Lasalle Hotel Properties 8K Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws

Lasalle Hotel Properties (LHO) Inactive 8-KAmendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): May 2, 2018

LASALLE HOTEL PROPERTIES

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



Maryland	1-14045	36-4219376
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

7550 Wisconsin Avenue, 10th Floor

Bethesda, Maryland 20814

(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (301) 941-1500

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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ITEM 5.03.	AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OR BYLAWS; CHANGE IN FISCAL YEAR.

Effective upon the approval of shareholders of LaSalle Hotel Properties (the “Company”) at the 2018 Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May 2, 2018, the Board of Trustees of the Company adopted the First Amendment to the Fourth Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company (the “Bylaw Amendment”).

Right to Amend Bylaws. The Bylaw Amendment permits shareholders to amend the Company’s bylaws by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding common shares pursuant to a binding proposal submitted for approval at a duly called annual meeting or special meeting of shareholders by a shareholder, or group of up to 20 shareholders, owning at least 3% of the outstanding common shares continuously for at least the prior three years. The foregoing right to amend the bylaws is subject to additional eligibility, procedural and disclosure requirements set forth in Sections 2.03 and 2.13 of Article II of the Company’s bylaws. In addition, pursuant to the terms of the Bylaw Amendment, a shareholder proposal submitted under such provision, may not alter or repeal (i) Article XII of the bylaws, which provides for indemnification of trustees and officers of the Company, or (ii) Article XIV of the bylaws, which addresses procedures for amendment of the bylaws, without the approval of the Board of Trustees of the Company.

The foregoing description of the Bylaw Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Bylaw Amendment, filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, which is incorporated by reference herein.

ITEM 5.07. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.

On May 2, 2018, the Company held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The matters on which the shareholders voted, in person or by proxy were:


(i)	the election of seven trustees of the Company to serve until the 2019 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified;


(ii)	the ratification of the appointment of the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2018;


(iii)	the approval, by non-binding vote, of executive compensation; and


(iv)	the approval of the Bylaw Amendment.

The seven nominees were elected, the ratification of the appointment of the independent registered public accounting firm was approved, executive compensation was approved and the Bylaw Amendment was approved. The results of the voting were as follows:

Election of Trustees:



Trustee	Votes For	Votes Withheld	Abstentions	Broker Non-Votes
Michael D. Barnello	89,384,264	15,091,317	-0-	4,442,502
Denise M. Coll	87,492,965	16,982,616	-0-	4,442,502
Jeffrey T. Foland	88,080,729	16,394,852	-0-	4,442,502
Darryl Hartley-Leonard	86,760,730	17,714,851	-0-	4,442,502
Jeffrey L. Martin	87,113,373	17,362,208	-0-	4,442,502
Stuart L. Scott	78,509,193	25,966,388	-0-	4,442,502
Donald A. Washburn	85,496,714	18,978,867	-0-	4,442,502

Ratification of the Appointment of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm:

Approval of Executive Compensation:

Approval of the Bylaw Amendment:

ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

(d) Exhibits.



Exhibit Number		Description
3.1		First Amendment to Fourth Amended and Restated Bylaws

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.



	LASALLE HOTEL PROPERTIES

	BY:	/s/ Kenneth G. Fuller
		Kenneth G. Fuller
Dated: May 2, 2018		Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer

Votes Against

Abstentions

Broker Non-Votes