UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 2, 2011
CHATHAM LODGING TRUST
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
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Maryland
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation or Organization)
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001-34693
(Commission File Number)
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27-1200777
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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50 Cocoanut Row, Suite 216
Palm Beach, Florida
(Address of principal executive offices)
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33480 (Zip
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(561) 802-4477
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed from 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:
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b)
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c)
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Item 8.01. Other Events.
On February 2, 2011, Chatham Lodging Trust (the Company) and Chatham Lodging, L.P. entered into
an Underwriting Agreement (the Underwriting Agreement) with Barclays Capital Inc., as
representative of the several underwriters named therein (the Underwriters), relating to the
issuance and sale of 4,000,000 of the Companys common shares of beneficial interest (the Initial
Shares), par value $0.01 per share. The Company has granted, and the Underwriters have agreed to
exercise, an option to purchase an additional 600,000 common shares of beneficial interest
(together with the Initial Shares, the Shares), at the same price per share paid to the Company
for the Initial Shares. The public offering price of the Shares is $16.00 per share. The closing of
the offering occurred on February 8, 2011.
The Shares were issued pursuant to the Companys registration statement on Form S-11 (File No. 333-170176) (the Form
S-11), which was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the SEC) on February 2, 2011.
The Underwriting Agreement is filed as Exhibit 1.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and the
description of the material terms of the Underwriting Agreement is qualified in its entirety by
reference to such exhibit. For a more detailed description of the Underwriting Agreement, see the
disclosure under the caption Underwriting contained in the Companys Prospectus, dated
February 2, 2011, which has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule
424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and which disclosure is hereby incorporated by
reference.
In connection with the filing of the Underwriting Agreement, the Company is incorporating by
reference the opinion of its counsel, Venable LLP, and the opinion of its tax counsel, Hunton &
Williams LLP, which were previously filed as Exhibit 5.1 and Exhibit 8.1, respectively, to the Form S-11.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
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Exhibit |
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1.1
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Underwriting Agreement, dated February 2, 2011, by and among
Chatham Lodging Trust, Chatham Lodging, L.P. and Barclays Capital
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5.1
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Opinion of Venable LLP, incorporated by reference to Amendment No.
1 to the Registrants Registration Statement on Form S-11 (File No. 333-170176), which
was filed with the SEC on November 12, 2010 |
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8.1
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Tax Opinion of Hunton & Williams LLP, incorporated by reference to
Amendment No. 1 to the Registrants Registration Statement on Form
S-11 (File No. 333-170176), which was filed with the SEC on November 12, 2010 |
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23.1
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Venable LLP Consent (included in Exhibit 5.1) |
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23.2
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Hunton & Williams LLP Consent (included in Exhibit 8.1) |