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BETHESDA, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (NYSE: PEB):

First Quarter Highlights

“The first quarter’s exceptional strength was broad-based across our urban and resort markets and extended well beyond San Francisco and Los Angeles,” noted Mr. Bortz. “San Diego urban hotels delivered RevPAR growth of 8.7%, and Chicago increased 5.6%. Our resorts delivered another strong quarter, with RevPAR growing a robust 7.5%, Total RevPAR increasing 6.7%, and EBITDA improving 13.9%. Top resort performers included Newport Harbor Island Resort, Skamania Lodge, and LaPlaya Beach Resort & Club, while San Diego Mission Bay Resort, Paradise Point Resort & Spa, and Estancia La Jolla Hotel & Spa also posted impressive gains. These results reflect growing strength in leisure demand, healthy ancillary spend, and, importantly, the ongoing performance ramp-up from our completed multi-year strategic reinvestment program, which is generating strong revenue and cash flow growth across the portfolio.”

The Company’s strategic operating initiatives once again delivered positive results. While Same-Property Total Revenues increased 10.2%, well above the high end of the outlook, Same-Property Total Expenses rose just 5.6%, held within the outlook range, driving a 327-basis-point expansion in Same-Property Hotel EBITDA margins. More than half of the incremental Same-Property Revenue flowed to Same-Property Hotel EBITDA, highlighting the strength of the quarter’s flow-through. On a per-occupied-room basis, total expenses declined 2.8% and expenses before fixed costs declined 3.2%, reflecting stronger operating leverage than a year ago. Expense growth remained well controlled across key areas, including food and beverage and sales and marketing, while energy costs declined 2.8%, underscoring the sustained benefits of Pebblebrook’s operating initiatives.

Mondrian Los Angeles Rebranded as The Valorian Los Angeles

On April 1, 2026, Pebblebrook completed the rebranding of Mondrian Los Angeles as The Valorian Los Angeles, Curio Collection by Hilton. The rooftop venue, formerly Skybar, has been transformed into White Rabbit Sky Lounge. Pivot, the lifestyle operating division of Davidson Hospitality Group, now manages the hotel. The repositioning pairs an iconic Sunset Strip property with a new identity and Hilton’s global distribution platform, broadening demand channels and enhancing long-term earnings potential, while preserving its distinctive lifestyle character. Pebblebrook incurred no meaningful out-of-pocket transition costs, as franchise-related key money funded the changeover.

“We are very excited about the transition to The Valorian,” commented Mr. Bortz. “The hotel is now better aligned with where the Sunset Strip and West Hollywood market are heading, pairing an experienced lifestyle operator in Pivot with Hilton's platform — and with favorable economics and flexibility for Pebblebrook.”

Capital Investments

During the first quarter, the Company invested $11.9 million in capital improvements across its portfolio, including guestroom renovations at Chaminade Resort & Spa and Revere Hotel Boston Common, both of which have been substantially completed.

For 2026, the Company anticipates investing $65 to $75 million, primarily for routine capital maintenance, property refreshes, and select revenue-enhancing and operating cost reduction improvements. This significantly lower, normalized capital run-rate is an important tailwind in 2026, supporting higher discretionary free cash flow for debt reduction and opportunistic share repurchases.

Balance Sheet and Share Repurchases

The Company continued to strengthen its balance sheet, with net debt to trailing 12-month corporate EBITDA declining to 5.5x as of March 31, 2026, from 5.9x at year-end 2025, reflecting both strong EBITDA growth and lower net debt. As of March 31, 2026, the Company held $204.6 million in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, with $641 million of available capacity on its $650 million senior unsecured revolving credit facility. Combined with the Company’s lower normalized capital investments, this stronger balance sheet position enhances financial flexibility for debt reduction and opportunistic share repurchases.

The Company’s consolidated debt and convertible notes carry an estimated weighted-average interest rate of 4.1% and a weighted-average debt maturity of 3.0 years, with 98% effectively fixed and approximately 98% unsecured. Year to date, the Company repurchased 0.4 million common shares at an average price of $12.11 per share. Since October 2022, the Company has repurchased over 18.8 million common shares—approximately 14% of outstanding shares—at an average price of $13.34, representing a 43% discount to the midpoint of the Company’s most recently published NAV per share.

Common and Preferred Dividends

On March 16, 2026, the Company declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.01 per share on its common shares and a regular quarterly cash dividend for the following preferred shares of beneficial interest:

• $0.39844 per 6.375% Series E Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Share;
• $0.39375 per 6.3% Series F Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Share;
• $0.39844 per 6.375% Series G Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Share; and
• $0.35625 per 5.7% Series H Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Share.

2026 Outlook

The first-quarter performance reinforces the view that several of Pebblebrook’s key 2026 earnings drivers are gaining traction, including the continued recovery in San Francisco and Los Angeles, the ramp-up of recently redeveloped resorts, and the sustained benefits of the Company’s strategic operating initiatives. The quarter also demonstrated stronger revenue quality, with healthy out-of-room spending and improved weekday demand supporting higher profitability as occupancies rebuild.

The Company has raised its 2026 Outlook to reflect the exceptionally strong first-quarter results. The updated Outlook also reflects a prudent posture for the balance of the year, given reduced visibility, recent Middle East-related uncertainty, higher fuel prices, and broader macroeconomic risks that could increase volatility in travel demand and booking patterns. This Outlook assumes no acquisitions or dispositions and is based on current booking trends, macroeconomic conditions, and associated uncertainties.

All properties owned as of March 31, 2026 are included in the Same-Property portfolio for both 2026 and 2025.

First Quarter 2026 Earnings Call

The Company will conduct its quarterly analyst and investor conference call on Wednesday, April 29, 2026, beginning at 9:00 AM ET. Please dial (877) 407-3982 approximately ten minutes before the call begins to participate. A live webcast of the conference call will also be available through the Investor Relations section of www.pebblebrookhotels.com. To access the webcast, click on https://investor.pebblebrookhotels.com/news-and-events/webcasts/default.aspx ten minutes before the conference call. A replay of the conference call webcast will be archived and available online.

About Pebblebrook Hotel Trust

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (NYSE: PEB) is a publicly traded real estate investment trust (“REIT”) and the largest owner of urban and resort lifestyle hotels and resorts in the United States. The Company owns 44 hotels and resorts, totaling approximately 11,000 guest rooms across 13 urban and resort markets. For more information, visit www.pebblebrookhotels.com and follow @PebblebrookPEB on X.

This press release contains certain “forward-looking statements” made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are generally identifiable by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “potential,” “intend,” “expect,” “seek,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “approximately,” “believe,” “could,” “project,” “predict,” “forecast,” “continue,” “assume,” “plan,” references to “outlook,” or other similar words or expressions. Forward-looking statements are based on certain assumptions and can include future expectations, future plans and strategies, financial and operating projections and forecasts, and other forward-looking information and estimates. Examples of forward-looking statements include the following: descriptions of the Company’s plans or objectives for future capital investment projects, operations, or services; forecasts of the Company’s future economic performance; forecasts of hotel industry performance; and descriptions of assumptions underlying or relating to any of the foregoing expectations including assumptions regarding the timing of their occurrence. These forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the Company’s control, which could cause actual results to differ materially from such statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the state of the U.S. economy and the supply of hotel properties, and other factors as are described in greater detail in the Company’s filings with the SEC, including, without limitation, the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025. Unless legally required, the Company disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

For further information about the Company’s business and financial results, please refer to the "Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and “Risk Factors” sections of the Company’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including, but not limited to, its Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, copies of which may be obtained at the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website at www.pebblebrookhotels.com.

All information in this press release is as of April 28, 2026. The Company undertakes no duty to update the statements in this press release to conform the statements to actual results or changes in the Company’s expectations.

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