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.
The Company also announced the transfer of the Company's
possession and control of the hotel properties securing the
$180.7 million KEYS A Loan Pool and
the $174.4 million KEYS B Loan Pool
to a court-appointed receiver. The Company has been fully
cooperating with the servicer for a consensual foreclosure or deed
in lieu of foreclosure on these properties since July 2023.
As a result of the transfer, the Company has no further economic
interest in the operations of these hotels:
KEYS A Loan Pool Hotels:
Courtyard Columbus Tipton Lakes – Columbus, IN
Courtyard Old Town – Scottsdale,
AZ
Residence Inn Hughes Center – Las Vegas,
NV
Residence Inn Phoenix Airport – Phoenix,
AZ
Residence Inn San Jose Newark – Newark,
CA
SpringHill Suites Manhattan Beach – Hawthorne, CA
SpringHill Suites Plymouth Meeting – Plymouth Meeting, PA
KEYS B Loan Pool Hotels:
Courtyard Basking Ridge – Basking Ridge, NJ
Courtyard Newark Silicon Valley – Newark,
CA
Courtyard Oakland Airport – Oakland,
CA
Courtyard Plano Legacy Park – Plano,
TX
Residence Inn Plano – Plano,
TX
SpringHill Suites BWI Airport – Baltimore, MD
TownePlace Suites Manhattan Beach – Hawthorne, CA
"We are pleased with the progress we have made on our
deleveraging plan, including the transfer of the KEYS A&B loan
pool assets to the receiver," said Rob
Hays, Ashford Trust's President and Chief Executive Officer.
"We continue to have several assets in the market at various stages
of the sales process and look forward to providing more updates in
the coming weeks."
Ashford Hospitality Trust is a real estate investment trust
(REIT) focused on investing predominantly in upper upscale,
full-service hotels.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements and assumptions in this press release
contain or are based upon "forward-looking" information and are
being made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking
statements in this press release include, among others, statements
about the Company's strategy and future plans. These
forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties.
When we use the words "will likely result," "may," "anticipate,"
"estimate," "should," "expect," "believe," "intend," "could,"
"plan," or similar expressions, we intend to identify
forward-looking statements. Such statements are subject to numerous
assumptions and uncertainties, many of which are outside of Ashford
Trust's control.
These forward-looking statements are subject to known and
unknown risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results
to differ materially from those anticipated, including, without
limitation: our ability to raise sufficient capital to pay off our
strategic debt; our ability to repay, refinance, or restructure our
debt and the debt of certain of our subsidiaries; anticipated or
expected purchases or sales of assets; our projected operating
results; completion of any pending transactions; our understanding
of our competition; market trends; projected capital expenditures;
the impact of technology on our operations and business; general
volatility of the capital markets and the market price of our
common stock and preferred stock; availability, terms and
deployment of capital; availability of qualified personnel; changes
in our industry and the markets in which we operate, interest rates
or the general economy; and the degree and nature of our
competition. These and other risk factors are more fully discussed
in Ashford Trust's filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
The forward-looking statements included in this press release
are made only as of the date of this press release. Such
forward-looking statements are based on our beliefs, assumptions,
and expectations of our future performance taking into account all
information currently known to us. These beliefs, assumptions, and
expectations can change as a result of many potential events or
factors, not all of which are known to us. If a change occurs, our
business, financial condition, liquidity, results of operations,
plans, and other objectives may vary materially from those
expressed in our forward-looking statements. You should carefully
consider these risks when you make an investment decision
concerning our securities. Investors should not place undue
reliance on these forward-looking statements. The Company can give
no assurance that these forward-looking statements will be attained
or that any deviation will not occur. We are not obligated to
publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether
as a result of new information, future events or circumstances,
changes in expectations, or otherwise, except to the extent
required by law.
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