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Table of Contents ✓ 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 , 2020 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 ) Maryland ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) 14185 Dallas Parkway Suite 1100 Dallas Texas ( Address of principal executive offices ) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Title of each class Common Stock Preferred Stock , Series D Preferred Stock , Series F Preferred Stock , Series G Preferred Stock , Series H Preferred Stock , Series I ( 972 ) 490-9600 ( Registrant's telephone number , including area code ) Trading Symbol ( s ) AHT AHT - PD AHT - PF AHT - PG AHT - PH AHT - PI Large accelerated filer Non - accelerated filer 86-1062192 ( IRS employer identification number ) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes þ No Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Act . " Yes b No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . þ Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T ( §232.405 of this chapter ) during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) þ Yes No ■ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , a smaller reporting company , or an emerging growth company . See the definitions of " large accelerated filer , " " accelerated filer , " " small reporting company , " and " emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . Accelerated filer Smaller reporting company Emerging growth company 75254 ( Zip code ) Name of each exchange on which registered New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange ✓ If an emerging growth company , indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13 ( a ) of the Exchange Act . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 USC . 7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act ) . Yes p No As of June 30 , 2020 , the aggregate market value of 9,859,295 shares of the registrant's common stock held by non - affiliates was approximately $ 70,987,000 . As of March 11 , 2021 , the registrant had 103,356,082 shares of common stock issued and outstanding . DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Portions of the registrant's definitive Proxy Statement pertaining to the 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders are incorporated herein by reference into Part III of this Form 10 - K .