RLJ Lodging Trust — Director's Dealing 2011

May 16, 2011

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ)
CIK: 0001511337
Period of Report: 2011-05-16

Reporting Person: Hale Leslie D. (CFO and Treasurer)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2011-05-16	Common Shares	A	118645	—	Acquired	118645	Direct
2011-05-16	Common Shares	A	87500	—	Acquired	206145	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Represents 118,645 shares of beneficial interest ("common shares") received by Ms. Hale in connection with RLJ Lodging Trust's (the "Company") formation transactions.

F2: Concurrently with the closing of the Company's initial public offering, the Company granted 87,500 restricted shares to Ms. Hale, vesting ratably on each of the first 16 quarterly anniversaries of the date of grant, under the Company's 2011 Equity Incentive Plan.