SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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): September 24, 2004
ASHFORD HOSPITALITY TRUST, INC.
| MARYLAND | 001-31775 | 86-1062192 | ||
| (State of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. 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
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:
| o | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
| o | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
| o | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
| o | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
| ITEM 7.01. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE | ||||||||
| ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS | ||||||||
| SIGNATURE | ||||||||
| Press Release | ||||||||
ITEM 7.01. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE
A copy of Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc.’s press release, dated September 29, 2004, announcing the acquisition of Hyatt hotel is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.42 and is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(c) Exhibits |
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| 99.42 Press Release of Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc., dated September 29, 2004, announcing the acquisition of the Hyatt hotel. |
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 29, 2004
| ASHFORD HOSPITALITY TRUST, INC. | ||
| By: /s/ DAVID A. BROOKS
David A. Brooks Chief Legal Officer |