UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 10, 2013
HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES TRUST
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Maryland
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
1-11527 | | 04-3262075 |
(Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
Two Newton Place, 255 Washington Street, Suite 300, Newton, | | |
Massachusetts | | 02458-1634 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | | (Zip Code) |
617-964-8389
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
On September 10, 2013, pursuant to ownership limitation provisions of the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust and Amended and Restated Bylaws of Hospitality Properties Trust, a Maryland real estate investment trust, or the Company, and the Renewed Rights Agreement by and between the Company and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, dated as of May 15, 2007, the Board of Trustees of the Company approved the issuance of a letter to a large investment management firm that manages mutual funds permitting such firm to acquire beneficial ownership of up to (but less than) 20% of the Company’s outstanding common shares. This permission is subject to limitations and covenants to ensure compliance by the Company with real estate investment trust qualification requirements and as agreed by the Company and such firm.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES TRUST |
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| | /s/ Mark L. Kleifges |
| Name: | Mark L. Kleifges |
| Title: | Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer |
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Dated: September 11, 2013 | |
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