Edgar Filing: Pebblebrook Hotel Trust

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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

BORTZ JON E

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust [PEB]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

__X__ Director	_____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)
Chairman, President and CEO

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

2 BETHESDA METRO CENTER, SUITE 1530

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/13/2013

(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

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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

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

LTIP Class B Units

⁽¹⁾

12/13/2013

109,240

⁽¹⁾

Common Shares

109,240

⁽¹⁾

109,240

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
BORTZ JON E 2 BETHESDA METRO CENTER SUITE 1530 BETHESDA, MD 20814	X		Chairman, President and CEO

Signatures

/s/ Andrew H. Dittamo, as Attorney-in-Fact		12/17/2013
^**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)	Represents restricted units of limited partnership interest ("LTIP Class B Units") in Pebblebrook Hotel, L.P. (the "Operating Partnership"), of which the Issuer is the general partner. Vested LTIP Class B Units, upon achieving parity with the Operating Partnership units pursuant to the terms of the partnership agreement, may be exchanged at any time, at the election of the holder, for Operating Partnership units on a one-for-one basis or, at the Operating Partnership's option, an equivalent amount of cash. 21,848 LTIP Class B Units will vest on each of January 1, 2016, January 1, 2017, January 1, 2018, January 1, 2019, and January 1, 2020 subject to the reporting person's continued employment with the Issuer. The LTIP Class B Units have no expiration date. The LTIP Class B Units were issued pursuant to the Issuer's 2009 Equity Incentive Plan as amended and restated.

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