0001476045-16-000098.txt : 20160301 0001476045-16-000098.hdr.sgml : 20160301 20160301145544 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001476045-16-000098 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20160301 ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events FILED AS OF DATE: 20160301 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20160301 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Chatham Lodging Trust CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001476045 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS [6798] IRS NUMBER: 271200777 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MD FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-34693 FILM NUMBER: 161472824 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 222 LAKEVIEW AVENUE STREET 2: SUITE 200 CITY: WEST PALM BEACH STATE: FL ZIP: 33401 BUSINESS PHONE: (561) 802-4477 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 222 LAKEVIEW AVENUE STREET 2: SUITE 200 CITY: WEST PALM BEACH STATE: FL ZIP: 33401 8-K 1 cldt-20160301xdividend.htm 8-K 8-K


 

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): March 1, 2016
 
CHATHAM LODGING TRUST
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Maryland
001-34693
27-1200777
(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, Florida
33401
(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:
 
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Item 8.01     Other Events.
On March 1, 2016, Chatham Lodging Trust (the "Company") issued a press release announcing that its board of trustees had voted to raise the monthly common dividend 10 percent from $0.10 to $0.11, which translates to an annual run rate of $1.32 per common share. The Company declared a monthly common share dividend of $0.11 for March 2016, which is payable April 29, 2016, to shareholders of record on March 31, 2016.


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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.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CHATHAM LODGING TRUST
  
 
 
 
 
March 1, 2016
 
By:
 
/s/ Jeremy B. Wegner
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Name: Jeremy B. Wegner
 
 
 
 
Title: Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer


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