Hersha Hospitality Trust Announces Quarterly Dividend

PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Hersha Hospitality Trust HT ("Hersha" or the "Company"), owner of upscale hotels in urban gateway markets, today announced that its Board of Trustees declared a cash dividend of $0.4297 per Series C Preferred Share and $0.40625 per Series D Preferred Share for the third quarter ending September 30, 2016. The preferred share dividend is payable October 17, 2016 to holders of record as of October 1, 2016.

The Board of Trustees also declared quarterly cash dividends of $0.28 per Common Share and per Limited Partnership unit for the third quarter ending September 30, 2016. The common share dividend and limited partnership unit distribution are payable October 17, 2016 to holders of record as of October 3, 2016.

Hersha Hospitality Trust (HT) is a self-advised real estate investment trust in the hospitality sector, which owns and operates high quality upscale hotels in urban gateway markets. The Company's 55 hotels totaling 8,799 rooms are located in New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Washington, DC, Miami and select markets on the West Coast. The Company's shares are traded on The New York Stock Exchange under the ticker "HT".

Forward Looking Statement

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and, as such, may involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results or performance to differ from those reflected in the forward-looking statement. For a description of these factors, please review the information under the heading "Risk Factors" included in Hersha Hospitality Trust's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015, filed with the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission.

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