Hersha Hospitality Trust (the “Company”) is filing this Current Report on Form 8-K (the “Form 8-K”) to update the number of securities remaining available for future issuance under the Company’s equity compensation plans disclosed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 27, 2019 (the “Form 10-K”), as detailed below. The Company is also providing updated information relating to the securities issuable to the Company’s equity compensation plans as of March 31, 2019.

The “Securities Issuable to Equity Compensation Plans” table set forth on page 117 of the Form 10-K is updated as follows:

SECURITIES ISSUABLE TO EQUITY COMPENSATION PLANS – DECEMBER 31, 2018

As of December 31, 2018, no options or warrants to acquire our securities to equity compensation plans were outstanding. The following table sets forth the number of securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options, warrants and rights; weighted average exercise price of outstanding options, warrants and rights; and the number of securities remaining available for future issuance under our equity compensation plans as of December 31, 2018:

The Company is providing updated information relating to the securities issuable to the Company’s equity compensation plans as of March 31, 2019 as follows:

SECURITIES ISSUABLE TO EQUITY COMPENSATION PLANS – MARCH 31, 2019

As of March 31, 2019, no options or warrants to acquire our securities to equity compensation plans were outstanding.

The following table sets forth the number of securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options, warrants and rights; weighted average exercise price of outstanding options, warrants and rights; and the number of securities remaining available for future issuance under our equity compensation plans as of March 31, 2019:

About HERSHA HOSPITALITY TRUST (NYSE:HT)

Hersha Hospitality Trust is a real estate investment trust. The Company operates through investment in hotel properties segment. It invests in institutional grade hotels in urban gateway markets, including New York, Washington District of Columbia (DC), Boston, Philadelphia, South Florida and select markets on the West Coast. The Company owns its hotels and its investments in joint ventures through its operating partnership, Hersha Hospitality Limited Partnership, for which it serves as a general partner. Its portfolio consists of over 50 limited and full service properties with a total of over 7,220 rooms and interests in approximately five limited and full service properties owned through joint venture investments with a total of approximately 1,370 rooms. It leases its hotels to 44 New England Management Company (44 New England), its taxable REIT subsidiary (TRS). Its properties include Courtyard, The Boxer, Hawthorn Suites by Wyndham, Hyatt House, Hotel Milo and TownePlace Suites.