Business Context and Reporting Period
Company: Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc.
Filing Type: Form 8-K (Current Report)
Date of Report: September 15, 2014
Reporting Period: Third Quarter ending September 30, 2014
This filing serves as a Regulation FD disclosure announcing the Board of Directors' declaration of dividends for the third quarter of 2014.
Key Financial Metrics
The filing does not provide comprehensive financial statements, revenue, profit, cash flow, margins, debt, or liquidity metrics. The only financial data disclosed relates to dividend declarations:
- Common Stock Dividend: $0.12 per diluted share.
- 8.55% Series A Cumulative Preferred Stock Dividend: $0.5344 per diluted share.
- 8.45% Series D Cumulative Preferred Stock Dividend: $0.5281 per diluted share.
- 9.00% Series E Cumulative Preferred Stock Dividend: $0.5625 per diluted share.
Payment Details: All dividends are payable on October 15, 2014, to shareholders of record as of September 30, 2014.
Material Changes
This filing does not contain comparative financial data or analysis of material changes versus prior periods. It strictly reports the declaration of quarterly dividends.
Guidance, Outlook, and Risks
The filing contains no management commentary, forward-looking guidance, risk factors, or discussion of contingencies beyond the standard disclosure of the dividend declaration. No unusual items were reported in this specific document.
Investor Verification Checklist
- Verify the record date of September 30, 2014, to confirm eligibility for the declared dividends.
- Confirm the payment date of October 15, 2014, for cash flow planning.
- Review the attached press release (Exhibit 99.1) for any additional context not included in the 8-K summary.
- Consult the company's most recent 10-Q or 10-K for full financial performance metrics, as this 8-K does not provide them.