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 11, 2007
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
Identification
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14185 Dallas Parkway, Suite 1100
Dallas, Texas
(Address of principal executive offices)
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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))
ITEM 7.01 REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE
On December 11, 2007, Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release
announcing that its Board of Directors:
a) declared a common stock dividend for its fourth quarter ended December 31, 2007, of $0.21 per
diluted share, payable January 15, 2008, for shareholders of record on December 31, 2007, and
b) declared a dividend for its fourth quarter ended December 31, 2007, of $0.5344 per diluted
share, for the Company’s 8.55% Series A Cumulative Preferred Stock. This dividend is payable
January 15, 2008, for shareholders of record on December 31, 2007, and
c) declared a dividend for its fourth quarter ended December 31, 2007, of $0.5281 per diluted
share, for the Company’s 8.45% Series D Cumulative Preferred Stock. This dividend is payable
January 15, 2008, for shareholders of record on December 31, 2007.
A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by
reference.
ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMTENTS AND EXHIBITS
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Exhibit
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99.1
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Press Release of the Company, dated December 11, 2007, furnished under Item 7.01, announcing the declaration of dividends. |