Press Releases

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

BETHESDA, Md., Sep 19, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- RLJ Lodging Trust (the "Company") (NYSE: RLJ) today announced that its Board of Trustees declared a cash dividend of $0.15 per common share of beneficial interest, payable on October 14, 2011, to shareholders of record as of September 30, 2011.

BETHESDA, Md., Aug 05, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- RLJ Lodging Trust (the "Company") (NYSE: RLJ), today announced it will report financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2011, after the markets close on Wednesday, August 10, 2011, and will host a conference call to discuss the results on

BETHESDA, Md., Jun 21, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- RLJ Lodging Trust (the "Company") (NYSE: RLJ) today announced that it has successfully entered into a new $300.0 million unsecured revolving credit facility. Wells Fargo Securities, LLC and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated were

BETHESDA, Md., Jun 20, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- RLJ Lodging Trust (the "Company") (NYSE: RLJ) today announced that its Board of Trustees declared a prorated cash dividend of $0.08 per common share of beneficial interest, payable on July 15, 2011, to shareholders of record as of June 30, 2011.

BETHESDA, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--RLJ Lodging Trust (the "Company") (NYSE: RLJ) today announced the exercise of the underwriters' overallotment option to purchase 4,095,000 of the Company's common shares. The overallotment option was exercised in connection with the Company's initial public offering,

BETHESDA, Md., May 11, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- RLJ Lodging Trust (the "Company") today announced it has priced its initial public offering of 27,500,000 common shares of beneficial interest, $0.01 par value per share, at $18.00 per share, for total gross proceeds of $495.0 million.