X0303 4 2011-05-16 0001511337 RLJ Lodging Trust RLJ 0001238136 RYAN JOSEPH J C/O RLJ LODGING TRUST 3 BETHESDA METRO CENTER, SUITE 1000 BETHESDA MD 20814 1 0 0 0 Common Shares 2011-05-16 4 A 0 4166 0 A 15416 D Concurrently with the closing of RLJ Lodging Trust's (the "Company") initial public offering, the Company granted 4,166 restricted shares of beneficial interest in the Company to Mr. Ryan, vesting ratably on the first four quarterly anniversaries of the date of grant, under the Company's 2011 Equity Incentive Plan. /s/ Anita Cooke Wells, Attorney-in-Fact 2011-05-16