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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K/A

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 27, 2004

ASHFORD HOSPITALITY TRUST, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
         
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))

EXPLANATORY NOTE: Pursuant to Item 9.01 of Form 8-K, this Current Report on Form 8-K/A amends the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K for the event dated December 27, 2004, to include the historical financial statements and pro forma financial information required by Item 9.01 (a) and (b).

 


FORM 8-K/A

INDEX

         
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a. FGSB Hotel Portfolio Financial Statements
       
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    15  
    18  
    22  
23.1 Consent of Independent Auditors
       
    23  
 Consent of Independent Auditors

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ITEM 2.01. ACQUISITION OR DISPOSITION OF ASSETS

On December 27, 2004, Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the FGSB Hotel Portfolio, which includes twenty-one hotels, including one hotel with an office building (“FGSB Properties”), for approximately $250.0 million, which consists of approximately $35.0 million in cash, approximately $164.7 million of assumed debt, and approximately $50.3 million worth of limited partnership units (which equates to 4,994,150 units using a 20-day average common stock closing price calculated five days prior to announcing the transaction). The purchase price was the result of an arms’ length negotiation.

The FGSB Properties are owned by separate limited partnerships, each with primarily similar ownership, and certain of the ultimate partners are affiliated through common ownership and management with the Company. In addition, certain of the FGSB Properties maintain food and beverage operations, each of which are owned by separate Company-affiliated corporations. The twenty-one FGSB Properties are listed below:

a. Historic Inns, Annapolis, MD

b. Holiday Inn, Coral Gables, FL

c. Inn on the Square, Falmouth, MA

d. Ramada Regency Inn, Hyannis, MA

e. Crowne Plaza, Key West, FL

f. Sheraton, Minnetonka, MN

g. Radisson, Rockland, MA

h. Gull Wing Suites, South Yarmouth, MA

i. Ramada Inn, Warner Robins, GA

j. Best Western, Dallas, TX

k. Radisson, Ft. Worth, TX

l. Crowne Plaza, Los Angeles, CA

m. Radisson Airport, Indianapolis, IN

n. Radisson City Center, Indianapolis, IN

o. Radisson, Milford, MA

p. Embassy Suites, Houston, TX

q. Nassau Bay Hilton, Nassau Bay, TX

r. Hilton, St. Petersburg, FL

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s. Embassy Suites and Admiralty Office Building, Palm Beach, FL

t. Howard Johnson, Commack, NY

u. Howard Johnson, Westbury, NY

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ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION, AND EXHIBITS

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

To the Management of the
FGSB Hotel Portfolio and the
Board of Trustees and Shareholders of
Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc.

We have audited the accompanying Combined Historical Summaries of Revenue and Direct Operating Expenses (the “Combined Historical Summaries”) of the FGSB Hotel Portfolio (as described in Note 1) for the years ended December 31, 2003, 2002, and 2001. The Combined Historical Summaries are the responsibility of FGSB Hotel Portfolio’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Combined Historical Summaries based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the Combined Historical Summaries are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the Combined Historical Summaries. An audit also includes assessing the basis of accounting used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the Combined Historical Summaries. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

The accompanying Combined Historical Summaries were prepared for the purpose of complying with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission for inclusion in the filing of a Form 8-K/A of Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc. as described in Note 1, and is not intended to be a complete presentation of the FGSB Hotel Portfolio’s revenue and expenses.

In our opinion, the Combined Historical Summaries referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the revenue and direct operating expenses described in Note 1 of the FGSB Hotel Portfolio for the years ended December 31, 2003, 2002, and 2001, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Certified Public Accountants

New York, New York
December 27, 2004

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FGSB HOTEL PORTFOLIO

COMBINED HISTORICAL SUMMARIES OF REVENUE AND DIRECT OPERATING EXPENSES
FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2004
AND YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2003, 2002, and 2001
                                 
    Nine Months            
    Ended   Year   Year   Year
    September 30, 2004   Ended   Ended   Ended
    (unaudited)
  December 31, 2003
  December 31, 2002
  December 31, 2001
Revenue
                               
Rooms
  $ 67,200,592     $ 81,148,674     $ 82,018,009     $ 86,520,702  
Food and beverage
    16,716,664       22,671,895       22,164,855       23,087,923  
Office building
    1,471,510       1,956,939       1,866,084       1,709,316  
Other
    3,550,792       4,865,431       5,752,936       7,134,425  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total Revenue
    88,939,558       110,642,939       111,801,884       118,452,366  
                               
Direct Operating Expenses
                               
Rooms
    13,451,747       16,746,679       16,511,862       16,687,427  
Food and beverage
    10,099,853       16,943,301       17,180,422       17,717,424  
Office building
    865,736       1,124,947       933,377       920,909  
Other direct
    1,247,671       1,133,341       1,189,099       1,356,179  
Indirect
    32,646,397       41,694,589       40,645,721       44,600,830  
Property taxes and insurance
    6,387,694       9,104,844       9,519,847       8,029,079  
Management fees
    3,192,423       3,453,292       3,475,776       3,704,359  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total Direct Operating Expenses
    67,891,521       90,200,993       89,456,104       93,016,207  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Excess Revenue Over Direct Operating Expenses
  $ 21,048,037     $ 20,441,946     $ 22,345,780     $ 25,436,159  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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FGSB HOTEL PORTFOLIO

NOTES TO COMBINED HISTORICAL SUMMARIES OF REVENUE
AND DIRECT OPERATING EXPENSES

1. ORGANIZATION AND BASIS FOR PRESENTATION

The accompanying Combined Historical Summaries present the revenue and direct operating expenses of twenty-one hotel properties (the “Properties”), including one hotel and office building combined property, for the nine months ended September 30, 2004 (unaudited) and for the years ended December 31, 2003, 2002, and 2001. The Properties are owned by separate limited partnerships, each with primarily similar ownership, and certain of the ultimate partners are affiliated through common ownership and management with Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc. (“AHT”). In addition, certain of the Properties maintain food and beverage operations, each of which are owned by separate AHT-affiliated corporations. The Properties and the food and beverage operations are hereinafter collectively referred to as the “FGSB Hotel Portfolio” and are comprised as follows:

a. Historic Inns, Annapolis, MD

b. Holiday Inn, Coral Gables, FL

c. Inn on the Square, Falmouth, MA

d. Ramada Regency Inn, Hyannis, MA

e. Crowne Plaza, Key West, FL

f. Sheraton, Minnetonka, MN

g. Radisson, Rockland, MA

h. Gull Wing Suites, South Yarmouth, MA

i. Ramada Inn, Warner Robins, GA

j. Best Western, Dallas, TX

k. Radisson, Ft. Worth, TX

l. Crowne Plaza, Los Angeles, CA

m. Radisson Airport, Indianapolis, IN

n. Radisson City Center, Indianapolis, IN

o. Radisson, Milford, MA

p. Embassy Suites, Houston, TX

q. Nassau Bay Hilton, Nassau Bay, TX

r. Hilton, St. Petersburg, FL

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s. Embassy Suites and Admiralty Office Building, Palm Beach, FL

t. Howard Johnson, Commack, NY

u. Howard Johnson, Westbury, NY

On December 27, 2004, AHT and Ashford Hospitality Limited Partnership, L.P. (“Operating Partnership”) agreed in principle, pursuant to a Combined Contribution and Purchase and Sale Agreement, to acquire the FGSB Hotel Portfolio for a value of approximately $250,000,000, for consideration consisting of cash, Common Partnership Units of the Operating Partnership, and the assumption of secured indebtedness of the FGSB Hotel Portfolio as of the closing date. The Combined Historical Summaries were prepared for the purpose of assisting the management of AHT in complying with Rule 3-14 of Regulation S-X of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Accordingly, the Combined Historical Summaries exclude certain items not comparable to the proposed future operations of the FGSB Hotel Portfolio such as mortgage interest expense, depreciation expense, and interest income. Consequently, the Combined Historical Summaries are not representative of the actual operations of the FGSB Hotel Portfolio for the periods presented nor are they necessarily indicative of future operations.

2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

(a) Revenue and Direct Operating Expenses

Revenue is recognized as the related service is performed. Expenses are recognized when incurred. Other revenue consists primarily of revenue from telephone services and meeting and banquet room rentals. Indirect expenses primarily consist of general and administrative, sales and marketing, property operations, and energy expenses.

(b) Advertising and Promotion Costs

Advertising and promotion costs are expensed as incurred. For the nine months ended September 30, 2004, and the years ended December 31, 2003, 2002, and 2001, total advertising and promotion costs were approximately $293,000 (unaudited), $399,000, $469,000, and $505,000, respectively.

(c) Repairs and Maintenance Costs

Repairs and maintenance costs that do not extend the life of the related property are expensed as incurred.

(d) Use of Estimates

The preparation of the Combined Historical Summaries in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the Combined Historical Summaries and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

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3. LEASES

The FGSB Hotel Portfolio has entered into certain noncancelable operating leases for certain equipment, a parking garage, and four ground leases. The leases expire on various dates through 2084. For the nine months ended September 30, 2004 and the years ended December 31, 2003, 2002, and 2001, total rent expense was approximately $1,679,000 (unaudited), $2,037,000, $1,894,000, and $1,751,000, respectively, inclusive of approximately $163,000 (unaudited), $175,000, $191,000, and $207,000, respectively, of percentage rent paid in connection with one of the ground leases. Future minimum lease payments under these leases as of September 30, 2004 and December 31, 2003 are as follows:

                         
    As of            
    September 30, 2004           As of
    (unaudited)
          December 31, 2003
2004-2005
  $ 396,000       2004     $ 453,000  
2005-2006
    360,000       2005       382,000  
2006-2007
    300,000       2006       338,000  
2007-2008
    290,000       2007       295,000  
2008-2009
    287,000       2008       287,000  
Thereafter
    16,830,000     Thereafter     16,960,000  
 
   
 
             
 
 
Total
  $ 18,463,000     Total   $ 18,715,000  
 
   
 
             
 
 

The above future minimum lease payments exclude any minimum rentals required under the ground lease for the land at the Radisson Airport in Indianapolis, Indiana, which expires in 2034. The minimum annual base rental payments as of December 31, 2003 of $550,000 will remain in effect unless a new midfield terminal is opened at the Indianapolis International Airport, at which time the minimum annual rental will be reduced to $24,000.

4. TENANT LEASING OPERATIONS AT ADMIRALTY OFFICE BUILDING LOCATED IN PALM BEACH, FLORIDA

The Admiralty Office Building derives rental income from operating leases of commercial space at the office building located in Palm Beach, Florida.

As of September 30, 2004 and December 31, 2003, minimum future base rentals required to be paid under noncancellable tenant leases are summarized as follows:

                         
    As of            
    September 30, 2004           As of
    (unaudited)
          December 31, 2003
2004-2005
  $ 1,841,000       2004     $ 1,895,000  
2005-2006
    1,738,000       2005       1,511,000  
2006-2007
    1,543,000       2006       1,080,000  
2007-2008
    1,409,000       2007       1,066,000  
2008-2009
    1,339,000       2008       880,000  
Thereafter
    2,255,000     Thereafter     1,905,000  
 
   
 
             
 
 
Total
  $ 10,125,000     Total   $ 8,337,000  
 
   
 
             
 
 

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In addition, the leases require payments of additional rentals based upon various escalation clauses. For the nine months ended September 30, 2004 and the years ended December 31, 2003, 2002, and 2001, additional rentals amounted to approximately $19,000 (unaudited), $15,000, $25,000, and $32,000, respectively.

5. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

The FGSB Hotel Portfolio participates in transactions with related parties, all under common ownership (see (a) and (b) below):

(a)   The FGSB Hotel Portfolio has entered into management agreements with an affiliated entity relating to the operation of each of the hotel properties. These agreements, which expire beginning in 2007 through 2020, provide for a management fee generally based upon 3% of gross revenue, as defined.

In addition, the Admiralty Office Building has entered into a management agreement with an affiliated entity relating to the operations of the office building property. The agreement, which expires in 2010, provides for a management fee based upon 3% of gross income, as defined.

(b)   The FGSB Hotel Portfolio pays fees to two affiliated entities representing the reimbursement of certain administrative costs and certain overhead costs incurred on behalf of the hotel properties. These fees amounted to approximately $983,000 (unaudited) and $706,000 (unaudited), respectively, for the nine months ended September 30, 2004, approximately $1,380,000 and $742,000, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2003, approximately $1,055,000 and $653,000, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2002, and approximately $1,210,000 and $752,000, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2001.

6. FRANCHISE AGREEMENTS

Nineteen of the twenty-one FGSB Hotel Portfolio properties operate under franchise agreements. The hotel properties pay royalty fees to various franchisors of up to 5% of gross room revenue, as well as additional fees for marketing, reservations, and other related activities. These franchise agreements expire beginning in 2005 through 2016. For the nine months ended September 30, 2004, and the years ended December 31, 2003, 2002, and 2001, franchise fees of approximately $3,467,000 (unaudited), $5,201,000, $5,538,000, and $5,942,000, respectively, are included in indirect operating expenses in the accompanying Combined Historical Summaries.

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ASHFORD HOSPITALITY TRUST, INC.

CONSOLIDATED PRO FORMA FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Management has prepared the following pro forma financial statements, which are based on the historical consolidated financial statements of Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) and adjusted to give effect to 1) the completion of the Company’s formation transactions and its initial public offering on August 29, 2003, 2) the acquisition of five hotel properties from FelCor Lodging Limited Partnership (the “FelCor Properties”) on October 8, 2003, and 3) the acquisition of four hotel properties from Noble Investment Group (the “Noble Properties”) on November 24, 2003, 4) the acquisitions of four individual hotel properties (the “Acquired Properties”) from each of JHM Ruby Lake Hotel, Ltd. (“JHM”), Huron Jacksonville Limited Partnership (“Huron”), BPG Hotel Partners V (“BPG”), and Household OPEB I, Inc. (“Household”), which closed on March 24, 2004, April 2, 2004, May 17, 2004, and July 7, 2004, respectively, 5) the acquisition of four hotel properties from Day Hospitality Group, Inc. (the “Day Properties”) on July 23, 2004, 6) the acquisition of nine hotel properties from Dunn Hospitality Group, Inc. (the “Dunn Properties”) on September 2, 2004, and the related interest expense associated with the $210.0 million term loan, net of debt reductions, which also closed September 2, 2004, 7) the acquisition of one hotel property from Atrium Plaza, LLC (“Hyatt Orange County Hotel”) on October 1, 2004, 8) the impending acquisition of twenty-one hotel properties from limited partnerships with similar ownership that are affiliated with the Company (“FGS Properties”), 9) additional interest expense associated with the $27.8 million mortgage note payable executed on December 24, 2004, the $60.0 million credit facility executed on February 5, 2004, the $9.7 million mortgage note payable executed on July 7, 2004, the $19.6 million mortgage note payable executed on July 23, 2004, and the $15.0 million credit facility draw executed on October 1, 2004, as if such debt instruments were outstanding the entire periods presented, 10) the issuance of Series A preferred stock on September 22, 2004, and the related dividends associated with such preferred stock, and 11) the impending issuance of Series B convertible preferred stock, and the related dividends associated with such preferred stock.

The Unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated Balance Sheet at September 30, 2004 has been prepared to reflect the acquisitions of Hyatt Orange County Hotel and FGS Properties and the issuance of the Series B convertible preferred stock, as if such transactions had occurred on September 30, 2004.

The Unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated Statements of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2003 and the nine-month period ended September 30, 2004 have been prepared to present the results of operations of the Company as if the following transactions occurred at the beginning of each period presented: the formation transactions and initial public offering, the acquisitions of the Felcor Properties, the Noble Properties, the Acquired Properties, the Day Properties, the Dunn Properties, Hyatt Orange County Hotel, and the FGS Properties, the completions of the $27.8 million mortgage note payable, the $60.0 million credit facility, the $9.7 million mortgage note payable, the $19.6 million mortgage note payable, the $15.0 million draw on the

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credit facility, and the $210.0 million term loan, net of the related debt reductions associated with the completion of the $210.0 term loan, and the declaration of preferred stock dividends associated with the Series A and Series B preferred stock.

The following consolidated pro forma financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 28, 2004, which announced the acquisition of the FGS Properties, the Company’s consolidated financial statements and notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2003, which are incorporated by reference in the Company’s Form 10-K, filed March 29, 2004, and the Combined Historical Summary of Revenue and Direct Operating Expenses and Notes included elsewhere in this Form 8-K/A. In the Company’s opinion, all significant adjustments necessary to reflect the acquisition have been made.

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Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc.

Consolidated Pro Forma Balance Sheet
As of September 30, 2004
(Unaudited)
                                         
            (a)       (c)    
            Hyatt Orange   (b)   Preferred    
    Historical   County   FGS   Stock   Pro Forma
    September 30,   Pro Forma   Pro Forma   Pro Forma   September 30,
    2004
  Adjustments
  Adjustments
  Adjustments
  2004
Assets
                                       
Investment in hotel properties, net
  $ 347,738,782     $ 81,563,572 (1)   $ 264,000,000 (1)   $     $ 693,302,354  
Cash
    92,344,154       (66,563,572 )(2),(4)     (43,008,909 )(3)     74,500,000 (5)     57,271,673  
Restricted cash
    21,029,522                         21,029,522  
Accounts receivable, net of allowance
    4,473,071                         4,473,071  
Inventories
    464,703                         464,703  
Notes receivable
    90,552,800                         90,552,800  
Deferred costs, net
    10,249,080                         10,249,080  
Prepaid expenses
    1,834,236                         1,834,236  
Other assets
    2,274,142                         2,274,142  
Due from affiliates
    195,060                         195,060  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total assets
  $ 571,155,550     $ 15,000,000     $ 220,991,091     $ 74,500,000     $ 881,646,641  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Liabilities and Owners’ Equity
                                       
Indebtedness
  $ 286,422,168     $ 15,000,000 (4)   $ 170,700,000 (3)   $     $ 472,122,168  
Capital leases payable
    369,927                         369,927  
Accounts payable
    5,690,010                         5,690,010  
Accrued expenses
    10,074,102                         10,074,102  
Other liabilities
    208,313                         208,313  
Dividends payable
    4,467,172                         4,467,172  
Deferred income
    519,872                         519,872  
Due to affiliates
    1,026,910                         1,026,910  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total liabilities
  $ 308,778,474     $ 15,000,000     $ 170,700,000     $     $ 494,478,474  
                               
Commitments & contingencies
  $     $     $     $     $  
Minority interest
  $ 40,128,755     $     $ 50,291,091 (3)   $     $ 90,419,846  
                               
Preferred stock — Series A
  $ 23,000     $     $     $     $ 23,000  
Preferred stock — Series B
                      74,479 (5)     74,479  
Common stock
    258,104                         258,104  
Additional paid-in capital
    235,124,140                   74,425,521 (5)     309,549,661  
Unearned compensation
    (4,542,279 )                       (4,542,279 )
Accumulated other comprehensive income loss
    (102,831 )                       (102,831 )
Accumulated deficit
    (8,511,813 )                       (8,511,813 )
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total owners’ equity
  $ 222,248,321     $     $     $ 74,500,000     $ 296,748,321  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total liabilities and owners’ equity
  $ 571,155,550     $ 15,000,000     $ 220,991,091     $ 74,500,000     $ 881,646,641  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 

The accompanying notes and management’s assumptions are an integral part of this consolidated pro forma balance sheet.

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Explanation of pro forma adjustments:

(a)   Represents pro forma adjustments to reflect the acquisition of Hyatt Orange County Hotel on October 1, 2004.
 
(b)   Represents pro forma adjustments to reflect the impending acquisition of FGS Properties, expected to close by February 2005.
 
(c)   Represents pro forma adjustments to reflect the anticipated issuance of convertible preferred stock (7,447,865 shares at $10.07 per share).
 
(1)   Represents management’s estimate of the allocation of the purchase price, including closing costs and debt market value premium adjustment.
 
(2)   Represents payment of the purchase price, closing costs, and related costs of acquiring the properties.
 
(3)   Represents components of purchase price, including cash, assumed debt with market value premium adjustment, and 4,994,150 units of limited partnership interest valued at $10.07 per unit, which was determined using a 20-day average common stock closing price calculated five days prior to announcing the transaction.
 
(4)   Represents an additional $15.0 million draw to the Company’s credit facility.
 
(5)   Represents pro forma adjustments to reflect the anticipated issuance of convertible preferred stock (7,447,865 shares at $10.07 per share), including estimated costs of approximately $500,000.

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Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc.

Consolidated Pro Forma Statement of Operations
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2004
(Unaudited)
                                         
            (a)            
            Acquired   (b)   (c)   (d)
    Historical   Properties   Day   Dunn   Hyatt
    September 30,   Pro Forma   Pro Forma   Pro Forma   Pro Forma
    2004
  Adjustments
  Adjustments
  Adjustments
  Adjustments
Revenue
                                       
Rooms
  $ 59,991,874       6,724,722 (4)     4,491,274 (4)     13,555,979 (4)     11,851,663 (4)
Food and beverage
    8,176,507       2,417,885 (4)     (4)     369,796 (4)     7,224,175 (4)
Other
    2,366,860       458,812 (4)     59,298 (4)     376,941 (4)     1,716,191 (4)
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total hotel revenue
    70,535,241       9,601,419       4,550,572       14,302,716       20,792,029  
Interest income from mezzanine loans
    4,946,547                          
Asset management fees
    1,000,033                          
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total Revenue
    76,481,821       9,601,419       4,550,572       14,302,716       20,792,029  
 
Expenses
                                       
Hotel operating expenses
                                       
Rooms
    13,595,603       1,429,482 (4)     1,054,124 (4)     1,524,070 (4)     3,854,293 (4)
Food and beverage
    6,229,246       1,445,996 (4)     (4)     448,800 (4)     5,840,563 (4)
Other direct
    1,334,411       237,503 (4)     35,160 (4)     355,494 (4)     516,460 (4)
Indirect
    23,361,370       3,504,984 (4)     1,652,766 (4)     5,169,955 (4)     5,477,818 (4)
Management fees
    2,191,532       336,599 (4)     227,556 (4)     852,834 (4)     609,017 (4)
Property taxes, insurance, and other
    4,928,028       329,520 (4)     187,483 (4)     712,744 (4)     755,400 (4)
Depreciation & amortization
    6,727,667       936,082 (5)     403,064 (5)     1,566,597 (5)     2,473,528 (5)
Corporate general and administrative
    8,701,264                          
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total Operating Expenses
    67,069,121       8,220,166       3,560,153       10,630,494       19,527,079  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Operating Income (Loss)
    9,412,700       1,381,253       990,419       3,672,222       1,264,950  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Interest income
    247,087                          
Interest expense and amortization of loan costs
    (7,949,535 )     (822,087 )(6)     (606,089 )(6)     (1,002,900 )(7)     (480,000 )(13)
 
                            (1,451,274 )(8)        
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Net Income (Loss) before Minority Interest and Income Taxes
    1,710,252       559,166       384,330       1,218,048       784,950  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Income tax benefit (expense)
    (687,176 )     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)
Minority interest
    (165,037 )     (310,585 )(3)     (115,530 )(3)     (366,145 )(3)     (235,956 )(3)
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Net Income (Loss)
  $ 858,039       248,582       268,800       851,903       548,994  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 

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Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc.
Consolidated Pro Forma Statement of Operations
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2004
(Unaudited)

                         
    (e)   (f)   Adjusted
    FGS   Debt   Pro Forma
    Pro Forma   Pro Forma   September 30,
    Adjustments
  Adjustments
  2004
Revenue
                       
Rooms
    67,200,592 (4)         $ 163,816,104  
Food and beverage
    16,716,664 (4)           34,905,027  
Other
    5,022,302 (4)           10,000,404  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total hotel revenue
    88,939,558             208,721,535  
Interest income from mezzanine loans
                4,946,547  
Asset management fees
                1,000,033  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total Revenue
    88,939,558             214,668,115  
 
Expenses
                       
Hotel operating expenses
                       
Rooms
    13,451,747 (4)           34,909,319  
Food and beverage
    10,099,853 (4)           24,064,458  
Other direct
    2,113,407 (4)           4,592,435  
Indirect
    32,646,397 (4)           71,813,290  
Management fees
    3,192,423 (4)           7,409,961  
Property taxes, insurance, and other
    6,387,694 (4)           13,300,869  
Depreciation & amortization
    9,898,517 (5)           22,005,455  
Corporate general and administrative
                8,701,264  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total Operating Expenses
    77,790,038             186,797,050  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
 
Operating Income (Loss)
    11,149,520             27,871,065  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
 
Interest income
                247,087  
Interest expense and amortization of loan costs
    (8,223,823 )(9)     (228,561 )(10)     (20,977,898 )
 
            (213,629 )(11)        
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
 
Net Income (Loss) before Minority Interest and Income Taxes
    2,925,697       (442,190 )     7,140,254  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
 
Income tax benefit (expense)
    (1)     (1)     (687,176 )
Minority interest
    (879,465 )(3)     132,922 (3)     (1,939,795 )
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
 
Net Income (Loss)
    2,046,232       (309,268 )   $ 4,513,283  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
 
Preferred dividends
              (12)     (6,815,291 )
 
                   
 
 
Net Income (Loss) Applicable to Common Shareholders
                  $ (2,302,008 )
 
                   
 
 
Earnings (Loss) Per Share:
                       
Basic
                  $ (0.09 )
 
                   
 
 
Diluted
          anti-dilutive   $ (0.08 )
 
                   
 
 
Weighted Average Shares Outstanding:
                       
Basic
              (2)     25,293,969  
 
                   
 
 
Diluted
              (2)     43,842,060  
 
                   
 
 

The accompanying notes and management’s assumptions are an integral part of this consolidated pro forma statement of operations.

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Explanation of pro forma adjustments:

(a)   Represents pro forma adjustments to reflect the acquisition of the Acquired Properties on various dates in 2004, and the completion of the related $9.7 million mortgage note payable on July 7, 2004.
 
(b)   Represents pro forma adjustments to reflect the acquisition of Day Properties on July 23, 2004, and the completion of the related $19.6 million mortgage note payable on July 23, 2004.
 
(c)   Represents pro forma adjustments to reflect the acquisition of Dunn Properties on September 2, 2004, and the completion of the related $210.0 million term loan, net of debt payments of $127.6 million, completed September 2, 2004.
 
(d)   Represents pro forma adjustments to reflect the acquisition of Hyatt Orange County Hotel on October 1, 2004.
 
(e)   Represents pro forma adjustments to reflect the acquisition of FGS Properties, expected to close by February 2005.
 
(f)   Represents pro forma adjustments to reflect the completion of the $27.8 million mortgage note payable and the $60.0 million credit facility as if such transactions occurred at the beginning of the period presented.
 
(1)   Represents the income tax benefit (expense) related to these transactions.
 
(2)   Common shares issuable include:
                 
Shares issued in the initial public offering
    22,500,000          
Shares issued upon exercise of underwriters’ over-allotment
    1,734,072          
Shares sold to Archie and Montgomery Bennett
    500,000          
Shares conveyed to a limited partnership owned by Archie and Montgomery Bennett
    216,634          
Restricted shares issuable to Company directors
    25,000     assumed to be fully vested
Shares issued to Company underwriters
    65,024          
Restricted shares issued to executives and employees
    253,239     759,717 shares, one-third vested
 
   
 
         
Total basic shares
    25,293,969          
 
   
 
         
Shares issuable upon conversion of limited partnership units issued upon formation
    5,657,917          
Shares issuable upon conversion of limited partnership units issued upon acquisition of Acquired Properties
    106,675          
Shares issuable upon conversion of limited partnership units issued upon acquisition of Dunn Properties
    333,333          
Shares issuable upon conversion of limited partnership units issued upon acquisition of FGS Properties
    4,994,150          
Shares issuable upon conversion of convertible preferred stock
    7,447,865          
Incremental diluted shares issuable for unvested restricted shares
    8,151          
 
   
 
         
Total diluted shares
    43,842,060          
 
   
 
         

(3)   Minority interest represents 30.06% of the net income (loss) before minority interest.
 
(4)   Represents Day, Dunn, Acquired Properties, Hyatt, or FGS estimated unaudited statements of operations for the periods preceding their acquisitions.
 
(5)   Represents additional depreciation expense associated with Day, Dunn, Acquired Properties, Hyatt, or FGS based on preliminary purchase price allocations.
 
(6)   Represents estimated interest expense associated with the mortgage debt assumed from the Acquired Properties or the mortgage debt executed with the acquisitions of Day Properties and one of the Acquired Properties (purchased from Household).
 
(7)   Represents estimated interest expense associated with the $210.0 million term loan, net of interest expense associated with debt payments of $127.6 million, associated with the acquisition of the Dunn Properties.
 
(8)   Represents additional amortization of deferred loan costs related to the $210.0 million term loan less the deferred loan costs amortization savings related to the written-off deferred loan costs.
 
(9)   Represents estimated interest expense associated with the debt assumed from FGS Properties.
 
(10)   Represents interest expense associated with the $28.4 million mortgage note payable entered into on December 24, 2003, as if $32.1 million was outstanding the entire period.
 
(11)   Represents interest expense associated with the $60 million credit facility entered into on February 5, 2004, as if such debt was outstanding the entire period.
 
(12)   Represents estimated preferred dividends on preferred stock as follows:
                                         
                    shares
  Annual
  YTD
Series A preferred dividends
  $ 2.1375     per share     2,300,000     $ 4,916,250     $ 3,687,188  
Series B convertible preferred dividends
  $ 0.56     per share     7,447,865       4,170,804       3,128,103  
 
                           
 
     
 
 
Total
                          $ 9,087,054     $ 6,815,291  
 
                           
 
     
 
 

(13)   Represents interest expense associated with the $15 million credit facility draw completed on October 1, 2004, as if such debt was outstanding the entire year.

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Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc.

Consolidated Pro Forma Statement of Operations
For the Year Ended December 31, 2003
(Unaudited)
                                                 
                                    (d)    
            (a)   (b)   (c)   Acquired   (e)
    Historical   Formation   FelC or   Noble   Properties   Day
    December 31,   Pro Forma   Pro Forma   Pro Forma   Pro Forma   Pro Forma
    2003
  Adjustments
  Adjustments
  Adjustments
  Adjustments
  Adjustments
Revenue
                                               
Rooms
  $ 34,682,916             16,903,815 (10)     8,481,820 (10)     20,274,283 (10)     7,601,074 (10)
Food and beverage
    6,158,916             2,000,382 (10)     193,408 (10)     6,214,127 (10)     (10)
Other
    1,189,450             902,865 (10)     169,248 (10)     1,329,955 (10)     121,352 (10)
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total hotel revenue
    42,031,282               19,807,062       8,844,476       27,818,365       7,722,426  
Interest income from mezzanine loans
    110,000                                
Asset management fees
    137,319                                
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total Revenue
    42,278,601             19,807,062       8,844,476       27,818,365       7,722,426  
 
Expenses
                                               
Hotel operating expenses
                                               
Rooms
    8,113,097             4,009,914 (10)     1,906,659 (10)     4,306,535 (10)     1,856,017 (10)
Food and beverage
    4,702,780             1,863,416 (10)     160,677 (10)     4,400,336 (10)     (10)
Other direct
    900,621             803,714 (10)     93,203 (10)     680,186 (10)     88,763 (10)
Indirect
    14,823,432             7,182,638 (12)     2,626,606 (10)     8,150,486 (10)     2,599,559 (10)
Management fees
    1,369,888             447,156 (10)     356,151 (10)     887,694 (10)     364,145 (10)
Property taxes, insurance, and other
    2,858,050             1,186,956 (10)     480,617 (10)     1,214,622 (10)     386,122 (10)
Depreciation & amortization
    4,932,676       140,284 (6)     1,383,821 (11)     950,548 (11)     2,939,014 (11)     704,033 (11)
Corporate general and administrative
    4,002,950       6,073,762 (5)                        
 
            1,622,922 (4)                                
 
            (8)                                
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total Operating Expenses
    41,703,494       7,836,968       16,877,615       6,574,461       22,578,873       5,998,639  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Operating Income (Loss)
    575,107       (7,836,968 )     2,929,447       2,270,015       5,239,492       1,723,787  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Interest income
    289,133                                
Interest expense and amortization of loan costs
    (5,000,206 )     3,173,010 (1)           (419,222 )(13)     (1,930,610 )(13)     (980,000 )(13)
 
            284,000 (2)                                
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Net Income (Loss) before Minority Interest and Income Taxes
    (4,135,966 )     (4,379,958 )     2,929,447       1,850,793       3,308,882       743,787  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Income tax benefit (expense)
    (142,178 )     (3)     (110,004 )(3)     (74,024 )(3)     (181,324 )(3)     507,530 (3)
Minority interest
    357,943       2,244,682 (9)     (847,525 )(9)     (534,097 )(9)     (940,144 )(9)     (376,146 )(9)
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Net Income (Loss)
  $ (3,920,201 )     (2,135,276 )     1,971,918       1,242,672       2,187,414       875,171  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 

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Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc.
Consolidated Pro Forma Statement of Operations
For the Year Ended December 31, 2003
(Unaudited)

                                         
    (f)   (g)   (h)   (i)   Adjusted
    Dunn   Hyatt   FGS   Debt   Pro Forma
    Pro Forma   Pro Forma   Pro Forma   Pro Forma   December 31,
    Adjustments
  Adjustments
  Adjustments
  Adjustments
  2003
Revenue
                                       
Rooms
    18,566,911 (10)     15,048,963 (10)     81,148,674 (10)         $ 202,708,456  
Food and beverage
    455,202 (10)     9,115,427 (10)     22,671,895 (10)           46,809,357  
Other
    464,523 (10)     2,408,847 (10)     6,822,370 (10)           13,408,610  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total hotel revenue
    19,486,636       26,573,237       110,642,939             262,926,423  
Interest income from mezzanine loans
                            110,000  
Asset management fees
                            137,319  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total Revenue
    19,486,636       26,573,237       110,642,939             263,173,742  
 
Expenses
                                       
Hotel operating expenses
                                       
Rooms
    4,041,496 (10)     4,560,932 (10)     16,746,679 (10)           45,541,329  
Food and beverage
    280,341 (10)     7,542,727 (10)     16,943,301 (10)           35,893,578  
Other direct
    253,906 (10)     629,944 (10)     2,258,288 (10)           5,708,625  
Indirect
    5,777,254 (10)     6,517,622 (10)     41,694,589 (10)           89,372,186  
Management fees
    1,168,705 (10)     740,103 (10)     3,453,292 (10)           8,787,134  
Property taxes, insurance, and other
    991,960 (10)     941,780 (10)     9,104,844 (10)           17,164,951  
Depreciation & amortization
    2,318,284 (11)     3,298,037 (11)     13,198,023 (11)           29,864,720  
Corporate general and administrative
                            11,699,634  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total Operating Expenses
    14,831,946       24,231,145       103,399,016             244,032,157  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Operating Income (Loss)
    4,654,690       2,342,092       7,243,923             19,141,585  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Interest income
                            289,133  
Interest expense and amortization of loan costs
    (1,337,200 )(14)     (492,689 )(20)     (10,965,098 )(16)     (1,551,909 )(17)     (25,000,975 )
    (3,810,294 )(15)                     (1,970,757 )(18)        
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Net Income (Loss) before Minority Interest and Income Taxes
    (492,804 )     1,849,403       (3,721,175 )     (3,522,666 )     (5,570,257 )
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Income tax benefit (expense)
    (3)     (3)     (3)     (3)      
Minority interest
    148,137 (9)     (555,930 )(9)     1,118,585 (9)     1,058,913 (9)     1,674,419  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Net Income (Loss)
    (344,667 )     1,293,472       (2,602,590 )     (2,463,753 )   $ (3,895,838 )
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Preferred dividends
                              (19)     (9,087,054 )
 
                                   
 
 
Net Income (Loss) Applicable to Common Shareholders
                                  $ (12,982,892 )
 
                                   
 
 
Earnings (Loss) Per Share:
                                       
Basic
                                  $ (0.51 )
 
                                   
 
 
Diluted
                          anti-dilutive   $ (0.43 )
 
                                   
 
 
Weighted Average Shares Outstanding:
                                       
Basic
                              (7)     25,293,969  
 
                                   
 
 
Diluted
                              (7)     43,842,060  
 
                                   
 
 

The accompanying notes and management’s assumptions are an integral part of this consolidated pro forma statement of operations.

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Explanation of pro forma adjustments:

(a)   Represents pro forma adjustments to reflect the Company’s formation transactions and its initial public offering on August 29, 2003.
 
(b)   Represents pro forma adjustments to reflect the acquisition of FelCor Properties on October 8, 2003.
 
(c)   Represents pro forma adjustments to reflect the acquisition of Noble Properties on November 24, 2003.
 
(d)   Represents pro forma adjustments to reflect the acquisition of the Acquired Properties on various dates in 2004, and the completion of the related $9.7 million mortgage note payable on July 7, 2004.
 
(e)   Represents pro forma adjustments to reflect the acquisition of Day Properties on July 23, 2004, and the completion of the related $19.6 million mortgage note payable on July 23, 2004.
 
(f)   Represents pro forma adjustments to reflect the acquisition of Dunn Properties on September 2, 2004, and the completion of the related $210.0 million term loan, net of debt payments of $127.6 million, completed September 2, 2004.
 
(g)   Represents pro forma adjustments to reflect the acquisition of Hyatt Orange County Hotel on October 1, 2004.
 
(h)   Represents pro forma adjustments to reflect the acquisition of FGS Properties, expected to close by February 2005.
 
(i)   Represents pro forma adjustments to reflect the completion of the $27.8 million mortgage note payable and the $60.0 million credit facility as if such transactions occurred at the beginning of the period presented.
 
(1)   Represents the interest expense reduction due to payoff of mortgage notes payable.
 
(2)   Represents elimination of deferred loan costs amortization due to payoff of mortgage notes payable.
 
(3)   Represents the income tax benefit (expense) related to these transactions.
 
(4)   Represents restricted shares issued to officers, employees, and employees of affiliates vesting one-third annually. Pro forma compensation expense is calculated as follows: 689,317 shares valued at $9 per share offering price for total compensation cost of $6,203,853, of which one third vests annually to generate an eight-month cost of $1,378,634 for the period preceding the Company’s formation plus 70,400 shares valued at $10.41 per share at the date of grant for total compensation cost of $732,864, of which one third vests annually to generate an annual cost of $244,288.
 
(5)   Represents additional general and administrative expenses associated with the operations of the Company, which includes projected compensation and benefit expenses, along with related overhead and administration expense calculated on an historical basis.
 
(6)   Represents additional depreciation expense resulting from step-up of net carrying value due to acquisition of minority interests.
 
(7)   Common shares issuable include:
                 
Shares issued in the initial public offering
    22,500,000          
Shares issued upon exercise of underwriters’ over-allotment
    1,734,072          
Shares sold to Archie and Montgomery Bennett
    500,000          
Shares conveyed to a limited partnership owned by Archie and Montgomery Bennett
    216,634          
Restricted shares issuable to Company directors
    25,000     assumed to be fully vested
Shares issued to Company underwriters
    65,024          
Restricted shares issued to executives and employees
    253,239     759,717 shares, one-third vested
 
   
 
         
Total basic shares
    25,293,969          
 
   
 
         
Shares issuable upon conversion of limited partnership units issued upon formation
    5,657,917          
Shares issuable upon conversion of limited partnership units issued upon acquistion of Acquired Properties
    106,675          
Shares issuable upon conversion of limited partnership units issued upon acquistion of Dunn Properties
    333,333          
Shares issuable upon conversion of limited partnership units issued upon acquistion of FGS Properties
    4,994,150          
Shares issuable upon conversion of convertible preferred stock
    7,447,865          
Incremental diluted shares issuable for unvested restricted shares
    8,151          
 
   
 
         
Total diluted shares
    43,842,060          
 
   
 
         

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(8)   Represents restricted shares issued to directors that vest after three months. Pro forma compensation expense is calculated as follows: 25,000 shares valued at $9 per share offering price for total compensation cost of $225,000, which was recorded by the Company prior to December 31, 2003.
 
(9)   Minority interest represents 30.06% of the net income (loss) before minority interest.
 
(10)   Represents FelCor, Noble, Day, Dunn, Acquired Properties, Hyatt, or FGS estimated unaudited statements of operations for the periods preceding their acquisitions.
 
(11)   Represents additional depreciation expense associated with the acquired FelCor, Noble, Day, Dunn, Acquired Properties, Hyatt, or FGS based on preliminary purchase price allocations.
 
(12)   Represents FelCor’s estimated unaudited statements of operations for the period preceding its acquisition plus additional franchise fees of $313,500.
 
(13)   Represents estimated interest expense associated with the mortgage debt assumed from Noble Properties or Acquired Properties or the mortgage debt executed with the acquisitions of the Day Properties and one of the Acquired Properties (purchased from Household).
 
(14)   Represents estimated interest expense associated with the $210.0 million term loan, net of interest expense associated with debt payments of $127.6 million, associated with the acquisition of the Dunn Properties.
 
(15)   Represents additional amortization of deferred loan costs related to the $210.0 million term loan, plus the write-off of unamortized deferred loan costs charged-off with respect to the related debt reductions, less the deferred loan costs amortization savings related to the written-off deferred loan costs.
 
(16)   Represents estimated interest expense associated with the debt assumed from FGS Properties.
 
(17)   Represents interest expense associated with the $27.8 million mortgage note payable completed on December 24, 2003, as if $32.1 million was outstanding the entire year.
 
(18)   Represents interest expense associated with the $60 million credit facility completed on February 5, 2004, as if such debt was outstanding the entire year.
 
(19)   Represents estimated preferred dividends on preferred stock as follows:
                                         
Series A preferred dividends
  $ 2.1375  per share     2,300,000  shares   $ 4,916,250  
Series B convertible preferred dividends
  $ 0.56  per share     7,447,865  shares     4,170,804  
 
                                   
 
 
Total
                                  $ 9,087,054  
 
                                   
 
 

(20)   Represents interest expense associated with the $15 million credit facility draw completed on October 1, 2004, as if such debt was outstanding the entire year.

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EXHIBITS

     23.1 Consent of Independent Auditors

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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 29, 2004

     
  ASHFORD HOSPITALITY TRUST, INC.
 
   
  By:/s/ DAVID J. KIMICHIK
 
 
  David J. Kimichik
  Chief Financial Officer

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