ASHFORD HOSPITALITY TRUST, INC. (NYSE:AHT) Files An 8-K Regulation FD Disclosure
ITEM 7.01 REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.

On December 11, 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 fourth quarter ending December 31, 2017, of $0.12 per diluted share, payable January 16, 2017, for shareholders of record as of December 29, 2017;

b) declared a dividend for the fourth quarter ending December 31, 2017, of $0.5281 per diluted share, for the Company’s 8.45% SeriesD Cumulative Preferred Stock. This dividend is payable January 16, 2017, for shareholders of record as of December 29, 2017;

c) declared a dividend for the fourth quarter ending December 31, 2017, of $0.4609 per diluted share, for the Company’s 7.375% SeriesF Cumulative Preferred Stock. This dividend is payable January 16, 2017, for shareholders of record as of December 29, 2017;

d) declared a dividend for the fourth quarter ending December 31, 2017, of $0.4609 per diluted share, for the Company’s 7.375% SeriesG Cumulative Preferred Stock. This dividend is payable January 16, 2017, for shareholders of record as of December 29, 2017;

e) declared a dividend for the fourth quarter ending December 31, 2017, of $0.46875 per diluted share, for the Company’s 7.50% SeriesH Cumulative Preferred Stock. This dividend is pro-rated for the number of days the Series H Cumulative Preferred Stock was outstanding during the quarter. This dividend is payable January 16, 2017, for shareholders of record as of December 29, 2017; and

f) declared a dividend for the fourth quarter ending December 31, 2017, of $0.229167 per diluted share, for the Company’s 7.50% SeriesI Cumulative Preferred Stock. This dividend is pro-rated for the number of days the Series I Cumulative Preferred Stock was outstanding during the quarter. This dividend is payable January 16, 2017, for shareholders of record as of December 29, 2017.

The Board of Directors also approved the Company's dividend policy for 2018. The Company expects to pay a quarterly cash dividend of $0.12 per share in 2018, but will continue to review its dividend policy on a quarter-to-quarter basis. The adoption of a dividend policy does not commit the Board of Directors to declare future dividends or the amount thereof.

A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

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ASHFORD HOSPITALITY TRUST INC Exhibit
EX-99.1 2 aht2017q4dividendspr.htm EXHIBIT 99.1 Exhibit EXHIBIT 99.1NEWS RELEASEContact:Deric EubanksJordan JenningsJoseph Calabrese Chief Financial OfficerInvestor RelationsFinancial Relations Board (972) 490-9600(972) 778-9487(212) 827-3772Ashford Trust Declares Dividends For Fourth Quarter Of 2017 And Issues Guidance For 2018 DividendsDALLAS,…
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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.