Ashford Hospitality Trust Inc filed SEC Form 8-K: Regulation FD Disclosure, Financial Statements and Exhibits
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Real Estate Investment Trusts
Real Estate
UNITED STATES
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): January 13, 2026
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ITEM 7.01 REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.
On January 13, 2026, Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that it has extended its Highland mortgage loan secured by 18 hotels. As a condition to the extension, the loan was paid down by $10 million to a current balance of $723.6 million, or approximately 65% of appraised value, and has a final maturity date of July 9, 2026.
Additionally, to preserve the Company’s liquidity position as it evaluates strategic alternatives, preferred dividends have been suspended, including dividends previously declared for recordholders of the Company’s Series D, F, G, H, I, J, K, L and M preferred stock as of December 31, 2025, and payable on January 15, 2026. The Company intends to pay the previously declared but unpaid dividends as soon as reasonably practicable. Any accrued but unpaid dividends will accrue in accordance with the terms outlined in the applicable governing documents for each series of preferred stock. The Company will continue to evaluate potential future dividends on a quarterly basis.
A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. 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.
(d) Exhibits
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104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted in Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| ASHFORD HOSPITALITY TRUST, INC. | ||||||||
| Dated: January 13, 2026 | By: | /s/ Jim Plohg | ||||||
| Jim Plohg | ||||||||
| Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary | ||||||||