Company: BHR-PD
Filing Date: 2025-08-11
Form Type: 10-Q
Source: 0001574085-25-000092
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Company: Braemar Hotels & Resorts Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-08-11
Form: 10-Q
Item: Part I, Item 2
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, insurance claims services, hypoallergenic premium rooms, watersport activities, travel/transportation services and cash management services.

Mr. Monty J. Bennett, chairman of our board of directors and chairman and chief executive officer of Ashford Inc. and his father, Mr. Archie Bennett, Jr. (together, the “Bennetts”), as of June 30, 2025, hold a controlling interest in Ashford Inc. The Bennetts owned approximately 809,937 shares of Ashford Inc. common stock, which represented an approximate 51.5% ownership interest in Ashford Inc., and owned 18,758,600 shares of Ashford Inc. Series D Convertible Preferred Stock, which, along with all unpaid accrued and accumulated dividends thereon, was convertible (at a conversion price of $117.50 per share) into an additional approximate 4,482,564 shares of Ashford Inc. common stock, which if converted as of June 30, 2025, would have increased the Bennetts’ ownership interest in Ashford Inc. to 87.4%. The 18,758,600 shares of Series D Convertible Preferred Stock owned by Mr. Monty J. Bennett and Mr. Archie Bennett, Jr. include 360,000 shares owned by trusts. Additionally, Mr. Monty J. Bennett acquired the right to direct votes, effective March 25, 2025, and as of June 30, 2025 those rights represented approximately 565,000 common shares.

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As of June 30, 2025, Mr. Monty J. Bennett and Mr. Archie Bennett, Jr., together owned approximately 2,825,398 shares of our common stock (including common units, LTIP and performance LTIP units), which represented an approximate 3.8% ownership in the Company.

Recent Developments

On April 1, 2025, Ms. Kellie Sirna was appointed to serve on our board of directors, effective immediately, to serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders of the Company or until her successor is duly elected and qualified. The board of directors has determined that Ms. Sirna is an independent director under NYSE listing standards and the Company’s corporate governance guidelines. 

On May 5, 2025, the Company completed the transition of the 415-room Sofitel Chicago Magnificent Mile from a brand-managed hotel to a franchise structure. Under the franchise structure, the