Ashford Hospitality Trust Inc filed SEC Form 8-K: Regulation FD Disclosure, Financial Statements and Exhibits
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Real Estate Investment Trusts
Real Estate
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): July 11, 2025
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ITEM 7.01 REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.
On July 11, 2025, Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that its Board of Directors (the “Board”) declared a dividend of $0.5281 per diluted share for the Company’s 8.45% Series D Cumulative Preferred Stock for the third quarter ending September 30, 2025. The dividend is payable on October 15, 2025, to stockholders of record as of September 30, 2025.
The Board declared a dividend of $0.4609 per diluted share for the Company’s 7.375% Series F Cumulative Preferred Stock for the third quarter ending September 30, 2025. The dividend is payable on October 15, 2025, to stockholders of record as of September 30, 2025.
The Board declared a dividend of $0.4609 per diluted share for the Company’s 7.375% Series G Cumulative Preferred Stock for the third quarter ending September 30, 2025. The dividend is payable on October 15, 2025, to stockholders of record as of September 30, 2025.
The Board declared a dividend of $0.46875 per diluted share for the Company’s 7.50% Series H Cumulative Preferred Stock for the third quarter ending September 30, 2025. The dividend is payable on October 15, 2025, to stockholders of record as of September 30, 2025.
The Board declared a dividend of $0.46875 per diluted share for the Company’s 7.50% Series I Cumulative Preferred Stock for the third quarter ending September 30, 2025. The dividend is payable on October 15, 2025, to stockholders of record as of September 30, 2025.
The Board declared a monthly cash dividend for all CUSIPs of the Company’s Series J Redeemable Preferred Stock payable as follows: $0.16667 per share will be paid on August 15, 2025 to stockholders of record as of July 31, 2025; $0.16667 per share will be paid on September 15, 2025 to stockholders of record as of August 29, 2025; and $0.16667 per share will be paid on October 15, 2025 to stockholders of record as of September 30, 2025.
The Board declared a monthly cash dividend for CUSIPs 04410D867, 04410D792, 04410D727 and 04410D651 of the Company’s Series K Redeemable Preferred Stock payable as follows: $0.17500 per share will be paid on August 15, 2025 to stockholders of record as of July 31, 2025; $0.17500 per share will be paid on September 15, 2025 to stockholders of record as of August 29, 2025; and $0.17500 per share will be paid on October 15, 2025 to stockholders of record as of September 30, 2025.
The Board declared a monthly cash dividend for CUSIPs 04410D578, 04410D511, 04410D438 and 04410D362 of the Company’s Series K Redeemable Preferred Stock payable as follows: $0.17292 per share will be paid on August 15, 2025 to stockholders of record as of July 31, 2025; $0.17292 per share will be paid on September 15, 2025 to stockholders of record as of August 29, 2025; and $0.17292 per share will be paid on October 15, 2025 to stockholders of record as of September 30, 2025.
The Board declared a monthly cash dividend for all remaining CUSIPs of the Company’s Series K Redeemable Preferred Stock payable as follows: $0.17083 per share will be paid on August 15, 2025 to stockholders of record as of July 31, 2025; $0.17083 per share will be paid on September 15, 2025 to stockholders of record as of August 29, 2025; and $0.17083 per share will be paid on October 15, 2025 to stockholders of record as of September 30, 2025.
The Board declared a monthly cash dividend for all CUSIPs of the Company’s Series L Redeemable Preferred Stock payable as follows: $0.15625 per share will be paid on August 15, 2025 to stockholders of record as of July 31, 2025; $0.15625 per share will be paid on September 15, 2025 to stockholders of record as of August 29, 2025; and $0.15625 per share will be paid on October 15, 2025 to stockholders of record as of September 30, 2025.
The Board declared a monthly cash dividend for all CUSIPs of the Company’s Series M Redeemable Preferred Stock payable as follows: $0.16042 per share will be paid on August 15, 2025 to stockholders of record as of July 31, 2025; $0.16042 per share will be paid on September 15, 2025 to stockholders of record as of August 29, 2025; and $0.16042 per share will be paid on October 15, 2025 to stockholders of record as of September 30, 2025.
As of June 30, 2025, there were 7,699,923 shares of the Company’s Series J Redeemable Preferred Stock, 747,299 shares of the Company’s Series K Redeemable Preferred Stock, 112,181 shares of the Company’s Series L Redeemable Preferred Stock and 145,232 shares of the Company’s Series L Redeemable Preferred Stock issued and outstanding.
A copy of the Press Release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. The information in this Item 7.01 of this Form 8-K and Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit Number Description
99.1 Press Release of the Company, dated July 11, 2025, furnished under Item 7.01, announcing the declaration of dividends.
104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted in Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| ASHFORD HOSPITALITY TRUST, INC. | ||||||||
| Dated: July 11, 2025 | By: | /s/ Alex Rose | ||||||
| Alex Rose | ||||||||
| Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary | ||||||||