NEWTON, Mass.-January 9, 2008-Hospitality Properties Trust (NYSE:
HPT) today announced that the characterization of preferred dividends
for 2007 income tax reporting purposes is as follows:
Series B Preferred Shares
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Dividend Allocation
Per Share
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Unre-
captured
Dec- Return Section
laration Record Paid/PayableDividendsOrdinaryCapital of 1250
Dates Dates Dates Per Share Income Gain Capital Gain
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12/01/06 12/29/06 01/16/07 $0.5547 $0.4112$0.1052$0.0000 $0.0383
03/01/07 03/30/07 04/16/07 0.5547 0.4112 0.1052 0.0000 0.0383
06/01/07 06/30/07 07/16/07 0.5547 0.4112 0.1052 0.0000 0.0383
09/04/07 09/28/07 10/15/07 0.5547 0.4112 0.1052 0.0000 0.0383
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TOTALS: $2.2188 $1.6448$0.4208$0.0000 $0.1532
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100.00% 74.13% 18.97% 0.00% 6.90%
HPT's Series B preferred share CUSIP number is 44106M409. None of the Series B preferred dividends paid by the Company were Qualified Dividends. This above information represents final income allocations for 2007 income tax reporting purposes.
Series C Preferred Shares
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Dividend Allocation
Per Share
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Unre-
captured
Dec- Return Section
laration Record Paid/PayableDividendsOrdinaryCapital of 1250
Dates Dates Dates Per Share Income Gain Capital Gain
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04/02/07 05/01/07 05/15/07 $0.4083 $0.3027$0.0775$0.0000 $0.0282
07/02/07 08/01/07 08/15/07 0.4375 0.3243 0.0830 0.0000 0.0302
10/01/07 11/01/07 11/15/07 0.4375 0.3243 0.0830 0.0000 0.0302
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TOTALS: $1.2833 $0.9513$0.2435$0.0000 $0.0886
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100.00% 74.13% 18.97% 0.00% 6.90%
HPT's Series C preferred share CUSIP number is 44106M508. None of the Series C preferred dividends paid by the Company were Qualified Dividends. This above information represents final income allocations for 2007 income tax reporting purposes.
A Maryland Real Estate Investment Trust with transferable shares of beneficial interest listed on the New York Stock Exchange. No shareholder, Trustee or officer is personally liable for any act or obligation of the Trust.
Hospitality Properties Trust
Timothy A. Bonang
617-796-8232
Manager of Investor Relations
or
Carlynn Finn
617-796-8232
Investor Relations Analyst
www.hptreit.com