SEC Form 4

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	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* ELSZTAIN EDUARDO S (Last) (First) (Middle) HERSHA HOSPITALITY TRUST 510 WALNUT STREET, 9TH FLOOR (Street) PHILADELPHIA PA 19106 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol HERSHA HOSPITALITY TRUST [ HT ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/30/2009
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) Form filed by One Reporting Person X Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
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	12/30/2009		P		3,100	A	$3.0799	6,514,847	I(1)	See Footnote(1)
CLASS A COMMON SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INT	12/31/2009		P		5,059	A	$3.14	6,519,906	I(1)	See Footnote(1)
CLASS A COMMON SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INT(2)	12/31/2009		A		3,600	A	$0.000	6,523,506	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* ELSZTAIN EDUARDO S (Last) (First) (Middle) HERSHA HOSPITALITY TRUST 510 WALNUT STREET, 9TH FLOOR (Street) PHILADELPHIA PA 19106 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer X Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* CONSULTORES ASSETS MANAGEMENT STOCK CORP (Last) (First) (Middle) BOL??VAR 108, 1ST FLOOR (Street) BUENOS AIRES C1 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* CONSULTORES VENTURE CAPITAL LTD (Last) (First) (Middle) REGATTA OFFICE PARK, P.O. BOX 31106, SMB (Street) GRAND CAYMAN E9 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* CRESUD INC (Last) (First) (Middle) MORENO 877, 23RD FLOOR CIUDAD AUT??NOMA DE (Street) BUENOS AIRES C1 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* CONSULTORES VENTURE CAPITAL URUGUAY STOCK CORP (Last) (First) (Middle) RUTA 8, 17,500, EDIFICIO @3, LOCAL 003 (Street) MONTEVIDEO X3 CP 91609 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* AGROINVESTMENT STOCK CORP (Last) (First) (Middle) ZABALA 1422, 2ND FLOOR (Street) MONTEVIDEO X3 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT GROUP LP (Last) (First) (Middle) CLARENDON HOUSE 2 CHURCH STREET (Street) HAMILTON HM CX D0 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* IRSA INVESTMENTS & REPRESENTATIONS INC (Last) (First) (Middle) BOLIVAR 108, 1ST FLOOR (Street) BUENOS AIRES C1 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Ifis LTD (Last) (First) (Middle) MINTFLOWER PLACE, 4TH FLOOR 8 PAR-LA-VILLE ROAD (Street) HAMILTON D0 HM 08 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* INVERSIONES FINANCIERAS DEL SUR STOCK CORP (Last) (First) (Middle) RUTA 8, 17,500, EDIFICIO @3, LOCAL 003 (Street) MONTEVIDEO X3 CP 91609 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

Explanation of Responses:

1. Please see Exhibit.

2. Hersha Hospitality Trust issued 3,600 Class A Common shares of Beneficial Interest to each of its Independent Trustees on December 31, 2009 pursuant to its 2008 Equity Incentive Plan.

Remarks:

Form 1 of 2

	/s/ Eduardo S. Elsztain	01/05/2010
	/s/ Eduardo S. Elsztain, Chairman of the Board for Consultores Assets Management S.A.	01/05/2010
	/s/ Eduardo S. Elsztain, Chairman of the Board for Consultores Venture Capital Limited	01/05/2010
	/s/ Eduardo S. Elsztain, Chairman of the Board for Cresud Sociedad An??nima Comercial, Inmobiliaria, Financiera y Agropecuaria	01/05/2010
	/s/ Eduardo S. Elsztain, Chairman of the Board for Consultores Venture Capital Uruguay	01/05/2010
	/s/ Eduardo S. Elsztain, Chairman of the Board for Agroinvestment S.A.	01/05/2010
	/s/ Eduardo S. Elsztain, Chairman of the Board of Jiwin S.A., General Partner for Real Estate Investment Group LP	01/05/2010
	/s/ Eduardo S. Elsztain, Chairman of the Board for IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad An??nima	01/05/2010
	/s/ Eduardo S. Elsztain, Chairman of the Board for IFIS Limited	01/05/2010
	/s/ Eduardo S. Elsztain, Chairman of the Board for Inversiones Financieras del Sur S.A.	01/05/2010
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