---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-26-007127"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CLDT"
cik: "0001476045"
company_name: "Chatham Lodging Trust"
filed_at: "2026-03-06T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T18:38:30.448955+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Chatham acquires 6 Hilton hotels ($92M) in Midwest, raises dividend 11% to $0.10

## Summary
- Acquired 6 Hilton hotels (589 rooms) for $92M ($156k/room) in Joplin MO, Effingham IL, Paducah KY.
- Quarterly common dividend raised 11% to $0.10/share; preferred dividend $0.41406/share; payable Apr 15, 2026.
- Acquired portfolio had 2025 Hotel EBITDA of ~$10M, a 12% increase to Chatham's EBITDA; accretive to FFO by ~$0.10/share.
- Acquired hotels avg age 10 yrs, RevPAR $116, EBITDA margins 42%; sold hotels avg age 25 yrs, RevPAR $101, margins 27%.
- Over past 18 months sold 6 hotels for ~$100M; recycled proceeds into higher-quality assets; net debt to EBITDA up ~50 bps.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-26-007127
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CLDT
- cik: 0001476045
- company_name: Chatham Lodging Trust
- filed_at: 2026-03-06T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.01, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1476045/000143774926007127/0001437749-26-007127-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1476045/000143774926007127/cldt20260305_8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-26-007127.txt

## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 5cdda047e4b0c75d8e12a0f78c973411a0ac8ca9
  claim: Chatham Lodging Trust completed an acquisition for $92 million (closed 2026-03-03).
  evidence_excerpt: On March 3, 2026, Chatham Lodging Trust (the "Company") completed its acquisition of six hotels (the “Portfolio”) for a purchase price of $92 million, or approximately $156,000 per room.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1476045/000143774926007127/0001437749-26-007127-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.