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): September 19, 2017

 

RLJ LODGING TRUST

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Maryland

 

001-35169

 

27-4706509

(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(IRS Employer Identification
Number)

 

3 Bethesda Metro Center
Suite 1000
Bethesda, MD

 

20814

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

(301) 280-7777

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Not applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

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Emerging growth company o

 

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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure

 

On September 19, 2017, RLJ Lodging Trust (“ RLJ ”) issued a press release announcing the commencement by FelCor Lodging Limited Partnership (“ FelCor LP ”), a Delaware limited partnership and subsidiary of RLJ, of an offer to repurchase its outstanding 5.625% Senior Secured Notes due 2023 (the “ Notes ”) at 101% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest (the “ Change of Control Offer ”), pursuant to the Indenture, dated as of December 17, 2012 (as amended by the First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of January 7, 2013, and the Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 31, 2017, the “ Indenture ”), among FelCor LP, Rangers Sub I (as defined below) (as successor to FelCor Lodging Trust Incorporated (“ FelCor ”)), the other guarantors party thereto and U.S. Bank National Association, a national banking association, as trustee.

 

The Change of Control Offer is being conducted in connection with the consummation on August 31, 2017 of the transactions contemplated by the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “ Merger Agreement ”), dated as of April 23, 2017, by and among RLJ, RLJ Lodging Trust, L.P. (“ RLJ LP ”), Rangers Sub I, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of RLJ LP (“ Rangers Sub I ”), Rangers Sub II, LP, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of RLJ LP (“ Partnership Merger Sub ”), FelCor and FelCor LP. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, Partnership Merger Sub merged with and into FelCor LP, with FelCor LP surviving as a wholly owned subsidiary of RLJ LP (the “ Partnership Merger ”), and immediately thereafter, FelCor merged with and into Rangers Sub I, with Rangers Sub I surviving as a wholly owned subsidiary of RLJ LP (the “ REIT Merger ” and, together with the Partnership Merger, the “ Mergers ”). Under the Indenture, the completion of the Mergers constituted a Change of Control (as defined in the Indenture) and therefore enables each holder to require FelCor LP to make a Change of Control Offer.

 

A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein.

 

The Change of Control Offer will be made pursuant to a change of control notice and offer to purchase (the “ Offer to Purchase ”) and an accompanying letter of transmittal (the “ Letter of Transmittal ”). The Offer to Purchase and the Letter of Transmittal set forth the complete terms of the Change of Control Offer and are attached hereto as Exhibits 99.2 and 99.3, respectively.

 

Item 8.01. Other Events.

 

See Item 7.01.

 

Item 9.01.   Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d) The following exhibits are filed as part of this report:

 

Exhibit
Number

 

Description

99.1

 

Press release, dated September 19, 2017 

 

 

 

99.2

 

Change of Control Notice and Offer to Purchase, dated September 19, 2017

 

 

 

99.3

 

Letter of Transmittal

 

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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.

 

 

RLJ LODGING TRUST

 

 

Date: September 19, 2017

By:

/s/ Frederick D. McKalip

 

 

Frederick D. McKalip

 

 

Senior Vice President and General Counsel

 

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