On March 13, 2019, Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc. (the Company) issued a press release announcing that its Board of Directors:

a) declared a common stock dividend for the first quarter ending March 31, 2019, of $0.12 per diluted share, payable April 15, 2019, to shareholders of record as of March 29, 2019;

b) declared a dividend for the first quarter ending March 31, 2019, of $0.5281 per diluted share, for the Companys 8.45% Series D Cumulative Preferred Stock. This dividend is payable April 15, 2019, to shareholders of record as of March 29, 2019;

c) declared a dividend for the first quarter ending March 31, 2019, of $0.4609 per diluted share, for the Companys 7.375% Series F Cumulative Preferred Stock. This dividend is payable April 15, 2019, to shareholders of record as of March 29, 2019;

d) declared a dividend for the first quarter ending March 31, 2019, of $0.4609 per diluted share, for the Companys 7.375% Series G Cumulative Preferred Stock. This dividend is payable April 15, 2019, to shareholders of record as of March 29, 2019;

e) declared a dividend for the first quarter ending March 31, 2019, of $0.46875 per diluted share, for the Companys 7.50% Series H Cumulative Preferred Stock. This dividend is payable April 15, 2019, to shareholders of record as of March 29, 2019; and

f) declared a dividend for the first quarter ending March 31, 2019, of $0.46875 per diluted share, for the Companys 7.50% Series I Cumulative Preferred Stock. This dividend is payable April 15, 2019, to shareholders of record as of March 29, 2019.

A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. The information in this Form 8-K and Exhibits attached hereto shall not be deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

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EX-99 2 aht2019q1dividendspr.htm EXHIBIT 99 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 FIRST QUARTER OF 2019DALLAS,…
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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.