EXHIBIT 99.1
CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Hersha Hospitality
Trust (the "Company") for the period ending June 30, 2002 as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Hasu P.
Shah, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
Sec. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Sec. 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002,
that: (1) the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and (2) the information contained
in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition
and results of operations of the Company.
August 14, 2002 /s/ Hasu P. Shah
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Hasu P. Shah
Chief Executive Officer
In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Hersha Hospitality
Trust (the "Company") for the period ending June 30, 2002 as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Ashish
R. Parikh, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18
U.S.C. Sec. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Sec. 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002, that: (1) the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a)
or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and (2) the
information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects,
the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
August 14, 2002 /s/ Ashish R. Parikh
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Ashish R. Parikh
Chief Financial Officer