Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On May 1, 2012, Hersha Hospitality Trust issued a press release announcing results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2012. A copy of that press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1.

The information furnished with this report shall not be deemed to be "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation by reference language contained therein, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

99.1 Press release dated May 1, 2012.

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