Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc.

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DALLAS, Oct. 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc. (NYSE: AHT or the "Company") today announced that its advisor, Ashford Inc., has agreed to waive approximately $17 million of advisory fees that would otherwise be earned over the next six months and to purchase 2.5% of the Company's outstanding common stock in the open market each quarter, and that the Company has terminated its at-the-market equity offering program. The fee waiver and the share purchase agreement were approved by the independent members of the Company's Board of Directors.