CHATHAM LODGING TRUST (Form: 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):   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
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(Commission
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(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)
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(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
    34,765       308,657  

Approval of compensation of named executive officers:

                 
Votes For   Votes Against   Abstentions
11,606,091
    781,686       0  

Recommendation of the frequency of executive compensation voting:

                         
3 Years   2 Years   1 Year   Abstentions
2,778,944
    861,780       8,747,028       25  


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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
          
May 26, 2011   By:   Dennis M. Craven
       
        Name: Dennis M. Craven
        Title: Chief Financial Officer