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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, DC 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): October 16, 2012 LASALLE HOTEL PROPERTIES (Exact name of registrant specified in its charter) Maryland 1-14045 (State of Incorporation) (Commission File Number) 36-4219376 (IRS Employer Identification No.) 3 Bethesda Metro Center Suite 1200 Bethesda, Maryland 20814 (Address of principal executive offices, zip code) Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (301) 941-1500 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: o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. On October 16, 2012, upon the recommendation of the Nominating and Governance Committee, the Board of Trustees (the "Board") of LaSalle Hotel Properties (the "Company") increased the size of the Board from seven members to eight members and appointed Denise Coll to the Board, effective March 2, 2013, subject to re-election at the next annual meeting of the shareholders to be held in April 2013. Ms. Coll recently announced her retirement from Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE:HOT) ("Starwood") where she served as President, North America Division, leading Starwood’s largest region with over 500 hotels, a position she held since 2007. During her tenure, Ms. Coll successfully navigated Starwood’s North American hotels through the economic downturn and oversaw substantial growth in Starwood’s hotel footprint within North America. She also spearheaded the launch of two new brands, Aloft and Element. Ms. Coll serves on the advisory board of the Boston University School of Hospitality and the advisory boards of University of Massachusetts’ HRTA and Eisenberg School of Management. She is a member of the American Hotel & Lodging Association and currently serves as the Chairman of its Diversity Council. Ms. Coll holds a Bachelor of Science in Hotel, Restaurant and Travel Administration from the University of Massachusetts and a Masters of Business Administration from Simmons College. Effective on March 2, 2013, Ms. Coll will become eligible to receive the standard compensation provided by the Company to its other non-employee trustees. Additionally, in connection with Ms. Coll’s appointment to the Board of Trustees, the Company and Ms. Coll will enter into an indemnification agreement in substantially the same form as the Company has entered with each of the Company’s existing trustees. Ms. Coll is not a party to any arrangement or understanding with any person pursuant to which she was appointed as a trustee, nor is she a party to any transactions required to be disclosed under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries. Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure On October 17, 2012, the Company announced that Ms. Coll has been elected to the Company’s Board of Trustees, effective March 2, 2013. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated by reference herein. Item 9.01. (d) Financial Statements and Exhibits Exhibits Exhibit Number 99.1 Description Press release, dated October 17, 2012 The information contained in the press release attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. Furthermore, the information contained in the press release attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference in the filings of the registrant under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. 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 thereunto duly authorized. LASALLE HOTEL PROPERTIES By: Dated: October 17, 2012 /s/ Bruce A. Riggins Bruce A Riggins Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President and Secretary EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit Number 99.1 Description Press release, dated October 17, 2012 Exhibit 99.1 3 Bethesda Metro Center, Suite 1200, Bethesda, MD 20814 PH 301.941.1500, FX 301.941.1533 News Release LASALLE HOTEL PROPERTIES ANNOUNCES ELECTION OF NEW BOARD MEMBER Denise Coll to Serve as Independent Trustee BETHESDA, MD — October 17, 2012 — LaSalle Hotel Properties (NYSE:LHO) today announced that Denise Coll has been elected to the Company’s Board of Trustees, effective March 2, 2013. “We are excited to welcome Denise Coll to our Board of Trustees,” said Michael D. Barnello, President and Chief Executive Officer of LaSalle Hotel Properties. “Denise is a highly accomplished and respected industry veteran and we are confident that her knowledge and experience as well as her relationships within the travel industry will serve us in achieving the Company’s strategic objectives.” Ms. Coll recently announced her retirement from Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE:HOT) where she served as President, North America Division, leading Starwood’s largest region with over 500 hotels, a position she held since 2007. During her tenure, Ms. Coll successfully navigated Starwood’s North American hotels through the economic downturn and oversaw substantial growth in Starwood’s hotel footprint within North America. She also spearheaded the launch of two new brands, Aloft and Element. Ms. Coll, who joined Starwood in 1976, is respected as one of the industry’s most seasoned and successful operators. Ms. Coll serves on the advisory board of the Boston University School of Hospitality and the advisory boards of University of Massachusetts’ HRTA and Eisenberg School of Management. She is a member of the American Hotel & Lodging Association and currently serves as the Chairman of its Diversity Council. Ms. Coll holds a Bachelor of Science in Hotel, Restaurant and Travel Administration from the University of Massachusetts and a Masters of Business Administration from Simmons College. Krauthamer & Associates, a boutique executive search firm that provides recruitment services to a diverse client base in the United States and abroad, assisted the Company’s Board in this search. LaSalle Hotel Properties is a leading multi-operator real estate investment trust. The Company owns interests in 40 hotels of which 38 are owned 100 percent. The 38 wholly-owned properties are upscale full-service hotels, totaling 10,200 guest rooms in 13 markets in 9 states and the District of Columbia. The Company focuses on owning, redeveloping and repositioning upscale full-service hotels located in urban, resort and convention markets. LaSalle Hotel Properties seeks to grow through strategic relationships with premier lodging companies, including Westin Hotels and Resorts, Hilton Hotels Corporation, Outrigger Lodging Services, Noble House Hotels & Resorts, Hyatt Hotels Corporation, Benchmark Hospitality, White Lodging Services Corporation, Thompson Hotels, Davidson Hotel Company, Denihan Hospitality Group, the Kimpton Hotel & Restaurant Group, LLC, Accor, Destination Hotels & Resorts, HEI Hotels & Resorts, JRK Hotel Group, Inc., Viceroy Hotel Group, Highgate Hotels and Access Hotels & Resorts. ### Additional Contacts: Bruce A. Riggins and Kenneth G. Fuller, LaSalle Hotel Properties – (301) 941-1500