---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001476045-23-000023"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CLDT"
cik: "0001476045"
company_name: "Chatham Lodging Trust"
filed_at: "2023-02-24T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-19T00:39:46.358852+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Chatham Lodging Trust director not standing for reelection; bylaws amended; annual meeting set for May 18, 2023

## Summary
- Director Thomas J. Crocker will not stand for reelection at the May 18, 2023 annual meeting; will serve until then.
- Board amended bylaws to comply with universal proxy rules, including certification requirements and proxy card color provisions.
- Annual meeting of shareholders set for May 18, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. EDT; record date March 20, 2023.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001476045-23-000023
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CLDT
- cik: 0001476045
- company_name: Chatham Lodging Trust
- filed_at: 2023-02-24T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 5.03, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1476045/000147604523000023/0001476045-23-000023-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1476045/000147604523000023/cldt-20230222.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001476045-23-000023
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001476045-23-000023.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001476045-23-000023.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Thomas J. Crocker departed as Director at Chatham Lodging Trust.
  - Action: not standing for reelection
  - Role: Director
  source text: On February 22, 2023, Thomas J. Crocker, a member of the Board of Directors (“Board”) of Chatham Lodging Trust (the “Company”), notified the Board of his decision not to stand for reelection at the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders to be held on May 18, 2023 so that he can focus on other endeavors.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1476045/000147604523000023/0001476045-23-000023-index.htm
- Governance Changes
  Chatham Lodging Trust: Amended and restated the Company's Bylaws to address Universal Proxy Rules, update procedural mechanics for shareholder meetings, and make conforming changes (effective 2023-02-22).
  - Change: bylaw amendment
  - Effective: 2023-02-22
  source text: On February 22, 2023, in connection with the universal proxy rules adopted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and related requirements (the "Universal Proxy Rules") and a periodic review of the Bylaws of the Company, the Board of Trustees (the "Board") amended and restated the Company’s Bylaws (the "Amended and Restated Bylaws"), effective immediately.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1476045/000147604523000023/0001476045-23-000023-index.htm

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