NEWTON, Mass.--Hospitality Properties Trust (NYSE: HPT) today announced a
regular quarterly common share dividend of $0.74 per common share
($2.96 per share per year). This regular quarterly dividend will be paid
to common shareholders of record as of the close of business on October
16, 2006 and distributed on or about November 16, 2006.
Hospitality Properties Trust is a real estate investment trust
headquartered in Newton, Massachusetts, which owns 310 hotels located
throughout the United States, Puerto Rico and Canada.
A Maryland Real Estate 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
617-796-8149
Manager of Investor Relations
www.hptreit.com