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 March 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 first quarter ending
March 31, 2017, of $0.12 per diluted share, payable April 15,
2017, to shareholders of record as of March 31, 2017;
b) declared a dividend for the first quarter ending March 31,
2017, of $0.5344 per diluted share, for the Companys 8.55% Series
A Cumulative Preferred Stock. This dividend is payable April 15,
2017, to shareholders of record as of March 31, 2017;
c) declared a dividend for the first quarter ending March 31,
2017, of $0.5281 per diluted share, for the Companys 8.45% Series
D Cumulative Preferred Stock. This dividend is payable April 15,
2017, to shareholders of record as of March 31, 2017;
d) declared a dividend for the first quarter ending March 31,
2017, of $0.4609 per diluted share, for the Companys 7.375%
Series F Cumulative Preferred Stock. This dividend is payable
April 15, 2017, to shareholders of record as of March 31, 2017;
and
e) declared a dividend for the first quarter ending March 31,
2017, of $0.4609 per diluted share, for the Companys 7.375%
Series G Cumulative Preferred Stock. This dividend is payable
April 15, 2017, to shareholders of record as of March 31, 2017.
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.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit
Number> Exhibit Description
99.1
Press Release of the Company, dated March 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.

ASHFORD HOSPITALITY TRUST, INC. (NYSE:AHT) Recent Trading Information

ASHFORD HOSPITALITY TRUST, INC. (NYSE:AHT) closed its last trading session up +0.05 at 6.12 with 572,328 shares trading hands.