UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 10-Q
 
   
þ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2010March 31, 2011
OR
   
o TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from           to
Commission File NumberNumber: 001-34693
 
CHATHAM LODGING TRUST
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
 
   
Maryland 27-1200777
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
   
50 Cocoanut Row, Suite 216
Palm Beach, Florida
33480

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 33480
(Zip Code)
(561) 802-4477
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 
          Indicate by check mark whether the registrant:registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.o Yes     þ YesoNo
*   The registrant became subject to the reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, on April 15, 2010.
          Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).o Yeso No
          Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
       
Large accelerated fileroAccelerated filero AcceleratedNon-accelerated fileroþ Non-accelerated filerþSmaller reporting companyo
    (doDo not check if a smaller reporting company)  
          Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).o Yesþ No
          Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.
   
Class Outstanding at November 8, 2010May 9, 2011
Common Shares of Beneficial Interest ($0.01 par value per share) 9,208,75013,820,854
 
 

 


 

TABLE OF CONTENTS
     
Page
  
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Item 1.Financial Statements  3 
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations  2015 
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk  2923 
Controls and Procedures  3024 
     

     
Legal Proceedings  3024 
Risk Factors  3024 
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds  3024 
Defaults Upon Senior Securities  3124 
Removed and Reserved  3124 
Other Information  3124 
Exhibits  3124 
EX-31.1
EX-31.2
EX-32.1

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements.
Item 1.Financial Statements.
CHATHAM LODGING TRUST
Consolidated Balance Sheets

(In thousands, except share data)
(unaudited)
        
 September 30, December 31,         
 2010 2009  March 31, December, 31 
 (unaudited)  2011 2010 
Assets:
  
Investment in hotel properties, net $154,040 $  $211,709 $208,080 
Cash and cash equivalents 26,845 24  30,916 4,768 
Restricted cash 5,689   3,411 3,018 
Hotel receivables (net of allowance for doubtful accounts of approximately $20 and $0, respectively) 859  
Hotel receivables (net of allowance for doubtful accounts of approximately $4 and $15, respectively) 1,203 891 
Deferred costs, net 1,047   4,072 4,710 
Prepaid expenses and other assets 592   1,181 735 
          
Total assets $189,072 $24  $252,492 $222,202 
          
  
Liabilities and Equity:
  
Debt $12,410 $  $12,252 $50,133 
Accounts payable and accrued expenses 3,039 14  5,119 5,248 
Accrued underwriter fees 5,175  
Distributions payable 1,657   2,464 1,657 
          
Total liabilities 22,281 14  19,835 57,038 
          
  
Commitments and contingencies (Note 11) 
Commitments and contingencies 
  
Equity:
  
Shareholders’ Equity:  
Preferred shares, $0.01 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized and unissued at September 30, 2010   
Common shares, $0.01 par value, 500,000,000 shares authorized; 9,208,750 and 1,000 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively 92  
Preferred shares, $0.01 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized and unissued at March 31, 2011   
Common shares, $0.01 par value, 500,000,000 shares authorized; 13,820,854 and 9,208,750 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively 138 92 
Additional paid-in capital 170,250 10  239,861 170,250 
Unearned compensation  (1,284)    (1,040)  (1,162)
Retained deficit  (2,542)  
Accumulated deficit  (6,878)  (4,441)
          
Total shareholders’ equity 166,516 10  232,081 164,739 
          
  
Noncontrolling Interests:  
Noncontrolling interest in Operating Partnership 275  
Noncontrolling Interest in Operating Partnership 576 425 
  
          
Total equity 166,791 10  232,657 165,164 
          
Total liabilities and equity $189,072 $24  $252,492 $222,202 
          
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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CHATHAM LODGING TRUST
Consolidated StatementsStatement of Operations

(In thousands, except share and per share data)
(unaudited)
            
 For the three months ended For the nine months ended  For the three months ended 
 September 30, September 30,  March 31, 
 2010 2010  2011 
Revenue:
  
Room $8,147 $12,691  $12,139 
Other operating 237 350  348 
  
        
Total revenues 8,384 13,041 
Total revenue 12,487 
   
      
Expenses:
  
Hotel operating expenses:  
Room 1,925 2,995  2,994 
Other operating 3,002 4,597  4,914 
        
Total hotel operating expenses 4,927 7,592  7,908 
Depreciation and amortization 798 1,200  1,444 
Property taxes and insurance 471 718  1,032 
General and administrative 1,368 2,340  1,268 
Hotel property acquisition costs 1,161 2,165  85 
        
Total operating expenses 8,725 14,015  11,737 
        
 
Operating loss  (341)  (974)
Interest income 72 109 
Interest expense  (19)  (19)
Operating income 750 
Interest and other income 6 
Interest expense, including amortization of deferred fees  (773)
        
Loss before income tax expense  (288)  (884)  (17)
Income tax expense   (46)  (2)
        
Net loss attributable to common shareholders $(288) $(930) $(19)
        
  
Earnings per Common Share — Basic:
 
Net loss attributable to common shareholders $(0.03) $(0.17)
Loss per Common Share — Basic:
 
Net loss attributable to common shareholders (Note 11) $0.00 
        
  
Earnings per Common Share — Diluted:
 
Net loss attributable to common shareholders $(0.03) $(0.17)
Loss per Common Share — Diluted:
 
Net loss attributable to common shareholders (Note 11) $0.00 
        
  
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
  
Basic 9,125,000 5,448,663  11,800,771 
Diluted 9,125,000 5,448,663  11,800,771 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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CHATHAM LODGING TRUST
Consolidated Statements of Equity

(In thousands, except share data)
(unaudited)(unaduited)
                                 
                          Noncontrolling    
          Additional          Total  Interest in    
  Common Shares  Paid-In  Unearned  Retained  Shareholders’  Operating  Total 
  Shares  Amount  Capital  Compensation  Deficit  Equity  Partnership  Equity 
Balance, December 31, 2009  1,000  $  $10  $  $  $10  $  $10 
Issuance of shares, net of offering costs of $13,752  9,125,000   91   168,657         168,748      168,748 
Repurchase of common shares  (1,000)     (10)        (10)     (10)
Issuance of restricted shares  87,000   1   1,654   (1,655)            
Forfeiture of restricted shares  (3,250)     (61)  61             
Amortization of share based compensation           310      310   320   630 
Dividends delcared on common shares                               
($0.175 per share)              (1,612)  (1,612)     (1,612)
Distributions on LTIP units ($0.175 per unit)                    (45)  (45)
Net loss              (930)  (930)     (930)
                         
Balance, September 30, 2010  9,208,750  $92  $170,250  $(1,284) $(2,542) $166,516  $275  $166,791 
                         
                                 
                          Noncontrolling    
          Additional          Total  Interest in    
  Common Shares  Paid-In  Unearned  Accumulated  Shareholders’  Operating  Total 
  Shares  Amount  Capital  Compensation  Deficit  Equity  Partnership  Equity 
Balance, December 31, 2010  9,208,750  $92  $170,250  $(1,162) $(4,441) $164,739  $425  $165,164 
Issuance of shares pursuant to Equity Incentive Plan  12,104      210         210      210 
Issuance of shares, net of offering costs of $4,153  4,600,000   46   69,401         69,447      69,447 
Amortization of share based compensation           122   ���   122   196   318 
Dividends declared on common shares              (2,418)  (2,418)     (2,418)
Distributions declared on LTIP units                    (45)  (45)
Net loss              (19)  (19)     (19)
                         
Balance, March 31, 2011  13,820,854  $138  $239,861  $(1,040) $(6,878) $232,081  $576  $232,657 
                         
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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CHATHAM LODGING TRUST
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

(In thousands)
(unaudited)
     
  For the nine months ended 
  September 30, 2010 
Cash flows from operating activities:
    
Net loss $(930)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash    
provided by operating activities:    
Depreciation  1,182 
Amortization of deferred costs  18 
Share based compensation  630 
Changes in assets and liabilities:    
Hotel receivables  (350)
Deferred costs  (862)
Prepaid expenses and other assets  (168)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses  2,201 
    
Net cash provided by operating activities  1,721 
    
     
Cash flows from investing activities:
    
Improvements and additions to hotel properties  (930)
Acquisition of hotel properties, net of cash acquired  (144,609)
Restricted cash  (3,047)
    
Net cash used in investing activities  (148,586)
    
     
Cash flows from financing activities:
    
Payments of debt  (24)
Payment of financing costs  (203)
Proceeds from issuance of common shares  182,490 
Payment of common share offering costs  (8,577)
    
Net cash provided by financing activities  173,686 
    
     
Net change in cash and cash equivalents  26,821 
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period  24 
    
     
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period $26,845 
    
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash financing information:
     The Company has accrued underwriter fees of $5,175. These fees were paid on October 21, 2010.
     The Company has accrued distributions payable of $1,657. These distributions were paid on October 29, 2010.
     The Company assumed the mortgages on the purchase of the Altoona and Washington hotels for $12,434.
     
  For the three months ended 
  March 31, 2011 
Cash flows from operating activities:
    
Net loss $(19)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:    
Depreciation  1,431 
Amortization of deferred franchise fees  13 
Amortization of deferred financing fees included in interest costs  307 
Share based compensation  243 
Changes in assets and liabilities:    
Hotel receivables  (312)
Deferred costs  355 
Prepaid expenses and other assets  (446)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses  (669)
    
Net cash provided by operating activities  903 
    
     
Cash flows from investing activities:
    
Improvements and additions to hotel properties  (4,235)
Restricted cash  (393)
    
Net cash used in investing activities  (4,628)
    
     
Cash flows from financing activities:
    
Payments of secured debt  (37,800)
Payments of debt  (81)
Payment of financing costs  (37)
Payment of offering costs  (4,153)
Proceeds from issuance of common shares  73,600 
Distributions-common shares/units  (1,656)
    
Net cash provided by financing activities  29,873 
    
Net change in cash and cash equivalents  26,148 
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period  4,768 
    
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period $30,916 
    
     
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:    
Cash paid for interest $447 
Cash paid for income taxes $15 
 
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing information:
 
The Company has accrued distributions payable of $2,464. These distributions were paid on April 15, 2011.
     
The Company issued 12,104 shares to its independent Trustees pursuant to the Company’s Equity Incentive Plan as compensation for services performed in 2010. Accrued share based compensation of $210 was included in Accounts payable and accrued expense as of December 31, 2010.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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CHATHAM LODGING TRUST
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

(unaudited)
1. Organization
          Chatham Lodging Trust (the “Company”) was formed as a Maryland real estate investment trust (“REIT”) on October 26, 2009 and intends to elect to qualify as a REITreal estate investment trust (“REIT”) for U.S. Federal Income Taxfederal income tax purposes beginning with its short taxable year endingended December 31, 2010. The Company isWe are internally-managed and waswere organized to invest primarily in premium-branded upscale extended-stay and select-service hotels.
          The CompanyWe completed itsour initial public offering (the “IPO”) on April 21, 2010. The IPO resulted in the sale of 8,625,000 common shares at a $20.00 price per share, generating $172.5 million in gross proceeds. Net proceeds, after underwriters’ discounts and commissions and other offering costs, paid or payable to third parties as of September 30, 2010, were approximately $158.7 million. Concurrently with the closing of the IPO, in a separate private placement pursuant to Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), the Companywe sold 500,000 of itsour common shares to Jeffrey H. Fisher, the Company’sour Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, at the public offering price of $20.00 per share, for proceeds to the Company of $10$10.0 million.
          The CompanyOn February 8, 2011, we completed a public offering that resulted in the sale of 4,600,000 common shares at $16.00 per share, generating $73.6 million in gross proceeds. Net proceeds, after underwriters’ discounts and commissions and other offering costs, were approximately $69.4 million.
          We had no operations prior to the consummation of the IPO. Following the closing of the IPO, the Companywe contributed the net proceeds from the IPO and the concurrent private placement, together with the proceeds of our February 2011 offering, to Chatham Lodging, L.PL.P. (the “Operating Partnership”) in exchange for partnership interests in the Operating Partnership. Substantially all of the Company’sour assets are held by and all of itsour operations are conducted through the Operating Partnership. The CompanyChatham Lodging Trust is the sole general partner of the Operating Partnership and currently owns 100% of the common units of the limited partnership interest in the Operating Partnership at September 30, 2010. As discussed in Note 10 — Equity Incentive Plan, certainPartnership. Certain of the Company’sour executive officers hold unvested long-term incentive plan units in the Operating Partnership, which are presented as noncontrolling interests on the accompanying consolidated balance sheet.
          As of September 30, 2010, the CompanyMarch 31, 2011, we owned 1113 hotels with an aggregate of 1,3811,650 rooms located in 89 states. For the Company toTo qualify as a REIT, itwe cannot operate the hotels. Therefore, the Operating Partnership and its subsidiaries lease the hotels to the Company’s wholly owned lessee subsidiaries of our taxable REIT subsidiaries (the “TRS”(“TRS Lessees”). Each hotel is leased to a TRS under a percentage lease that provides for rental payments equal to the greater of (i) a fixed base rent amount or (ii) a percentage rent based on hotel room revenue. The initial term of each of the TRS leases is 5 years. Lease revenue from each TRS and its wholly-owned subsidiariesLessee is eliminated in consolidation. Our TRS Lessees have entered into management agreements with third party management companies that provide day-to-day management for our hotels. Island Hospitality Management Inc. (“IHM”), a related party,which is 90% owned by Mr. Fisher, manages 35 hotels, Homewood Suites Management LLC (“IAH Manager”), a subsidiary of Hilton Worldwide Inc. (“Hilton”) manages 6 hotels and Concord Hospitality Enterprises Company (“Concord”) manages 2 hotels.
2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
          Basis of Presentation
          The accompanying unaudited interim financial statements and related notes have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and in conformity with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) applicable to interim financial information. These unaudited consolidated financial statements, in the opinion of management, include all adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation of the consolidated balance sheets, consolidated statements of operations, consolidated statements of equity, and consolidated statement of cash flows for the periods presented. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of full year performance due to seasonal and other factors.

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          The consolidated financial statements include all of the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All intercompany balances and transactions are eliminated in consolidation. Amounts included in the unaudited consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2009 have been derived from the audited consolidated balance sheet as of that date. The accompanying unaudited

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consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated balance sheetaudited financial statements prepared in accordance with US GAAP, and the related notes thereto as of December 31, 20092010, which are included in Amendment No. 7 tothe Company’s Annual Report on Form S-11, which was filed with10-K for the SEC on April 5,fiscal year ended December 31, 2010.
          Use of Estimates
          The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the balance sheet date and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Investment in Hotel Properties3. Recently Issued Accounting Standards
          The Company allocatesIn December 2010, the purchase prices of hotel properties acquired based onFASB issued updated accounting guidance to clarify that pro forma disclosures should be presented as if a business combination occurred at the fair valuebeginning of the acquired real estate, furniture, fixtures and equipment, identifiable intangible assets and assumed liabilities. In making estimates of fair valueprior annual period for purposes of allocatingpreparing both the purchase price, the Company utilizes a number of sources of information that are obtained in connection with the acquisition of a hotel property, including valuations performed by independent third parties and information obtained about each hotel property resulting from pre-acquisition due diligence. Hotel property acquisition costs, such as transfer taxes, title insurance, environmental and property condition reviews, and legal and accounting fees, are expensed in thecurrent reporting period incurred.
     The Company’s investments in hotel properties are carried at cost and are depreciated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets, 40 years for buildings, 15 years for building improvements, seven years for land improvements and three to ten years for furniture, fixtures and equipment. Renovations and/or replacements at the hotel properties that improve or extend the life of the assets are capitalized and depreciated over their useful lives, while repairs and maintenance are expensed as incurred. Upon the sale or retirement of property and equipment, the cost and related accumulated depreciation are removed from the Company’s accounts and any resulting gain or loss is recognized in the consolidated statements of operations.
     The Company will periodically review its hotel properties for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of the hotel properties may not be recoverable. Events or circumstances that may cause a review include, but are not limited to, adverse changes in the demand for lodging at the properties due to declining national or local economic conditions and/or new hotel construction in markets where the hotels are located. When such conditions exist, management will perform an analysis to determine if the estimated undiscounted future cash flows, without interest charges, from operations and the proceeds fromprior reporting period pro forma financial information. These disclosures should be accompanied by a narrative description about the ultimate disposition of a hotel property exceed its carrying value. If the estimated undiscounted future cash flows are less than the carrying amount, an adjustment to reduce the carrying amount to the related hotel property’s estimated fair market value is recordednature and an impairment loss recognized. The Company does not believe that there currently are any facts or circumstances indicating impairment in the carrying value of any of its hotel properties.
     The Company will consider a hotel property as held for sale when a binding agreement to purchase the property has been signed under which the buyer has committed a significant amount of nonrefundable cash, no significant financing contingencies exist which could cause the transaction not to be completed in a timely manner and the sale is expected to occur within one year. If these criteria are met, depreciation and amortization of the hotel property will cease and an impairment loss if any will be recognized if the fair value of the hotel property, less the costs to sell, is lower than the carrying amount of the hotel property.material, nonrecurring pro forma adjustments. The Company will classify the loss, together with the related operating results, as discontinued operations in the consolidated statements of operations and classify the assets and related liabilities as held for sale in the consolidated balance sheets. As of September 30, 2010, the Company had no hotel properties held for sale.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
     Cash and cash equivalents consist of cash on hand, demand deposits with financial institutions and short term liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less. Cash balances in individual banks may exceed federally insurable limits.

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Restricted Cash
     Restricted cash represents purchase price deposits held in escrow for potential hotel acquisitions currently under contract and escrows for reserves required pursuant to the Company’s loans or management agreements with Hilton. Included in restricted cash on the accompanying consolidated balance sheet at September 30, 2010 are deposits for hotel acquisitions of $2.6 million and $3.1 million of other escrows. The hotel mortgage loan agreements require the Company to fund 4% of gross revenues on a monthly basis for furnishings, fixtures, equipment and general repair maintenance reserve (“Replacement Reserve”) of the hotels in an account to be held by Berkadia Commercial Mortgage (“Lender”). In addition, insurance and real estate tax reserves are required to be deposited into an escrow account to be held by Lender.
Hotel Receivables
     Hotel receivables consist of amounts owed by guests staying at the Company’s hotels at quarter end and amounts due from business and group customers. An allowance for doubtful accounts is provided and maintained at a level believed to be adequate to absorb estimated probable receivable losses. At September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, the allowance for doubtful accounts was $20 thousand and $0, respectively.
Deferred Costs
     Deferred costs consist of franchise agreement fees for the Company’s hotels and deferred loan costs. Franchise fees are recorded at cost and amortized over a straight-line basis over the term of the franchise agreements. Loan costs are recorded at cost and amortized over a straight-line basis which approximates the interest rate method over the term of the loan. Amortization expense was $13 thousand and $18 thousand for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010.
Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets
     The Company’s prepaid expenses and other assets consist of prepaid insurance, deposits and hotel supplies inventory.
Revenue Recognition
     Revenues from hotel operations are recognized when rooms are occupied and when services are provided. Revenues consist of amounts derived from hotel operations, including sales from room, meeting room, gift shop, in-room movie and other ancillary amenities. Sales, use, occupancy, and similar taxes are collected and presented on a net basis (excluded from revenues) in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.
Share-Based Compensation
     The Company measures compensation expense for the restricted share awards based upon the fair market value of its common shares at the date of grant. Compensation expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the vesting period and is included in general and administrative expense in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. The Company will pay dividends on nonvested restricted shares.
Earnings Per Share
     Basic earnings per share (“EPS”) is computed by dividing net income (loss) available for common shareholders, adjusted for dividends on unvested share grants, by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted EPS is computed by dividing net income (loss) available for common shareholders, adjusted for dividends on unvested share grants, by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding plus potentially dilutive securities such as share grants or shares issuable in the event of conversion of operating partnership units. No adjustment is made for shares that are anti-dilutive during the period. The Company’s restricted share awards and long-term incentive plan units are entitled to receive dividends, if declared. The rights to dividends declared are non-forfeitable, and therefore, the unvested restricted shares and long-term incentive plan units qualify as participating securities requiring the allocation of earnings under the two-class method to calculate EPS. The percentage of earnings allocated to the unvested restricted shares is based on the proportion of the weighted average unvested restricted shares outstanding to the total of the basic weighted average common shares outstanding and the weighted average unvested restricted shares outstanding. Basic EPS is then computed by

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dividing income less earnings allocable to unvested restricted shares by the basic weighted average number of shares outstanding. Diluted EPS is computed similar to basic EPS, except the weighted average number of shares outstanding is increased to include the effect of potentially dilutive securities. Because the Company reported a net loss for the periods, no allocation was made to the unvested restricted shares or the long-term incentive plan units.
Income Taxes
     The Company is currently subject to corporate federal and state income taxes. Prior to April 21, 2010, the Company had no operating results subject to taxation.
     The Company intends to elect to be taxed as a REIT for federal income tax purposes under Sections 856 through 860 of the Internal Revenue Code. To qualify as a REIT, the Company must meet certain organizational and operational requirements, including a requirement to distribute at least 90% of the Company’s annual REIT taxable income to its shareholders (which is computed without regard to the dividends paid deduction or net capital gain, and which does not necessarily equal net income as calculated in accordance with U.S. GAAP). As a REIT, the Company generally will not be subject to federal income tax to the extent it distributes qualifying dividends to its shareholders. If the Company fails to qualify as a REIT in any taxable year, it will be subject to federal income tax on its taxable income at regular corporate income tax rates, and generally will not be permitted to qualify for treatment as a REIT for federal income tax purposes for the four taxable years following the year during which qualification is lost, unless the Internal Revenue Service grants the Company relief under certain statutory provisions. Such an event could materially adversely affect the Company’s net income and net cash available for distribution to shareholders. However, the Company intends to organize and operate in such a manner as to qualify for treatment as a REIT.
     The Company leases its hotels to lessee subsidiaries of the TRS (“TRS lessees”). The TRS is subject to federal and state income taxes and the Company accounts for taxes, where applicable, in accordance with the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification 740 using the asset and liability method which recognizes deferred tax assets and liabilities for future tax consequences arising from differences between financial statement carrying amounts and income tax bases.
Organizational and Offering Costs
     The Company expenses organizational costs as incurred. Offering costs, which include selling commissions, are recorded as a reduction in additional paid-in capital in shareholders’ equity.
Recently Issued Accounting Standards
     In June 2009, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued amended guidance related to the consolidation of variable-interest entities, which requires enterprises to qualitatively assess the determination of the primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity (“VIE”) based on whether the entity (1) has the power to direct matters that most significantly impact the activities of the VIE, and (2) has the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits of the VIE that could potentially be significant to the VIE. The amendments change the consideration of kick-out rights in determining if an entity is a VIE which may cause certain additional entities to now be considered VIEs. Additionally, they require an ongoing reconsideration of the primary beneficiary and provide a framework for the events that trigger a reassessment of whether an entity is a VIE. Thisnew accounting guidance is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal yearsbusiness combinations consummated in periods beginning after November 15, 2009. The Company analyzedDecember 14, 2010, and considered the structure of each of its management agreements with its hotel managers and determined that it had appropriately consolidated the results of operationsshould be applied prospectively as of the 11 owned hotels at September 30, 2010.date of adoption. Early adoption is permitted. We have adopted the new disclosures as of January 1, 2011. We do not believe that the adoption of this guidance will have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.
3.4. Acquisition of Hotel Properties
          Acquisition of Hotel Properties
           On April 23, 2010, wholly owned subsidiaries of the CompanyNo acquisitions were completed the acquisition of six hotel properties (the “Initial Acquisition Hotels”) from wholly owned subsidiaries of RLJ Development, LLC for an aggregate purchase price of $73.5 million, plus customary pro-rated amounts and closing costs. Each of the Initial Acquisition Hotels operates under the Homewood Suites by Hilton® brand. The Initial Acquisition Hotels contain an aggregate of 813 rooms and are located in the

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major metropolitan statistical areas of Boston, Massachusetts; Minneapolis, Minnesota; Nashville, Tennessee; Dallas, Texas; Hartford, Connecticut and Orlando, Florida.
     On July 2, 2010, the Company acquired the 120-room Hampton Inn & Suites®Houston-Medical Center in Houston, Texas (the “Houston hotel”) for $16.5 million, plus customary pro-rated amounts and closing costs, from Moody National 1715 OST Houston S, LLC.
     On August 3, 2010, the Company acquired the 124-room Residence Inn by Marriott® - Long Island Holtsville on Long Island, New York (the “Holtsville hotel”) for $21.3 million, plus customary pro-rated amounts and closing costs, from Holtsville Hotel Group, LLC and FB Holtsville Utility LLC.
     On August 24, 2010, the Company completed the acquisitions of the 105-room Courtyard by Marriott® in Altoona, Pennsylvania (the “Altoona hotel”) and the 86-room SpringHill Suites by Marriott® in Washington, Pennsylvania (the “Washington hotel”) for a total cash purchase price of $23.3 million, plus customary pro-rated amounts and closing costs, including the assumption of $12.4 million of debt on the Hotels. The Altoona hotel was purchased from Moody National CY Altoona PA, LLC and the Washington hotel was purchased from Moody National SHS Washington PA, LLC.
     On September 23, 2010, the Company acquired the 133-room Residence Inn by Marriott® - - White Plains in White Plains, New York (the “White Plains hotel”) for $24.4 million, plus customary pro-rated amounts and closing costs, from Moody National White Plains S, LLC.
Hotel Management Agreements
     The Initial Acquisition Hotels are managed by the IAH Manager, a subsidiary of Hilton. A TRS lessee assumed each of the existing hotel management agreements for these hotels. Each hotel management agreement previously became effective on December 20, 2000, has an initial term of 15 years and is renewable for an additional five-year period at the IAH Manager’s option by written notice to the Company no later than 120 days prior to the expiration of the initial term. Under the hotel management agreements, the IAH Manager receives a base management fee equal to 2% of the hotel’s gross room revenue and, if certain financial thresholds are met or exceeded, an incentive management fee equal to 10% of the hotel’s net operating income, less fixed costs, base management fees, agreed-upon return on the owner’s original investment and debt service payments. Prior to April 23, 2013, each of these six management agreements may be terminated for cause, including the failure of the managed hotel to meet specified performance levels, and may be terminated by the manager in the event thethree months ended March 31, 2011. The Company undergoes a change in control. If the new owner does not assume the existing management agreements and does not obtain a Homewood Suites franchise license upon such a changeincurred acquisition costs of control, the Company will be required to pay a termination fee to the IAH Manager. Beginning on April 23, 2013, the Company may terminate the six Hilton management agreements upon six months’ notice to the manager.
     The Houston, Holtsville and White Plains hotels are managed by IHM, a hotel management company 90 percent-owned by Jeffrey H. Fisher, the Company’s chief executive officer, pursuant to management agreements between a TRS lessee and IHM. The management agreements with IHM are for a five-year term and provide for base management fees of 3% of the hotel’s gross room revenue and incentive management fees of 10% of net operating income in excess of a return threshold as defined in the agreements plus a monthly accounting fee of $1 thousand per hotel property. Incentive management fees are capped at 1% of gross hotel revenue. IHM may extend the management agreements for two additional 5-year renewal terms upon 90 days’ written notice to the Company. The management agreements may be terminated upon the sale of the hotels for no termination fee upon six months’ advance notice. The management agreements may also be terminated for cause, including the failure of the hotel’s operating performance to meet specified levels.
     The Altoona and Washington hotels are managed by Concord pursuant to management agreements between a TRS lessee and Concord. The management agreements with Concord provide for base management fees equal to 4% of the managed hotels’ gross room revenue. The initial ten-year term of each management agreement is set to expire on February 28, 2017 and will renew automatically for successive one-year terms unless terminated by the TRS or Concord by written notice to the other party no later than 90 days prior to the term’s expiration. The management agreements may be terminated for cause, including the failure of the hotels’ operating performance to meet specified levels.

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Hotel Franchise Agreements
     The Company’s TRS lessees have entered into franchise agreements for its 11 hotels.
     Upon acquisition of the Initial Acquisition Hotels, a TRS lessee entered into new hotel franchise agreements with Promus Hotels, Inc., a subsidiary of Hilton, as manager for these hotels. Each of the new hotel franchise agreements has an initial term of 15 years and may be renewed for an additional 5-year term. These Hilton hotel franchise agreements provide for a franchise royalty fee equal to 4% of the hotel’s gross room revenue and a program fee equal to 4% of the hotel’s gross room revenue. The Hilton franchise agreements generally have no termination rights unless the franchisee fails to cure an event of default in accordance with the franchise agreements.
     Certain of the Company’s TRS lessees have entered into franchise agreements with Marriott International, Inc. (“Marriott”), relating to the Residence Inn properties in Holtsville, New York, and White Plains, New York, in addition to a Courtyard property in Altoona, Pennsylvania and a SpringHill Suites property in Washington, Pennsylvania. These franchise agreements have initial terms ranging from 15 to 20 years and will expire between 2025 and 2030. None of the agreements has a renewal option. The Marriott franchise agreements provide for franchise fees ranging from 5.0% to 5.5% of the hotel’s gross room sales and marketing fees equal to 2.5% of the hotel’s gross room sales. The Marriott franchise agreements are terminable by Marriott in the event that the applicable franchisee fails to cure an event of default or, in certain circumstances such as the franchisee’s bankruptcy or insolvency, are terminable by Marriott at will.
     The Hampton Inn & Suites Houston-Medical Center is governed by a franchise agreement with Hampton Inns Franchise LLC, or Hampton Inns. The franchise agreement has an initial term of approximately 10 years and expires on July 31, 2020. There is no renewal option. The Hampton Inns franchise agreement provides for a monthly program fee equal to 4% of the hotel’s gross rooms revenue and a monthly royalty fee equal to 5% of the hotel’s gross rooms revenue. Hampton Inns may terminate the franchise agreement in the event that the franchisee fails to cure an event of default or, in certain circumstances such as the franchisee’s bankruptcy or insolvency, Hampton Inns may terminate the agreement at will.
     Franchise fees were approximately $0.6 million and $1.0 million for$85 during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010.
Hotel Purchase Price Allocation
     The allocation of the purchase price to the hotels based on their fair value, were as follows (in thousands):
                     
      Hampton Inn &          
  Initial  Suites  Residence Inn       
  Acquisition  Houston  Holtsville  Moody Three    
  Hotels  Houston, TX  Holtsville, NY  Portfolio  Total 
Land $12,120  $3,200  $2,200  $3,200  $20,720 
Building and improvements  57,976   12,708   18,765   39,099   128,548 
Furniture, fixtures and equipment  3,421   325   335   943   5,024 
Cash  30   2   2   7   41 
Restricted cash           2,642   2,642 
Accounts receivable  379   24      106   509 
Prepaid expenses and other assets  31      83   310   424 
Debt           (12,434)  (12,434)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses  (440)  (148)  (56)  (180)  (824)
                
Net assets acquired $73,517  $16,111  $21,329  $33,693  $144,650 
                
                     
Net assets acquired, net of cash $73,487  $16,109  $21,327  $33,686  $144,609 
                
     The Altoona, Washington and White Plains hotels were acquired from parties under common control and their acquisition is referred to the “Moody Three Portfolio” in the above chart.
     All of the Company’s hotel revenue and expenses are comprised of hotel revenue and expenses from the hotels acquired during the year to date September 30, 2010.

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Pro Forma Financial Information
     The following condensed pro forma financial information presents the results of operations as if the acquisition of the Initial Acquisition, Houston, Holtsville, Altoona, Washington and White Plains hotels had taken place on January 1, 2010. Since the Company commenced operations on April 21, 2010 upon completion of the IPO, pro forma adjustments have been included for corporate general and administrative expense and income taxes for the periods presented. The pro forma results have been prepared for comparative purposes only and are not necessarily indicative of what actual results of operations would have been had the acquisition taken place on January 1, 2010, nor do they purport to represent the results of operations for future periods (in thousands, except share and per share data).
     
  For the nine months ended 
  September 30, 2010 
Pro forma total revenues $32,503 
Pro forma total hotel expense  19,542 
Pro forma total operating expenses  32,063 
    
Pro forma operating income  440 
    
Pro forma net loss $(477)
    
     
Pro forma loss income per share:    
Basic and diluted $(0.05)
     
Weighted average Common Shares Outstanding    
Basic and diluted  9,125,000 
March, 31, 2011.
4.5. Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
          The Company maintains an allowance for doubtful accounts at a level believed to be adequate to absorb estimated probable losses. That estimate is based on past loss experience, current economic and market conditions and other relevant factors. The allowance for doubtful accounts was $20 thousand$4 and $0$15 as of September 30, 2010March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2009,2010, respectively.
5.6. Investment in Hotel Properties
          The Company did not own any hotel properties at December 31, 2009. Investment in hotel properties as of September 30,March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, consisted of the following (in thousands):
            
 September 30, 2010  March 31, 2011 December 31, 2010 
Land and improvements $20,720  $24,620 $24,620 
Building and improvements 128,546  176,670 176,354 
Furniture, fixtures and equipment 5,956  6,301 6,138 
Construction in progress 8,084 3,505 
        
 155,222  215,675 210,617 
Less accumulated depreciation  (1,182)  (3,966)  (2,537)
        
Investment in hotel properties, net $154,040  $211,709 $208,080 
        
6.7. Debt
          Each of the Company’s mortgage loans is secured by a first-mortgage lien on the underlying property. The mortgages are non-recourse to the Company except for fraud or misapplication of funds. Mortgage debt consisted of the following as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 (in thousands):

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          Balance Outstanding as of 
  Interest  Maturity  March 31,  December 31, 
Collateral Rate  Date  2011  2010 
Courtyard by Marriott Altoona, PA  5.96% April 1, 2016 $6,881  $6,924 
Springhill Suites by Marriott Washington, PA  5.84% April 1, 2015  5,371   5,408 
               
          $12,252  $12,332 
               
          The Company assumedestimates the fair value of its fixed rate debt by discounting the future cash flows of each instrument at estimated market rates. Rates take into consideration general market conditions and maturity. The estimated fair value of the Company’s debt as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 was $12,461 and $12,574, respectively.
           On October 12, 2010, we entered into a $7.0 million loan onsenior secured revolving credit facility to fund future acquisition, redevelopment and expansion activities. At March 31, 2011, we had no outstanding borrowings under this credit facility. At March 31, 2011, there were eleven properties in the Altoona hotelborrowing base under the credit agreement and a $5.4 million loan on the Washington hotel in connection with their acquisition. Each loan is collateralized bymaximum borrowing availability under the hotel and requires a minimum debt service coverage ratio andrevolving credit facility was $67.1 million.
          As of March 31, 2011, the Company was in compliance with these covenants at September 30, 2010. Key information regarding the loans isall of its financial covenants. Future scheduled principal payments of debt obligations as of March 31, 2011 are as follows (in thousands):
     
  Amount 
2011 $253 
2012  354 
2013  375 
2014  398 
2015  4,958 
Thereafter  5,914 
    
  $12,252 
    
8. Income Taxes
          The Company’s TRSs are subject to federal and state income taxes. The Company’s TRSs are structured under one of two TRS holding companies that are treated separately for income tax purposes (TRS 1 and TRS 2, respectively). The consolidated income tax expense is solely attributable to the taxable income of TRS 2. TRS 1 has future income taxable deductions of $1.0 million related to accumulated net operating losses and the gross deferred tax asset associated with these future tax deductions is $0.4 million. TRS 1 has recorded a valuation allowance equal to 100% of the gross deferred tax asset due to the uncertainty of realizing the benefit of this asset due to the TRSs limited operating history and the taxable losses incurred by TRS 1 since its inception.
The components of income tax expense for the three months ended March 31, 2011 are as follows (in thousands):
     
  Three Months Ended 
  March 31, 2011 
Current:    
Federal $(2)
State   
    
Income tax expense $(2)
    
The tax effect of each type of temporary difference and carry forward that gives rise to the deferred tax asset as of March 31, 2011 are as follows (in thousands):

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  Altoona Loan  Washington Loan 
Balance at September 30, 2010 $6,966  $5,444 
Interest rate  5.96%  5.84%
Maturity April 1, 2016  April 1, 2015 
Monthly principal and interest payment $49  $39 
Minimum debt service coverage ratio  1.5x  1.65x
     
  March 31, 2011 
Deferred tax assets:    
Net operating loss carryforwards $406 
Valuation allowance  (406)
    
Net deferred tax asset $ 
    
7.9. Dividends Declared and Paid
          The Company declared common share dividends of $0.175 per share and distributions on LTIP units of $0.175 per LTIP unit for the three months ended September 30, 2010.March 31, 2011. The dividends and distributions were paid on October 29, 2010April 15, 2011 to common shareholders and LTIP unit holdersunitholders of record on October 15, 2010.March 31, 2011. The Company did not pay anypaid dividends duringdeclared for the three months ended September 30, 2010.fourth quarter of 2010 on January 14, 2011.
8.10. Shareholders’ Equity
     UnderCommon Shares
          The Company is authorized to issue up to 500,000,000 common shares of beneficial interest (“common shares”), $.01 par value per share. Each outstanding common share entitles the initial Declarationholder to one vote on all matters submitted to a vote of Trustshareholders. Holders of the Company’s common shares are entitled to receive dividends when authorized by our board of trustees.
Preferred Shares
          The Company is authorized to issue up to 100,000,000 preferred shares, $.01 par value per share.
Operating Partnership Units
           When issued, holders of Operating Partnership common units will have certain redemption rights, which will enable the totalunit holders to cause the Operating Partnership to redeem their units in exchange for, at the Company’s option, cash per unit equal to the market price of the Company’s common shares, at the time of redemption or for the Company’s common shares on a one-for-one basis. The number of shares initially authorized for issuance was 1,000 common shares. On October 30, 2009, the Company issued the sole shareholderissuable upon exercise of the redemption rights will be adjusted upon the occurrence of share splits, mergers, consolidations or similar pro-rata share transactions, which otherwise would have the effect of diluting the ownership interests of our limited partners or our shareholders. As of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, there were no Operating Partnership common units held by unaffiliated third parties. At March 31, 2011, an aggregate of 257,775 LTIP units are held by executive officers. The LTIP units are entitled to receive per unit distributions equal to the per share distributions paid on common shares.
          The Company 1,000completed a public offering of common shares at $10.00 per share. Following the close of the IPO, the Company repurchased the 1,000 shares in October 2009 at his cost of $10.00 per share.
     Effective March 31, 2010, the Company’s Declaration of Trust was amended and restated to authorize the issuance of 500,000,000 common shares and 100,000,000 preferred shares. On April 21, 2010, the Company completed its IPO.on February 8, 2011. The IPOoffering resulted in the sale of 8,625,0004,600,000 common shares at a $20.00$16.00 price per share generating $172.5$73.6 million in gross proceeds. Net proceeds were approximately $69.4 million after net underwriters’ discounts and commissions and other offering costs were approximately $158.7 million. Underwriting discounts and offering costspaid to third parties. As of $13.8 million have been recorded as a reduction in additional paid-in capital. This includes underwriters’ commission of $5.2 million which, in accordance with the underwriting agreement entered into in connection with the IPO, is payable once the Company invests at least 85% of the net proceeds from the offering in hotel properties. Payment was made on October 21, 2010. Concurrently with the closing of the IPO, in a separate private placement pursuant to Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Company sold 500,000 of itsMarch 31, 2011, 13,820,854 common shares to Jeffrey H. Fisher, the Company’s Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, at the public offering price of $20.00 per share, for proceeds to the Company of $10 million. There were no preferred shares issued or outstanding as of September 30, 2010.outstanding.

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9.11. Earnings Per Share
          The following is a reconciliation of the amounts used in calculating basic and diluted net loss per share (in thousands, except share and per share data):

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 For the three months ended For the nine months ended     
 September 30, September 30,  For the three months ended 
 2010 2010  March 31, 2011 
Numerator:
  
Net loss attributable to common shareholders $(288) $(930) $(19)
Dividends paid on unvested restricted shares     (13)
Undistributed earnings attributable to unvested restricted shares     
        
Net loss attributable to common shareholders excluding amounts attributable to unvested restricted shares $(288) $(930) $(32)
        
  
Denominator:
  
Weighted average number of common shares — basic 9,125,000 5,448,663  11,800,771 
Effect of dilutive securities:  
Unvested restricted shares   
Unvested restricted shares (1)  
Compensation-related shares     
        
Weighted average number of common shares — diluted 9,125,000 5,448,663  11,800,771 
        
  
Basic Earnings per Common Share:
  
Net loss attributable to common shareholders per weighted average common share excluding amounts attributable to unvested restricted shares $(0.03) $(0.17) $0.00 
        
  
Diluted Earnings per Common Share:
  
Net loss attributable to common shareholders per weighted average common share excluding amounts attributable to unvested restricted shares $(0.03) $(0.17) $0.00 
        
(1)Anti-dilutive for all periods presented.
10.12. Equity Incentive Plan
          On April 9,The Company maintains the 2010 the Company’s sole shareholder approved the Equity Incentive Plan (the “Equity Incentive Plan”) to attract and retain independent trustees, executive officers and other key employees and service providers. The Equity Incentive Planplan provides for the grant of options to purchase common shares, share awards, share appreciation rights, performance units and other equity-based awards, including grants of restricted common shares and long-term incentive plan units (“LTIP Units”).awards. Share awards under this plan generally vest over a period of three to five years, basedthough the independent trustees share compensation includes shares granted that vest immediately. The Company pays dividends on continued employment. The Equity Incentive Planunvested shares and units. Certain awards may provide for accelerated vesting if there is administered bya change in control. In January 2011, the Compensation CommitteeCompany issued 12,104 common shares to its independent trustees as compensation for services performed in 2010. A portion of the Company’s Boardshare-based compensation to the Company’s trustees for the year ended December 31, 2011 will be distributed in January of Trustees (the “Compensation Committee”), which has2012 in the ability to approve all terms of awards under the Equity Incentive Plan. The Compensation Committee also has the ability to approve who will receive grants under the Equity Incentive Plan and the numberform of common shares. The quantity of shares subject towill be calculated based on the grant. The Equity Incentive Plan is scheduled to terminate on April 8, 2020.
     The number ofaverage closing prices for the Company’s common shares authorizedon the NYSE for the last ten trading days preceding the reporting date. The Company would have distributed 4,621 common shares had the liability classified award been satisfied as of March 31, 2011. As of March 31, 2011, there were 211,730 common shares available for issuance under the Equity Incentive Plan is 565,359. In connection with share splits, dividends, recapitalizations and certain other events, the Company’s Board of Trustees will make adjustments that it deems appropriate in the aggregate number of common shares that may be issued under the Equity Incentive Plan and the terms of outstanding awards. On April 21, 2010 the Company’s Operating Partnership granted 246,960 LTIP Units to the Company’s executive officers pursuant to the Equity Incentive Plan. In addition, on April 26, 2010 and May 20, 2010, the Company issued 40,000 and 36,550 restricted common shares to the Company’s Independent Trustees and executive officers, respectively, pursuant to the Equity Incentive Plan. During the third quarter, 7,200 shares granted to the Company’s former Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) vested, 3,250 restricted shares granted to the Company’s former CFO were forfeited and 15,435 LTIP Units granted to the Company’s former CFO were forfeited. Also, during the third quarter 10,450 restricted common shares and 26,250 LTIP Units were granted to the Company’s current CFO. As of September 30, 2010, there were 223,834 common shares available for future grant under the Equity Incentive Plan.

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          Restricted Share Awards
          The Company measures compensation expense for restricted share awards based upon the fair market value of its common shares at the date of grant. Compensation expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the vesting period and is included in general and administrative expense in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. The Company will pay dividends on nonvested restricted shares.

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          A summary of the Company’s restricted share awards for the ninethree months ended September 30, 2010March 31, 2011 is as follows:
                
 Weighted -  Weighted -
 Number of Average Grant  Number of Average Grant
 Shares Date Fair Value  Shares Date Fair Value
Nonvested at January 1, 2010  $ 
Nonvested at December 31, 2010 76,550 $19.04 
Granted 87,000 19.02    
Vested  (7,200) 18.86    
Forfeited  (3,250) 18.86    
      
Nonvested at September 30, 2010 76,550 $19.04 
Nonvested at March 31, 2011 76,550 $19.04 
      
          As of September 30, 2010March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2009,2010, there were $1.3$1.1 million and $0,$1.2 million, respectively, of unrecognized compensation costs related to restricted share awards. As of September 30, 2010,March 31, 2011, these costs were expected to be recognized over a weighted—average period of approximately 2.62.1 years. For each of the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010,March 31, 2011, the Company recognized approximately $0.2$0.1 million, and $0.3 million, respectively, in expense related to the restricted share awards. This expense is included in general and administrative expenses in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. As of September 30, 2010, 7,200 shares were vested.
          Long-Term Incentive Plan Units
          LTIP Units are a special class of partnership interests in the Operating Partnership which may be issued to eligible participants for the performance of services to or for the benefit of the Company. Under the Equity Incentive Plan, each LTIP Unit issued is deemed equivalent to an award of one common share thereby reducing the availability for other equity awards on a one-for-one basis. The Company will not receive a tax deduction for the value of any LTIP Units granted to employees. LTIP Units, whether vested or not, will receive the same per unit profit distributions as other outstanding units of the Operating Partnership, which profit distribution will generally equal per share dividends on the Company’s common shares. Initially, LTIP Units have a capital account balance of zero, and will not have full parity with common Operating Partnership units with respect to liquidating distributions. The Operating Partnership will revalue its assets upon the occurrence of certain specified events and any increase in valuation will be allocated first to the holders of LTIP Units to equalize the capital accounts of such holders with the capital accounts of the Operating Partnership unit holders. If such parity is reached, vested LTIP Units may be converted, at any time, into an equal number of common units of limited partnership interest in the Operating Partnership (“OP Units”), which may in the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, be redeemed, byat the Companyoption of the holder, for cash or exchanged forat the Company’s option, an equivalent number of the Company’s common shares.
          On April 21, 2010, the Company’s Operating Partnership granted 246,960 LTIP Units to the Company’s executive officers pursuant to the Equity Incentive Plan, all of which are accounted for in accordance with FASB Codification Topic (“ASC”) 718, “Stock Compensation”. The LTIP Units granted to the Company’s executive officers vest ratably over a five-year period beginning on the date of grant. On September 9, 2010, the Company’s Operating Partnership granted 26,250 LTIP units to the Company’s new CFO and 15,435 LTIP units granted to the Company’s former CFO were forfeited.
          The LTIP Units’ fair value was determined by using a discounted value approach. In determining the discounted value of the LTIP Units, the Company considered the inherent uncertainty that the LTIP Units would never reach parity with the other OP Units and thus have an economic value of zero to the grantee. Additional factors considered in reaching the assumptions of uncertainty included discounts for illiquidity; expectations for future dividends; no operating history as of the date of the grant; significant dependency on the efforts and services of our executive officers and other key members of management to implement the Company’s business plan; available acquisition opportunities; and economic environment and conditions. The Company used an expected stabilized dividend yield of 5.0% and a risk free interest rate of 2.33% based on a five-year U.S. Treasury yield.

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          The Company recorded $0.2 million and $0.3 million in compensation expense related to the LTIP Units for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, respectively.March 31, 2011. As of September 30, 2010,March 31, 2011, there was $3.6$3.2 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to LTIP Units. This cost is expected to be recognized over 4.64.1 years, which represents the weighted average remaining vesting period of the LTIP Units. As of September 30, 2010,March 31, 2011, none of the LTIP Units have reached parity.
11.13. Commitments and Contingencies
          Litigation
          The nature of the operations of the hotels exposes the hotels, the Company and the Operating Partnership to the risk of claims and litigation in the normal course of their business. The Company is not presently subject to any material litigation nor, to the Company’s knowledge, is any litigation threatened.

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          Hotel Ground Rent
          The Altoona hotel is subject to a ground lease with an expiration date of April 30, 2029 with an extension option of up to 12 additional terms of five years each. Monthly payments are determined by the quarterly average room occupancy of the hotel as follows with base renthotel. Rent is equal to $5,500approximately $6 per month which shall bewhen monthly occupancy is less than 85% and can increase up to approximately $20 per month if occupancy is 100%, with minimum rent increased on an annual basis by two and one-half percent (2.5%):.
Avg OccupancyLease Amount
> 85%Base Rent
85% but less than 90%$4/room/day
90% but less than 100%$5/room/day
100%$6/room/day
          In connection with the New Rochelle hotel, there is an air rights lease and garage lease that expire on December 1, 2104. The lease agreements with the City of New Rochelle cover the space above the parking garage that is occupied by the hotel as well as 128 parking spaces in a parking garage that is attached to the hotel. The annual base rent for the leases is the Company’s proportionate share of the city’s adopted budget for the operations, management and maintenance of the garage and established reserves fund for the cost of capital repairs. Total lease payments for the three months ended March 31, 2011 were $29.
The following is a schedule of the minimum future obligation payments required under the ground lease (in thousands):
     
2010  82 
2011  84 
2012  87 
2013  89 
2014  91 
Thereafter  1,992 
    
Total  2,425 
    
Condo Leases
     The White Plains hotel is part of a condominium known as La Reserva Condominium (the “Condominium”). The Condominium is comprised of 143 residential units and four commercial units. The four commercial units are owned by the Company and are part of the White Plains Hotel. The White Plains Hotel is comprised of 129 of the residential units owned by the Company and four residential units leased by the Company from unaffiliated third party owners. The remaining 10 residential units are owned and occupied by unaffiliated third party owners.
     The Company leases 4 residential units in the White Plains hotel from individual owners (the “Condo Owner”). The lease agreements are for 6 years with a one-time 5 year renewal option. The White Plains hotel shall have the right to sublease the unit to any third party (a “Hotel Guest”) for such rent and on such terms as the White Plains hotel may determine. Each Condo Owner may reserve the unit for seven (7) days in any calendar quarter or two (2) weeks in any calendar year. The White Plains hotel will have no obligation to pay rent during such period. Each Condo Owner is also

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obligated to reimburse the White Plains hotel for renovations that were completed in 2008. Minimum annual rents payable to the Condo Owner are approximately $70 thousand per year and amounts receivable from the Condo Owner for its renovation reimbursements are approximately $11 thousand per year, subject to a balloon repayment at the end of the lease term of any remaining reimbursements. The White Plains hotel is responsible for paying assessments to the Condominium association on a monthly basis for all residential units owned and leased. The White Plains hotel provides certain services to the Condominium association for housekeeping, maintenance and certain other services and receives compensation from the Condominium association for said services.
     
2011 $151 
2012  203 
2013  205 
2014  207 
2015  210 
Thereafter  11,871 
     
Total $12,847 
     
12.14. Related Party Transactions
     The Company paid $3.2 million to reimburse Mr. Fisher for expenses he incurred in connection with the Company’s formation and the IPO, including $2.5 million he funded as earnest money deposits for the Company’s purchase of the Initial Acquisition Hotels. Mr. Fisher had also advanced $14 thousand to the Company which was included in accounts payable and accrued expenses on the accompanying consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2009 which was reimbursed following the close of the IPO.
          Mr. Fisher owns 90% of Island Hospitality Management, Inc. (“IHM”), a hotel management company. The Company has entered into hotel management agreements with IHM to manage threefive of its hotels. Management and accounting fees paid to IHM for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010March 31, 2011 were $69 thousand.$0.2 million.
13.15. Subsequent Events
           On October 5, 2010,May 3, 2011, a joint venture between Cerberus Capital Management and Chatham Lodging LP (JV) was selected as the Company acquiredwinning bidder in a bankruptcy court auction related to 64 of Innkeepers USA Trust’s (the “Sellers”) hotels. Under the 124-room Residence Inn by Marriott®- New Rochelle in New Rochelle, New York for $21 million, plus customary pro-rated amounts and closing costs, from New Roc Hotels, LLC. The hotelterms of the winning bid, the JV will be managed by IHM pursuantthe plan sponsor to acquire the hotels for a 5-year management agreement.
     On October 12, 2010,total purchase price of approximately $1.125 billion, including the REIT, as parent guarantorassumption of debt through a plan of reorganization. The Company will fund its investment in the joint venture with available cash and the Operating Partnership, as borrower (the “Borrower”), entered into a $85.0 million, three-year,borrowings under Chatham’s secured revolving credit facility. Completion of these transactions is pursuant to the Seller’s Plan of Reorganization for the joint venture and contingent upon satisfaction of certain conditions, including the entry of the Confirmation Order by the Bankruptcy Court with respect to such plan.
          Also, on May 3, 2011, the Company was selected as the winning bidder in a bankruptcy court auction related to five additional hotels owned by affiliates of the Seller. The Company has executed a purchase agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) with the lenders party thereto, Barclays Capital and Regions Capital Markets as joint lead arrangers, Barclays Bank PLC as administrative agent, Regions Bank as syndication agent, Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, UBS Securities and US Bank National Association acting as co-documentation agents.
     SubjectSeller to certain terms and conditions set forthacquire the following five hotels, comprising 764 rooms in the Credit Agreement, the Borrower may increase the original principal amount of the Credit Agreement by an additional $25.0 million. Pursuant to the Credit Agreement, the Company and certain indirect subsidiaries of the Company guarantee to the Lenders all of the obligations of the Borrower under the Credit Agreement, any notes and the other loan documents, including any obligations under hedging arrangements. From time to time, the Borrower may be required to cause additional subsidiaries to become guarantors under the Credit Agreement.aggregate, for $195 million, or $255,000 per room:
     Availability under the Credit Agreement is based on the least of the following: (i) the aggregate commitments of all Lenders, (ii) a percentage of the “as-is” appraised value of qualifying borrowing base properties (subject to certain concentration limitations and other deductions) and (iii) a percentage of net operating income from qualifying borrowing base properties (subject to certain limitations and other deductions). The Credit Agreement is secured by each borrowing base property, including all personal property assets related thereto, and the equity interests of borrowing base entities and certain other subsidiaries of the Company. There are currently seven properties in the borrowing base under the Credit Agreement.
HotelRooms
Residence Inn Anaheim Garden Grove, CA200
Residence Inn San Diego Mission Valley, CA192
Residence Inn Tysons Corner, VA121
Doubletree Guest Suites Washington D.C.105
Homewood Suites San Antonio Riverwalk, TX146
764
          The Credit Agreement provides for revolving creditfive-hotel acquisition will be funded through the assumption of five individual loans toaggregating $134.2 million at a weighted average interest rate of 6 percent and maturity dates in 2016 with the Company. Allremainder funded from borrowings under the Credit AgreementCompany’s secured revolving credit facility. The five loans will bearamortize based on a 30-year amortization period, other than the loan related to the hotel in Garden Grove which will be interest at a rate per annum equal to, atonly for the option of the Company, (i) the greater of (A) 1.25% plus a margin that fluctuates based upon the Company’s leverage ratio or (B) the Eurodollar Rate (as defined in the Credit Agreement) plus a margin that fluctuates based upon the Company’s leverage ratio; or (ii) the greatest of (A) 2.25%, (B) the prime lending rate as set forth on the Reuters Screen RTRTSY1 (or such other comparable publicly available rate if such rate no longer appears on the Reuters Screen RTRTSY1), (C) the weighted average of the rates on overnight federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by federal funds brokers, plus1/2 of 1%, or (D) 1% plus the Eurodollar Rate (as defined in the Credit Agreement). The Credit Agreement also permits the issuance of letters of credit and provides for swing line loans.first two years after closing.

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          Completion of these transactions is pursuant to the Sellers’ Plan of Reorganization for the five hotels and contingent upon satisfaction of certain conditions, including the entry of a Confirmation Order by the Bankruptcy Court with respect to such plan. The Credit Agreement contains representations, warranties, covenants, termsSeller will file a motion with the Bankruptcy Court seeking the approval of the break-up fees and conditions customaryexpense reimbursements totaling $2.5 million which would be payable to the Company, if, among other reasons, the Seller terminates the purchase agreement. The Seller has scheduled a hearing to approve the Plan of Reorganization for transactionsJune 23, 2011, and assuming the Confirmation Order is entered into at such time, the Company would expect to close shortly thereafter.
          All but one of this type, includingthe 69 hotels to be owned by the joint venture or the Company will continue to be managed after closing by Island Hospitality Management, a maximumhotel management company 90 percent-owned by Jeff Fisher.
          The Company also amended its $85 million secured revolving credit facility effective May 2011. The amendment provides for an increase to the allowable consolidated leverage ratio to 60 percent through 2012, reducing to 55 percent in 2013; and a minimumdecrease to the consolidated fixed charge coverage ratio from 2.3x to 1.7x through March 2012, increasing to 1.75x through December 2012 and minimum net worth financial covenants, limitations on (i) liens, (ii) incurrence of debt, (iii) investments, (iv) distributions, and (v) mergers and asset dispositions, covenants2.0x in 2013. Subject to preserve corporate existence and comply with laws, covenants on the use of proceeds ofcertain conditions, the credit facility and default provisions, including defaults for non-payment, breach of representations and warranties, insolvency, non-performance of covenants, cross-defaults and guarantor defaults. The occurrence ofstill has an event of default under the Credit Agreement could result in all loans and other obligations becoming immediately due and payable and the credit facility being terminated and allow the Lenders to exercise all rights and remedies available to them with respect to the collateral.
     On November 3, 2010,accordion feature that provides the Company acquiredwith the 145-room Homewood Suites by Hilton Carlsbad-North San Diego County in Carlsbad, CA for $32.0ability to increase the facility to $110 million, plus customary pro-rated amounts and closing costs, from Royal Hospitality Washington, LLC and Lee Estates, LLC. The Hotel will be managed by IHM pursuantsubject to a 5-year management agreement.
     The allocation of the purchase price of the hotels acquired after September 30, 2010 is based on preliminary estimates of fair value as follows (in thousands):
             
  Residence Inn  Homewood Suites    
  New Rochelle  Carlsbad, CA  Total 
Acquistion date  10/05/10   11/04/10     
             
Land $  $3,900  $3,900 
Building and improvements  20,281   27,520   47,801 
Furniture, fixtures and equipment  434   580   1,014 
Cash  3   4   7 
Accounts receivable, net  46      46 
Prepaid expenses and other assets  170   9   179 
Accounts payable and accrued expenses  (36)  (13)  (49)
          
Net assets acquired $20,898  $32,000  $52,898 
          
Net assets acquired, net of cash $20,895  $31,996  $52,891 
          
     The following condensed pro forma financial information presents the results of operations as if the Residence Inn by Marriott®New Rochelle in New Rochelle, New York was acquired on January 1, 2010. Pro forma information for the Homewood Suites by Hilton® Carlsbad-North San Diego County in Carlsbad, CA is unavailable at this time and has not been included. Since the Company commenced operations on April 21, 2010 upon completion of the IPO, pro forma adjustments have been included for corporate general and administrative expense and income taxes for the periods presented. The pro forma results have been prepared for comparative purposes only and are not necessarily indicative of what actual results of operations would have been had the acquisition taken place on January 1, 2010, nor do they purport to represent the results of operations for future periods (in thousands, except share and per share data).
     
  For the nine months ended 
  September 30, 2010 
Pro forma total revenues $17,682 
Pro forma total hotel expense  10,477 
Pro forma total operating expenses  20,391 
    
Pro forma operating income  (2,709)
    
Pro forma net loss $(2,592)
    
     
Pro forma net loss per share:    
Basic and diluted $(0.28)
     
Weighted average Common Shares Outstanding    
Basic and diluted  9,125,000 
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
Item 2.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
          The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this report.
Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information
          The following information contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended or the Exchange Act. These forward-looking statements include information about possible or assumed future results of the lodging industry, our business, financial condition, liquidity, results of operations, cash flow and plans and objectives. These statements generally are characterized by the use of the words “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “plan,” “continue,” “intend,” “should,” “may” or similar expressions. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions, our actual results could differ materially from those set forth in the forward-looking statements. Some factors that might cause such a difference include the following: the current global economic downturn, increased direct competition, changes in government regulations or accounting rules, changes in local, national and global real estate conditions, declines in the lodging industry, seasonality of the lodging industry, our ability to obtain lines of credit or permanent financing on satisfactory terms, changes in interest rates, availability of proceeds from offerings of our common shares,equity securities, our ability to identify suitable investments, our ability to close on identified investments and inaccuracies of our accounting estimates. Given these uncertainties, undue reliance should not be placed on such statements. We undertake no obligation to publicly release the results of any revisions to these forward-looking statements that may be made to reflect future events or circumstances or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. The forward-looking statements should be read in light of the risk factors identified in the “Risk Factors” section of our Registration Statementin the Company’s Annual Report on Form S-11,10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the “SEC”.updated elsewhere in this report.
Overview
          We are a self-advised hotel investment company organized in October 2009. We raised gross proceeds of $172.5 million upon completion of our initial public offering of common shares (“IPO”) on April 21, 2010. We raised an additional $10 million through a concurrent private placement of our common shares with Jeffrey H. Fisher, our Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer. We had no operating assets on the date of our IPO.
Our investment strategy is to invest in premium-branded upscale extended-stay and select-service hotels in geographically diverse markets with high barriers to entry near strong demand generators. We may acquire portfolios of hotels or single hotel transactions. Consistent with our investment strategy, on April 23, 2010, two days after the completion of our IPO, we invested $73.5 million of the offering proceeds in the acquisition of a portfolio of six Homewood Suites by Hilton®hotels. During the three months ended September 30, 2010, we acquired five additional hotels comprising an aggregate of 568 rooms for approximately $82.3 million, funded by proceeds from our IPO and the assumption of $12.4 million of debt on two of the hotels. Subsequent to September 30, 2010, we acquired the 124-room Residence Inn by Marriott® New Rochelle, New York and the 145-room Homewood Suites by Hilton Carlsbad, California. We expect that a significant portion of our portfolio will consist of hotels in the upscale extended-stay or select-service categories, including brands such as Homewood Suites by Hilton®, Residence Inn by Marriott®, Summerfield Suites by Hyatt®, Courtyard by Marriott®, Hampton Inn® and Hampton Inn and Suites®.
          AsWe focus on premium-branded, select-service hotels in high growth markets with high barriers to entry concentrated primarily in the 25 largest MSAs. We believe the opportunities to acquire our target hotels are very attractive based on the belief that we are in the early stages of September 30, 2010,a lodging recovery.
          In February, we completed a $73.6 million follow-on common share equity offering, adding further strength and flexibility to our balance sheet. With the funds we have financed all 11available for investment, we have developed an active pipeline with well over $200 million in potential acquisitions.
          Our goal is to maintain our long-term leverage at a ratio of our acquisitions with proceeds of our IPO and the assumption of $12.4 million ofnet debt on two of our hotels. We financed the acquisitionto investment in hotels (at cost) at less than 35 percent. However, at this early stage of the two hotels acquired subsequentlodging cycle recovery, we may temporarily increase our leverage to September 30, 2010 withtake advantage of available opportunities. In the remaining proceeds from2011 second quarter, our IPO and borrowings underBoard of Trustees approved the increase in our recently completed credit facility. On October 28, 2010, we filed a Registration Statement on Form S-11targeted leverage to issue additional common shares in an underwritten public offering. Proceeds from this offeringless than 55 percent.
           Future growth through acquisitions will be used to pay downfunded by both issuances of common and preferred shares, draw-downs under our credit facility, fund future acquisitions, capital improvementsas well as the incurrence or assumption of individually secured hotel debt at our hotelsinterest rates which we believe are at historically low levels.
          We believe 2011 and other general corporate purposes.beyond will be excellent growth years for the industry and for Chatham. We expectintend to fund subsequent acquisitions from both debtacquire quality assets at attractive prices, improve their returns through knowledgeable asset management and equity sources.seasoned, proven hotel management while remaining prudently leveraged.

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          We intend to elect to qualify for treatment as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) for federal income tax purposes. In order to qualify as a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), we cannot operate the hotels that we acquire. Therefore, our operating partnership, Chatham Lodging, L.P. (the “Operating Partnership”), and its

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subsidiaries will lease our hotel properties to lessee subsidiaries (“TRS Lessees”) of our taxable REIT subsidiaries (“TRS”), who will in turn engage eligible independent contractors to manage the hotels. Each of these lessees will be treated as a taxable REIT subsidiary for federal income tax purposes and will be evaluated for consolidation within our financial statements for accounting purposes. However, since we will control both the Operating Partnership and the TRS Lessees, our principal source of funds on a consolidated basis will be from the operations of our hotels. The earnings of the TRS Lessees will be subject to taxation as regular C corporations, as defined in the Code, reducing the TRS Lessees’ abilitycash available to pay dividends to us, and therefore our funds from operations and the cash available for distribution to our shareholders.
Financial Condition and Operating Performance Metrics
          We measure financial condition and hotel operating performance by evaluating financial metrics such as:
  Revenue per Available Room (“RevPAR”),
 
  Average Daily Rate (“ADR”),
 
  Occupancy percentage,
 
  Funds From Operations (“FFO”),
 
  Adjusted FFO,
 
  Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”), and
 
  Adjusted EBITDA.
          We evaluate the hotels in our portfolio and potential acquisitions using these metrics to determine each hotel’s contribution towardstoward providing income to our shareholders through increases in distributable cash flow and increasing long-term total returns through appreciation in the value of our common shares. RevPAR, ADR and Occupancy are hotel industry measures commonly used to evaluate operating performance. RevPAR, which is calculated as total room revenue divided by total number of available rooms, is an important metric for monitoring hotel operating performance.
          Please refer to “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for a detailed discussion of our use of FFO, Adjusted FFO, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA and a reconciliation of FFO, Adjusted FFO, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA to net income or loss, a GAAP measurement.
Results of Operations
Industry outlook
          Operating performance for the U.S. lodging industry declined 16.7% in 2009, as reported by Smith Travel Research, due to the challenging economic conditions created by declining GDP, high levels of unemployment, low consumer confidence, the significant decline in home prices and a reduction in available credit. We believe that the hotel industry’s performance is correlated to the performance of the economy overall, and with key economic indicators such as GDP growth, employment trends, corporate profits and consumer confidence improving, we expect a rebound in the performance of the hotel industry. AfterAs reported by Smith Travel Research, after 19 consecutive months of declining year over year RevPAR, monthly RevPAR has been higher year over year since March as2010. As reported by Smith Travel Research.Research, RevPar in 2010 was up 5.5% and up 9.0% for the three months ended March 31, 2011. RevPar at our hotels was up 3.3% in 2010, which includes periods prior to our ownership and was down 1.8% for the three months ended March 31, 2011 as five of our 13 hotels were undergoing significant renovations.
          While the U.S. hotel industry has shown improvement since the time of our IPO and we are encouraged by these improvements, industry operating performance remains significantly below peak pre-2008 levels. In addition to facing weakened operating performance, hotel owners have been adversely impacted by a significant decline in the availability of debt financing. We believe that the combination of a decline in operating performance and reduction in the availability of debt financing has caused hotel values to decline in recent years and will continue to lead to increased hotel loan foreclosures and distressed hotel property sales. In addition, we believe that the supply of new hotels is likely to remain low for the next several years due to limited availability of debt financing. Hotel industry operating performance historically has correlated with U.S. GDP growth, and a number of economists and government agencies currently predict that the U.S. economy will grow over the next several years. We believe that U.S. GDP growth, coupled with limited supply of new hotels, will lead to increases in lodging industry RevPAR and hotel operating profits.
Three months ended March 31, 2011
          Results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2011 include the operating activities of the 13 hotels owned at March 31, 2011 and are not indicative of the results we expect when our investment strategy has been fully executed. We did not own any hotels at March 31, 2010 and had no operations during the three months ended March 31, 2010.

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Three months and nine months ended September 30, 2010
     Prior to April 21, 2010, operations had not commenced because           During the first quarter of 2011, we were in our developmental stage. For the third quarter and year to date of 2010, the Company had a net loss of $0.3 million,$19 thousand, or a loss of $0.03$0.00 per diluted share and $0.9 million, or a loss of $0.17 per diluted share, respectively.share. For the quarter, FFO, Adjusted FFO, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA were $0.5$1.4 million, $2.0$1.5 million, $0.9$2.2 million and $2.3$2.7 million, respectively. Year to date, FFO, Adjusted FFO, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA were $0.3 million, $2.7 million, $0.9 million and $3.3 million, respectively.
     Results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 include the operating activities of the 11 hotels owned at September 30, 2010 since their acquisition.
Revenues
          Total revenue was $8.4 million and $13.0$12.5 million for the quarter and year to date, respectively.quarter. Since all of our hotels are select service or limited service hotels, room revenue is the primary revenue source as these hotels do not have a meaningful food and beverage sourcerevenue or large group conference facilities. As such, room revenue was $8.1 million and $12.7$12.1 million for the quarter, and year to date, respectively, which revenue comprised 97% of total revenue for the quarter and year to date.quarter. Other operating revenue, comprised of meeting room, gift shop, in-room movie and other ancillary amenities revenue, was $0.2 million and $0.3$0.4 million for the quarter and year to date, respectively.quarter.
           Since room revenue is the primary component of total revenue, the Company’sour revenue results are dependent on maintaining and improving occupancy, ADR and RevPAR at our hotels. Occupancy, ADR, and RevPAR results are presented in the following table based on the period since our acquisition of the hotels:
            
 Quarter ended Year to date  For the three months ended
 September 30, 2010 September 30, 2010  March 31, 2011
Portfolio  
ADR $107.93 $106.32  $114.45 
Occupancy  74.3%  75.7%  71.4%
RevPar $80.21 $80.49  $81.75 
Hotel Operating Expenses
          Hotel operating expenses were $4.9 million and $7.6$7.9 million for the quarter and year to date, respectively.three months ended March 31, 2011. As a percentage of total revenue, hotel operating expenses were 59% and 58%63% for the quarter and year to date, respectively. Directthree months ended March 31, 2011. Rooms expenses, which are the most significant component of hotel operating expenses included rooms expense, of $1.9 million andwere $3.0 million for the quarter and year to date, respectively.three months ended March 31, 2011. Other direct expenses, which include management and franchise fees, insurance, utilities, repairs and maintenance, advertising and sales, and general and administrative expenses, were $3.0 million and $4.6$4.9 million for the quarter and year to date, respectively.three months ended March 31, 2011.
Depreciation and Amortization
          Depreciation and amortization expense was $0.8 million and $1.2$1.4 million for the quarter and year to date, respectively.three months ended March 31, 2011. Depreciation is recorded on our hotel buildings over 40 years from the date of acquisition. Depreciable lives of hotel furniture, fixtures and equipment are generally three to ten years between the date of acquisition and the date that the furniture, fixtures and equipment will be replaced. Amortization of franchise fees is recorded over the term of the respective franchise agreement.
Real Estate and Personal Property Taxes
Total real estateproperty tax and personal property taxesinsurance expenses were $0.5 million and $0.7$1.0 million for the quarter and year to date, respectively.three months ended March 31, 2011.
Corporate General and Administrative
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and amortization of restricted stock and LTIP awards.awards of long-term incentive plan (“LTIP”) units. These expenses also include corporate operating costs, professional fees and trustees’ fees. Total corporate general and administrative expenses were $1.4 million and $2.3$1.3 million for the quarter and year to date, respectively.three months ended March 31, 2011. Payroll related costs were $0.4 million and $0.6 million and share based compensation was $0.4 million and $0.6$0.3 million for the quarter and year to date, respectively. During the quarter, payroll costs included expenses of $0.2 million and share-based compensation included an expense of $0.1 million related to the departure of the former CFO. Organization costs of $0 and $0.1 million are included in corporate general and administrative expenses for the quarter and year to date, respectively, and we do not expect these costs to recur as the costs were related to our start-up as an organization.three months ended March 31, 2011.
Hotel Property Acquisition Costs
          We incurred hotel property acquisition costs of $1.2 million and $2.2$0.1 million for the quarter and year to date, respectively.three months ended March, 31, 2011. These expenses represent costs associated with the purchase of the eleven hotels owned at September 30, 2010, costs associated with the purchase of two hotels acquired subsequent to the end of the quarter as well as costs for potential hotel acquisitions. These acquisition-related costs are expensed when incurred rather than capitalized. Including the acquisitions completed subsequent to the end of the quarter, year to date acquisition costs were approximately 1% of total assets.in accordance with GAAP.

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Interest Income
          Interest income on cash and cash equivalents was $0.1 million$6 for the quarter and year to date, respectively.three months ended March 31, 2011.
Interest Expense
          Interest expense was $19 thousand$0.8 million for the quarter and year to date, respectively.three months ended March 31, 2011. In connection with the acquisition of two hotels during the quarter, we assumed two loans with a principal balance ofbalances aggregating approximately $12.4��$12.3 million. The weighted average interest rate of the two fixed rate loans is 5.9%. annually. Interest expense includes amortization of deferred financing fees of $0.3 million.
Income Tax Expense
          Income tax expense was $0 and $46 thousand$2 for the quarter and year to date, respectively.three months ended March 31, 2011. Our TRS’sTRS are subject to income taxes and this expense is based on the taxable income of theone of our two TRS for the periodsholding companies at a tax rate of approximately 40%. Our other TRS holding company had a net loss for the year and income tax expense was zero since we established a valuation allowance for the deferred tax asset associated with the net loss.
Material Trends or Uncertainties
          We are not aware of any material trends or uncertainties, favorable or unfavorable, that may be reasonably anticipated to have a material impact on either the capital resources or the revenues or income to be derived from the acquisition and operation of properties, loans and other permitted investments, other than those referred to in the risk factors identified in the “Risk Factors” section of our Registration Statementannual report on Form S-11,10-K, as filed with the SEC.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
          We consider the following non-GAAP financial measures useful to investors as key supplemental measures of our operating performance: (1) FFO, (2) Adjusted FFO, (3) EBITDA, and (4) Adjusted EBITDA. These non-GAAP financial measures could be considered along with, but not as alternatives to, net income or loss as a measure of our operating performance.performance prescribed by GAAP.
          FFO, Adjusted FFO, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA do not represent cash generated from operating activities as determined by GAAP and should not be considered as alternatives to net income or loss, cash flows from operations or any other operating performance measure prescribed by GAAP. FFO, Adjusted FFO, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are not measures of our liquidity, nor are FFO, Adjusted FFO, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA indicative of funds available to fund our cash needs, including our ability to make cash distributions. These measurements do not reflect cash expenditures for long-term assets and other items that have been and will be incurred. FFO, Adjusted FFO, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA may include funds that may not be available for management’s discretionary use due to functional requirements to conserve funds for capital expenditures, property acquisitions, and other commitments and uncertainties.
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Trusts (NAREIT), which defines FFO as net income or loss (calculated in accordance with GAAP), excluding gains or losses from sales of real estate, items classified by GAAP as extraordinary, the cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles, plus depreciation and amortization (excluding amortization of deferred financing costs), and after adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures. Historical cost accounting forWe believe that the presentation of FFO provides useful information to investors regarding our operating performance because it measures our performance without regard to specified non-cash items such as real estate assets implicitly assumes that the valuedepreciation and amortization, gain or loss on sale of real estate assets diminishes predictably over time. Since real estate values instead have historically risen or fallen with market conditions, many real estate industry investors consider FFO to be helpful in evaluating a real estate company’s operations.and certain other items that we believe are not indicative of the performance of our underlying hotel properties. We believe that these items are more representative of our asset base and our acquisition and disposition activities than our ongoing operations, and that by excluding the effecteffects of depreciation and amortization, gains or losses from sales for real estate, extraordinarythe items, and the portion of items relatedFFO is useful to unconsolidated entities, all of which are based on historical cost accounting, and which may be of lesser significanceinvestors in evaluating current performance, that FFO can facilitate comparisons ofcomparing our operating performance between periods and between REITs.REITs that report FFO using the NAREIT definition.
          We further adjust FFO for certain additional recurring and non-recurring items that are not in NAREIT’s definition of FFO, such asincluding hotel property acquisition costs and costs associated with the departure of our former CFOchief financial officer which are referred to as “other charges”“Other charges included in general and administrative expenses” below. We believe that Adjusted FFO provides investors with another financial measure that may facilitate comparisons of operating performance between periods and between REITs.REITs that make similar adjustments to FFO.

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          The following is a reconciliation between net loss to FFO and Adjusted FFO for the three months ended March 31, 2011 (in thousands, except share data):
     
  For the three months ended 
  March 31, 2011 
Funds From Operations (“FFO”):
    
Net loss attributable to common shareholders $(19)
Depreciation  1,431 
    
FFO
  1,412 
     
Hotel property acquisition costs  85 
Other charges included in general and administrative expenses   
    
Adjusted FFO
 $1,497 
    
     
Weighted average number of common shares
    
Basic  11,800,771 
Diluted  11,800,771 
          We calculate EBITDA as net income or loss excluding: (1) interest expense; (2) provision for income taxes, including income taxes applicable to sale of assets; and (3) depreciation and amortization. We considerbelieve EBITDA is useful to an investorinvestors in evaluating and facilitating comparisons ofour operating performance because it helps investors compare our operating performance between periods and between REITs by removing the impact of our capital structure (primarily expense) and asset base (primarily depreciation and amortization) from our operating results. In addition, we use EBITDA is used as one measure in determining the value of hotel acquisitions and dispositions.
          We further adjust EBITDA for certain additional recurring and non-recurring items, such asincluding hotel property acquisition costs, amortization of non-cash share-based compensation and costs associated with the departure of our former CFOchief financial officer, which are referred to as “other charges” below.“Other charges included in general and administrative expenses” below and which we believe are not indicative of the performance of our underlying hotel properties. We believe that Adjusted EBITDA provides investors with another financial measure that canmay facilitate comparisons of operating performance between periods and between REITs.REITs that report similar measures.
     The following is a reconciliation between net loss to FFO and Adjusted FFO for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 (in thousands, except share data):
         
  For the three months ended  For the nine months ended 
  September 30,  September 30, 
  2010  2010 
Funds From Operations (“FFO”):
        
Net loss attributable to common shareholders $(288) $(930)
Depreciation  798   1,200 
       
FFO
  510   270 
         
Hotel property acquisition costs  1,161   2,165 
Other charges included in general and administrative expenses  270   270 
       
Adjusted FFO
 $1,941  $2,705 
       
         
Weighted average number of common shares
        
Basic  9,125,000   5,448,663 
Diluted  9,125,000   5,448,663 

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          The following is a reconciliation between net loss to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010March 31, 2011 (in thousands):
        
 For the three months ended For the nine months ended     
 September 30, September 30,  For the three months ended 
 2010 2010  March 31, 2011 
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (“EBITDA”):
  
Net loss attributable to common shareholders $(288) $(930) $(19)
Interest expense 19 19  773 
Income tax expense  46  2 
Depreciation and amortization 798 1,200  1,444 
Share based compensation 406 630 
        
EBITDA
 935 965  2,200 
 
Hotel property acquisition costs 1,161 2,165  85 
Share based compensation 393 
Other charges included in general and administrative expenses 183 183   
        
Adjusted EBITDA
 $2,279 $3,313  $2,678 
        
          Although we present FFO, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA because we believe they are useful to investors in comparing our operating performance between periods and between REITs that report similar measures, these measures have limitations as analytical tools. Some of these limitations are:
FFO, Adjusted FFO, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA do not reflect our cash expenditures, or future requirements, for capital expenditures or contractual commitments;
FFO, Adjusted FFO, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA do not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for, our working capital needs;

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FFO, Adjusted FFO, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA do not reflect funds available to make cash distributions;
EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA do not reflect the significant interest expense, or the cash requirements necessary to service interest or principal payments, on our debts;
Although depreciation and amortization are non-cash charges, the assets being depreciated and amortized may need to be replaced in the future, and FFO, Adjusted FFO, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA do not reflect any cash requirements for such replacements;
Non-cash compensation is and will remain a key element of our overall long-term incentive compensation package, although we exclude it as an expense when evaluating our ongoing operating performance for a particular period using Adjusted EBITDA;
Adjusted FFO and Adjusted EBITDA do not reflect the impact of certain cash charges (including acquisition transaction costs) that result from matters we consider not to be indicative of the underlying performance of our hotel properties; and
other companies in our industry may calculate FFO, Adjusted FFO, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA differently than we do, limiting their usefulness as a comparative measure.
          In addition, FFO, Adjusted FFO, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA do not represent cash generated from operating activities as determined by GAAP and should not be considered as alternatives to net income or loss, cash flows from operations or any other operating performance measure prescribed by GAAP. FFO, Adjusted FFO, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are not measures of our liquidity. Because of these limitations, FFO, Adjusted FFO, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for performance measures calculated in accordance with GAAP. We compensate for these limitations by relying primarily on our GAAP results and using FFO, Adjusted FFO, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA only supplementally. Our consolidated financial statements and the notes to those statements included elsewhere are prepared in accordance with GAAP.
Sources and Uses of Cash
          Our principal sources of cash include net cash from operations and proceeds from debt and equity issuances. Our principal uses of cash include acquisitions, capital expenditures, operating costs, corporate expenditures, debt repayments and distributions to equity holders.
          For the ninethree months ended September 30, 2010,March 31, 2011, net cash flows provided by operations were $0.9 million, as our net loss of $19 was due in significant part to non-cash expenses, including $1.7 million driven by EBITDA of $1.0depreciation and amortization and $0.2 million as well asof share-based compensation expense. In addition, changes in operating assets and liabilities due to the timing of cash receipts and payments from our hotels.hotels resulted in net cash outflow of $1.0 million. Net cash flows used in investing activities were $148.6$4.6 million, which represents the acquisition of the eleven hotels as well as additional improvements in thoseto the thirteen hotels of $0.9$4.2 million and $5.7$0.4 million of funds placed into escrows for future acquisitions and lender or manager required escrows. Net cash flows provided by financing activities were $173.7$29.9 million, comprised primarily fromof proceeds generated from the IPO and our concurrent private placement ofFebruary common shares to our Chief Executive Officer,share offering net of underwriting fees and offering costs paid or payable to third parties of $173.9$69.4 million, offset by payments on our secured credit facility of $37.8 and distributions to shareholders of $1.7 million.
          As of September 30, 2010,March 31, 2011, we had cash and cash equivalents of approximately $26.8$30.9 million. Subsequent to September 30, 2010, we used $19.0 million of cash and cash equivalents and $2.0 million of restricted cash on the acquisition of the Residence Inn New Rochelle, New York and paid $5.2 million of deferred underwriting fees once we had invested 85% of the IPO proceeds in hotel properties. Payment of the deferred underwriting fees was made on October 21, 2010. On October 29, 2010,April 15, 2011, we paid $1.7$2.5 million in thirdfirst quarter dividends on our common shares and distributions on our LTIP units. We intend to use available cash and borrowings under our revolving secured line of credit to fund the cash requirements related to our six pending hotel acquisitions as well as our pending joint venture investments.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
          We intend to limit the outstanding principal amount of our consolidated indebtedness, net of cash, to not more than 35% of the investment in our hotel properties at cost (defined as our initial acquisition price plus the gross amount of any subsequent capital investment and excluding any impairment charges), measured at the time thewe incur debt, is incurred, and a subsequent decrease in hotel property values will not necessarily cause us to repay debt to comply with this limitation. Our board of trustees may modify or eliminate this policy at any time without the approval of our shareholders. Following completionAt this early stage of a lodging cycle recovery, we may temporarily increase our leverage. In the hotel acquisitions described2011 second quarter, our Board of Trustees approved the increase in Note 13our targeted leverage to our financial statements, we have fully invested the net proceeds of our IPO and the concurrent private placement of common shares to our Chief Executive Officer in hotel properties.less than 55 percent.

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          We expect to meet our short-term liquidity requirements generally through net cash provided by operations, existing cash balances and, if necessary, short-term borrowings under our revolving credit facility (see Note 13 to our financial statements).facility. We believe that our net cash provided by operations will be adequate to fund operating requirements,obligations, pay interest on any borrowings and fund dividends in accordance with the requirements for qualification as a REIT under the U.S. Federal Tax Code. We expect to meet our long-term liquidity requirements, whether in relation to investments insuch as hotel properties or scheduledproperty acquisitions and debt maturities or repayments through the net proceeds from additional issuances of common and preferred shares, issuances of units of limited partnership interest in the Operating Partnership or long-term secured and unsecured borrowings. The successborrowings and the issuance of our acquisition strategy may depend, in part, on our ability to access additional capital through issuances of equity or debt securities.
          On October 12, 2010, the REIT, as parent guarantor and the Operating Partnership, as borrower (the “Borrower”),we entered into a $85.0 million, three-year,senior secured revolving credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) with the lenders party

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thereto, Barclays Capitalfacility to fund future acquisition, redevelopment and Regions Capital Markets as joint lead arrangers, Barclays Bank PLC as administrative agent, Regions Bank as syndication agent, Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, UBS Securities and US Bank National Association acting as co-documentation agents.
     Subject to certain terms and conditions set forth in the Credit Agreement, the Borrower may increase the original principal amount of the Credit Agreement by an additional $25.0 million. Pursuant to the Credit Agreement, the Company and certain indirect subsidiaries of the Company guarantee to the Lenders all of the obligations of the Borrowerexpansion activities. At March 31, 2011, we had no outstanding borrowings under the Credit Agreement, any notes and the other loan documents, including any obligations under hedging arrangements. From time to time, the Borrower may be required to cause additional subsidiaries to become guarantors under the Credit Agreement.
     Availability under the Credit Agreement is based on the least of the following: (i) the aggregate commitments of all Lenders, (ii) a percentage of the “as-is” appraised value of qualifying borrowing base properties (subject to certain concentration limitations and other deductions) and (iii) a percentage of net operating income from qualifying borrowing base properties (subject to certain limitations and other deductions). The Credit Agreement is secured by each borrowing base property, including all personal property assets related thereto, and the equity interests of borrowing base entities and certain other subsidiaries of the Company. There are currently seventhis credit facility. At March 31, 2011, there were eleven properties in the borrowing base under the Credit Agreement.credit agreement and the maximum borrowing availability under the revolving credit facility was $67.1 million.
          The Credit Agreement provides for revolving credit loans to the Company. All borrowings under the Credit Agreement will bear interest at a rate per annum equal to, at the option of the Company, (i) the greater of (A) 1.25% plus a margin that fluctuates based upon the Company’s leverage ratio or (B) the Eurodollar Rate (as defined in the Credit Agreement) plus a margin that fluctuates based upon the Company’s leverage ratio; or (ii) the greatest of (A) 2.25%, (B) the prime lending rate as set forth on the Reuters Screen RTRTSY1 (or such other comparable publicly available rate if such rate no longer appears on the Reuters Screen RTRTSY1), (C) the weighted average of the rates on overnight federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by federal funds brokers, plus1/2 of 1%, or (D) 1% plus the Eurodollar Rate (as defined in the Credit Agreement). The Credit Agreement also permits the issuance of letters of credit and provides for swing line loans.
     The Credit Agreementagreement contains representations, warranties, covenants, terms and conditions customary for transactions of this type, including a maximum leverage ratio, a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio and minimum net worth financial covenants, limitations on (i) liens, (ii) incurrence of debt, (iii) investments, (iv) distributions, and (v) mergers and asset dispositions, covenants to preserve corporate existence and comply with laws, covenants on the use of proceeds of the credit facility and default provisions, including defaults for non-payment, breach of representations and warranties, insolvency, non-performance of covenants, cross-defaults and guarantor defaults. The occurrence of an event of default under the Credit Agreement could result in all loans and other obligations becoming immediately due and payable and the credit facility being terminated and allow the Lenders to exercise all rights and remedies available to them with respect to the collateral.
Debt
     During the third quarter, we assumed $12.4 million of fixed rate mortgage loans in connection with two hotel acquisitions. The carrying value of the mortgage debt was approximately equal to the fair value of the debt on the date of assumption. The weighted average interest rate of the two loans is approximately 5.9%.
Financial Covenants
     The two mortgage loans we assumed contain financial covenants concerning the maintenance of a minimum debt service coverage ratio. The loan encumbering the Altoona Courtyard hotel requires a minimum ratio of 1.5x and our ratio is 1.8x.1.95x. The loan encumbering the Washington SpringHill Suites hotel requires a minimum ratio of 1.65x and our ratio is 2.6x.2.45x. We arewere in compliance with theseall covenants at September 30, 2010.March 31, 2011.
          On February 8, 2011, we completed a public offering of 4.6 million common shares, raising net proceeds of $69.4 million. We used $42.8 million to pay down debt outstanding on the revolving credit facility.
          Subsequent to March 31, 2011, we amended our $85 million secured revolving credit facility. The amendment provides for an increase in the allowable consolidated leverage ratio to 60 percent through 2012, reducing to 55 percent in 2013; and a decrease in the consolidated fixed charge coverage ratio from 2.3x to 1.7x through March 2012, increasing to 1.75x through December 2012 and 2.0x in 2013. Subject to certain conditions, the line of credit still has an accordion feature that provides the Company with the ability to increase the facility to $110 million.
          We will use available cash and borrowings under our secured revolving credit facility to fund the cash requirements related to pending and future hotel acquisitions as well as our pending joint venture investment.
           We intend to continue to invest in hotel properties only as suitable opportunities arise. In the near-term, we intend to fund future investments in properties with the net proceeds of offerings of our securities including the February 8, 2011 common share offering. Longer term, we intend to finance our investments with the net proceeds from additional issuances of common and preferred shares, issuances of units of limited partnership interest in our operating partnership or other securities or borrowings. The success of our acquisition strategy may depend, in part, on our ability to access additional capital through issuances of equity securities and borrowings. There can be no assurance that we will continue to make investments in properties that meet our investment criteria.
Dividend Policy
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purposes but with regard to which we do not receive cash. Funds used by us to pay dividends on our common shares are provided through distributions from the Operating Partnership.
           Our current policy on common dividends is generally to distribute, over time,annually, 100% of our annual taxable income. The amount of any dividends will be determined by our Board of Trustees. On September 27, 2010,February 9, 2011, our Board of Trustees declared a dividend of $0.175 per common share and LTIP unit. The dividends to our common shareholders and the distributions to our LTIP unit holders were paid on October 29, 2010April 15, 2011 to holders of record as of October 15, 2010.March 31, 2011.
Off-Balance Sheet ArrangementsCapital Expenditures
          We had no off-balance sheet arrangements asintend to maintain each hotel property in good repair and condition and in conformity with applicable laws and regulations in accordance with the franchisor’s standards and any agreed-upon requirements in our management and loan agreements. After we have acquired a hotel property, in certain instances, we may be required to complete a property improvement plan (“PIP”) in order to be granted a new franchise license for that particular hotel property. PIPs are intended to bring the hotel property up to the franchisor’s standards. Certain of September 30, 2010.our loans require that we make available for such purposes, at the hotels collateralizing these loans, amounts up to 5% of gross revenue from such hotels. We intend to cause

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the expenditure of amounts in excess of such obligated amounts, if necessary, to comply with any reasonable requirements and otherwise to the extent that we deem such expenditures to be in the best interests of the hotel. To the extent that we spend more on capital expenditures than is available from our operations, which is the case with respect to the PIPs we are required to complete during 2011, we intend to fund those capital expenditures with available cash and borrowings under the revolving credit facility.
           For the three months ended March 31, 2011, we invested approximately $4.2 million on capital investments in our hotels. We expect to invest approximately $13 million on capital improvements in 2011 on our hotels.
Contractual Obligations
          On October 12, 2010, the REIT,The following table sets forth our contractual obligations as parent guarantorof March 31, 2011, and the Operating Partnership, as borrower (the “Borrower”),effect these obligations are expected to have on our liquidity and cash flow in future periods (in thousands). We had no other material off-balance sheet arrangements at March 31, 2011.
                     
  Payments Due by Period 
      Less Than  One to Three  Three to Five  More Than 
Contractual Obligations Total  One Year  Years  Years  Five Years 
Corporate office lease $169  $28  $77  $64  $ 
Revolving credit facility, including interest (1)  1,063   319   744       
Ground lease  12,847   151   408   417   11,871 
Property Loans, including interest (1)  15,162   787   2,100   12,275    
                
  $29,241  $1,285  $3,329  $12,756  $11,871 
                
(1)Assumes no additional borrowings under the revolving credit facility and interest payments are based on the interest rate in effect as of March 31, 2011. See Note 7, “Debt” to our consolidated financial statements for additional information relating to our property loans.
           In addition, we pay management fees to our hotel management companies based on the revenues of our hotels.
           On January 31, 2011, we entered into a $85.0contract to purchase a hotel located in the greater Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania area for a total purchase price of approximately $24.9 million, three-year, secured revolving credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) withwhich includes the lenders party thereto, Barclays Capitalassumption of approximately $7.3 million in debt on the property. The acquisition of this hotel is subject to customary closing requirements and Regions Capital Markets as joint lead arrangers, Barclays Bank PLC as administrative agent, Regions Bank as syndication agent, Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, UBS Securities and US Bank National Association acting as co-documentation agents.
     On October 5, 2010,conditions. The Company can give no assurance that the Company acquired the 124-room Residence Inn by Marriott®- New Rochelle in New Rochelle, New York for $21 million, plus customary pro-rated amounts and closing costs, from New Roc Hotels, LLC. The hoteltransaction will be managedcompleted within the expected time frame or at all.
Inflation
          Operators of hotels, in general, possess the ability to adjust room rates daily to reflect the effects of inflation. However, competitive pressures may limit the ability of our management companies to raise room rates.
Seasonality
          Demand in the lodging industry is affected by IHM pursuantrecurring seasonal patterns. Generally, we expect that we will have lower revenue, operating income and cash flow in the first and fourth quarters and higher revenue, operating income and cash flow in the second and third quarters. These general trends are, however, expected to a 5-year management agreement. On November 3, 2010,be greatly influenced by overall economic cycles and the Company acquiredgeographic locations of the 145-room Homewood Suites by Hilton Carlsbad in Carlsbad, California for $32 million, plus customary pro-rated amounts and closing costs, from Royal Hospitality Washington, LLC and Lee Estates, LLC. The hotel will be managed by IHM pursuant to a 5-year management agreement.hotels we acquire.
Critical Accounting Policies
          We consider the following policies critical because they require estimates about matters that are inherently uncertain, involve various assumptions and require management judgment. The preparation of theOur consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with U.S. GAAP, which requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities at the balance sheet date of our financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. ActualWhile we do not believe the reported amounts would be materially different, application of these policies involves the exercise of judgment and the use of assumptions as to future uncertainties and, as a result, actual results maycould differ from these estimates. We evaluate our estimates and assumptions.judgments on an ongoing basis. We base our estimates on experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. All of our significant accounting policies, including certain critical accounting policies, are disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010.
          Investment in Hotel PropertiesRecently Issued Accounting Standards
          The Company allocatesIn December 2010, the purchase prices of hotel properties acquired based onFASB issued updated accounting guidance to clarify that pro forma disclosures should be presented as if a business combination occurred at the fair valuebeginning of the acquired real estate, furniture, fixtures and equipment, identifiable intangible assets and assumed liabilities. In making estimates of fair valueprior annual period for purposes of allocatingpreparing both the purchase price, the Company utilizes a number of sources of information that are obtained in connection with the acquisition of a hotel property, including valuations performed by independent third parties and information obtained about each hotel property resulting from pre-acquisition due diligence. Hotel property acquisition costs, such as transfer taxes, title insurance, environmental and property condition reviews, and legal and accounting fees, are expensed in the period incurred.
     The Company’s investment in hotel properties are carried at cost and are depreciated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets, generally 40 years for buildings, 15 years for building improvements, seven years for land improvements and three to ten years for furniture, fixtures and equipment. Renovations and/or replacements at the hotel properties that improve or extend the life of the assets are capitalized and depreciated over their useful lives, while repairs and maintenance are expensed as incurred. Upon the sale or retirement of property and equipment, the cost and related accumulated depreciation are removed from the Company’s accounts and any resulting gain or loss is recognized in the consolidated statements of operations.
     The Company will periodically review its hotel properties for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of the hotel properties may not be recoverable. Events or circumstances that may cause a review include, but are not limited to, adverse changes in the demand for lodging at the properties due to

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declining national or local economic conditions and/or new hotel construction in markets where the hotels are located. When such conditions exist, management will perform an analysis to determine if the estimated undiscounted future cash flows, without interest charges, from operationscurrent reporting period and the proceeds fromprior reporting period pro forma financial information. These disclosures should be accompanied by a narrative description about the ultimate dispositionnature and amount of a hotel property exceed its carrying value. Ifmaterial, nonrecurring pro forma adjustments. The new accounting guidance is effective for business combinations consummated in periods beginning after December 14, 2010, and should be applied prospectively as of the estimated undiscounted future cash flows are less thandate of adoption. Early adoption is permitted. We have adopted the carrying amount, an adjustment to reduce the carrying amount to the related hotel property’s estimated fair market value is recorded and an impairment loss recognized.new disclosures as of January 1, 2011. We do not believe that there are any facts or circumstances indicating impairment in the carrying valueadoption of any ofthis guidance will have a material impact on our hotel properties.
     The Company will consider a hotel property as held for sale when a binding agreement to purchase the property has been signed under which the buyer has committed a significant amount of nonrefundable cash, no significant financing contingencies exist which could cause the transaction not to be completed in a timely manner and the sale is expected to occur within one year. If these criteria are met, depreciation and amortization of the hotel property will cease and an impairment loss if any will be recognized if the fair value of the hotel property, less the costs to sell, is lower than the carrying amount of the hotel property. The Company will classify the loss, together with the related operating results, as discontinued operations in the consolidated statements of operations and classify the assets and related liabilities as held for sale in the consolidated balance sheets. As of September 30, 2010, the Company had no hotel properties held for sale.financial statements.
Revenue Recognition
     Revenues from hotel operations are recognized when rooms are occupied and when services are provided. Revenues consist of amounts derived from hotel operations, including sales from room, meeting room, gift shop, in-room movie and other ancillary amenities. Sales, use, occupancy, and similar taxes are collected and presented on a net basis (excluded from revenues) in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.
Share-Based Compensation
     The Company measures compensation expense for the restricted share awards based upon the fair market value of our common shares at the date of grant. Compensation expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the vesting period and is included in general and administrative expense in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. The Company will pay dividends on nonvested restricted shares.

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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.
Item 3.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.
          We may be exposed to interest rate changes primarily as a result of our assumption of long-term debt in connection with our acquisitions. Our interest rate risk management objectives are to limit the impact of interest rate changes on earnings and cash flows and to lower overall borrowing costs. To achieve these objectives, we will borrow primarily at fixed rates or variable rates with the lowest margins available and, in some cases, with the ability to convert variable rates to fixed rates. With respect to variable rate financing, we will assess interest rate risk by identifying and monitoring changes in interest rate exposures that may adversely impact expected future cash flows and by evaluating hedging opportunities.
          At September 30, 2010,March 31, 2011, our consolidated debt was comprised only of fixed interest rate loans.debt. The fair value of our fixed rate debt indicates the estimated principal amount of debt having the same debt service requirements that could have been borrowed at the date presented, at then current market interest rates. The following table provides information about our financial instruments that are sensitive to changes in interest rates (in thousands):
                                                                
 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Thereafter Total Fair Value  2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Thereafter Total Fair Value 
Liabilities
  
Fixed-rate: 
Floating rate: 
Debt $80 $334 $354 $375 $398 $10,894 $12,435 $12,346  $ $ $ 
Average interest rate(1)  5.90%  5.90%  5.90%  5.90%  5.90%  5.91%  5.91%   4.50%  4.50%  4.50%  4.50% 
                                
Fixed rate: 
Debt $253 $354 $375 $398 $4,958 $5,914 $12,252 $12,461 
Average interest rate  5.90%  5.90%  5.90%  5.90%  5.85%  5.96%  5.91% 
               
(1)LIBOR floor rate of 1.25% plus a margin of 3.25% at March 31, 2011. The one-month LIBOR rate was 0.25% at March 31, 2011.

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Item 4T. Controls and Procedures.
Item 4.Controls and Procedures.
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
          Under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’sour management, including the Company’sour Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, the Company haswe have evaluated the effectiveness of itsthe design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(b) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on that evaluation, the Company’sour Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that these disclosure controls and procedures are effective.
Changeswere effective to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by us in Internal Control Over Financial Reportingreports we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
          There have been no changes in the Company’sour internal control over financial reporting that occurred during our most recentthe last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’sour internal control over financial reporting.
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings.
Item 1.Legal Proceedings.
          The nature of the operations of the hotels exposes the hotels, the Company and the Operating Partnership to the risk of claims and litigationWe are not currently involved in the normal course of their business. The Company is not presently subject to any material litigation nor, to the Company’sour knowledge, is any material litigation pending or threatened against the Company.us.
Item 1A. Risk Factors.
Item 1A.Risk Factors.
          There have been no material changes fromin the risk factors discloseddescribed in the “Risk Factors” sectionItem 1A of Amendment No. 7 to the Company’s Registration StatementAnnual Report on Form S-11 filed with10-K for the SEC on April 5,year ended December 31, 2010.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities
     In connection with its formation and initial capitalization, on October 30, 2009, the Company issued 1,000 of its common shares to Jeffrey H. Fisher, the Company’s Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, for $10.00 per share. These shares were repurchased by the Company in connection with completion of the IPO.
     Concurrently with the closing of the IPO on April 21, 2010, in a separate private placement pursuant to Regulation D under the Securities Act, the Company sold 500,000 of its common shares to Jeffrey H. Fisher at the public offering price of $20.00 per share.
Use of Proceeds
     Our registration statement on Form S-11, as amended (Registration No. 333-162889) (the “Registration Statement”), with respect to the IPO, registered up to $172.5 million of our common shares, par value $0.01 per share, and was declared effective on April 15, 2010. We sold a total of 8,625,000 common shares in the IPO, including 1,125,000 common shares issued and sold pursuant to the underwriters’ exercise of the overallotment option for gross proceeds of $172.5 million. The IPO was completed on April 21, 2010. As of the date of filing of this report, the IPO has terminated and all of the securities registered pursuant to the Registration Statement have been sold. The joint book-running managers of the IPO were Barclays Capital Inc. and FBR Capital Markets & Co. Co-managers of the IPO were Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc., Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated, Credit Agricole Securities (USA) Inc. and JMP Securities LLC. The expenses of the IPO were as follows (in millions):
     
Underwriting discounts and commissions $12.1 
Expenses paid to or for our underwriters  0.0 
Other expenses  1.7 
    
Total underwriting discounts and expenses $13.8 
    

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     All of the foregoing underwriting discounts and expenses were direct or indirect payments to persons other than: (i) our trustees, officers or any of their associates; (ii) persons owning ten percent (10%) or more of our common shares; or (iii) our affiliates.
     The net proceeds to us of the IPO were approximately $158.7 million, after payment in full of fees to the underwriters and offering expenses. In accordance with the underwriting agreement, $5.2 million of the underwriting discount and commissions were accrued and scheduled to be paid when we purchase hotel properties in accordance with our investment strategy in an amount equal to at least 85% of the amount of the net proceeds. Payment was made on October 21, 2010. Until that time, the net proceeds including the unpaid underwriting discount and commission were invested in short-term, interest-bearing, investment-grade securities, and money market accounts that are consistent with our intention to qualify as a REIT.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.
Item 2.Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
          None.
Item 4. Removed and Reserved
Item 5. Other information.
Item 3.Defaults Upon Senior Securities.
          None.
Item 6. Exhibits.
Item 4.Removed and Reserved
Item 5.Other information.
          None.
Item 6.Exhibits.
          The following exhibits are filed as part of this report:
     
Exhibit
Number Description of Exhibit
10.1Agreement of Purchase and Sale, dated as of January 28, 2011, by and among Chatham Lodging Trust, as purchaser, and Schenley Center Associates, L.P., as Sellers, for the Residence Inn by Marriott Pittsburgh, PA
 31.1  Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
     
 31.2  Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
     
 32.1  Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
CHATHAM LODGING TRUST
Dated: November 9, 2010 /s/DENNIS M. CRAVEN
Dennis M. Craven
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) 

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Exhibit Index
     
Exhibit NumberDescription of Exhibit
31.1  Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002CHATHAM LODGING TRUST
     
31.2Dated: May 10, 2011 Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
s/DENNIS M. CRAVEN
Dennis M. Craven
  
 32.1Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
  Certification of Chief Executive Officer(Principal Financial and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002Accounting Officer)

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