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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

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): March 15, 2004

ASHFORD HOSPITALITY TRUST, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
         
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



 


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ITEM 9. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE
SIGNATURE
Press Release


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ITEM 9. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

On March 15, 2004, Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that its Board of Directors declared a dividend for its first quarter ended March 31, 2004, of approximately $0.06 per fully-diluted share, payable April 15, 2004, for shareholders of record on March 31, 2004. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.15 and is incorporated herein by reference.

     Exhibits

     
99.15
  Press Release of the Company dated March 15, 2004, announcing the declaration of a dividend.

 


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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: March 15, 2004


  ASHFORD HOSPITALITY TRUST, INC.
 
 
  By:   /s/ DAVID A. BROOKS    
    David A. Brooks   
    Chief Legal Officer