NEWTON, Mass.--Hospitality Properties Trust (NYSE: HPT) today announced a
regular quarterly dividend of $0.72 per common share ($2.88 per share
per year). This dividend is based upon the operating results for the
quarter ending June 30, 2005. This regular quarterly dividend will be
paid to common shareholders of record as of the close of business on
July 21, 2005, and distributed on or about August 18, 2005.
Hospitality Properties Trust is a real estate investment trust
headquartered in Newton, Massachusetts, which owns 298 hotels located
throughout the United States, Puerto Rico and Canada.
Hospitality Properties Trust
Timothy A. Bonang
617-796-8149
Manager of Investor Relations
www.hptreit.com