Ownership Submission
FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
BARNELLO MICHAEL D
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
LaSalle Hotel Properties [LHO]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
President and CEO
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O LASALLE HOTEL PROPERTIES,, 7550 WISCONSIN AVE, 10TH FLOOR
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/30/2018
(Street)

BETHESDA, MD 20814
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common shares of beneficial interest 11/30/2018   A   357,140 A (1) 607,939 D  
Common shares of beneficial interest 11/30/2018   D(2)   607,939 D (3) 0 D  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
BARNELLO MICHAEL D
C/O LASALLE HOTEL PROPERTIES,
7550 WISCONSIN AVE, 10TH FLOOR
BETHESDA, MD 20814
  X     President and CEO  

Signatures

 /s/ Kenneth G. Fuller, Attorney-in-fact for Michael D. Barnello   11/30/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of September 6, 2018, as amended on September 18, 2018 (the "Merger Agreement"), 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., 357,140 performance share awards became earned and vested immediately prior to the Company Merger Effective Time (as defined in the Merger Agreement). The performance share awards were granted to the reporting person by the Issuer's Board of Trustees on March 18, 2016, March 23, 2017 and March 21, 2018. Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, the reporting person earned 180% of the target number of shares pursuant to the performance share awards.
(2) Disposed of pursuant to the Merger Agreement.
(3) Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, each outstanding common share held by the reporting person was converted into the right to receive the Merger Consideration (as defined in the Merger Agreement), less required tax withholdings (including 93,820 restricted common shares and 357,140 performance share awards that vested immediately prior to the Company Merger Effective Time and were cancelled in exchange for the right to submit an election and receive the Merger Consideration, less any required tax withholdings).

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