Business Context and Reporting Period
Company: Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc.
Filing Type: Form 8-K (Current Report)
Date of Report: December 15, 2004
Reporting Period: Fourth Quarter ended December 31, 2004
Key Financial Metrics
This filing is a Regulation FD disclosure regarding a dividend declaration and does not contain comprehensive financial statements, revenue, profit, cash flow, margin, debt, or liquidity metrics.
- Dividend Declared: Approximately $0.15 per fully-diluted share.
- Record Date: December 31, 2004.
- Payment Date: January 18, 2004 (Note: The filing text explicitly states "January 18, 2004," which appears to be a typographical error in the source document given the report date of December 2004; the intended year is likely 2005).
Material Changes
The filing does not report material changes to financial performance, operations, or capital structure compared to prior periods. The sole material event reported is the Board of Directors' declaration of the quarterly dividend.
Guidance, Outlook, and Risks
The filing contains no management commentary, forward-looking guidance, risk factors, contingencies, or discussion of unusual items beyond the dividend announcement.
Investor Verification Checklist
- Verify the correct dividend payment date, as the source text lists "January 18, 2004" which is chronologically inconsistent with a December 2004 declaration.
- Confirm the exact dividend amount per share in the attached press release (Exhibit 99.48) referenced in the filing.
- Review the company's most recent 10-Q or 10-K for comprehensive financial metrics (revenue, FFO, debt levels) as they are not included in this 8-K.