UNITED STATES

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): May 2729, 2026

PEBBLEBROOK HOTEL TRUST

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland

001-34571

27-1055421

(State or other jurisdiction

(Commission

(I.R.S. Employer

of incorporation)

File Number)

Identification No.)



4747 Bethesda Avenue, Suite 1100, Bethesda, Maryland									20814
(Address of principal executive offices)									(Zip Code)

Registrant'’s telephone number, including area code: (240) 507-1300


Not Applicable
Former name or former address, if changed since last report

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Shares, $0.01 par value per share

PEB

New York Stock Exchange

Series E Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares, $0.01 par value

PEB-PE

New York Stock Exchange

Series F Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares, $0.01 par value

PEB-PF

New York Stock Exchange

Series G Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares, $0.01 par value

PEB-PG

New York Stock Exchange

Series H Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares, $0.01 par value

PEB-PH

New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 75.0102. ~~Regulation~~Departure FDof ~~Disclosure~~Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

As previously disclosed, on February 6, 2026, Ron E. Jackson notified the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (the "“Company"”) ~~issued~~that ahe ~~press~~had ~~release~~decided onto ~~May~~retire ~~28,~~from ~~2026,~~the ~~announcing~~Board ~~that~~effective onas ~~May~~of ~~27,~~the Company’s 2026, itannual ~~closed~~meeting ~~on the sale~~ of shareholders (the ~~115-room~~“Annual ~~Chamberlain~~Meeting”). On ~~West~~May ~~Hollywood~~29, ~~Hotel~~2026, ~~located~~the inAnnual ~~Los~~Meeting ~~Angeles,~~was ~~CA,~~held ~~for~~and ~~$43~~Mr.5 ~~million~~Jackson’s toretirement afrom ~~third~~the ~~party~~Board took effect. In ~~The~~connection ~~press~~with ~~release~~Mr. ~~also~~Jackson’s ~~includes~~retirement, anthe ~~updated~~size ~~second-quarter~~of ~~and~~the ~~full-year~~Board ~~2026~~was ~~Outlook~~decreased to seven trustees.

AItem ~~copy~~5.07. Submission of ~~the~~Matters ~~press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1~~ to ~~this~~a ~~Current~~Vote ~~Report~~of onSecurity ~~Form 8-K and is hereby incorporated by reference herein~~Holders.

On May 29, 2026, the Company convened the Annual Meeting. The matters on which the shareholders voted were:

(i)the election of the trustees of the Company to serve until its 2027 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified;

(ii)the ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accountants for the year ending December 31, 2026;

(iii)the approval, in an advisory and non-binding vote, of the compensation of the Company's named executive officers; and

(iv)the approval of an amendment to the Company's declaration of trust (the “Declaration”).

The results of the voting were as set forth below.

Proposal 1 - election of trustees:


Trustee	Votes For	Votes Against	Abstentions	Broker Non-Votes
Jon E. Bortz	98,013,143	5,338,482	39,952	3,354,374
Cydney C. Donnell	98,545,019	4,806,562	39,996	3,354,374
Nine P. Jones	103,264,078	87,503	39,996	3,354,374
Phillip M. Miller	98,488,738	4,862,852	39,987	3,354,374
Michael J. Schall	97,254,611	6,096,979	39,987	3,354,374
Bonny W. Simi	99,909,981	3,441,610	39,986	3,354,374
Earl E. Webb	97,905,656	5,445,933	39,988	3,354,374

Proposal 2 - ratification of the appointment of independent registered public accountants:


Votes For	Votes Against	Abstentions	Broker Non-Votes
104,704,688	1,999,237	42,026	—

Proposal 3 - approval of compensation of named executive officers ("Say-On-Pay"):


Votes For	Votes Against	Abstentions	Broker Non-Votes
93,732,941	9,616,289	42,347	3,354,374

Proposal 4 - approval of an amendment to the Declaration:


Votes For	Votes Against	Abstentions	Broker Non-Votes
103,146,732	202,008	42,837	3,354,374

Item 8.01. Other Events.

On ~~May~~June 272, 2026, the Company ~~closed~~filed onArticles of Amendment (the ~~sale~~“Articles of ~~the~~Amendment”) ~~115-room~~to ~~Chamberlain~~the ~~West~~Declaration ~~Hollywood~~with ~~Hotel,~~the ~~located~~State inDepartment ~~Los~~of ~~Angeles,~~Assessments ~~CA,~~and ~~for~~Taxation ~~$43~~of Maryland.5 ~~million~~The toArticles aof ~~third~~Amendment ~~party.~~amended ~~Proceeds~~the ~~from~~Declaration to give shareholders the ~~sale~~right ~~will~~to beremove ~~used~~a ~~for~~trustee ~~general~~without ~~corporate~~cause ~~purposes,~~in ~~with~~addition to the right to remove a ~~primary~~trustee ~~focus~~for oncause. ~~reducing~~Shareholders ~~outstanding~~approved ~~net~~a ~~debt~~proposal ~~and~~for ~~preferred~~the ~~equity,~~amendment ~~opportunistically~~as ~~repurchasing~~disclosed in the Company'’s ~~common~~definitive ~~shares,~~proxy ~~and~~statement ~~supporting~~filed ~~other~~with ~~high-return~~the ~~capital~~U.S. ~~allocation~~Securities ~~priorities~~and ~~intended~~Exchange toCommission ~~enhance~~on ~~long-term~~April ~~shareholder~~17, ~~value~~2026.

~~Forward-Looking~~The ~~Statements~~foregoing summary of the Articles of Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Articles of Amendment, which are hereby incorporated by reference hereinto and filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

This Current Report on Form 8-K contains certain "forward-looking statements" made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are generally identifiable by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "estimated" and "will" or other similar words or expressions. Forward-looking statements are based on certain assumptions and can include future expectations, future plans and strategies, financial and operating projections and forecasts and other forward-looking information and estimates. The intended use of proceeds is a forward-looking statement. These forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the Company's control, which could cause actual results to differ materially from such statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the state of the U.S. economy, the operating performance of our hotels and the supply of hotel properties, and other factors as are described in greater detail in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including, without limitation, the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025. Unless legally required, the Company disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.						Description
99.1						Press release, issued May 28, 2026, announcing the sale of Chamberlain West Hollywood Hotel, in Los Angeles, CA.
3.1						Articles of Amendment of Pebblebrook Hotel Trust.
104						Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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.

	PEBBLEBROOK HOTEL TRUST
May 28, 2026	By:	/s/ Raymond D. Martz
June 2, 2026	By:	/s/ Raymond D. Martz
		Name:	Raymond D. Martz
		Title:	Co-President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary

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