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EXHIBIT 99.1
NEWS RELEASE
Contact: | David Kimichik | Deric Eubanks | Elise Chittick | Scott Eckstein |
Chief Financial Officer | SVP – Finance | Investor Relations | Financial Relations Board | |
(972) 490-9600 | (972) 490-9600 | (972) 778-9487 | (212) 827-3766 | |
ASHFORD PRIME DECLARES FIRST QUARTERLY DIVIDEND
FOR FOURTH QUARTER OF 2013 AND ISSUES GUIDANCE FOR 2014 DIVIDENDS
DALLAS, December 16, 2013 -- Ashford Hospitality Prime, Inc. (NYSE: AHP) (“Ashford Prime” or the “Company”) announced today that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.05 per diluted share for the Company’s common stock for the fourth quarter ending December 31, 2013. The dividend is payable on January 15, 2014, to shareholders of record as of December 31, 2013.
The Board also approved the Company's dividend policy for 2014. The Company expects to pay a quarterly cash dividend of $0.05 per share for 2014, or $0.20 per share on an annualized basis. The Company believes a conservative approach is appropriate given the recent spin-off from Ashford Hospitality Trust, and the Board will continue to review its dividend policy on a quarter-to-quarter basis. The adoption of a dividend policy does not commit the Board of Directors to declare future dividends or the amount thereof.
Ashford Hospitality Prime is a conservatively capitalized real estate investment trust (REIT) focused on investing in high RevPAR full-service and urban select-service hotels and resorts located predominantly in domestic and international gateway markets.
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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. 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," or similar expressions, we intend to identify forward-looking statements. Such statements are subject to numerous assumptions and uncertainties, many of which are outside Ashford Prime'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: general volatility of the capital markets and the market price of our common stock; changes in our business or investment strategy; availability, terms and deployment of capital; availability of qualified personnel; changes in our industry and the market 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 Prime's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The forward-looking statements included in this press release are only made as of the date of this press release. Investors should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. 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.
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