<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001062993-23-013540.txt : 20230614
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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20230614164531
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001062993-23-013540
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	3
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20230613
FILED AS OF DATE:		20230614
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20230614

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Perry Chad
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001537306

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		3
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-35169
		FILM NUMBER:		231014711

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O TANGER FACTORY OUTLET CENTERS, INC.
		STREET 2:		3200 NORTHLINE AVENUE, SUITE 360
		CITY:			GREENSBORO
		STATE:			NC
		ZIP:			27408

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			RLJ Lodging Trust
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001511337
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS [6798]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MD
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		3 BETHESDA METRO CENTER
		STREET 2:		SUITE 1000
		CITY:			BETHESDA
		STATE:			MD
		ZIP:			20814
		BUSINESS PHONE:		301-280-7777

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		3 BETHESDA METRO CENTER
		STREET 2:		SUITE 1000
		CITY:			BETHESDA
		STATE:			MD
		ZIP:			20814
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<SEQUENCE>1
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<DESCRIPTION>INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
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    <periodOfReport>2023-06-13</periodOfReport>

    <noSecuritiesOwned>0</noSecuritiesOwned>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001511337</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>RLJ Lodging Trust</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>RLJ</issuerTradingSymbol>
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        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001537306</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Perry Chad</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
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            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O RLJ LODGING TRUST</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>3 BETHESDA METRO CENTER, SUITE 1000</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>BETHESDA</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>MD</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>20814</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
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            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>1</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle>EVP and General Counsel</officerTitle>
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    </reportingOwner>

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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Shares</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>130000</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
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                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">These restricted shares, vesting ratably over three years on the yearly anniversary of the date of grant, were granted to the reporting person pursuant to the RLJ Lodging Trust 2021 Equity Incentive Plan.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks>Exhibit List:  Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney</remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Anita Cooke Wells, Attorney-in-Fact</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2023-06-14</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
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<TYPE>EX-24
<SEQUENCE>2
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<DESCRIPTION>POWER OF ATTORNEY
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    <div style="text-align: center; line-height: 12.55pt; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold;">POWER OF ATTORNEY</div>
    <div style="text-align: justify; line-height: 12.55pt;"><font style="font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </font><br style="line-height: 12.55pt;">
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    <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt; line-height: 12.55pt; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, serif; font-size: 11pt;">Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints each of Leslie D. Hale and Anita Cooke
      Wells, the undersigned&#8217;s true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:</div>
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              <div style="text-align: justify; line-height: 12.55pt; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, serif; font-size: 11pt;">execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned&#8217;s capacity as an officer and/or trustee of RLJ Lodging Trust (the
                &#8220;<font style="font-weight: bold;">Company</font>&#8221;), Forms 3, 4, and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder, and any other
                forms or reports the undersigned may be required to file in connection with the undersigned's ownership, acquisition, or disposition of securities of the Company;</div>
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              <div style="text-align: justify; line-height: 12.55pt; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, serif; font-size: 11pt;">do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute
                any such Form 3, 4, or 5 and timely file such form with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or similar authority; and</div>
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              <div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 18pt; line-height: 12.55pt; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, serif; font-size: 11pt;">(3)</div>
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              <div style="text-align: justify; line-height: 12.55pt; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, serif; font-size: 11pt;">take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may
                be of benefit to, and in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in
                such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such attorney-in-fact&#8217;s discretion.</div>
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    <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt; line-height: 12.55pt; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, serif; font-size: 11pt;">The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and perform any and every act
      and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of
      substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact&#8217;s substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and powers
      herein granted.&#160; The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned&#8217;s responsibilities to comply with
      Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.</div>
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    </div>
    <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt; line-height: 12.55pt; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, serif; font-size: 11pt;">This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3,
      4, and 5 with respect to the undersigned&#8217;s holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.</div>
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    <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt; line-height: 12.55pt; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, serif; font-size: 11pt;">IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 14<sup style="vertical-align: text-top; line-height: 1; font-size: smaller;">th </sup>day of
      June, 2023.<br>
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      <div style="text-align: right;"><u> <br>
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      <div style="text-align: right;"><u>/s/ Chad Perry&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; <br>
        </u></div>
      <div style="text-align: right;">Chad Perry &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; </div>
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