Monday, December 19, 2011

Chatham Lodging Announces Fourth Quarter Dividend


                                                   
 PALM BEACH, FL—Chatham Lodging Trust (NYSE: CLDT), a hotel real estate investment trust (REIT) focused on investing in upscale extended-stay hotels and premium branded select-service hotels, announced that its board of trustees has declared a common share dividend of $0.175 for the 2011 fourth quarter.

Based on the company’s common share closing price of $10.03 at the close of business on December 14, the annualized dividend represents a yield of approximately 6.5 percent.  The common dividend is payable January 27, 2012, to shareholders of record on December 30, 2011.

Chatham Lodging Trust is a self-advised REIT that was organized to invest in upscale extended-stay hotels and premium-branded, select-service hotels.  The company currently owns 18 hotels with an aggregate of 2,414 rooms/suites in 10 states and the District of Columbia and holds a minority investment in a joint venture that owns 64 hotels with 8,329 rooms/suites. 

Additional information about Chatham may be found at http://www.chathamlodgingtrust.com/.


Contact:
 Jerry Daly, Carol McCune, Daly Gray Public Relations, (Media)
 (703) 435-6293, jerry@dalygray.com                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
 Dennis Craven, Chief Financial Officer, (Company, (561) 227-1386, dcraven@cl-trust.com  

Patrick Daly
Account Supervisor
Daly Gray, Inc.
Office:  (703) 435-6293
Cell:  (703) 300-8289

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