SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
FORM 8-K
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): June 8, 2005
ASHFORD HOSPITALITY TRUST, INC.
| MARYLAND | 001-31775 | 86-1062192 | ||
| (State of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer | ||
| Identification Number) |
| 14185 Dallas Parkway, Suite 1100 Dallas, Texas (Address of principal executive offices) |
75254 (Zip code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (972) 490-9600
Check the appropriate 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)
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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 7.01 REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE | ||||||||
| ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS | ||||||||
| SIGNATURE | ||||||||
| Press Release | ||||||||
| Powerpoint Slideshow of the June 8, 2005 Presentation | ||||||||
ITEM 7.01 REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE
On June 8, 2005, Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) provided an online audio simulcast of its panel presentation to the investment community at the 2005 NAREIT Institutional Investor Forum in New York City. The live audio broadcast of the Company’s presentation is available online at the Company’s website at www.ahtreit.com as well as at http://www.corporate-ir.net/ireye/confLobby.zhtml?ticker=AHT&item_id=1071017. The online replay will begin shortly after the presentation ends and will be available for 30 days.
A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. A copy of the Powerpoint slideshow is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and is incorporated by reference.
ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(b) Exhibits
| 99.1 | Press Release of the Company, dated June 2, 2005, announcing the presentation and online simulcast. | |||
| 99.2 | Powerpoint slideshow of the June 8, 2005 presentation. | |||
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: June 8, 2005
| ASHFORD HOSPITALITY TRUST, INC. | ||||
| By:/s/ DAVID A. BROOKS | ||||
| David A. Brooks Chief Legal Officer |