PEBBLEBROOK HOTEL TRUST (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):   May 20, 2011

PEBBLEBROOK HOTEL TRUST
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     
Maryland 001-34571 27-1055421
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(State or other jurisdiction
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(Commission
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(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
      
2 Bethesda Metro Center, Suite 1530, Bethesda, Maryland   20814
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   (240) 507-1300

Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report

 

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

On May 20, 2011, Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (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 the Trustees of the Company to serve until our 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified;

  (ii)   the ratification of the selection of KPMG LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accountants for the year ending December 31, 2011;

  (iii)   approval, in an advisory and non-binding vote, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers; and

  (iv)   to recommend, in an advisory and non-binding vote, whether a non-binding shareholder vote to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers should occur every one, two or three years.

All of the nominees were elected, the ratification to select the independent registered public accountants was approved, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was approved, and one year was the frequency of executive compensation votes recommended by shareholders. The results of the voting were as follows:

                         
Trustee   Votes For   Votes Withheld   Broker Non-Votes
Jon E. Bortz
    36,588,860       403,441       1,186,278  
Cydney C. Donnell
    36,855,014       137,287       1,186,278  
Ron E. Jackson
    36,865,212       127,089       1,186,278  
Michael J. Schall
    36,948,636       43,665       1,186,278  
Earl E. Webb
    36,865,279       127,022       1,186,278  
Laura H. Wright
    36,950,054       42,247       1,186,278  

Ratification of the selection of independent registered public accountants:

                 
Votes For   Votes Against   Abstentions
37,985,505
    189,481       3,593  

Approval of compensation of named executive officers:

                 
Votes For   Votes Against   Abstentions
31,707,287
    5,277,715       7,299  

Recommendation of the frequency of executive compensation voting:

                         
3 Years   2 Years   1 Year   Abstentions
4,448,191
    10,091       32,531,745       2,274  


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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.

         
    PEBBLEBROOK HOTEL TRUST
          
May 20, 2011   By:   /s/ Raymond D. Martz
       
        Name: Raymond D. Martz
        Title: Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary