Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (4)

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	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * JOHNSON ROBERT L	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol RLJ Lodging Trust [ RLJ ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director                    _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below)    _____ Other (specify below) Executive Chairman
(Last)          (First)          (Middle) C/O RLJ LODGING TRUST, 3 BETHESDA METRO CENTER, SUITE 1000	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 6/5/2023
(Street) BETHESDA, MD 20814	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	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)	Rule 10b5-1(c) Transaction Indication ☐ Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10.

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. 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
Common Shares	6/5/2023		A		22971 (1)	A	$0	1373795	D
Common Shares	6/5/2023		F		5548 (2)	D	$10.92	1368247	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. 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		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
OP Units	(3)							(4)	(4)	Common Stock	335250		335250	D

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	These securities were issued to the reporting person pursuant to the RLJ Lodging Trust 2021 Equity Incentive Plan, which provides for the conversion of performance units to a number of restricted common shares based on the Issuer's performance over a designated three-year performance period. 50% of the restricted common shares vested on the date of issuance, with the remaining 50% vesting on February 28, 2024, provided the reporting person remains employed by the Issuer through the vesting date.
(2)	Reflects common shares surrendered to the Issuer to satisfy tax withholding obligations in connection with the vesting of the restricted common shares described above.
(3)	"OP Units" represent limited partner interests of RLJ Lodging Trust, L.P., the operating partnership (the "OP") of the Issuer, of which the Issuer is the sole general partner. OP Units are redeemable beginning one year after the date of issuance for cash equal to the then current market value of one common share of the Issuer or, at the election of the Issuer, an equal number of common shares of the Issuer.
(4)	All of these OP Units are immediately redeemable (subject to certain limitations set forth in the agreement of limited partnership of the OP). OP Units have no expiration date.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
JOHNSON ROBERT L C/O RLJ LODGING TRUST 3 BETHESDA METRO CENTER, SUITE 1000 BETHESDA, MD 20814	X		Executive Chairman

Signatures
/s/ Anita Cooke Wells, Attorney-in-Fact		6/7/2023
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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