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): May 2, 2013

 

RLJ LODGING TRUST

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

(301) 280-7777

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Not applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

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Item 5.07.                Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

On May 2, 2013, RLJ Lodging Trust (the “Company”) held its 2013 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) at which (i) trustees were elected, (ii) the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (“PWC”), the Company’s indendent registered public accounting firm, was ratified, and (iii) the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers was approved in an advisory vote. The proposals are described in detail in the Company’s Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 29, 2013. The final results for the votes regarding each proposal are set forth below.

 

Election of Trustees

 

The following persons comprising the entire previous board of trustees of the Company were duly elected as trustees of the Company until the 2014 Annual Meeting of Shareholders or until their successors are duly elected and qualified: Robert L. Johnson, Thomas J. Baltimore, Jr., Evan Bayh, Nathaniel A. Davis, Robert M. La Forgia, Glenda G. McNeal and Joseph Ryan. The table below sets forth the voting results for each trustee nominee:

 

Nominee		Votes For		Votes Against		Abstentions		Broker Non-Votes
Robert L. Johnson		81,648,524		8,881,427		474,372		1,518,122
Thomas J. Baltimore, Jr.		86,149,356		4,852,437		2,530		1,518,122
Evan Bayh		90,496,618		504,835		2,870		1,518,122
Nathaniel A. Davis		90,901,320		100,473		2,530		1,518,122
Robert M. La Forgia		90,967,320		34,473		2,530		1,518,122
Glenda G. McNeal		90,967,604		34,189		2,530		1,518,122
Joseph Ryan		90,966,045		34,743		3,805		1,518,122

 

Ratification of PWC as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm

 

At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s shareholders ratified the appointment of PWC as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2013. The table below sets forth the voting results for this proposal:

 

Votes For		Votes Against		Abstentions		Broker Non-Votes
92,480,261		38,489		3,695		0

 

Advisory Vote to Approve Named Executive Officer Compensation

 

At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s shareholders voted on a non-binding resolution to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The table below sets forth the voting results for this proposal:

 

Votes For		Votes Against		Abstentions		Broker Non-Votes
89,502,986		1,089,891		411,446		1,518,122

 

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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.

 

	RLJ LODGING TRUST
Date: May 6, 2013	By:	/s/ Thomas J. Baltimore, Jr.
		Thomas J. Baltimore, Jr.
		President and Chief Executive Officer

 

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