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| EX-99.1 - EX-99.1 - ASHFORD HOSPITALITY TRUST INC | d81696exv99w1.htm |
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): April 27, 2011
ASHFORD HOSPITALITY TRUST, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Maryland | 001-31775 | 86-1062192 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS employer identification number) |
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| 14185 Dallas Parkway, Suite 1100 Dallas, Texas |
75254 |
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| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (972) 490-9600
Check the appropriated box if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing
obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
| o | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
| o | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14-a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
| o | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
| o | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
| ITEM 8.01 | OTHER EVENTS |
Reference is hereby made to the registration statement of Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc. (the
“Company”) on Form S-3 (File No. 333-162750), which became effective as of January 25, 2010,
pursuant to which the Company registered the sale of debt and equity securities in accordance with
the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Reference is also hereby made to the
prospectus and the related prospectus supplement, which was filed with the Commission pursuant to
Rule 424(b)(2) on April 14, 2011, with respect to 3,000,000 shares of the Company’s 9% Series E
Preferred Stock.
On April 27, 2011, Citigroup Global Markets Inc. purchased an additional 350,000 shares of the
Company’s 9% Series E Preferred Stock upon partial exercise of the underwriters’ 450,000-share
over-allotment option.
The Company issued a press release on April 27, 2011 relating to this additional issuance, a copy
of which is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
| ITEM 9.01 | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS |
Exhibit
Number
| 99.1 | Press Release dated April 27, 2011 |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Dated: April 27, 2011
| ASHFORD HOSPITALITY TRUST, INC. |
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| By: | /s/ DAVID A. BROOKS | |||
| David A. Brooks | ||||
| Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel | ||||