0000950103-16-011073.txt : 20160212 0000950103-16-011073.hdr.sgml : 20160212 20160212061018 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950103-16-011073 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20160212 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20160212 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: LaSalle Hotel Properties CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001053532 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS [6798] IRS NUMBER: 364219376 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MD FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-53951 FILM NUMBER: 161414019 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 7550 WISCONSIN AVE STREET 2: 10TH FLOOR CITY: BETHESDA STATE: MD ZIP: 20814 BUSINESS PHONE: 301 941 1500 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 7550 WISCONSIN AVE STREET 2: 10TH FLOOR CITY: BETHESDA STATE: MD ZIP: 20814 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: LASALLE HOTEL PROPERTIES DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19980122 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001475365 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: COMMERCIAL BANKS, NEC [6029] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: M0 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1-4-1, MARUNOUCHI CITY: CHIYODA-KU, TOKYO STATE: M0 ZIP: 100-8233 BUSINESS PHONE: 81-3-6256-6000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1-4-1, MARUNOUCHI CITY: CHIYODA-KU, TOKYO STATE: M0 ZIP: 100-8233 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: Chuo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc. DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20091027 SC 13G 1 dp63365_sc13g.htm FORM SC 13G

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

____________________

SCHEDULE 13G

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. ___)*

LASALLE HOTEL PROPERTIES

(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock

(Title of Class of Securities)

517942108

(CUSIP Number)

December 31, 2015

(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:

☒ Rule 13d-1(b)

☐ Rule 13d-1(c)

☐ Rule 13d-1(d)

________________________

* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

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CUSIP No. 517942108

13G

1.	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.
2.	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*	(a) ☐
		(b) ☐
3.	SEC USE ONLY
4.	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Japan

NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH	5.	SOLE VOTING POWER 5,674,688
	6.	SHARED VOTING POWER - 0 -
	7.	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 5,674,688
	8.	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER - 0 -

9.	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 5,674,688
10.	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)	☐
11.	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 5.0%
12.	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions) HC, FI

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Item 1(a). Name of Issuer:

LASALLE HOTEL PROPERTIES

Item 1(b). Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices:

7550 Wisconsin Avenue, 10th Floor
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
U.S.A.

Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing:

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.

Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence:

1-4 Marunouchi 1-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8233
Japan

Item 2(c). Citizenship:

Japan

Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities:

Common Stock

Item 2(e). CUSIP Number:

517942108

Item 3. If this Statement is Filed Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b) or (c), Check Whether the Person Filing is a:

(a)

☐ Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o);

(b)

☐ Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c);

(c)

☐ Insurance company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c);

(d)

☐ Investment company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8);

(e)

☐ An investment adviser in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);

(f)

☐ An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);

(g)

☒ A parent holding company or control person in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);

(h)

☐ A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);

(i)

☐ A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);

(j)

☒ A non-U.S. institution in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J);

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(k)

☐ Group, in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(K).

Item 4. Ownership.

Provide the following information regarding the aggregate number and percentage of the class of securities of issuer identified in Item 1.

(a)

Amount beneficially owned: 5,674,688

(b)

Percent of class: 5.0%

(c)

Number of shares as to which such person has:

(i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 5,674,688

(ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 0

(iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 5,674,688

(iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 0

Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.

If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following. ☐

Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.

Not applicable.

Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company.

See Exhibit A.

Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.

Not applicable.

Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group.

Not applicable.

Item 10. Certifications.

By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect, other than activities solely in connection with a nomination under § 240.14a-11.

By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the foreign regulatory scheme applicable to banks, investment advisers and parent holding companies is substantially comparable to the regulatory scheme applicable to the functionally equivalent U.S. institution(s). I also undertake to furnish to the Commission staff, upon request, information that would otherwise be disclosed in a Schedule 13D.

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SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

February 12, 2016

(Date)

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.

(Company Name)

/s/ Kiwafumi Shimizu

(Signature)

Senior Manager of Risk Management Dept

(Name/Title)

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Exhibit A

Pursuant to the instructions in Item 7 of Schedule 13G, (a) Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited is classified as a bank in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(B) and as a non-U.S. institution in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J) and each of (b) Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Asset Management Co., Ltd. and (c) Nikko Asset Management Co., Ltd. is classified as an investment adviser in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E) and as a non-U.S. institution in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).

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