UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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SCHEDULE 14A

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Hersha Hospitality Trust

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HERSHA HOSPITALITY TRUST

44 Hersha Drive

Harrisburg, PA 17102

(717) 236-4400

NOTICE OF CHANGE OF LOCATION

OF 2019 ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

To be held on May 30, 2019

To the Shareholders of Hersha Hospitality Trust:

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the location of the 2019 Annual Meeting (the “Annual Meeting”) of Hersha Hospitality Trust (the “Company) has been changed. The Annual Meeting will now be held at the Ritz-Carlton Georgetown, 3100 South Street N.W., Washington, DC 20007, on Thursday, May 30, 2019 at 9 A.M., local time.

This NOTICE of Change of Location should be read in conjunction with the Notice of 2019 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and accompanying proxy statement (the “Proxy Statement”) of the Company, dated April 18, 2019, furnished to shareholders of the Company in connection with the solicitation of proxies by the Board of Trustees of the Company for use at the Annual Meeting. The Notice previously sent to shareholders of the Company is herein amended only to reflect the change in location.

	By Order of the Board of Trustees,
	/s/ David Desfor
May 22, 2019	David Desfor
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania	Corporate Secretary