Pebblebrook Hotel Trust Files Registration Statement on Form S-4 with Preliminary Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus in Connection with Proposed Merger with LaSalle Hotel Properties

BETHESDA, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (NYSE: PEB) (“Pebblebrook”) and LaSalle Hotel Properties (NYSE: LHO) (“LaSalle”) announced today that Pebblebrook has filed a preliminary joint proxy statement/prospectus as part of a registration statement on Form S-4 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) in connection with Pebblebrook’s proposed merger with LaSalle.