NEWTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Hospitality Properties Trust (HPT) today announced that it will host a conference call in conjunction with the announcement of its first quarter 2012 financial results.

HPT plans to issue a press release containing its first quarter results before the NYSE opens on Monday, May 7, 2012. Later that afternoon, at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time, John Murray, President and Chief Operating Officer, and Mark Kleifges, Chief Financial Officer, will host a conference call to discuss the first quarter results. Following the companys remarks, there will be a short question and answer period.

The conference call telephone number is (800) 230-1074. Participants calling from outside the United States and Canada should dial (612) 234-9959. No pass code is necessary to access the call from either number. Participants should dial in about 15 minutes prior to the scheduled start of the call. A replay of the conference call will be available through 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday, May 14, 2012. To hear the replay, dial (320) 365-3844. The replay pass code is 242636.

A live audio webcast of the conference call will also be available in a listen-only mode on the companys web site, which is located at www.hptreit.com. Participants wanting to access the webcast should visit the companys web site about five minutes before the call. The archived webcast will be available for replay on the companys web site for about one week after the call.

Hospitality Properties Trust is a real estate investment trust, or REIT, which as of December 31, 2011, owns 290 hotels and 185 travel centers located in 44 states, Puerto Rico and Ontario, Canada. HPT is headquartered in Newton, MA.

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.

Hospitality Properties Trust
Timothy A. Bonang, 617-796-8232
Vice President, Investor Relations
or
Carlynn Finn, 617-796-8232
Senior Manager, Investor Relations

Source: Hospitality Properties Trust