Edgar Filing: LaSalle Hotel Properties

LASALLE HOTEL PROPERTIES

Dated: April 23, 2012

/s/ Bruce A. Riggins

Bruce A. Riggins

Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President

and Secretary

Form 8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): April 20, 2012

LASALLE HOTEL PROPERTIES

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland

1-14045

36-4219376

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

3 Bethesda Metro Center

Suite 1200

Bethesda, Maryland 20814

(Address of principal executive offices)

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

Not Applicable

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

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

¨	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 Under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

¨	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

¨	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

¨	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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

On April 20, 2012, LaSalle Hotel Properties (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The matters on which the shareholders voted, in person or by proxy were:

(i)	for the election of three Class II trustees of the Company to serve until the 2015 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified;

(ii)	the ratification of the appointment of the Company’s independent registered public accountants for the year ending December 31, 2012; and

(iii)

the approval, by non-binding vote, of executive compensation.

The three nominees were elected, the ratification of the appointment of the independent registered public accountants was approved, and executive compensation was approved. The results of the voting were as follows:

Election of Trustees:


Trustee	Votes For		Votes Against		Votes Withheld		Abstentions		Broker Non- Votes
Jeffrey T. Foland		77,671,877		-0-		929,219		-0-		1,308,116
Darryl Hartley-Leonard		75,862,254		-0-		2,738,842		-0-		1,308,116
William S. McCalmont		74,690,393		-0-		3,910,703		-0-		1,308,116

Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accountants:

Votes

For

Votes

Against

Abstentions

Broker Non-

Votes

77,218,833

2,683,332

7,047

-0-

Approval of Executive Compensation:

Votes

For

Votes

Against

Abstentions

Broker Non-

Votes

76,011,181

1,919,543

670,372

1,308,116

SIGNATURES

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