ASHFORD HOSPITALITY TRUST, INC. (NYSE:AHT) Files An 8-K Regulation FD Disclosure

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ASHFORD HOSPITALITY TRUST, INC. (NYSE:AHT) Files An 8-K Regulation FD Disclosure

ITEM 7.01 REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.

On June 14, 2017, Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc. (the Company)
issued a press release announcing that its Board of Directors:
a) declared a common stock dividend for the second quarter ending
June 30, 2017, of $0.12 per diluted share, payable July 17, 2017,
for shareholders of record as of June 30, 2017;
b) declared a dividend for the second quarter ending June 30,
2017, of $0.5344 per diluted share, for the Companys 8.55% Series
A Cumulative Preferred Stock. This dividend is payable July 17,
2017, for shareholders of record as of June 30, 2017;
c) declared a dividend for the second quarter ending June 30,
2017, of $0.5281 per diluted share, for the Companys 8.45% Series
D Cumulative Preferred Stock. This dividend is payable July 17,
2017, for shareholders of record as of June 30, 2017;
d) declared a dividend for the second quarter ending June 30,
2017, of $0.4609 per diluted share, for the Companys 7.375%
Series F Cumulative Preferred Stock. This dividend is payable
July 17, 2017, for shareholders of record as of June 30, 2017;
and
e) declared a dividend for the second quarter ending June 30,
2017, of $0.4609 per diluted share, for the Companys 7.375%
Series G Cumulative Preferred Stock. This dividend is payable
July 17, 2017, for shareholders of record as of June 30, 2017.
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.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit
Number> Exhibit Description
99.1
Press Release of the Company, dated June 14, 2017,
furnished under Item 7.01, announcing the declaration of
dividends.


About ASHFORD HOSPITALITY TRUST, INC. (NYSE:AHT)

Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc. (Ashford), together with its subsidiaries, is an externally advised real estate investment trust (REIT). The Company operates through direct hotel investments segment. It is focused on investing in the hospitality industry with a focus on full-service upscale and upper-upscale hotels in the United States. The Company owns its lodging investments and conducts its business through Ashford Hospitality Limited Partnership, its operating partnership. Its hotels are operated under the brands of Hilton, Hyatt, Marriott, Starwood and Intercontinental Hotels Group. The Company’s hotels portfolio is asset-managed by Ashford LLC. The Company is focused on direct hotel investments and it may invest in a range of lodging-related assets. Its investments may include direct hotel investments; mezzanine financing through origination or acquisition; first-lien mortgage financing through origination or acquisition, and sale-leaseback transactions.