Ownership Submission
FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Ansell Benjamin J MD
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ASHFORD HOSPITALITY TRUST INC [AHT] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
14185 DALLAS PARKWAY, SUITE 1100		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
06/18/2018
(Street)

DALLAS, TX 75254		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock               52,800 D  
Common Stock               103,200 I By Ansell Family Trust
Common Stock               15,313.307 I By Benjamin J. Ansell, as Trustee FBO of Benjamin Ansell GST Trust under Agreement dated 1/2/2003

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Special Limited Partnership Units (1) $ 0 (1) 06/18/2018   A(2)   12,839     (1)   (3) Common Stock (1) (1) $ 0.05 (4) 27,700 (6) D  
Common Limited Partnership Units (5) $ 0 (5)               (5)   (3) Common Stock (5) (5)   38,288 (7) (8) D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Ansell Benjamin J MD
14185 DALLAS PARKWAY
SUITE 1100
DALLAS, TX 75254		   X      

Signatures

 /s/ BENJAMIN J. ANSELL, MD   06/20/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Special long-term incentive partnership units ("LTIP Units") in Ashford Hospitality Limited Partnership, the Issuer's operating subsidiary ("Subsidiary"). Vested LTIP Units, upon achieving parity with the Common Limited Partnership Units of the Subsidiary ("Common Units"), are convertible into Common Units at the option of the Reporting Person. See Footnote 5 discussing the convertibility of Common Units.
(2) The LTIP Units reported herein were issued as an annual award under the Issuer's 2011 Stock Incentive Plan after the Reporting Person's re-election to the Issuer's Board of Directors.
(3) Neither the LTIP Units nor the Common Units have an expiration date.
(4) Per LTIP Unit purchase price.
(5) Common Units are redeemable for cash or, at the option of the Issuer, convertible into shares of the Issuer's common stock based on a conversion ratio described in the Subsidiary Agreement Amendment (as defined below), which, on June 18, 2018, was 1.0 shares of the Issuer's common stock for each Common Unit.
(6) Includes adjustment from number of units previously reported from 16,151 to 14,861 to give effect to the adoption of Amendment No. 5 to the Seventh Amended and Restated Agreement of the Limited Partnership dated December 13, 2017 (the "Subsidiary Agreement Amendment"), which was adopted for the purpose of creating additional common partnership units of the Subsidiary and the recapitalization of the Common Units so that the Conversion Factor (as defined in the Subsidiary Agreement Amendment) became 1.0.
(7) Reflects the aggregate number of Common Units currently beneficially owned by the Reporting Person, some of which may have been converted from LTIP Units by the Reporting Person since the Reporting Person's most recent Form 4 or Form 5 filing. See Footnote 5 discussing the convertibility of the Common Units.
(8) Includes adjustment from number of units previously reported from 41,611 to 38,288 to give effect to the Subsidiary Agreement Amendment as further discussed in Footnote 6.

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