UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-A

FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR 12(g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

CHATHAM LODGING TRUST

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Maryland	27-1200777
(State of Incorporation)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

50 Cocoanut Row, Suite 200
Palm Beach, Florida	33480
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of Each Class	Name of Each Exchange on Which
to be so Registered	Each Class is to be Registered:

Common Shares of Beneficial Interest, $0.01 par value New York Stock Exchange

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(c), please check the following box. þ

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(d), please check the following box. o

Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates (if applicable): File No. 333-162889

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

Item 1. Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered.

A description of the common shares of beneficial interest, $0.01 par value, of Chatham Lodging Trust (the “Registrant”), is set forth under the caption “Description of Shares of Beneficial Interest” in the Registrant’s prospectus contained in its Registration Statement on Form S-11 (Registration No. 333-162889), as amended (the “Registration Statement”). Such portion of the Registration Statement is incorporated herein by reference. In addition, also incorporated by reference herein is information relating to the Registrant’s common shares under the caption “Certain Provisions of Maryland Law and of Our Declaration of Trust and Bylaws” in the Registration Statement.

Item 2. Exhibits.

None.

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SIGNATURE

     Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.

	CHATHAM LODGING TRUST
Date: April 14, 2010	By:	/s/ Jeffrey H. Fisher
		Name:	Jeffrey H. Fisher
		Title:	Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer

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