On May 6, 2024, Blackwells Capital LLC announced that it has launched a website, www.MontyMustGo.com, to communicate with the stockholders of Ashford Hospitality Trust Inc in connection with the Company?s 2024 annual meeting of stockholders, and on May 3, 2024, sent a letter to representatives of the Company demanding that the Board immediately investigate Monty Bennett?s improper actions and the potential breaches of fiduciary duty and/or other wrongdoings related to The Dallas Express, Blackwells urged the Board to consider how Bennett?s and the Dallas Express?s actions are impacting stockholder confidence, and thus, negatively impacting Company?s value, the Company is inviting scrutiny by the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to whether the Dallas Express is an undisclosed proxy participant.