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

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

ITEM 7.01 REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.

On December 12, 2016, 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, 2016, of $0.12 per diluted share, payable January
17, 2017, for shareholders of record as of December 30, 2016;
b) declared a dividend for the fourth quarter ending December 31,
2016, of $0.5344 per diluted share, for the Companys 8.55% Series
A Cumulative Preferred Stock. This dividend is payable January
17, 2017, for shareholders of record as of December 30, 2016;
c) declared a dividend for the fourth quarter ending December 31,
2016, of $0.5281 per diluted share, for the Companys 8.45% Series
D Cumulative Preferred Stock. This dividend is payable January
17, 2017, for shareholders of record as of December 30, 2016;
d) declared a dividend for the fourth quarter ending December 31,
2016, of $0.4609 per diluted share, for the Companys 7.375%
Series F Cumulative Preferred Stock. This dividend is payable
January 17, 2017, for shareholders of record as of December 30,
2016; and
e) declared a dividend for the fourth quarter ending December 31,
2016, of $0.3739 per diluted share, for the Companys 7.375%
Series G Cumulative Preferred Stock. This dividend is pro-rated
for the number of days the Series G Cumulative Preferred Stock
was outstanding during the quarter. This dividend is payable
January 17, 2017, for shareholders of record as of December 30,
2016.
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 December 12, 2016,
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. ASHFORD HOSPITALITY TRUST, INC. (NYSE:AHT) Recent Trading Information
ASHFORD HOSPITALITY TRUST, INC. (NYSE:AHT) closed its last trading session down -0.27 at 7.23 with 599,548 shares trading hands.

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