Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On January 2, 2013, the Board of Trustees of RLJ Lodging Trust (the "Company") appointed Chris Gormsen as Chief Accounting Officer of the Company, effective immediately. Mr. Gormsen, 37, most recently served as a senior manager in the audit practice of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, where from August 2002 through December 2012 he managed audit and non-audit engagements for hospitality and real estate clients. Mr. Gormsen received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from the University of California, Berkeley and is a Certified Public Accountant.

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