CLDT-2014.04.09 - Dividend



 

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): April 9, 2014
 
CHATHAM LODGING TRUST
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Maryland
001-34693
27-1200777
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation or Organization)
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
50 Cocoanut Row, Suite 211
Palm Beach, Florida

33480
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
(561) 802-4477
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed from last report)

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Item 7.01     Regulation FD Disclosure

On April 9, 2014, Chatham Lodging Trust (the "Company") issued a press release announcing that its board of trustees had voted to raise the dividend 14 percent to an annual rate of $0.96 per common share. The Company declared a monthly dividend of $0.08 per common share of beneficial interest for April 2014. A copy of such press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.
Item 8.01     Other Events.
The Company declared a monthly common share dividend of $0.08 for April 2014. The common share dividend is payable May 30, 2014, to shareholders of record on April 30, 2014.
Item 9.01     Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit No.
 
Description
 
 
 
99.1
 
Press release dated April 9, 2014
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.

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SIGNATURES
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
  
 
 
 
 
April 10, 2014
 
By:
 
/s/ Dennis M. Craven
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Name: Dennis M. Craven
 
 
 
 
Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer


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Exhibit Index

 
 
 
Exhibit No.
 
Description
 
 
 
99.1
 
Press release dated April 9, 2014


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