To: Triffin  who wrote (15071 ) 7/17/2013 8:41:12 PM From: Triffin     Respond to    of 34328  LHO boosts dividend payout by 40% ===== BETHESDA, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- LaSalle Hotel Properties ( LHO  ) today announced that it increased  its dividend to $0.28 per common share of beneficial interest for the  quarter ending September 30, 2013. The third quarter dividend will be  paid on October 15, 2013 to common shareholders of record on September  30, 2013.  “We are very excited to announce that we have increased the common  dividend by 40 percent to an annual run rate of $1.12,” said Michael D.  Barnello, President and Chief Executive Officer of LaSalle Hotel  Properties. “Our strong results year-to-date have been encouraging while  our outlook for the balance of the year is solid.”  LaSalle Hotel Properties is a leading multi-operator real estate  investment trust. The Company owns 40 hotels and a mezzanine loan  secured by two hotels in Santa Monica, CA. The properties are upscale  full-service hotels, totaling over 10,600 guest rooms in 13 markets in  nine states and the District of Columbia. The Company focuses on owning,  redeveloping and repositioning upscale and luxury, full-service hotels  located in convention, resort and major urban business markets. LaSalle  Hotel Properties seeks to grow through strategic relationships with  premier lodging companies, including Westin Hotels and Resorts, Hilton  Hotels Corporation, Outrigger Lodging Services, Noble House Hotels &  Resorts, Hyatt Hotels Corporation, Benchmark Hospitality, White Lodging  Services Corporation, Thompson Hotels, Davidson Hotel Company, Denihan  Hospitality Group, the Kimpton Hotel & Restaurant Group, LLC, Accor,  Destination Hotels & Resorts, HEI Hotels & Resorts, JRK Hotel Group,  Inc., Viceroy Hotel Group, Highgate Hotels and Access Hotels & Resorts. ===== Triff ..