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
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): September 17, 2007
ASHFORD HOSPITALITY TRUST, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| 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
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:
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| ITEM 7.01 REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE | ||||
| ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMTENTS AND EXHIBITS | ||||
| SIGNATURE | ||||
| Press Release |
ITEM 7.01 REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE
On September 17, 2007, Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that its Board of Directors:
a) declared a common stock dividend for its third quarter ended September 30, 2007, of $0.21 per diluted share, payable October 15, 2007, for shareholders of record on September 28, 2007, and
b) declared a dividend for its third quarter ended September 30, 2007, of $0.5344 per diluted share, for the Company’s 8.55% Series A Cumulative Preferred Stock. This dividend is payable October 15, 2007, for shareholders of record on September 28, 2007, and
c) declared a dividend for its third quarter ended September 30, 2007, of $0.4284 per diluted share, for the Company’s 8.45% Series D Cumulative Preferred Stock. This dividend is payable October 15, 2007, for shareholders of record on September 28, 2007,
A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMTENTS AND EXHIBITS
Exhibit
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99.1 Press Release of the Company, dated September 17, 2007, furnished under Item 7.01, announcing the declaration of dividends.
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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, 2007
| ASHFORD HOSPITALITY TRUST, INC. | ||||
| By: | /s/ DAVID A. BROOKS | |||
| David A. Brooks | ||||
| Chief Legal Officer | ||||