On June 16, 2020, the board of directors of Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc. appointed J. Robison Hays, III, the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, as a member of the Board, effective immediately, to serve a term ending on the date of the Company’s 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Effective June 16, 2020, the Board also increased the size of the Board from seven to eight members. Mr. Hays will not serve on a Board committee.