Hospitality Properties Trust Announces 2009 Dividend Allocation

January 15, 2010

NEWTON, Mass., Jan 15, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Hospitality Properties Trust (NYSE: HPT) today announced that the characterization of dividends for 2009 income tax reporting purposes is as follows:





Common Shares















Dividend Allocation








Per Share














Unrecaptured

Declaration
Record
Paid/Payable
Dividends
Ordinary
Qualified
Capital
Section 1250
Return of
Date
Date
Date
Per Share
Income
Dividend
Gain
Gain
Capital
01/09/09
01/21/09
02/25/09
$0.7700
$0.7700
$0.0000
$0.0000
$0.0000
$0.0000




TOTALS:
$0.7700
$0.7700
$0.0000
$0.0000
$0.0000
$0.0000






100.00%
100.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%

HPT's common share CUSIP number is 44106M102. This information represents final income allocations.





Series B Preferred Shares















Dividend Allocation








Per Share














Unrecaptured

Declaration
Record
Paid/Payable
Dividends
Ordinary
Qualified
Capital
Section 1250
Return of
Dates
Dates
Dates
Per Share
Income
Dividend
Gain
Gain
Capital

















12/01/08
12/31/08
01/15/09
$0.5547
$0.5547
$0.0000
$0.0000
$0.0000
$0.0000
03/02/09
03/31/09
04/15/09
0.5547
0.5547
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
06/01/09
06/30/09
07/15/09
0.5547
0.5547
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
09/01/09
09/30/09
10/15/09
0.5547
0.5547
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000




TOTALS:
$2.2188
$2.2188
$0.0000
$0.0000
$0.0000
$0.0000






100.00%
100.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%

HPT's Series B preferred share CUSIP number is 44106M409. This information represents final income allocations.





Series C Preferred Shares















Dividend Allocation








Per Share














Unrecaptured

Declaration
Record
Paid/Payable
Dividends
Ordinary
Qualified
Capital
Section 1250
Return of
Dates
Dates
Dates
Per Share
Income
Dividend
Gain
Gain
Capital

















01/05/09
02/02/09
02/17/09
$0.4375
$0.4375
$0.0000
$0.0000
$0.0000
$0.0000
04/08/09
05/01/09
05/15/09
0.4375
0.4375
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
07/01/09
08/03/09
08/17/09
0.4375
0.4375
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
10/01/09
11/02/09
11/16/09
0.4375
0.4375
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000




TOTALS:
$1.7500
$1.7500
$0.0000
$0.0000
$0.0000
$0.0000






100.00%
100.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%

HPT's Series C preferred share CUSIP number is 44106M508. This information represents final income allocations.

HPT is a real estate investment trust headquartered in Newton, MA.

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.

SOURCE: Hospitality Properties Trust

Hospitality Properties Trust
Timothy A. Bonang, 617-796-8232
Vice President, Investor Relations,
or
Carlynn Finn, Manager, 617-796-8232
Investor Relations
www.hptreit.com

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