8-K
filed May 15, 2026, 4:16 PM ET
ticker AHT
CIK 0001232582
other material
confidence high
sentiment negative
materiality 0.15
Ashford Hospitality Trust fails to elect any director; board retains all nominees despite majority 'against' votes
ASHFORD HOSPITALITY TRUST INC
- All six director nominees received majority against votes; e.g., Monty Bennett had 529,791 for, 1,774,505 against.
- Board declined to accept resignations; nominees continue serving per Corporate Governance Guidelines evaluation.
- Advisory vote on executive compensation failed: 463,623 for, 1,807,515 against.
- Amendment No. 6 to 2021 Stock Incentive Plan not approved: 587,906 for, 1,662,867 against.
- Auditor BDO USA ratified: 2,648,938 for, 759,700 against, 386,364 abstain.
Key facts
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
ASHFORD HOSPITALITY TRUST INC shareholders approved Ratify the appointment of BDO USA, P.C. as independent auditors at the 2026-05-12 meeting.
- Proposal
- auditor ratification
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-05-12
Exact text from the filing
Proposal Three – To ratify the appointment of BDO USA, P.C., a national public accounting firm, as the Company’s independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026. This proposal was approved by the votes indicated below: For Against Abstain 2,648,938 759,700 386,364
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
ASHFORD HOSPITALITY TRUST INC shareholders rejected Approve Amendment No. 6 to the Company’s 2021 Stock Incentive Plan at the 2026-05-12 meeting.
- Proposal
- equity plan
- Outcome
- failed
- Meeting
- 2026-05-12
Exact text from the filing
Proposal Four – To approve Amendment No. 6 to the Company’s 2021 Stock Incentive Plan. This proposal was not approved by the votes indicated below: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 587,906 1,662,867 57,058 1,487,171
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
ASHFORD HOSPITALITY TRUST INC shareholders rejected Advisory approval of the Company’s executive compensation at the 2026-05-12 meeting.
- Proposal
- say on pay
- Outcome
- failed
- Meeting
- 2026-05-12
Exact text from the filing
Proposal Two – To obtain advisory approval of the Company’s executive compensation. This proposal was not approved by the votes indicated below: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 463,623 1,807,515 36,693 1,487,171
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
ASHFORD HOSPITALITY TRUST INC shareholders rejected To elect six nominees to the board of directors at the 2026-05-12 meeting.
- Proposal
- director election
- Outcome
- failed
- Meeting
- 2026-05-12
Exact text from the filing
Proposal One – To elect six nominees to the board of directors of the Company (the “Board”) to hold office until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified: Name For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes Monty J. Bennett 529,791 1,774,505 3,535 1,487,171 Amish Gupta 552,043 1,734,308 21,480 1,487,171 David W. Johnson 548,169 1,734,359 25,303 1,487,171 Frederick J. Kleisner 399,372 1,881,937 26,522 1,487,171 Sheri L. Pantermuehl 546,161 1,741,399 20,271 1,487,171 Stephen Zsigray 583,393 1,704,089 20,349 1,487,171
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