ITEM 7.01 REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.
On October 7, 2022, Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that its board of directors:
a) declared a dividend for the fourth quarter ending December 31, 2022, of $0.5281 per diluted share, for the Company’s 8.45% Series D Cumulative Preferred Stock. This dividend is payable January 17, 2022 to stockholders of record as of December 30, 2022;
b) declared a dividend for the fourth quarter ending December 31, 2022, of $0.4609 per diluted share, for the Company’s 7.375% Series F Cumulative Preferred Stock. This dividend is payable January 17, 2022 to stockholders of record as of December 30, 2022;
c) declared a dividend for the fourth quarter ending December 31, 2022, of $0.4609 per diluted share, for the Company’s 7.375% Series G Cumulative Preferred Stock. This dividend is payable January 17, 2022 to stockholders of record as of December 30, 2022;
d) declared a dividend for the fourth quarter ending December 31, 2022, of $0.46875 per diluted share, for the Company’s 7.50% Series H Cumulative Preferred Stock. This dividend is payable January 17, 2022 to stockholders of record as of December 30, 2022;
e) declared a dividend for the fourth quarter ending December 31, 2022, of $0.46875 per diluted share, for the Company’s 7.50% Series I Cumulative Preferred Stock. This dividend is payable January 17, 2022 to stockholders of record as of December 30, 2022;
f) declared a monthly cash dividend for the Company's Series J Preferred Stock equal to a quarterly rate of $0.50 per share, payable as follows: $0.1666 per share will be paid on November 15, 2022 to stockholders of record as of October 31, 2022; $0.1666 per share will be paid on December 15, 2022 to stockholders of record as of November 30, 2022; and $0.1666 per share will be paid on January 17, 2023 to stockholders of record as of December 30, 2022; and
g) declared a monthly cash dividend for the Company's Series K Preferred Stock equal to a quarterly rate of $0.5125 per share, payable as follows: $0.1708 per share will be paid on November 15, 2022 to stockholders of record as of October 31, 2022; $0.1708 per share will be paid on December 15, 2022 to stockholders of record as of November 30, 2022; and $0.1708 per share will be paid on January 17, 2023 to stockholders of record as of December 30, 2022.
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.