Ashford Hospitality Trust Declares Dividends For Second Quarter Of 2013

DALLAS, June 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ –?Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc. (AHT) today announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.12 per diluted share for the Company’s common stock for the second quarter ending June 30, 2013. The dividend, which equates to an annual rate of $0.48 per share, is payable on July 15, 2013, to shareholders of record as of June 28, 2013.

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, 2013. The dividend, which equates to an annual rate of $2.1375 per share, is payable on July 15, 2013, to shareholders of record as of June 28, 2013.

The Board declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.5281 per diluted share for the Company’s 8.45% Series D Cumulative Preferred Stock for the second quarter ending June 30, 2013. The dividend, which equates to an annual rate of $2.1125 per share, is payable on July 15, 2013, to shareholders of record as of June 28, 2013.

The Board declared a quarterly cash dividend of $ 0.5625 per diluted share for the Company’s 9.00% Series E Cumulative Preferred Stock for the second quarter ending June 30, 2013. The dividend, which equates to an annual rate of $2.25 per share, is payable on July 15, 2013, to shareholders of record as of June 28, 2013.

Ashford 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.