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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):
 
December 20, 2016

PEBBLEBROOK HOTEL TRUST
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Maryland
001-34571
27-1055421
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(State or other jurisdiction
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(Commission
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(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)
File Number)
Identification No.)
  
 
 
7315 Wisconsin Avenue, 1100 West, Bethesda, Maryland
 
20814
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(Address of principal executive offices)
 
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(Zip Code)
 
 
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
 
(240) 507-1300

Not Applicable
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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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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (the “Company”) issued a press release on December 20, 2016 announcing that it has closed on the sale of the 618-room Manhattan NYC (the “Manhattan NYC”). A copy of that press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Item 8.01. Other Events.

On December 20, 2016, subsidiaries of the Company completed the sale of the Manhattan NYC for $217.5 million. Net proceeds from the sale of the hotel property will be used for general corporate purposes, which may include reducing the Company's outstanding debt or repurchasing the Company's common shares.
Forward-Looking Statements
               
This Current Report on Form 8-K contains statements that are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Act of 1934, as amended, pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements relate to the use of proceeds from the sale of the Manhattan NYC. Forward-looking statements are based on certain assumptions and can include future expectations, future plans and strategies, financial and operating projections or other forward-looking information.

These forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties, not all of which are known to the Company and 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, supply and demand in the hotel industry 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, 2015. 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 December 20, 2016, regarding sale of the Manhattan NYC






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
  
 
 
 
 
December 21, 2016
 
By:
 
/s/ Raymond D. Martz
 
 
 
 
Name: Raymond D. Martz
 
 
 
 
Title: Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary






EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.
 
Description
99.1
 
Press release, issued December 20, 2016, regarding sale of the Manhattan NYC.