SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): October 8, 2003
ASHFORD HOSPITALITY TRUST, INC.
| MARYLAND (State of Incorporation) |
001-31775 (Commission File Number) |
86-1062192 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
| 14180 Dallas Parkway, 9th Floor Dallas, Texas (Address of principal executive offices) |
75254 (Zip code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (972) 490-9600
| ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS | ||||||||
| SIGNATURE | ||||||||
| EX-99.3 Press Release | ||||||||
ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS
On October 9, 2003, Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that it has closed on its acquisition of five hotel properties from FelCor Lodging Limited Partnership for $50 million in cash. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.3 and is incorporated herein by reference. On September 23, 2003, the Company filed a required Form 8-K announcing that it would be acquiring these properties.
(c) Exhibits
| 99.3 | Press Release of the Company dated October 9, 2003, announcing it has closed on its acquisition of five hotel properties from FelCor Lodging Limited Partnership for $50 million in cash. |
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: October 9, 2003
| ASHFORD HOSPITALITY TRUST, INC. | ||||
| By: | /s/ DAVID A. BROOKS | |||
| David A. Brooks Chief Legal Officer |
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