NEWTON, Mass.--Hospitality Properties Trust (NYSE: HPT) today announced
it has raised its regular quarterly common share dividend by $0.01 to
$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 July 14, 2006 and distributed on or about
August 17, 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.
Hospitality Properties Trust
Timothy A. Bonang
617-796-8149
Manager of Investor Relations
www.hptreit.com