RLJ Lodging Trust — Major Shareholding Notification 2012

Feb 14, 2012

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13G

(Rule 13d-102)

INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT

TO RULES 13d-1(b) (c), AND (d) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED

PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-2(b) 1

EFPlaceholder

RLJ Lodging Trust

(Name of Issuer)

COMMON STOCK

(Title of Class of Securities)

74965L101

(CUSIP Number)

December 31, 2011

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:

o Rule 13d-1(b)

o Rule 13d-1(c)

x Rule 13d-1(d)

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1 The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “ filed ” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes ).

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1.	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS. I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY). Trustees of General Electric Pension Trust I.R.S. # 14-6015763
2.	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
	(a) o
	(b) x
3.	SEC USE ONLY
4.	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
	State of New York
	5.	SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF		None
SHARES	6.	SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY		7,382,424
EACH	7.	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON		None
WITH:	8.	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
		7,382,424
9.	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
	7,382,424
10.	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
	(SEE INSTRUCTIONS) o
11.	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
	6.9% 2
12.	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
	EP

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2 This percentage is based on 107,170,673 common shares and units of limited partnership interests in RLJ Lodging Trust, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, outstanding as of December 22, 2011, as set forth in the Issuer's Prospectus, dated December 22, 2011.

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1.	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS. I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY). GE Asset Management Incorporated, as Investment Manager of GEPT (as defined below) and as Investment Adviser to certain other entities and accounts I.R.S. #06-1238874
2.	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
	(a) o
	(b) x
3.	SEC USE ONLY
4.	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
	State of Delaware
	5.	SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF		None
SHARES	6.	SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY		7,382,424
EACH	7.	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON		None
WITH:	8.	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
		7,382,424
9.	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
	7,382,424
10.	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
	(SEE INSTRUCTIONS) o
11.	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
	6.9% 3
12.	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
	IA, CO

3 This percentage is based on 107,170,673 common shares and units of limited partnership interests in RLJ Lodging Trust, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, outstanding as of December 22, 2011, as set forth in the Issuer's Prospectus, dated December 22, 2011.

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1.	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS. I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY). General Electric Company I.R.S. #14-0689340
2.	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
	(a) o
	(b) x
3.	SEC USE ONLY
4.	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
	State of New York
	5.	SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF		None
SHARES	6.	SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY		Disclaimed (see 9 below)
EACH	7.	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON		None
WITH:	8.	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
		Disclaimed (see 9 below)
9.	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
	Beneficial ownership of all shares disclaimed by General Electric Company
10.	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
	(SEE INSTRUCTIONS) x Disclaimed (see 9
above)
11.	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
	Not Applicable (see 9 above)
12.	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
	CO

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INTRODUCTORY NOTE: This Statement on Schedule 13G is filed on behalf of General Electric Company, a New York corporation ("GE"), GE Asset Management Incorporated, a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of GE ("GEAM") and the Trustees of General Electric Pension Trust, a New York common law trust ("GEPT") (collectively, the "Reporting Persons", and this statement on Schedule 13G, the "Schedule 13G"). GEAM is a registered investment adviser and acts as Investment Manager of GEPT and as Investment Adviser to certain other entities and accounts. GEAM may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of 7,382,424 shares of Common Stock of RLJ Lodging Trust (the "Issuer") owned by GEPT. GEAM and GEPT each expressly disclaim that they are members of a "group." GE disclaims beneficial ownership of all shares and expressly disclaims that it is a member of a "group."

Item 1(a) Name of Issuer

RLJ Lodging Trust

Item 1(b) Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Office

3 Bethesda Metro Center, Suite 1000

Bethesda, MD 20814

Item 2(a) Name of Person Filing

Trustees of General Electric Pension Trust (see Schedule II)

GE Asset Management Incorporated as Investment Manager of GEPT and as Investment Adviser to certain entities and accounts

General Electric Company

Item 2(b) Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence

The address of the principal offices of GEPT and GEAM is 3001 Summer Street, Stamford, Connecticut 06904. The address of the principal offices of General Electric Company is 3135 Easton Turnpike, Fairfield, Connecticut 06828.

Item 2(c) Citizenship

Trustees of General Electric Pension Trust - New York common law trust

GE Asset Management Incorporated - Delaware corporation

General Electric Company - New York corporation

Item 2(d) Title of Class of Securities

Common Stock

Item 2(e) CUSIP Number

74965L101

Item 3 If this statement is filed pursuant to §§240.13d-1(b) or 240.13-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:

(a) o Broker or Dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C.78o)

(b) o Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C.78c)

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(c) o Insurance company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C.78c)

(d) o Investment Company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (U.S.C.80a-8)

(e) o An Investment Adviser in accordance with §240.13-1(b)(1)(ii)(E)

(f) o An Employee Benefit Plan or Endowment Fund in accordance with §240.13d- 1(b)(1)(ii)(F)

(g) o A Parent Holding Company or Control Person in accordance with §240.13d- 1(b)(1)(ii)G)

(h) o A Savings Association as defined in Section 3(b) of the federal Deposit Insurance Act (U.S.C. 1813)

(i) o A Church Plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3)

(j) o Group, in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J)

Item 4 Ownership

	GEPT	GEAM	GE
(a) Amount beneficially owned	7,382,424	7,382,424	Disclaimed
(b) Percent of class	6.9%	6.9%	Disclaimed
(c) No. of shares to which person has
(i) sole power to vote or direct the vote	None	None	None
(ii) shared power to vote or direct the vote	7,382,424	7,382,424	Disclaimed
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct disposition	None	None	None
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct disposition	7,382,424	7,382,424	Disclaimed

Item 5 Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class

If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following: o

Item 6 Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person

Not Applicable

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Item 7 Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company

Not Applicable

Item 8 Identification and Classification of Members of the Group

See Introductory Note above

Item 9 Notice of Dissolution of Group

Not Applicable

Item 10 Certification

Not Applicable

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SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Dated: February 14, 2012

GENERAL ELECTRIC PENSION TRUST
By:	GE Asset Management Incorporated, its Investment Manager
By:	/s/ Michael M. Pastore
	Name: Michael M. Pastore
	Title: Senior Vice President - Deputy General Counsel & Assistant Secretary

GE ASSET MANAGEMENT INCORPORATED
By:	/s/ Michael M. Pastore
	Name: Michael M. Pastore
	Title: Senior Vice President - Deputy General Counsel & Assistant Secretary

GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
By:	/s/ Dmitri A. Stockton
	Name: Dmitri A. Stockton
	Title: Senior Vice President

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Schedule I

JOINT FILING AGREEMENT

This will confirm the agreement by and between all the undersigned that the Schedule 13G on or about this date and any amendments thereto with respect to the beneficial ownership by the undersigned of shares of the Common Stock of Allegheny Technologies Inc. is being filed on behalf of each of the undersigned.

Dated: February 14, 2012

GENERAL ELECTRIC PENSION TRUST
By:	GE Asset Management Incorporated, its Investment Manager
By:	/s/ Michael M. Pastore
	Name: Michael M. Pastore
	Title: Senior Vice President - Deputy General Counsel & Assistant Secretary

GE ASSET MANAGEMENT INCORPORATED
By:	/s/ Michael M. Pastore
	Name: Michael M. Pastore
	Title: Senior Vice President - Deputy General Counsel & Assistant Secretary

GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
By:	/s/ Dmitri A. Stockton
	Name: Dmitri A. Stockton
	Title: Senior Vice President

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Schedule II

TRUSTEES OF GENERAL ELECTRIC PENSION TRUST

3001 Summer Street, P.O. Box 7900

Stamford, Connecticut 06904

The names of the Trustees of General Electric Pension Trust are as follows:

Dmitri A. Stockton

Paul M. Colonna

Michael T. Cosgrove

Ralph R. Layman

Matthew J. Simpson

Donald W. Torey

Gregory B. Hartch

David W. Wiederecht

Tracie A. Winbigler

George A. Bicher

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