RLJ Lodging Trust Sets Key Dates for 2014 Annual Shareholder Meeting

March 4, 2014

BETHESDA, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar. 4, 2014-- RLJ Lodging Trust (the “Company”) (NYSE: RLJ) today announced that it will host its Annual Shareholder Meeting.

The time and venue of the 2014 Annual Shareholder Meeting are as follows:

   
Date: Friday, May 2, 2014
 
Time: 11:30 a.m. Eastern Time
 
Venue: Residence Inn Bethesda Downtown
7335 Wisconsin Ave.
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
 

The record date for determining those shareholders entitled to vote at the 2014 Annual Shareholder Meeting will be the close of business on March 14, 2014. The Company previously set November 28, 2013, at the close of business, as the deadline for shareholders to submit trustee nominations or shareholder proposals for presentation before the 2014 Annual Shareholder Meeting. Any Company shareholder who wishes to submit a trustee nomination or shareholder proposal for presentation at the 2015 Annual Shareholder Meeting must deliver the information required by the Company’s bylaws in writing no later than November 28, 2014, 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's portfolio consists of 137 properties, comprised of 135 hotels with approximately 21,000 rooms and two planned conversions, located in 21 states and the District of Columbia.

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