Reported Earlier, Braemar Hotels & Resorts Confirms Blackwells Capital's Proxy Effort At Ashford Trust Unsuccessful

Braemar Hotels & Resorts Inc. (NYSE:BHR) ("Braemar" or the "Company") today announced that, based on estimated preliminary results, Blackwells Capital LLC's ("Blackwells") withhold proxy campaign at Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc. ("Ashford Trust") proved to be a failure, as only 7% of Ashford Trust's outstanding shares voted on the Blackwells proxy card.  Ashford Trust announced earlier today that seven of its nine nominees received a majority of the votes cast and the remaining two nominees were re-appointed by the Board after the meeting in accordance with Ashford Trust's corporate governance guidelines.