Securities
and Exchange Commission
Washington,
DC 20549
Notification
of Redemption of Securities Pursuant to Rule 23c-2
Under the
Investment Company Act of 1940
RMR HOSPITALITY
AND REAL ESTATE FUND
400
Centre Street, Newton, Massachusetts 02458
Securities
Act File No. 333-127331
Investment
Company Act File No. 811-21502
The undersigned
registered closed-end investment company hereby notifies the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the Commission) that it intends to redeem securities of
which it is the issuer, as set forth below in accordance with the requirements
of Rule 23c-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
(1) Title of
the class of securities to be redeemed:
Preferred shares, par value $.0001 per share (CUSIP
74963J207), liquidation preference of $25,000 per share, Series Th
(the Preferred Shares).
(2) Date on which the securities are to be called or
redeemed:
The Preferred Shares are to be redeemed on December 23, 2008.
(3) Applicable provisions of the governing instrument
pursuant to which the securities are to be redeemed:
The Preferred Shares are to be redeemed in
accordance with
Section 11(a) of Part I of Article X
of the Funds Amended and Restated Bylaws.
(4) The principal amount or number of shares and the basis
upon which the securities to be redeemed are to be selected:
917 outstanding Preferred Shares will be redeemed. The issuer will redeem the Preferred Shares
from the registered holders of such shares on a pro rata basis.
Please note that this notice serves only to disclose a proposed
redemption of Preferred Shares.