Business Context and Reporting Period
Company: Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc.
Filing Type: Form 8-K (Current Report)
Date of Report: June 14, 2007
Reporting Period: Second Quarter ended June 30, 2007
Business Context: The filing serves as a Regulation FD disclosure to announce the declaration of dividends for the second quarter of 2007.
Key Financial Metrics
This filing does not contain comprehensive financial statements, revenue, profit, cash flow, margins, debt, or liquidity metrics. The only financial data provided relates to dividend declarations:
- Common Stock Dividend: $0.21 per diluted share.
- Preferred Stock Dividend: $0.5344 per diluted share for the 8.55% Series A Cumulative Preferred Stock.
- Payment Date: July 16, 2007.
- Record Date: June 30, 2007.
Material Changes
The filing does not provide comparative financial data or discuss material changes in operating results versus prior periods. The primary event reported is the Board of Directors' decision to declare the aforementioned dividends.
Guidance, Outlook, and Risks
Management Commentary: The filing incorporates a press release (Exhibit 99.1) announcing the dividend declarations but does not include forward-looking guidance, outlook statements, or specific risk factors within the text of this 8-K.
Unusual Items: None reported in this filing.
Investor Verification Checklist
- Verify the record date of June 30, 2007, to confirm eligibility for the declared dividends.
- Confirm the payment date of July 16, 2007, for cash flow planning.
- Review the attached press release (Exhibit 99.1) for any additional context regarding the dividend policy.
- Note that this filing does not contain quarterly earnings results; investors should refer to the Form 10-Q for the second quarter of 2007 for revenue and profit data.