Braemar Hotel & Resorts IncAl Shams, Braemar's largest shareholder, is launching a proxy fight to nominate a majority slate and change control of the board, citing a governance maneuver.

Al Shams Investments Limited, the largest shareholder of Braemar Hotels & Resorts Inc., has announced its intention to nominate a full slate of independent directors sufficient to change control of the board, following what it calls an extraordinarily short nomination window set by the company. In a letter to shareholders, Al Shams criticized Braemar's announcement of the September 14 deadline just before a holiday weekend as a governance maneuver designed to keep shareholders off guard. The Bermuda-based investment firm, which holds 6,513,000 shares of Braemar common stock, plans to present five nominees who, if elected, will work to safeguard shareholder interests. Al Shams and Wafic Rida Said are the participants in the proxy solicitation, and they will file a definitive proxy statement with the SEC.
Braemar Hotel & Resorts IncAl Shams, Braemar's largest shareholder, is launching a proxy fight to nominate a majority slate and change control of the board, citing a governance maneuver.
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Braemar PlcAl Shams is acting to safeguard shareholder interests by nominating five independent directors to change control of Braemar's board.