DALLAS, April 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Ashford Hospitality
Trust, Inc. (NYSE: AHT) ("Ashford Trust" or the "Company")
announced today that it has successfully refinanced a mortgage loan
with an existing outstanding balance totaling approximately
$972 million. The previous
mortgage loan that was refinanced was the Highland Pool loan with a
final maturity date in April 2021. The new loan totals
$985 million and is expected to
result in annual interest savings of approximately $11 million.
The new mortgage loan has a two-year initial term and five
one-year extension options, subject to the satisfaction of certain
conditions. The loan is interest only and provides for a
floating interest rate of LIBOR + 3.20%. The loan is secured
by twenty-two hotels: Courtyard Boston Downtown, Courtyard
Denver, Courtyard Gaithersburg, Courtyard Savannah, Hampton Inn
Parsippany, Hilton Parsippany, Hilton Tampa, Hilton Garden Inn
Austin, Hilton Garden Inn BWI, Hilton Garden Inn Virginia Beach,
Hyatt Windwatch Long Island, Hyatt
Savannah, Marriott DFW Airport, Marriott Omaha, Marriott San Antonio, Marriott Sugarland,
Renaissance Palm Springs, Ritz-Carlton Atlanta, Residence Inn
Tampa, Churchill, Melrose and
Silversmith.
"This refinancing is a successful continuation of our recent
debt capital market strategies to create shareholder value by
extending our loan maturity schedule as well as significantly
lowering our spread, which we expect to result in substantial
interest expense savings," said Douglas A.
Kessler, Ashford Trust's President and Chief Executive
Officer. "Our five most recent financings have capitalized on the
attractive lending market and we believe will result in
approximately $31 million of combined
annual interest savings compared to the prior loan
agreements. We will continue to look for additional
opportunities to enhance our operational performance and
value."
Ashford Hospitality Trust is a real estate investment trust
(REIT) focused on investing opportunistically in the hospitality
industry in upper upscale, full-service hotels.
Ashford has created an Ashford App for the hospitality REIT
investor community. The Ashford App is available for free
download at Apple's App Store and
the Google Play Store by searching "Ashford."
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contain or are based upon "forward-looking" information and are
being made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These
forward-looking statements are subject to risks and
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forward-looking statements. Such statements are subject to
numerous assumptions and uncertainties, many of which are outside
Ashford Trust's control.
These forward-looking statements are subject to known and
unknown risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results
to differ materially from those anticipated, including, without
limitation: timing of closing of the transaction and
satisfaction of conditions to closing, general volatility of the
capital markets and the market price of our common stock; changes
in our business or investment strategy; availability, terms and
deployment of capital; availability of qualified personnel; changes
in our industry and the market in which we operate, interest rates
or the general economy; and the degree and nature of our
competition. These and other risk factors are more fully
discussed in Ashford Trust's filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.
The forward-looking statements included in this press release
are only made as of the date of this press release. Investors
should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking
statements. We are not obligated to publicly update or revise
any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new
information, future events or circumstances, changes in
expectations or otherwise.
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SOURCE Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc.