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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Fisher Thomas Charles   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Pebblebrook Hotel Trust [PEB] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) EVP, Chief Investment Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) 7315 WISCONSIN AVE,, SUITE 1100 WEST 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 03/09/2018 (Street) BETHESDA, MD 20814 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Shares 03/09/2018   A   17,025 A (1) 123,298 D   Common Shares 03/09/2018   A   3,204 A (2) 126,502 D   Common Shares 03/09/2018   F   9,772 (3) D $ 35.18 116,730 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Fisher Thomas Charles 7315 WISCONSIN AVE, SUITE 1100 WEST BETHESDA, MD 20814			EVP, Chief Investment Officer

Signatures

/s/ Andrew H. Dittamo, as attorney-in-fact for Thomas C. Fisher		03/13/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	The Common Shares were issued to the reporting person upon certification by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Trustees of the Issuer of the extent to which the performance objectives of the performance-based equity incentive award made in December 2013 to the reporting person had been achieved for the measurement period ended December 31, 2017. For that measurement period, the reporting person earned 28.94% of the target number of Common Shares issuable pursuant to the award. For more information on the performance-based equity incentive award, including the performance objectives and measurement period, see the Issuer's Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 28, 2014.
(2)	The Common Shares were issued to the reporting person upon certification by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Trustees of the Issuer of the extent to which the performance objectives of the performance-based equity incentive award made in February 2015 to the reporting person had been achieved. The reporting person earned 39% of the target number of Common Shares issuable pursuant to the award. For more information on the performance-based equity incentive award, including the performance objectives and measurement period, see the Issuer's Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 29, 2016.
(3)	Represents Common Shares sold to the Issuer as payment of tax withholding due upon vesting of 20,229 Common Shares.

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