LaSalle Sets Record Date for Special Meeting of Shareholders to Vote on Merger Agreement with Blackstone

BETHESDA, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--LaSalle Hotel Properties (NYSE: LHO) (“LaSalle” or the “Company”) today announced that it has set the record date for the special meeting of shareholders (the “Special Meeting”) to vote on the proposal to approve the previously announced merger with affiliates of Blackstone Real Estate Partners VIII and other transactions contemplated by the Blackstone Merger Agreement.