NEWTON, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Service Properties Trust (Nasdaq: SVC) (“SVC” or the “Company”) today announced that Helix Partners Management LP (“Helix Partners”), SVC’s largest institutional shareholder, has issued a letter to SVC’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”) in support of the plan SVC’s Board has announced to transition SVC into a pure-play triple net lease REIT. A copy of Helix Partners’ letter to SVC’s Board is available through the multimedia link accompanying this press release. As