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UNITED STATES
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): December 22, 2008
(ASHFORD LOGO)
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
         
Maryland   001-31775   86-1062192
         
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  (Commission
File Number)
  (IRS 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 appropriated box if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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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
On December 22, 2008, Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that its Board of Directors:
a) declared a dividend for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2008, of $0.5344 per diluted share, for the Company’s 8.55% Series A Cumulative Preferred Stock. This dividend is payable January 15, 2009, for shareholders of record on December 31, 2008, and
b) declared a dividend for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2008, of $0.5281 per diluted share, for the Company’s 8.45% Series D Cumulative Preferred Stock. This dividend is payable January 15, 2009, for shareholders of record on December 31, 2008.
No determination has been made for common stock dividend for the fourth quarter.
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
  Press Release of the Company, dated December 22, 2008, 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 22, 2008
             
    ASHFORD HOSPITALITY TRUST, INC.    
 
           
 
  By:   /s/ DAVID A. BROOKS
 
   
    David A. Brooks    
    Chief Legal Officer