Company: NXDT
Filing Date: 2025-02-21
Form Type: 425
Source: 0001437749-25-004752
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Company: NEXPOINT DIVERSIFIED REAL ESTATE TRUST
Filing Date: 2025-02-21
Form: 425
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Filed by NexPoint Diversified Real Estate Trust
pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act of 1933
Subject Company: NexPoint Diversified Real Estate Trust
Commission File No.: 001-32921
File No. of Related Registration Statement: 333 284099

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

<div align='center'>NexPoint Hospitality Trust Announces Election of Trustees and Approval of Merger Transaction</div>

DALLAS and TORONTO, February 21, 2025 -- NexPoint Hospitality Trust (“NHT” or the “REIT”) (TSX-V: NHT.U) today announced the results of its annual and special meeting of unitholders (the “Meeting”). All of the nominees listed in the management information circular (the “Circular”) prepared in connection with the Meeting were elected as trustees. Detailed results of the vote for the election of trustees held at the Meeting are set out below:

| Nominee       |  Votes For | % Votes For | Votes Withheld | % Votes Withheld |
| James Dondero | 25,531,080 | 99.29%      |        183,299 | 0.71%            |
| Neil Labatte  | 25,714,379 | 100.00%     |              0 | 0.00%            |
| Graham Senst  | 25,714,379 | 100.00%     |              0 | 0.00%            |
| Jerry Patava  | 25,714,379 | 100.00%     |              0 | 0.00%            |

Resolutions were passed by a majority of minority votes represented at the Meeting authorizing and approving certain amendments to the convertible promissory notes issued by (i) NHT between September 2019 and June 2021; and (ii) CDOR Option Sub, LLC, on October 30, 2020 and December 22, 2020. MNP LLP was also re-appointed as NHT’s auditor to hold office until the next annual meeting of unitholders.

At the Meeting, resolutions were also passed approving certain transactions (the “Transaction Resolution”) contemplated in the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated November 22, 2024 (the “Merger Agreement”) among, inter alia, NHT and NexPoint Diversified Real Estate Trust (“NXDT”), pursuant to which NHT will be dissolved and