Bilotto Christopher J. 4

What Happened
Christopher J. Bilotto, President & CEO and a director of Service Properties Trust (NASDAQ: SVC), purchased 100,000 shares in an open-market transaction on April 2, 2026. The shares were acquired at $1.20 each for a total transaction value of $120,000. This was a purchase (code P), which is typically viewed as a direct acquisition of common stock rather than an option exercise or award.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-04-02 (reported on the same date)
• Trade type/code: Open-market purchase (P)
• Shares purchased: 100,000 @ $1.20 each
• Transaction value: $120,000
• Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the provided filing summary
• Footnote: F1 — Includes 818.551 shares acquired under a dividend reinvestment plan (DRIP) since the Reporting Person's last Section 16 filing
• Filing timeliness: Report filed with the SEC on 2026-04-02 (same day as the transaction per the provided data)

Context
This is a straightforward open-market buy by the CEO rather than a derivative transaction or gift. Purchases by executives are often watched by retail investors as a possible positive signal, but they do not on their own prove intent or future performance. The DRIP-related note indicates small additional share acquisitions since the last Section 16 report.