Service Properties Trust consents to BP's $86/sh acquisition of TravelCenters; expects $379M cash

On February 15, 2023, we and certain of our subsidiaries entered into a consent and amendment agreement, or the Consent Agreement, with TravelCenters of America Inc., or TA, and its subsidiary, TA Operating LLC, or together, the TCA Parties, and BP Products North America Inc., or BP, pursuant to which we and our applicable subsidiaries: (1) consented to TA’s entering into an agreement and plan of merger, or the Merger Agreement, with BP and its merger subsidiary, pursuant to which BP will acquire TA in a merger transaction, or the Merger, for cash consideration of $86.00 per share of the outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of TA, or the TA common shares, and to the consummation of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, or collectively, the BP Acquisition; (2) agreed to amend and restate our subsidiaries’ existing lease and guaranty agreements with the applicable TCA Parties, effective at the time of the Merger; and (3) ag

In connection with the Merger Agreement, we entered into a voting agreement, or the Voting Agreement, with BP, pursuant to which, among other things, we agreed to vote all of our TA common shares in favor of the BP Acquisition and against any alternative acquisition proposal, including any superior proposal, as defined.