"Meet the Shareholder Value Destroyers" Exposes Board's Governance Failings and Ensuing Value Destruction Recommends Stockholders Vote AGAINST the Election of Chairman Monty Bennett and Other Members of the Board on the GOLD Proxy Card Today Encourages Stockholders to Review Blackwells' Latest Presentation and Other Important Materials at http://www.montymustgo.com/ NEW YORK, May 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Blackwells Capital LLC and Blackwells Onshore I LLC (together, "Blackwells") collectively own 1,000 ...

Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc. (NYSE:AHT) Q1 2024 Earnings Conference Call May 8, 2024 11:00 AM ET Company Participants Jordan Jennings - Vice President-Investor Relations Rob Hays - President and Chief Executive Officer Deric Eubanks - Chief Financial Officer Chris Nixon - Executive Vice President and Head-Asset Management Conference Call Participants Jonathan Jenkins - Oppenheimer & Company Operator Thank you for standing by. My name is Greg, and I will be your conference operator today. At this time, I ...

Chief Financial Officer Investor Relations Financial Relations Board EXHIBIT 99.1 NEWS RELEASE Contact: Deric Eubanks Jordan Jennings Joe Calabrese (972) 490-9600 (972) 778-9487 (212) 827-3772 ASHFORD TRUST REPORTS FIRST QUARTER 2024 RESULTS DALLAS – May 7, 2024 – Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc. (NYSE: AHT) ("Ashford Trust" or the "Company") today reported financial results and performance measures for the first quarter ended March 31, 2024. The comparable performance measurements for Occupancy, Average Dai ...

Urges Stockholders to Send a Strong Message to Hold Ashford's Board Accountable for Persistent Value Destruction and Governance Failures Recommends Stockholders Vote AGAINST the Election of Chairman Monty Bennett and Other Members of the Board on the GOLD Proxy Card Today Encourages Stockholders to Review Blackwells' Presentation Regarding the Failures at Ashford at BlackwellsCap.com/public-markets NEW YORK, May 02, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Blackwells Capital LLC and Blackwells Onshore I LLC (together, "Bla ...

DALLAS, April 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc. (NYSE: AHT) ("Ashford Trust" or the "Company") today announced its preliminary expectations for net income attributable to common stockholders, Adjusted EBITDAre, and Adjusted FFO for the first quarter ended March 31, 2024. The Company reported today a preliminary estimated range of net income attributable to common stockholders of approximately $66.4 million to $68.4 million or $0.59 to $0.61 per share, a preliminary estimated range of ...

DALLAS, April 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc. (NYSE: AHT) ("Ashford Trust" or the "Company") today announced that it has closed on the sale of the 85-room Hampton Inn in Lawrenceville, Georgia for $8.1 million ($95,300 per key).  The sale price represented a 6.0% capitalization rate on trailing 12-month net operating income through March 2024.  All of the net proceeds from the sale will be used for general corporate purposes including paying down the Company's strategic financing. T ...

DALLAS, April 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc. (NYSE: AHT) ("Ashford Trust" or the "Company") today announced that Rob Hays, the current President and Chief Executive Officer of Ashford Trust, will be stepping down effective June 30, 2024 after nearly 20 years of dedicated service to the Company. The Company's current Senior Vice President of Corporate Finance & Strategy, Stephen Zsigray, will succeed him at that time to become Ashford Trust's President and Chief Executive Officer. M ...

DALLAS, April 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc. (NYSE: AHT) ("Ashford Trust" or the "Company") today announced that it has closed on the sale of the 390-room Hilton Boston Back Bay in Boston, Massachusetts for $171 million ($438,000 per key).  All of the proceeds from the sale were used for debt reduction including approximately $68 million to pay down the Company's strategic financing. "We are pleased to announce the closing of the sale of the Hilton Boston Back Bay for a very attrac ...

Company Performance - Ashford Hospitality Trust expects to report an occupancy rate of approximately 67% for Q1 2024, with an Average Daily Rate (ADR) of about $191, resulting in a Revenue Per Available Room (RevPAR) of approximately $128, reflecting a decrease of about 1% compared to Q1 2023 [1] - For January 2024, Comparable RevPAR increased by approximately 2.1% compared to January 2023, while February 2024 saw a decrease of about 0.3% versus February 2023, and March 2024 experienced a decline of approximately 3.7% compared to March 2023 [1] Management Commentary - The company benefits from increased corporate and group demand, although March operating results were soft due to the Easter Holiday shift, with expectations for marked improvement in April [2] - The company is focused on paying off strategic corporate financing and has made meaningful progress towards its deleveraging plan, believing that its high-quality, geographically diverse portfolio is well-positioned to outperform in 2024 [2] Financial Instruments - As of March 31, 2024, the company has 4,353,138 shares of Series J non-traded preferred stock and 262,060 shares of Series K non-traded preferred stock outstanding, raising approximately $114.6 million in gross proceeds since the offering commenced in Q3 2022 [2]

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-K ☑ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 OR ☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from ___________ to __________ Commission file number: 001-31775 ASHFORD HOSPITALITY TRUST, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) 86-1062192 (IRS employer id ...