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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): March 26, 2020
 
CHATHAM LODGING TRUST
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland001-3469327-1200777
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation or Organization)		(Commission File Number)(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

222 Lakeview Avenue, Suite 200
West Palm Beach,Florida33401
(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)
(561) 802-4477
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed from last report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each ClassTrading SymbolName of Exchange On Which Registered
Common Shares of Beneficial Interest, $0.01 par valueCLDTNew York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b.2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act ☐



Item 5.01. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

Effective March 27, 2020, Jeffrey H. Fisher, Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of Chatham Lodging Trust (the "Company") and Dennis Craven, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, have both volunteered to temporarily reduce their salaries by 50 percent and Jeremy Wegner, Chief Financial Officer, has volunteered to temporarily reduce his salary by 25 percent to mitigate the operating and financial impact of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic.

In addition, each member of the Company's Board of Trustees (the "Board") has voluntarily agreed to temporarily reduce their proposed 2020 base compensation by approximately 25 percent.

A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 5.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is being furnished and shall not be deemed to be "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to liabilities of that section.


Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.Description
99.1  Press release dated March 26, 2020



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.
     
  CHATHAM LODGING TRUST
      
March 26, 2020 By: /s/ Jeremy B. Wegner
    
    Name: Jeremy B. Wegner
    Title: Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer




Exhibit Index

   
Exhibit No. Description
 
 Press Release Dated March 26, 2020
104  Cover page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)