Business Context and Reporting Period
Company: Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc.
Filing Type: Form 8-K (Current Report)
Date of Report: October 25, 2013
Reporting Period: Third Quarter ended September 30, 2013
Event: Disclosure of an earnings conference call held on October 25, 2013, pursuant to Regulation FD.
Key Financial Metrics
This filing serves as a disclosure of the earnings conference call and does not contain specific financial data tables. The text references a separate Form 8-K filed on October 24, 2013, which included the actual earnings release text and supplemental tables. Consequently, specific values for revenue, profit, cash flow, margins, debt, and liquidity are not provided in this document.
Material Changes
The filing does not detail specific material changes in financial performance or operations. It solely confirms the occurrence of the Q3 2013 earnings conference call and the availability of the Q&A transcript as Exhibit 99.1.
Guidance, Outlook, and Risks
Management Commentary: The content of the management commentary is contained within the attached Exhibit 99.1 (Third Quarter 2013 Earnings Conference Call Q&A), which is not included in the text of this filing.
Legal Disclaimer: The information in this Form 8-K and its exhibits 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 expressly set forth by specific reference.
Investor Verification Checklist
- Review the Form 8-K filed on October 24, 2013, for the official earnings release and financial tables.
- Access Exhibit 99.1 of this filing to read the full Q&A transcript from the October 25, 2013, conference call.
- Verify that the conference call details align with the previously filed earnings release.