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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): September 29, 2010
CHATHAM LODGING TRUST
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
         
Maryland
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation or
Organization)
  001-34693
(Commission File Number)
  27-1200777
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
     
50 Cocoanut Row,
Suite 216
   
Palm Beach, Florida
(Address of principal executive offices)
  33480
(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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o   Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o   Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
 
 

 


 

ITEM 7.01.   REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.
On September 29, 2010, Chatham Lodging Trust (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that its board of trustees had declared a dividend of $0.175 per common share of beneficial interest for the quarter ending September 30, 2010. A copy of such press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.
ITEM 8.01   OTHER EVENTS.
The Company declared a dividend of $0.175 per common share of beneficial interest for the quarter ending September 30, 2010. The third quarter dividend will be paid on October 29, 2010 to common shareholders of record on October 15, 2010.
Item 9.01.   Financial Statements and Exhibits.
     (d) Exhibits.
         
Exhibit    
Number   Description
  99.1    
Press release dated September 29, 2010
The information contained in the press release attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. Furthermore, the information contained in the press release attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference in the filings of the registrant under the Securities Act of 1933.

 


 

SIGNATURE
     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
 
 
Date: September 29, 2010  By:   /s/ Dennis M. Craven    
    Dennis M. Craven   
    Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer   
 

 


 

EXHIBIT INDEX
         
Exhibit    
Number   Description
  99.1    
Press release dated September 29, 2010