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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): March 8, 2006
ASHFORD HOSPITALITY TRUST, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
         
MARYLAND
(State of Incorporation)
  001-31775
(Commission File Number)
  86-1062192
(I.R.S. Employer
        Identification Number)
     
14185 Dallas Parkway, Suite 1100    
Dallas, Texas   75254
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (972) 490-9600
Check the appropriate box if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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ITEM 2.02.   RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
On March 8, 2006, Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for its fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2005. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
The information in this Form 8-K and Exhibits 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.
ITEM 9.01.   FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
             
 
  Exhibits    
 
           
 
    99.1     Fourth Quarter 2005 Earnings Press Release of the Company, dated March 8, 2006.

 


 

SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
         
Dated: March 8, 2006
       
 
       
 
  ASHFORD HOSPITALITY TRUST, INC.    
 
       
 
  By: /s/ DAVID J. KIMICHIK    
 
       
 
  David J. Kimichik    
 
  Chief Financial Officer