Ashford Hospitality Trust Form 4 / ALAN TALLIS ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

TALLIS ALAN

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

14185 DALLAS PARKWAY

SUITE 1200

(Street)

DALLAS

75254

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ASHFORD HOSPITALITY TRUST INC [ AHT ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/20/2024

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock								5,695	I	By 2009 Tallis Family Irrevocable Trust
Common Stock								1,164	I	By 2012 Shirley A. Tallis Irrevocable Trust
Common Stock								1,200	I	By Tallis Family Revocable Trust, Alan L. Tallis and Shirley A. Tallis, Trustees
Common Stock								50	I	By Alan L. Tallis IRA

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Special Limited Partnership Units⁽¹⁾	$0⁽¹⁾	05/20/2024		A⁽²⁾		10,000		⁽¹⁾	⁽³⁾	Common Stock⁽¹⁾⁽⁴⁾	⁽¹⁾	$0.00⁽²⁾	21,482	I	By 2009 Tallis Family Irrevocable Trust
Special Limited Partnership Units⁽¹⁾	$0⁽¹⁾	05/20/2024		A⁽²⁾		10,000		⁽¹⁾	⁽³⁾	Common Stock⁽¹⁾⁽⁴⁾	⁽¹⁾	$0.00⁽²⁾	21,482	I	By 2012 Shirley A. Tallis Irrevocable Trust
Common Limited Partnership Units⁽⁴⁾	$0⁽⁴⁾							⁽⁴⁾	⁽³⁾	Common Stock⁽⁴⁾	⁽⁴⁾		10,221.5	I	By 2009 Tallis Family Irrevocable Trust
Common Limited Partnership Units⁽⁴⁾	$0⁽⁴⁾							⁽⁴⁾	⁽³⁾	Common Stock⁽⁴⁾	⁽⁴⁾		10,221.5	I	By 2012 Shirley A. Tallis Irrevocable Trust

Explanation of Responses:

1. Special long-term incentive partnership units ("LTIP Units") in Ashford Hospitality Limited Partnership, the Issuer's operating subsidiary ("Subsidiary"). Vested LTIP Units, upon achieving parity with the Common Limited Partnership Units of the Subsidiary ("Common Units"), are convertible into Common Units at the option of the Reporting Person. See Footnote 4 discussing the convertibility of Common Units.

2. The Reporting Person received the shares pursuant to a stock grant from the Issuer, under the Issuer's 2021 Stock Incentive Plan, in connection with the re-election of the Reporting Person to the Issuer's Board of Directors.

3. Neither the LTIP Units nor the Common Units have an expiration date.

4. Common Units are redeemable for cash or, at the option of the Issuer, convertible into shares of the Issuer's common stock on a 1-for-1 basis as described in Amendment No. 5 to the Seventh Amended and Restated Agreement of the Limited Partnership dated December 13, 2017.

	/s/ ALAN TALLIS	05/22/2024
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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Ashford Hospitality Trust (AHT) Form 4ASHFORD HOSPITALITY TRUST / ALAN TALLIS ownership change