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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, 2021
 
CHATHAM LODGING TRUST
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland001-3469327-1200777
(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,Florida33401
(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)

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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 ClassTrading SymbolName of Exchange On Which Registered
Common Shares of Beneficial Interest, $0.01 par valueCLDTNew 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, 2021, the Company issued a press release announcing that the Board has set the date for the 2021 annual meeting of shareholders for May 11, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. EDT with a record date of March 11, 2021. 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
Press release dated February 25, 2021 announcing date of 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders
104Cover page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)




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, 2021 By: /s/ Jeremy B. Wegner
    
    Name: Jeremy B. Wegner
    Title: Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer



Document


Exhibit 99.1


NEWS RELEASE

Chatham Lodging Trust Announces Date of 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders


WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., February 25, 2021 - 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 11, 2021 at 10:00 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 11, 2021.

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 85 hotels totaling 11,848 rooms/suites, comprised of 39 properties it wholly owns with an aggregate of 5,900 rooms/suites in 15 states and the District of Columbia and a minority investment in the Innkeepers joint venture that owns 46 hotels with an aggregate of 5,948 rooms/suites. Additional information about Chatham may be found at chathamlodgingtrust.com.


Company:
Chatham Lodging Trust
Dennis Craven, 561-227-1386
dcraven@cl-trust.com