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): December 15, 2009
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Maryland | 001-31775 | 86-1062192 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of | (Commission | (IRS employer | ||
| incorporation or organization) | File Number) | 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 December 15, 2009 Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release
announcing that its Board of Directors:
a) declared a dividend for the fourth quarter ending December 31, 2009, of $0.5344 per diluted
share, for the Company’s 8.55% Series A Cumulative Preferred Stock. This dividend is payable
January 15, 2010, for shareholders of record on
December 31, 2009.
b) declared a dividend for the fourth quarter ending December 31, 2009, of $0.5281 per diluted
share, for the Company’s 8.45% Series D Cumulative Preferred Stock. This dividend is payable
January 15, 2010, for shareholders of record on December 31, 2009.
c) has also determined that, subject to ongoing review, the suspension
of the common stock dividend will continue into 2010.
A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by
reference.
ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
| Exhibit | ||
| Number | ||
99.1
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Press Release of the Company, dated December 15, 2009, furnished under Item 7.01, announcing the declaration of dividends. |
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: December 15, 2009
| ASHFORD HOSPITALITY TRUST, INC. | ||||||
| By: | /s/ DAVID A. BROOKS | |||||
| David A. Brooks | ||||||
| Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel | ||||||