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UNITED STATES
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): October 19, 2010
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)
     
14185 Dallas Parkway, Suite 1100
Dallas, Texas
  75254
     
(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 7.01 REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE
On October 19, 2010 Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that it has converted its $1.8 billion interest rate swap to a fixed rate, resulting in locked-in annual interest expense savings of approximately $32 million through March 2013 at no cost.
A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
     
Exhibit    
Number    
 
   
99.1
  Press Release of the Company, dated October 19, 2010, furnished under Item 7.01, announcing the conversion of the $1.8 billion interest rate swap to a fixed rate.

 


 

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 20, 2010
       
 
       
 
  ASHFORD HOSPITALITY TRUST, INC.    
 
       
 
  By: /s/ DAVID A. BROOKS
 
David A. Brooks
   
 
  Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel