UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-A
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
LASALLE HOTEL PROPERTIES
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Maryland | 36-4219376 | |
| (State of incorporation or organization) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
3 Bethesda Metro Center
Suite 1200
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
(Address and Zip Code of Principal Executive Offices)
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class to be so registered |
Name of each exchange on which each class is to be registered | |
| 6.375% Series I Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares of Beneficial Interest, $0.01 par value per share |
New York Stock Exchange |
If this Form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A(c), please check the following box. x
If this Form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(d), please check the following box. ¨
Securities Act registration statement file numbers to which this form relates: 333-163296
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
(Title of class)
| ITEM 1. | DESCRIPTION OF REGISTRANT’S SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED |
The information set forth under the caption “Description of the Series I Preferred Shares” of LaSalle Hotel Properties (the “Registrant”) in the Registrant’s prospectus supplement dated February 27, 2013 and under the caption “Description of Preferred Shares” in the Registrant’s prospectus included in the Registrant’s registration statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-185081) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on November 21, 2012, which was effective upon filing with the Commission, covering the offer and sale of shares of the class of the securities to be registered hereby, is incorporated herein by reference.
| ITEM 2. | EXHIBITS |
| 3 |
Articles of Amendment and Restatement of Declaration of Trust of the Registrant, incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Commission on February 23, 2011. | |
| 3.1 |
Articles Supplementary Establishing the Rights and Preferences of 6.375% Series I Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares of Beneficial Interest of the Registrant. | |
| 3.2 |
Third Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant, incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on February 1, 2010. | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.
| LASALLE HOTEL PROPERTIES | ||||||
| Date: March 1, 2013 | By: | /s/ Bruce A. Riggins | ||||
| Name: | Bruce A. Riggins | |||||
| Title: | Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary | |||||