Hospitality Properties Trust Announces Annual Meeting Results

Hospitality Properties Trust (Nasdaq: HPT) today announced the results of its 2019 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, which was held today.

Donna D. Fraiche was re-elected as an Independent Trustee. The final tabulation of the percentage of shareholders’ votes cast for this Trustee is as follows:

Trustee

Percentage of Shares Voted For

        
      
      
        
          Donna D. Fraiche
        
        
        
        
        
        
          59.0%
        
      
      
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
           
        
      
    
    

Adam D. Portnoy was re-elected as a Managing Trustee. The final tabulation of the percentage of shareholders’ votes cast for this Trustee is as follows:

Trustee

Percentage of Shares Voted For

        
      
      
        
          Adam D. Portnoy
        
        
        
        
        
        
          57.8%
        
      
      
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
           
        
      
    
    

Shareholders approved a non-binding advisory resolution to approve the compensation of its named executive officers.

Proposal

Percentage of Shares Voted For

        
      
      
        
          Resolution to Approve Executive Compensation
        
        
        
        
        
        
          56.3%
        
      
      
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
           
        
      
    
    

Shareholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as RMR’s independent auditors to serve for the 2019 fiscal year. The final tabulation of the percentage of shareholders’ votes cast for this proposal is as follows:

Proposal

Percentage of Shares Voted For

        
      
      
        
          Ratification of Independent Auditors
        
        
        
        
        
        
          98.7%
        
      
      
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
           
        
      
    
    

Shareholders approved an amendment to the Company’s Declaration of Trust so that in a contested election Trustees are elected by a plurality of the votes cast by shareholders.

Proposal

Percentage of Shares Outstanding For

        
      
      
        
          Plurality Vote in Contested Elections
        
        
        
        
        
        
          76.3%
        
      
      
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
           
        
      
    
    

Hospitality Properties Trust is a real estate investment trust, or REIT, which owns a diverse portfolio of hotels and travel centers located in 45 states, Washington, DC, Puerto Rico and Canada. HPT's properties are operated under long term management or lease agreements. HPT is managed by the operating subsidiary of The RMR Group Inc. (Nasdaq: RMR), an alternative asset management company that is headquartered in Newton, Massachusetts.

A Maryland Real Estate Investment Trust with transferable shares of beneficial interest listed on the Nasdaq.No shareholder, Trustee or officer is personally liable for any act or obligation of the Trust.

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Katie Strohacker, Senior Director, Investor Relations(617) 796-8232www.hptreit.com