Park Hotels & Resorts Inc. announced merger with Chesapeake Lodging Trust. On September 13, 2019, pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, the board of directors of Park approved an increase in the size of the Board from eight to 10 members and the appointments of Mr. Thomas A. Natelli and Mr. Thomas D. Eckert to fill the vacancies created by the increase, in each case subject to consummation of the merger and effective immediately following the effective time of the Merger. These appointments became effective on September 18, 2019. Each new director will serve until the 2020 annual meeting of Park’s stockholders and until his successor is duly elected and qualified. The directors of Park as of immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger continued as directors following the effective time of the Merger.