Hospitality Properties Trust Declares Preferred Dividend

December 1, 2009

NEWTON, Mass., Dec 01, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Hospitality Properties Trust (NYSE: HPT) today announced that its board of trustees has declared the regular quarterly dividend on HPT's Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares.

A distribution of $0.5546875 per Series B preferred share is payable on or about January 15, 2010, to holders of record at the close of business on December 31, 2009.

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 of Investor Relations
or
Carlynn Finn, 617-796-8232
Manager of Investor Relations
www.hptreit.com

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