RLJ LODGING TRUST (NYSE:RLJ) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

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RLJ LODGING TRUST (NYSE:RLJ) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Item 9.01. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

RLJ Lodging Trust (“RLJ”) held a special meeting (the “Special Meeting”) of shareholders at 1:00 p.m.Eastern Time on August15, 2017 at RLJ’s corporate headquarters at 3 Bethesda Metro Center, Suite1000, Bethesda, MD 20814 to vote on the proposals set forth in the definitive joint proxy statement / prospectus dated July18, 2017 and first mailed to RLJ’s shareholders on or about July18, 2017.

At the Special Meeting, RLJ shareholders voted upon and approved a proposal (the “RLJ Share Issuance Proposal”) regarding the issuance of common shares of beneficial interest, par value $0.01 per share, of RLJ and the issuance of SeriesA cumulative convertible preferred shares, par value $0.01 per share of RLJ, in each case, to that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of April23, 2017, by and among RLJ, FelCor Lodging Trust Incorporated (“FelCor”) and the other entities party thereto. The votes on this proposal were as follows:

VotesFor

VotesAgainst

Abstentions

BrokerNon-Votes

90,303,913

24,841,492

891,713

Shareholder action on a second proposal, to approve the adjournment of the Special Meeting, if necessary or appropriate, including to solicit additional proxies if there are not sufficient votes to approve the RLJ Share Issuance Proposal, was not required and no vote was taken on that proposal.

Item 9.01. Other Events.

On August15, 2017, RLJ and FelCor issued a joint press release announcing the results of the Special Meeting and the results of the special meeting of stockholders of FelCor, held on August15, 2017. A copy of the joint press release is attached hereto as Exhibit99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)The following exhibits are filed as part of this report:

ExhibitNumber

Description

99.1

Joint Press Release, dated August15, 2017

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RLJ Lodging Trust Exhibit
EX-99.1 2 a17-20225_1ex99d1.htm EX-99.1 Exhibit 99.1     Press Release   RLJ Shareholders and FelCor Stockholders Approve Merger   BETHESDA,…
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About RLJ LODGING TRUST (NYSE:RLJ)

RLJ Lodging Trust is a real estate investment trust. The Company is engaged in the acquisition of focused-service and compact full-service hotels. The Company owns approximately 130 hotels with over 20,900 rooms, located in approximately 20 states and the District of Columbia, and an interest in a mortgage loan secured by a hotel. Its hotels’ brand affiliations include Residence Inn, Courtyard, SpringHill Suites, Marriott and Renaissance by Marriott; Hilton Garden Inn, Embassy Suites, DoubleTree, Hilton and Homewood Suites by Hilton, and Hyatt House, Hyatt Place and Hyatt by Hyatt. Its operating partnership is RLJ Lodging Trust, L.P. The Company’s properties include Courtyard San Francisco, Hyatt House Cypress Anaheim, Hyatt House Emeryville San Francisco Bay Area, Hyatt House San Ramon and Hyatt House Santa Clara in California, and Renaissance Boulder Flatiron Hotel, Residence Inn Boulder Louisville, Residence Inn Longmont Boulder and SpringHill Suites Boulder Longmont in Colorado.