FORM 4 |
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 |
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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). |
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
HERSHA HOSPITALITY TRUST [ HT ] |
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(Month/Day/Year) 02/13/2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) |
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ||||||||||
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1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) | 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | |||
Code | V | Amount | (A) or (D) | Price | ||||||
Class A Common Shares of Beneficial Int | 02/13/2012 | A | 2,521,561 | A | $0(2)(3) | 18,105,630 | I | See Footnote(1) | ||
Class A Common Shares of Beneficial Int | 15,400 | D |
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||||||||||
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1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) | 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) | 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) | 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | ||||
Code | V | (A) | (D) | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | ||||||||
Options to Purchase Class A Common Shares of Beneficial Inte | $3 | 02/13/2012 | H | 5,700,000 | 08/04/2009 | 08/04/2014 | Option to Purchase Class A Common Shares of Beneficial Inter | 5,700,000 | $0(2)(3) | 0 | I | See Footnote(1) |
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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Explanation of Responses: |
1. Please see Exhibit. |
2. On February 13, 2012, Hersha Hospitality Trust (the "Company") exercised its right, at its sole discretion, pursuant to that certain Investor Rights and Option Agreement (the "Agreement"), dated August 4, 2009, by and among the Company, Real Estate Investment Group L.P. ("REIG") and IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anonima, to call in and cancel in full the purchase option (the "Option") held by REIG to purchase, pursuant to the Agreement, up to 5,700,000 Class A common shares of beneficial interest, $0.01 par value per share (the "Shares") at an exercise price of $3.00, subject to certain adjustments. |
3. To cancel REIG's Option, the Company issued an aggregate of 2,521,561 class A shares of beneficial interest of the Company to REIG. Based on the formula provided in the Agreement, the Option was valued at $13,566,000.00 and the Shares were valued at $5.38 per share. For additional information about the Agreement, please see the Company's current report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August, 6, 2009, and exhibit 10.2 thereto. |
Remarks: |
This Form 4 is being filed in two parts because of the ten person reporting limitation of the electronic filing system. Part 1 is being filed by the following reporting persons: Eduardo Elsztain, IFIS LTD, TRYUS S.A., CONSULTORES ASSETS MANAGEMENT S.A., CONSULTORES VENTURE CAPITAL URUGUAY S.A., AGROINVESTMENT S.A., CONSULTORES VENTURE CAPITAL LTD, and CRESUD S.A.C.I.F. and A. |
/s/ Eduardo S. Elsztain | 02/28/2012 | |
** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
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