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): | May 26, 2011 |
CHATHAM LODGING TRUST
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Maryland | 001-34693 | 27-1200777 |
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_____________________ (State or other jurisdiction |
_____________ (Commission |
______________ (I.R.S. Employer |
| of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
| 50 Cocoanut Row, Suite 216, Palm Beach, Florida | 33480 | |
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_________________________________ (Address of principal executive offices) |
___________ (Zip Code) |
| Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: | (561) 802-4477 |
Not Applicable
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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 26, 2011, Chatham Lodging Trust (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The matters on which the shareholders voted, in person or by proxy were:
| (i) | for the election of the Trustees of the Company to serve until our 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified; |
| (ii) | the ratification of the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accountants for the year ending December 31, 2011; |
| (iii) | approval, in an advisory and non-binding vote, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers; and |
| (iv) | to recommend in an advisory and non-binding vote, whether a non-binding shareholder vote to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers should occur every one, two or three years. |
All of the nominees were elected, the ratification to select the independent registered public accountants was approved, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was approved, and one year was the frequency of executive compensation votes recommended by shareholders. The results of the voting were as follows:
| Trustee | Votes For | Votes Against/Withheld | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||||
Jeffrey H. Fisher |
12,085.039 | 302,378 | 0 | 421,713 | ||||||||||||
Miles Berger |
12,081,786 | 305,991 | 0 | 421,713 | ||||||||||||
Thomas J. Crocker |
12,232,428 | 155,349 | 0 | 421,713 | ||||||||||||
Jack P. DeBoer |
12,347,988 | 39,789 | 0 | 421,713 | ||||||||||||
Glen R. Gilbert |
12,352,988 | 34,889 | 0 | 421,713 | ||||||||||||
C. Gerald Goldsmith |
11,960,326 | 427,451 | 0 | 421,713 | ||||||||||||
Robert Perlmutter |
12,352,988 | 34,889 | 0 | 421,713 | ||||||||||||
Rolf E. Ruhfus |
12,353,988 | 33,889 | 0 | 421,713 | ||||||||||||
Joel F. Zemans |
12,087,686 | 300,091 | 0 | 421,713 | ||||||||||||
Ratification of the selection of independent registered public accountants:
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | ||||||
12,466,608
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34,765 | 308,657 | ||||||
Approval of compensation of named executive officers:
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | ||||||
11,606,091
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781,686 | 0 | ||||||
Recommendation of the frequency of executive compensation voting:
| 3 Years | 2 Years | 1 Year | Abstentions | |||||||||
2,778,944
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861,780 | 8,747,028 | 25 | |||||||||
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 | ||||
| May 26, 2011 | By: |
Dennis M. Craven
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| Name: Dennis M. Craven | ||||
| Title: Chief Financial Officer | ||||