Chatham Lodging Trust (CLDT) Form 4 Chatham Lodging Trust / DENNIS M CRAVEN ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

CRAVEN DENNIS M

(Last) (First) (Middle)

222 LAKEVIEW AVENUE

SUITE 200

(Street)

WEST PALM BEACH FL 33401

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Chatham Lodging Trust [ CLDT ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
EVP & Chief Operating Officer

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/01/2021

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
LTIP Units(1)	(1)	03/01/2021		A		31,158		(1)	(1)	Common Shares	31,158	$0	210,194	D
LTIP Units(2)	(2)	03/01/2021		A		28,862		(2)	(2)	Common Shares	28,862	$0	239,056	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents restricted units of limited partnership interest ("LTIP Units") in Chatham Lodging, L.P. (the "Operating Partnership"), of which the Issuer is the general partner, granted to the reporting person on March 1, 2021. Vested LTIP Units, upon achieving parity with the Operating Partnership units pursuant to the terms of the Operating Partnership's limited partnership agreement, may be exchanged at any time at the election of the holder for Operating Partnership units on a one-for-one basis or, at the Issuer's option, an equivalent amount of cash. One-third of the reporting person's LTIP Units vest on each of the first three anniversaries of the date of grant, subject to the reporting person's continued employment with the Issuer. Prior to vesting, the holder is entitled to receive distributions on the LTIP units. The LTIP Units were issued pursuant to the Issuer's Equity Incentive Plan and have no expiration dates.

2. The Company met the performance criteria under the March 1, 2018 LTIP Performance Award. This LTIP issuance represents the vesting of the award and represents restricted units of limited partnership interest ("LTIP Units") in Chatham Lodging, L.P. (the "Operating Partnership"), of which the Issuer is the general partner. Vested LTIP Units, upon achieving parity with the Operating Partnership units pursuant to the terms of the Operating Partnership's limited partnership agreement, may be exchanged at any time at the election of the holder for Operating Partnership units on a one-for-one basis or, at the Issuer's option, an equivalent amount of cash.

Remarks:

	Dennis M. Craven	03/02/2021
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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