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Issuer:     ASHFORD HOSPITALITY TRUST INC (AHT)
CIK:        0001232582
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-09-15T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001232582-25-000144
Event type: debt
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.55
Item codes: 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Ashford Hospitality refinances Renaissance Nashville hotel loan with lower rate and extended term
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- New loan: $218.1M, floating at SOFR + 2.26%, interest-only, matures Sept 2030 with extension options.
- Prior loan was $267.2M at SOFR + 3.98%; refinancing reduces annual interest expense by millions.
- Preferred equity upsized by $53.0M; rate of return cut from 14% to 11.14%.
- 673-room Nashville property secures two-year term plus three one-year extension options.
- CEO cites improved financing markets as enabling favorable terms.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1232582/000123258225000144/0001232582-25-000144-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1232582/000123258225000144/aht-20250915.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001232582-25-000144

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