SEC Comment Letter for ASHFORD HOSPITALITY TRUST INC (AHT, AHT-PD, AHT-PF, AHT-PG, AHT-PH, AHT-PI) (CIK 0001232582) (AHT) — Apr 10, 2015
ASHFORD HOSPITALITY TRUST INC (AHT, AHT-PD, AHT-PF, AHT-PG, AHT-PH, AHT-PI) (CIK 0001232582)
Date: April 10, 2015 · CIK: 0001232582 · Accession: 0000000000-15-020700
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File numbers found in text: 001-31775
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April 10 , 2015 Via E-mail Mr. David A. Brooks Chief Operating Officer , General Counsel and Secretary Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc. 14185 Dallas Parkway, Suite 1100 Dallas, Texas 75254
Re: Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc. Preliminary Revised Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A Filed April 7 , 2015 File No. 001-31775
Dear Mr. Brooks :
We have reviewed your filing and have the following comments.
General
1. Please disclose that Unite Here intends to run a campaign to vote against all of the company’s nominees for director .
2. Please provide the information required by Item 4(b)(3)(iii) and Item 4(b)(4) of Schedule 14A.
3. Please provide all the information required by Item 5(b) of S chedule 14A.
4. We note your response to prior comment 3. Please supplementally advise us, with a view toward revised disclosure , whether the company will allow the Unite Here proposals to be considered at the annual meeting if the court denies the declaratory relief sought by the company or otherwise finds in favor of Unite Here regarding its counterclaims.
Proposal Number One - Election of Directors, page 5
5. We note your re sponse to prior comment 7. Please revise to refer to the Exchange Act of 1934 .
Mr. David A. Brooks Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc . April 10 , 2015 Page 2 You may contact me at (202) 551 -3589 or Mellissa Campbell Duru, Special Counsel, at (202) 551 -3757 if you have any questions regarding our comments.
Sincerely,
/s/ Tiffany Piland Posil
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April 10 , 2015
Via E-mail
Mr. David A. Brooks
Chief Operating Officer , General Counsel and
Secretary
Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc.
14185 Dallas Parkway, Suite 1100
Dallas, Texas 75254
Re: Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc.
Preliminary Revised Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A
Filed April 7 , 2015
File No. 001-31775
Dear Mr. Brooks :
We have reviewed your filing and have the following comments.
General
1. Please disclose that Unite Here intends to run a campaign to vote against all of the company’s
nominees for director .
2. Please provide the information required by Item 4(b)(3)(iii) and Item 4(b)(4) of Schedule
14A.
3. Please provide all the information required by Item 5(b) of S chedule 14A.
4. We note your response to prior comment 3. Please supplementally advise us, with a view
toward revised disclosure , whether the company will allow the Unite Here proposals to
be considered at the annual meeting if the court denies the declaratory relief sought by
the company or otherwise finds in favor of Unite Here regarding its counterclaims.
Proposal Number One - Election of Directors, page 5
5. We note your re sponse to prior comment 7. Please revise to refer to the Exchange Act of
1934 .
Mr. David A. Brooks
Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc .
April 10 , 2015
Page 2
You may contact me at (202) 551 -3589 or Mellissa Campbell Duru, Special Counsel, at
(202) 551 -3757 if you have any questions regarding our comments.
Sincerely,
/s/ Tiffany Piland Posil
Tiffany Piland Posil
Special Counsel
Office of Mergers and Acquisitions
cc: Via E -mail
Richard M. Brand, Esq.
Kirkland & Ellis LLP