Sotherly Hotels

SOHO

MEMPHIS, Tenn. and LOS ANGELES and WILLIAMSBURG, Va.

WILLIAMSBURG, Va., Jan. 22, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sotherly Hotels Inc. (Nasdaq: SOHO) (“Sotherly” or the “Company”) today announced that the stockholders of the Company voted to approve the merger (the “Merger”) of the Company with KW Kingfisher LLC, a joint venture led and sponsored by affiliates of Kemmons Wilson Hospitality Partners, LP, with Ascendant Capital Partners LP serving as a strategic joint venture partner (collectively, the “Joint Venture”), under which the Joint Venture entity will acquire all outstanding shares of Sotherly common stock.

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NEW YORK , Oct. 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Class Action Attorney Juan Monteverde  with Monteverde & Associates PC  (the "M&A Class Action Firm"), has recovered millions of dollars for shareholders and is recognized as a Top 50 Firm in the 2024 ISS Securities Class Action Services Report. The firm is headquartered at the Empire State Building in New York City and is investigating Sotherly Hotels Inc. (NASDAQ: SOHO) related to its sale to KW Kingfisher LLC.

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Halper Sadeh LLC, an investor rights law firm, is investigating whether the sale of Sotherly Hotels Inc. (NASDAQ: SOHO) to KW Kingfisher LLC for $2.25 per share in cash is fair to Sotherly shareholders. Halper Sadeh encourages Sotherly shareholders to click here to learn more about their legal rights and options or contact Daniel Sadeh or Zachary Halper at (212) 763-0060 or sadeh@halpersadeh.com or zhalper@halpersadeh.com. The investigation concerns whether Sotherly a.

WILLIAMSBURG, Va., Oct. 27, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sotherly Hotels Inc. (NASDAQ: SOHO) (the “Company”) today announced that it is deferring payment of its previously announced dividends for its Series B Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series C Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock, and Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock that were to be paid November 20, 2025, to shareholders of record as of October 31, 2025. In connection with that payment deferral, the October 31, 2025 record date for each of those series of preferred stock has been cancelled. The Company is also suspending future preferred stock dividends.

Shareholders should contact the firm immediately as there may be limited time to enforce your rights Shareholders should contact the firm immediately as there may be limited time to enforce your rights

WILLIAMSBURG, Va., Oct. 27, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sotherly Hotels Inc. (Nasdaq: SOHO) (“Sotherly” or the “Company”) today announced that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement (the “Merger Agreement”) with a joint venture led and sponsored by affiliates of Kemmons Wilson Hospitality Partners, LP (“KWHP”), with Ascendant Capital Partners LP (“Ascendant”) serving as a strategic joint venture partner (collectively, the “Joint Venture”), under which the Joint Venture entity, KW Kingfisher LLC, will acquire all outstanding shares of Sotherly common stock for $2.25 per share in cash (the “Merger Consideration”).