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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): July 7, 2004
ASHFORD HOSPITALITY TRUST, INC.
| MARYLAND (State of Incorporation) | 001-31775 (Commission File Number) | 86-1062192 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
| 14185 Dallas Parkway, Suite 1100 Dallas, Texas (Address of principal executive offices) | 75254 (Zip code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (972) 490-9600
| ITEM 9. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE | ||||||||
| SIGNATURE | ||||||||
| Press Release | ||||||||
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ITEM 9. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE
On July 7, 2004, Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that it closed on its acquisition of a hotel property from Household OPEB I, Inc. for approximately $16.7 million. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.32 and is incorporated herein by reference. On March 16, 2004, the Company filed a required Form 8-K announcing that it would be acquiring this property.
Exhibits
| 99.32 | Press Release of the Company dated July 7, 2004, announcing the acquisition of a hotel property for approximately $16.7 million. |
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Dated: July 7, 2004
| ASHFORD HOSPITALITY TRUST, INC. | ||||
| By: | /s/ DAVID A. BROOKS | |||
| David A. Brooks | ||||
| Chief Legal Officer | ||||