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| (State      of Organization)                                                           |                         | (IRS      Employer Identification No.)         |
| 400      Centre Street, Newton, Massachusetts 02458                                    |
| (Address      of Principal Executive Offices)                                          |
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| Registrant’s      Telephone Number, Including Area Code 617-964-8389             |
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| Securities      registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:                       |
| Title      of each class                                                               |                         | Name      of each exchange on which registered |
| Common      Shares of Beneficial Interest                                              |                         | New      York Stock Exchange                   |
| Series      B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares ofBeneficial    Interest          | New      York Stock Exchange |
| Series      C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares ofBeneficial    Interest          | New      York Stock Exchange |
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| Securities      to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:  None |

|   | Large      accelerated filer [X]                                                                              | Accelerated      filer [   ]        |
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|   | Non-accelerated      filer [   ]  (Do not check if a smaller      reporting company) | Smaller      reporting company[   ] |

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| 2.1 | Purchase      Agreement, dated May 30, 2007, among the Company, Petro Stopping Centers      Holdings, L.P. and the partners of Petro Stopping Centers Holdings, L.P.      (INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE TO THE COMPANY’S CURRENT REPORT ON FORM 8-K      DATED JUNE 4, 2007) |
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| 3.1 | Composite      copy of Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust dated August 21, 1995,      as amended to date. (INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE TO THE COMPANY’S CURRENT      REPORT ON FORM 8-K DATED MAY 16,2007) |
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| 3.2 | Articles      Supplementary dated May 28, 1997. (INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE TO THE      COMPANY’S ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,      1997) |
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| 3.3 | Articles      Supplementary dated May 16, 2000. (INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE TO THE      COMPANY’S ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,      2000) |
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| 3.4 | Articles      Supplementary dated December 9, 2002. (INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE TO THE      COMPANY’S ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,      2002) |
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| 3.5 | Articles      Supplementary dated February 15, 2007. (INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE TO THE      COMPANY’S CURRENT REPORT ON FORM 8-K DATED FEBRUARY 16,    2007) |
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| 3.6 | Articles      Supplementary dated March 5, 2007 (INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE TO THE      COMPANY’S CURRENT REPORT ON FORM 8-K DATED MARCH 7,  2007) |
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| 3.7 | Composite      copy of Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company, dated February 26,      2009. (INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE TO EXHIBIT 3.7 TO THE COMPANY’S ANNUAL      REPORT ON FORM 10-K DATED MARCH 2,2009) |
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| 3.8 | Composite      copy of the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company, dated February 26,      2009 (MARKED).  (INCORPORATED BY      REFERENCE TO EXHIBIT 3.8 TO THE COMPANY’S ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K DATED      MARCH 2, 2009) |
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| 4.1 | Form      of Common Share Certificate. (INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE TO THE COMPANY’S      QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q FOR THE QUARTER ENDED JUNE 30,      2008) |
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| 4.2 | Form      of 8.875% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Share Certificate.      (INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE TO THE COMPANY’S QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q      FOR THE QUARTER ENDED SEPTEMBER 30,2008) |
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| 4.3 | Form      of 7% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Share Certificate.      (INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE TO THE COMPANY’S QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q      FOR THE QUARTER ENDED SEPTEMBER 30,2008) |
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| 4.4 | Indenture,      dated as of February 25, 1998, between the Company and State Street Bank      and Trust Company. (INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE TO THE COMPANY’S ANNUAL      REPORT ON FORM 10-K FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,  1997) |
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| 4.5 | Supplemental      Indenture No. 1, dated as of February 25, 1998, between the Company and      State Street Bank and Trust Company, relating to the Company’s 7.00%      Senior Notes due 2008, including form thereof. (INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE      TO THE COMPANY’S ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER      31, 1997) |
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| 4.6 | Supplemental      Indenture No. 4 dated as of July 14, 2000, between the Company and State      Street Bank and Trust |
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|   | Company,      relating to the Company’s 9.125% Senior Notes due 2010, including form      thereof. (INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE TO THE COMPANY’S ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM      10-K FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,2000) |
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| 4.7 | Supplemental      Indenture No. 5, dated as of July 28, 2000, between the Company and State      Street Bank and Trust Company, relating to the Company’s 9.125% Senior      Notes due 2010, including form thereof. (INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE TO THE      COMPANY’S ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,      2000) |
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| 4.8 | Supplemental      Indenture No. 6, dated as of July 8, 2002, between the Company and State      Street Bank and Trust Company, relating to the Company’s 6.85% Senior      Notes due 2012, including form thereof. (INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE TO THE      COMPANY’S QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q FOR THE QUARTER ENDED JUNE 30,      2002) |
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| 4.9 | Supplemental      Indenture No. 7, dated as of January 24, 2003, between the Company and      U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, relating to the Company’s 6      3/4% Senior Notes due 2013, including form thereof. (INCORPORATED BY      REFERENCE TO THE COMPANY’S ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K FOR THE YEAR ENDED      DECEMBER 31, 2002) |
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| 4.10 | Supplemental      Indenture No. 8, dated as of February 15, 2005, between the Company and      U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, relating to the Company’s 5      1/8% Senior Notes due 2015, including form thereof. (INCORPORATED BY      REFERENCE TO THE COMPANY’S CURRENT REPORT ON FORM 8-K DATED FEBRUARY 10,      2005) |
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| 4.11 | Supplemental      Indenture No. 9, dated as of June 15, 2006, between the Company and U.S.      Bank National Association, as Trustee, relating to the Company’s 6.30%      Senior Notes due 2016, including form thereof. (INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE      TO THE COMPANY’S QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10- Q FOR THE QUARTER ENDED JUNE      30, 2006) |
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| 4.12 | Supplemental      Indenture No. 10, dated as of March 7, 2007, between the Company and U.S.      Bank National Association, as Trustee, relating to the Company’s 3.80%      Convertible Senior Notes due 2027, including form thereof. (INCORPORATED      BY REFERENCE TO THE COMPANY’S CURRENT REPORT ON FORM 8-K DATED MARCH 7,      2007) |
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| 4.13 | Supplemental      Indenture No. 11, dated as of March 12, 2007, between the Company and U.S.      Bank National Association, as Trustee, relating to the Company’s 5.625%      Senior Notes due 2017, including form thereof. (INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE      TO THE COMPANY’S CURRENT REPORT ON FORM 8-K DATED MARCH 12,      2007) |
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| 4.14 | Supplemental      Indenture No. 12, dated as of September 28, 2007, between the Company      and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, relating to the Company’s      6.70% Senior Notes due 2018, including form thereof. (INCORPORATED BY      REFERENCE TO THE COMPANY’S QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q FOR THE QUARTER      ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2007) |
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| 4.15 | Renewed      Rights Agreement, dated as of May 15, 2007, between the Company and Wells      Fargo Bank, National Association, as Rights Agent, including all exhibits      thereto. (INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE TO THE COMPANY’S CURRENT REPORT ON      FORM 8-K DATED MAY 16, 2007) |
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| 4.16 | Registration      Rights Agreement, dated as of March 7, 2007 among the Company and the      several initial purchasers, for whom Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner &      Smith Incorporated is acting as representative. (INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE      TO THE COMPANY’S CURRENT REPORT ON FORM 8-K DATED MARCH 7,      2007) |
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| 8.1 | Opinion      of Sullivan & Worcester LLP as to certain tax matters. (INCORPORATED      BY REFERENCE TO EXHIBIT 8.1 TO THE COMPANY’S ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K      DATED MARCH 2, 2009) |
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| 10.1 | Amended      and Restated Advisory Agreement, dated January 1, 2006, between Reit      Management & Research LLC and the Company. (+) (INCORPORATED BY      REFERENCE TO THE COMPANY’S ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K FOR THE YEAR ENDED      DECEMBER 31, 2005) |
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| 10.2 | Master      Management Agreement, dated as of January 6, 2006, between Reit      Management & Research LLC and the Company. (+) (INCORPORATED BY      REFERENCE TO THE COMPANY’S CURRENT REPORT ON FORM 8-K DATED JANUARY 6,      2006) |
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| 10.3 | Summary      of Trustee Compensation. (+) (INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE TO THE COMPANY’S      CURRENT REPORT ON FORM 8-K DATED MAY 20,2008) |
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| 10.4 | The      Company’s 1995 Incentive Share Award Plan. (+) (INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE      TO THE COMPANY’S REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-11 (FILE NO.      33-92330)) |
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| 10.5 | Amendment      to the Company’s 1995 Incentive Share Award Plan effective as of May 30,      2003. (+)  (INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE TO THE COMPANY’S REPORT ON      FORM 10-Q FOR THE QUARTER ENDED JUNE 30,2003) |
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| 10.6 | The      Company’s 2003 Incentive Share Award Plan effective as of May 30, 2003.      (+)  (INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE TO THE COMPANY’S REPORT ON FORM      10-Q FOR THE QUARTER ENDED JUNE 30,2003) |
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| 10.7 | Form      of Restricted Share Agreement. (+). (INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE TO EXHIBIT      10.7 TO THE COMPANY’S ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K DATED MARCH 2,      2009) |
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| 10.8 | Representative      form of Indemnification Agreement. (+). (INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE TO      EXHIBIT 10.8 TO THE COMPANY’S ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K DATED MARCH 2,      2009) |
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| 10.9 | Master      Lease Agreement, dated as of April 30, 1999, by and among the Company,      HPTCY Properties Trust and HMH HPT Courtyard LLC. (INCORPORATED BY      REFERENCE TO THE COMPANY’S ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K FOR THE YEAR ENDED      DECEMBER 31, 1999) |
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| 10.10 | Amended      and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of May 23, 2005, by and among the      Company, Wachovia Bank, National Association, as Agent, and the additional      agents, arrangers and financial institutions initially a signatory      thereto. (INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE TO THE COMPANY’S CURRENT REPORT ON      FORM 8-K DATED MAY 23, 2005) |
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| 10.11 | First      Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of August 22,      2006, by and among the Company, Wachovia Bank, National Association, as      Administrative Agent, and the additional agents, arrangers and financial      institutions signatory thereto. (INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE TO THE      COMPANY’S CURRENT REPORT ON FORM 8-K DATED AUGUST 22,  2006) |
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| 10.12 | Second      Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of January      12, 2007, by and among the Company, Wachovia Bank, National Association,      as Agent, and the additional agents, arrangers and financial institutions      signatory thereto. (INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE TO THE COMPANY’S CURRENT      REPORT ON FORM 8-K DATED JANUARY 22,2007) |
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| 10.13 | Agreement      and Plan of Merger, dated as of September 15, 2006, by and among the      Company TravelCenters of America, Inc., HPT TA Merger Sub Inc. and Oak      Hill Capital Partners, L.P.  (INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE TO THE      COMPANY’S CURRENT REPORT ON FORM 8-K DATED SEPTEMBER 20,    2006) |
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| 10.14 | Amendment      No. 1, dated as of January 30, 2007, to the Agreement and Plan of Merger      by and among the Company, TravelCenters of America, Inc., HPT TA Merger      Sub Inc. and Oak Hill Capital Partners, L.P.  (INCORPORATED BY      REFERENCE TO THE COMPANY’S CURRENT REPORT ON FORM 8-K DATED JANUARY 29,      2007) |
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| 10.15 | Transaction      Agreement, dated as of January 29, 2007, by and among the Company,      TravelCenters of America LLC, HPT TA Properties Trust, HPT TA Properties      LLC, HPT TA Merger Sub Inc. and Reit Management & Research LLC.       (INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE TO THE COMPANY’S CURRENT REPORT ON FORM 8-K      DATED FEBRUARY 9, 2007) |
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| 10.16 | Lease      Agreement, dated as of January 31, 2007, by and among HPT TA Properties      Trust, HPT TA Properties LLC and TA Leasing LLC.  (INCORPORATED      BY REFERENCE TO THE COMPANY’S CURRENT REPORT ON FORM      8-K DATED FEBRUARY 9, 2007) |
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| 10.17 | Guaranty      Agreement, dated as of January 31, 2007, by TravelCenters of America LLC      and certain of its subsidiaries, for the benefit of HPT TA Properties      Trust and HPT TA Properties LLC.  (INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE TO      THE COMPANY’S CURRENT REPORT ON FORM 8-K DATED FEBRUARY 9,      2007) |
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| 10.18 | Lease      Agreement, dated as of May 30, 2007, by and among HPT PSC Properties Trust      and HPT PSC Properties LLC, as Landlord, and Petro Stopping Centers, L.P.,      as Tenant. (INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE TO THE COMPANY’S CURRENT REPORT ON      FORM 8-K DATED JUNE 4, 2007) |
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| 10.19 | Guaranty      Agreement, dated as of May 30, 2007, made by TravelCenters of America LLC,      as Guarantor, for the benefit of HPT PSC Properties Trust and HPT PSC      Properties LLC. (INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE TO THE COMPANY’S CURRENT REPORT      ON FORM 8-K DATED JUNE 4, 2007) |
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| 10.20 | First      amendment to lease agreement, dated as of March 17, 2008, by and among HPT      PSC Properties Trust, HPT PSC Properties LLC and Petro Stopping Centers,      L.P.  (INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE TO THE COMPANY’S QUARTERLY      REPORT ON FORM 10-Q FOR THE QUARTER ENDED MARCH 31,  2008) |
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| 10.21 | First      amendment to lease agreement, dated as of May 12, 2008, by and among HPT      TA Properties Trust, HPT TA Properties LLC and TA Leasing      LLC.  (INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE TO THE COMPANY’S CURRENT REPORT      ON FORM 8-K DATED MAY 13, 2008) |
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| 10.22 | Deferral      Agreement, dated as of August 11, 2008, by and among the Company, HPT TA      Properties Trust, HPT TA Properties LLC, HPT PSC Properties Trust, HPT PSC      Properties LLC, TravelCenters of America LLC, TA Leasing LLC and Petro      Stopping Centers, L.P. (INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE TO THE COMPANY’S CURRENT      REPORT ON FORM 8-K DATED AUGUST 11,2008) |
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| 10.23 | Shareholders Agreement, dated February 27, 2009,      by and among Five Star Quality Care, Inc., HRPT Properties Trust,      TravelCenters of America LLC, Reit Management & Research LLC and the      Company.  (INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE TO EXHIBIT 10.23 TO      THE COMPANY’S ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K DATED MARCH 2,    2009) |
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| 12.1 | Computation      of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges.  (INCORPORATED BY      REFERENCE TO EXHIBIT 12.1 TO THE COMPANY’S ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K      DATED MARCH 2, 2009) |
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| 12.2 | Computation      of Ratio of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred      Distributions.  (INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE TO EXHIBIT 12.2 TO      THE COMPANY’S ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K DATED MARCH 2,    2009) |
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| 21.1 | Subsidiaries      of the Registrant.  (INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE TO EXHIBIT 21.1      TO THE COMPANY’S ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K DATED MARCH 2,      2009) |
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| 23.1 | Consent      of Ernst & Young LLP. (INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE TO EXHIBIT 23.1 TO      THE COMPANY’S ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K DATED MARCH 2,    2009) |
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| 23.2 | Consent      of Sullivan & Worcester LLP. (INCLUDED IN EXHIBIT 8.1 TO THE COMPANY’S      ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K DATED MARCH 2,2009) |
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| 31.1 | Rule      13a-14(a) Certification.  (FILED  HEREWITH) |
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| 31.2 | Rule      13a-14(a) Certification.  (FILED  HEREWITH) |
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| 31.3 | Rule      13a-14(a) Certification.  (FILED  HEREWITH) |
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| 31.4 | Rule      13a-14(a) Certification.  (FILED  HEREWITH) |
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| 32.1 | Section      1350 Certification. (FURNISHEDHEREWITH) |
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| (+) | Management      contract or compensatory plan oragreement. |
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|   | Hospitality      Properties Trust    |
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|   | By:                                                 |  /s/ John G.      Murray                    |
|   |                                                | John      G. Murray |
|   |                                                | President      and Chief Operating Officer |
|   |                                                | Dated:  April      17, 2009 |

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