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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001829126-25-003401"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: null
cik: "0001893311"
company_name: "LUXURBAN HOTELS INC."
filed_at: "2025-05-05T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-22T19:15:57.723177+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Interim CEO Brian Ferdinand to step down; remains chairman after 10-K filing

## Summary
- Began as interim CEO Dec 20, 2024; led restructuring cutting ~$15.5M in liabilities.
- Initiated litigation targeting up to $7.0M recovery; preparing to relaunch Hotel 46.
- No new CEO appointed; operations continue under President Elster and CFO James.
- Ferdinand forwent all compensation to extend operating runway toward profitability.
- Company says reduced footprint and expenses should achieve near-term profitability.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001829126-25-003401
- form_type: 8-K
- cik: 0001893311
- company_name: LUXURBAN HOTELS INC.
- filed_at: 2025-05-05T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1893311/000182912625003401/0001829126-25-003401-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1893311/000182912625003401/luxurban_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001829126-25-003401
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001829126-25-003401.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001829126-25-003401.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Brian Ferdinand changed role as non-executive chairman at LUXURBAN HOTELS INC..
  - Action: transitioned
  - Role: non-executive chairman
  source text: On May 1, 2025, Brian Ferdinand, Interim Chief Executive Officer of LuxUrban Hotels Inc. (the “Company”), notified the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of his intention to transition to non-executive chairman from Interim Chief Executive Officer, effective following the filing of the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1893311/000182912625003401/0001829126-25-003401-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.