NEWTON, Mass.--Hospitality Properties Trust (NYSE: HPT) announced
today that it has commenced a public offering of 4,000,000 common shares
of beneficial interest. HPT expects to use the proceeds of the offering
to reduce amounts outstanding on its unsecured revolving bank credit
facility. The underwriters will be granted a 30-day option to purchase
up to an additional 600,000 shares from HPT to cover overallotments, if
any.
The joint book running managers for this offering are Merrill Lynch
& Co. and Wachovia Securities. The joint lead managers for this
offering are Morgan Stanley, RBC Capital Markets and UBS Investment
Bank. The co-managers for this offering are Legg Mason Wood Walker,
Ferris, Baker Watts and Stifel, Nicolaus & Company.
This communication shall not constitute an offer to sell or the
solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of these
securities in any state in which the offer, solicitation or sale would
be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities
laws of that state. Copies of the preliminary prospectus supplement and
related prospectus may be obtained from the offices of Merrill Lynch
& Co., 4 World Financial Center, New York, New York 10080 or from
the offices of Wachovia Securities, Attn: Prospectus Department, 7 St.
Paul Street, 1st Floor, Baltimore, Maryland 21202 or from the offices of
any of the other managing underwriters identified above.
THIS PRESS RELEASE CONTAINS FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS WITHIN THE
MEANING OF THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995 AND THE
FEDERAL SECURITIES LAWS. THESE FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS ARE BASED UPON
HPT'S PRESENT EXPECTATIONS, BUT THESE STATEMENTS AND THE IMPLICATIONS
OF THESE STATEMENTS ARE NOT GUARANTEED. FOR EXAMPLE, ALTHOUGH THIS PRESS
RELEASE REFERS TO AN OFFERING OF 4,000,000 HPT COMMON SHARES BY HPT,
MORE OR LESS THAN 4,000,000 COMMON SHARES MAY BE SOLD OR THIS OFFERING
MAY BE WITHDRAWN. INVESTORS SHOULD NOT PLACE UNDUE RELIANCE UPON FORWARD
LOOKING STATEMENTS.
Hospitality Properties Trust
Timothy A. Bonang
617-796-8149
Manager of Investor Relations
www.hptreit.com