Chatham Lodging Trust 8-K

What Happened Chatham Lodging Trust (CLDT) filed an 8‑K reporting the results of its Annual Meeting of Shareholders held May 12, 2026. Shareholders elected six trustees to serve until the 2027 meeting, ratified PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2026, and approved, in an advisory (non‑binding) vote, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.

Key Details

• Trustees elected (votes For / Against / Broker Non‑Votes / % For):
  • Edwin B. Brewer, Jr.: 40,502,571 For; 503,194 Against; 2,701,705 broker non‑votes; 98.77% For
  • Jeffrey H. Fisher: 40,547,694 For; 458,071 Against; 2,701,705 broker non‑votes; 98.88% For
  • David Grissen: 40,780,150 For; 225,615 Against; 2,701,705 broker non‑votes; 99.45% For
  • Mary Beth Higgins: 40,757,764 For; 248,001 Against; 2,701,705 broker non‑votes; 99.40% For
  • Rolf E. Ruhfus: 40,748,500 For; 257,265 Against; 2,701,705 broker non‑votes; 99.37% For
  • Ethel Isaacs Williams: 40,614,281 For; 391,484 Against; 2,701,705 broker non‑votes; 99.05% For
• Ratification of independent auditors (PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP): 43,200,054 For; 501,149 Against; 6,268 Abstentions — 98.85% For.
• Advisory approval of executive compensation: 40,237,015 For; 732,587 Against; 36,163 Abstentions; 2,701,705 broker non‑votes — 98.21% For. (Advisory vote is non‑binding.)

Why It Matters These results confirm continuity of CLDT’s board and auditors and show strong shareholder support for the company’s governance and executive pay practices. The auditor ratification maintains the Company’s relationship with PwC for 2026. Note the executive compensation vote was advisory (non‑binding), so while it signals shareholder sentiment, it does not itself change executive contracts or pay without further board action. Broker non‑votes (~2.7 million) reduced the number of shares voting on director and compensation items.