UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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): January 20, 2009
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Maryland | 001-31775 | 86-1062192 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS 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
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ITEM 7.01. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE
On January 20, 2009, Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its preliminary earnings related guidance for the year ended December 31, 2008 and setting earnings release date for the fourth quarter of 2008. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
Exhibits
| 99.1 | Preliminary Earnings Related Guidance and Earnings Release Date for 2008 of the Company, dated January 20, 2009 |
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: January 20, 2009
| ASHFORD HOSPITALITY TRUST, INC. | ||||
| By: | /s/ David Brooks | |||
| David Brooks | ||||
| Chief Legal Officer | ||||