                    Title:
                                    Address:

                                    SHG-III SUB, INC., a Kentucky corporation


                                    By:  /s/ David A. Buddemeyer
                                         --------------------------------------
                                    Name: David A. Buddemeyer
                                    Title: President
                                    Address: 1601 Belvedere Road
                                             West Palm Beach, FL 33406

                                    MEMPHIS LODGING ASSOCIATES, INC.,
                                    a Florida corporation


                                    By:  /s/ Robert S. Cole
                                         --------------------------------------
                                    Name:
                                    Title:
                                    Address:

                                    SHG-IV SUB, INC., a Florida corporation


                                    By:  /s/ David A. Buddemeyer
                                         --------------------------------------
                                    Name: David A. Buddemeyer
                                    Title: President
                                    Address: 1601 Belvedere Road
                                             West Palm Beach, FL 33406



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                                    DELK LODGING ASSOCIATES, INC.,
                                    a Delaware corporation


                                    By:  /s/ Robert S. Cole
                                         --------------------------------------
                                    Name:
                                    Title:
                                    Address:



                                    SHG-V SUB, INC., a Delaware corporation


                                    By:  /s/ David A. Buddemeyer
                                         --------------------------------------
                                    Name: David A. Buddemeyer
                                    Title: President
                                    Address: 1601 Belvedere Road
                                             West Palm Beach



                                    IMPAC HOTEL DEVELOPMENT, INC.,
                                    a Delaware corporation


                                    By:  /s/ Robert S. Cole
                                         --------------------------------------
                                    Name:
                                    Title:
                                    Address:



                                    SHG-VI SUB, INC., a Delaware corporation


                                    By:  /s/ David A. Buddemeyer
                                         --------------------------------------
                                    Name: David A. Buddemeyer
                                    Title: President
                                    Address: 1601 Belvedere Road
                                             West Palm Beach, FL 33406



                                    IMPAC DESIGN AND
                                    CONSTRUCTION, INC.,
                                    a Delaware corporation


                                    By:  /s/ Robert S. Cole
                                         --------------------------------------
                                    Name:
                                    Title:
                                    Address:



                                    SHG-VII SUB, INC., a Delaware corporation


                                    By:  /s/ David A. Buddemeyer
                                         --------------------------------------
                                    Name: David A. Buddemeyer
                                    Title: President
                                    Address: 1601 Belvedere Road
                                             West Palm Beach, FL 33406



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                                    IMPAC HOTEL GROUP, INC.,
                                    a Florida corporation


                                    By:  /s/ Robert S. Cole
                                         --------------------------------------
                                    Name:
                                    Title:
                                    Address:



                                    SHG-VIII SUB, INC., a Florida corporation


                                    By:  /s/ David A. Buddemeyer
                                         --------------------------------------
                                    Name: David A. Buddemeyer
                                    Title: President
                                    Address: 1601 Belvedere Road
                                             West Palm Beach, FL 33406




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                                                                      Exhibit 99


                                    SERVICO
                                Hotels & Resorts

                       New York Stock Exchange Symbol SER

                                  NEWS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                 CONTACT: SERVICO, INC.
                                                               Warren M. Knight
                                                               Vice President -
                                                               Finance
September 16, 1998                                             (561) 689-9970


                      SERVICO ANNOUNCES ADJUSTMENT TO TERMS
                        OF MERGER WITH IMPAC HOTEL GROUP
          LOCKS IN NUMBER OF SHARES TO BE ISSUED TO IMPAC AT 9,400,000

WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA: Servico, Inc. (NYSE:SER), a nationwide owner and
operator of hotels, today announced that it has reached an agreement with Impac
Hotel Group to amend the terms of their previously announced merger. The
agreement calls for Servico and Impac to merge and form a new company to be
named Lodgian.

         The original agreement called for the issuance of a total of 7.4
million Lodgian common shares to Impac unit holders, subject to upward
adjustment, if Servico's common stock traded below a minimum average price of
$14 during a defined period. Due to overall equity market conditions, Servico's
common stock has traded below $14 per share, and there has existed a tremendous
amount of uncertainty in the market over the number of shares which would
ultimately be issued to Impac's unit holders. To eliminate any further
uncertainty, the parties have agreed that a fixed total of 9.4 million Lodgian
common shares and a one time cash payment of $15 million will be issued to Impac
unit holders. In connection with the transaction, Servico shareholders will
continue to receive Lodgian common stock on a one for one basis. The closing of
the transaction continues to be subject to the satisfaction of a number of
conditions, including, among other things, the approval of Servico shareholders.


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         "The substantial synergies which were the reason for this transaction
with Impac remain valid," noted David Buddemeyer, Servico's President and Chief
Executive Officer, who added that the transaction, as amended, continues to be
accretive. Said Buddemeyer, "While the market is volatile, and the lodging
industry has been particularly hard hit, Servico's fundamentals remain strong.
Servico's track record for operating hotels speaks for itself, and the Lodgian
transaction offers the potential for significant internal growth in the
operation of combined Servico-Impac portfolios."

         Servico currently owns or manages 84 hotels with more than 17,000 rooms
located in 24 states and Canada. Pro forma for the pending Impac Hotel Group
acquisition, Lodgian will own or manage 137 hotels with more than 26,000 rooms
in 35 states and Canada. The hotels are primarily full service, providing food
and beverage service as well as lodging and meeting facilities. Substantially
all of Lodgian's hotels are affiliated with nationally recognized hospitality
franchises, including Marriott, Doubletree, Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza, Hilton,
Omni, Radisson, Sheraton and Westin. Lodgian will have assets in excess of $1.2
billion and will be one of the largest hotel owner/operators in the United
States.

         Statements in this release may be construed to be forward looking and
are made pursuant to the Safe Harbor provisions of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Investors are cautioned that all forward looking
statements involve risks and uncertainties, including without limitation, risks
relating to the operation and acquisition of hotels, risks that the Impac
acquisition will not be completed, the availability of capital, the ability to
refinance debt, the historical cyclicality of the lodging industry and the other
risks identified in Servico's SEC filings.











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