Sec Form 4 Filing - Bloss Roger James @ Red Lion Hotels CORP - 2018-01-19

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP 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(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person Bloss Roger James 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Red Lion Hotels CORP [ RLH] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) E.V.P. & President Global Devp (Last) (First) (Middle) 201 W NORTH RIVER DR. #100 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 01/19/2018 (Street) SPOKANE, WA99201 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 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)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 3. Transaction 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 Stock 01/31/2018 A 414,000 ( 1 ) A $ 8.34 ( 2 ) 1,104,000 I By Corporation ( 3 ) Common Stock 48,277 ( 4 ) D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 4. Transaction 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 (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (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

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other Bloss Roger James 201 W NORTH RIVER DR. #100 SPOKANE, WA99201 E.V.P. & President Global Devp Signatures /s/Julie Langenheim, Attorney-in-fact 02/02/2018 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )On January 19, 2018, Thirty-Eight Street, Inc. ("TESI") of which the reporting person is the President and Chief Executive Officer and holds 50% of the outstanding shares, became entitled to receive 414,000 shares of RLH common stock pursuant to an Asset Purchase Agreement dated September 30, 2016 between RLH, Vantage Hospitality Group, Inc., and TESI. The asset purchase agreement provided TESI would become eligible to earn an additional 414,000 shares of RLH common stock, for no additional consideration, upon the attainment of certain performance criteria, specifically the retention of Vantage properties under franchise or membership license agreements during the 12 months ended September 30, 2017. The reporting person's right to receive additional shares became fixed and irrevocable on September 30, 2016, the effective date of the Vantage acquisition. ( 2 )The price is based on the closing price on September 30, 2016, the date of the Vantage acquisition. ( 3 )Represents shares held by Thirty-Eight Street, Inc. a Florida corporation ("TESI"). Mr. Bloss disclaims beneficial ownership of the portion of these shares in which he does not have any pecuniary interest. Mr. Bloss hold 50% of the outstanding shares of TESI and serves as its President and Chief Executive Officer. ( 4 )Amount includes total number of restricted stock units held.

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