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SVC · Current Report (Form 8-K) · Filed January 27, 2026

Service Properties Trust — Current Report (Form 8-K)

Form
8-K
Filed
January 27, 2026
Period
Jan 22, 2026
Ticker
SVC
Accession
0000945394-26-000004
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SVC completed the 35 Hotel Sale Portfolio; aggregate disposition proceeds totaled $865.9 million, to be used to repay debt.

About Service Properties Trust
Market cap
$1.1B
1Y TSR
−28.8%
3Y TSR
−38.9%
Board grade
C-
Sector
Real Estate
CEO
Christopher J Bilotto
Last annual meeting: Jun 11, 2026 · View full Service Properties Trust profile →
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): January 22, 2026
SERVICE PROPERTIES TRUST
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Maryland
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
1-1152704-3262075
(Commission File Number)(IRS Employer Identification No.)
Two Newton Place, 255 Washington Street, Suite 300, Newton, Massachusetts 02458-1634
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
617-964-8389
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

                               Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
                                   Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
                                   Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
                                   Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each ClassTrading SymbolName of each Exchange on which Registered
Common Shares of Beneficial InterestSVCThe Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company  
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.



In this Current Report on Form 8-K, the term "SVC" refers to Service Properties Trust and its consolidated subsidiaries, unless otherwise noted.

Item 2.01. Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.

On January 22, 2026, Service Properties Trust, or SVC, sold one hotel with a total of 133 keys for a sales price of $7.1 million, excluding closing costs, pursuant to one of the agreements, or the 35 Hotel Sale Portfolio, that SVC previously entered into to sell 113 hotels with a total of 14,803 keys for a combined sales price of $913.3 million, excluding closing costs, or the Sale Hotels. Since January 1, 2025, SVC has sold 105 of the Sale Hotels with a total of 13,758 keys for a combined sales price of $820.3 million, excluding closing costs, all of which were completed in accordance with their respective sale agreements, and eight other hotels with a total of 1,006 keys for a combined sales price of $45.6 million, excluding closing costs. SVC is currently remarketing eight Sale Hotels that were previously under agreement to sell for a combined sales price of $93.0 million, excluding closing costs. As of January 22, 2026, aggregate proceeds from hotel dispositions totaled $865.9 million, excluding closing costs. As previously disclosed, SVC expects to use the proceeds from the sales of the Sale Hotels to repay debt.
SVC has sold all 35 of the hotels in the 35 Hotel Sale Portfolio, with the pool of properties sold constituting significant dispositions for purposes of Item 2.01 of Form 8-K. Accordingly, pro forma financial information required by Item 9.01 of Form 8-K with respect to the 35 Hotel Sale Portfolio is included as Exhibit 99.1, to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

For further information regarding SVC’s completed hotel sales, please see its Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, on September 10, 2025, September 18, 2025, September 24, 2025 (filed with Item 2.01), September 29, 2025, October 1, 2025, October 6, 2025, October 21, 2025, October 28, 2025, November 4, 2025, November 18, 2025, November 24, 2025, December 9, 2025, December 16, 2025 and December 22, 2025.

Warning Concerning Forward-Looking Statements

This Current Report on Form 8-K contains statements that constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and other securities laws. Whenever SVC uses words such as “believe”, “expect”, “anticipate”, “intend”, “plan”, “estimate”, “will”, “may” and negatives or derivatives of these or similar expressions, SVC is making forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based upon SVC’s present intent, beliefs or expectations, but forward-looking statements are not guaranteed to occur and may not occur. Actual results may differ materially from those contained in or implied by SVC’s forward-looking statements as a result of various factors. For example, the sales of the remaining Sale Hotels are subject to conditions; accordingly, SVC cannot be sure that it will complete these sales, that these sales will not be delayed, that the terms will not change, the prices will not be lower than previously agreed to, or, if the sales are completed, that it will use the proceeds as currently expected.

The information contained in SVC’s filings with the SEC, including under the caption “Risk Factors” in SVC’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, or incorporated herein or therein, identifies other important factors that could cause differences from SVC’s forward-looking statements. SVC’s filings with the SEC are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

You should not place undue reliance upon SVC’s forward-looking statements.

Except as required by law, SVC does not intend to update or change any forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(b) Pro Forma Financial Information.

SVC’s unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2025 and SVC’s unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated statements of loss for the year ended December 31, 2024 and for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, and the notes related thereto with respect to the 35 Hotel Sale Portfolio, are filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.

These unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements reflect SVC’s financial position as if the sales of all 35 hotels in the 35 Hotel Sale Portfolio were completed as of September 30, 2025 and SVC’s results of operations as if the sales of all 35 hotels in the 35 Hotel Sale Portfolio were completed as of January 1, 2024. These unaudited pro forma
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condensed consolidated financial statements are not necessarily indicative of SVC’s expected financial position or results of operations for any future period. Differences could result from numerous factors, including future changes in SVC’s portfolio of investments, capital structure, property level operating expenses and revenues, including returns received from SVC’s hotels or rents expected to be received pursuant to SVC’s existing leases or leases SVC may enter into, changes in interest rates and other reasons. Actual future results are likely to be different from amounts presented in these unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements and such differences may be significant.

(d) Exhibits.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


SERVICE PROPERTIES TRUST
By:/s/ Brian E. Donley
Name:Brian E. Donley
Title:Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Dated: January 27, 2026



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When did Service Properties Trust file this 8-K?
Service Properties Trust (SVC) filed this Current Report (Form 8-K) with the SEC on January 27, 2026. The accession number assigned by EDGAR is 0000945394-26-000004.
What does an 8-K disclose?
Form 8-K is the SEC's current-report form, used to disclose material events between periodic reports (10-K / 10-Q). Triggers include CEO/CFO departures, acquisitions, bankruptcies, earnings releases, auditor changes, changes in fiscal year, and amendments to corporate governance. Each 8-K is keyed to one or more Item numbers (1.01 through 9.01).
What is the key takeaway from this filing?
SVC completed the 35 Hotel Sale Portfolio; aggregate disposition proceeds totaled $865.9 million, to be used to repay debt. This is Boardroom Alpha's one-line summary of the current report; see the full filing text above for the formal disclosure.
What Item codes does an 8-K cover?
An 8-K's Item codes (1.01 through 9.01) specify what kind of event is being disclosed — e.g. Item 1.01 for entering a material agreement, Item 5.02 for departure/election of directors and executive officers, Item 8.01 for other events. The Item codes for this 8-K appear in the filing text above.
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