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 20, 2012
LASALLE HOTEL PROPERTIES
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Maryland | 1-14045 | 36-4219376 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
3 Bethesda Metro Center
Suite 1200
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (301) 941-1500
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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ITEM 5.07. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.
On April 20, 2012, LaSalle Hotel Properties (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The matters on which the shareholders voted, in person or by proxy were:
| (i) | for the election of three Class II trustees of the Company to serve until the 2015 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified; |
| (ii) | the ratification of the appointment of the Company’s independent registered public accountants for the year ending December 31, 2012; and |
| (iii) | the approval, by non-binding vote, of executive compensation. |
The three nominees were elected, the ratification of the appointment of the independent registered public accountants was approved, and executive compensation was approved. The results of the voting were as follows:
Election of Trustees:
| Trustee |
Votes For | Votes Against |
Votes Withheld |
Abstentions | Broker Non- Votes |
|||||||||||||||
| Jeffrey T. Foland |
77,671,877 | -0- | 929,219 | -0- | 1,308,116 | |||||||||||||||
| Darryl Hartley-Leonard |
75,862,254 | -0- | 2,738,842 | -0- | 1,308,116 | |||||||||||||||
| William S. McCalmont |
74,690,393 | -0- | 3,910,703 | -0- | 1,308,116 | |||||||||||||||
Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accountants:
| Votes For |
Votes Against |
Abstentions |
Broker Non- Votes | |||
| 77,218,833 |
2,683,332 | 7,047 | -0- |
Approval of Executive Compensation:
| Votes For |
Votes Against |
Abstentions |
Broker Non- Votes | |||
| 76,011,181 |
1,919,543 | 670,372 | 1,308,116 |
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.
| LASALLE HOTEL PROPERTIES | ||||||
| Dated: April 23, 2012 | BY: | /s/ Bruce A. Riggins | ||||
| Bruce A. Riggins | ||||||
| Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President and Secretary | ||||||