Ashford Hospitality Trust Declares Second Quarter Dividends
June 15 2005 - 6:30PM
PR Newswire (US)
Ashford Hospitality Trust Declares Second Quarter Dividends
Increases Common Dividend for Sixth Consecutive Quarter DALLAS,
June 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc.
(NYSE:AHT) today announced the Board of Directors has declared an
increase in its common stock dividend for the sixth consecutive
quarter. The quarterly dividend of $0.17 per fully diluted common
share, which equates to an annualized dividend of $0.68 per share,
is payable on July 15, 2005, to shareholders of record on June 30,
2005. On an annualized basis the dividend equates to a 6.6%
dividend yield based on the Company's closing price on June 15,
2005. Separately, the Board declared a quarterly cash dividend of
$0.5344 per diluted share for the Company's 8.55% Series A
Cumulative Preferred Stock for the second quarter ending June 30,
2005. The dividend, which equates to an annual rate of $2.1375 per
share, is payable on July 15, 2005, to shareholders of record as of
June 30, 2005. Ashford Hospitality Trust is a self-administered
real estate investment trust focused on investing in the
hospitality industry across all segments and at all levels of the
capital structure, including direct hotel investments, first
mortgages, mezzanine loans and sale-leaseback transactions.
Additional information can be found on the Company's web site at
http://www.ahtreit.com/. Contact: David Kimichik Tripp Sullivan
Chief Financial Officer Corporate Communications, Inc. (972)
490-9600 (615) 254-337 DATASOURCE: Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc.
CONTACT: David Kimichik, Financial Officer of Ashford Hospitality
Trust, Inc., +1-972-490-9600; or Tripp Sullivan of Corporate
Communications, Inc., +1-615-254-3376 Web site:
http://www.ahtreit.com/
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