RLJ Lodging Trust Announces Date for 2016 Annual Shareholder Meeting

April 12, 2016

BETHESDA, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr. 12, 2016-- RLJ Lodging Trust (the “Company”) (NYSE: RLJ) today announced that it will host its Annual Shareholder Meeting.

The time and venue of the 2016 Annual Shareholder Meeting are as follows:

Date:       Friday, April 29, 2016
 
Time: 11:30 a.m. Eastern Time
 
Venue: Residence Inn Bethesda Downtown
7335 Wisconsin Ave.
Bethesda, Maryland 20814

The Company previously set December 1, 2015, at the close of business, as the deadline for shareholders to submit trustee nominations or shareholder proposals for presentation before the 2016 Annual Shareholder Meeting. Any Company shareholder who wishes to submit a trustee nomination or shareholder proposal for presentation at the 2017 Annual Shareholder Meeting must deliver the information required by the Company’s bylaws in writing no later than November 28, 2016, to the Company’s Corporate Secretary, Anita Cooke Wells, 3 Bethesda Metro Center, Suite 1000, Bethesda, MD 20814.

About Us

RLJ Lodging Trust is a self-advised, publicly traded real estate investment trust focused on acquiring premium-branded, focused-service and compact full-service hotels. The Company owns 125 hotels with approximately 20,800 rooms, located in 21 states and the District of Columbia.

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Source: RLJ Lodging Trust

RLJ Lodging Trust
Leslie D. Hale, Chief Financial Officer
301-280-7774