Press Releases

BETHESDA, Md. --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep. 3, 2013-- RLJ Lodging Trust (the "Company") (NYSE: RLJ) today announced that it successfully refinanced approximately $565 million of debt, further strengthening its balance sheet and increasing its liquidity. The Company used proceeds from a new $350 million

BETHESDA, Md. --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 20, 2013-- RLJ Lodging Trust (the “Company”) (NYSE: RLJ) today announced that it has acquired the 78-room Residence Inn Atlanta Midtown Historic (the “Hotel”) located in Atlanta, GA. In November 2009 , the Company purchased a mortgage loan collateralized by the

BETHESDA, Md. --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul. 29, 2013-- RLJ Lodging Trust (the “Company”) (NYSE: RLJ), today announced it will report financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2013 , after the markets close on August 6, 2013 . The Company will host a conference call on August 7, 2013 , at

BETHESDA, Md. --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul. 15, 2013-- RLJ Lodging Trust (the “Company”) (NYSE: RLJ) today announced that Hilton Worldwide (“Hilton”) selected the Company’s Hilton Garden Inn Los Angeles/Hollywood (“the Hotel”) as a winner of the 2012 “Best Conversion” award for the Hilton Garden Inn

BETHESDA, Md., Jun 24, 2013 (BUSINESS WIRE) --RLJ Lodging Trust (the “Company”) (NYSE: RLJ) today announced that it acquired the 150-room Vantaggio Suites Cosmo (“the Hotel”) in San Francisco, CA for a purchase price of $29.5 million, or approximately $197,000 per key in an off-market transaction.

BETHESDA, Md. --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun. 18, 2013-- RLJ Lodging Trust (the “Company”) (NYSE: RLJ) today announced that it acquired the long-term leasehold interest in the 399-room Courtyard by Marriott Waikiki Beach (the “Hotel”) for a purchase price of $75.3 million , or approximately $189,000 per

BETHESDA, Md. --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun. 14, 2013-- RLJ Lodging Trust (the “Company”) (NYSE: RLJ) today announced that its Board of Trustees declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.205 per common share of beneficial interest. The dividend is payable on July 15, 2013 , to shareholders of record as of

BETHESDA, Md. --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr. 26, 2013-- RLJ Lodging Trust (the “Company”) (NYSE: RLJ), today announced it will report financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2013 , after the markets close on May 8, 2013 . The Company will host a conference call on May 9, 2013 , at 10:00

BETHESDA, Md. --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr. 15, 2013-- RLJ Lodging Trust (the “Company”) (NYSE: RLJ) today announced the appointment of Leslie D. Hale to Executive Vice President. Ms. Hale will serve in a dual role of Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.

BETHESDA, Md. --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar. 25, 2013-- RLJ Lodging Trust (the “Company”) (NYSE: RLJ) today announced the completion of its underwritten public offering of 15,870,000 common shares of beneficial interest at a public offering price of $21.60 per share.

BETHESDA, Md. --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar. 20, 2013-- RLJ Lodging Trust (the “Company”) (NYSE: RLJ) today announced that it acquired the historic Humble Oil Building complex in downtown Houston , for a purchase price of $79.5 million , or approximately $151,000 per key based on a combined forward room

BETHESDA, Md. --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar. 20, 2013-- RLJ Lodging Trust (the “Company”) (NYSE: RLJ) today announced it has priced an underwritten public offering of 13,800,000 common shares of beneficial interest at a public offering price of $21.60 per share, for net proceeds of approximately $284.8

BETHESDA, Md. --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar. 19, 2013-- RLJ Lodging Trust (the “Company”) (NYSE: RLJ) today announced the commencement of an underwritten public offering of 11,500,000 common shares of beneficial interest. The Company intends to grant the underwriters of the offering a 30-day option to

BETHESDA, Md. --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar. 15, 2013-- RLJ Lodging Trust (the “Company”) (NYSE: RLJ) today announced that its Board of Trustees declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.205 per common share of beneficial interest. The dividend is payable on April 15, 2013 , to shareholders of record as of

BETHESDA, Md. --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar. 5, 2013-- Third graph, first sentence of release dated March 5, 2013 , record date should read: March 18, 2013 (sted March 13, 2013 ). The corrected release reads: RLJ LODGING TRUST SETS KEY DATES FOR 2013 ANNUAL SHAREHOLDER MEETING RLJ Lodging Trust (the

BETHESDA, Md. --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar. 5, 2013-- RLJ Lodging Trust (the “Company”) (NYSE: RLJ) today announced that it will host its Annual Shareholder Meeting. The time and venue of the 2013 Annual Shareholder Meeting are as follows:       Date: Thursday, May 2, 2013   Time: 11:00 a.m.

BETHESDA, Md. --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 22, 2013-- RLJ Lodging Trust (the “Company”) (NYSE: RLJ), today announced it will report financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2012 , after the markets close on February 27, 2013 .

BETHESDA, Md. --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 30, 2013-- RLJ Lodging Trust (the “Company”) (NYSE: RLJ) today announced the 2012 tax classification of the dividend distributions made to the Company’s holders of its common shares of beneficial interest. The income tax classification as expected to be

BETHESDA, Md. --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 27, 2012-- RLJ Lodging Trust (the “Company”) (NYSE: RLJ) today announced that it has opened its Hotel Indigo New Orleans Garden District (the “Hotel”). With the opening of this hotel, the Company has completed its seventh and final brand conversion that was

BETHESDA, Md. --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 14, 2012-- RLJ Lodging Trust (the “Company”) (NYSE: RLJ) today announced that its Board of Trustees declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.205 per common share of beneficial interest. The dividend is payable on January 15, 2013 , to shareholders of record as

BETHESDA, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 3, 2012-- RLJ Lodging Trust (the "Company") (NYSE: RLJ) today announced that it has entered into a purchase and sale agreement to acquire upon completion the 231-room Hilton Cabana Miami Beach (the "Hotel") for a fixed purchase price of $71.6 million , or

-Transaction Upsized due to Excess Demand -Significant Interest Expense Savings in 2013 of $8 Million to $10 Million BETHESDA, Md. --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 26, 2012-- RLJ Lodging Trust (the "Company") (NYSE: RLJ) today announced that it successfully completed a $700 million unsecured credit facility

BETHESDA, Md. --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 15, 2012-- RLJ Lodging Trust (the “Company”) (NYSE: RLJ) today announced that it acquired the 275-room Embassy Suites Boston/ Waltham (the “Hotel”), through an off-market transaction, for a purchase price of $64.5 million , or approximately $235,000 per key.

BETHESDA, Md. --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 2, 2012-- RLJ Lodging Trust (the “Company”) (NYSE: RLJ), today announced it will report financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2012 , after the markets close on November 7, 2012 . The Company will host a conference call on November 8, 2012

BETHESDA, Md. --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep. 14, 2012-- RLJ Lodging Trust (the “Company”) (NYSE: RLJ) today announced that its Board of Trustees declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.165 per common share of beneficial interest, payable on October 15, 2012 , to shareholders of record as of September 28,

BETHESDA, Md. --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep. 6, 2012-- RLJ Lodging Trust (the “Company”) (NYSE: RLJ) today announced that Hilton Worldwide (“Hilton”) selected the Company as a winner of the “2011 Best Conversion” awards for the Embassy Suites Hotels and Hilton Garden Inn brands.

BETHESDA, Md. --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 1, 2012-- RLJ Lodging Trust (the “Company”) (NYSE: RLJ), today announced it will report financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2012 , after the markets close on August 7, 2012 . The Company will host a conference call on August 8, 2012 , at

BETHESDA, Md. --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun. 13, 2012-- RLJ Lodging Trust (the "Company") (NYSE: RLJ) today announced that its Board of Trustees declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.165 per common share of beneficial interest, payable on July 13, 2012 , to shareholders of record as of June 29, 2012 .

BETHESDA, Md. --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun. 11, 2012-- RLJ Lodging Trust (the “Company”) (NYSE: RLJ) today announced that it acquired the 278-room Hilton Garden Inn San Francisco Oakland/Bay Bridge for a purchase price of $36.2 million , or approximately $130,000 per key.

BETHESDA, Md. --(BUSINESS WIRE)--May. 31, 2012-- RLJ Lodging Trust (the "Company") (NYSE: RLJ) today announced that it acquired two focused-service hotels, the 226-room Courtyard New York Manhattan /Upper East Side and the 187-room Residence Inn by Marriott Bethesda Hotel Downtown , for a combined

BETHESDA, Md. --(BUSINESS WIRE)--May. 22, 2012-- RLJ Lodging Trust (the "Company") (NYSE: RLJ) today announced that it has completed its $85.0 million refinancing with PNC Bank , National Association. "Our deal was well received and we were pleased by the strong interest from the lending

BETHESDA, Md. --(BUSINESS WIRE)--May. 4, 2012-- RLJ Lodging Trust (the "Company") (NYSE: RLJ), today announced it will report financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2012 , after the markets close on May 10, 2012 . The Company will host a conference call on May 11, 2012 , at 10:00

BETHESDA, Md. --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar. 15, 2012-- RLJ Lodging Trust (the "Company") (NYSE: RLJ) today announced that its Board of Trustees declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.165 per common share of beneficial interest, a 10% increase over the previous quarter.

BETHESDA, Md. --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar. 5, 2012-- RLJ Lodging Trust (the "Company") (NYSE: RLJ) today announced that it will host its first Annual Shareholder Meeting. The time and venue of the 2012 Annual Shareholder Meeting are as follows: Date: Friday, May 4, 2012   Time: 8:30 a.m.

BETHESDA, Md. --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar. 1, 2012-- RLJ Lodging Trust (the “Company”) (NYSE: RLJ) today announced it will report financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2011 , and provide its outlook for 2012 after the markets close on March 7, 2012 .

BETHESDA, Md. --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 31, 2012-- RLJ Lodging Trust (the “Company”) (NYSE: RLJ) today announced the 2011 tax classification of the dividend distributions made to the Company’s holders of its common shares of beneficial interest (“common shares”).

BETHESDA, Md. --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 19, 2012-- RLJ Lodging Trust (the “Company”) (NYSE: RLJ) today announced that it recently completed three hotel conversions for approximately $24 million . The three hotels that underwent conversions were the Hilton Garden Inn Pittsburgh University Place ,

BETHESDA, Md. --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 15, 2011-- RLJ Lodging Trust (the “Company”) (NYSE: RLJ) today announced that its Board of Trustees declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.15 per common share of beneficial interest, payable on January 13, 2012 , to shareholders of record as of December 31,

BETHESDA, Md., Nov 07, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- RLJ Lodging Trust (the "Company") (NYSE: RLJ) today announced that the Company's Board of Trustees has authorized a share repurchase program to acquire up to $100.0 million of the Company's common shares.

BETHESDA, Md., Nov 02, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- RLJ Lodging Trust (the "Company") (NYSE: RLJ), today announced it will report financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2011, after the markets close on November 9, 2011, and will host a conference call on November 10, 2011, at 10:00

BETHESDA, Md., Oct 31, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- RLJ Lodging Trust (the "Company") (NYSE: RLJ) today announced that it acquired the 176-room Courtyard by Marriott Charleston Historic District (the "Hotel") for a purchase price of $42.0 million from Noble Investment Group.

BETHESDA, Md., Oct 27, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- RLJ Lodging Trust (the "Company") (NYSE: RLJ) today announced it successfully refinanced its $140.0 million term loan, which was scheduled to mature in November 2011, with Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. "We continue to demonstrate to our shareholders that we