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): August 4, 2005

ASHFORD HOSPITALITY TRUST, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

MARYLAND (State of Incorporation)		001-31775 (Commission File Number)		86-1062192 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

14185 Dallas Parkway, Suite 1100 Dallas, Texas (Address of principal executive offices)		75254 (Zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (972) 490-9600

Check the appropriate box if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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ITEM 7.01. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

On August 4, 2005, Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) held an earnings conference call for its second quarter ended June 30, 2005. A copy of the related Q&A is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. On August 3, 2005, the Company filed a Form 8-K that included the actual earnings release text and supplemental tables. On August 4, 2005, the Company filed a Form 8-K that included the transcript related to this earnings conference call.

ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

          Exhibits

99.1		Second Quarter 2005 Earnings Conference Call Q&A of the Company, dated August 4, 2005.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.