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): December 23, 2004
ASHFORD HOSPITALITY TRUST, INC.
| MARYLAND (State of Incorporation) |
001-31775 (Commission File Number) |
86-1062192 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
| 14185 Dallas Parkway, Suite 1100 Dallas, Texas (Address of principal executive offices) |
75254 (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
Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release, dated December 27, 2004, announcing the acquisition of a 21-property portfolio and the issuance of the Series B cumulative convertible preferred stock.
ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(c) Exhibits
| 99.50 | Press release of the Company, dated December 27, 2004, announcing the acquisition of the 21-property portfolio and the issuance of the Series B cumulative convertible preferred stock. |
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 27, 2004
| ASHFORD HOSPITALITY TRUST, INC. |
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| By: | /s/ DAVID A. BROOKS | |||
| David A. Brooks | ||||
| Chief Legal Officer | ||||