, /PRNewswire/ -- Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc. (NYSE: AHT) ("Ashford Trust" or the "Company") announced today that its Board of Directors (the "Board") declared a dividend of $0.5281 per diluted share for the Company's 8.45% Series D Cumulative Preferred Stock for the fourth quarter ending December 31, 2025. The dividend is payable on January 15, 2026, to stockholders of record as of December 31, 2025. The Board declared a dividend of $0.4609 per diluted share for the Company's 7.375% Series F Cumulative ...

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