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UNITED STATES
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): February 25, 2020
 
CHATHAM LODGING TRUST
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Maryland
001-34693
27-1200777
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation or Organization)
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
222 Lakeview Avenue, Suite 200
 
 
West Palm Beach,
Florida
33401
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
(561) 802-4477
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed from 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:
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each Class
Trading Symbol
Name of Exchange On Which Registered
Common Shares of Beneficial Interest, $0.01 par value
CLDT
New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b.2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act







Item 8.01     Other Events.

On February 25, 2020, the Company issued a press release announcing (1) that the Board has set the date for the 2020 annual meeting of shareholders for May 13, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. EDT with a record date of March 13, 2020. A copy of such press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)    Exhibits

Exhibit No.
 
Description
99.1
 
Press release dated February 25, 2020






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.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CHATHAM LODGING TRUST
  
 
 
 
 
February 25, 2020
 
By:
 
/s/ Jeremy B. Wegner
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Name: Jeremy B. Wegner
 
 
 
 
Title: Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer







Exhibit Index

 
 
 
Exhibit No.
 
Description
 
 
 
 
Press Release Dated February 25, 2020
104
 
Cover page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)



Exhibit



 
 
 
 
Exhibit 99.1


NEWS RELEASE
Chatham Lodging Announces Date of 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., February 25, 2020—Chatham Lodging Trust (NYSE: CLDT), a hotel real estate investment trust (REIT) focused on investing in upscale extended-stay hotels and premium-branded select-service hotels (“Chatham” or the “Company”), today announced that its Board of Trustees (the “Board”) has set the date for the Company’s 2020 annual meeting of shareholders for May 13, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. EST. The meeting will be held at the Company’s corporate offices located at 222 Lakeview Avenue, 1st Floor, Palms Meeting Room, West Palm Beach, Fla., 33401.

The record date for determining shareholders entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the annual meeting will be the close of business on March 13, 2020.

About Chatham Lodging Trust

Chatham Lodging Trust is a self-advised, publicly-traded real estate investment trust focused primarily on investing in upscale, extended-stay hotels and premium-branded, select-service hotels. The company owns interests in 134 hotels totaling 18,442 rooms/suites, comprised of 40 properties it wholly owns with an aggregate of 6,092 rooms/suites in 15 states and the District of Columbia and a minority investment in two joint ventures that own 94 hotels with an aggregate of 12,350 rooms/suites. Additional information about Chatham may be found at chathamlodgingtrust.com.