Hospitality Investors Trust (HPITQ) Form 3 Hospitality Investors Trust / BRUCE G WILES ownership change

SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

WILES BRUCE G

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O BROOKFIELD PLACE

181 BAY STREET, SUITE 300

(Street)

TORONTO A6 M5J2T3

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
03/31/2017

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Hospitality Investors Trust, Inc. [ NONE ]

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)

5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
No securities beneficially owned(1)(2)	0	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. Bruce G. Wiles is Managing Partner of Brookfield Asset Management Inc. ("BAM") and President and Chief Operating Officer of an affiliate of BAM. BAM is affiliated with Brookfield Strategic Real Estate Partners II Hospitality REIT II LLC (the "Brookfield Investor"), which directly holds the Redeemable Preferred Share, par value $0.01 per share (the "Redeemable Preferred Share"), of Hospitality Investors Trust, Inc. (the "Issuer"). Mr. Wiles serves as a director of the Issuer elected by the Brookfield Investor pursuant to the Brookfield Investor's rights as holder of the Redeemable Preferred Share.

2. Mr. Wiles disclaims beneficial ownership of all of the securities that are or may be beneficially owned by BAM or any of its affiliates. Pursuant to Rule 16a-1(a)(4) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), this filing shall not be deemed an admission that Mr. Wiles is, for purposes of Section 16 of the Exchange Act or otherwise, the beneficial owner of any equity securities of the Issuer.

	/s/ Bruce G. Wiles	04/10/2017
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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