CHESAPEAKE LODGING TRUST (NYSE:CHSP) Files An 8-K Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year

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CHESAPEAKE LODGING TRUST (NYSE:CHSP) Files An 8-K Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year

Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws;
Change in Fiscal Year.

Chesapeake Lodging Trust (the Trust) held its annual meeting of
shareholders on May 17, 2017 (the “2017 Annual Meeting”). As
described below, at the 2017 Annual Meeting, the Trusts
shareholders approved an amendment to the Trusts Articles of
Amendment and Restatement of Declaration of Trust, as amended and
supplemented to date (the Charter), to permit shareholders to act
to amend the Trusts bylaws or make new bylaws upon receiving the
affirmative vote of the holders of not less than a majority of
the shares then outstanding and entitled to vote on the matter
(the Charter Amendment). On May 19, 2017, the Trust filed
Articles of Amendment with the State Department of Assessments
and Taxation of Maryland to effect the Charter Amendment.
The foregoing summary of the Charter Amendment does not purport
to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to
the full text of the Articles of Amendment to the Charter, which
is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1 and incorporated herein by
reference.
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The voting results on the proposals considered at the 2017 Annual
Meeting are provided below.
Proposal 1
The voting results on the proposal to re-elect seven nominees to
the Board of Trustees of the Trust (the Board) were as follows:
Broker
For
Against
Abstain
Non-Vote
James L. Francis
55,462,654
74,703
10,873
2,012,445
Douglas W. Vicari
52,734,944
2,802,413
10,873
2,012,445
Thomas A. Natelli
55,386,119
150,434
11,677
2,012,445
Thomas D. Eckert
55,240,200
296,553
11,477
2,012,445
John W. Hill
55,363,634
172,919
11,677
2,012,445
George F. McKenzie
54,962,645
576,277
9,308
2,012,445
Jeffrey D. Nuechterlein
55,441,051
96,400
10,779
2,012,445
Proposal 2
The voting results on the proposal to ratify the appointment of
Ernst Young LLP as the Trusts independent registered public
accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2017 were as
follows:
Broker
For
Against
Abstain
Non-Vote
57,425,971
116,092
18,612
Proposal 3
The voting results on the proposal to amend the Trusts Charter to
permit shareholders to act to amend the Trusts bylaws or make new
bylaws upon receiving the affirmative vote of the holders of not
less than a majority of the shares then outstanding and entitled
to vote on the matter were as follows:
Broker
For
Against
Abstain
Non-Vote
55,111,558
429,709
6,963
2,012,445
Proposal 4
The voting results on the non-binding advisory resolution to
approve the Trusts executive compensation program as reported in
the Trusts 2017 proxy statement were as follows:
Broker
For
Against
Abstain
Non-Vote
53,906,110
1,506,241
135,879
2,012,445
Proposal 5
The voting results on the non-binding advisory resolution to
determine the frequency of future non-binding advisory votes on
the Trusts executive compensation program were as follows:
Every Year
Every Two Years
Every Three Years
Abstain
Broker
Non-Vote
45,669,616
284,753
9,447,188
146,673
2,012,445
Item 8.01. Other Events.
On May 22, 2017, the Trust announced that it will redeem all
5,000,000 of its 7.75% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred
Shares of Beneficial Interest, $0.01 par value per share (the
Series A Preferred Shares), at a redemption price for each Series
A Preferred Share of $25.00, plus all accrued and unpaid
dividends per share to, but not including, the redemption date of
July 17, 2017.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit No.
Exhibit Description
3.1
Articles of Amendment to Articles of Amendment and
Restatement of Declaration of Trust.
99.1
Press release dated May 22, 2017, regarding redemption
of Series A Preferred Shares.


About CHESAPEAKE LODGING TRUST (NYSE:CHSP)

Chesapeake Lodging Trust (the Trust) is a self-advised real estate investment trust (REIT). The Trust is focused on investments primarily in upper-upscale hotels in business and convention markets and, on service hotels in urban settings or locations in the United States. The Trust owns over 20 hotels with over 6,700 rooms in approximately nine states and the District of Columbia. The Trust’s hotel portfolio includes Le Meridien San Francisco, Hyatt Regency Boston, Hilton Checkers Los Angeles, Hotel Indigo San Diego Gaslamp Quarter, Hyatt Santa Barbara, JW Marriott San Francisco Union Square, W New Orleans-French Quarter and Denver Marriott City Center, among others. The Trust’s hotels are located in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Washington, New York, Denver, Newton and Boston, among others. The Trust’s operations are conducted through Chesapeake Lodging, L.P. (the Operating Partnership). The Operating Partnership leases its hotels to taxable REIT subsidiaries.

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