SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-A
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
LASALLE HOTEL PROPERTIES
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Maryland | 36-4219376 | |
| (State of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
3 Bethesda Metro Center
Suite 1200
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
(Address and Zip Code of Principal Executive Offices)
| If this Form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A(c), please check the following box. x | If this Form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(d), please check the following box. ¨ |
Securities Act registration statement file numbers to which this form relates: 333-131384
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class to be so registered |
Name of each exchange on which each class is to be registered | |
| 8% Series E Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares, $0.01 par value per share |
New York Stock Exchange |
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
(Title of class)
ITEM 1. DESCRIPTION OF REGISTRANT’S SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED
The information set forth under the caption “Description of the Series E Preferred Shares” of LaSalle Hotel Properties (the “Registrant”) in the Registrant’s prospectus supplement dated February 3, 2006 and under the caption “Description of the Preferred Shares” in the Registrant’s prospectus dated January 30, 2006, filed simultaneously with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 3, 2006 under Rule 424(b)(5) as a form of prospectus used after the effectiveness of the Registrant’s registration statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-131384) covering the offer and sale of shares of the class of the securities to be registered hereby, is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 2. EXHIBITS
| 3 | Articles of Amendment and Restatement of the Declaration of Trust of the Registrant, incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2005 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on October 19, 2005. |
| 3.1 | Articles Supplementary Establishing the Rights and Preferences of 8% Series E Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares of the Registrant. |
| 3.2 | Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant, incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Form S-3 (No. 333-104054) filed with the SEC on March 27, 2003. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.
| LASALLE HOTEL PROPERTIES | ||||
| Date: February 3, 2006 | By: | /s/ Hans S. Weger | ||
| Name: | Hans S. Weger | |||
| Title: | Executive Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer | |||