---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-22-025614"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "RLJ"
cik: "0001511337"
company_name: "RLJ Lodging Trust"
filed_at: "2022-02-22T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-27T06:06:17.632986+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# RLJ Lodging Trust appoints Robin Zeigler to Board of Trustees effective immediately

## Summary
- Robin Zeigler, EVP/COO of Cedar Realty Trust (NYSE:CDR), joins as independent trustee.
- Board size increased to ten members; Zeigler serves on Audit and Nominating & Corporate Governance Committees.
- Zeigler receives prorated annual retainers: $75K trustee, plus $10K Audit and $7.5K Nominating.
- Zeigler will stand for election as Board-recommended nominee at the 2022 Annual Meeting.
- Appointment effective February 18, 2022; press released February 22, 2022.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-22-025614
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: RLJ
- cik: 0001511337
- company_name: RLJ Lodging Trust
- filed_at: 2022-02-22T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1511337/000110465922025614/0001104659-22-025614-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1511337/000110465922025614/tm227301d1_8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-22-025614.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Robin Zeigler was appointed as trustee at RLJ Lodging Trust.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: trustee
  source text: On February 18, 2022, Robin Zeigler was appointed to the board of trustees (the “Board of Trustees”) of RLJ Lodging Trust (the “Company”)
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1511337/000110465922025614/0001104659-22-025614-index.htm

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