Chesapeake Lodging Trust Upsizes and Prices Offering of Common Shares
March 23 2015 - 7:36PM
Business Wire
Chesapeake Lodging Trust (NYSE:CHSP) (the “Trust”) announced
today that it has priced its public offering of 4,000,000 common
shares for a total of approximately $136.0 million of gross
proceeds, before deducting underwriting discounts and estimated
offering costs. The size of the offering represents an increase
over the 3,000,000 shares that the Trust previously announced. The
offering is expected to close on or about March 27, 2015. The
underwriters may offer the common shares from time to time in one
or more transactions on the New York Stock Exchange, in the
over-the-counter market or through negotiated transactions at
market prices or at negotiated prices. The underwriters have been
granted a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 600,000
common shares.
J.P. Morgan and Deutsche Bank Securities acted as joint
book-running managers for the offering.
The Trust intends to use the net proceeds from the offering to
repay borrowings outstanding under its revolving credit
facility.
Copies of the prospectus supplement and the related prospectus
for the offering, when available, may be obtained from J.P. Morgan
Securities LLC, Attention: Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155
Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, New York 11717, or by calling
1-866-803-9204; or Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.,
Attn: Prospectus Group, 60 Wall Street, New York,
NY 10005-2836, by calling 1-800-503-4611, or by
emailing prospectus.cpdg@db.com.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the
solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor shall there be
any sale of any securities in any state or jurisdiction in which
such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to
registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such
state or jurisdiction.
ABOUT CHESAPEAKE LODGING TRUST
Chesapeake Lodging Trust is a self-advised lodging real estate
investment trust (REIT) focused on investments primarily in
upper-upscale hotels in major business and convention markets and,
on a selective basis, premium select-service hotels in urban
settings or unique locations in the United States. The Trust owns
21 hotels with an aggregate of 6,509 rooms in nine states and the
District of Columbia.
Note: Certain statements and assumptions in this press release
contain or are based upon “forward-looking" information and are
being made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking
statements are subject to risks and uncertainties. When we use the
words “will likely result,” “may,” “anticipate,” “estimate,”
“should,” “expect,” “believe,” “intend,” or similar expressions, we
intend to identify forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking
statements include, but are not limited to, the timing of the
offering and contemplated use of proceeds. Such statements are
subject to numerous assumptions and uncertainties, many of which
are outside Chesapeake Lodging Trust's control. The Trust
undertakes no obligation to publicly release the result of any
revisions to these forward-looking statements that may be made to
reflect any future events or circumstances, except as required by
law.
Chesapeake Lodging TrustDouglas W. Vicari,
410-972-4142
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