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OMB Number 3235-0104
Expires: September 30, 1998
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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 3
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or
Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
Topor Shimon
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
650 Madison Avenue, 17th Floor
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(Street)
New York New York 10022
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(City) (State) (Zip)
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2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
April 29, 1998
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3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
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4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
LASALLE HOTEL PROPERTIES (LHO)
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5 Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
[ ] Director [ ] 10% Owner
[ ] Officer (give title below) [X ] Other (specify below)
TRUSTEE
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6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
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7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing
(Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
__ Form fileld by More than One Reporting Person
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
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3. Ownership Form:
2. Amount of Securities Direct (D) or
1. Title of Security Beneficially Owned Indirect (I) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 5) (Instr.5)
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NOT APPLICABLE (N/A)
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially
owned directly or indirectly.
(Print or Type Responses)
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FORM 3 (continued)
Table II -- Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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5. Owner-
3. Title and Amount of Securities ship
Underlying Derivative Security Form of
2. Date Exercisable (Instr. 4) Derivative
and Expiration Date --------------------------------- 4. Conver- Security:
(Month/Day/Year) Amount sion or Direct 6. Nature of
---------------------- or Exercise (D) or Indirect
Date Expira- Number Price of Indirect Beneficial
1. Title of Derivative Exer- tion of Derivative (I) Ownership
Security (Instr. 4) cisable Date Title Shares Security (Instr.5) (Instr. 5)
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UNITS* 4/29/99 N/A COMMON SHARES 22,661 ** I THROUGH
VARIOUS INTER-
MEDIARY PART-
NERSHIPS AND
CORPORATIONS
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COMMON SHARE
PURCHASE RIGHT 4/29/99 4/24/08 COMMON SHARES 163,619 $18.00 D
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Explanation of Responses:
* PARTNERSHIP UNITS IN LASALLE HOTEL OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P., WHICH ARE
CONVERTIBLE INTO COMMON SHARES OF LASALLE HOTEL PROPERTIES.
** EACH UNIT IS CONVERTIBLE INTO ONE COMMON SHARE.
/S/SHIMON TOPOR April 30, 1998
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**Signature of Reporting Person Date
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Violations.
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
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