NEWTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hospitality Properties Trust (NYSE: HPT) announced the preliminary results of its annual meeting held today, as follows: Shareholders approved by the required share votes a non-binding advisory resolution approving the compensation paid to the Trust’s named executive officers. Shareholders approved by the required share votes a non-binding ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Trust’s independent registered public accounting firm. The pr