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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): September 14, 2006
ASHFORD HOSPITALITY TRUST, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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MARYLAND
(State of Incorporation)
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001-31775
(Commission File Number)
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86-1062192
(I.R.S. Employer
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| 14185 Dallas Parkway, Suite 1100 |
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| Dallas, Texas
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75254 |
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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))
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ITEM 7.01 REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE
On September 14, 2006, Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release
announcing that its Board of Directors:
a) declared a common stock dividend for its third quarter ended September 30, 2006, of $0.20 per
diluted share, payable October 16, 2006, for shareholders of record on September 29, 2006, and
b) declared a dividend for its third quarter ended September 30, 2006, of $0.5344 per diluted
share, for the Company’s 8.55% Series A Cumulative Preferred Stock. This dividend is payable
October 16, 2006, for shareholders of record on September 29, 2006.
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
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Press Release of the Company, dated September 14, 2006, 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: September 15, 2006
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ASHFORD HOSPITALITY TRUST, INC. |
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By:
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/s/ DAVID A. BROOKS |
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David A. Brooks |
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Chief Legal Officer |