Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
VERBAAS MARCEL
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Xenia Hotels & Resorts, Inc. [XHR]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
See Remarks
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O XENIA HOTELS & RESORTS, INC., 200 S. ORANGE AVENUE, SUITE 2700
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/23/2017
(Street)

ORLANDO, FL 32801
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
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 (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 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

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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 (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 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
(Month/Day/Year)
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
LTIP Units (1) (2) (1) (2) 02/23/2017   A   40,367     (1)(2)   (1)(2) Common Shares 40,367 (1) (2) 125,742 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
VERBAAS MARCEL
C/O XENIA HOTELS & RESORTS, INC.
200 S. ORANGE AVENUE, SUITE 2700
ORLANDO, FL 32801
  X     See Remarks  

Signatures

 /s/ Marcel Verbaas   02/23/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) LTIP Units are a class of limited partnership units in XHR LP (the "Operating Partnership"), of which the Issuer's wholly-owned subsidiary is the general partner. Initially, the LTIP Units do not have full parity with common limited partnership units of the Operating Partnership ("Common Units") with respect to liquidating distributions. However, upon the occurrence of certain events described in the Operating Partnership's partnership agreement, the LTIP Units can over time achieve full parity with the Common Units for all purposes. If such parity is reached, vested LTIP Units may be converted into an equal number of Common Units on a one for one basis at any time at the request of the Reporting Person or the general partner of the Operating Partnership.
(2) (continued from Footnote 1) Common Units are redeemable for cash based on the fair market value of an equivalent number of shares of the Issuer's common stock, or, at the election of the Issuer, an equal number of shares of the Issuer's common stock, each subject to adjustment in the event of stock splits, specified extraordinary distributions or similar events. The LTIP Units issued pursuant to the Xenia Hotels & Resorts, Inc., XHR Holding, Inc. and XHR LP 2015 Incentive Award Plan vest 33% on February 4, 2018, 33% on February 4, 2019 and 34% on February 4, 2020, subject to earlier vesting upon certain terminations of the Reporting Person's employment or a change of control of the Issuer, in each case as described in the award agreement.
 
Remarks:
President and Chief Executive Officer

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