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Get filing alertsAshford Hospitality Trust sells Hyatt Regency Savannah for $157.6M, pays down debt
Filed July 6, 2026 · Period ending June 30, 2026 · ~1 min read
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AHT sold the 351-room Hyatt Regency Savannah for approximately $157.6 million cash (net of selling expenses) on June 30, 2026, and used proceeds to pay down approximately $159 million of mortgage debt secured by 16 hotels.
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The company will recognize a gain on the sale, but cautions that both the gain amount and related tax effects are preliminary estimates and actual results may differ from pro forma financials.
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Summary
Ashford Hospitality Trust completed the sale of its 351-room Hyatt Regency Savannah hotel for approximately $157.6 million in cash after selling expenses. The company immediately applied approximately $159 million to pay down a mortgage loan that was secured by 16 properties including the Savannah hotel. The transaction represents a strategic asset disposition that reduces the company's debt burden.
For retail investors, this sale demonstrates active portfolio management and deleveraging. The company will book a gain on the transaction, though management emphasizes the gain and tax effects disclosed in pro forma financials are preliminary. The debt paydown exceeds the net sale proceeds, suggesting AHT added cash to fully retire this portion of the multi-property mortgage, which should improve the company's balance sheet and reduce interest expense going forward.
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Event · Exhibit 99.1
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The pro forma gain and the related tax effects resulting from the disposition of the Hyatt Savannah are preliminary. Therefore, the actual results may differ from the amounts reflected in the pro forma financial statements.
The 8-K includes unaudited pro forma financials showing the impact of the sale. The pro forma statements reflect a non-recurring gain on the disposition, but the company cautions that both the gain and related tax effects are preliminary estimates and actual results may differ. The pro forma balance sheet assumes the sale closed on March 31, 2026, while the income statements assume a January 1, 2025 close date.
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