Hospitality Properties Trust (NYSE: HPT) today announced that the characterization of dividends for 2014 income tax reporting purposes is as follows:

Common Shares

                Dividend Allocation
Per Share
            Unrecaptured    
Declaration Record Paid/Payable Dividends Ordinary Qualified Capital Section 1250 Return of
Dates Dates Dates Per Share Income Dividend Gain Gain Capital
1/3/2014 1/13/2014 2/21/2014 $0.4800 $0.4800 $0.0000 $0.0000 $0.0000 $0.0000
4/8/2014 4/25/2014 5/21/2014 $0.4900 $0.4900 $0.0000 $0.0000 $0.0000 $0.0000
7/10/2014 7/25/2014 8/22/2014 $0.4900 $0.4900 $0.0000 $0.0000 $0.0000 $0.0000
10/13/2014 10/24/2014 11/21/2014 $0.4900 $0.4900 $0.0000 $0.0000 $0.0000 $0.0000
TOTALS: $1.9500 $1.9500 $0.0000 $0.0000 $0.0000 $0.0000
100.00% 100.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

HPT’s common share CUSIP number is 44106M102. This information represents final income allocations.

Series D Preferred Shares

                Dividend Allocation
Per Share
            Unrecaptured    
Declaration Record Paid/Payable Dividends Ordinary Qualified Capital Section 1250 Return of
Dates Dates Dates Per Share Income Dividend Gain Gain Capital
12/3/2013 12/31/2013 1/15/2014 $0.4453125 $0.4453125 $0.0000000 $0.0000000 $0.0000000 $0.0000000
3/3/2014 3/21/2014 4/15/2014 $0.4453125 $0.4453125 $0.0000000 $0.0000000 $0.0000000 $0.0000000
6/2/2014 6/30/2014 7/15/2014 $0.4453125 $0.4453125 $0.0000000 $0.0000000 $0.0000000 $0.0000000
9/2/2014 9/30/2014 10/15/2014 $0.4453125 $0.4453125 $0.0000000 $0.0000000 $0.0000000 $0.0000000
TOTALS: $1.7812500 $1.7812500 $0.0000000 $0.0000000 $0.0000000 $0.0000000
100.00% 100.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

HPT’s Series D preferred share CUSIP number is 44106M607. This information represents final income allocations.

Hospitality Properties Trust is a real estate investment trust, or REIT, which owns a diverse portfolio of hotels and travel centers located in 44 states, Puerto Rico and Canada. HPT’s properties are operated under long term management or lease agreements. HPT is headquartered in Newton, Massachusetts.

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.