UNITED STATES
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
Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): October 27, 2014
ASHFORD HOSPITALITY TRUST, INC.
(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 October 27, 2014, Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that its Board of Directors has taken a series of actions, in response to the Board’s on-going dialogue with Company shareholders, which are meant to enhance the Company’s corporate governance practices as well as the corporate governance practices for the spin-off entity Ashford Inc.
ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
| (d) | Exhibits |
Exhibit Number Description
| 99.1 | Press release of the Company announcing enhancements to the Company's corporate governance practices, dated October 27, 2014. |
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: October 27, 2014
| ASHFORD HOSPITALITY TRUST, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ DAVID A. BROOKS | |
| David A. Brooks | ||
| Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel | ||