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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, 2007
ASHFORD HOSPITALITY TRUST, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
         
MARYLAND   001-31775   86-1062192
(State of Incorporation)   (Commission File Number)   (I.R.S. 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 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:
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ITEM 7.01 REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE
ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMTENTS AND EXHIBITS
SIGNATURE
Press Release

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ITEM 7.01 REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE
On March 15, 2007, Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that its Board of Directors:
a) declared a common stock dividend for its first quarter ended March 31, 2007, of $0.21 per diluted share, payable April 16, 2007, for shareholders of record on March 31, 2007, and
b) declared a dividend for its first quarter ended March 31, 2007, of $0.5344 per diluted share, for the Company’s 8.55% Series A Cumulative Preferred Stock. This dividend is payable April 16, 2007, for shareholders of record on March 31, 2007, and
A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMTENTS AND EXHIBITS
Exhibit
Number
99.1     Press Release of the Company, dated March 15, 2007, furnished under Item 7.01, announcing the declaration of dividends.

 

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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 16, 2007
         
  ASHFORD HOSPITALITY TRUST, INC.
 		  
  By:   /s/ DAVID A. BROOKS    
  David A. Brooks   
  Chief Legal Officer