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
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.
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While the registration statement has not yet become effective and the information contained therein is subject to change, it
provides important information about Pebblebrook’s proposed merger with LaSalle. Once the registration statement has been declared
effective by the SEC, the final joint proxy statement/prospectus will be mailed to shareholders of Pebblebrook and of LaSalle prior
to shareholder votes on the proposed merger. Pebblebrook and LaSalle both anticipate holding special meetings in the fourth quarter
of 2018.
As previously announced on September 6, 2018, Pebblebrook has entered into a definitive merger agreement to acquire 100% of
LaSalle’s outstanding common shares. Under the terms of the merger agreement, for each LaSalle common share owned, each LaSalle
shareholder may elect to receive either a fixed amount of $37.80 in cash or a fixed exchange ratio of 0.92 Pebblebrook common
share. A maximum of 30% of the outstanding LaSalle common shares may elect to receive cash (and elections of cash will be subject
to pro rata cutbacks if holders of more than 30% of the outstanding LaSalle common shares elect cash).
The transaction, which is subject to customary closing conditions, including approval by LaSalle shareholders and Pebblebrook
shareholders, is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2018.
The registration statement on Form S-4, which includes the preliminary joint proxy statement/prospectus, is available on the
SEC's EDGAR system on
www.sec.gov and in the Investor Relations section of Pebblebrook’s website at
investor.pebblebrookhotels.com.
About Pebblebrook Hotel Trust
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust is a publicly traded real estate investment trust (“REIT”) organized to opportunistically acquire and
invest primarily in upper upscale, full-service hotels located in urban markets in major gateway cities. The Company owns 28
hotels, with a total of 6,973 guest rooms. The Company owns hotels located in 9 states and the District of Columbia, including: Los
Angeles, California (Beverly Hills, Santa Monica and West Hollywood); San Diego, California; San Francisco, California; Washington,
DC; Coral Gables, Florida; Naples, Florida; Buckhead, Georgia; Boston, Massachusetts; Minneapolis, Minnesota; Portland, Oregon;
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Nashville, Tennessee; Columbia River Gorge, Washington; and Seattle, Washington. For more information,
please visit us at
www.pebblebrookhotels.com and follow us on Twitter at @PebblebrookPEB.
About LaSalle Hotel Properties
LaSalle Hotel Properties is a leading multi-operator real estate investment trust. LaSalle owns 41 properties, which are
upscale, full-service hotels, totaling approximately 10,400 guest rooms in 11 markets in seven states and the District of Columbia.
LaSalle 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 groups, including Access
Hotels & Resorts, Accor, Benchmark Hospitality, Davidson Hotel Company, Evolution Hospitality, HEI Hotels & Resorts,
Highgate Hotels, Hilton, Hyatt Hotels Corporation, IHG, JRK Hotel Group, Inc., Marriott International, Noble House Hotels &
Resorts, Outrigger Lodging Services, Provenance Hotels, Two Roads Hospitality, and Viceroy Hotel Group.
Additional Information about the Proposed Merger Transaction and Where to Find It
This communication relates to the proposed merger transaction pursuant to the terms of the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated
as of September 6, 2018, as amended on September 18, 2018, by and among Pebblebrook Hotel Trust, Pebblebrook Hotel, L.P., Ping
Merger Sub, LLC, Ping Merger OP, LP, LaSalle Hotel Properties and LaSalle Hotel Operating Partnership, L.P. In connection with the
proposed merger transaction, on September 18, 2018, Pebblebrook filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) a
registration statement on Form S-4 that included a preliminary joint proxy statement/prospectus of Pebblebrook and LaSalle that
also constitutes a prospectus of Pebblebrook, which joint proxy statement/prospectus will be mailed or otherwise disseminated to
Pebblebrook shareholders and LaSalle shareholders when it becomes available. Pebblebrook and LaSalle also plan to file other
relevant documents with the SEC regarding the proposed merger transaction. INVESTORS ARE URGED TOREAD THE JOINT PROXY
STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS AND OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE SEC IF AND WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN
IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROPOSED MERGER TRANSACTION. You may obtain a free copy of the joint proxy statement/prospectus and
other relevant documents (if and when they become available) filed by Pebblebrook or LaSalle with the SEC at the SEC’s website at
www.sec.gov. Copies of the documents filed by Pebblebrook with the SEC will be available free of charge on Pebblebrook’s
website at
www.pebblebrookhotels.com or by contacting Pebblebrook’s Investor Relations at (240) 507-1330. Copies of the documents filed by
LaSalle with the SEC will be available free of charge on LaSalle’s website at www.lasallehotels.com or by contacting LaSalle’s
Investor Relations at (301) 941-1500.
Certain Information Regarding Participants
Pebblebrook and LaSalle and their respective trustees, executive officers and other members of management and employees may be
deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies in respect of the proposed merger transaction. You can find information
about Pebblebrook’s executive officers and trustees in Pebblebrook’s definitive proxy statement filed with the SEC on April 27,
2018 in connection with Pebblebrook’s 2018 annual meeting of shareholders. You can find information about LaSalle’s executive
officers and directors in LaSalle’s definitive proxy statement filed with the SEC on July 30, 2018 in connection with its 2018
special meeting of shareholders. Additional information regarding the interests of such potential participants will be included in
the joint proxy statement/prospectus and other relevant documents filed with the SEC if and when they become available. You may
obtain free copies of these documents from Pebblebrook or LaSalle using the sources indicated above.
No Offer or Solicitation
This communication shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor shall there
be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or
qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. No offering of securities shall be made except by means of a
prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”).
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward Looking Statements
Certain statements in this communication that are not in the present or past tense or that discuss the expectations of
Pebblebrook and/or LaSalle are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These forward looking statements, which are based on current expectations,
estimates and projections about the industry and markets in which Pebblebrook and LaSalle operate and beliefs of and assumptions
made by Pebblebrook management and LaSalle management, involve uncertainties that could significantly affect the financial results
of Pebblebrook or LaSalle or the combined company. Pebblebrook and LaSalle intend such forward-looking statements to be covered by
the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and
include this statement for purposes of complying with these safe harbor provisions. Words such as “believe,” “expect,” “intend,”
“anticipate,” “estimate,” “project” and variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward
looking statements, which generally are not historical in nature. Such forward-looking statements may include, but are not limited
to, statements about the anticipated benefits of the proposed merger transaction, including future financial and operating results,
the attractiveness of the value to be received by LaSalle shareholders, the attractiveness of the value to be received by
Pebblebrook and the combined company’s plans, objectives, expectations and intentions and descriptions relating to these
expectations.
All statements that address operating performance, events or developments that Pebblebrook and LaSalle expect or anticipate will
occur in the future —including statements relating to expected synergies, improved liquidity and balance sheet strength —are
forward looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties and
assumptions that are difficult to predict. Although Pebblebrook and LaSalle believe the expectations reflected in any
forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, Pebblebrook and LaSalle can give no assurance that their
expectations will be attained and therefore, actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed or forecasted
in such forward looking statements. Some of the factors that may affect outcomes and results include, but are not limited to: (i)
the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against the companies and others related to the proposed merger
transaction, (ii) unanticipated difficulties or expenditures relating to the proposed merger transaction, the response of business
partners and competitors to the announcement of the proposed merger transaction, and/or potential difficulties in employee
retention as a result of the announcement and pendency of the proposed merger transaction, (iii) changes affecting the real estate
industry and changes in financial markets, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, (iv) increased or unanticipated
competition for the companies’ properties, (v) risks associated with the hotel industry, including competition for guests and
meetings from other hotels and alternative lodging companies, increases in wages, energy costs and other operating costs, potential
unionization or union disruption, actual or threatened terrorist attacks, any type of flu or disease-related pandemic and downturns
in general and local economic conditions, (vi) the availability and terms of financing and capital and the general volatility of
securities markets, (vii) the companies’ respective dependence on third-party managers of their respective hotels, including their
inability to implement strategic business decisions directly, (viii) risks associated with the real estate industry, including
environmental contamination and costs of complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended, and similar laws,
(ix) the possible failure of the companies to maintain their respective qualifications as a REIT and the risk of changes in laws
affecting REITs, (x) the possibility of uninsured losses, (xi) risks associated with redevelopment and repositioning projects,
including delays and cost overruns, (xii) the risk of a material failure, inadequacy, interruption or security failure of the
companies’ or their respective hotel managers’ information technology networks and systems, (xiii) risks associated with achieving
expected revenue synergies or cost savings, (xiv) risks associated with the companies’ ability to consummate the proposed merger
transaction and the timing of the closing of the proposed merger transaction, and (xv) those additional risks and factors discussed
in reports filed with the SEC by Pebblebrook and LaSalle from time to time, including those discussed under the heading “Risk
Factors” in their respective most recently filed reports on Forms 10-K and 10-Q. Neither Pebblebrook nor LaSalle undertakes any
duty to update any forward-looking statements appearing in this document.
Pebblebrook Contacts:
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust
Jon E. Bortz, 240-507-1300
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
or
Raymond D. Martz, 240-507-1330
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
or
Sard Verbinnen & Co
Liz Zale, Pam Greene or Stephen Pettibone, 212-687-8080
or
Okapi Partners
Pat McHugh or Jon Einsidler, 212-297-0720 or 855-305-0855
or
LaSalle Contacts:
LaSalle Hotel Properties
Kenneth G. Fuller, 301-941-1500
EVP and Chief Financial Officer
or
Max D. Leinweber, 301-941-1500
VP, Finance & Asset Management
or
MacKenzie Partners, Inc.
Bob Marese, 212-929-5405
or
Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher
Meaghan Repko or Andrew Siegel, 212-355-4449
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