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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): September 18, 2006
ASHFORD HOSPITALITY TRUST, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| MARYLAND | 001-31775 | 86-1062192 | ||
| (State of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer | ||
| Identification Number) |
| 14185 Dallas Parkway, Suite 1100 | ||||
| Dallas, Texas | 75254 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (972) 490-9600
Check the appropriate box if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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| ITEM 7.01. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE | ||||||||
| ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS | ||||||||
| SIGNATURE | ||||||||
| Press Release | ||||||||
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ITEM 7.01. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE
Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release, dated September 18, 2006, announcing it reached a definitive agreement to acquire a seven-property hotel portfolio for approximately $267.2 million in cash.
ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
| (c) | Exhibits |
| 99.1 | Press Release of the Company, dated September 18, 2006, announcing the acquisition of a seven-property hotel portfolio. |
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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: September 18, 2006 | ||||||
| ASHFORD HOSPITALITY TRUST, INC. | ||||||
| By: | /s/ DAVID A. BROOKS | |||||
| Chief Legal Officer | ||||||