Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;


           Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
           Officers.

On May 15, 2020, Red Lion Hotels Corporation (the "Company") announced the departure of Nate Troup, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Troup's last day with the Company will be May 29, 2020. Mr. Troup is leaving the Company to join Twilio as its Vice President, Global Controller. There were no disagreements between the Company and Mr. Troup on any matter relating to the Company's operations, policies or practices which led to his departure.

Under the Company's letter agreement with Mr, Troup, upon his departure he will repay the $100,000 bonus he received upon his promotion to CFO.

The Company has engaged Gary A. Kohn, a financial consultant with extensive public company chief financial officer experience, to support the Company during the transition and until a replacement chief financial officer can be identified. In addition to his CFO experience, Mr. Kohn also has extensive experience with treasury, financial planning and analysis, and investor relations functions. The Company intends to promptly begin a search for a permanent CFO.

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

A copy of the May 15, 2020 press release detailing the departure of Mr. Troup is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.

Forward Looking Statements

This current report on Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of federal securities law, including statements concerning plans, objectives, goals, strategies, projections of future events or performance and underlying assumptions (many of which are based, in turn, upon further assumptions). The forward-looking statements in this report are inherently subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed. Such risks and uncertainties include, among others, our dependency upon the ability and experience of executive officers, and our ability to retain or replace such officers; economic cycles; international conflicts; changes in future demand and supply for hotel rooms; competitive conditions in the lodging industry; relationships with franchisees and properties; impact of government regulations; ability to obtain financing; changes in energy, healthcare, insurance and other operating expenses; ability to sell non-core assets; ability to locate lessees for rental property; as well as other matters discussed in the Company's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, its quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2020, and in other documents filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company undertakes no intent or obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits:

The following exhibits are included with this Current Report on Form 8-K:



 Exhibit
   No.           Description
   99.1            Press Release dated May 15, 2020

   104           Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL
                 document).

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