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or local tax withholding requirements upon the exercise, vesting, lapse of restrictions applicable to such Award or payment of Shares pursuant to such Award, as applicable, cannot exceed such number of Shares having a Fair Market Value equal to the minimum statutory amount required by the Company or an Affiliate to be withheld and paid to any such federal, state, or local taxing authority with respect to such exercise, vesting, lapse of restrictions or payment of Shares; provided, however, for so long as Accounting Standards Update 2016-09 or a similar rule remains in effect, the Board or the Committee has full discretion to choose, or to allow a Grantee to elect, to withhold a number of Shares having an aggregate Fair Market Value that is greater than the applicable minimum required statutory withholding obligation (but such withholding may in no event be in excess of the maximum required statutory withholding amount(s) in such Grantee’s relevant tax jurisdictions).

19.4 Captions.

The use of captions in the Plan or any Award Agreement is for the convenience of reference only and shall not affect the meaning of any provision of the Plan or such Award Agreement.

19.5 Other Provisions.

Each Award granted under the Plan may contain such other terms and conditions not inconsistent with the Plan as may be determined by the Committee, in its sole discretion.

19.6 Number and Gender.

With respect to words used in the Plan, the singular form shall include the plural form, the masculine gender shall include the feminine gender, etc., as the context requires.

19.7 Severability.

If any provision of the Plan or any Award Agreement shall be determined to be illegal or unenforceable by any court of law in any jurisdiction, the remaining provisions hereof and thereof shall be severable and enforceable in accordance with their terms, and all provisions shall remain enforceable in any other jurisdiction.

19.8 Governing Law.

The validity and construction of the Plan and the instruments evidencing the Awards hereunder shall be governed by, and construed and interpreted in accordance with, the laws of the State of Maryland, other than any conflicts or choice of law rule or principle that might otherwise refer construction or interpretation of the Plan and the instruments evidencing the Awards granted hereunder to the substantive laws of any other jurisdiction.

19.9 Code Section 409A.

The Company intends to comply with Code Section 409A, or an exemption to Code Section 409A, with regard to Awards hereunder that constitute nonqualified deferred compensation within the meaning of Code Section 409A. To the extent that the Company determines that a Grantee would be subject to the additional twenty percent (20%) tax imposed on certain nonqualified deferred compensation plans pursuant to Code Section 409A as a result of any provision of any Award granted under the Plan, such provision shall be deemed amended to the minimum extent necessary to avoid application of such additional tax. The nature of any such amendment shall be determined by the Committee. Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan or an Award Agreement to the contrary, to the extent required to avoid accelerated taxation and tax penalties under Code Section 409A, deferred compensation that would otherwise be payable or provided pursuant to the Plan or an Award Agreement during the six (6)-month period immediately following the Grantee’s Separation from Service will instead be paid on the first payroll date after the six (6)-month anniversary of the Grantee’s separation from service (or the Grantee’s death, if earlier).

To record adoption of the Plan by the Board as of March 13, 2026, and approval of the Plan by the shareholders on April 24, 2026, the Company has caused its authorized officer to execute the Plan.

RLJ LODGING TRUST

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Shareowner Services P.O. Box 64945 St. Paul, MN 55164-0945 Address Change? Mark box, sign, and indicate changes below: ■ TO VOTE BY INTERNET OR TELEPHONE, SEE REVERSE SIDE OF THIS PROXY CARD. 1. The Board of Trustees Unanimously Recommends a Vote “FOR” Each of the Listed Nominees, and a Vote “FOR” Proposals 2, 3 and 4. To elect nine trustees, nominated by the Board of Trustees, named in the proxy statement: 01 02 03 Robert L. Johnson Leslie D. Hale Evan Bayh FOR ■ ■ ■ AGAINST ■ ■ ■ ABSTAIN ■ ■ ■ Please fold here – Do not separate 04 05 06 07 08 09 Arthur R. Collins Nathaniel A. Davis Patricia L. Gibson Robert M. La Forgia Robert J. McCarthy Robin Zeigler ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 2. 3. 4. To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for our fiscal year ending December 31, 2026; To approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers; and To approve the RLJ Lodging Trust 2026 Equity Incentive Plan ■ FOR ■ FOR ■ FOR ■ AGAINST■ ABSTAIN ■ AGAINST■ ABSTAIN ■ AGAINST■ ABSTAIN To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournments or postponements of the Annual Meeting. THIS PROXY WHEN PROPERLY EXECUTED WILL BE VOTED AS DIRECTED OR, IF NO DIRECTION IS GIVEN, WILL BE VOTED AS THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES RECOMMENDS. Date _____________________________________ Signature(s) in Box Please sign exactly as your name(s) appears on Proxy. If held in joint tenancy, all persons should sign. Trustees, adminis- trators, etc., should include title and authority. Corporations should provide full name of corporation and title of authorized officer signing the Proxy.

RLJ Lodging Trust 7373 Wisconsin Avenue Suite 1500 Bethesda, MD 20814 proxy This Proxy is solicited by the Board of Trustees for use at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on April 24, 2026. The common shares you hold in your account will be voted as you specify on the reverse side. If no choice is specified, the Proxy will be voted “FOR” all nominees listed in Proposal 1, and “FOR” Proposals 2, 3 and 4. By signing the Proxy, you hereby revoke all prior proxies and appoint Robert L. Johnson, Leslie D. Hale and Frederick McKalip, and each of them with full power of substitution, to vote your shares on the matters shown on the reverse side and any other matters which may come before the Annual Meeting of Shareholders and any adjournments or postponements of the Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Vote by Internet, Telephone or Mail 24 Hours a Day, 7 Days a Week Your phone or Internet vote authorizes the named proxies to vote your common shares in the same manner as if you marked, signed and returned your proxy card.  INTERNET/MOBILE DEVICE www.proxypush.com/rlj Use the Internet to vote your Proxy.  TELEPHONE 1-866-883-3382 Use a touch-tone telephone to vote your proxy.  MAIL Mark, sign and date your Proxy Card and return it in the postage-paid envelope provided in time to be received by April 23, 2026. If you vote your proxy by Internet or by Telephone, you do NOT need to mail back your Proxy Card.