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Dear Fellow Shareholder, 
Dear Fellow Shareholder, 

Dear Fellow Shareholder, 

Dear Fellow Shareholder,

including  Braemar.    By  December,  many  of  the 
lodging  REITs  were  trading  at  52-week  lows 
or  worse.    We  responded  by  initiating  a  share 
buyback  program  and  reinstating  our  common 
equity  dividend  to  demonstrate  our  confidence 
in the company and its outlook.  The share price 
responded in kind.

While  many  of  our  peers  spent  the  year  stuck 
on  the  sidelines  with  their  private  equity 
brethren, we viewed this time as an opportunity 
to  expand  our  footprint  through  acquisitions.   
Utilizing attractively priced capital raised from our 
non-traded preferred equity offering, we moved 
opportunistically  to  acquire  the  Ritz-Carlton 
Dorado Beach and the Four Seasons Scottsdale at 
Troon North at enticing valuations.

Looking forward, Braemar has emerged from the 
pandemic  even  bigger  and  stronger  and  ready 
to  deliver  superior  stockholder  returns.    We  are 
excited about the opportunities that lie ahead.
Thank you for joining us on this journey.

Sincerely,

Richard J. Stockton
President & Chief Executive Officer

Not  only  was  2022  characterized  by  impressive 
internal growth from our existing properties, but 
it was also noteworthy for achieving the highest 
dollar  volume  of  acquisitions  in  the  Company’s 
history.    With  over  $450  million  in  acquisitions 
in two fantastic resort assets, our predominantly 
luxury  hotel  portfolio  was  further  reinforced  as 
the  most  sought  after  amongst  lodging  REITs. 
Furthermore,  our  balance  of  resorts  and  urban 
properties  has  continued  to  serve  us  well  as  the 
urban segment is now also following the strong 
resurgence that we have seen in our luxury resorts 
over the past two years.

Although the year started off slowly with the fear 
of another virus variant haunting the industry in 
January and February, soon it was apparent that 
these  fears  were  overblown  and  the  industry 
would overcome this minor obstacle.  Travel and 
tourism quickly resumed and the lodging industry 
began  a  dramatic  surge  through  the  balance  of 
2022.  The lodging industry posted performance 
exceeding pre-pandemic levels as flight schedules 
were  reinstated  and  cruise  ships  started  sailing 
again.  Growth was in full gear.

While supply chains were reconnecting and labor 
shortages  replenishing,  economists  also  realized 
that  we  were  all  going  to  have  to  pay  for  the 
historic levels of stimulus that had been pumped 
into  the  economy  –  in  the  form  of  excessively 
high inflation.  The Fed acted swiftly and began 
a historically fast interest rate hiking program to 
quell  this  inflation,  resulting  in  higher  variable 
interest  rates,  depressed  corporate  profits  and 
a  corresponding  correction  in  the  stock  market, 
layoffs,  and  predictions  of  a  2023  recession.  
Furthermore,  higher  interest  rates  meant  that 
the  hotel  debt  capital  markets  froze  –  at  least 
temporarily  –  and  only  reopened  with  lower 
advance  rates  and  higher  interest  costs.    But 
to  our  benefit,  this  significantly  tamped  down 
buying competition from private equity investors 
in our sector.

However,  this  higher  cost  of  capital  also  spelled 
bad  news  for  the  share  prices  of  lodging  REITs, 
resulting in compressing equity trading multiples 
to  all-time  lows.    So,  despite  solid  top  line 
performance  and  enduring  margins,  the  stock 
market  all  but  abandoned  the  lodging  sector, 

 
 
 
 
  
Gallery

The Ritz-Carlton Lake Tahoe 
Truckee, CA

The Notary Hotel
Philadelphia, PA

The Capital Hilton 
Washington, DC

 Hotel Yountville
Yountville, CA

Bardessono Hotel and Spa
Yountville, CA

The Ritz-Carlton Reserve Dorado Beach 
Dorado, Puerto Rico

Mr. C Beverly Hills
Beverly Hills, CA

Park Hyatt Beaver Creek
Beaver Creek, CO

The Ritz-Carlton St. Thomas 
St. Thomas, USVI

Pier House Resort 
Key West, FL

The Ritz-Carlton Sarasota 
Sarasota, FL

 Sofitel Chicago Magnificent Mile
Chicago, IL

The Clancy 
San Francisco, CA

Marriott Seattle
Seattle, WA

Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines
La Jolla, CA

Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale at Troon North 
Scottsdale, AZ

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

☑

ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022

OR

☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from _______  to ________ 

Commission file number: 001-35972
BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

46-2488594
(IRS employer identification number)

14185 Dallas Parkway
Suite 1200
Dallas
Texas
(Address of principal executive offices)

75254
(Zip code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

(972) 490-9600
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Title of each class
Common Stock
Preferred Stock, Series B
Preferred Stock, Series D

Trading Symbol(s)
BHR
BHR-PB
BHR-PD

Name of each exchange on which registered
New York Stock Exchange
New York Stock Exchange
New York Stock Exchange

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

None

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. ¨	 Yes 
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. ¨	 Yes 

 þ	No
 þ	No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such 
filing requirements for the past 90 days.  þ	
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 
of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such 
files) 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or 
an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “small reporting company,” and “emerging growth 
company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

¨	No

¨	No

þ	

Yes

Yes

Large accelerated filer

Non-accelerated filer

☐

☐

Accelerated filer

Smaller reporting company

Emerging growth company

☑

☐

☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any 
new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal 
control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 USC. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that 
prepared or issued its audit report. ☑
If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in 
the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements.¨
Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation 
received by any of the registrant’s executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to §240.10D-1(b). ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).  ☐
Yes 
As of June 30, 2022, the aggregate market value of 68,535,894 shares of the registrant’s common stock held by non-affiliates was 
approximately $294,019,000.
As of March 8, 2023, the registrant had 66,032,496 shares of common stock outstanding.

þ	No

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Portions of the registrant’s definitive Proxy Statement pertaining to the 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders are incorporated herein by reference 
into Part III of this Form 10-K.

BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS INC.
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2022
INDEX TO FORM 10-K

PART I

Item 1.

Business.........................................................................................................................................................

Item 1A. Risk Factors...................................................................................................................................................

Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments .........................................................................................................................

Item 2.

Item 3.

Properties.......................................................................................................................................................

Legal Proceedings .........................................................................................................................................

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures................................................................................................................................

PART II

Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity 

Securities .......................................................................................................................................................

Item 6.

Reserved ........................................................................................................................................................

Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations .......................

Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk ......................................................................

Item 8.

Item 9.

Financial Statements and Supplementary Data .............................................................................................

Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure .......................

Item 9A. Controls and Procedures................................................................................................................................

Item 9B. Other Information..........................................................................................................................................

Item 9C. Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections

PART III

Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance............................................................................

Item 11. Executive Compensation...............................................................................................................................

Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters .....

Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence..............................................

Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services .......................................................................................................

PART IV

Item 15. Financial Statement Schedules and Exhibits.................................................................................................

Item 16. Form 10-K Summary ....................................................................................................................................

SIGNATURES

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As used in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, unless the context otherwise indicates, the references to “we,” “us,” “our,” 
the  “Company”  or  “Braemar”  refer  to  Braemar  Hotels  &  Resorts  Inc.,  a  Maryland  corporation,  and,  as  the  context  may 
require,  its  consolidated  subsidiaries,  including  Braemar  Hospitality  Limited  Partnership,  a  Delaware  limited  partnership, 
which  we  refer  to  as  “our  operating  partnership”  or  “Braemar  OP.”  “Our  TRSs”  refers  to  our  taxable  REIT  subsidiaries, 
including  Braemar  TRS  Corporation,  a  Delaware  corporation,  which  we  refer  to  as  “Braemar  TRS,”  and  its  subsidiaries, 
together with the two taxable REIT subsidiaries that lease our two hotels held in a consolidated joint venture and are wholly-
owned  by  the  joint  venture  and  the  U.S.  Virgin  Islands’  (“USVI”)  taxable  REIT  subsidiary  that  owns  The  Ritz-Carlton  St. 
Thomas hotel. “Ashford Trust” or “AHT” refers to Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc., a Maryland corporation, and, as the context 
may require, its consolidated subsidiaries, including Ashford Hospitality Limited Partnership, a Delaware limited partnership 
and Ashford Trust’s operating partnership, which we refer to as “Ashford Trust OP.” “Ashford Inc.” refers to Ashford Inc., a 
Nevada corporation and, as the context may require, its consolidated subsidiaries. “Ashford LLC” or “our advisor” refers to 
Ashford Hospitality Advisors LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a subsidiary of Ashford Inc. “Premier” refers to 
Premier  Project  Management  LLC,  a  Maryland  limited  liability  company  and  a  subsidiary  of  Ashford  LLC.  “Remington 
Lodging”  refers  to  Remington  Lodging  &  Hospitality,  LLC,  a  Delaware  limited  liability  company  and  a  hotel  management 
company that was owned by Mr. Monty J. Bennett, chairman of our board of directors, and his father, Mr. Archie Bennett, Jr., 
chairman emeritus of Ashford Trust before its acquisition by Ashford Inc. on November 6, 2019. “Remington Hotels” refers to 
the same entity after the acquisition was completed, resulting in Remington Lodging & Hospitality, LLC becoming a subsidiary 
of Ashford Inc. 

This  Annual  Report  on  Form  10-K  contains  registered  trademarks  that  are  the  exclusive  property  of  their  respective 
owners, which are companies other than us, including Marriott International®, Hilton Worldwide®, Sofitel®, Four Seasons®, 
Hyatt® and Accor®.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Throughout this Annual Report on Form 10-K and documents incorporated herein by reference, we make forward-looking 
statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements are generally identifiable by use of forward-
looking 
terminology  such  as  “may,”  “will,”  “should,”  “potential,”  “intend,”  “expect,”  “anticipate,”  “estimate,” 
“approximately,”  “believe,”  “could,”  “project,”  “predict,”  or  other  similar  words  or  expressions.  Additionally,  statements 
regarding the following subjects are forward-looking by their nature:

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the factors discussed in this Annual Report under the sections entitled “Risk Factors,” “Management’s Discussion and 
Analysis  of  Financial  Condition  and  Results  of  Operations,”  “Business,”  and  “Properties,”  as  updated  in  our 
subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and other filings under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended 
(the “Exchange Act”);

our business and investment strategy;

anticipated or expected purchases or sales of assets;

our projected operating results;

completion of any pending transactions;

our understanding of our competition;

projected capital expenditures; and

the impact of technology on our operations and business.

Such forward-looking statements are based on our beliefs, assumptions and expectations of our future performance taking 
into account all information currently known to us. These beliefs, assumptions, and expectations can change as a result of many 
potential  events  or  factors,  not  all  of  which  are  known  to  us.  If  a  change  occurs,  our  business,  financial  condition,  liquidity, 
results of operations, plans, and other objectives may vary materially from those expressed in our forward-looking statements. 
You  should  carefully  consider  this  risk  when  you  make  an  investment  decision  concerning  our  securities.  Additionally,  the 
following factors could cause actual results to vary from our forward-looking statements:

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“Management’s  Discussion  and  Analysis  of  Financial  Condition  and  Results  of  Operations,”  “Business,”  and 
“Properties,” as updated in our subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and other filings under the Exchange Act;

rising interest rates and inflation;

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our ability to raise sufficient capital and/or take other actions to improve our liquidity position or otherwise meet our 
liquidity requirements;

general volatility of the capital markets and the market price of our common and preferred stock;

general business and economic conditions affecting the lodging and travel industry;

changes in our business or investment strategy;

availability, terms and deployment of capital;

unanticipated increases in financing and other costs;

changes in our industry and the markets in which we operate, interest rates, or local economic conditions; 

the degree and nature of our competition;

actual and potential conflicts of interest with Ashford Trust, Ashford Inc. and its subsidiaries (including Ashford LLC, 
Remington Hotels and Premier) and our executive officers and our non-independent director;

changes in personnel of Ashford LLC or the lack of availability of qualified personnel;

changes in governmental regulations, accounting rules, tax rates and similar matters;

legislative and regulatory changes, including changes to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) 
and related rules, regulations and interpretations governing the taxation of REITs; 

limitations imposed on our business and our ability to satisfy complex rules in order for us to qualify as a REIT for 
U.S. federal income tax purposes; and 

future sales and issuances of our common stock or other securities might result in dilution and could cause the price of 
our common stock to decline.

When considering forward-looking statements, you should keep in mind the risk factors and other cautionary statements in 
this  Annual  Report  on  Form  10-K.  The  matters  summarized  under  “Item  1A.  Risk  Factors,”  and  elsewhere,  could  cause  our 
actual results and performance to differ significantly from those contained in our forward-looking statements. Accordingly, we 
cannot  guarantee  future  results  or  performance.  Readers  are  cautioned  not  to  place  undue  reliance  on  any  of  these  forward-
looking statements, which reflect our views as of the date of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Furthermore, we do not intend 
to update any of our forward-looking statements after the date of this Annual Report on Form 10-K to conform these statements 
to actual results and performance, except as may be required by applicable law.

PART I

Item 1. Business

Our Company

We  are  an  externally-advised  Maryland  corporation  formed  in  2013  that  invests  primarily  in  high  revenue  per  available 
room (“RevPAR”) luxury hotels and resorts. High RevPAR, for purposes of our investment strategy, means RevPAR of at least 
twice the then-current U.S. national average RevPAR for all hotels as determined by STR, LLC. Two times the U.S. national 
average RevPAR was approximately $187 for the year ended December 31, 2022. We have elected to be taxed as a REIT under 
the  Code  beginning  in  the  year  ended  December  31,  2013.  We  conduct  our  business  and  own  substantially  all  of  our  assets 
through our operating partnership, Braemar OP.

We operate in the direct hotel investment segment of the hotel lodging industry. As of March 8, 2023, we owned interests 
in 16 hotel properties in seven states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands with 4,181 total 
rooms, or 3,946 net rooms, excluding those attributable to our joint venture partner. The hotel properties in our current portfolio 
are  predominantly  located  in  U.S.  urban  and  resort  locations  with  favorable  growth  characteristics  resulting  from  multiple 
demand generators. We own 14 of our hotel properties directly, and the remaining two hotel properties through an investment 
in a majority-owned consolidated joint venture entity.

We are advised by Ashford LLC, a subsidiary of Ashford Inc., through an advisory agreement. All of the hotel properties 
in  our  portfolio  are  currently  asset-managed  by  Ashford  LLC.  Asset  management  functions  include  acquisition,  renovation, 
financing and disposition of assets, operational accountability of managers, budget review, capital expenditures and property-
level strategies as compared to the day-to-day management of our hotel properties, which is performed by our hotel managers. 
We  do  not  have  any  employees.  All  of  the  advisory  services  that  might  be  provided  by  employees  are  provided  to  us  by 
Ashford LLC.

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We do not operate any of our hotel properties directly; instead, we employ hotel management companies to operate them 
for us under management contracts. Remington Hotels, a subsidiary of Ashford Inc., manages four of our 16 hotel properties. 
Third-party management companies manage the remaining hotel properties.

Ashford  Inc.  also  provides  other  products  and  services  to  us  or  our  hotel  properties  through  certain  entities  in  which 
Ashford  Inc.  has  an  ownership  interest.  These  products  and  services  include,  but  are  not  limited  to,  design  and  construction 
services,  debt  placement  and  related  services,  audio  visual  services,  real  estate  advisory  and  brokerage  services,  insurance 
claims services, hypoallergenic premium rooms, watersport activities, travel/transportation services, mobile key technology and 
broker-dealer services. See note 15 to our consolidated financial statements.

As  of  December  31,  2022,  Mr.  Monty  J.  Bennett  and  Mr.  Archie  Bennett,  Jr.,  together  owned  approximately  610,246 
shares of Ashford Inc. common stock, which represented an approximate 19.6% ownership interest in Ashford Inc., and owned 
18,758,600 shares of Ashford Inc. Series D Convertible Preferred Stock, which, along with all unpaid accrued and accumulated 
dividends thereon, is convertible (at a conversion price of $117.50 per share) into an additional approximate 4,145,385 shares of 
Ashford  Inc.  common  stock,  which  if  converted  as  of  December  31,  2022  would  have  increased  the  Bennetts’  ownership 
interest in Ashford Inc. to approximately 65.5%, provided that prior to August 8, 2023, the voting power of the holders of the 
Ashford Inc. Series D Convertible Preferred Stock is limited to 40% of the combined voting power of all of the outstanding 
voting securities of Ashford Inc. entitled to vote on any given matter. The 18,758,600 shares of Series D Convertible Preferred 
Stock owned by Mr. Monty J. Bennett and Mr. Archie Bennett, Jr. include 362,959 shares owned by trusts.

As of December 31, 2022, Mr. Monty J. Bennett, chairman of our board of directors and his father, Mr. Archie Bennett, Jr., 
together owned approximately 4,553,919 common shares of the Company (including common units, long-term incentive plan 
(“LTIP”) units and performance LTIP units), which represented an approximate 5.8% ownership in the Company.

Our Investment and Growth Strategies

Our  principal  business  objectives  are  to  generate  attractive  returns  on  our  invested  capital  and  long-term  growth  in  cash 

flow to maximize total returns to our stockholders. To achieve our objectives, we pursue the following strategies:

Focused  Investment  Strategy.  Our  strategy  is  to  invest  in  premium-branded  and  high-quality  independent  luxury  hotels 
and  resorts  that  are  anticipated  to  generate  RevPAR  at  least  twice  the  average  RevPAR  for  the  U.S.  lodging  industry,  as 
determined by STR, LLC and are located predominantly in North America.

We intend to concentrate our investments in markets where we believe there are significant growth opportunities, taking 
into  consideration  the  risk  of  additional  supply.  In  determining  anticipated  RevPAR  for  a  particular  asset,  we  may  take  into 
account forecasts and other considerations, including without limitation, conversions or repositioning of assets, capital plans, 
brand  changes  and  other  factors  which  may  reasonably  be  forecasted  to  raise  RevPAR  after  stabilization.  Stabilization  with 
respect to a hotel, after the completion of an initiative such as a capital plan, conversion or change of brand name or change of 
the business mix or other operating characteristics, is generally expected to occur within 12 to 24 months after the completion 
of the related renovation, repositioning or brand change.

In  connection  with  this  investment  strategy,  we  frequently  evaluate  opportunities  to  acquire  additional  hotel  properties, 
either through direct ownership, joint ventures, partnership participation or similar arrangements. We may use cash or debt or 
issue common units or other securities of ours or our operating partnership, Braemar OP, or our other subsidiaries as currency 
for  a  transaction.  Some  or  all  of  these  acquisitions,  if  completed,  may  be  material  to  our  company,  individually  or  in  the 
aggregate. We may, from time to time, be party to letters of intent, term sheets and other non-binding agreements relating to 
potential  acquisitions.  We  cannot  assure  you  that  we  will  enter  into  definitive  acquisition  agreements  with  respect  to  any 
potential acquisitions.

Active Asset Management Strategy. We rely on Ashford LLC to asset-manage the hotel properties in our portfolio, and 
will rely on Ashford LLC to asset-manage any hotel properties we may acquire in the future, to help maximize the operating 
performance,  cash  flow  and  value  of  each  hotel.  Asset  management  is  intended  to  include  actively  “managing”  the  hotel 
managers  and  holding  them  accountable  to  drive  top  line  and  bottom-line  operating  performances.  Ashford  LLC  aims  to 
achieve this goal by benchmarking each asset’s performance compared to similar hotel properties within our portfolio. Ashford 
LLC also closely monitors all hotel operating expenses, as well as third-party vendor and service contracts. If expense levels are 
not  commensurate  with  the  property  revenues,  Ashford  LLC  works  with  the  property  manager  to  implement  cost-cutting 
initiatives.  Ashford  LLC  is  also  very  active  in  evaluating  and  proposing  improved  strategies  for  the  sales,  marketing  and 
revenue management initiatives of the property manager as well as its ability to drive ancillary hotel revenues (e.g., spa, food 
and beverage, parking, and Internet). In addition to supervising and directing the property manager, Ashford LLC works with 
the  brands  and  management  companies  to  negotiate  favorable  franchise  agreement  and  hotel  management  agreement  terms. 

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Ashford LLC also actively participates in brand advisory committee meetings to provide feedback and input on new hotel brand 
initiatives.

Disciplined Capital Allocation Strategy. We intend to pursue a disciplined capital allocation strategy for the acquisition, 
operation, disposition and financing of assets in our portfolio and those that we may acquire in the future. Ashford LLC utilizes 
its extensive industry experience and capital markets expertise to influence the timing of capital deployment and recycling, and 
we may selectively sell hotel properties that are no longer consistent with our investment strategy or as to which returns appear 
to  have  been  maximized.  To  the  extent  we  sell  hotel  properties,  we  generally  intend  to  redeploy  the  capital  into  investment 
opportunities that we believe will achieve higher returns or buy back our common stock or other securities.

Our Hotels

As of March 8, 2023, we own interests in a high-quality, geographically diverse portfolio of 16 hotel properties located in 
seven states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. Our properties have 4,181 total rooms, 
or  3,946  net  rooms,  excluding  those  attributable  to  our  joint  venture  partner.  All  of  the  hotel  properties  in  our  portfolio  are 
generally located in markets that exhibit strong growth characteristics resulting from multiple demand generators. Nine of the 
16 hotel properties in our portfolio operate under premium brands affiliated with Marriott International, Inc. (“Marriott”) and 
Hilton Worldwide, Inc. (“Hilton”). One hotel property is managed by Accor Management US Inc. (“Accor”), one is managed 
by Hyatt Corporation (“Hyatt”), one is managed by Four Seasons Hotels Limited (“Four Seasons”) and four hotel properties are 
managed  by  Remington  Hotels,  a  subsidiary  of  Ashford  Inc.  The  material  terms  of  these  hotel  management  agreements  are 
described  below  in  “Certain  Agreements—Hotel  Management  Agreements.”  Each  of  our  hotel  properties  is  encumbered  by 
loans  as  described  in  “Management’s  Discussion  and  Analysis  of  Financial  Condition  and  Results  of  Operations—
Indebtedness.” For the year ended December 31, 2022, approximately 79% of the rooms revenue was generated by transient 
business, approximately 19% was generated by group sales and 2% was generated by contract sales.

The  following  table  sets  forth  additional  information  for  our  hotel  properties  (dollars  in  thousands,  except  ADR  and 

RevPAR) for the year ended December 31, 2022:

Year Ended December 31, 2022

Hotel Property
Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines(2)..................... La Jolla, CA
Capital Hilton .............................................. Washington, D.C.

Location

Marriott Seattle Waterfront ......................... Seattle, WA

The Clancy .................................................. San Francisco, CA

The Notary Hotel......................................... Philadelphia, PA
The Ritz-Carlton Lake Tahoe (3).................. Truckee, CA
The Ritz-Carlton Sarasota ........................... Sarasota, FL

Sofitel Chicago Magnificent Mile............... Chicago, IL

Pier House Resort & Spa............................. Key West, FL
Bardessono Hotel and Spa (4)....................... Yountville, CA
The Ritz-Carlton St. Thomas ...................... St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin 

Islands

Park Hyatt Beaver Creek Resort & Spa ...... Beaver Creek, CO

Hotel Yountville.......................................... Yountville, CA

Mr. C Beverly Hills Hotel  .......................... Los Angeles, CA
The Ritz-Carlton Reserve Dorado Beach (5) Puerto Rico
Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale (6)............... Scottsdale, AZ
Total / Weighted Average (7) ....................

  276 

 100 %

 74.47 %   617.66 

  459.97 

Total
Rooms

%

Owned Occupancy

Hotel
EBITDA (1)
 77.25 % $  250.95  $  193.87  $  13,162  $  17,328 

Hotel
Net Income

RevPAR

ADR

394

550

361

410

499

170

 75 %

 75 %

 100 %

 100 %

 100 %

 100 %

415

142

65

180

190

80

143
96

210

 100 %

 100 %

 100 %

 100 %

 100 %

 100 %

 100 %
 100 %

 100 %

 65.17 %   228.36 

  148.82 

 56.88 %   286.14 

  162.75 

 70.05 %   298.91 

  209.38 

 55.92 %   218.34 

  122.10 

 57.60 %   736.50 

  424.40 

 65.36 %   250.78 

  163.92 

 74.81 %   707.12 

  529.03 

 63.96 %  1,257.56 

  804.31 

1,125 

3,790 

(2,872) 

(505) 

5,020 

17,641 

2,226 

12,377 

4,488 

 73.81 %  1,204.88 

  889.30 

18,920 

 60.58 %   601.05 

  364.13 

 54.06 %   906.82 

  490.21 

 74.26 %   347.57 
 63.53 %  1,928.50 

  258.10 
 1,225.27 

 45.15 %  1,056.99 

  477.19 

5,668 

2,547 

(1,390) 
7,583 

933 

10,174 

9,217 

8,354 

7,673 

11,383 

30,377 

8,288 

18,115 

9,127 

30,137 

13,620 

6,958 

3,157 
14,887 

1,710 

  4,181 

 65.62 % $  451.56  $  296.30  $  90,713  $  200,505 

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(1)  See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for a reconciliation of 
Hotel EBITDA by property. We own the Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines and the Capital Hilton in a joint venture. The Hotel EBITDA represents the total 
amount for each hotel during our period of ownership, not our pro rata amount based on our ownership percentage.

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(2)  Subject to a ground lease that expires in 2067. The ground lease contains one extension option of either 10 or 20 years dependent upon capital investment 

spend during the lease term.

(3)  The above information, excluding Hotel EBITDA, does not include the operations of the voluntary rental program with respect to condominium units not 

owned by the Company.

(4)  Subject to a ground lease that initially expires in 2065. The ground lease contains two 25-year extension options, at our election.
(5)  The above information, excluding Hotel EBITDA, does not include the operations of the voluntary rental program with respect to the residential units not 

owned by the Company. The results of the Ritz-Carlton Reserve Dorado Beach are included from March 11, 2022 through December 31, 2022. 

(6)  The results of the Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale are included from December 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022.
(7)  Calculated on a portfolio basis for the 16 hotel properties in our portfolio as of December 31, 2022.

Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines, La Jolla, California

We own a 75% partnership interest in Ashford HHC Partners III LP, which is subject to a ground lease in the Hilton La 
Jolla Torrey Pines expiring in 2067. CHH Torrey Pines Hotel Partners LP, a subsidiary of Ashford HHC Partners III LP, leases 
the Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines hotel to CHH Torrey Pines Tenant Corp. The remaining 25% partnership interest in Ashford 
HHC Partners III LP is owned by Park Hotels & Resorts, Inc. The hotel opened in 1989 and is comprised of 394 guest rooms, 
including  232  king  rooms,  152  queen/queen  rooms  and  10  suites.  Approximately  $32.3  million  has  been  spent  on  capital 
expenditures since the acquisition of the hotel by Ashford HHC Partners III LP in 2007, which has included lobby, restaurant, 
meeting space and room renovations.

The  hotel’s  location  attracts  all  three  major  demand  segments:  corporate  transient,  group  meetings  and  leisure  transient. 
The  famous  Torrey  Pines  Golf  Course,  located  on  the  property’s  western  boundary,  appeals  to  each  demand  segment  and 
provides exclusive tee times to guests staying at the hotel. Nearly every room has a private balcony or patio with ocean, garden 
or golf course views. In addition to the attraction of the golf course, the hotel is located within walking distance of the Torrey 
Pines State Nature Reserve with access to a number of outdoor activities and Pacific Ocean beaches. Numerous hospitals and 
research facilities are located within close proximity of the hotel.

Additional property highlights include:

•  Meeting Space: Approximately 60,000 square feet of event space, including:

• 

• 

• 

21,000 square feet of function space in 21 rooms to accommodate up to 1,500 people;

over 32,000 square feet of outdoor function space; and

the 6,203 square foot Fairway Pavilion Ballroom overlooking the 18th fairway of Torrey Pines Golf Course South 
Course.

•  Food and Beverage: The Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines hosts the Torreyana Grille and Lounge, an all-purpose, three-
meal  restaurant  with  205  seats  and  the  Horizons  Coffee  Cafe.  Both  outlets  overlook  the  golf  course  and  the  Pacific 
Ocean.

•  Other  Amenities:  The  hotel  has  a  fitness  center,  outdoor  pool,  outdoor  whirlpool,  tennis  courts,  basketball  court, 

business center, lush gardens and pathways, valet parking and a gift shop.

Location  and  Access.  The  hotel  is  located  near  the  Pacific  Ocean  in  a  secluded  area  of  the  famous  Torrey  Pines  Golf 

Course. The hotel is approximately 17 miles from the San Diego International Airport.

Operating  History.  The  following  table  shows  certain  historical  information  regarding  the  Hilton  La  Jolla  Torrey  Pines 

since 2020:

Year Ended December 31,
2021

2020

2022

Rooms ...................................................................................................................................................
Occupancy.............................................................................................................................................
ADR ...................................................................................................................................................... $  250.95 
RevPAR ................................................................................................................................................ $  193.87 

394 
 77.3 %

394 
 57.8 %

394 
 37.8 %

$  203.63 
$  117.70 

$  175.17 
$  66.29 

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Selected Financial Information. The following tables show certain selected financial information regarding the Hilton La 

Jolla Torrey Pines since 2020 (dollars in thousands):

Total Revenue ...................................................................................................................................... $  49,076 
Rooms Revenue ...................................................................................................................................
  27,880 
Hotel net income ..................................................................................................................................
  13,162 
Hotel net income margin......................................................................................................................
Hotel EBITDA(1)..................................................................................................................................
Hotel EBITDA Margin (1) ....................................................................................................................

  17,328 

 26.8 %

 35.3 %

2022

Year Ended December 31,
2021
$  25,816 
  16,927 
1,915 

2020
$  15,389 
9,559 
(4,013) 

 7.4 %

6,235 

 24.2 %

 (26.1) %
353 
 2.3 %

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(1)  See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for a 
reconciliation of net income (loss) to Hotel EBITDA by property. We own the Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines in a joint venture. The Hotel 
EBITDA  amount  for  this  hotel  represents  the  total  amount  for  this  hotel,  not  our  pro  rata  amount  based  on  our  75%  ownership 
percentage.

Capital Hilton, Washington, D.C.

We own a 75% partnership interest in Ashford HHC Partners III LP, which has a fee simple interest in the Capital Hilton. 
CHH Capital Hotel Partners LP, a subsidiary of Ashford HHC Partners III LP, leases the Capital Hilton to CHH Capital Tenant 
Corp. The remaining 25% partnership interest in Ashford HHC Partners III LP is owned by Park Hotels & Resorts, Inc. The 
hotel opened in 1943 and is comprised of 550 guest rooms, including 283 king rooms, 94 queen/queen rooms, 90 double/double 
rooms, 81 single queen rooms and two parlor suites. Approximately $77.0 million has been spent on capital expenditures since 
the acquisition of the hotel by Ashford HHC Partners III LP in 2007, which has included renovations to the guest rooms, public 
space, meeting space, lobby and restaurant.

The  hotel  is  strategically  located  at  16th  and  K  Street,  in  close  proximity  to  the  White  House  and  other  government 
facilities. The hotel has significant historical connotations and is located near numerous Washington, D.C. attractions including 
the National Mall. The offices of a number of legal firms and national associations are located within walking distance of the 
property.

Additional property highlights include:

•  Meeting Space: Approximately 31,000 square feet of contiguous meeting space located on the same floor.

•  Food and Beverage: The Capital Hilton hosts (i) the Northgate Grill, a full service restaurant with 130 seats and (ii) the 

Statler Lounge, a lobby bar with 72 seats.

•   Other Amenities: The hotel has a health club, gift shop, business center and valet parking.

Location and Access. The hotel is conveniently located in the center of Washington, D.C., north of the White House and 
near the National Mall and numerous tourist attractions. By virtue of its size and clear signage, it is visible from both directions 
on 16th street. The hotel is approximately five miles from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

Operating History. The following table shows certain historical information regarding the Capital Hilton since 2020:

Year Ended December 31,
2021

2020

2022

Rooms ..................................................................................................................................................
Occupancy............................................................................................................................................
ADR ..................................................................................................................................................... $  228.36 
RevPAR ............................................................................................................................................... $  148.82 

550 
 65.2 %

550 
 30.5 %

550 
 19.2 %

$  159.77 
$  48.68 

$  197.00 
$  37.73 

Selected  Financial  Information.  The  following  tables  show  certain  selected  financial  information  regarding  the  Capital 

Hilton since 2020 (dollars in thousands):

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Total Revenue ...................................................................................................................................... $  45,113 
Rooms Revenue ...................................................................................................................................
  29,877 
Hotel net income ..................................................................................................................................
1,125 
Hotel net income margin......................................................................................................................
Hotel EBITDA(1)..................................................................................................................................
Hotel EBITDA Margin (1) ....................................................................................................................

  10,174 

 2.5 %

 22.6 %

2022

Year Ended December 31,
2021
$  13,929 
9,773 
  (11,082) 

2020
$  12,718 
7,595 
  (12,722) 

 (79.6) %

(3,342) 

 (24.0) %

 (100.0) %
(5,076) 

 (39.9) %

__________________
(1)  See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for a 
reconciliation of net income (loss) to Hotel EBITDA by property. We own the Capital Hilton in a joint venture. The Hotel EBITDA 
amount for this hotel represents the total amount for this hotel, not our pro rata amount based on our 75% ownership percentage.

Marriott Seattle Waterfront, Seattle, Washington

Our  subsidiary,  Ashford  Seattle  Waterfront  LP,  owns  a  fee  simple  interest  in  the  Marriott  Seattle  Waterfront.  The  hotel 
opened in 2003 and is comprised of 348 guest rooms and 13 suites, including 204 king rooms, 155 double/double rooms and 
two Murphy beds. About half of the hotel’s guest rooms have water views overlooking Elliott Bay with the remaining guest 
rooms having partial water views. Approximately $34.2 million has been spent on capital expenditures since the acquisition of 
the hotel in 2007. Capital improvements in 2017 included the relocation of the M Club from the eighth floor to the lobby level, 
which  recaptured  three  guest  rooms.  A  transformative  guest  room  and  corridor  renovation  occurred  in  2022  which  included 
case goods, flooring, wall covering, soft goods, lighting, and bathrooms.

The hotel is located on the Seattle Waterfront within walking distance of Pike Place Market, a unique retail experience and 
a  major  Seattle  tourist  attraction.  Numerous  food  vendors  providing  locally  produced  food,  retail  shops  offering  a  variety  of 
merchandise and the original Starbucks Coffee Shop complement the venue. The Seattle Great Wheel, one of the tallest Ferris 
wheels in the western United States, and the Seattle Aquarium are located along Alaskan Way, which is in close proximity to 
the hotel. The hotel is also located directly across from the Pier 66 cruise terminal, a strong leisure demand generator during the 
six-month long cruise season.

Additional property highlights include:

•  Meeting Space: Approximately 18,000 square feet of meeting space.

•  Food and Beverage: The Marriott Seattle Waterfront hosts: (i) Hook and Plow, a full-service restaurant with 192 seats; 

(ii) Lobby Bar/Library with 120 seats; and (iii) the “Market” offering snacks, drinks and sundry items.

•    Other  Amenities:  The  hotel  has  a  fitness  center,  indoor/outdoor  connected  pool,  business  center,  guest  laundry 

facilities, valet parking and three electric vehicle charging stations.

Location and Access. The hotel is conveniently located on the Seattle waterfront, just off of the Alaskan Way S. exit from 

Highway 99 N. The hotel is approximately 13 miles from the Seattle/Tacoma International Airport.

Operating History. The following table shows certain historical information regarding the Marriott Seattle Waterfront since 

2020:

Year Ended December 31,
2021

2020

2022

Rooms ..................................................................................................................................................
Occupancy............................................................................................................................................
ADR ..................................................................................................................................................... $  286.14 
RevPAR ............................................................................................................................................... $  162.75 

361 
 56.9 %

361 
 52.2 %

361 
 20.7 %

$  219.51 
$  114.64 

$  205.12 
$  42.41 

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Selected  Financial  Information.  The  following  tables  show  certain  selected  financial  information  regarding  the  Marriott 

Seattle Waterfront since 2020 (dollars in thousands):

Total Revenue ...................................................................................................................................... $  26,385 
Rooms Revenue ...................................................................................................................................
  21,445 
Hotel net income ..................................................................................................................................
3,790 
Hotel net income margin......................................................................................................................
Hotel EBITDA (1).................................................................................................................................
Hotel EBITDA Margin (1).........................................................................................................
__________________
(1)  See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for a 

 (85.5) %

 (24.7) %

(1,733) 

 14.4 %

 34.9 %

 19.4 %

9,217 

3,557 

2022

Year Ended December 31,
2021
$  18,315 
  15,105 
(293) 
 (1.6) %

2020
$  7,021 
5,604 
(6,001) 

reconciliation of net income (loss) to Hotel EBITDA by property.

The Clancy, San Francisco, California

Our subsidiary, Ashford San Francisco II LP, owns a fee simple interest in The Clancy. The hotel opened in 2001 and is 
comprised of 410 guest rooms, including 196 king rooms, 184 queen/queen rooms and 30 suites. Approximately $76.4 million
has been spent on capital expenditures since the acquisition of the hotel in 2007, which included a restaurant renovation, a guest 
room soft goods renovation and a meeting space renovation. In early 2017, the hotel began an extensive custom designed guest 
room renovation. As part of this renovation we increased the room count from 405 to 410 rooms utilizing former conference 
suites. The new guest rooms reflect the hotel’s ideal location in the new and evolving SoMa district. Bold vibrant colors with 
calming  grey  undertones  mimic  the  stunning  visual  beauty  expressed  in  the  iconic  city  of  San  Francisco.  Innovative  smart 
technology combined with comfort and luxury provide travelers with an intriguing and unique experience.

On October 1, 2020, we announced the opening of The Clancy, a conversion of the Courtyard San Francisco Downtown 
into a full service hotel within Marriott’s Autograph Collection®. The conversion included a complete redesign of the lobby, 
front  desk,  food  and  beverage  outlets,  meeting  spaces,  public  areas  and  the  façade.  The  custom  designed  guest  rooms  are 
commensurate with an upper upscale brand. Adding a few additional amenities and accessories completed their transition to an 
Autograph Collection Hotel. The reimaged public space and modern guest rooms elevate The Clancy within the upper upscale 
market. 

The hotel is located conveniently downtown in the heart of the SoMa district of San Francisco. The hotel is located near 
numerous  high  tech  businesses  and  attractions,  including  the  Moscone  Convention  Center,  Transbay  Transit  Center,  Oracle 
Park, Union Square and the Metreon Complex.

Additional property highlights include:
•  Meeting  Space:  Approximately  9,900  square  feet  of  indoor  meeting  space  and  nearly  1,000  square  feet  of  private 
outdoor  reception  areas.  In  2022,  we  converted  the  former  indoor  swimming  pool  space  into  an  approximate  1,200 
square foot meeting room, which includes an outdoor balcony space overlooking the Block 9 Courtyard. Located on 
the second floor adjacent to the majority of the hotel’s meeting space, this new meeting room will allow the hotel to 
capture additional groups while providing much greater flexibility to the group meeting guests. 

•  Food and Beverage: The transformed food and beverage outlets at The Clancy include completely reconfigured spaces 
to meet the requirements of today’s discerning traveler. The Seven Square Tap Room, open for breakfast, lunch, dinner 
and cocktails, seats 118. The dining area seats 78. The bar and lounge area seats six at the bar and 34 in the lounge. 
The Lobby Lounge is configured with a bar, couches, small tables and a community table, seats 43 guests including 10 
at the bar, 10 at the community table and 23 in various other seating configurations. The Radiator Coffee Salon, open 
for breakfast and light lunches seats 35 patrons at tables and stadium style seating. An exterior sales window allows 
the outlet to capture business from local residents and office commuters. Two exterior venues are available for both 
group and transient guests: the original outdoor courtyard, renamed Block 9 and a completely new space, the Parklet. 
Block  9  includes  a  fire  pit  and  has  been  redesigned  to  be  flexible  enough  to  offer  overflow  seating  for  the  Lobby 
Lounge and for private receptions. Total seating in Block 9 encompasses 56 seats in lounge, table and stadium seating 
configurations. The Parklet is completely covered and can be used for small receptions and outdoor seating.

•  Other  Amenities:  The  hotel  has  a  fully  equipped  1,400  square  foot  fitness  center.  In  2022  we  expanded  the  fitness 
center  by  approximately  600  square  feet.  SOMA  Mercantile,  a  gift  shop  of  approximately  100  square  feet  contains 
food, beverage and retail items unique to San Francisco, along with national brand favorites. Valet parking is available 
in a two level subterranean garage.

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•

Original Art: During the conversion process, we commissioned two new outdoor murals, located in Block 9 and the 
Parklet and two sculptures, one located on a lobby wall and one on the exterior of the building. The hotel’s original art 
piece,  a  globe  representing  San  Francisco’s  unique  position  as  a  world  class  city,  was  moved  from  Block  9  to  a 
prominent position in the Parklet.

Location and Access. The hotel is located in downtown San Francisco and is easily accessible from Interstate 80 and US 
101. The hotel is approximately 14 miles from the San Francisco International Airport. The Montgomery Street BART (Bay 
Area Rapid  Transit)  station is  approximately three blocks  from the hotel providing convenient  access to the airport  and East 
Bay communities.

Operating History. The following table shows certain historical information regarding The Clancy since 2020:

Rooms ..................................................................................................................................................
Occupancy............................................................................................................................................
ADR ..................................................................................................................................................... $  298.91 
RevPAR ............................................................................................................................................... $  209.38 

410 
 70.1 %

410 
 56.0 %

410 
 19.5 %

$  174.64 
$  97.74 

$  281.66 
$  54.97 

Selected  Financial  Information.  The  following  tables  show  certain  selected  financial  information  regarding  The  Clancy 

since 2020 (dollars in thousands):

Year Ended December 31,
2021

2020

2022

Total Revenue ...................................................................................................................................... $  36,163 
Rooms Revenue ...................................................................................................................................
  31,334 
Hotel net income ..................................................................................................................................
(2,872) 
Hotel net income margin......................................................................................................................
Hotel EBITDA (1).................................................................................................................................
Hotel EBITDA Margin (1) ....................................................................................................................

8,354 

 (7.9) %

 23.1 %

2022

Year Ended December 31,
2021
$  17,380 
  14,627 
  (15,467) 

2020
$  9,622 
8,249 
  (16,177) 

 (89.0) %

(2,217) 

 (12.8) %

 (168.1) %
(3,695) 

 (38.4) %

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(1)  See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for a 

reconciliation of net income (loss) to Hotel EBITDA by property.

The Notary Hotel, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Our subsidiary, Ashford Philadelphia Annex LP, owns a fee simple interest in The Notary Hotel. The hotel opened in 1999 
and  is  comprised  of  499  guest  rooms,  including  311  king  rooms,  109  queen/queen  rooms,  77  double/double  rooms  and  two 
parlor suites. Approximately $59.2 million has been spent on capital expenditures since the acquisition of the hotel in 2007.

On July 17, 2019, we announced the opening of The Notary Hotel. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the 
former Courtyard by Marriott Philadelphia Downtown underwent a rebranding and renovation in excess of $20 million to create 
The Notary Hotel. Improvements included a complete renovation of the guest rooms, guest corridors, and lobby. Additionally 
the restaurant was renovated and repositioned as an upscale tapas bar.

The property joined Marriott’s Autograph Collection® Hotels, a diverse portfolio of independent hotels around the world 
that  reflect  unique  vision,  design  and  environments.  It  is  located  in  the  center  of  Philadelphia’s  downtown  business  district, 
across from City Hall and one block from the Philadelphia Convention Center. The hotel is also conveniently located next to 
the Historical District, the Reading Terminal Market, the University of Pennsylvania and Independence Hall.

Additional property highlights include:

•  Meeting Space: Approximately 10,000 square feet of meeting space throughout 12 event rooms.

•  Food  and  Beverage:  The  Notary  Hotel  hosts  (i)  Sabroso+Sorbo,  an  exciting  restaurant  with  Latin-inspired  fare  and 
specialty cocktails and (ii) La Colombe®, the hotel’s popular onsite coffee outlet featuring grab-and-go sandwiches, 
appetizing snacks, fresh salads and delectable pastries.

•  Other Amenities: The hotel has a fitness center, sundries shop/market, business center and valet parking.

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Location  and  Access.  The  hotel  is  located  in  downtown  Philadelphia  and  is  accessible  from  Interstate  676.  The  hotel’s 
corner  location  and  clear  signage  make  it  easily  visible  from  both  Juniper  Street  and  South  Penn  Square.  The  hotel  is 
approximately 10 miles from the Philadelphia International Airport.

Operating History. The following table shows certain historical information regarding The Notary Hotel since 2020:

Rooms ..................................................................................................................................................
Occupancy............................................................................................................................................
ADR ..................................................................................................................................................... $  218.34 
RevPAR ............................................................................................................................................... $  122.10 

499 
 55.9 %

499 
 36.9 %

499 
 24.2 %

$  176.70 
$  65.27 

$  166.25 
$  40.24 

Selected  Financial  Information.  The  following  tables  show  certain  selected  financial  information  regarding  The  Notary 

Hotel since 2020 (dollars in thousands):

Year Ended December 31,
2021

2020

2022

Total Revenue ...................................................................................................................................... $  27,536 
Rooms Revenue ...................................................................................................................................
  22,237 
Hotel net income ..................................................................................................................................
(505) 
Hotel net income margin......................................................................................................................
 (1.8) %
Hotel EBITDA(1)..................................................................................................................................
Hotel EBITDA Margin (1) ....................................................................................................................

7,673 

 27.9 %

2022

Year Ended December 31,
2021
$  14,158 
  11,889 
(6,261) 

2020
$  9,000 
7,349 
(2,571) 

 (44.2) %
1,924 

 13.6 %

 (28.6) %

(1,633) 

 (18.1) %

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(1)  See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for a 

reconciliation of net income (loss) to Hotel EBITDA by property.

Sofitel Chicago Magnificent Mile, Chicago, Illinois

On February 24, 2014, we acquired a fee simple interest in the Sofitel Chicago Magnificent Mile. The hotel opened in 2002 
and is comprised of 415 guest rooms, including 63 suites. Approximately $19.9 million has been spent on capital expenditures 
at the hotel since the acquisition of the hotel in 2014. The fitness center and lobby bar were extensively renovated in the first 
quarter of 2017. A comprehensive guest room and corridor renovation began in the fourth quarter of 2017 and was completed in 
the second quarter of 2018.

The  32-story  building  was  designed  by  French  architect  Jean-Paul  Viguier  and  has  views  of  Lake  Michigan  and  the 
Chicago  skyline.  It  is  located  in  the  heart  of  the  Gold  Coast  neighborhood,  proximate  to  some  of  Chicago’s  largest  leisure 
demand generators, on the corner of Chestnut Street and Wabash Avenue.

Additional property highlights include:

• Meeting Space: Approximately 10,000 square feet of meeting space.

•

•

Food  and  Beverage:  The  Sofitel  Chicago  Magnificent  Mile  includes  (i)  CDA,  an  82  seat  French  inspired  casual 
restaurant; (ii) Le Bar, a 45 seat modern cocktail lounge; (iii) La Tarrasse, a 40-seat outdoor patio and lounge serving 
the  cuisine  of  CDA;  and  (iv)  Cigale,  a  restaurant  space  featuring  an  exhibition  kitchen  and  frontage  on  Wabash 
Avenue overlooking Connors Park (currently utilized only for event space).

Other Amenities: The hotel has a fitness center, a business center and valet parking.

Location and Access. The hotel is located one block west of Chicago’s Magnificent Mile on a 0.6 acre parcel in an area of 
Chicago known as the Gold Coast. The hotel has easy access to the Chicago “L” train and is located approximately 18 miles 
from O’Hare International Airport and 13 miles from Midway International Airport.

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Operating  History.  The  following  table  shows  certain  historical  information  regarding  the  Sofitel  Chicago  Magnificent 

Mile since 2020:

Rooms ..................................................................................................................................................
Occupancy............................................................................................................................................
ADR ..................................................................................................................................................... $  250.78 
RevPAR ............................................................................................................................................... $  163.92 

415 
 65.4 %

415 
 46.9 %

415 
 27.9 %

$  202.88 
$  95.21 

$  141.25 
$  39.36 

Selected  Financial  Information.  The  following  table  shows  certain  selected  financial  information  regarding  the  Sofitel 

Chicago Magnificent Mile since 2020 (dollars in thousands):

Year Ended December 31,
2021

2020

2022

Total Revenue ..................................................................................................................................... $  33,635 
Rooms Revenue...................................................................................................................................
  24,829 
Hotel net income .................................................................................................................................
2,226 
Hotel net income margin .....................................................................................................................
Hotel EBITDA(1) .................................................................................................................................
Hotel EBITDA Margin(1).....................................................................................................................

8,288 

 6.6 %

 24.6 %

2022

Year Ended December 31,
2021
$  18,993 
  14,422 
  (10,181) 

2020
$  7,882 
5,979 
(2,247) 
 (28.5) %
(5,388) 

 (68.4) %

 (53.6) %
(3,560) 

 (18.7) %

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(1)  See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for a 

reconciliation of net income (loss) to Hotel EBITDA by property.

Pier House Resort & Spa, Key West, Florida 

On March 1, 2014, we acquired a fee simple interest in the Pier House Resort & Spa from Ashford Trust pursuant to an 
option  agreement  that  we  entered  into  in  connection  with  our  spin-off  from  Ashford  Trust.  The  hotel  opened  in  1968  and  is 
comprised of 142 guest rooms, including 76 king rooms, 43 queen/queen rooms and 23 suites. Approximately $16.6 million has 
been spent on capital expenditures since the acquisition of the hotel in May 2013, which included spa, fitness center and guest 
rooms refresh renovations.

The hotel is located on a six-acre parcel in Key West, Florida. In addition to its secluded private beach, the hotel is well-

situated at the north end of Duval Street providing easy access to the heart of Key West and its many demand generators.

Additional property highlights include:

•  Meeting  Space:  Approximately  2,600  square  feet  of  conference  space  and  2,000  square  feet  of  wedding  space 

overlooking the Gulf of Mexico.

•  Food and Beverage: The Pier House Resort & Spa provides an al fresco beach bar, the 152-seat One Duval Restaurant 

as well as the 18-seat Chart Room.

•  Other Amenities: The hotel has a full-service spa, a private beach, a heated outdoor pool and a private dock for charter 

pick-ups.

Location and Access. The hotel is located on a six-acre compound in the historic district of Key West, Florida, on Duval 
Street, at the Gulf of Mexico. Key West, which is the southernmost point of the Florida peninsula, is 160 miles south of Miami. 
Key West International Airport is approximately four miles from the property. The Marathon and Miami airports are all within 
driving distance.

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Operating History. The following table shows certain historical information regarding the Pier House Resort & Spa since 

2020:

Rooms ..................................................................................................................................................
Occupancy............................................................................................................................................
ADR ..................................................................................................................................................... $  707.12 
RevPAR ............................................................................................................................................... $  529.03 

142 
 74.8 %

142 
 81.8 %

142 
 55.4 %

$  591.40 
$  483.93 

$  425.89 
$  235.99 

Selected Financial Information. The following table shows certain selected financial information regarding the Pier House 

Resort & Spa since 2020 (dollars in thousands):

Year Ended December 31,
2021

2020

2022

Total Revenue ...................................................................................................................................... $  34,104 
Rooms Revenue ...................................................................................................................................
  27,419 
Hotel net income ..................................................................................................................................
  12,377 
Hotel net income margin......................................................................................................................
Hotel EBITDA(1)..................................................................................................................................
Hotel EBITDA Margin (1) ....................................................................................................................

  18,115 

2022

Year Ended December 31,
2021
$  31,408 
  25,082 
  13,411 

2020
$  15,753 
  12,265 
766 
 4.9 %

 36.3 %

 42.7 %

  18,039 

6,707 

 57.4 %

 42.6 %

 53.1 %

__________________
(1)  See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for a 

reconciliation of net income (loss) to Hotel EBITDA by property.

Bardessono Hotel and Spa, Yountville, California

On July 9, 2015, we acquired a 100% leasehold interest in the Bardessono Hotel and Spa in Yountville, California, which 
is subject to a ground lease that initially expires in 2065, with two 25-year extension options. The Bardessono Hotel and Spa 
was  built  in  2009  and  has  65  luxurious  rooms  and  suites.  Built  and  operated  with  a  primary  focus  on  green  practices  and  is 
LEED Platinum certified. In 2016 the meeting space was renovated. In 2019 we completed construction of a 3,705 square foot 
Maple Grove Villa, which consists of three large suites, each of which boasts a distinctive great room, stately king bedroom, 
spa  bathroom,  courtyard  and  plunge  pool.  Approximately  $8.8  million  has  been  spent  on  capital  expenditures  since  the 
acquisition of the hotel in July 2015. 

The hotel is located in Yountville, California and enjoys a central location in the heart of Napa Valley. It offers exceptional 
amenities,  including  large,  well-appointed  guest  rooms  and  suites  with  private  patios/balconies.  Guest  rooms  have  fireplaces 
and oversized bathrooms, many featuring steam showers and a second shower located outdoors in a private garden.

Additional property highlights include:

•  Meeting Space: Approximately 2,100 square feet of indoor and outdoor meeting space.

•  Food and Beverage: The Bardessono Hotel and Spa offers the acclaimed 84-seat Lucy restaurant and bar.

•  Other Amenities: The hotel offers an on-site spa and a fitness center. Outdoor amenities include a rooftop pool and a 

vegetable garden. Complimentary bicycles and five Lexus vehicles are available for guest use. 

Location and Access. The hotel is approximately 60 miles north of San Francisco, approximately 68 miles from the San 
Francisco International Airport and approximately 60 miles from the Oakland International Airport. The hotel is located within 
the town of Yountville, offering numerous retail and restaurant establishments including the famed French Laundry. Yountville 
is in the heart of the Napa Valley, a premier wine and culinary destination with over 450 wineries. In addition to the valley’s 
traditional  wine  and  dining  attractions,  the  region  is  also  known  as  a  popular  leisure  destination  for  hiking,  biking,  golfing, 
shopping and festivals.

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Operating History. The following table shows certain historical information regarding the Bardessono Hotel and Spa since 

2020:

Rooms..........................................................................................................................................................
Occupancy ...................................................................................................................................................
ADR............................................................................................................................................................. $ 1,257.56 
RevPAR....................................................................................................................................................... $  804.31 

65 
 64.0 %

65 
 67.9 %

65 
 40.3 %

$ 1,141.39 
$  775.18 

$  778.43 
$  313.89 

Selected Financial Information. The following table shows certain selected financial information regarding the Bardessono 

Hotel and Spa since 2020 (dollars in thousands):

Year Ended December 31,
2021

2020

2022

Total Revenue ...................................................................................................................................... $  25,259 
Rooms Revenue ...................................................................................................................................
  19,082 
Hotel net income ..................................................................................................................................
4,488 
Hotel net income margin......................................................................................................................
Hotel EBITDA (1).................................................................................................................................
Hotel EBITDA Margin (1) ....................................................................................................................

9,127 

 17.8 %

 36.1 %

2022

Year Ended December 31, 
2021
$  23,329 
  18,391 
5,053 

2020
$  9,921 
7,467 
(4,360) 

 21.7 %

9,208 

 39.5 %

 (43.9) %
1,018 

 10.3 %

__________________
(1)  See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for a 

reconciliation of net income (loss) to Hotel EBITDA by property.

The Ritz-Carlton, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands

On December 15, 2015, we acquired a 100% interest in The Ritz-Carlton St. Thomas on the island of St. Thomas, U.S. 
Virgin Islands. The Ritz-Carlton St. Thomas opened in 1996 and has 155 luxurious guest rooms and 25 suites, all featuring a 
spacious private balcony with ocean or resort views. Approximately $115.4 million has been spent on capital expenditures since 
the  acquisition  of  the  hotel  in  December  2015.  Capital  investment  was  primarily  focused  on  remediation  and  reconstruction 
effort due to damage sustained after Hurricane Irma. The hotel operated as a 59-room Marriott-affiliated non-branded hotel for 
the majority of 2019 and re-opened as a full service Ritz-Carlton resort in late November 2019.

Additional property highlights include:

•  Meeting  Space:  The  property  has  more  than  10,000  square  feet  of  indoor  and  outdoor  meeting  and  function  space 

offering stunning views of Great Bay and neighboring St. John.

•  Food  and  Beverage:  The  property  features  (i)  the  163  seat  Bleuwater  Restaurant;  (ii)  Alloro,  a  100-seat  Italian 
restaurant;  (iii)  Sails,  a  155-seat  beachside  restaurant  and  bar;  and  (iv)  Coconut  Cove,  a  second  beachside  118-seat 
restaurant,  on  the  grounds  of  the  adjacent  Ritz-Carlton  Destination  Club.  A  new  fresh  service  market,  Southwind, 
opened in 2020, serving coffee, sandwiches, ice cream and other light fare.

•  Other Amenities: The resort offers a beachfront infinity-edge pool, as well as a children’s pool and hot tub, a 7,500 
square foot full-service award-winning spa and a 2,000 square foot fitness center. The resort also offers the Ritz Kids 
Club.

Location and Access. The hotel is located on 30 oceanfront acres along Great Bay, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. It is 

1.6 miles from Urman Victor Fredericks Marine Terminal in Red Hook and 11 miles from Cyril E. King Airport.

Operating History. The following table shows certain historical information regarding The Ritz-Carlton St. Thomas since 

2020:

Rooms..........................................................................................................................................................
Occupancy ...................................................................................................................................................
ADR............................................................................................................................................................. $ 1,204.88 
RevPAR....................................................................................................................................................... $  889.30 

180 
 73.8 %

180 
 79.5 %

180 
 38.9 %

$ 1,049.29 
$  834.39 

$  665.20 
$  258.43 

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2021

2020

2022

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Selected  Financial  Information.  The  following  table  shows  certain  selected  financial  information  regarding  The  Ritz-

Carlton St. Thomas since 2020 (dollars in thousands):

Total Revenue ...................................................................................................................................... $  87,654 
Rooms Revenue ...................................................................................................................................
  58,426 
Hotel net income ..................................................................................................................................
  18,920 
Hotel net income margin......................................................................................................................
Hotel EBITDA (1).................................................................................................................................
Hotel EBITDA Margin (1) ....................................................................................................................

  30,137 

 21.6 %

 34.4 %

2022

Year Ended December 31,
2021
$  80,321 
  54,819 
  17,453 

2020
$  31,595 
  16,771 
4,844 

 21.7 %

 15.3 %

  27,550 

4,624 

 34.3 %

 14.6 %

__________________
(1)  See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for a 

reconciliation of net income (loss) to Hotel EBITDA by property.

The Park Hyatt Beaver Creek Resort & Spa, Beaver Creek, Colorado

On March 31, 2017, we acquired a 100% interest in the 190-room Park Hyatt Beaver Creek Resort & Spa in Beaver Creek, 
Colorado. Located in the heart of Beaver Creek Village, approximately 100 miles west of Denver, it is located in one of the 
most  exclusive  resort  destinations  in  North  America.  The  Park  Hyatt  Beaver  Creek  Resort  &  Spa  is  an  integral  part  of  the 
Beaver Creek Village as the only full-service hotel with direct ski-in/ski-out access. The Park Hyatt Beaver Creek Resort & Spa 
was  built  in  1989  and  has  190  luxurious  and  spacious  rooms,  including  81  king  rooms,  66  double/double  rooms,  20  double/
queen rooms, 22 suites and one suite parlor. The hotel underwent a full lobby renovation in 2019, which included a new lobby 
bar  and  the  addition  of  an  epicurean  market.  Approximately  $16.8  million  has  been  spent  on  capital  expenditures  since  the 
acquisition of the hotel in March 2017.

Additional property highlights include:

•  Meeting Space: The property has over 20,000 square feet of flexible indoor and outdoor event space and is home to the 

largest ballroom in Vail Valley.

•  Food and Beverage: The property has four food and beverage outlets, including the world-class 8100 Mountainside 
Bar  &  Grill,  the  Brass  Bear  Bar,  the  Fall  Line  epicurean  market  and  Powder  8  Kitchen  &  Tap,  serving  the  Beaver 
Creek community and hotel guests during the ski season.

•  Other Amenities: The resort offers an array of amenities, including the award-winning 30,000 square foot Exhale Spa, 
a heated outdoor pool and five outdoor hot tubs beneath a mountain waterfall, 24-hour state-of-the-art fitness club, ski 
valet  service,  outdoor  fire  pits,  guest  access  to  two  private  championship  golf  courses  and  the  Beaver  Creek  Tennis 
Center.  The  property  also  features  over  18,800  square  feet  of  fully  leased,  highly  visible  retail  space  in  the  heart  of 
Beaver Creek.

Location and Access. Located in the heart of Beaver Creek Village, Colorado, the Park Hyatt Beaver Creek Resort & Spa is 
positioned as the leading resort in one of North America’s most renowned luxury resort destinations. Beyond the world-class 
hotel, guests have easy access to Beaver Creek’s famous amenities, including exceptional dining and luxury boutique shopping, 
the 535-seat Vilar Performing Arts Center where festivals and large events are held and an outdoor ice skating rink. While the 
Vail  Valley  is  home  to  some  of  the  top  ski  areas  in  the  world  and  is  a  well-known  winter  destination,  it  has  become  very 
popular  as  a  summer  destination  due  to  its  proximity  to  diverse  leisure  activities,  including  hiking,  biking,  horseback  riding, 
white water rafting, fishing, golfing and festivals.

Operating History. The following table shows certain historical information regarding the Park Hyatt Beaver Creek Resort 

& Spa since 2020:

Year Ended December 31,
2021

2020

2022

Rooms..........................................................................................................................................................
Occupancy ...................................................................................................................................................
ADR............................................................................................................................................................. $  601.05 
RevPAR....................................................................................................................................................... $  364.13 

190 
 60.6 %

190 
 54.9 %

190 
 33.9 %

$  454.17 
$  249.50 

$  544.68 
$  184.75 

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Selected Financial Information. The following table shows certain selected financial information regarding the Park Hyatt 

Beaver Creek Resort & Spa since 2020 (dollars in thousands):

Total Revenue.............................................................................................................................................. $  50,615 
Rooms Revenue...........................................................................................................................................
25,253 
Hotel net income ................................................................................................................................
5,668 
Hotel net income margin....................................................................................................................
Hotel EBITDA(1) .........................................................................................................................................
Hotel EBITDA Margin (1) ...........................................................................................................................

13,620 

 11.2 %

 26.9 %

2022

Year Ended December 31, 
2021
$  36,184 
17,303 
4,005 

2020
$  25,554 
12,847 
(2,204) 

 11.1 %

9,609 

 26.6 %

 (8.6) %

4,977 

 19.5 %

__________________
(1)  See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for a 

reconciliation of net income (loss) to Hotel EBITDA by property.

Hotel Yountville, Yountville, California

On  May  11,  2017,  we  acquired  a  100%  interest  in  the  80-room  Hotel  Yountville  in  Yountville,  California.  The  Hotel 
Yountville was originally built in 1998 and, in 2011, underwent an extensive expansion and renovation that upgraded all guest 
rooms, adding 29 new guest rooms, and added a restaurant, spa, meeting and event space, an outdoor pool, and lounge patio. 
Currently,  the  property  has  80  luxury  rooms  consisting  of  62  king  rooms,  eight  double/queen  rooms  and  10  suites. 
Approximately $3.2 million has been spent on capital expenditures since the acquisition of the hotel in May 2017. 

Additional property highlights include:

•  Meeting Space: The property has approximately 4,400 square feet of indoor and outdoor event space.

•  Food and Beverage: The property has the acclaimed 46-seat Heritage Oak restaurant and bar, in-room dining service 

and complimentary wine tastings.

•  Other Amenities: The property offers well-appointed guest rooms and suites with private patios/balconies and a 6,500 
square  foot  on-site  spa.  Its  outdoor  amenities  are  notable  as  well,  including  a  resort-style  outdoor  heated  pool  and 
lounge, landscaping and water features, and the availability of complimentary bicycles for guest use.

Location and Access. Located in the heart of Yountville, California, the Hotel Yountville is approximately 60 miles north 
of San Francisco and enjoys a central location in the heart of the Napa Valley, widely acclaimed as the continent’s premier wine 
and  culinary  destination  with  over  450  wineries.  Known  as  the  “Culinary  Capital  of  the  Napa  Valley,”  Yountville  boasts  an 
array of restaurants by famed chefs, earning more Michelin stars per capita than any other place in North America. In addition 
to  the  valley’s  traditional  wine  and  dining  attractions,  the  region  is  also  known  as  a  popular  leisure  destination  for  hiking, 
biking, golfing, shopping and festivals.

Operating History. The following table shows certain historical information regarding the Hotel Yountville since 2020:

Year Ended December 31, 
2021

2020

2022

Rooms..........................................................................................................................................................
Occupancy ...................................................................................................................................................
ADR............................................................................................................................................................. $  906.82 
RevPAR....................................................................................................................................................... $  490.21 

80 
 54.1 %

80 
 57.9 %

80 
 29.5 %

$  762.15 
$  441.29 

$  526.17 
$  155.01 

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Selected  Financial  Information.  The  following  table  shows  certain  selected  financial  information  regarding  the  Hotel 

Yountville since 2020 (dollars in thousands):

Total Revenue.............................................................................................................................................. $  17,194 
Rooms Revenue...........................................................................................................................................
14,314 
Hotel net income ................................................................................................................................
2,547 
Hotel net income margin....................................................................................................................
Hotel EBITDA (1) ........................................................................................................................................
Hotel EBITDA Margin (1) ...........................................................................................................................

6,958 

 14.8 %

 40.5 %

 15.2 %

6,433 

 42.4 %

2022

Year Ended December 31, 
2021
$  15,175 
12,886 
2,310 

$ 

2020
5,751 
4,539 
(4,772) 
 (83.0) %
(86) 
 (1.5) %

__________________
(1)  See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for a 

reconciliation of net income (loss) to Hotel EBITDA by property.

The Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota, Florida

On April 4, 2018, we acquired a 100% interest in The Ritz-Carlton Sarasota in Sarasota, Florida for $171.4 million and 
a 22-acre plot of vacant land for $9.7 million. Approximately $17.2 million has been spent on capital expenditures since the 
acquisition of the hotel in April 2018. 

The Ritz-Carlton Sarasota was built in 2001 and has 276 luxurious and spacious rooms, including 31 suites. The resort also 
offers  an  array  of  amenities,  including  a  26,000  square  foot  Beach  Club  with  410  feet  of  beachfront,  a  private,  luxury  Tom 
Fazio designed Golf Club, the award-winning 15,000 square foot Ritz-Carlton Spa, eight food and beverage outlets, including 
the acclaimed Jack Dusty waterfront restaurant, 29,000 square feet of flexible indoor meeting space, two outdoor pools, 24-hour 
state-of-the-art fitness club and lighted tennis courts.

Additional property highlights include:

•  Meeting  Space:  The  property  has  a  26,000-square-foot  conference  center,  outdoor  venues  for  up  to  1,200  guests  as 

well as venues overlooking the Gulf of Mexico.

•  Food and Beverage: The property features four different restaurants, including the nautically inspired Jack Dusty and 
Ridley’s Porch, the relaxed beachfront Lido key Tiki Bar, as well as the Golf Club Grille overlooking the entire golf 
course.

•  Other Amenities: The property offers 276 guest rooms with private balconies, a serene private beach club on Lido Key, 

18 holes of championship golf and a luxurious spa. 

Location and Access. Located on Sarasota Bay in downtown Sarasota, the property, with its premier location, luxury-brand 
affiliation and world-class amenities, is positioned as the leading resort in one of country’s fastest growing markets. Sarasota, 
located  approximately  60  miles  south  of  Tampa,  is  a  popular  and  growing  upscale,  year-round  destination  on  the  west  coast 
of Florida. Beyond the first-class hotel experience, guests have easy access to the Sarasota area’s many amenities and activities, 
including exceptional dining and shops, art galleries, beaches, museums, boating, fishing, and golfing.

Operating  History.  The  following  table  shows  certain  historical  information  regarding  The  Ritz-Carlton  Sarasota  since 

2020:

Year Ended December 31,
2021

2020

2022

Rooms ...................................................................................................................................................
Occupancy.............................................................................................................................................
ADR ...................................................................................................................................................... $  617.66 
RevPAR ................................................................................................................................................ $  459.97 

276 
 74.5 %

276 
 77.0 %

266 
 54.0 %

$  545.68 
$  420.14 

$  410.53 
$  221.49 

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Selected  Financial  Information.  The  following  table  shows  certain  selected  financial  information  regarding  The  Ritz-

Carlton Sarasota since 2020 (dollars in thousands):

Total Revenue .................................................................................................................................... $  98,364 
Rooms Revenue .................................................................................................................................
46,210 
Hotel net income ................................................................................................................................
17,641 
Hotel net income margin....................................................................................................................
Hotel EBITDA (1)...............................................................................................................................
Hotel EBITDA Margin (1) ..................................................................................................................

25,663 

 26.1 %

2022

Year Ended December 31,
2021
$  82,808 
40,892 
15,342 

2020
$  49,531 
21,564 
(294) 
 (0.6) %

 17.9 %

 18.5 %

25,663 

11,502 

 31.0 %

 23.2 %

__________________

(1)  See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for a 

reconciliation of net income (loss) to Hotel EBITDA by property. 

The Ritz-Carlton, Lake Tahoe, California

On January 15, 2019, we acquired a 100% interest in the 170-room Ritz-Carlton Lake Tahoe located in Truckee, California 
for  $120.0  million.  Approximately  $7.9  million  has  been  spent  on  capital  expenditures  since  the  acquisition  of  the  hotel  in 
January 2019.

The Ritz-Carlton Lake Tahoe was built in 2009 and has 170 luxurious and spacious rooms, including 17 suites. The resort 
also offers an array of amenities, including ski-in/ski-out access to Northstar Ski Mountain, the ultra-luxury Lake Club on the 
shore of Lake Tahoe, a 17,000 square foot full-service spa, six food and beverage outlets, including the acclaimed Manzanita 
restaurant, over 37,000 square feet of flexible indoor/outdoor meeting space, two outdoor pools, state-of-the-art fitness club and 
yoga studio, and the Ritz Kids Club.

Additional property highlights include:

•  Meeting  Space:  The  property  has  over  37,000  square  feet  of  meeting  space  including  15,000  square  feet  of  outdoor 
event space with the dramatic fireside terrace, two elegant ballrooms and the waterfront Lake Club, a multi-level venue 
for intimate events.

•  Food  and  Beverage:  The  property  features  six  food  and  beverage  outlets,  including  the  extraordinary  North  Lake 
Tahoe  dining  in  Manzanita,  featuring  artfully  crafted  cuisine  and  Backyard  Bar  and  BBQ,  featuring  St.  Louis  style 
BBQ favorites.

•  Other Amenities: The property offers 170 luxurious guest rooms and suites with in-room gas fireplaces and floor-to-
ceiling  windows,  a  17,000  square  foot  slope-side  spa  with  treatments  themed  around  nature  and  the  Ritz  Kids 
children’s program.

Location  and  Access.  Located  in  the  North  Lake  Tahoe  area,  the  property  is  situated  mid-mountain  at  the  Northstar  Ski 
Area. With its premier location, luxury brand affiliation and world-class amenities, The Ritz-Carlton Lake Tahoe is positioned 
as  the  leading  resort  in  one  of  the  country’s  most  popular  tourist  destinations.  North  Lake  Tahoe,  located  approximately  45 
minutes from Reno, Nevada and two hours from Sacramento, is a popular and growing upscale, year-round tourist destination. 
Beyond  the  first-class  hotel  experience,  guests  have  easy  access  to  the  Lake  Tahoe  area’s  many  amenities  and  activities, 
including world-class skiing and winter sports, boating, fishing, hiking, golfing, as well as exceptional dining and shops.

Operating History. The following table shows certain historical information regarding The Ritz-Carlton Lake Tahoe since 

2020:

Rooms .........................................................................................................................................
Occupancy...................................................................................................................................
ADR ............................................................................................................................................ $  736.50 
RevPAR....................................................................................................................................... $  424.40 

170 
 57.6 %

170 
 55.0 %

170 
 43.7 %

$  642.81 
$  353.56 

$ 
$ 

553.44 
241.72 

__________________

The above information does not include the operations of the voluntary rental program with respect to condominium units not owned by the 

Company.

Year Ended December 31, 

2022

2021

2020

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Selected  Financial  Information.  The  following  table  shows  certain  selected  financial  information  regarding  The  Ritz-

Carlton Lake Tahoe since 2020 (dollars in thousands):

2022

Year Ended December 31, 
2021
$  43,133 
21,938 
2,793 

2020
$  27,237 
15,040 
(3,913) 
 (14.4) %
1,867 

Total Revenue .................................................................................................................................... $  52,561 
Rooms Revenue (1) .............................................................................................................................
26,334 
5,020 
Hotel net income ................................................................................................................................
Hotel net income margin....................................................................................................................
Hotel EBITDA (2)...............................................................................................................................
Hotel EBITDA Margin (2)...................................................................................................................
__________________
(1)   Rooms revenue does not include the operations of the voluntary rental program with respect to condominium units not owned by the 

11,383 

 21.7 %

 18.2 %

7,835 

 9.6 %

 6.9 %

 6.5 %

Company.

(2)   See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for a 

reconciliation of net income (loss) to Hotel EBITDA by property.

Mr. C Beverly Hills Hotel, Beverly Hills, California 

On  August  5,  2021,  the  Company  acquired  a  100%  interest  in  the  138-room  Mr.  C  Beverly  Hills  Hotel  and  five  luxury 

residences adjacent to the hotel. Approximately $819,000 has been spent on capital expenditures since the acquisition.

The  Mr.  C  was  built  in  1965  and  underwent  an  extensive  renovation  in  2011.  It  has  138  luxurious  and  spacious  rooms, 
including 12 suites and 10 mini suites. It is a luxury hotel ideally located in close proximity to high-end shopping on Rodeo 
Drive and business demand from Century City and Culver City.

Additional property highlights include:
•  Meeting Space: The property has over 24,000 sq. ft. of flexible indoor/outdoor meeting space. The 12th floor ballroom 

features unparalleled 360-degree panoramic views of Los Angeles.

•  Food  and  Beverage:  The  property  also  boasts  the  acclaimed  The  Restaurant  at  Mr.  C,  which  entices  travelers  and 

Angelenos alike with its truly authentic Italian flavor by the fourth generation Cipriani. 

•  Other Amenities: The property offers an outdoor pool terrace with daybeds and cabanas, state-of-the-art fitness center 
and a business center. Additionally, the property includes five newly-constructed and fully-furnished residences which 
blend contemporary architecture with elegant, minimalistic design and range in size from 2,000 to 3,400 sq. ft. The 
residences are currently offered for extended-stay rentals. 

Location and Access. With its premier location in the heart of West Los Angeles, the property is in the middle of more than 
45 million sq. ft. of office space, supporting substantial corporate demand and a wide array of world-renowned leisure demand 
generators, including unrivaled shopping with high-end retailers, vibrant restaurants and various art and cultural attractions.

Operating History. The following table shows certain historical information regarding The Mr. C Beverly Hills Hotel since 

2020:

Year Ended 
December 31, 
2022

Year Ended 
December 31, 
2021 (combined)

Period from 
August 5, 2021 through 
December 31, 2021

Period from 
January 1, 2021 through 
August 4, 2021

Year Ended 
December 31, 
2020

Rooms ........................................

Occupancy..................................
ADR ........................................... $ 
RevPAR ..................................... $ 

143 

 74.3 %

143 

 50.1 %

347.57 

258.10 

$ 

$ 

327.85 

164.36 

$ 

$ 

143 

 63.9 %

332.86 

212.62 

$ 

$ 

143 

 40.7 %

322.42 

131.07 

$ 

$ 

143 

 30.5 %

336.43 

102.67 

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Selected  Financial  Information.  The  following  table  shows  certain  selected  financial  information  regarding  The  Mr.  C 

Beverly Hills Hotel since 2021 (dollars in thousands):

Year Ended 
December 
31, 2022

Year Ended 
December 31, 2021 
(combined)

Period from 
August 5, 2021 through 
December 31, 2021

Period from 
January 1, 2021 through 
August 4, 2021

Total Revenue.................................................................... $ 
Rooms Revenue .................................................................
Hotel net income (1)............................................................
Hotel net income margin....................................................
Hotel EBITDA (2)...............................................................
Hotel EBITDA Margin (2) ..................................................

19,484 

13,472 

(1,390) 

 (7.1) %

3,157 

 16.2 %

$ 

12,864 

$ 

8,579 

(2,877) 

 (22.4) %

2,280 

 17.7 %

$ 

6,592 

4,531 

(1,630) 

 (24.7) %

1,052 

 16.0 %

6,272 

4,048 

(1,247) 

 (19.9) %

1,228 

 19.6 %

__________________
(1)  Hotel net income (loss) for the period before the Company’s ownership includes the predecessor hotel net income (loss) and adjustments 

for depreciation and interest as if the Company owned the hotel during the predecessor period.

(2)  See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for a 

reconciliation of net income (loss) to Hotel EBITDA by property. 

The hotel operating results for the period from August 5, 2021 through December 31, 2021 represent the operating results 
since the acquisition of the hotel on August 5, 2021. The hotel operating results for the period from January 1, 2021 through 
August 4, 2021 and for the year ended December 31, 2020 represent periods before our ownership and were obtained from the 
prior owner. The Company performed a limited review of the information as part of its analysis of the acquisition. No financial 
statements were prepared, audited or reviewed for the year ended December 31, 2020 and for the period from January 1, 2021 
through August 4, 2021.

The Ritz-Carlton Reserve, Dorado, Puerto Rico

On March 11, 2022, the Company acquired a 100% interest in the 96-room Ritz-Carlton Reserve Dorado Beach in Dorado, 

Puerto Rico. Approximately $1.3 million has been spent on capital expenditures since the acquisition.

The Ritz-Carlton Reserve Dorado Beach opened in 2013. Situated on a portion of the original Rockefeller estate, the Ritz-
Carlton Reserve Dorado Beach is an intimate refuge, infused with references to the surrounding natural landscape and diverse 
culture. It has 96 guest rooms, each of which features beautiful modern decor, a large wardrobe and marble floors. Some rooms 
also feature an en-suite plunge pool and spectacular ocean views.

Additional property highlights include:

•  Meeting Space: The property offers entirely customizable meeting packages that combine ocean-view meeting space, 
bespoke services and meeting expertise. A private dining room and several lawns are  also available for more social 
gatherings.

•  Food and Beverage: The property features three dining outlets including COA, the property’s signature steakhouse and 

Positivo, offering upscale open-air, ocean front dining with an Asian inspired influence.

•  Other  Amenities:  The  property  offers  an  award  winning  spa,  fitness  center,  kids  club  and  excellent  views  of  the 

Caribbean Sea.

Location  and  Access.  Puerto  Rico’s  capital  of  San  Juan  is  25  miles  away,  and  guests  can  reach  Luis  Muñoz  Marín 

International Airport within a 50-minute drive of the property.

Operating History. The following table shows certain historical information regarding Ritz-Carlton Reserve Dorado Beach 

since 2020:

Year Ended 
December 31, 2022 
(combined)

Period from 
March 11, 2022 through 
December 31, 2022

Period from 
January 1, 2022 through 
March 10, 2022

Year Ended December 31,

2021

2020

Rooms..............................................
Occupancy.......................................
ADR ................................................ $ 
RevPAR........................................... $ 

96 
 61.6 %

2,015.83 

1,240.97 

$ 

$ 

__________________

96 
 63.5 %

1,928.50 

1,225.27 

$ 

$ 

96 
 53.1 %

96 
 64.9 %

96 
 30.2 %

2,462.11 

$  1,674.08 

$  1,415.31 

1,308.32 

$  1,086.05 

$ 

427.42 

The above information does not include the operations of the voluntary rental program with respect to residential units not owned by the 

Company.

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Selected  Financial  Information.  The  following  table  shows  certain  selected  financial  information  regarding  The  Ritz-

Carlton Reserve Dorado Beach since 2021 (dollars in thousands):

Year Ended 
December 31, 2022 
(combined)

Period from 
March 11, 2022 through 
December 31, 2022

Period from 
January 1, 2022 through 
March 10, 2022

Year Ended 
December 31, 2021

Total Revenue.................................................. $ 
Rooms Revenue (1) ...........................................
Hotel net income (2)..........................................
Hotel net income margin..................................
Hotel EBITDA (3).............................................
Hotel EBITDA Margin (3) ................................

__________________

$ 

76,415 

43,484 

9,672 

 12.7 %

18,521 

 24.2 %

61,246 

34,817 

7,583 

 12.4 %

14,887 

 24.3 %

$ 

15,169 

$ 

8,666 

2,089 

 13.8 %

3,634 

 24.0 %

74,138 

38,055 

9,099 

 12.3 %

16,838 

 22.7 %

(1)  Rooms  revenue  does  not  include  the  operations  of  the  voluntary  rental  program  with  respect  to  residential  units  not  owned  by  the 

Company.

(2)  Hotel  net  income  (loss)  for  the  periods  before  the  Company’s  ownership  includes  the  predecessor  hotel  net  income  (loss)  and 

adjustments for depreciation and interest as if the Company owned the hotel during the predecessor periods.

(3)  See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for a 

reconciliation of net income (loss) to Hotel EBITDA by property. 

The hotel operating results for the period from March 11, 2022 through December 31, 2022 represent the operating results 
since the acquisition of the hotel on March 11, 2022. The hotel operating results for the period from January 1, 2022 through 
March  10,  2022  and  for  the  years  ended  December  31,  2021  and  2020  represent  periods  before  our  ownership  and  were 
obtained  from  the  prior  owner.  The  Company  performed  a  limited  review  of  the  information  as  part  of  its  analysis  of  the 
acquisition.  The  financial  statements  as  of  and  for  the  year  ended  December  31,  2021  were  audited  and  included  in  an 
amendment  to  our  Current  Report  on  Form  8-K  filed  on  March  11,  2022.  No  financial  statements  were  prepared,  audited  or 
reviewed for the year ended December 31, 2020 and for the period from January 1, 2022 through March 10, 2022.

Four Seasons Resort, Scottsdale, Arizona

On December 1, 2022, the Company acquired a 100% interest in the 210-room Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale at Troon 

North in Scottsdale, Arizona. Approximately $383,000 has been spent on capital expenditures since the acquisition.

The  Four  Seasons  Resort  Scottsdale  was  opened  in  1999.  It  has  210  luxurious  and  spacious  guest  rooms,  including  22 

suites that average 1,214 sq. ft. in size, all boasting private patios or balconies overlooking the colorful desert landscapes.

Additional property highlights include:

•  Meeting Space: The property boasts 35,900 square feet of total indoor and landscaped outdoor event space including 

three ballrooms and a variety of private meeting rooms including two dedicated boardrooms

•  Food  and  Beverage:  Guests  have  multiple  dining  options  including  indulging  at  the  100-seat  Talavera  steakhouse, 
sampling American homestyle fare at 180-seat Proof cantina, enjoying desert and pool views at the 55-seat Saguaro 
Blossom poolside restaurant, or enjoying handcrafted cocktails at the 100-seat Onyx Bar and Lounge.

•  Other  Amenities:  The  property  offers  locally  inspired  spa  treatments  at  the  9,000  sq.  ft.  spa,  a  bi-level  pool.  It  also 
offers guests opportunities for outdoor adventure, including close shuttle access to two world-class golf courses, four 
pickleball and two tennis courts, as well as the opportunities to hike, bike or rock climb surrounding hills.

Location and Access. Set in the majestic Sonoran Desert, Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale at Troon North is minutes from 
outdoor adventures and two world-class golf courses. The bustling downtowns of Scottsdale and Phoenix are 30 and 40 minutes 
away, respectively, but dining, shopping and area attractions are only a short drive from the Resort.

Operating History. The following table shows certain historical information regarding the Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale 

since 2020:

Year Ended 
December 31, 2022 
(combined)

Period from 
December 1, 2022 through 
December 31, 2022

Period from 
January 1, 2022 through 
November 30, 2022

Year Ended December 31,

2021

2020

Rooms..............................................

Occupancy.......................................
ADR ................................................ $ 
RevPAR........................................... $ 

210 

 46.3 %

914.43 
423.18 

$ 
$ 

210 

 45.2 %

1,056.99 
477.19 

$ 
$ 

21

210 

 46.4 %

210 

 41.7 %

210 

 33.3 %

901.55 
418.17 

$ 
$ 

853.53 
356.17 

$ 
$ 

636.90 
211.90 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Selected  Financial  Information.  The  following  table  shows  certain  selected  financial  information  regarding  the  Four 

Seasons Resort Scottsdale Hotel since 2021:

 (dollars in thousands):

Year Ended 
December 31, 2021 
(combined)

Period from 
December 1, 2022 through 
December 31, 2022

Period from 
January 1, 2022 through 
November 30, 2022

Year Ended 
December 31, 2021

Total Revenue.................................................. $ 
Rooms Revenue ...............................................
Hotel net income (1)..........................................
Hotel net income margin..................................
Hotel EBITDA (2).............................................
Hotel EBITDA Margin (2) ................................

__________________

$ 

61,253 

32,437 

4,095 

 6.7 %

19,497 

 31.8 %

$ 

5,194 

3,107 

933 

 18.0 %

1,710 

 32.9 %

$ 

56,059 

29,330 

3,162 

 5.6 %

17,787 

 31.7 %

49,827 

27,299 

2,581 

 5.2 %

16,402 

 32.9 %

(1)  Hotel  net  income  (loss)  for  the  periods  before  the  Company’s  ownership  includes  the  predecessor  hotel  net  income  (loss)  and 

adjustments for depreciation and interest as if the Company owned the hotel during the predecessor periods.

(2)  See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for a 

reconciliation of net income (loss) to Hotel EBITDA by property. 

The  hotel  operating  results  for  the  period  from  December  1,  2022  through  December  31,  2022  represent  the  operating 
results since the acquisition of the hotel on December 1, 2022. The hotel operating results for the period from January 1, 2022 
through November 30, 2022 and for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 represent periods before our ownership and 
were obtained from the prior owner. The Company performed a limited review of the information as part of its analysis of the 
acquisition. The financial statements as of and for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 were audited and as of and for 
the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 were reviewed and included in our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on 
December 1, 2022. No financial statements were prepared, audited or reviewed for the period from October 1, 2022 through 
November 30, 2022.

Asset Management

The  senior  management  team,  provided  to  us  by  Ashford  LLC,  facilitated  all  asset  management  services  for  our  hotel 
properties prior to our spin-off from Ashford Trust and continues to do so, including for the properties we acquired after the 
spin-off.  The  team  of  professionals  provided  by  Ashford  LLC  proactively  works  with  our  third-party  hotel  management 
companies and Remington Hotels to attempt to maximize profitability at each of our hotel properties. The asset management 
team monitors the performance of our hotel properties on a daily basis and holds frequent ownership meetings with personnel at 
the  hotel  properties  and  with  key  executives  of  the  brands  and  management  companies.  The  asset  management  team  works 
closely  with  our  third-party  hotel  management  companies  and  Remington  Hotels  on  key  aspects  of  each  hotel’s  operation, 
including, among others, revenue management, market positioning, cost structure, capital and operational budgeting as well as 
the identification of return on investment initiatives and overall business strategy. In addition, we retain approval rights on key 
staffing positions at many of our hotel properties, such as the hotel’s general manager and director of sales. We believe that our 
strong asset management process helps to ensure that each hotel is being operated to our and our hotel management companies’ 
stated standards, that our hotel properties are being adequately maintained in order to preserve the value of the asset and the 
safety of the hotel to customers, and that our hotel management companies are maximizing revenue and enhancing operating 
margins. See “Certain Agreements—The Advisory Agreement.”

Hotel Management

Ashford Inc. also provides us with hotel management services through Remington Hotels, including hotel operations, sales 
and  marketing,  revenue  management,  budget  oversight,  guest  service,  asset  maintenance  (not  involving  capital  expenditures) 
and related services. See “Certain Agreements-Hotel Management Agreement.”

Design and Construction Services

Ashford Inc. also provides us with design and construction services through Premier, including construction management, 
interior  design,  architectural  oversight,  and  the  purchasing,  expediting,  warehousing  coordination,  freight  management  and 
supervision  of  installation  of  furniture,  fixtures  and  equipment  (“FF&E”),  and  related  services.  See  “Certain  Agreements—
Premier Master Project Management Agreement.” 

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Third-Party Agreements

Hotel Management Agreements. Twelve of our hotel properties are operated pursuant to a hotel management agreement 
with one of five brand management companies and four of our hotel properties are operated pursuant to a hotel management 
agreement  with  Remington  Hotels,  a  hotel  management  company  acquired  by  Ashford  Inc.  on  November  6,  2019,  from  Mr. 
Monty  J.  Bennett,  chairman  of  our  board  of  directors  and  chairman,  chief  executive  officer  and  a  significant  stockholder  of 
Ashford  Inc.,  and  Mr.  Archie  Bennett,  Jr.,  chairman  emeritus  of  Ashford  Trust.  Each  management  company  receives  a  base 
management fee and may also be eligible to receive an incentive management fee if hotel operating income, as defined in the 
respective  management  agreement,  exceeds  certain  thresholds.  The  incentive  management  fee  is  generally  calculated  as  a 
percentage  of  hotel  operating  income  after  we  have  received  a  priority  return  on  our  investment  in  the  hotel.  See  “Certain 
Agreements—Hotel Management Agreements.”

Franchise  Agreements.  None  of  our  hotel  properties  operate  under  franchise  agreements.  The  management  agreements 
with Marriott (or its affiliates), Hilton (or its affiliates), Four Seasons, Hyatt or Accor allow twelve of our hotel properties to 
operate under the Marriott, Autograph Collection, The Ritz-Carlton, Ritz-Carlton Reserve, Hilton, Four Seasons, Park Hyatt or 
Sofitel  brand  names,  as  applicable,  and  provide  benefits  typically  associated  with  franchise  agreements,  including,  among 
others, the use of Marriott’s (or its affiliates), Hilton’s (or its affiliates), Four Seasons’ (or its affiliates), Hyatt’s (or its affiliates) 
or Accor’s (or its affiliates), applicable, reservation system and guest loyalty and reward program. Any intellectual property and 
trademarks  of  its  affiliates),  Hilton  (or  its  affiliates),  Four  Seasons  (or  its  affiliates),  Hyatt  (or  its  affiliates)  or  Accor  (or  its 
affiliates), as applicable, are exclusively owned and controlled by the applicable manager (or its affiliates) and the management 
agreement with Marriott (or its affiliates), Hilton (or its affiliates), Four Seasons, Hyatt, and Accor grant the applicable manager 
the rights to use such intellectual property or trademarks with respect to the applicable hotel.

Licensing Agreement. The Ritz-Carlton St. Thomas is subject to a License and Royalty Agreement, which allows the hotel 
to use The Ritz-Carlton name and mark for 50 years, subject to automatic renewal for two 10-year periods, unless the brand 
management company notifies us of election not to renew at least one year before the end of the initial term or the then-current 
renewal term. The Licensed and Royalty Agreement is coterminous with the management agreement. In connection with our 
ability to use The Ritz-Carlton name and mark, we are obligated to pay a royalty fee of 2.6% of gross revenues and an incentive 
royalty of 20% of operating profit in excess of owner’s priority.

Additionally,  in  conjunction  with  the  Mr.  C  Beverly  Hills  Hotel  acquisition  on  August  5,  2021,  we  entered  into  an 
Intellectual Property Sublicense Agreement, which allows us to continue to use certain proprietary marks associated with the 
Mr. C brand name. In return, we pay licensing fees of: (i) 1% of total operating revenue; (ii) 2% of gross food and beverage 
revenues; and (iii) 25% of food and beverage profits. The agreement expires on August 5, 2023.

Further, the Ritz-Carlton Reserve Dorado Beach is subject to a License and Royalty Agreement, which allows the hotel to 
use  the  Ritz-Carlton  name  and  mark  for  30  years,  subject  to  automatic  renewal  for  two  10-year  periods,  unless  the  licensor 
notifies us of election not to renew at least 18 months before the end of the initial term or the then-current renewal term. The 
License and Royalty Agreement is coterminous with the management agreement. In connection with our ability to use The Ritz-
Carlton name and mark, we are obligated to pay a royalty fee of 2.6% of gross revenues and an incentive royalty equal to the 
sum of (a) $250,000 if operating profit is equal to or greater than owner’s priority, to be paid out of owner’s priority, plus (b) 
20% of operating profit in excess of owner’s priority.

Furthermore, Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale is subject to a Hotel License Agreement, which allows the hotel to use the 
Four  Seasons  name  and  mark  until  December  31,  2039,  subject  to  automatic  renewal  for  two  20-year  periods,  unless  the 
licensor notifies us of election not to renew at least 12 months before the end of the current term (or any renewal thereof). The 
Hotel License Agreement is coterminous with the management agreement. In connection with our ability to use Four Seasons 
name and mark, we are obligated to pay a royalty fee of 0.5% of gross revenues.

Our Financing Strategy

As of December 31, 2022, our indebtedness was approximately $1.3 billion, with a weighted average interest rate of 6.36% 
per annum, taking into account in-the-money interest rate caps. Approximately 6.5% of our debt bears interest at a fixed rate of 
4.5% and the remaining 93.5% bears interest at the variable rate of LIBOR/SOFR plus 2.57%. We intend to continue to use 
variable-rate  debt  or  a  mix  of  fixed  and  variable-rate  debt  as  we  see  fit,  and  we  may,  if  appropriate,  enter  into  interest  rate 
hedges.

We intend to finance our long-term growth and liquidity needs with operating cash flow, equity issuances of both common 
and  preferred  stock,  joint  ventures,  a  revolving  line  of  credit  and  secured  and  unsecured  debt  financings  having  staggered 

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maturities.  We  target  leverage  of  35%  net  debt  to  gross  assets.  We  may  also  issue  common  units  or  other  interests  in  our 
operating partnership to acquire properties from sellers who seek a tax-deferred transaction.

We  may  utilize  Lismore  Capital  II  LLC  (“Lismore”),  a  subsidiary  of  Ashford  Inc.  and  its  affiliates,  to  provide  debt 
placement and related services, which otherwise would be provided by third parties, for debt financings. The services provided 
by Lismore include access to their deep industry contacts to achieve competitive terms in the market, due diligence support and 
assistance in completing the financing transaction.

We may use the proceeds from any borrowings for working capital, consistent with industry practice, to:

•

•

•

purchase interests in partnerships or joint ventures;

finance the origination or purchase of debt investments; or

finance acquisitions, expand, redevelop or improve existing properties, or develop new properties or other uses.

Certain Agreements

The Advisory Agreement

We  are  advised  by  Ashford  LLC,  a  subsidiary  of  Ashford  Inc.,  pursuant  to  the  Fifth  Amended  and  Restated  Advisory 
Agreement, dated as of April 18, 2018, as amended on January 15, 2019, and as further amended on August 16, 2021, among 
us, Braemar OP, Braemar TRS, Ashford Inc. and Ashford LLC. Pursuant to our advisory agreement, Ashford LLC acts as our 
advisor,  responsible  for  implementing  our  investment  strategies  and  decisions  and  the  management  of  our  day-to-day 
operations, subject to the supervision and oversight of our board of directors. We rely on Ashford LLC to provide, or obtain on 
our behalf, the personnel and services necessary for us to conduct our business, and we have no employees of our own. All of 
our officers are also employees of Ashford LLC. 

Pursuant  to  the  terms  of  our  advisory  agreement,  Ashford  LLC  and  its  affiliates  provide  us  with  our  management  team, 
along with appropriate support personnel as Ashford LLC deems reasonably necessary. Ashford LLC and its affiliates are not 
obligated  to  dedicate  any  of  their  respective  employees  exclusively  to  us,  nor  are  Ashford  LLC,  its  affiliates  or  any  of  their 
employees  obligated  to  dedicate  any  specific  portion  of  its  or  their  time  to  our  business  except  as  necessary  to  perform  the 
service required of them in their capacity as our advisor. Ashford LLC is at all times subject to the supervision and oversight of 
our  board  of  directors.  So  long  as  Ashford  LLC  is  our  advisor,  our  governing  documents  require  us  to  include  two  persons 
designated  by  Ashford  LLC  as  candidates  for  election  as  director  at  any  stockholder  meeting  at  which  directors  are  to  be 
elected. Such nominees may be executive officers of our advisor. If the size of our board of directors is increased at any time to 
more  than  seven  directors,  Ashford  LLC’s  right  to  nominate  shall  be  increased  by  such  number  of  directors  as  shall  be 
necessary  to  maintain  the  ratio  of  directors  nominated  by  Ashford  LLC  to  the  directors  otherwise  nominated,  as  nearly  as 
possible  (rounding  to  the  next  larger  whole  number),  equal  to  the  ratio  that  would  have  existed  if  our  board  of  directors 
consisted of seven members. The advisory agreement requires Ashford LLC to manage our business affairs in conformity with 
the  policies  and  the  guidelines  that  are  approved  and  monitored  by  our  board  of  directors.  Additionally,  Ashford  LLC  must 
refrain  from  taking  any  action  that  would  (a)  adversely  affect  our  status  as  a  REIT,  (b)  subject  us  to  regulation  under  the 
Investment  Company  Act  of  1940,  as  amended,  (c)  knowingly  and  intentionally  violate  any  law,  rule  or  regulation  of  any 
governmental body or agency having jurisdiction over us, (d) violate any of the rules or regulations of any exchange on which 
our securities are listed, or (e) violate our charter, bylaws or resolutions of our board of directors, all as in effect from time to 
time.

Duties of Ashford LLC. Subject to the supervision of our board of directors, Ashford LLC is responsible for our day-to-
day operations, including all of our subsidiaries and joint ventures, and shall perform (or cause to be performed) all services 
necessary to operate our business as outlined in the advisory agreement. Those services include sourcing and evaluating hotel 
acquisition  and  disposition  opportunities,  asset  managing  the  hotel  properties  in  our  portfolio  and  overseeing  the  hotel 
managers,  handling  all  of  our  accounting,  treasury  and  financial  reporting  requirements,  and  negotiating  terms  of  loan 
documents for our debt financings, as well as other duties and services outlined in the advisory agreement.

Any increase in the scope of duties or services to be provided by Ashford LLC must be jointly approved by us and Ashford 

LLC and will be subject to additional compensation as outlined in the advisory agreement.

Ashford LLC is our sole and exclusive provider of asset management, design and construction and certain other services 

offered by Ashford Inc. and its subsidiaries.

Ashford LLC also has the power to delegate all or any part of its rights and powers to manage and control our business and 
affairs  to  such  officers,  employees,  affiliates,  agents  and  representatives  of  Ashford  LLC  or  our  company  as  it  may  deem 

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appropriate. Any authority delegated by Ashford LLC to any other person is subject to the limitations on the rights and powers 
of our advisor specifically set forth in the advisory agreement or our charter.

Ashford LLC also acknowledges receipt of our code of business conduct and ethics, code of conduct for the chief executive 
officer,  chief  financial  officer  and  chief  accounting  officer  and  policy  on  insider  trading  and  agrees  to  require  its  employees 
who provide services to us to comply with the codes and the policy.

Limitations on Liability and Indemnification. The advisory agreement provides that Ashford LLC has no responsibility 
other than to render the services and take the actions described in the advisory agreement in good faith and with the exercise of 
due  care  and  will  not  be  responsible  for  any  action  our  board  of  directors  takes  in  following  or  declining  to  follow  any  of 
Ashford  LLC’s  advice  or  recommendations.  The  advisory  agreement  provides  that  Ashford  LLC  (including  its  officers, 
directors, managers, employees and members) will not be liable for any act or omission by it (or them) performed in accordance 
with  and  pursuant  to  the  advisory  agreement,  except  by  reason  of  acts  constituting  gross  negligence,  bad  faith,  willful 
misconduct or reckless disregard of duties under the advisory agreement.

We  have  agreed  to  indemnify  and  hold  harmless  Ashford  LLC  (including  its  partners,  directors,  officers,  stockholders, 
managers,  members,  agents,  employees  and  each  other  person  or  entity,  if  any,  controlling  Ashford  LLC)  to  the  full  extent 
lawful, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages or liabilities of any nature whatsoever with respect to or arising 
from  Ashford  LLC’s  acts  or  omissions  (including  ordinary  negligence)  in  its  capacity  as  such,  except  with  respect  to  losses, 
claims, damages or liabilities with respect to or arising out of Ashford LLC’s gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct, 
or reckless disregard of its duties under the advisory agreement (for which Ashford LLC will indemnify us).

Term  and  Termination.  The  initial  term  of  our  advisory  agreement  shall  expire  on  January  24,  2027,  with  up  to  seven 
successive additional ten-year terms upon Ashford LLC’s written notice to us not less than 210 days prior to the expiration of 
the then-current term of Ashford LLC’s election to extend the term of our advisory agreement.

We may terminate the advisory agreement at any time, including during the 10-year initial term, without the payment of a 

termination fee under the following circumstances:

•

•

•
•

immediately  upon  providing  written  notice  to  Ashford  LLC,  following  its  conviction  (including  a  plea  or  nolo 
contendere) of a felony;
immediately upon providing written notice to Ashford LLC, if it commits an act of fraud against us, misappropriates 
our  funds  or  acts  in  a  manner  constituting  willful  misconduct,  gross  negligence  or  reckless  disregard  in  the 
performance of its material duties under the advisory agreement (including a failure to act); provided, however, that if 
any such actions or omissions are caused by an employee and/or an officer of Ashford LLC (or an affiliate of Ashford 
LLC)  and  Ashford  LLC  takes  all  reasonable  necessary  and  appropriate  action  against  such  person  and  cures  the 
damage caused by such actions or omissions within 45 days of Ashford LLC’s actual knowledge of its commission or 
omission, we will not have the right to terminate the advisory agreement;
immediately, upon the commencement of an action for dissolution of our advisor; or 
(i) upon the entry by a court of competent jurisdiction of a final non-appealable order awarding monetary damages to 
us based on a finding that our advisor committed a material breach or default of a material term, condition, obligation 
or covenant of the advisory agreement, which breach or default had a material adverse effect on us, but only where our 
advisor fails to pay the monetary damages in full within 60 days of the date when the monetary judgment becomes 
final  and  non-appealable;  provided,  however,  that  if  our  advisor  notified  us  that  our  advisor  is  unable  to  pay  any 
judgment for monetary damages in full within 60 days of when the judgment becomes final and non-appealable, we 
may not terminate the advisory agreement if, within the 60-day period, our advisor delivers a promissory note to us 
having a principal amount equal to the unpaid balance of the judgment and bearing interest at 8.00% per annum, which 
note shall mature on the 12-month anniversary of the date that the judgment becomes final and non-appealable; and (ii) 
upon no less than 60 days’ written notice to our advisor, prior to initiating any proceeding claiming a material breach 
or default by our advisor, of the nature of the default or breach and providing our advisor with an opportunity to cure 
the default or breach, or if the default or breach is not reasonably susceptible to cure within 60 days, an additional cure 
period as is reasonably necessary to cure the default or breach so long as our advisor is diligently and in good faith 
pursuing the cure.

Either party may also terminate the advisory agreement, with the payment of a termination fee, upon the occurrence of a 
change of control of the Company, provided that the party desiring to terminate the advisory agreement shall give written notice 
to the other party on a date (i) no earlier than the date on which: (1) we enter into a change of control agreement; (2) our board 
of directors recommends that our stockholders accept the offer made in a change of control tender; or (3) a voting control event 
occurs;  and  (ii)  no  later  than  two  days  after  the  closing  of  a  transaction  contemplated  by  a  change  of  control  agreement, 
completion of a change of control tender, or occurrence of a voting control event.

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In connection with a termination due to a Company change of control event, our advisor may agree, in its sole discretion, to 

provide transition services agreed to by the parties for a period of up to 30 days.

Fees and Expenses.
•  Base  Fee.  The  total  monthly  base  fee  is  in  an  amount  equal  to  1/12th  of  the  sum  of  (i)  0.70%  of  the  total  market 
capitalization of our company for the prior month, plus (ii) the Net Asset Fee Adjustment (as defined below), if any, 
on the last day of the prior month during which our advisory agreement was in effect; provided, however, in no event 
shall the base fee for any month be less than the minimum base fee as provided by our advisory agreement. The base 
fee is payable on the fifth business day of each month.

“Net  Asset  Fee  Adjustment”  shall  be  equal  to  (i)  the  product  of  the  Sold  Non-ERFP  Asset  Amount  (as  more 
particularly defined in the advisory agreement, but generally equal to the net sales prices of real property (other than 
any Enhanced Return Hotel Assets (as defined in the ERFP Agreement)) sold or disposed of after the date of the ERFP 
Agreement,  commencing  with  and  including  the  first  such  sale)  and  0.70%  plus  (ii)  the  product  of  the  Sold  ERFP 
Asset Amount (as more particularly defined in the advisory agreement, but generally equal to the net sales prices of 
Enhanced  Return  Hotel  Assets  sold  or  disposed  of  after  the  date  of  the  ERFP  Agreement,  commencing  with  and 
including the first such sale) and 1.07%.

The minimum base fee for Braemar for each month will be equal to the greater of:

▪

▪

90% of the base fee paid for the same month in the prior year; and
1/12th of the “G&A Ratio” multiplied by the total market capitalization of Braemar.

The “G&A Ratio” is calculated as the simple average of the ratios of total general and administrative expenses, 
including any dead deal costs, less any non-cash expenses, paid in the applicable quarter by each member of a select 
peer group, divided by the total market capitalization of such peer group member. The peer group for the Company 
may  be  adjusted  from  time-to-time  by  mutual  agreement  between  Ashford  LLC  and  a  majority  of  our  independent 
directors. Each month’s base fee is determined based on prior month results and is payable in cash on the fifth business 
day of the month for which the fee is applied.

• 

Incentive Fee. In each year that (i) our common stock is listed for trading on a national securities exchange for each 
day of the applicable year; and (ii) our total stockholder return (“TSR”) exceeds the “average TSR of our peer group” 
we have agreed to pay an incentive fee.

For purposes of this calculation, our TSR means the sum, expressed as a percentage, of (i) the change in our common 
stock price during the applicable period, plus (ii) the dividend yield paid during the applicable period (determined by 
dividing  dividends  paid  during  the  applicable  period  by  our  common  stock  price  at  the  beginning  of  the  applicable 
period and including the value of any dividends or distributions with respect to common stock not paid in cash valued 
in the reasonable discretion of our advisor).

The annual incentive fee is calculated as (i) 5% of the amount (expressed as a percentage but in no event greater than 
25%) by which our annual TSR exceeds the average TSR for our peer group, multiplied by (ii) the fully diluted equity 
value  of  our  company  at  December  31  of  the  applicable  year.  To  determine  the  fully  diluted  equity  value,  we  will 
assume that all units in our operating partnership, including long-term incentive plan (“LTIP”) units that have achieved 
economic  parity  with  the  common  units,  if  any,  have  been  converted  into  shares  of  common  stock  and  that  the  per 
share value of each share of our common stock is equal to the closing price of our stock on the last trading day of the 
year.

The incentive fee, if any, subject to the FCCR Condition (defined below), is payable in arrears in three equal annual 
installments with the first installment payable on January 15 following the applicable year for which the incentive fee 
relates and on January 15 of the next two successive years. Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon any termination of the 
advisory  agreement  for  any  reason,  any  unpaid  incentive  fee  (including  any  incentive  fee  installment  for  the  stub 
period ending on the termination date) will become fully earned and immediately due and payable without regard to 
the FCCR Condition defined below. Except in the case when the incentive fee is payable on the date of termination of 
the advisory agreement, up to 50% of the incentive fee may be paid in our common stock or in common units of our 
operating  partnership,  at  our  discretion,  with  the  balance  payable  in  cash  unless  at  the  time  for  payment  of  the 
incentive fee, Ashford LLC owns common stock or common units in an amount greater than or equal to three times the 
base  fee  for  the  preceding  four  quarters  or  payment  in  such  securities  would  cause  the  advisor  to  be  subject  to  the 
provision of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, or payment in such securities would not be legally 
permissible for any reason, in which case the entire incentive fee will be payable in cash.

Upon the determination of the incentive fee, except in the case of any termination of the advisory agreement in which 
case the incentive fee for the stub period and all unpaid installments of an incentive fee shall be deemed earned and 

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fully  due  and  payable,  each  one-third  installment  of  the  incentive  fee  shall  not  be  deemed  earned  by  the  advisor  or 
otherwise payable by us unless we, as of the December 31 immediately preceding the due date for the payment of the 
incentive fee installment, have a FCCR of 0.20x or greater (the “FCCR Condition”). For purposes of this calculation, 
“FCCR”  means  our  fixed  charge  coverage  ratio,  which  is  the  ratio  of  adjusted  EBITDA  for  the  previous  four 
consecutive fiscal quarters to fixed charges, which includes all (i) our and our subsidiaries’ interest expense, (ii) our 
and our subsidiaries’ regularly scheduled principal payments, other than balloon or similar principal payments which 
repay indebtedness in full and payments under cash flow mortgages applied to principal, and (iii) preferred dividends 
paid by us.

•  Equity  Compensation.  To  incentivize  employees,  officers,  consultants,  non-employee  directors,  affiliates  and 
representatives of Ashford LLC, or its affiliates, to achieve our goals and business objectives, as established by our 
board  of  directors,  in  addition  to  the  base  fee  and  the  incentive  fee  described  above,  our  board  of  directors  has  the 
authority  to  make  equity  awards  to  Ashford  LLC  or  directly  to  employees,  officers,  consultants  and  non-employee 
directors of Ashford LLC, or its affiliates, based on our achievement of certain financial and other hurdles established 
by  our  board  of  directors.  These  annual  equity  awards  are  intended  to  provide  an  incentive  to  Ashford  LLC  and  its 
employees  to  promote  the  success  of  our  business.  The  compensation  committee  of  our  board  of  directors  has  full 
discretion regarding the grant of any annual equity awards, and other than the overall limitation on the total number of 
shares  that  are  authorized  to  be  granted  under  our  Second  Amended  and  Restated  2013  Equity  Incentive  Plan  (as 
amended, the “2013 Equity Incentive Plan”) there are no limitations on the amount of these equity awards.

•  Expense  Reimbursement.  Ashford  LLC  is  responsible  for  all  wages,  salaries,  cash  bonus  payments  and  benefits 
related to its employees providing services to us (including any of our officers who are also employees or officers of 
Ashford LLC), with the exception of any equity compensation that may be awarded by us to the employees of Ashford 
LLC, or its affiliates, who provide services to us, the provision of certain internal audit,  asset management and risk 
management services and the international office expenses described below. We are responsible to pay or reimburse 
Ashford  LLC  monthly  for  all  other  costs  incurred  by  it  on  our  behalf  or  in  connection  with  the  performance  of  its 
services and duties to us, including, without limitation, tax, legal, accounting advisory, investment banking and other 
third  party  professional  fees,  director  fees  and  insurance  (including  errors  and  omissions  insurance  and  any  other 
insurance  required  pursuant  to  the  terms  of  the  advisory  agreement),  debt  service,  taxes,  insurance,  underwriting, 
brokerage, reporting, registration, listing fees and charges, travel and entertainment expenses, conference sponsorships, 
transaction  diligence  and  closing  costs,  dead  deal  costs,  dividends,  office  space,  the  cost  of  all  equity  awards  or 
compensation plans established by us, including the value of awards made by us to Ashford LLC’s employees, and any 
other  costs  which  are  reasonably  necessary  for  the  performance  by  Ashford  LLC,  or  its  affiliates,  of  its  duties  and 
functions. In addition, we pay a pro rata share of Ashford LLC’s office overhead and administrative expenses incurred 
in  the  performance  of  its  duties  and  functions  under  the  advisory  agreement.  There  is  no  specific  limitation  on  the 
amount of such reimbursements.

In addition to the expenses described above, we are required to reimburse Ashford LLC monthly for our pro rata share 
(as reasonably agreed to between Ashford LLC and a majority of our independent directors or our audit committee, 
chairman  of  our  audit  committee  or  lead  director)  of  (i)  employment  expenses  of  Ashford  LLC’s  internal  audit 
managers, insurance advisory and other Ashford LLC employees who are actively engaged in providing internal audit 
services to us, (ii) the reasonable travel and other out-of-pocket expenses of Ashford LLC relating to the activities of 
its internal audit employees and the reasonable third-party expenses which Ashford LLC incurs in connection with its 
provision  of  internal  audit  services  to  us  and  (iii)  all  reasonable  international  office  expenses,  overhead,  personnel 
costs, travel and other costs directly related to Ashford LLC’s non-executive personnel who are located internationally 
or  that  oversee  the  operations  of  international  assets  or  related  to  our  advisor’s  personnel  that  source,  investigate  or 
provide diligence services in connection with possible acquisitions or investments internationally. Such expenses shall 
include but are not limited to salary, wage payroll taxes and the cost of employee benefit plans.

•  Additional  Services.  If,  and  to  the  extent  that,  we  request  Ashford  LLC  to  render  services  on  our  behalf  other  than 
those  required  to  be  rendered  by  it  under  the  advisory  agreement,  such  additional  services  shall  be  compensated 
separately at market rates, as defined in the advisory agreement.

Assignment. Ashford LLC may assign its rights under the agreement without our approval to any affiliate under the control 

of Ashford Inc.

Relationship with the Advisor. Ashford LLC is a subsidiary of Ashford Inc. and advises us and Ashford Trust. Ashford 
LLC, its equity holders and employees are permitted to have other advisory clients, which may include other REITs operating 
in  the  real  estate  industry.  If  we  materially  revise  our  initial  investment  guidelines  without  the  express  written  consent  of 
Ashford LLC, Ashford LLC will use its best judgment to allocate investment opportunities to us and other entities it advises, 
taking into account such factors as it deems relevant, in its discretion, subject to any then-existing obligations of Ashford LLC 
to such other entities. We have agreed that we will not revise our initial investment guidelines to be directly competitive with 

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the investment guidelines of Ashford Trust as of November 19, 2013. The advisory agreement gives us the right to equitable 
treatment  with  respect  to  other  clients  of  Ashford  LLC,  but  does  not  give  us  the  right  to  preferential  treatment,  except  that 
Ashford LLC and Ashford Trust have agreed that, so long as we have not materially changed our initial investment guidelines 
without the express consent of Ashford LLC, any individual hotel investment opportunities that satisfy our investment focus 
will be presented to our board of directors, who will have up to 10 business days to accept such opportunity prior to it being 
available to Ashford Trust or any other entity advised by Ashford LLC.

To minimize conflict between us and Ashford Trust, the advisory agreement requires us to designate an investment focus 
by targeted RevPAR, segments, markets and other factors or financial metrics. After consultation with Ashford LLC, we may 
modify or supplement our investment guidelines from time to time by giving written notice to Ashford LLC; however, if we 
materially  change  our  investment  guidelines  without  the  express  consent  of  Ashford  LLC,  Ashford  LLC  will  use  its  best 
judgment to allocate investment opportunities to us and Ashford Trust, taking into account such factors as it deems relevant, in 
its discretion, subject to any then-existing obligations of Ashford LLC to other entities. In the advisory agreement, we declared 
our initial investment guidelines to be hotel real estate assets primarily consisting of equity or ownership interests, as well as 
debt investments when such debt is acquired with the intent of obtaining an equity or ownership interest, in:

• 

• 

• 

full-service hotels and resorts with trailing 12 month average RevPAR or anticipated 12 month average RevPAR of at 
least  twice  the  then-current  U.S.  national  average  RevPAR  for  all  hotels  as  determined  with  reference  to  the  most 
current STR, LLC reports, generally in the 20 most populous metropolitan statistical areas, as estimated by the United 
States Census Bureau and delineated by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget;
luxury hotels and resorts meeting the RevPAR criteria set forth above and situated in markets that may be generally 
recognized as resort markets; and

international  hospitality  assets  predominantly  focused  in  areas  that  are  general  destinations  or  in  close  proximity  to 
major transportation hubs or business centers, such that the area serves as a significant entry or departure point to a 
foreign country or region of a foreign country for business or leisure travelers and meet the RevPAR criteria set forth 
above (after any applicable currency conversion to U.S. dollars).

When  determining  whether  an  asset  satisfies  our  investment  guidelines,  Ashford  LLC  must  make  a  good  faith 
determination  of  projected  RevPAR,  taking  into  account  historical  RevPAR  as  well  as  such  additional  considerations  as 
conversions or reposition of assets, capital  plans,  brand changes and other factors that may reasonably  be  forecasted to raise 
RevPAR after stabilization of such initiative.

If  we  elect  to  spin-off,  carve-out,  split-off  or  otherwise  consummate  a  transfer  of  a  division  or  subset  of  assets  for  the 
purpose of forming a joint venture, a newly created private platform or a new publicly traded company to hold such division or 
subset of assets constituting a distinct asset type and/or investment guidelines, we have agreed that any such new entity will be 
advised by Ashford LLC pursuant to an advisory agreement containing substantially the same material terms set forth in our 
advisory agreement.

If we desire to engage a third party for services or products (other than services exclusively required to be provided by our 
hotel managers), Ashford LLC has the exclusive right to provide such services or products at typical market rates provided that 
we are able to control the award of the applicable contract. Ashford LLC will have at least 20 days after we give notice of the 
terms and specifications of the products or services that we intend to solicit to provide such services or products at market rates, 
as  determined  by  reference  to  fees  charged  by  third-party  providers  who  are  not  discounting  their  fees  as  a  result  of  fees 
generated from other sources. If a majority of our independent directors determine that Ashford LLC’s pricing proposal is not at 
market rates, we are required to engage a consultant to determine the market rate for the services or products in question. We 
will  be  required  to  pay  for  the  services  of  the  consultant  and  to  engage  Ashford  LLC  at  the  market  rates  determined  by  the 
consultant if the consultant finds that the proposed pricing of Ashford LLC was at or below market rates. Alternatively, Ashford 
LLC will pay the consultant’s fees and will have the option to provide the services or product at the market rates determined by 
the consultant should the consultant find that the proposed pricing was above market rates.

To  minimize  conflicts  between  us  and  Ashford  LLC  on  matters  arising  under  the  advisory  agreement,  the  Company’s 
Corporate Governance Guidelines provide that any waiver, consent, approval, modification, enforcement matters or elections 
which  the  Company  may  make  pursuant  to  the  terms  of  the  advisory  agreement  shall  be  within  the  exclusive  discretion  and 
control of a majority of the independent members of our board of directors (or higher vote thresholds specifically set forth in 
such agreements). In addition, our board of directors has established a Related Party Transactions Committee composed solely 
of  independent  members  of  our  board  of  directors  to  review  all  related  party  transactions  that  involve  conflicts.  The  Related 
Party Transactions Committee may make recommendations to the independent members of our board of directors (including 
rejection  of  any  proposed  transaction).  All  related  party  transactions  are  approved  by  either  the  Related  Party  Transactions 
Committee or the independent members of our board of directors.

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\Hotel Management Agreements

General

To qualify as a REIT, we cannot directly or indirectly operate any of our hotel properties. Third parties must operate our 
hotel properties. Our hotel properties are leased to TRS lessees (except for The Ritz-Carlton St. Thomas, which is owned by a 
TRS), which in turn have engaged hotel managers to manage our hotel properties. Each of our hotel properties, other than the 
Pier House Resort & Spa, the Bardessono Hotel and Spa, Hotel Yountville and Mr. C Beverly Hills Hotel (which are operated 
by Remington Hotels), are operated pursuant to a hotel management agreement with one of five independent hotel management 
companies: (1) Hilton Management LLC, (2) Marriott Hotel Services, Inc. (or its affiliates, The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, 
L.L.C., Ritz-Carlton (Virgin Islands), Inc., and Luxury Hotels International of Puerto Rico, Inc.) (3) Four Seasons, (4) Accor, 
and (5) Hyatt. “Hilton” is a registered trademark of Hilton International Holding LLC. “Marriott” is a registered trademark of 
Marriott International, Inc. “Autograph Collection” is a registered trademark of Marriott International, Inc. “The Ritz-Carlton”, 
“Ritz-Carlton”, and “Ritz-Carlton Reserve” are registered trademarks of The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, L.L.C., an affiliate 
of  Marriott  International,  Inc.  “Park  Hyatt”  is  a  registered  trademark  of  Hyatt  Corporation.  “Four  Seasons”  is  a  registered 
trademark of Four Seasons Hotels Limited. Sofitel is a registered trademark of affiliates of Accor.

The  terms  of  each  of  the  hotel  management  agreements,  as  well  as  any  remaining  extension,  are  set  forth  in  the  table 

below:

Hotel
Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines .........................................
Capital Hilton ................................................................
Marriott Seattle Waterfront ...........................................
The Clancy ....................................................................
The Notary Hotel...........................................................
The Ritz-Carlton Sarasota .............................................
Sofitel Chicago Magnificent Mile.................................
Pier House Resort & Spa...............................................
Bardessono Hotel and Spa.............................................
The Ritz-Carlton St. Thomas ........................................
Park Hyatt Beaver Creek Resort & Spa ........................
Hotel Yountville............................................................
The Ritz-Carlton Lake Tahoe........................................
Mr. C Beverly Hills Hotel.............................................
The Ritz-Carlton Reserve Dorado Beach......................
Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale.....................................

Effective Date
12/17/2003
12/17/2003
5/23/2003
10/1/2020
7/16/2019
1/1/2015
3/30/2006
11/6/2019
11/6/2019
12/15/2015
12/11/1987
11/6/2019
3/28/2006
8/5/2021
7/30/2008
3/29/1996

Expiration Date

Extension Options By Manager

12/31/2033 Two 10-year options
12/31/2033 Two 10-year options
12/31/2028 Five 10-year options
12/31/2027 Five 5-year options
12/31/2041 Two 10-year options
12/31/2030 Two 10-year options
12/31/2030 Three 10-year options
11/06/2029 Three 7-year options and one 4-year option
11/06/2029 Three 7-year options and one 4-year option
12/31/2065 Two 10-year options
12/31/2029 One 10-year option
11/06/2029 Three 7-year options and one 4-year option
12/31/2034 Two 10-year options
08/05/2031 Three 7-year options and one 4-year option
12/31/2042 Two 10-year options
12/31/2039 Two 20-year options

Each hotel management company receives a base management fee (expressed as a percentage of gross revenues) ranging 
from 3.0%–5.0%, as well as an incentive management fee calculated as a percentage of hotel operating income, in certain cases 
after  funding  of  certain  requirements,  including  the  capital  renewal  reserve,  and  in  certain  cases  after  we  have  received  a 
priority return on our investment in the hotel (referred to as the owner’s priority), as summarized in the chart below:

Hotel
Hilton La 
Jolla Torrey 
Pines

Capital 
Hilton

Management 
Fee(1)

3%

3%

Incentive Fee

20% of operating cash flow (after 
deduction for capital renewals reserve 
and owner’s priority)

20% of operating cash flow (after 
deduction for capital renewals reserve 
and owner’s priority)

Marketing Fee
Reimbursement of 
hotel’s pro rata 
share of group 
services

Reimbursement of 
hotel’s pro rata 
share of group 
services

Owner’s Priority(2)

11.5% of owner’s total 
investment

Owner’s
Investment(2)
$117,465,746

11.5% of owner’s total 
investment

$140,076,304

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Fee(1)

3%

Hotel
Marriott 
Seattle 
Waterfront

Incentive Fee
After payment of owner’s 1st priority, 
remaining operating profit is split 
between owner and manager, such that 
manager receives 30% of remaining 
operating profit that is less than the 
sum of $15,113,000 plus 10.75% of 
owner-funded capital expenses, and 
50% of the operating profit in excess of 
such sum

Marketing Fee
Reimbursement of 
the hotel’s pro rata 
share of chain 
services, capped at 
2.2% of gross 
revenues per fiscal 
year

Owner’s
Investment(2)
$89,732,668

Owner’s Priority(2)
Owner’s 1st Priority: 10.75% of 
owner’s investment
Owner’s 2nd Priority: After 
payment of the owner’s 1st 
priority, remaining operating 
profit is split between owner and 
manager, such that owner 
receives 70% of remaining 
operating profit that is less than 
the sum of $15,113,000 plus 
10.75% of owner-funded capital 
expenses, and 50% of the 
operating profit in excess of such 
sum

The Clancy

5%

50% of the excess of operating profit 
(after deduction for contributions to the 
FF&E reserve) over owner’s priority up 
to the Spread Threshold of $3,000,000, 
reduced to 25% for Operating Profit 
exceeding the Spread Threshold.

1.5% of gross 
room sales

$12,279,659, plus 11.5% of 
owner funded capital expenses 

Not applicable

The Notary 
Hotel

4%

20% of the excess of operating profit 
over owner’s priority

1.5% of gross 
room sales

Not applicable

2021 and after: $8,938,867 Plus 
10.25% of owner-funded capital 
expenditures after the effective 
date, the amount of reserve 
shortfalls funded by Owner after 
the effective date, and the amount 
of owner-funded capital 
expenditures spent for completion 
of the conversion of the hotel to 
The Notary Hotel, up to 
$18,000,000

20% of the amount by which the 
hotel’s annual net operating income 
exceeds a threshold amount (equal to 
8% of our total investment in the 
hotel), capped at 2.5% of gross hotel 
revenues

The lesser of 1% of gross revenues or 
the amount by which actual house 
profit exceeds budgeted house profit

The lesser of 1% of gross revenues or 
the amount by which actual house 
profit exceeds budgeted house profit

2% of gross hotel 
revenues

$13,664,662 plus 8% of all 
expenditures to fund capital 
improvements

Not applicable

Not applicable

Not applicable

Not applicable

Not applicable

Not applicable

Not applicable

20% of the excess, if any, of Operating 
Profit for such Fiscal Year over 
owner’s priority for such Fiscal Year

1.0% of gross 
revenues

$8,000,000 plus 10.25% of the 
amount of owner-funded capital 
expenditures 

Not applicable

12.5% Profit plus 15% of Profit less the 
Base Fee that is in excess of $4 million

Not applicable

Not applicable

Not applicable

3%

Sofitel 
Chicago 
Magnificent 
Mile

Pier House 
Resort & Spa

Bardessono 
Hotel and 
Spa

The Ritz-
Carlton St. 
Thomas

Park Hyatt 
Beaver Creek 
Resort & Spa

Greater of 
$16,294
 monthly or 
3%

Greater of 
$16,294
 monthly or 
3%

3.0%, 
comprised of a 
management 
fee of 0.4% 
and a royalty 
fee of 2.6%

Greater of 
3.0% or 
$2,405,544 on 
an annual 
basis 
(increased 
annually by 
lesser of CPI 
or 8% of prior 
year 
management 
fee)

Hotel 
Yountville

Greater of 
$16,294 
monthly or 3%

The lesser of 1% of gross revenues or 
the amount by which actual house 
profit exceeds budgeted house profit

Not applicable

Not applicable

Not applicable

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Management 
Fee(1)

3%

Hotel
The Ritz-
Carlton 
Sarasota

Incentive Fee
20% of Available cash flow defined as 
Net Operating Income minus the 
owner’s priority

The Ritz-
Carlton Lake 
Tahoe

3%

The sum of (i) 15% of the amount by 
which Adjusted House Profit (“AHP”) 
for such Fiscal Year exceeds the 
owner’s priority; provided, however, 
that in no event shall the total, 
aggregate sum of the Base Fee and the 
Incentive Fee paid to Operator in any 
given Fiscal Year exceed 6% of gross 
revenues for such Fiscal Year

Marketing Fee
1% of gross hotel 
revenues for each 
fiscal year, 
excluding member 
dues, initiation, or 
joining fees or 
deposits of Club 
members

1% of gross 
revenues for each 
fiscal year

Owner’s Priority(2)

$7,465,000 plus 10.25% of the 
amount of owner-funded capital 
expenditures

Owner’s
Investment(2)
Not applicable

Not applicable

$8,208,965.08 plus 10% of the 
amount of certain owner-funded 
renovation expenditures, plus 
10% of any other owner-funded 
capital expenditures after 
1/1/2022 that were approved by 
manager, plus a varying 
additional credit based on the 
number of condominium units 
(which are to be constructed) in 
the voluntary rental program

Mr. C 
Beverly Hills 
Hotel

Greater of 
$16,294 
monthly or 3%

The lesser of 1% of gross revenues or 
the amount by which actual house 
profit exceeds budgeted house profit

Not applicable

Not applicable

Not applicable

The Ritz-
Carlton 
Reserve 
Dorado 
Beach

3%, comprised 
of a 
management 
fee of 0.4% 
and a royalty 
fee of 2.6%

$250,000 if Net House Profit exceeds 
Owner’s Priority plus 20% of the 
excess of Net House Profit over 
Owner’s Priority with annual true-up

1% of Gross 
Revenues plus 
allocation of 
reimbursable 
expenses

Four Seasons 
Resorts 
Scottsdale

3%

1.47% of budgeted 
gross revenues.

7.5% of the amount of operating profit 
(after deducting property taxes, 
insurance premiums, and expenditures 
from the capital reserve) for a 
particular period, minus the Hurdle 
Amount applicable for the same period. 
If there is a negative incentive fee in 
any year, the negative balance will 
carry forward and operate as a hurdle to 
future incentive fees

Not applicable

Not applicable

$11,670,000 plus (a) 11% of any 
operating losses funded by owner, 
plus (b) 11% of certain non-
routine capital expenditures 
incurred by manager and certain 
non-routine owner-funded capital 
expenditures, plus (c) $100,000 
time the number of condominium 
units in the voluntary rental 
program at the beginning of each 
FY, plus (d) an amount negotiated 
at the beginning of each year for 
the West Beach Estates and East 
Beach Villas participating in the 
standard and flexible voluntary 
rental program 

$10,499,207 (to be reduced to 
zero in January 1, 2033) plus 
11.5% of Additional Capital after 
January 1, 2018 in excess of the 
FF&E Reserve. (Any Additional 
Capital will be reduced to zero 15 
years after made).

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(1)  Management fee is expressed as a percentage of gross hotel revenue.
(2)  Owner’s priority and owner’s investment amounts disclosed in the table are based on the most recent certification provided to us by the 
applicable manager. For some properties these amounts will continue to increase over time by the amount of additional owner-funded 
capital expenses.

The hotel management agreements allow each hotel to operate under the Marriott, Autograph Collection, The Ritz-Carlton, 
Ritz-Carlton Reserve, Hilton, Four Seasons, Sofitel, and Park Hyatt brand names, as applicable, and provide benefits typically 
associated  with  franchise  agreements,  including,  among  others,  the  use  of  the  Marriott’s  (or  its  affiliates),  Hilton’s  (or  its 
affiliates),  Four  Seasons’  (or  its  affiliates),  Accor’s  (or  its  affiliates),  or  Hyatt’s  (or  its  affiliates),  as  applicable,  reservation 
system and guest loyalty and reward program. Any intellectual property and trademarks of Marriott (or its affiliates, including, 
without limitation, The Ritz-Carlton), Hilton (or its affiliates), Four Seasons (or its affiliates), Accor (or its affiliates), or Hyatt 
(or its affiliates), as applicable, are exclusively owned and controlled by the applicable manager or an affiliate of such manager 
who grants the manager rights to use such intellectual property or trademarks with respect to the applicable hotel.

Below  is  a  summary  of  the  principal  terms  of  the  hotel  management  agreements  with  Marriott  (or  its  affiliates),  Hilton, 

Accor, Hyatt, Four Seasons, and Remington Hotels.

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Marriott Management Agreements

Term. The remaining base term of each of our seven management agreements with Marriott (or its affiliates) ranges from 
approximately  5  to  43  years,  expiring  between  December  31,  2027  and  December  31,  2065.  Each  of  these  agreements  has 
remaining automatic extension options at the discretion of the manager, ranging from two 10-year extensions to five 10-year 
extensions.

Events  of  Default.  An  “Event  of  Default”  under  the  hotel  management  agreements  with  Marriott  (or  its  affiliates)  is 
generally  defined  to  include  the  bankruptcy  or  insolvency  of  either  party,  the  failure  to  make  a  payment  under  the  hotel 
management  agreement  and  failure  to  cure  such  non-payment  after  due  notice,  and  a  breach  by  either  party  of  any  other 
covenants or obligations in the hotel management agreement which continues beyond the applicable notice and cure period.

Termination  Upon  Event  of  Default.  A  non-defaulting  party  may  terminate  the  hotel  management  agreement  upon  an 
Event of Default (as  defined in  the applicable hotel management agreement) generally  after the expiration of any  notice and 
cure periods; provided, however, the hotel management agreement may not be terminated by the non-defaulting party unless 
and until such Event of Default has a material adverse effect on the non-defaulting party. In the case of The Notary Hotel, The 
Clancy, and The Ritz-Carlton Reserve Dorado Beach, if the defaulting party contests such Event of Default or such material 
adverse effect, the non-defaulting party may not terminate unless a court of competent jurisdiction has issued a final, binding 
and  non-appealable  order  finding  that  the  Event  of  Default  has  occurred  and  that  the  default  resulted  in  a  material  adverse 
effect.

Early Termination for Casualty. The termination provisions for our Marriott-managed hotel properties after casualty are 

summarized as follows:

• 

If the hotel suffers a total casualty (meaning the cost of the damage to be repaired or replaced would be equal to 30% 
or  more  of  the  then-total  replacement  cost  in  the  case  of  the  Marriott  Seattle  Waterfront,  33%  or  more  of  the  then 
replacement cost in the case of The Ritz-Carlton Lake Tahoe and The Ritz-Carlton Sarasota, and 60% or more of the 
then-total replacement cost in the case of The Ritz-Carlton St. Thomas, The Ritz-Carlton Reserve Dorado Beach, The 
Clancy and The Notary Hotel), then either party may terminate the hotel management agreement.

Early Termination for Condemnation. If all or substantially all of the hotel (meaning 1/3 or more of the replacement cost 
therefor with respect to The Ritz-Carlton Lake Tahoe and The Ritz-Carlton Sarasota and 50% or more of the replacement value 
of the hotel with respect to The Ritz-Carlton St. Thomas) is taken in any condemnation or similar proceeding, or a portion of 
the  hotel  is  so  taken,  and  the  result  is  that  it  is  unreasonable  to  continue  to  operate  the  hotel  in  accordance  with  the  hotel 
management agreement, the hotel management agreement shall terminate (provided, however, with respect to The Ritz-Carlton 
Lake Tahoe and The Ritz-Carlton Sarasota the hotel management agreement will be terminated at our option or the manager’s 
option, and with respect to The Clancy and The Notary Hotel, the hotel management agreement will be terminated only at the 
manager’s option).

Performance  Termination.  All  of  the  hotel  management  agreements  with  Marriott  (or  its  affiliates)  are  structured  to 
provide us with a right to terminate the hotel management agreement without the payment of a termination fee if the manager 
fails to achieve certain criteria relating to the performance of the applicable hotel. The performance period is measured with 
respect  to  any  two  consecutive  fiscal  years.  The  performance  criteria  generally  includes  each  of  the  following:  (i)  operating 
profit  for  each  such  fiscal  year  is  less  than  the  applicable  performance  termination  threshold  (as  defined  in  the  hotel 
management agreement), which, (a) in the case of Marriott Seattle Waterfront is 9.5% of the approximate total investment in 
the hotel, (b) in the case of The Clancy is 82.6% of the owner’s priority return (as defined in the hotel management agreement), 
(c) in the case of The Notary Hotel is 85% of the owner’s priority return (as defined in the hotel management agreement), (d) in 
the  case  of  The  Ritz-Carlton  St.  Thomas  is  $6,000,000, plus  85%  of  10.25%  of  owner-funded  capital  expenditures  incurred 
after November 20, 2019, (e) in the case of The Ritz-Carlton Sarasota is $6,000,000, (f) in the case of The Ritz-Carlton Lake 
Tahoe  is  $7,200,000  minus  (b)  (i)  the  annual  amount  of  certain  shared  facilities  expenses  relating  to  offsite  parcels  that  are 
deemed to gross operating expenses for a fiscal year, and (g) in the case of Dorado Beach, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve, it is 75% of 
the  owner’s  priority  return  (as  defined  in  the  hotel  management  agreement),  (ii)  the  RevPAR  penetration  index  of  the  hotel 
during  each  such  fiscal  year  is  less  than  the  revenue  index  threshold  (as  such  terms  are  defined  in  the  hotel  management 
agreements) which ranges from 0.65 to 1.80 (this item is currently being negotiated for Dorado Beach, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve), 
and (iii) the fact that the criteria set forth in (i) or (ii) is not the result of certain disruptive events, such force majeure, major 
renovation,  or  any  default  by  us  under  the  hotel  management  agreement.  The  manager  has  a  right  to  avoid  a  performance 
termination by paying to us the total amount by which the operating profit for each of the fiscal years in question was less than 
the performance termination threshold for such fiscal years, or in the case of The Notary Hotel and The Clancy, by waiving 
base  management  fees  (and,  with  respect  to  The  Ritz-Carlton  St.  Thomas,  certain  royalty  fees  owed  to  Marriott  Switzerland 
Licensing Company S.ar.L (St. Kitts & Nevis Branch)) until such time as the total amount of waived base management fees 

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equals the shortfall of operating profit for each of the fiscal years in question to the performance termination threshold for such 
fiscal years.

Limitation on Termination Rights. Our ability to exercise termination rights is subject to certain limitations if the manager 
or  any  of  its  affiliates  are  providing  certain  credit  enhancements,  loans  or  fundings  as  described  in  the  hotel  management 
agreement, or in certain cases, if manager’s incentive management fee is outstanding.

Assignment and Sale. Each management agreement with Marriott (or its affiliates) contains restrictions on our ability to 
sell  the  applicable  hotel  property  or  engage  in  certain  change  of  control  actions  if  (i)  we  are  in  default  under  the  hotel 
management  agreement,  (ii)  the  transferee  is  known  to  be  of  bad  moral  character  or  has  been  convicted  of  a  felony  or  is  in 
control  of  or  is  controlled  by  persons  who  have  been  convicted  of  felonies,  (iii)  the  transferee  does  not  (in  the  reasonable 
judgment  of  manager)  have  sufficient  financial  resources  and  liquidity  to  fulfill  the  owner’s  obligations  under  the  hotel 
management agreement, (iv) the transferee has an ownership interest, either directly or indirectly, in a brand or group of hotels 
that competes with the manager or any affiliate thereof, or (v) the transferee is a person designated by the U.S. Department of 
Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control or other governmental entity from to time as a “specially designated national or 
blocked person” or similar status, is a person described in Section 1 of U.S. Executive Order 13224, or is a person otherwise 
identified by any government or legal authority as being someone with whom Marriott is prohibited from transacting business. 
The management agreements with Marriott (or its affiliates) may have additional restrictions on our ability to sell the applicable 
hotel  property  or  engage  in  certain  change  of  control  actions.  Any  sale  of  the  property  (which  includes  any  equity  transfer, 
whether directly or indirectly) is subject to certain conditions, including the provision of notice of such sale to the manager.

Right  of  First  Offer.  All  of  the  management  agreements  with  Marriott  (or  its  affiliates)  (except  for  the  management 
agreement for The Ritz-Carlton Lake Tahoe) provide the manager with a right of first negotiation with respect to a sale of the 
hotel  (which  includes  the  equity  transfer  of  a  controlling  interest  in  the  owner  of  the  hotel  property,  whether  directly  or 
indirectly). A sale or transfer to an affiliate is specifically excluded from this right (except in the management agreement for 
The Ritz-Carlton Sarasota). After notice of a proposed sale to the manager, we have a specified time period, ranging from 10 
business  days  to  60  days,  to  negotiate  an  acceptable  purchase  and  sale  agreement.  If  after  such  time  period  no  agreement  is 
signed, we are free to sell or lease the hotel to a third party, subject to certain conditions, such as providing notice of sale to the 
manager (with certain details regarding the terms of sale). The manager then has a specified time period, ranging from 15 to 45 
days, depending on our compliance with the assignment and sale provisions above, to either consent to such sale or not consent 
to such sale. If the manager does not timely respond or consents to such sale, certain of the management agreements provide 
that  the  sale  must  occur  180  days  after  provision  of  the  notice  of  sale  (the  management  agreement  for  The  Ritz-Carlton  St. 
Thomas also requires that the sale must occur within 15 months after the manager’s 30-day negotiation period if the manager 
makes an offer acceptable to us pursuant to the manager’s right of first offer; The Ritz-Carlton Sarasota management agreement 
requires that the sale must occur within 365 days after the manager’s receipt of our original notice pertaining to the manager’s 
right of first offer and The Notary Hotel and The Clancy management agreements require that the sale must occur within one 
year  after  the  expiration  of  the  right  of  first  negotiation  period;  the  Ritz-Carlton  Reserve  Dorado  Beach  management 
agreements requires that the sale must occur within 18 months after the 30-day right of first negotiation period) or the notice of 
sale is deemed void and we must provide a new notice to the manager.

Hilton Management Agreements

Term.  The  base  term  of  each  of  our  two  management  agreements  with  Hilton  (or  its  affiliates)  was  10  years,  expiring 
December 31, 2013. All of these agreements have been extended through December 31, 2033, and all of these agreements have 
three 10-year automatic extension options remaining, at the discretion of the manager.

Events  of  Default.  An  “Event  of  Default”  under  the  hotel  management  agreements  with  Hilton  (or  its  affiliates)  is 
generally  defined  to  include  the  bankruptcy  or  insolvency  of  either  party,  the  failure  to  make  a  payment  under  the  hotel 
management agreement and failure to cure such non-payment after due notice, a breach by either party of any other covenants 
or  obligations  in  the  hotel  management  agreement  which  continues  beyond  the  applicable  notice  and  grace  period,  failure  to 
maintain  certain  alcohol  licenses  and  permits  under  certain  circumstances,  failure  by  us  to  provide  manager  with  sufficient 
working  capital  to  operate  the  hotel  after  due  notice  and  a  termination  of  our  operating  lease  due  to  our  default  under  the 
operating lease.

Termination Upon Event of Default. If an event of default occurs and continues beyond any applicable notice and cure 
periods set forth in the hotel management agreement, the non-defaulting party generally has, among other remedies, the option 
of terminating the applicable hotel management agreement upon written notice to the defaulting party.

Performance Termination. Each of the management agreements with Hilton (or its affiliates) provide us with a right to 
terminate  the  hotel  management  agreement  without  the  payment  of  a  termination  fee  if  the  manager  fails  to  achieve  certain 

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criteria  relating  to  the  performance  of  the  applicable  hotel.  The  performance  period  is  measured  with  respect  to  any  two 
consecutive fiscal years. The performance criteria are: (i) the hotel’s operating cash flow (before deducting our priority return) 
does not equal or exceed 85% of our priority return (as defined in the hotel management agreement); and (ii) the hotel’s yield 
index is below the base yield index (as such terms are defined in the hotel management agreement), which is 90%. The manager 
has a right to avoid a performance termination by paying to us an amount within 30 days of due notice equal to the deficiency 
set forth in (i) above to cure such performance default, but in no event may the manager exercise such cure with respect to more 
than four full operating years during the initial term or with respect to more than four full operating years during any single 
extension term. The amount of any shortfall payable by manager to us shall be reduced to the extent of any portion attributable 
to a force majeure event, performance of certain capital renewals and major capital improvements adversely affecting a material 
portion  of  the  income  generating  areas  of  the  hotel,  or  certain  uncontrollable  expenses  that  could  not  have  been  reasonably 
anticipated by the manager.

Early Termination for Casualty. If an applicable hotel is substantially damaged by fire or other casualty such that it cannot 
be restored within 240 days, or if our lender doesn’t provide adequate insurance proceeds to restore the hotel, we may terminate 
the hotel management agreement. If we undertake to restore the hotel or if we are required to restore the hotel because it was 
not  substantially  damaged  and  fail  to  commence  such  repairs  within  60  days  of  receiving  sufficient  insurance  proceeds  to 
complete such work, or fail to complete such repairs within 240 days of the casualty, the manager may terminate the agreement. 
We have no obligation to restore the premises, however, if the casualty occurs in the last five years of the third renewal term or 
thereafter.

Early Termination for Condemnation. If all or substantially all of the applicable hotel is taken in any condemnation or 
similar proceeding which, in our reasonable opinion, makes it infeasible to restore or continue to operate the hotel in accordance 
with the hotel management agreement, the hotel management agreement shall terminate. If it is reasonably feasible to restore 
the  premises  and  operate  the  hotel  and  we  fail  to  complete  the  restoration  within  two  years  of  the  taking,  the  manager  may 
terminate the agreement. We have no obligation to restore the premises, however, if the taking occurs in the last five years of 
the third renewal term or thereafter.

Assignment  and  Sale.  Each  management  agreement  with  Hilton  (or  its  affiliates)  provides  that  we  cannot  sell  the 
applicable hotel to any unrelated third party, which includes the transfer of an equity interest, or engage in certain change of 
control actions (i) if such party has an ownership interest, either directly or indirectly, in a brand of hotels totaling at least 10 
hotels and such brand competes with the manager or any affiliate thereof; (ii) if such party is known to be of ill repute or an 
unsuitable business associate (per gaming industry regulations where the manager holds a gaming license); (iii) if such party 
does not have the ability to fulfill our financial obligations under the hotel management agreement; or (iv) if certain conditions 
are not satisfied, including cure of any existing or potential defaults, receipt of evidence of proper insurance coverage, payment 
of  fees  and  expenses  which  will  accrue  to  the  manager  through  the  date  of  closing,  and  provision  of  sufficient  notice  of  the 
contemplated sale to the manager.

Right of First Offer. Each of the management agreements with Hilton (or its affiliates) provides the manager with a right 
of first negotiation with respect to a sale of the hotel (which includes any equity transfer, whether directly or indirectly) or lease 
of the hotel (if applicable). After notice of a proposed sale or lease to the manager, the manager has 30 days to elect or decline 
to  exercise  its  right  to  purchase  or  lease.  If  the  manager  makes  an  election  to  purchase  or  lease,  the  parties  have  30  days  to 
execute an agreement for purchase (or lease, if applicable) and an additional 30 days to consummate the purchase or lease (if 
applicable). If the manager declines to exercise its right to purchase or lease, the sale or lease must occur within 180 days at 
greater than 90% of the price or the notice of sale must be renewed to manager.

Four Seasons Management Agreement

Term. The base term of our management agreement with Four Seasons was 20 years, expiring December 31, 2019. It has 
been extended through December 31, 2039, and Four Seasons has two 20-year automatic extension options remaining, at the 
discretion of the manager.

Events of Default. An “event of default” under the hotel management agreement with Four Seasons is generally defined to 
include the bankruptcy or insolvency of either party, the failure to make a payment under the hotel management agreement and 
failure to cure such non-payment after due notice, a breach by either party of any material covenants or obligations in the hotel 
management agreement which continues beyond the applicable notice and grace period.

Termination Upon Event of Default. If an event of default occurs and continues beyond any applicable notice and cure 
periods set forth in the hotel management agreement, the non-defaulting party generally has, among other remedies, the option 
of terminating the applicable hotel management agreement upon written notice to the defaulting party.

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Performance Termination. The hotel management agreement with Four Seasons provides us with a right to terminate the 
hotel management agreement without the payment of a termination fee if the manager fails to achieve certain criteria relating to 
the performance of the applicable hotel. The performance period is measured with respect to any two consecutive fiscal years. 
The performance criteria are: (i) the hotel’s RevPAR for such fiscal years is less than the RevPAR of the top three hotels (a) 
having substantially the same number of rooms as the Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale, (b) located in the Phoenix metropolitan 
area,  (c)  having  substantially  similar  operating  philosophy  and  components  as  the  Four  Seasons  Resort  Scottsdale,  and  (d) 
competing for substantially similar market segments as the Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale during the same fiscal years (ranked 
in terms of achieved room revenue); and (ii) the gross operating profit for the Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale is less than 80% 
of the amount of budgeted gross operating profit. Four Seasons has a right to avoid a performance termination by paying to us 
an amount equal to the amount by which the Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale failed to achieve 80% of budgeted gross operating 
profit for either or both of the fiscal years during the test period, but if Four Seasons pays such amount with respect to only one 
fiscal year of the applicable test period, the other fiscal year in the test period and the fiscal year immediately following the 
applicable  test  period  will  be  deemed  to  constitute  the  next  test  period.  Four  Seasons  may  not  exercise  its  cure  right  twice 
during each 20-year extension term. Notwithstanding the foregoing, we will not have the right to terminate this agreement if 
during either fiscal year during an applicable test period, one or more of the following events occurs and, in their totality, after 
giving  effect  to  proceeds  received  from  any  applicable  business  interruption  insurance,  they  adversely  affect  gross  operating 
profit or RevPAR: casualty, condemnation, a force majeure event, a capital refurbishing program affecting 20% or more of the 
Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale.

Early Termination for Casualty. If the Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale is damaged by fire or other casualty and the cost to 
repair, rebuild, or replace the hotel that is not covered by insurance would exceed 20% of the replacement cost of the hotel, then 
we may terminate the hotel management agreement. We may also terminate the hotel management agreement if the casualty 
occurs in the last five years of the last extension term and the cost to repair, rebuild, or replace the hotel is estimated to exceed 
20% of the replacement cost of the hotel. Operator may have the right to reinstate the hotel management agreement if Owner 
commences the repair, rebuilding, or replacement of the hotel within five years after the termination of the hotel management 
agreement as a result of a fire or other casualty.

Early  Termination  for  Condemnation.  If  all  or  substantially  all  of  the  Four  Seasons  Resort  Scottsdale  is  taken  in  any 
condemnation or similar proceeding which, in ours and Four Season’s opinion, makes it imprudent or unreasonable to continue 
to  operate  the  remaining  portion  of  the  hotel  in  accordance  with  the  hotel  management  agreement,  the  hotel  management 
agreement shall terminate.

Assignment  and  Sale.  The  hotel  management  agreement  with  Four  Seasons  provides  that  we  cannot,  without  Four 
Seasons’ prior written consent, sell, assign, transfer, or otherwise dispose of the Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale, which includes 
the  transfer  of  an  equity  interest,  or  engage  in  certain  change  of  control  actions,  if  the  buyer,  assignee,  transferee,  or  other 
recipient (i) is, or is an affiliate of, an individual or entity (either on its own or in conjunction with its affiliates) that has as a 
primary business (a) the operation and management of hotels or resorts, (b) the ownership and operation and management of 
hotels and resorts, or (c) the ownership of hotels or resorts on an active basis (as distinguished from the ownership of hotels or 
resorts on a passive basis) and can be foreseen to be a competitor of Four Season or any of its affiliates in the operation and 
management  of  hotels  or  resorts;  (ii)  does  not  have  adequate  financial  capacity  to  perform  its  obligations  under  hotel 
management agreement; (iii) is of ill repute; or (iv) is in any other manner an individual or entity with whom or with which a 
prudent business person would not with to associate in a commercial venture.

Accor Management Agreement

In connection with our acquisition of the Sofitel Chicago Magnificent Mile, our TRS lessee, as lessee of the hotel, assumed 
a  management  agreement  (as  amended,  the  “Accor  management  agreement”)  with  Accor  that  allows  us  to  operate  under  the 
Sofitel brand name and utilize Accor’s services and experience in connection with the management and operation of the Sofitel 
Chicago Magnificent Mile. The material terms of the Accor management agreement are summarized as follows:

Term. The initial term of the Accor management agreement expires on December 31, 2030 and automatically renews for 
three consecutive 10-year renewal terms, unless the manager terminates the agreement by written notice at least 180 days prior 
to the expiration of the then-current term.

Events of Default. An “Event of Default” is generally defined to include the failure to make a payment under the Accor 
management  agreement  and  failure  to  cure  such  non-payment  after  the  applicable  notice  and  cure  period,  the  bankruptcy  or 
insolvency of either party, a failure by either party to maintain at all times all of the insurance required to be maintained by such 
party and failure to cure such default after the applicable notice and cure period, the failure by either party to perform any of the 
material covenants in the Accor management agreement which continues beyond the applicable notice and cure period and a 
transfer of the Accor management agreement by either party in violation of the provisions of the Accor management agreement. 

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The  occurrence  of  an  Event  of  Default  prevents  the  defaulting  party  from  transferring  the  Accor  management  agreement 
without the consent of the non-defaulting party.

Termination.  A  non-defaulting  party  may  terminate  the  Accor  management  agreement  if  the  defaulting  party  (i)  has 
breached  any  material  representation  or  fails  to  perform  any  material  provision  of  the  Accor  management  agreement  or  (ii) 
becomes  insolvent  or  bankrupt,  in  each  case  after  the  expiration  of  any  applicable  notice  and  cure  period.  In  addition,  the 
manager may terminate the Accor management agreement if we default under a mortgage relating to the hotel and fail to cure 
such default within the times provided.

Performance  Termination.  We  have  the  right  to  terminate  the  Accor  management  agreement  without  the  payment  of  a 
termination fee if the manager fails to achieve certain criteria relating to the performance of the hotel managed by Accor. The 
performance  period  is  measured  with  respect  to  any  two  consecutive  operating  years.  The  performance  criteria  are:  (i)  the 
RevPAR for the hotel is less than 90% of the RevPAR for the hotel’s competitive set for each such operating year and (ii) the 
adjusted net operating income (meaning the net operating income less the hurdle amount of approximately $10.5 million plus 
8% of any amounts we spent on capital expenditures) is a negative number (i.e. less than zero) for each such operating year, 
provided that for any operating year in which the operation of the hotel is materially and adversely affected by a force majeure 
event, a refurbishing program or major capital improvements, the RevPAR for the hotel and the adjusted net operating income 
for such operating years shall be adjusted equitably. The manager will have a right up to three times in any eight-year period to 
avoid a performance termination by paying to us a cure amount that equals, for any operating year, the lower of (i) the amount 
by which the adjusted net operating income is less than zero and (ii) the amount that we would have been entitled to receive as a 
distribution from the hotel had the hotel not had a RevPAR shortfall.

Early Termination for Condemnation. If all of the hotel, or a portion of the hotel that in our reasonable opinion makes it 
imprudent or unsuitable to use and operate the remaining portion of the hotel in accordance with the standards maintained by 
the Sofitel brand, is taken in any condemnation or similar proceeding, we may terminate the Accor management agreement.

Early Termination for Casualty. If a material part of the hotel is damaged or destroyed by fire or other casualty, then we 
may  terminate  the  Accor  management  agreement  and  elect  not  to  restore  the  hotel.  If  we  elect  to  restore  the  hotel,  we  must 
commence such process within 120 days after the date of the casualty and diligently proceed with the restoration of the hotel so 
that it meets the standards maintained by the Sofitel brand. If we fail to complete the restoration within two years after the date 
of the casualty, then for so long as such failure continues, the manager may terminate the Accor management agreement. If we 
or  the  manager  terminate  the  Accor  management  agreement  because  of  a  casualty,  or  if  we  have  not  restored  the  hotel  and 
desire to lease or sell it, we must first offer to sell the hotel to the manager. If we repair, rebuild or replace the premises within 
five years, the manager may reinstate the Accor management agreement.

Assignment and Sale. So long as we are not in default under the Accor management agreement and any advances made by 
the manager on our behalf would be repaid in connection with the sale, we may sell the Sofitel Chicago Magnificent Mile and 
assign the Accor management agreement (including as a result of a change of control) without the consent of the manager to 
any  of  our  affiliates  or  to  any  person  that  (i)  is  not  a  competitor  of  the  manager  (as  defined  in  the  Accor  management 
agreement), (ii) is not generally recognized in the community as being a person of ill repute or with whom a prudent business 
person  would  not  wish  to  associate  in  a  commercial  venture,  and  (iii)  has  a  minimum  net  worth  required  by  the  Accor 
management agreement, if the assignee expressly assumes the Accor management agreement.

For recent developments regarding the Accor management agreement, see “Item 3. Legal Proceedings.”

Park Hyatt Beaver Creek Resort & Spa Management Agreement

Term.  The  term  of  the  Park  Hyatt  Beaver  Creek  Resort  &  Spa  management  agreement  was  30  years,  expiring 
December  31,  2019.  This  management  agreement  has  been  extended  through  December  31,  2029,  and  has  one  10-year 
extension option remaining, at the discretion of the manager.

Events of Default. An “Event of Default” under the Park Hyatt Beaver Creek Resort & Spa hotel management agreement 
is generally defined to include the failure to make a payment under the hotel management agreement and failure to cure such 
non-payment  after  due  notice  and  a  breach  by  either  party  of  any  other  covenants  or  obligations  in  the  hotel  management 
agreement which continues beyond the applicable notice and grace period.

Termination Upon Event of Default. If an event of default occurs and continues beyond any applicable notice and cure 
periods set forth in the hotel management agreement, the non-defaulting party generally has, among other remedies, the option 
of terminating the applicable hotel management agreement upon 15 days’ written notice to the defaulting party.

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Early  Termination  for  Casualty.  If  the  applicable  hotel  is  substantially  damaged  by  fire  or  other  casualty,  and  if,  in 
connection with any casualty, the cost of restoring the hotel equals or exceeds 25% of the replacement cost of the hotel in the 
case that the casualty is covered by insurance, or 10% of the replacement cost of the hotel in the case that the casualty is not 
covered by insurance, then we may elect, by providing notice to Hyatt within 90 days of the occurrence of the casualty to not 
restore the hotel and to terminate the agreement.

Early Termination for Eminent Domain. If all or substantially all of the hotel is taken in any eminent domain procedure 
so as to render the hotel untenantable, we have the right to terminate the agreement upon 90 days’ prior written notice to Hyatt. 

Assignment  and  Sale.  The  agreement  provides  that  we  cannot  sell  or  assign  our  interest  in  the  hotel  without  the  prior 
approval of Hyatt, which shall not be unreasonably withheld. Hyatt’s approval of a sale or assignment is based on the following 
factors: (i) the ability of the prospective assignee to fulfill the financial obligations of the owner of the hotel; (ii) the integrity 
and business reputation of the prospective assignee; and (iii) any potential conflicts of interest which may arise in connection 
with the assignment. Pursuant to the agreement, an assignment is deemed to have occurred if more than 40% of the beneficial 
ownership of the owner of the hotel is transferred.

Remington Hotels Master Hotel Management Agreement

General. In 2013, we entered into a master hotel management agreement with Remington Lodging governing the terms of 
Remington  Lodging’s  provision  of  hotel  management  services  and  design  and  construction  services  with  respect  to  hotels 
owned or leased by us. In connection with Ashford Inc.’s acquisition of Premier from Remington Lodging in August 2018, we 
amended  and  restated  the  original  master  hotel  management  agreement  to  provide  only  for  hotel  management  services  to  be 
provided  to  our  TRS  lessees  by  Remington  Lodging  by  entering  into  the  Amended  and  Restated  Hotel  Master  Management 
Agreement dated as of August 8, 2018, which agreement we refer to below as the “master hotel management agreement.” In 
connection  with  Ashford  Inc.’s  acquisition  of  the  hotel  management  business  of  Remington  Lodging  on  November  6,  2019, 
Remington  Hotels  became  a  subsidiary  of  Ashford  Inc.,  and  the  master  hotel  management  agreement  between  Remington 
Hotels and us remains in effect. Pursuant to the master hotel management agreement, Remington Hotels currently manages the 
Pier House Resort & Spa, the Bardessono Hotel and Spa, Hotel Yountville and Mr. C Beverly Hills Hotel. The master hotel 
management agreement  will also govern  the management of hotels we acquire in  the future that are  managed  by Remington 
Hotels, which has the right to manage and operate hotel properties we acquire in the future unless our independent directors 
either (i) unanimously elect not to engage Remington Hotels, or (ii) by a majority vote, elect not to engage Remington Hotels 
because they have determined, in their reasonable business judgment, (A) special circumstances exist such that it would be in 
our best interest not to engage Remington Hotels for the particular hotel, or (B) based on the prior performance of Remington 
Hotels, another manager or developer could perform the management duties materially better than Remington Lodging for the 
particular  hotel.  See  “Certain  Agreements—Mutual  Exclusivity  Agreements—Remington  Hotels  Hotel  Management  MEA—
Exclusivity Rights of Remington Hotels.” Prior to its acquisition by Ashford Inc. on November 6, 2019, Remington Lodging 
was owned 100% by Mr. Monty J. Bennett, chairman of our board of directors and the chairman, chief executive officer and 
significant stockholder of Ashford Inc. and Mr. Archie Bennett, Jr.

Term. The master hotel management agreement provides for an initial term of 10 years as to each hotel governed by the 
agreement.  The  term  may  be  renewed  by  Remington  Hotels,  at  its  option,  subject  to  certain  performance  tests,  for  three 
successive periods of seven years each and, thereafter, a final term of four years, provided that at the time the option to renew is 
exercised, Remington Hotels is not then in default under the master hotel management agreement. If at the time of the exercise 
of any renewal period, Remington Hotels is in default, then the exercise of the renewal option will be conditional on timely cure 
of  such  default,  and  if  such  default  is  not  timely  cured,  then  our  TRS  lessee  may  terminate  the  master  hotel  management 
agreement regardless of the exercise of such option and without the payment of any fee or liquidated damages. If Remington 
Hotels desires to exercise any option to renew, it must give our TRS lessee written notice of its election to renew the master 
hotel  management  agreement  no  less  than  90  days  before  the  expiration  of  the  then  current  term  of  the  master  hotel 
management agreement.

Amounts Payable under the Master Hotel Management Agreement. Remington Hotels receives a base management fee, 
and if the hotels meet and exceed certain thresholds, an additional incentive fee. The base management fee for each hotel will 
be due monthly and will be equal to the greater of:

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$16,294 (increased annually based on consumer price index adjustments); or

3% of the gross revenues associated with that hotel for the related month.

The incentive management fee, if any, for each hotel will be due annually in arrears within 90 days of the end of the fiscal 
year  and  will  be  equal  to  the  lesser  of  (i)  1%  of  gross  revenues  and  (ii)  the  amount  by  which  the  actual  house  profit  (gross 
operating profit of the applicable hotel before deducting management fees or franchise fees) exceeds the target house profit as 

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set forth in the annual operating budget approved for the applicable fiscal year, except with respect to hotels where Remington 
Hotels takes over management upon our acquisition, in which case, for the first five years, the incentive management fee to be 
paid to Remington Hotels, if any, is the amount by which the hotel’s actual house profit exceeds the projected house profit for 
such calendar year as set forth in our acquisition pro forma. If, however, based on actual operations and revised forecasts from 
time to time, it is reasonably anticipated that the incentive fee is reasonably expected to be earned, the TRS lessee will consider 
payment of the incentive fee pro rata on a quarterly basis.

The incentive fee is designed to encourage Remington Hotels to generate higher house profit at each hotel by increasing the 
fee due to Remington Hotels when the hotels generate house profit above certain threshold levels. Any increased revenues will 
generate increased lease payments under the percentage leases and should thereby benefit our stockholders.

Termination. The master hotel management agreement may be terminated as to one or more of the hotels earlier than the 

stated term if certain events occur, including:

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a sale of a hotel;

the failure of Remington Hotels to satisfy certain performance standards;

for the convenience of our TRS lessee;

a casualty to, condemnation of, or force majeure involving a hotel; or

upon a default by Remington Hotels or us that is not cured prior to the expiration of any applicable cure periods.

In certain cases of early termination of the master hotel management agreement with respect to one or more of the hotels, 
we must pay Remington Hotels termination fees, plus any amounts otherwise due to Remington Hotels pursuant to the terms of 
the master hotel management agreement. We will be obligated to pay termination fees in the circumstances described below, 
provided that Remington Hotels is not then in default, subject to certain cure and grace periods:

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Sale. If any hotel subject to the master hotel management agreement is sold during the first 12 months of the date such 
hotel  becomes  subject  to  the  master  hotel  management  agreement,  our  TRS  lessee  may  terminate  the  master  hotel 
management agreement with respect to such sold hotel, provided that it pays to Remington Hotels an amount equal to 
the management fee (both base fees and incentive fees) estimated to be payable to Remington Hotels with respect to 
the applicable hotel pursuant to the then-current annual operating budget for the balance of the first year of the term. If 
any hotel subject to the master hotel management agreement is sold at any time after the first year of the term and the 
TRS lessee terminates the master hotel management agreement with respect to such hotel, our TRS lessee will have no 
obligation to pay any termination fees.

•  Casualty. If any hotel subject to the master hotel management agreement is the subject of a casualty during the first 
year of the initial 10-year term and the TRS lessee elects not to rebuild, then we must pay to Remington Hotels the 
termination fee, if any, that would be owed if the hotel had been sold. However, after the first year of the initial 10-
year term, if a hotel is the subject of a casualty and the TRS lessee elects not to rebuild the hotel even though sufficient 
casualty insurance proceeds are available to do so, then the TRS lessee must pay to Remington Hotels a termination 
fee  equal  to  the  product  obtained  by  multiplying  (i)  65%  of  the  aggregate  management  fees  (both  base  fees  and 
incentive  fees)  estimated  to  be  paid  to  Remington  Hotels  with  respect  to  the  applicable  hotel  pursuant  to  the  then-
current annual operating budget (but in no event less than the management fees for the preceding full fiscal year) by 
(ii) nine.

•  Condemnation  or  Force  Majeure.  If  there  is  a  condemnation  of,  or  the  occurrence  of  any  force  majeure  event  with 
respect  to,  any  of  the  hotels,  the  TRS  lessee  has  no  obligation  to  pay  any  termination  fees  if  the  master  hotel 
management agreement terminates as to those hotels.

•  Failure to Satisfy Performance Test. If any hotel subject to the master hotel management agreement fails to satisfy a 
certain performance test, the TRS lessee may terminate the master hotel management agreement with respect to such 
hotel, and in such case, the TRS lessee must pay to Remington Hotels an amount equal to 60% of the product obtained 
by multiplying (i) 65% of the aggregate management fees (both base fees and incentive fees) estimated to be paid to 
Remington Hotels with respect to the applicable hotel pursuant to the then-current annual operating budget (but in no 
event less than the management fees for the preceding full fiscal year) by (ii) nine. Remington Hotels will have failed 
the performance test with respect to a particular hotel if during any fiscal year during the term (i) such hotel’s gross 
operating  profit  margin  for  such  fiscal  year  is  less  than  75%  of  the  average  gross  operating  profit  margins  of 
comparable hotels in similar markets and geographical locations, as reasonably determined by Remington Hotels and 
the TRS lessee, and (ii) such hotel’s RevPAR yield penetration is less than 80%. Upon a performance test failure, the 
TRS lessee must give Remington Hotels two years to cure. If, after the first year, the performance test failure has not 
been cured, then the TRS lessee may, in order not to waive any such failure, require Remington Hotels to engage a 
consultant  with  significant  hotel  lodging  experience  reasonably  acceptable  to  both  Remington  Hotels  and  the  TRS 
lessee,  to  make  a  determination  as  to  whether  or  not  another  management  company  could  manage  the  hotel  in  a 

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materially more efficient manner. If the consultant’s determination is in the affirmative, then Remington Hotels must 
engage such consultant to assist with the cure of such performance failure for the second year of the cure period after 
that failure. If the consultant’s determination is in the negative, then Remington Hotels will be deemed not to be in 
default under the performance test. The cost of such consultant will be shared by the TRS lessee and Remington Hotels 
equally. If Remington Hotels fails the performance test for the second year of the cure period and, after that failure, the 
consultant  again  makes  a  finding  that  another  management  company  could  manage  the  hotel  in  a  materially  more 
efficient  manner  than  Remington  Hotels,  then  the  TRS  lessee  has  the  right  to  terminate  the  management  agreement 
with  respect  to  such  hotel  upon  45  days’  written  notice  to  Remington  Hotels  and  to  pay  to  Remington  Hotels  the 
termination  fee  described  above.  Further,  if  any  hotel  subject  to  the  Remington  Hotels  master  hotel  management 
agreement  is  within  a  cure  period  due  to  a  failure  of  the  performance  test,  an  exercise  of  a  renewal  option  shall  be 
conditioned upon timely cure of the performance test failure, and if the performance failure is not timely cured, the 
TRS lessee may elect to terminate the management agreement without paying any termination fee.

•  For Convenience. With respect to any hotel managed by Remington Hotels pursuant to the master hotel management 
agreement, if the TRS lessee elects for convenience to terminate the management of such hotel, at any time, including 
during  any  renewal  term,  the  TRS  lessee  must  pay  a  termination  fee  to  Remington  Hotels,  equal  to  the  product  of 
(i) 65% of the aggregate management fees for such hotel (both base fees and incentive fees) estimated to be payable to 
Remington Hotels with respect to the applicable hotel pursuant to the then-current annual operating budget (but in no 
event less than the management fees for the preceding full fiscal year) and (ii) nine.

If the master hotel management agreement terminates as to all of the hotels covered in connection with a default under the 
master hotel management agreement, the hotel management MEA can also be terminated at the non-defaulting party’s election. 
See “Certain Agreements—Mutual Exclusivity Agreements—Remington Hotels Hotel Management MEA.”

Maintenance and Modifications. Remington Hotels must maintain each hotel in good repair and condition and make such 
routine maintenance, repairs and minor alterations as it deems reasonably necessary. The cost of all such routine maintenance, 
repairs and alterations will be paid by the TRS lessee. All non-routine repairs and maintenance, either to a hotel or its fixtures, 
furniture and equipment pursuant to the capital improvement budget described below, will be managed by Premier pursuant to 
the master project management agreement.

Insurance.  Remington  Hotels  must  coordinate  with  the  TRS  lessee  the  procurement  and  maintenance  of  all  workers’ 
compensation,  employer’s  liability,  and  other  appropriate  and  customary  insurance  related  to  its  operations  as  a  property 
manager, the cost of which is the responsibility of the TRS lessee.

Assignment  and  Subleasing.  Neither  Remington  Hotels  nor  the  TRS  lessee  may  assign  or  transfer  the  master  hotel 
management agreement without the other party’s prior written consent. However, Remington Hotels may assign its rights and 
obligations  to  an  affiliate  that  satisfies  the  eligible  independent  contractor  requirements  and  is  “controlled”  by  Mr.  Monty  J. 
Bennett, Mr. Archie Bennett, Jr., or their respective family partnerships or trusts, the sole members or beneficiaries of which are 
at  all  times  lineal  descendants  of  Messrs.  Monty  or  Archie  Bennett,  Jr.  (including  stepchildren)  and  spouses.  “Controlled” 
means (i) the possession of a majority of the capital stock (or ownership interest) and voting power of such affiliate, directly or 
indirectly, or (ii) the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such affiliate in the capacity of 
chief executive officer, president, chairman, or other similar capacity where they are actively engaged or involved in providing 
such direction or control and spend a substantial amount of time managing such affiliate. No assignment will release Remington 
Hotels from any of its obligations under the master hotel management agreement.

Damage  to  Hotels.  If  any  of  our  insured  properties  is  destroyed  or  damaged,  the  TRS  lessee  is  obligated,  subject  to  the 
requirements of the underlying lease, to repair or replace the damaged or destroyed portion of the hotel to the same condition as 
existed prior to such damage or destruction. If the lease relating to such damaged hotel is terminated pursuant to the terms of the 
lease,  the  TRS  lessee  has  the  right  to  terminate  the  master  hotel  management  agreement  with  respect  to  such  damaged  hotel 
upon 60 days’ written notice. Upon termination, neither the TRS lessee nor Remington Hotels will have any further liabilities or 
obligations under the master hotel management agreement with respect to such damaged hotel, except that we may be obligated 
to pay to Remington Hotels a termination fee, as described above. If the hotel management agreement remains in effect with 
respect to such damaged hotel, and the damage does not result in a reduction of gross revenues at the hotel, the TRS lessee’s 
obligation  to  pay  management  fees  will  be  unabated.  If,  however,  the  master  hotel  management  agreement  remains  in  effect 
with respect to such damaged hotel, but the damage does result in a reduction of gross revenues at the hotel, the TRS lessee will 
be entitled to partial, pro rata abatement of the management fees while the hotel is being repaired.

Condemnation of a Property or Force Majeure. If all or substantially all of a hotel is subject to a total condemnation or a 
partial taking that prevents use of the property as a hotel, the master hotel management agreement, with respect to such hotel, 
will  terminate,  subject  to  the  requirements  of  the  applicable  lease.  Upon  termination,  neither  the  TRS  lessee  nor  Remington 

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Hotels  will  have  any  further  rights,  remedies,  liabilities  or  obligations  under  the  master  hotel  management  agreement  with 
respect to such hotel. If any partial taking of a property does not make it unreasonable to continue to operate the hotel, there is 
no right to terminate the master hotel management agreement. If there is an event of force majeure or any other cause beyond 
the control of Remington Hotels that directly involves a hotel and has a significant adverse effect upon the continued operations 
of that hotel, then the master hotel management agreement may be terminated by the TRS lessee. Upon termination, neither the 
TRS  lessee  nor  Remington  Hotels  will  have  any  further  rights,  remedies,  liabilities  or  obligations  under  the  master  hotel 
management agreement with respect to such hotel.

Annual  Operating  Budget.  The  master  hotel  management  agreement  provides  that  not  less  than  45  days  prior  to  the 
beginning of each fiscal year during the term of the master hotel management agreement, Remington Hotels will submit to the 
TRS lessee for each of the hotels, an annual operating budget setting forth in detail an estimated profit and loss statement for 
each of the next 12 months (or for the balance of the fiscal year or a partial first fiscal year), including a schedule of hotel room 
rentals  and  other  rentals  and  a  marketing  and  business  plan  for  each  of  the  hotels.  The  budget  is  subject  to  the  TRS  lessee 
approval,  which  may  not  be  unreasonably  withheld.  The  budget  may  be  revised  from  time  to  time,  taking  into  account  such 
circumstances  as  the  TRS  lessee  deems  appropriate  or  as  business  and  operating  conditions  shall  demand,  subject  to  the 
reasonable approval of Remington Hotels.

Capital  Improvement  Budget.  Premier  must  prepare  a  capital  improvement  budget  of  the  expenditures  necessary  for 
replacement  of  FF&E  and  building  repairs  for  the  hotels  during  the  following  fiscal  year  and  provide  such  budget  to  the 
relevant  TRS  lessee  and  landlord  for  approval  at  the  same  time  Remington  Hotels  submits  the  proposed  annual  operating 
budget for approval by TRS lessee. Remington Hotels may not make any other expenditures for these items without the relevant 
TRS lessee and landlord approval, except expenditures which are provided in the capital improvements budget or are required 
by  reason  of  any  (i)  emergency,  (ii)  applicable  legal  requirements,  (iii)  the  terms  of  any  franchise  agreement  or  (iv)  are 
otherwise required for the continued safe and orderly operation of our hotels.

Indemnity  Provisions.  Remington  Hotels  has  agreed  to  indemnify  the  TRS  lessee  against  all  damages  not  covered  by 
insurance  that  arise  from:  (i)  the  fraud,  willful  misconduct  or  gross  negligence  of  Remington  Hotels  subject  to  certain 
limitations; (ii) infringement by Remington Hotels of any third party’s intellectual property rights; (iii) employee claims based 
on  a  substantial  violation  by  Remington  Hotels  of  employment  laws  or  that  are  a  direct  result  of  the  corporate  policies  of 
Remington Hotels; (iv) the knowing or reckless placing, discharge, leakage, use or storage of hazardous materials in violation 
of applicable environmental laws on or in any of our hotels by Remington Hotels; or (v) the breach by Remington Hotels of the 
master hotel management agreement, including action taken by Remington Hotels beyond the scope of its authority under the 
master hotel management agreement, which is not cured.

Except  to  the  extent  indemnified  by  Remington  Hotels  as  described  in  the  preceding  paragraph,  the  TRS  lessee  will 
indemnify  Remington  Hotels  against  all  damages  not  covered  by  insurance  and  that  arise  from:  (i)  the  performance  of 
Remington Hotels’ services under the master hotel management agreement; (ii) the condition or use of our hotels; (iii) certain 
liabilities to which Remington Hotels is subjected, including pursuant to the WARN Act, in connection with the termination of 
the  master  hotel  management  agreement;  (iv)  all  employee  cost  and  expenses;  or  (v)  any  claims  made  by  an  employee  of 
Remington Hotels against Remington Hotels that are based on a violation or alleged violation of the employment laws.

Events of Default. Events of default under the master hotel management agreement include:

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The TRS lessee or Remington Hotels files a voluntary bankruptcy petition, or experiences a bankruptcy-related event 
not discharged within 90 days.

The TRS lessee or Remington Hotels fails to make any payment due under the master hotel management agreement, 
subject to a 10-day notice and cure period.

The  TRS  lessee  or  Remington  Hotels  fails  to  observe  or  perform  any  other  term  of  the  master  hotel  management 
agreement, subject to a 30-day notice and cure period. There are certain instances in which the 30-day notice and cure 
period can be extended to up to 120 days.

Remington Hotels does not qualify as an “eligible independent contractor” as such term is defined in Section 856(d)(9) 
of the Code.

If  an  event  of  default  occurs  and  continues  beyond  any  grace  period,  the  non-defaulting  party  will  have  the  option  of 

terminating the master hotel management agreement, on 30 days’ notice to the other party.

To minimize conflicts between us and Remington Hotels on matters arising under the master hotel management agreement, 
the  Company’s  Corporate  Governance  Guidelines  provide  that  any  waiver,  consent,  approval,  modification,  enforcement 
matters or elections which the Company may make pursuant to the terms of the master hotel management agreement shall be 
within the exclusive discretion and control of a majority of the independent members of the board of directors (or higher vote 

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thresholds  specifically  set  forth  in  such  agreements).  In  addition,  our  board  of  directors  has  established  a  Related  Party 
Transactions  Committee  comprised  solely  of  independent  members  of  our  board  of  directors  to  review  all  related  party 
transactions that involve conflicts. The Related Party Transactions Committee may make recommendations to the independent 
members of our board of directors (including rejection of any proposed transaction). All related party transactions are approved 
by either the Related Party Transactions Committee or the independent members of our board of directors.

Premier Master Project Management Agreement

General. In 2013, we entered into a master hotel management agreement with Remington Lodging governing the terms of 
Remington  Lodging’s  provision  of  hotel  management  services  and  design  and  construction  services  with  respect  to  hotels 
owned  or  leased  by  us.  In  connection  with  Ashford  Inc.’s  acquisition  of  Premier  from  Remington  Lodging  in  August  2018, 
Braemar  OP,  our  TRSs  and  Premier  entered  into  an  agreement  for  design  and  construction  services  to  be  provided  to  us  by 
Premier, solely in order to effect the transfer of the design and construction business to Premier, by entering into the Master 
Project  Management  Agreement  dated  as  of  August  8,  2018,  which  agreement  we  refer  to  below  as  the  “master  project 
management  agreement.”  Pursuant  to  the  master  project  management  agreement,  Premier  currently  provides  design  and 
construction services to all of our hotels. The master project management agreement will also govern the provision of design 
and construction services to hotels we acquire in the future, as Premier has the right to provide design and construction services 
to hotel properties we acquire in the future, to the extent we have the right and/or control the right to direct the development and 
construction  of  and/or  capital  improvements  to  or  refurbishment  of,  such  hotels,  unless  our  independent  directors  either 
(i)  unanimously  elect  not  to  engage  Premier,  or  (ii)  by  a  majority  vote,  elect  not  to  engage  Premier  because  they  have 
determined, in their reasonable business judgment, (A) special circumstances exist such that it would be in our best interest not 
to  engage  Premier  for  the  particular  hotel,  or  (B)  based  on  the  prior  performance  of  Premier,  another  manager  or  developer 
could  perform  the  project  management,  project  related  services  or  development  duties  materially  better  than  Premier  for  the 
particular hotel. See “Certain Agreements—Mutual Exclusivity Agreements—Premier Project Management MEA—Exclusivity 
Rights of Premier.”

Term. The master project management agreement provides for an initial term of 10 years as to each hotel governed by the 
agreement; provided that the initial term of the master project agreement with respect to hotels owned or leased by us as of the 
date of the master project management agreement shall be until January 17, 2029. The term may be renewed by Premier, at its 
option, for three successive periods of seven years each and, thereafter, a final term of four years, provided that at the time the 
option to renew is exercised, Premier is not then in default under the master project management agreement. If at the time of the 
exercise of any renewal period, Premier is in default, then the exercise of the renewal option will be conditional on timely cure 
of  such  default,  and  if  such  default  is  not  timely  cured,  then  our  TRS  lessee  may  terminate  the  master  project  management 
agreement  regardless  of  the  exercise  of  such  option  and  without  the  payment  of  any  fee  or  liquidated  damages.  If  Premier 
desires to exercise any option to renew, it must give our TRS lessee written notice of its election to renew the master project 
management agreement no less than 90 days before the expiration of the then-current term of the master project management 
agreement.

Amounts  Payable  under  the  Master  Project  Management  Agreement.  The  master  project  management  agreement 
provides that the TRS lessee will pay Premier a design and construction fee equal to 4% of the total project costs associated 
with the implementation of the approved capital improvement budget for a hotel until such time that the capital improvement 
budget and/or renovation project costs involve expenditures in excess of 5% of gross revenues of such hotel, whereupon the 
design and construction fee will be 3% of total project costs in excess of the 5% of gross revenue threshold. In addition, the 
TRS lessee will pay Premier additional fees as follows:

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architecture - 6.5% of total construction costs;

construction management - 10.0% of total construction costs (for projects without a general contractor);

interior design - 6.0% of the amount selected (including the cost of any and all items selected by Premier or which are 
specified in the general contractor’s scope of work but excluding any associated charges for labor, freight and tax); and

FF&E purchasing - 8.0% of the purchased amount (which includes the selected items, freight and tax) unless the total 
purchased  amount  for  a  single  hotel  property  in  a  single  year  is  greater  than  $2.0  million,  in  which  case  the  fee  is 
reduced to 6.0% of the purchased amount in excess of $2 million.

Termination. The master project management agreement may be terminated as to one or more of the hotels earlier than the 

stated term if certain events occur, including:

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•

a sale of a hotel;

for the convenience of our TRS lessee;
a casualty to, condemnation of, or force majeure involving a hotel; or

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upon a default by Premier or us that is not cured prior to the expiration of any applicable cure periods.

In certain cases of early termination of the master project management agreement with respect to one or more of the hotels, 
we must pay Premier termination fees, plus any amounts otherwise due to Premier pursuant to the terms of the master project 
management  agreement.  We  will  be  obligated  to  pay  termination  fees  in  the  circumstances  described  below,  provided  that 
Premier is not then in default, subject to certain cure and grace periods:

•

•

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Sale.  If  any  hotel  subject  to  the  master  project  management  agreement  is  sold,  our  TRS  lessee  may  terminate  the 
master project management agreement with respect to such sold hotel, and our TRS lessee will have no obligation to 
pay any termination fees.

Casualty, Condemnation or Force Majeure. If there is a casualty with respect to, condemnation of, or the occurrence 
of any force majeure event with respect to, any of the hotels, the TRS lessee has no obligation to pay any termination 
fees if the master project management agreement terminates as to those hotels.

For Convenience. With respect to any hotel project-managed by Premier pursuant to the master project management 
agreement, if the TRS lessee elects for convenience to terminate the project management of such hotel, at any time, 
including  during  any  renewal  term,  the  TRS  lessee  must  pay  a  termination  fee  to  Premier,  equal  to  the  product  of 
(i) 65% of the aggregate design and construction fees and market service fees for such hotel estimated to be payable to 
Premier with respect to the applicable hotel for the full current fiscal year in which such termination is to occur (but in 
no  event  less  than  the  design  and  construction  fees  and  market  service  fees  for  the  preceding  full  fiscal  year)  and 
(ii) nine. 

Implementation of Capital Improvement Budget. Premier, on behalf of TRS lessee, shall cause to be made non-routine 
repairs  and  other  work,  either  to  the  hotel’s  building  or  its  FF&E,  pursuant  to  the  capital  improvement  budget  prepared  by 
Premier pursuant to the master project management agreement and approved by TRS lessee.

Insurance. Premier must coordinate with the TRS lessee the procurement and maintenance of all general compensation, 
employer’s liability, and other appropriate and customary insurance related to its operations as a project manager, the cost of 
which is the responsibility of the TRS lessee.

Assignment and Subleasing. Neither Premier nor the TRS lessee may assign or transfer the master project management 
agreement without the other party’s prior written consent. However, Premier may assign its rights and obligations to any entity 
that is “controlled” by Mr. Monty J. Bennett, Mr. Archie Bennett, Jr., or their respective family partnerships or trusts, the sole 
members  or  beneficiaries  of  which  are  at  all  times  lineal  descendants  of  Messrs.  Monty  or  Archie  Bennett,  Jr.  (including 
stepchildren) and spouses. “Controlled” means (i) the possession of a majority of the capital stock (or ownership interest) and 
voting power of such affiliate, directly or indirectly, or (ii) the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and 
policies of such affiliate in the capacity of chief executive officer, president, chairman, or other similar capacity where they are 
actively  engaged  or  involved  in  providing  such  direction  or  control  and  spend  a  substantial  amount  of  time  managing  such 
affiliate. No assignment will release Premier from any of its obligations under the master project management agreement.

Damage  to  Hotels.  If  any  of  our  insured  properties  is  destroyed  or  damaged,  the  TRS  lessee  is  obligated,  subject  to  the 
requirements of the underlying lease, to repair or replace the damaged or destroyed portion of the hotel to the same condition as 
existed prior to such damage or destruction. If the lease relating to such damaged hotel is terminated pursuant to the terms of the 
lease, the TRS lessee has the right to terminate the master project management agreement with respect to such damaged hotel 
upon  60  days’  written  notice.  Upon  termination,  neither  the  TRS  lessee  nor  Premier  will  have  any  further  liabilities  or 
obligations under the master project management agreement with respect to such damaged hotel.

Condemnation of a Property or Force Majeure. If all or substantially all of a hotel is subject to a total condemnation or a 
partial taking that prevents use of the property as a hotel, the master project management agreement, with respect to such hotel, 
will terminate, subject to the requirements of the applicable lease. Upon termination, neither the TRS lessee nor Premier will 
have any further rights, remedies, liabilities or obligations under the master project management agreement with respect to such 
hotel.  If  any  partial  taking  of  a  property  does  not  make  it  unreasonable  to  continue  to  operate  the  hotel,  there  is  no  right  to 
terminate the master project management agreement. If there is an event of force majeure or any other cause beyond the control 
of Premier that directly involves a hotel and has a significant adverse effect upon the continued operations of that hotel, then the 
master  project  management  agreement  may  be  terminated  by  the  TRS  lessee.  Upon  termination,  neither  the  TRS  lessee  nor 
Premier will have any further rights, remedies, liabilities or obligations under the master project management agreement with 
respect to such hotel.

Indemnity Provisions. Premier has agreed to indemnify the TRS lessee against all damages not covered by insurance that 
arise from: (i) the fraud, willful misconduct or gross negligence of Premier; (ii) infringement by Premier of any third party’s 
intellectual property rights; (iii) the knowing or reckless placing, discharge, leakage, use or storage of hazardous materials in 

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violation of applicable environmental laws on or in any of our hotels by Premier; or (iv) the breach by Premier of the master 
project management agreement, including action taken by Premier beyond the scope of its authority under the master project 
management agreement, which is not cured.

Except  to  the  extent  indemnified  by  Premier  as  described  in  the  preceding  paragraph,  the  TRS  lessee  will  indemnify 
Premier against all damages not covered by insurance and that arise from: (i) the performance of Premier’s services under the 
master project management agreement; or (ii) the condition or use of our hotels.

Events of Default. Events of default under the master project management agreement include:

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The  TRS  lessee  or  Premier  files  a  voluntary  bankruptcy  petition,  or  experiences  a  bankruptcy-related  event  not 
discharged within 90 days.

The TRS lessee or Premier fails to make any payment due under the master project management agreement, subject to 
a 10-day notice and cure period.

The TRS lessee or Premier fails to observe or perform any other term of the master project management agreement, 
subject to a 30-day notice and cure period. There are certain instances in which the 30-day notice and cure period can 
be extended to up to 120 days.

If  an  event  of  default  occurs  and  continues  beyond  any  grace  period,  the  non-defaulting  party  will  have  the  option  of 

terminating the master project management agreement, on 30 days’ notice to the other party.

To  minimize  conflicts  between  us  and  Premier  on  matters  arising  under  the  master  project  management  agreement,  the 
Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines provide that any waiver, consent, approval, modification, enforcement matters or 
elections which the Company may make pursuant to the terms of the master project management agreement shall be within the 
exclusive discretion and control of a majority of the independent members of the board of directors (or higher vote thresholds 
specifically  set  forth  in  such  agreements).  In  addition,  our  board  of  directors  has  established  a  Related  Party  Transactions 
Committee  comprised  solely  of  independent  members  of  our  board  of  directors  to  review  all  related  party  transactions  that 
involve conflicts. The Related Party Transactions Committee may make recommendations to the independent members of our 
board of directors (including rejection of any proposed transaction). All related party transactions are approved by either the 
Related Party Transactions Committee or the independent members of our board of directors.

Mutual Exclusivity Agreements

Remington Hotels Hotel Management MEA

General. In 2013, we entered into a mutual exclusivity agreement with Remington Lodging. Remington Lodging gave us a 
first right of refusal to purchase any lodging-related investments identified by Remington Lodging and any of its affiliates that 
met  our  initial  investment  criteria,  and  we  agreed  to  engage  Remington  Lodging  to  provide  hotel  management,  project 
management and development services for hotels we acquired or invested in, to the extent that we had the right or controlled the 
right  to  direct  such  matters,  subject  to  certain  conditions.  In  connection  with  Ashford  Inc.’s  acquisition  of  Premier  from 
Remington  Lodging  in  August  2018,  we  amended  and  restated  the  original  mutual  exclusivity  agreement  to  provide  that 
Remington  Lodging  gave  us  a  first  right  of  refusal  to  purchase  any  lodging-related  investments  identified  by  Remington 
Lodging and any of its affiliates that met our initial investment criteria, and we agreed to engage Remington Lodging to provide 
hotel management for hotels we acquired or invested in, to the extent that we had the right or controlled the right to direct such 
matters. As a result, concurrently with Ashford Inc.’s acquisition of Premier, we, Braemar OP and Remington Lodging entered 
into the Amended and Restated Mutual Exclusivity Agreement dated as of August 8, 2018, which agreement we refer to below 
as  the  “hotel  management  MEA.”  In  connection  with  Ashford  Inc.’s  acquisition  of  the  hotel  management  business  of 
Remington Lodging on November 6, 2019, Remington Hotels became a subsidiary of Ashford Inc., and the mutual exclusivity 
agreement between Remington Hotels and us remains in effect.

Term.  The  initial  term  of  the  hotel  management  MEA  is  10  years  from  November  19,  2013.  This  term  automatically 
extends for three additional renewal periods of seven years each and a final renewal period of four years, for a total of up to 35 
years. The agreement may be sooner terminated because of:

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an event of default (see “Events of Default”),

a party’s early termination rights (see “Early Termination”), or

a termination of all our master hotel management agreement between TRS lessee and Remington Hotels because of an 
event  of  default  under  the  master  hotel  management  agreement  that  affects  all  properties  (see  “Relationship  with 
Master Hotel Management Agreement”).

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Modification  of  Investment  Guidelines.  If  we  materially  modify  our  initial  investment  guidelines  without  the  written 
consent of Remington Hotels, which consent may be withheld at its sole and absolute discretion, and may further be subject to 
the  consent  of  Ashford  Trust  parties,  the  Remington  Hotels  parties  will  have  no  obligation  to  present  or  offer  us  investment 
opportunities at any time thereafter. Instead, the Remington Hotels parties, subject to the superior rights of the Ashford Trust 
parties or any other party with which the Remington Hotels parties may have an existing agreement, shall use their reasonable 
discretion to determine how to allocate investment opportunities it identifies. If we materially modify our investment guidelines 
without the written consent of Remington Hotels, the Ashford Trust parties will have superior rights to investment opportunities 
identified  by  the  Remington  Hotels  parties,  and  we  will  no  longer  retain  preferential  treatment  to  investment  opportunities 
identified  by  the  Remington  Hotels  parties.  A  material  modification  for  this  purpose  means  any  modification  of  our  initial 
investment guidelines to be competitive with Ashford Trust’s investment guidelines.

Our  Exclusivity  Rights.  Remington  Hotels  and  Mr.  Monty  J.  Bennett  have  granted  us  a  first  right  of  refusal  to  pursue 
certain  lodging  investment  opportunities  identified  by  Remington  Hotels  or  its  affiliates  (including  Mr.  Bennett),  including 
opportunities  to  buy  hotel  properties,  to  buy  land  and  build  hotels,  or  to  otherwise  invest  in  hotel  properties  that  satisfy  our 
initial  investment  guidelines  and  are  not  considered  excluded  transactions  pursuant  to  the  hotel  management  MEA.  If 
investment opportunities are identified and are subject to the hotel management MEA, and we have not materially modified our 
initial investment guidelines without the written consent of Remington Hotels, then Remington Hotels, Mr. Bennett and their 
affiliates, as the case may be, will not pursue those opportunities (except as described below) and will give us a written notice 
and  description  of  the  investment  opportunity,  and  we  will  have  10  business  days  to  either  accept  or  reject  the  investment 
opportunity. If we reject the opportunity, Remington Hotels may then pursue such investment opportunity, subject to a right of 
first  refusal  in  favor  of  Ashford  Trust  pursuant  to  an  existing  agreement  between  Ashford  Trust  and  Remington  Hotels,  on 
materially the same terms and conditions as offered to us. If the terms of such investment opportunity materially change, then 
Remington  Hotels  must  offer  the  revised  investment  opportunity  to  us,  whereupon  we  will  have  10  business  days  to  either 
accept or reject the opportunity on the revised terms.

Reimbursement  of  Costs.  If  we  accept  an  investment  opportunity  from  Remington  Hotels,  we  will  be  obligated  to 
reimburse Remington Hotels or its affiliates for the actual out-of-pocket and third-party costs and expenses paid by Remington 
Hotels or its affiliates in connection with such investment opportunity, including any earnest money deposits, but excluding any 
finder’s  fee,  brokerage  fee,  development  fee  or  other  compensation  paid  by  Remington  Hotels  or  its  affiliates.  Remington 
Hotels must submit to us an accounting of the costs in reasonable detail.

Exclusivity Rights of Remington Hotels. If we elect to pursue an investment opportunity that consists of the management 
and  operation  of  a  hotel  property,  we  will  hire  Remington  Hotels  to  provide  such  services  unless  our  independent  directors 
either (i) unanimously elect not to engage Remington Hotels, or (ii) by a majority vote, elect not to engage Remington Hotels 
because they have determined, in their reasonable business judgment, (A) special circumstances exist such that it would be in 
our best interest not to engage Remington Hotels for the particular hotel, or (B) based on the prior performance of Remington 
Hotels,  another manager  or developer  could perform the  management duties materially  better than Remington  Hotels for the 
particular hotel. In return, Remington Hotels has agreed that it will provide those services.

Excluded Investment Opportunities. The following are excluded from the hotel management MEA and are not subject to 

any exclusivity rights or right of first refusal:

• With  respect  to  Remington  Hotels,  an  investment  opportunity  where  our  independent  directors  have  unanimously 

voted not to engage Remington Hotels as the manager or developer.

• With  respect  to  Remington  Hotels,  an  investment  opportunity  where  our  independent  directors,  by  a  majority  vote, 
have  elected  not  to  engage  Remington  Hotels  as  the  manager  or  developer  based  on  their  determination,  in  their 
reasonable business judgment, that special circumstances exist such that it would be in our best interest not to engage 
Remington Hotels with respect to the particular hotel.

• With  respect  to  Remington  Hotels,  an  investment  opportunity  where  our  independent  directors,  by  a  majority  vote, 
have  elected  not  to  engage  Remington  Hotels  as  the  manager  or  developer  because  they  have  determined,  in  their 
reasonable  business  judgment,  that  another  manager  or  developer  could  perform  the  management,  development  or 
other  duties  materially  better  than  Remington  Hotels  for  the  particular  hotel,  based  on  Remington  Hotels’  prior 
performance.

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Existing  hotel  investments  of  Remington  Hotels  or  its  affiliates  with  any  of  their  existing  joint  venture  partners, 
investors or property owners.

Existing  bona  fide  arm’s  length  third-party  management  arrangements  (or  arrangements  for  other  services)  of 
Remington Hotels or any of its affiliates with third parties other than us and our affiliates.

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Like-kind exchanges made pursuant to existing contractual obligations by any of the existing joint venture partners, 
investors  or  property  owners  in  which  Remington  Hotels  or  its  affiliates  have  an  ownership  interest,  provided  that 
Remington Hotels provides us with notice 10 days prior to such transaction.

Management or Development. If we hire Remington Hotels to manage or operate a hotel, it will be pursuant to the terms 

of the master hotel management agreement agreed to between us and Remington Hotels. 

Events of Default. Each of the following is a default under the hotel management MEA:

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we or Remington Hotels experience a bankruptcy-related event;

we fail to reimburse Remington Hotels as described under “Reimbursement of Costs,” subject to a 30-day cure period; 
and

we or Remington Hotels does not observe or perform any other term of the agreement, subject to a 30-day cure period 
(which may be increased to a maximum of 120 days in certain instances).

If a default occurs, the non-defaulting party will have the option of terminating the hotel management MEA subject to 30 

days’ written notice and pursuing its rights and remedies under applicable law.

Early Termination. Remington Hotels has the right to terminate the exclusivity rights granted to us if:

• Mr. Monty J. Bennett is removed as our chief executive officer or as chairman of our board of directors or is not re-

appointed to either position, or he resigns as chief executive officer or chairman of our board of directors;

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we terminate the Remington Hotels exclusivity rights pursuant to the terms of the hotel management MEA; or

our advisory agreement with Ashford LLC is terminated for any reason pursuant to its terms and Mr. Monty J. Bennett 
is no longer serving as our chief executive officer and chairman of our board of directors.

We may terminate the exclusivity rights granted to Remington Hotels if:

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Remington Hotels fails to qualify as an “eligible independent contractor” as defined in Section 856(d)(9) of the Code 
and for that reason, we terminate the master hotel management agreement with Remington Hotels;

Remington  Hotels  is  no  longer  “controlled”  by  Mr.  Monty  J.  Bennett  or  Mr.  Archie  Bennett,  Jr.  or  their  respective 
family partnership or trusts, the sole members of which are at all times lineal descendants of Mr. Archie Bennett, Jr. or 
Mr. Monty J. Bennett (including stepchildren) and spouses;

we experience a change in control and terminate the master hotel management agreement between us and Remington 
Hotels  with  respect  to  all  hotels  and  have  paid  a  termination  fee  equal  to  the  product  of  (i)  65%  of  the  aggregate 
management fees budgeted in the annual operating budget applied to the hotels for the full current fiscal year in which 
such termination is to occur for such hotels (both base fees and incentive fees, but in no event less than the base fees 
and incentive fees for the preceding full fiscal year) and (ii) nine;

the  Remington  Hotels  parties  terminate  our  exclusivity  rights  pursuant  to  the  terms  of  the  mutual  exclusivity 
agreement; or

our advisory agreement with Ashford LLC is terminated for any reason pursuant to its terms and Mr. Monty J. Bennett 
is no longer serving as our chief executive officer and chairman of our board of directors.

Assignment. The hotel management MEA may not be assigned by any of the parties without the prior written consent of 
the  other  parties,  provided  that  Remington  Hotels  can  assign  its  interest  in  the  hotel  management  MEA,  without  the  written 
consent of the other parties, to a “manager affiliate entity” as that term is defined in the agreement, so long as such affiliate 
qualifies as an “eligible independent contractor” at the time of such transfer.

Relationship with Master Hotel Management Agreement. The rights provided to us and to Remington Hotels in the hotel 
management MEA may be terminated if the master hotel management agreement between us and Remington Hotels terminates 
in  its  entirety  because  of  an  event  of  default  as  to  all  of  the  then-managed  properties.  A  termination  of  Remington  Hotels’ 
management rights with respect to one or more hotels (but not all hotels) does not terminate the hotel management MEA. A 
termination  of  the  hotel  management  MEA  does  not  terminate  the  master  hotel  management  agreement  either  in  part  or  in 
whole,  and  the  master  hotel  management  agreement  would  continue  in  accordance  with  its  terms  as  to  the  hotels  covered, 
despite a termination of the hotel management MEA.

Premier Project Management MEA

General. In connection with Ashford Inc.’s acquisition of Premier from Remington Lodging in August 2018, we entered 
into the Mutual Exclusivity Agreement dated as of August 8, 2018 with Braemar OP and Premier, which agreement we refer to 
below as the “project management MEA,” pursuant to which Premier gave us a first right of refusal to purchase any lodging-

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related  investments  identified  by  Premier  and  any  of  its  affiliates  that  met  our  initial  investment  criteria,  and  we  agreed  to 
engage  Premier  to  provide  project  management  for  hotels  we  acquired  or  invested  in,  to  the  extent  that  we  had  the  right  or 
controlled the right to direct such matters. 

Term.  The  initial  term  of  the  project  management  MEA  is  10  years  from  November  19,  2013.  This  term  automatically 
extends for three additional renewal periods of seven years each and a final renewal period of four years, for a total of up to 35 
years. The agreement may be sooner terminated because of:

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an event of default (see “Events of Default”),

a  termination  of  all  our  master  project  management  agreements  between  the  TRS  lessee  and  Premier  because  of  an 
event  of  default  under  the  master  project  management  agreement  that  affects  all  properties  (see  “Relationship  with 
Master Project Management Agreement”).

Modification  of  Investment  Guidelines.  If  we  materially  modify  our  initial  investment  guidelines  without  the  written 
consent  of  Premier,  which  consent  may  be  withheld  at  its  sole  and  absolute  discretion,  Premier  will  have  no  obligation  to 
present or offer us investment opportunities at any time thereafter pursuant to the project management MEA. Instead, Premier 
shall allocate investment opportunities it identifies pursuant to the terms of our advisory agreement. A material modification for 
this  purpose  means  any  modification  of  our  initial  investment  guidelines  to  be  competitive  with  Ashford  Trust’s  investment 
guidelines.

Our  Exclusivity  Rights.  Premier  and  its  affiliates  have  granted  us  a  first  right  of  refusal  to  pursue  certain  lodging 
investment opportunities identified by Premier and its affiliates (including Mr. Bennett), including opportunities to buy hotel 
properties, to buy land and build hotels, or to otherwise invest in hotel properties that satisfy our initial investment guidelines 
and  are  not  considered  excluded  transactions  pursuant  to  the  project  management  MEA.  If  investment  opportunities  are 
identified  and  are  subject  to  the  project  management  MEA,  and  we  have  not  materially  modified  our  initial  investment 
guidelines, then Premier and its affiliates, as the case may be, will not pursue those opportunities (except as described below) 
and  will  give  us  a  written  notice  and  description  of  the  investment  opportunity,  and  we  will  have  10  business  days  to  either 
accept or reject the investment opportunity. If we reject the opportunity, Premier may then pursue such investment opportunity, 
on materially the same terms and conditions as offered to us. If the terms of such investment opportunity materially change, 
then Premier and its affiliates must offer the revised investment opportunity to us, whereupon we will have 10 business days to 
either accept or reject the opportunity on the revised terms.

Reimbursement of Costs. If we accept an investment opportunity from Premier, we will be obligated to reimburse Premier 
or  its  affiliates  for  the  actual  out-of-pocket  and  third-party  costs  and  expenses  paid  by  Premier  or  its  affiliates  in  connection 
with  such  investment  opportunity,  including  any  earnest  money  deposits,  but  excluding  any  finder’s  fee,  brokerage  fee, 
development fee or other compensation paid by Premier or its affiliates. Premier must submit to us an accounting of the costs in 
reasonable detail.

Exclusivity  Rights  of  Premier.  If  we  acquire  or  invest  in  a  hotel  or  a  property  for  the  development  or  construction  of  a 
hotel and have the right and/or control the right to direct the development and construction of and/or capital improvements to or 
refurbishment  of,  or  the  provision  of  project  management  or  other  services,  such  as  purchasing,  interior  design,  freight 
management, or construction management for such hotel or hotel improvements, we will hire Premier to provide such services 
unless  our  independent  directors  either  (i)  unanimously  elect  not  to  engage  Premier,  or  (ii)  by  a  majority  vote,  elect  not  to 
engage Premier because they have determined, in their reasonable business judgment, (A) special circumstances exist such that 
it would be in our best interest not to engage Premier for the particular hotel, or (B) based on the prior performance of Premier, 
another manager or developer could perform the project management, project related services or development duties materially 
better than Premier for the particular hotel. In return, Premier has agreed that it will provide those services.

Excluded Investment Opportunities. The following are excluded from the project management MEA and are not subject to 

any exclusivity rights or right of first refusal:

• With respect to Premier, an investment opportunity where our independent directors have unanimously voted not to 

engage Premier as the manager or developer.

• With respect to Premier, an investment opportunity where our independent directors, by a majority vote, have elected 
not  to  engage  Premier  as  the  manager  or  developer  based  on  their  determination,  in  their  reasonable  business 
judgment, that special circumstances exist such that it would be in our best interest not to engage Premier with respect 
to the particular hotel.

• With respect to Premier, an investment opportunity where our independent directors, by a majority vote, have elected 
not  to  engage  Premier  as  the  manager  or  developer  because  they  have  determined,  in  their  reasonable  business 

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judgment,  that  another  manager  or  developer  could  perform  the  project  management,  project  related  services  or 
development duties materially better than Premier for the particular hotel, based on Premier’s prior performance.

Existing  hotel  investments  of  Premier  or  its  affiliates  with  any  of  their  existing  joint  venture  partners,  investors  or 
property owners.

Existing bona fide arm’s length third-party project management arrangements of Premier or any of its affiliates with 
third parties other than us and our affiliates.

Like-kind exchanges made pursuant to existing contractual obligations by any of the existing joint venture partners, 
investors  or  property  owners  in  which  Premier  or  its  affiliates  have  an  ownership  interest,  provided  that  Premier 
provides us with notice 10 days prior to such transaction.

Any hotel investment that does not satisfy our initial investment guidelines.

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Development  or  Construction.  If  we  hire  Premier  to  develop  and  construct  a  hotel,  the  terms  of  the  development  and 
construction  will  be  pursuant  to  the  terms  of  the  master  project  management  agreement  that  has  been  agreed  to  by  us  and 
Premier.

Events of Default. Each of the following is a default under the project management MEA:

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we or Premier experience a bankruptcy-related event;

we fail to reimburse Premier as described under “Reimbursement of Costs,” subject to a 30-day cure period; and
we or Premier does not observe or perform any other term of the agreement, subject to a 30-day cure period (which 
may be increased to a maximum of 120 days in certain instances).

If a default occurs, the non-defaulting party will have the option of terminating the project management MEA subject to 30 

days’ written notice and pursuing its rights and remedies under applicable law.

Assignment. The project management MEA may not be assigned by any of the parties without the prior written consent of 
the other parties, provided that Premier can assign its interest in the project management MEA, without the written consent of 
the other parties, to a “manager affiliate entity” as that term is defined in the agreement.

Relationship  with  Master  Project  Management  Agreement.  The  rights  provided  to  us  and  to  Premier  in  the  project 
management MEA may be terminated if the master project management agreement between us and Premier terminates in its 
entirety because of an event of default as to all of the then-managed properties. A termination of Premier’s project management 
rights with respect to one or more hotels (but not all hotels) does not terminate the project management MEA. A termination of 
the project management MEA does not terminate the master project management agreement either in part or in whole, and the 
management  agreements  would  continue  in  accordance  with  its  terms  as  to  the  hotels  covered,  despite  a  termination  of  the 
project management MEA.

Ashford Trust Right of First Offer Agreement

The right of first offer agreement provides us the first right to acquire each of the subject hotels owned by Ashford Trust, to 
the  extent  the  board  of  directors  of  Ashford  Trust  determines  to  market  and  sell  the  hotel,  subject  to  any  prior  rights  of  the 
managers of the hotel or other third parties and the limitations with respect to hotels in a joint venture set forth in the right of 
first offer agreement. In addition, so long as we do not materially change our initial investment guidelines without the express 
consent  of  Ashford  LLC,  the  right  of  first  offer  agreement  extends  to  hotels  later  acquired  by  Ashford  Trust  that  satisfy  our 
initial investment guidelines. 

If  Ashford  Trust  decides  to  offer  for  sale  an  asset  that  fits  our  investment  guidelines,  it  must  give  us  a  written  notice 
describing the sale terms and granting us the right to purchase the asset at a purchase price equal to the price set forth in the 
offer. We will have 30 days to agree to the terms of the sale. If terms are not met, Ashford Trust will be free to sell the asset to 
any person upon substantially the same terms as those contained in the written notice for 180 days, but not for a price less than 
95%  of  the  offered  purchase  price.  If  during  such  180-day  period,  Ashford  Trust  desires  to  accept  an  offer  that  is  not  on 
substantially  the  same  terms  as  those  contained  in  the  written  notice  or  that  is  less  than  95%  of  the  offered  purchase  price, 
Ashford Trust must give us written notice of the new terms and we will have 10 days in which to agree to the terms of the sale. 
If Ashford Trust does not close on the sale or refinancing of the asset within 180 days following the expiration of the initial 30-
day period, the right to purchase the asset will be reinstated on the same terms.

Likewise, we have agreed to give Ashford Trust a right of first offer with respect to any properties that we acquire in a 
portfolio  transaction,  to  the  extent  our  board  of  directors  determines  it  is  appropriate  to  market  and  sell  such  assets  and  we 
control the disposition, provided such assets satisfy Ashford Trust’s investment guidelines. Any such right of first offer granted 

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to Ashford Trust will be subject to certain prior rights, if any, granted to the managers of the related properties or other third 
parties.

The right of first offer agreement has an initial term of 10 years and is subject to automatic one year renewal periods unless 
one  party  notifies  the  other  at  least  180  days  prior  to  the  expiration  of  the  current  term  that  it  does  not  intend  to  renew  the 
agreement. The agreement may be terminated by either party (i) upon a default of the other party upon giving notice of such 
default and the defaulting party fails to cure within 45, or in some circumstances up to 90, days subject to certain exclusions, 
and  (ii)  if  the  other  party  experiences  specified  bankruptcy  events.  Also,  if  we  materially  modify  our  initial  investment 
guidelines without consent of Ashford Trust (which consent may be withheld in its sole discretion), our right of first refusal for 
any  assets  owned  or  later  acquired  by  Ashford  Trust  and  its  affiliates,  other  than  the  initial  assets  subject  to  the  right  of 
first offer agreement, will terminate unless otherwise agreed by the parties. Further, the agreement will automatically terminate 
upon a termination of our advisory agreement or upon a change of control of either us or Ashford Trust, excluding any change 
of control that may occur as a result of a spin-off, carve-out, split-off or other similar event.

TRS Leases

Three of the hotels we acquired from Ashford Trust in connection with the spin-off are owned by our operating partnership 
and  leased  to  subsidiaries  of  Braemar  TRS.  Two  of  our  hotels  are  held  in  a  joint  venture  in  which  we  have  a  75%  equity 
interest. The two hotels owned by the joint venture are leased to subsidiaries of the joint venture, which two subsidiaries we 
have elected to treat as TRSs. Since 2013 Braemar TRS has formed multiple subsidiaries which lease acquired hotels. Braemar 
TRS has elected to be treated as a TRS. Generally, we intend to lease all hotels we acquire in the future, other than pursuant to 
sale-leaseback  transactions  with  unrelated  third  parties,  to  a  TRS  lessee,  pursuant  to  the  terms  of  leases  that  are  generally 
similar  to  the  terms  of  the  existing  leases,  unless  not  appropriate  based  on  relevant  regulatory  factors.  Ashford  LLC  will 
negotiate the terms and provisions of each future lease, considering such things as the purchase price paid for the hotel, then 
current economic conditions and any other factors deemed relevant at the time. One hotel property, located in the U.S. Virgin 
Islands, is owned by our USVI TRS.

Term. The leases for our hotel properties include a term of five years, which expires on December 31, 2025 (December 31, 
2026 in the case of the Mr. C Beverly Hills Hotel). The leases may be terminated earlier than the stated term if certain events 
occur, including specified damages to the related hotel, a condemnation of the related hotel or the sale of the related hotel, or an 
event of default that is not cured within any applicable cure or grace periods. The lessor must pay a termination fee to the TRS 
lessee if and to the extent the TRS lessee is obligated to pay a termination fee to the managers as a result of the termination of 
the lease.

Amounts Payable Under Leases. The leases generally provide for each TRS lessee to pay in each calendar month the base 
rent plus, in each calendar quarter, percentage rent, if any. The percentage rent for each hotel equals: (i) an agreed percentage of 
gross revenue that exceeds a threshold amount, less (ii) all prior percentage rent payments.

Maintenance and Modifications. Each TRS lessee is required to establish and fund, in respect of each fiscal year during 
the terms of the leases, a reserve account, in the amount of at least 4% of gross revenues per year to cover the cost of capital 
expenditures, which costs will be paid by our operating partnership. Each TRS lessee shall be required to make (at our sole cost 
and expense) all capital expenditures required in connection with emergency situations, legal requirements, maintenance of the 
applicable franchise agreement, the performance by lessee of its obligations under the lease and other permitted additions to the 
leased  property.  We  also  have  the  right  to  make  additions,  modifications  or  improvements  so  long  as  our  actions  do  not 
significantly alter the character or purposes of the property, significantly detract from the value or operating efficiency of the 
property, significantly impair the revenue producing capability of the property or affect the ability of the lessee to comply with 
the terms of their lease. All capital expenditures relating to material structural components involving expenditures of $1 million 
or  more  are  subject  to  the  approval  of  our  operating  partnership.  Each  TRS  lessee  is  responsible  for  all  routine  repair  and 
maintenance of the hotels, and our operating partnership will be responsible for non-routine capital expenditures.

We own substantially all personal property (other than inventory, linens, ERFP FF&E and other nondepreciable personal 
property) not affixed to, or deemed a part of, the real estate or improvements on our hotels, unless ownership of such personal 
property would cause the rent under a lease not to qualify as “rents from real property” for REIT income test purposes.

Insurance  and  Property  Taxes.  We  pay  real  estate  and  personal  property  taxes  on  the  hotels  (except  to  the  extent  that 
personal  property  associated  with  the  hotels  is  owned  by  the  applicable  TRS  lessee).  We  pay  for  property  and  casualty 
insurance relating to the hotel properties and any personal property owned by us. Each TRS lessee pays for all insurance on its 
personal property, comprehensive general public liability, workers’ compensation, vehicle, and other appropriate and customary 
insurance. Each TRS lessee must name us as an additional insured on any policies it carries.

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Assignment and Subleasing. The TRS lessees are not permitted to sublet any part of the hotels or assign their respective 
interests under any of the leases without our prior written consent, which cannot be unreasonably withheld. No assignment or 
subletting will release any TRS lessee from any of its obligations under the leases.

Damage  to  Hotels.  If  any  of  our  insured  hotels  is  destroyed  or  damaged,  whether  or  not  such  destruction  or  damage 
prevents use of the property as a hotel, the applicable TRS lessee will have the obligation, but only to the extent of insurance 
proceeds that are made available, to restore the hotel. All insurance proceeds will be paid to our operating partnership (except 
such proceeds payable for loss or damage to the TRS lessee’s personal property) and be paid to the applicable TRS lessee for 
the reasonable costs of restoration or repair. Any excess insurance proceeds remaining after the cost of repair or restoration will 
be  retained  by  us.  If  the  insurance  proceeds  are  not  sufficient  to  restore  the  hotel,  the  TRS  lessee  or  we  have  the  right  to 
terminate  the  lease  upon  written  notice.  In  that  event,  neither  we  nor  the  TRS  lessee  will  have  any  further  liabilities  or 
obligations under the lease, except that, if we terminate the lease, we have to pay the TRS lessee termination fees, if any, within 
45 days that become due under the management agreement. If the lease is so terminated, we will keep all insurance proceeds 
received as a result of such destruction or damage. If the lease is terminated by a TRS lessee, we have the right to reject the 
termination of the lease and to require the TRS lessee to restore the hotel, provided we agree to pay for all restoration costs in 
excess of available insurance proceeds. In that event, the related lease will not terminate and we will pay all insurance proceeds 
to the TRS lessee.

If the cost of restoration exceeds the amount of insurance proceeds, we will contribute any excess amounts necessary to 
complete the restoration to the TRS lessee before requiring the work to begin. If there is damage or destruction not covered by 
insurance, our obligations, as well as those of the applicable TRS lessee, will be the same as in the case of inadequate insurance 
proceeds. However, regardless of insurance coverage, if damage or destruction rendering the property unsuitable for its primary 
intended purpose occurs within 24 months of the end of the lease term, we may terminate the lease with 30 days’ notice. If the 
lease remains in effect and the damage does not result in a reduction of gross revenues at the hotel, the TRS lessee’s obligation 
to pay rent will be unabated. If, however, the lease remains in effect but the damage does result in a reduction of gross revenues 
at the hotel, the TRS lessee will be entitled to a certain amount of rent abatement while the hotel is being repaired. We will keep 
all proceeds from loss of income insurance.

Condemnation. If any of our hotels is subject to a total condemnation or a partial taking that prevents use of the property as 
a hotel, we and the TRS lessee each have the option to terminate the related lease. We will share in the condemnation award 
with the TRS lessee in accordance with the provisions of the related lease. If any partial taking of a hotel does not prevent use 
of the property as a hotel, the TRS lessee is obligated to restore the untaken portion of the hotel to a complete architectural unit 
but only to the extent of any available condemnation award. If the condemnation award is not sufficient to restore the hotel, the 
TRS lessee or we have the right to terminate the lease upon written notice. If the lease is terminated by the TRS lessee, we have 
the right to reject the termination of the lease within 30 days and to require the TRS lessee to restore the hotel, provided we 
agree  to  pay  for  all  restoration  costs  in  excess  of  the  available  condemnation  award.  We  will  contribute  the  cost  of  such 
restoration to the TRS lessee. If a partial taking occurs, the base rent will be abated to some extent, taking into consideration, 
among other factors, the number of usable rooms, the amount of square footage, or the revenues affected by the partial taking.

Events of Default. Events of Default under the leases include:

•  The TRS lessee fails to pay rent or other amounts due under the lease, provided that the TRS lessee has a 10-day cure 
period after receiving a written notice from us that such amounts are due and payable before an event of default would 
occur.

•  The TRS lessee does not observe or perform any other term of a lease, provided that the TRS lessee has a 30-day cure 
period after receiving a written notice from us that a term of the lease has been violated before an event of default of 
default would occur. There are certain instances in which the 30-day grace period can be extended to a maximum of 
120 days.

•  The TRS lessee is the subject of a bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, liquidation or dissolution event.

•  The  TRS  lessee  voluntarily  ceases  operations  of  the  hotels  for  a  period  of  more  than  30  days,  except  as  a  result  of 

damage, destruction, condemnation, or certain specified unavoidable delays.

•  The default of the TRS lessee under the management agreement for the related hotel because of any action or failure to 

act by the TRS lessee and the TRS lessee has failed to cure the default within 30 days.

If an event of default occurs and continues beyond any grace period, we have the option of terminating the related lease. If 
we decide to terminate a lease, we must give the TRS lessee 10 days’ written notice. Unless the event of default is cured before 
the termination date we specify in the termination notice, the lease will terminate on the specified termination notice. In that 
event, the TRS lessee will be required to surrender possession of the related hotel and pay liquidated damages at our option, as 
provided by the applicable lease.

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Termination of Leases. Our operating partnership generally has the right to terminate any lease prior to the expiration date 
so  long  as  we  pay  a  termination  fee.  The  termination  fee  is  equal  to  any  termination  fee  due  to  a  manager  under  the 
management agreement.

Indemnification. Each TRS lessee is required to indemnify us for claims arising out of (i) accidents occurring on or about 
the leased property, (ii) any past, present or future use or condition of the hotel by TRS lessee or any of its agents, employees or 
invitees, (iii) any impositions that are the obligation of the TRS hotel by lessee, (iv) any failure of the TRS lessee to perform 
under the lease, and (v) the non-performance of obligations under any sub-lease by the landlord thereunder. We are required to 
indemnify each TRS lessee for any claim arising out of our gross negligence or willful misconduct arising in connection with 
the lease and for any failure to perform our obligations under the lease. All indemnification amounts must be paid within 10 
days of a determination of liability.

Breach by Us. If we breach any of the leases, we will have 30 days from the time we receive written notice of the breach 

from the TRS lessee to cure the breach. This cure period may be extended or certain specified, unavoidable delays.

Ground Leases

Two of our hotels are subject to ground leases that cover all of the land underlying the respective hotels.

Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines. The Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines is subject to a ground lease with the City of San Diego and 
expires May 31, 2067. The lease term may be extended by either 10 years or 20 years depending on the amount of capital spent 
at the hotel. If 5% of gross income is spent on capital expenditures during the lease term, the term may be extended by 10 years. 
If 6% of gross income is spent on capital expenditures during the lease term, the term may be extended by 20 years. Rent is 
payable  monthly  and  is  the  greater  of  minimum  rent  or  percentage  rent,  determined  monthly,  with  an  annual  true-up. 
Commencing  January  1,  1993  and  every  five  years  thereafter,  minimum  rent  is  adjusted  to  be  80%  of  the  annual  average  of 
actual  rents  paid  or  accrued  during  the  preceding  five-year  period,  but  in  no  event  may  such  rent  be  adjusted  downwards. 
Percentage rent is determined from a percentage of room and banquet rental revenue, food and beverage sales, alcohol sales, 
lobby, gift shop and coin operated machine and telephone sales and other authorized uses. Percentage rent is adjusted at least 
six  months  prior  to  the  end  of  (December  31,  2027)  and  thereafter  at  least  six  months  prior  to  each  10th  year  by  mutual 
agreement  to  provide  fair  rental  to  landlord.  The  lease  may  be  assigned  with  the  landlord’s  prior  written  consent.  Upon  any 
assignment or a sublease of a majority of the premises, 2% of the gross amounts paid for the assignment or sublease are payable 
to the landlord except in the instances of a transfer to an affiliate or a mortgage foreclosure. In addition, 2% of the net proceeds 
are payable to the landlord in the event of a refinancing.

Bardessono Hotel and Spa. The Bardessono Hotel and Spa is subject to a ground lease with Bardessono Brothers LLC and 
expires October 31, 2065, with two 25-year extension options. Rent is payable monthly and is the greater of minimum rent or 
percentage rent with an annual true-up on October 1. Each year, annual base minimum rent is increased (but never decreased) 
by an amount equal to the percentage increase in CPI Index during the prior 12-month period that starts on September 1 and 
ends on August 31. In no event will the index percentage be less than 101.5% nor more than 103.5% multiplied by the annual 
base minimum rent payable by tenant during the lease year just ending. A percentage rent, which is calculated on the positive 
difference (if any) between the greater of 8% of net rooms revenue or 4.5% of net operating revenue and the aggregate base 
minimum rent actually paid by the tenant during the same calendar year will be paid on a calendar year basis. Within 90 days 
after  end  of  calendar  year  tenant  must  provide  landlord  an  officer’s  certificate  containing  tenant’s  financial  statements  and 
percentage rent payment, if any. The lease may be assigned with the landlord’s prior written consent at least 60 days but not 
more than 90 days before the effective date of the proposed assignment. Tenant must submit to landlord a statement containing 
contact and financial information, operating and property ownership history, and other information with respect to the proposed 
assignee or subtenant as landlord may reasonably require, the type of use proposed for the inn parcel or resort, and all of the 
principal terms of the proposed assignment; copy of proposed assignment; and a copy of the landlord’s consent to assignment. 
In  August  of  2016,  the  lease  was  amended  to  allow  for  the  expansion  of  the  leased  premises  by  10,000  square  feet  to 
accommodate construction of the Presidential Villa.

Regulation

General

Our  hotels  are  subject  to  various  U.S.  federal,  state  and  local  laws,  ordinances  and  regulations,  including  regulations 
relating to common areas and fire and safety requirements. We believe that each of our hotels has the necessary permits and 
approvals to operate its business.

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Governmental Regulations

Our properties are subject to various federal, state and local regulatory laws and requirements, including, but not limited to, 
the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended (the “ADA”), zoning regulations, building codes and land use laws, 
and building, occupancy and other permit requirements. Noncompliance could result in the imposition of governmental fines or 
the award of damages to private litigants. While we believe that we are currently in material compliance with these regulatory 
requirements, the requirements may change or new requirements may be imposed that could require significant unanticipated 
expenditures  by  us.  Additionally,  local  zoning  and  land  use  laws,  environmental  statutes,  health  and  safety  rules  and  other 
governmental  requirements  may  restrict,  or  negatively  impact,  our  property  operations,  or  expansion,  rehabilitation  and 
reconstruction activities and such regulations may prevent us from taking advantage of economic opportunities. Future changes 
in federal, state or local tax regulations applicable to REITs, real property or income derived from our real estate could impact 
the financial performance, operations, and value of our properties and the Company.

Environmental Matters

Under  various  laws  relating  to  the  protection  of  the  environment,  a  current  or  previous  owner  or  operator  (including 
tenants) of real estate may be liable for contamination resulting from the presence or discharge of hazardous or toxic substances 
at  that  property  and  may  be  required  to  investigate  and  clean  up  such  contamination  at  that  property  or  emanating  from  that 
property.  These  costs  could  be  substantial  and  liability  under  these  laws  may  attach  without  regard  to  whether  the  owner  or 
operator  knew  of,  or  was  responsible  for,  the  presence  of  the  contaminants,  and  the  liability  may  be  joint  and  several.  The 
presence  of  contamination  or  the  failure  to  remediate  contamination  at  our  hotels  may  expose  us  to  third-party  liability  or 
materially  and  adversely  affect  our  ability  to  sell,  lease  or  develop  the  real  estate  or  to  incur  debt  using  the  real  estate  as 
collateral.

Our hotels are subject to various federal, state, and local environmental, health and safety laws and regulations that address 
a wide variety of issues, including, but not limited to, storage tanks, air emissions from emergency generators, storm water and 
wastewater discharges, lead-based paint, mold and mildew and waste management. Our hotels incur costs to comply with these 
laws and regulations and could be subject to fines and penalties for non-compliance.

Some  of  our  hotels  may  contain  or  develop  harmful  mold  or  suffer  from  other  adverse  conditions,  which  could  lead  to 
liability for adverse health effects and costs of remediation. The presence of significant mold or other airborne contaminants at 
any of our hotels could require us to undertake a costly remediation program to contain or remove the mold or other airborne 
contaminants  from  the  affected  hotel  or  increase  indoor  ventilation.  In  addition,  the  presence  of  significant  mold  or  other 
airborne  contaminants  could  expose  us  to  liability  from  guests  or  employees  at  our  hotels  and  others  if  property  damage  or 
health concerns arise.

Insurance

We carry comprehensive general liability, “All Risk” property, business interruption, cybersecurity, directors and officers, 
rental loss coverage and umbrella liability coverage on all of our hotels and earthquake, wind, flood and hurricane coverage on 
hotels  in  areas  where  we  believe  such  coverage  is  warranted,  in  each  case  with  limits  of  liability  that  we  deem  adequate. 
Similarly, we are insured against the risk of direct physical damage in amounts we believe to be adequate to reimburse us, on a 
replacement basis, for costs incurred to repair or rebuild each hotel, including loss of rental income during the reconstruction 
period. We have selected policy specifications and insured limits which we believe to be appropriate given the relative risk of 
loss, the cost of the coverage and industry practice. We do not carry insurance for generally uninsured losses, including, but not 
limited to losses caused by riots, global pandemics war or acts of God as well as certain types of coverages previously available 
under policies set forth above (for example, communicable disease, abuse & molestation coverages previously available under 
general liability policies). In the opinion of our management, our hotels are adequately insured.

Competition

The hotel industry is highly competitive and the hotels in which we invest are subject to competition from other hotels for 
guests.  Competition  is  based  on  a  number  of  factors,  most  notably  convenience  of  location,  availability  of  rooms,  brand 
affiliation, price, range of services, guest amenities or accommodations offered and quality of customer service. Competition is 
often  specific  to  the  individual  markets  in  which  our  properties  are  located  and  includes  competition  from  existing  and  new 
hotels. Increased competition could have a material adverse effect on the occupancy rate, average daily room rate and rooms 
revenue per available room of our hotels or may require us to make capital improvements that we otherwise would not have to 
make, which may result in decreases in our profitability.

Our  principal  competitors  include  other  hotel  operating  companies,  ownership  companies  and  national  and  international 
hotel brands. We face increased competition from providers of less expensive accommodations, such as select service hotels or 

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independent  owner-managed  hotels,  during  periods  of  economic  downturn  when  leisure  and  business  travelers  become  more 
sensitive  to  room  rates.  We  also  experience  competition  from  alternative  types  of  accommodations  such  as  home  sharing 
companies.

We  face  competition  for  the  acquisition  of  hotels  from  institutional  pension  funds,  private  equity  funds,  REITs,  hotel 
companies  and  others  who  are  engaged  in  the  acquisition  of  hotels.  Some  of  these  competitors  have  substantially  greater 
financial and operational resources and access to capital than we have and may have greater knowledge of the markets in which 
we seek to invest. This competition may reduce the number of suitable investment opportunities offered to us and decrease the 
attractiveness of the terms on which we may acquire our targeted hotel investments, including the cost thereof.

Employees

We have no employees. Our appointed officers are provided by Ashford LLC, a subsidiary of Ashford Inc. (collectively, 
our “advisor”). Advisory services which would otherwise be provided by employees are provided by subsidiaries of Ashford 
Inc.  and  by  our  appointed  officers.  Subsidiaries  of  Ashford  Inc.  have  approximately  102  full-time  employees  who  provide 
advisory services to us. These employees directly or indirectly perform various acquisition, development, asset management, 
capital markets, accounting, tax, risk management, legal, redevelopment, and corporate management functions pursuant to the 
terms of our advisory agreement.

Seasonality

Our properties’ operations historically have been seasonal as certain properties maintain higher occupancy rates during the 
summer  months,  while  certain  other  properties  maintain  higher  occupancy  rates  during  the  winter  months.  This  seasonality 
pattern can cause fluctuations in our quarterly revenue. Quarterly revenue also may be adversely affected by renovations and 
repositionings,  our  managers’  effectiveness  in  generating  business  and  by  events  beyond  our  control,  such  as  pandemics, 
extreme weather conditions, natural disasters, terrorist attacks or alerts, civil unrest, government shutdowns, airline strikes or 
reduced  airline  capacity,  economic  factors  and  other  considerations  affecting  travel.  To  the  extent  that  cash  flows  from 
operations are insufficient during any quarter to enable us to make quarterly distributions to maintain our REIT status due to 
temporary or seasonal fluctuations in lease revenue, we expect to utilize cash on hand, cash generated through borrowings and 
issuances of common or preferred stock to fund required distributions. However, we cannot make any assurances that we will 
make distributions in the future.

Access to Reports and Other Information

We maintain a website at www.bhrreit.com. On our website, we make available free of charge our annual reports on Form 
10-K,  quarterly  reports  on  Form  10-Q,  current  reports  on  Form  8-K,  and  other  reports  filed  or  furnished  pursuant  to 
Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file such material with the 
Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  (“SEC”).  All  of  our  filed  reports  can  also  be  obtained  at  the  SEC’s  website  at 
www.sec.gov.  In  addition,  our  Code  of  Business  Conduct  and  Ethics,  Code  of  Ethics  for  the  Chief  Executive  Officer,  Chief 
Financial  Officer  and  Chief  Accounting  Officer,  Corporate  Governance  Guidelines,  and  Board  Committee  Charters  are  also 
available  free-of-charge  on  our  website  or  can  be  made  available  in  print  upon  request.  A  description  of  any  substantive 
amendment or waiver of our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics or our Code of Ethics for the Chief Executive Officer, Chief 
Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer will be disclosed on our website under the Corporate Governance section. Any 
such description will be located on our website for a period of 12 months following the amendment or waiver. We also use our 
website  to  distribute  company  information,  and  such  information  may  be  deemed  material.  Accordingly,  investors  should 
monitor our website, in addition to our press releases, SEC filings and public conference calls and webcasts. The contents of 
our website are not, however, a part of this report.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

Summary Risk Factors

Our business is subject to a number of risks, including risks that may prevent us from achieving our business objectives or 
may  adversely  affect  our  business,  financial  condition,  results  of  operations,  cash  flows,  and  prospects.  These  risks  are 
discussed more fully below and include, but are not limited to, risks related to:

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our ability to raise sufficient capital and/or take other actions to improve our liquidity position or otherwise meet our 
liquidity requirements;
actions by our lenders to accelerate loan balances and foreclose on the hotel properties that are security for our loans if 
we are unable to make debt service payments or satisfy our other obligations under the forbearance agreements;
general volatility of the capital markets and the market price of our common and preferred stock;
availability, terms and deployment of capital;

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unanticipated increases in financing and other costs, including a rise in interest rates;
availability of qualified personnel to our advisor; 
actual and potential conflicts of interest with Ashford Trust, Ashford Inc. and its subsidiaries (including Ashford LLC, 
Remington Hotels and Premier) and our executive officers and our non-independent director;
changes in personnel of Ashford LLC or the lack of availability of qualified personnel;
changes in governmental regulations, accounting rules, tax rates and similar matters;
legislative and regulatory changes, including changes to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) 
and related rules, regulations and interpretations governing the taxation of REITs; and
limitations imposed on our business and our ability to satisfy complex rules in order for us to qualify as a REIT for 
U.S. federal income tax purposes.

Risks Related to Our Business and Properties

A  financial  crisis,  economic  slowdown,  pandemic,  or  epidemic  or  other  economically  disruptive  event  may  harm  the 
operating performance of the hotel industry generally. If such events occur, we may be impacted by declines in occupancy, 
average daily room rates and/or other operating revenues.

The  performance  of  the  lodging  industry  has  been  closely  linked  with  the  performance  of  the  general  economy  and, 
specifically, growth in the U.S. GDP. We invest in hotels that are classified as luxury. In an economic downturn, these types of 
hotels may be more susceptible to a decrease in revenue, as compared to hotels in other categories that have lower room rates. 
This characteristic may result from the fact that luxury hotels generally target business and high-end leisure travelers. In periods 
of economic difficulties or concerns with respect to communicable disease, business and leisure travelers may seek to reduce 
travel costs and/or health risks by limiting travel or seeking to reduce costs on their trips. Any economic recession will likely 
have an adverse effect on our business, operating results and prospects.

We  did  not  pay  dividends  on  our  common  stock  in  fiscal  years  2020  and  2021  and  we  may  not  pay  dividends  on  our 

common stock or preferred stock in the future.

The board of directors declared cash dividends on the Company’s 5.5% Series B Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock, 
8.25% Series D Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series E Redeemable Preferred Stock and Series M Redeemable Preferred Stock 
for  the  quarters  ending  March  30,  2022,  June  30,  2022,  September  30,  2022,  December  31,  2022  and  March  31,  2023  in 
amounts  that  such  holders  of  our  preferred  stock  are  entitled  to  receive.  We  did  not  pay  dividends  on  our  common  stock  in 
fiscal years 2020 and 2021. In March 2022, the board of directors approved an update to our previously announced dividend 
policy for 2022 to revise our then-expectation to pay a quarterly dividend of $0.01 per share of common stock during 2022. Our 
board  of  directors  declared  quarterly  cash  dividends  of  $0.01  per  diluted  share  for  the  Company’s  common  stock  for  the 
quarters  ending  March  30,  2022,  June  30,  2022  and  September  30,  2022.  On  December  8,  2022,  our  board  of  directors 
increased the quarterly cash dividend from $0.01 per diluted share to $0.05 per diluted share beginning with the Company’s 
common stock dividend for the fourth quarter of 2022 and approved the Company’s dividend policy for 2023. The Company 
expects to pay a quarterly cash dividend of $0.05 per share for the Company’s common stock for 2023, or $0.20 per share on an 
annualized basis. The approval of our dividend policy does not commit our board of directors to declare future dividends with 
respect to any quantity or the amount thereof and the board of directors may decide not to pay any dividends on our common 
stock and/or preferred stock. We may not pay dividends on our common stock or preferred stock in the future. If we fail to pay 
dividends  on  our  common  stock  or  preferred  stock,  the  market  price  of  our  common  stock  or  preferred  stock  will  likely  be 
adversely affected.

We  are  required  to  make  minimum  base  advisory  fee  payments  to  our  advisor,  Ashford  Inc.,  under  our  advisory 
agreement, which must be paid even if our total market capitalization and performance decline. Similarly, we are required to 
make minimum base hotel management fee payments under our hotel management agreements with Remington Hotels, a 
subsidiary of Ashford Inc., which must be paid even if revenues at our hotels decline significantly.

Pursuant  to  the  advisory  agreement  between  us  and  our  advisor,  we  must  pay  our  advisor  on  a  monthly  basis  a  base 
advisory fee (based on our total market capitalization), subject to a minimum base advisory fee. The minimum base advisory 
fee is  equal to the greater of: (i) 90% of the  base fee paid for the same month in the  prior fiscal  year; and (ii) 1/12th of the 
“G&A Ratio” for the  most  recently  completed fiscal quarter  multiplied by our  total  market capitalization on the last balance 
sheet date included in the most recent quarterly report on Form 10-Q or annual report on Form 10-K that we file with the SEC. 
Thus, even if our total market capitalization and performance decline, we will still be required to make monthly payments to 
our advisor equal to the minimum base management fee, which could adversely impact our liquidity and financial condition.

Similarly,  pursuant  to  our  hotel  management  agreement  with  Remington  Hotels,  a  subsidiary  of  Ashford  Inc.,  we  pay 
Remington Hotels monthly base hotel management fees on a per hotel basis equal to the greater of approximately $16,000 per 

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hotel (increased annually based on consumer price index adjustments) or 3% of gross revenues. As a result, even if revenues at 
our hotels decline significantly, we will still be required to make minimum monthly payments to Remington Hotels equal to 
approximately  $16,000  per  hotel  (increased  annually  based  on  consumer  price  index  adjustments),  which  could  adversely 
impact our liquidity and financial condition.

Our  business  is  significantly  influenced  by  the  economies  and  other  conditions  in  the  specific  markets  in  which  we 

operate, particularly in the metropolitan areas where we have high concentrations of hotels.

Our  hotels  are  located  in  the  Washington,  D.C.,  San  Francisco,  San  Diego,  Sarasota,  Scottsdale,  Seattle,  Philadelphia, 
Chicago,  Key  West,  Vail/Beaver  Creek,  Lake  Tahoe,  Los  Angeles  and  St.  Thomas  metropolitan  areas.  As  a  result,  we  are 
particularly susceptible to adverse market conditions in these areas and any additional areas in which we may acquire assets in 
the future, including industry downturns, relocation of businesses and any oversupply of hotel rooms or a reduction in lodging 
demand.  Adverse  economic  developments  in  the  markets  in  which  we  have  a  concentration  of  hotels,  or  in  any  of  the  other 
markets in which we operate, or any increase in hotel supply or decrease in lodging demand resulting from the local, regional or 
national business climate, could adversely affect our business, operating results and prospects.

Our  investments  are  concentrated  in  the  hotel  industry,  and  our  business  would  be  adversely  affected  by  an  economic 

downturn in that sector.

Our  investments  are  concentrated  in  the  hotel  industry.  This  concentration  may  expose  us  to  the  risk  of  economic 
downturns in the hotel real estate sector to a greater extent than if our properties were more diversified across other sectors of 
the real estate industry.

We face risks related to changes in the global economic and political environment, including capital and credit markets.

Our  business  may  be  harmed  by  global  economic  conditions,  which  recently  have  been  volatile.  Political  crises  in 
individual countries or regions, including sovereign risk related to a deterioration in the creditworthiness of or a default by local 
governments, has contributed to this volatility. If the global economy experiences continued volatility or significant disruptions, 
such  disruptions  or  volatility  could  hurt  the  U.S.  economy  and  our  business.  More  specifically,  in  addition  to  experiencing 
reduced  demand  for  business  and  leisure  travel  because  of  a  slow-down  in  the  general  economy,  we  could  be  harmed  by 
disruptions resulting from tighter credit markets or by illiquidity resulting from an inability to access credit markets to obtain 
cash to support operations or make distributions to our stockholders as a result of global or international developments.

We  invest  in  the  luxury  segments  of  the  lodging  market,  which  are  highly  competitive  and  generally  subject  to  greater 

volatility than most other market segments and could negatively affect our profitability.

The luxury segments of the hotel business are highly competitive. Our hotel properties compete on the basis of location, 
room  rates,  quality,  amenities,  service  levels,  reputation  and  reservations  systems,  among  many  factors.  There  are  many 
competitors  in  the  luxury  segments,  and  many  of  these  competitors  may  have  substantially  greater  marketing  and  financial 
resources than we have. This competition could reduce occupancy levels and rooms revenue at our hotels. Over-building in the 
lodging  industry  may  increase  the  number  of  rooms  available  and  may  decrease  occupancy  and  room  rates.  In  addition,  in 
periods of weak demand, as may occur during a general economic recession, our profitability may be negatively affected by the 
relatively  high  fixed  costs  of  operating  luxury  hotels.  If  our  hotels  cannot  compete  effectively  for  guests,  they  will  earn  less 
revenue,  which  would  result  in  lower  cash  available  for  us  to  meet  debt  service  obligations,  operating  expenses,  and  make 
requisite distributions to stockholders.

Because we depend upon Ashford LLC and its affiliates to conduct our operations, any adverse changes in the financial 

condition of Ashford LLC or its affiliates or our relationship with them could hinder our operating performance.

We  depend  on  Ashford  LLC  to  manage  our  assets  and  operations.  Any  adverse  changes  in  the  financial  condition  of 

Ashford LLC, or its affiliates or our relationship with Ashford LLC could hinder its ability to manage us successfully.

We  depend  on  Ashford  LLC’s  key  personnel  with  long-standing  business  relationships.  The  loss  of  Ashford  LLC’s  key 

personnel could threaten our ability to operate our business successfully.

Our future success depends, to a significant extent, upon the continued services of Ashford LLC’s management team. In 
particular, the hotel industry experience of Messrs. Monty J. Bennett, Richard J. Stockton, Alex Rose, Deric S. Eubanks, Mark 
L. Nunneley, and J. Robison Hays III, and the extent and nature of the relationships they have developed with hotel franchisors, 
operators, and owners and hotel lending and other financial institutions are critically important to the success of our business. 
The loss of services of one or more members of Ashford LLC’s management team could harm our business and our prospects.

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The  aggregate  amount  of  fees  and  expense  reimbursements  paid  to  our  advisor  will  exceed  the  average  of  internalized 
expenses of our industry peers (as provided in our advisory agreement), as a percentage of total market capitalization. As a 
part of these fees, we must pay a minimum advisory fee to our advisor regardless of our performance.

Pursuant to the advisory agreement between us and our advisor, we must pay our advisor a monthly base management fee 
(subject  to  a  minimum  fee  described  below)  in  an  amount  equal  to  1/12th  of  the  sum  of  (i)  0.70%  of  the  total  market 
capitalization  of  our  company  for  the  prior  month,  and  (ii)  the  Net  Asset  Fee  Adjustment  (as  defined  in  our  advisory 
agreement),  an  annual  incentive  fee  that  will  be  based  on  our  achievement  of  certain  minimum  performance  thresholds  and 
certain expense reimbursements. The monthly minimum base management fee will be equal to the greater of (i) 90% of the base 
fee paid for the same month in the prior year; and (ii) 1/12th of the “G&A Ratio” for the most recently completed fiscal quarter 
multiplied by the Total Market Capitalization (as defined in our advisory agreement) on the last balance sheet date included in 
the  most  recent  Quarterly  Report  on  Form  10-Q  or  Annual  Report  on  Form  10-K  filed  by  the  Company  with  the  SEC.  The 
“G&A Ratio” will be calculated as the simple average of the ratios of total general and administrative expenses paid, less any 
non-cash expenses but including any dead-deal costs, in the applicable quarter by each member of a select peer group, divided 
by  the  total  market  capitalization  of  such  peer  group  member  (as  provided  in  our  advisory  agreement).  Since  the  base 
management fee is subject to this minimum amount and because a portion of such fees are contingent on our performance, the 
fees we pay to our advisor may fluctuate over time. However, regardless of our advisor’s performance, the total amount of fees 
and  reimbursements  paid  to  our  advisor  as  a  percentage  of  market  capitalization  will  never  be  less  than  the  average  of 
internalized  expenses  of  our  industry  peers  (as  provided  in  our  advisory  agreement),  and  there  may  be  times  when  the  total 
amount of fees and incentives paid to our advisor greatly exceeds the average of internalized expenses of our industry peers.

Our advisor’s entitlement to non-performance-based compensation, including the minimum base management fee, might 
reduce  its  incentive  to  devote  its  time  and  effort  to  seeking  investments  that  provide  attractive  risk-adjusted  returns  for  our 
portfolio.  Further,  our  incentive  fee  structure  may  induce  our  advisor  to  encourage  us  to  acquire  certain  assets,  including 
speculative or high risk assets, or to acquire assets with increased leverage, which could increase the risk to our portfolio. For 
additional  information,  see  the  risk  factor  “We  are  required  to  make  minimum  base  advisory  fee  payments  to  our  advisor, 
Ashford  Inc.,  under  our  advisory  agreement,  which  must  be  paid  even  if  our  total  market  capitalization  and  performance 
decline.  Similarly,  we  are  required  to  make  minimum  base  hotel  management  fee  payments  under  our  hotel  management 
agreements  with  Remington  Hotels,  a  subsidiary  of  Ashford  Inc.,  which  must  be  paid  even  if  revenues  at  our  hotels  decline 
significantly.”

Our business strategy depends on acquiring additional hotel properties on attractive terms and the failure to do so or to 

otherwise manage our planned growth successfully may adversely affect our business and operating results.

We  intend  to  acquire  additional  hotel  properties  in  the  future.  We  face  significant  competition  for  attractive  investment 
opportunities from other well-capitalized investors, some of which have greater financial resources and greater access to debt 
and equity capital than we have. This competition increases as investments in real estate become increasingly attractive relative 
to other forms of investment. This competition could limit the number of suitable investment opportunities offered to us. It may 
also  increase  the  bargaining  power  of  property  owners  seeking  to  sell  to  us,  making  it  more  difficult  for  us  to  acquire  new 
properties on attractive terms or on the terms contemplated in our business plan. As a result of such competition, we may be 
unable to acquire hotel properties that we deem attractive at prices that we consider appropriate or on terms that are satisfactory 
to  us.  If  we  do  identify  an  appropriate  acquisition  candidate,  we  may  not  be  able  to  successfully  negotiate  the  terms  of  the 
acquisition.  In  addition,  we  expect  to  finance  future  acquisitions  through  a  combination  of  the  use  of  retained  cash  flows, 
property-level  debt,  and  offerings  of  equity  and  debt  securities,  which  may  result  in  additional  leverage  or  dilution  to  our 
stockholders. Any delay or failure on our part to identify, negotiate, finance on favorable terms, consummate and integrate such 
acquisitions could materially impede our growth.

In addition, we expect to compete to sell hotel properties. Availability of capital, the number of hotel properties available 

for sale and market conditions, all affect prices. We may not be able to sell hotel assets at our targeted price.

There  is  no  guarantee  that  Ashford  Trust  will  sell  us  any  of  the  properties  that  are  subject  to  the  right  of  first  offer 

agreement.

We may not be able to acquire any of the properties that are subject to the right of first offer agreement, either because 
Ashford Trust does not elect to sell such properties or we are not in a position to acquire the properties when Ashford Trust 
elects to sell. Further, if we materially change our investment guidelines without the express consent of Ashford LLC, no hotels 
acquired by Ashford Trust after the date of such change will be subject to the right of first offer.

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We may be unable to successfully integrate and operate acquired properties, which may have a material adverse effect on 

our business and operating results.

Even if we are able to make acquisitions on favorable terms, we may not be able to successfully integrate and operate them. 
We may be required to invest significant capital and resources after an acquisition to maintain or grow the properties that we 
acquire. In addition, we may need to adapt our management, administrative, accounting, and operational systems, or hire and 
retain sufficient operational staff, to integrate and manage successfully any future acquisitions of additional assets. These and 
other integration efforts may disrupt our operations, divert Ashford LLC’s attention away from day-to-day operations and cause 
us to incur unanticipated costs. The difficulties of integration may be increased by the necessity of coordinating operations in 
geographically dispersed locations. Our failure to integrate successfully any acquisitions into our portfolio could have a material 
adverse  effect  on  our  business  and  operating  results.  Further,  acquired  properties  may  have  liabilities  or  adverse  operating 
issues that we fail to discover through due diligence prior to the acquisition. The failure to discover such issues prior to such 
acquisition could have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations.

Because  our  board  of  directors  and  Ashford  LLC  have  broad  discretion  to  make  future  investments,  we  may  make 
investments that result in returns that are substantially below expectations or in net operating losses. In addition, our investment 
policies may be revised from time to time at the discretion of our board of directors, without a vote of our stockholders. Such 
discretion could result in investments with yield returns inconsistent with stockholders’ expectations.

Our joint venture investments could be adversely affected by our lack of sole decision-making authority, our reliance on a 

co-venturer’s financial condition and disputes between us and our co-venturers.

We own interests in two hotels through a joint venture and we do not have sole decision-making authority regarding these 
two properties. In addition, we may continue to co-invest with third parties through partnerships, joint ventures or other entities, 
acquiring controlling or noncontrolling interests in, or sharing responsibility for, managing the affairs of a property, partnership, 
joint  venture  or  other  entity.  We  may  not  be  in  a  position  to  exercise  sole  decision-making  authority  regarding  any  future 
properties that we may hold in a partnership or joint venture. Investments in partnerships, joint ventures or other entities may, 
under certain circumstances, involve risks not present were a third party not involved, including the possibility that partners or 
co-venturers  might  become  bankrupt,  suffer  a  deterioration  in  their  financial  condition  or  fail  to  fund  their  share  of  required 
capital contributions. Partners or co-venturers may have economic or other business interests or goals which are inconsistent 
with  our  business  interests  or  goals,  and  may  be  in  a  position  to  take  actions  contrary  to  our  policies  or  objectives.  Such 
investments may also have the potential risk of impasses on decisions, such as a sale, budgets, or financing, because neither we 
nor the partner or co-venturer have full control over the partnership or joint venture. Disputes between us and partners or co-
venturers may result in litigation or arbitration that would increase our expenses and prevent our officers and/or directors from 
focusing their time and effort on our business. Consequently, actions by, or disputes with, partners or co-venturers might result 
in  subjecting  properties  owned  by  the  partnership  or  joint  venture  to  additional  risk.  In  addition,  we  may  in  certain 
circumstances be liable for the actions of our third-party partners or co-venturers.

Hotel franchise or management agreement requirements or the loss of such an agreement could adversely affect us.

We  must  comply  with  operating  standards,  terms,  and  conditions  imposed  by  the  franchisors  or  managers  of  the  hotel 
brands  under  which  our  hotels  operate.  Franchisors  periodically  inspect  their  licensed  hotels  to  confirm  adherence  to  their 
operating  standards.  The  failure  of  a  hotel  to  maintain  these  standards  could  result  in  the  loss  or  cancellation  of  a  franchise 
license or other authority pursuant to which our hotels are branded and operated. With respect to operational standards, we rely 
on  our  hotel  managers  to  conform  to  such  standards.  Franchisors  or  managers  may  also  require  us  to  make  certain  capital 
improvements to maintain the hotel in accordance with system standards, the cost of which can be substantial. A franchisor or 
manager could condition the continuation of branding and operational support based on the completion of capital improvements 
that Ashford LLC or our board of directors determines is not economically feasible in light of general economic conditions, the 
operating results or prospects of the affected hotel or other circumstances. In that event, Ashford LLC or our board of directors 
may elect to allow the franchise or management agreement to lapse or be terminated, which could result in a termination charge 
as well as a change in branding or operation of the hotel as an independent hotel. In addition, when the term of such agreement 
expires there is no obligation to issue a new franchise.

The  loss  of  a  franchise  or  management  agreement  could  have  a  material  adverse  effect  on  the  operations  and/or  the 
underlying  value  of  the  affected  hotel  because  of  the  loss  of  associated  name  recognition,  marketing  support  and  centralized 
reservation systems provided by the franchisor or manager. Any such material adverse effect on one or more of our hotels may, 
in turn, have a material adverse effect on our business and operating results.

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We do not have any employees, and rely on our hotel managers to employ the personnel required to operate the hotels we 
own. As a result, we have less ability to reduce staffing at our hotels than we would if we employed such personnel directly. 
Additionally,  our  reliance  on  third-party  hotel  managers  to  operate  our  hotels  and  for  a  substantial  majority  of  our  cash 
flow may adversely affect us.

We do not have any employees. We contractually engage hotel managers, such as Marriott (or its affiliates), Hilton (or its 
affiliates), Four Seasons, Hyatt, Accor and our affiliate, Remington Hotels, which is owned by Ashford Inc., to operate, and to 
employ the personnel required to operate, our hotels. Each hotel manager is required under the applicable hotel management 
agreement to determine appropriate staffing levels; and we are required to reimburse the applicable hotel manager for the cost 
of  these  employees.  As  a  result,  we  are  dependent  on  our  hotel  managers  to  make  appropriate  staffing  decisions  and  to 
appropriately  reduce staffing when market  conditions are poor, and have less ability to reduce staffing at  our hotels  than we 
would if we employed such personnel directly. As a result, our hotels may be staffed at a level higher than we would choose if 
we employed the personnel required to operate the hotels. In addition, we may be less likely to take aggressive actions (such as 
delaying payments owed to our hotel managers) in order to influence the staffing decisions made by Remington Hotels, which 
is our affiliate.

Additionally, because U.S. federal income tax laws restrict REITs and their subsidiaries from operating or managing hotels, 
third parties must operate our hotels. A REIT may lease its hotels to TRSs in which the REIT can own up to a 100% interest. A 
TRS pays corporate-level income tax and may retain any after-tax income. A REIT must satisfy certain conditions to use the 
TRS  structure.  One  of  those  conditions  is  that  the  TRS  must  hire,  to  manage  the  hotels,  an  “eligible  independent 
contractor” (“EIC”) that is actively engaged in the trade or business of managing hotels for parties other than the REIT. An EIC 
cannot (i) own more than 35% of the REIT, (ii) be owned more than 35% by persons owning more than 35% of the REIT, or 
(iii) provide any income to the REIT (i.e., the EIC cannot pay fees to the REIT, and the REIT cannot own any debt or equity 
securities  of  the  EIC).  Accordingly,  while  we  may  lease  hotels  to  a  TRS  that  we  own,  the  TRS  must  engage  a  third-party 
operator to manage the hotels. Thus, our ability to direct and control how our hotels are operated is less than if we were able to 
manage our hotels directly.

We  are  parties  to  hotel  management  agreements  under  which  unaffiliated  third-party  hotel  managers  manage  our  hotels. 
We have also entered into a master hotel management agreement with Remington Hotels, a subsidiary of Ashford Inc., pursuant 
to which Remington Hotels currently manages the Pier House Resort & Spa, the Bardessono Hotel and Spa, Hotel Yountville 
and Mr. C Beverly Hills Hotel. We do not supervise any of the hotel managers or their respective personnel on a day-to-day 
basis. Without such supervision, our hotel managers may not manage our properties in a manner that is consistent with their 
respective obligations under the applicable management agreement or our obligations under our hotel management agreements, 
which  are  similar  to  franchise  agreements,  be  negligent  in  their  performance,  engage  in  criminal  or  fraudulent  activity,  or 
otherwise  default  on  their  respective  management  obligations  to  us.  If  any  of  these  events  occur,  our  relationships  with  any 
managers may be damaged, we may be in breach of our management agreement, and we could incur liabilities resulting from 
loss or injury to our property or to persons at our properties. In addition, from time to time, disputes may arise between us and 
our third-party managers regarding their performance or compliance with the terms of the hotel management agreements, which 
in turn could adversely affect us. If we are unable to resolve such disputes through discussions and negotiations, we may choose 
to terminate our management agreement, litigate the dispute or submit the matter to third-party dispute resolution, the expense 
of which may be material and the outcome of which may harm our business, operating results or prospects.

On October 24, 2019, the Company provided notice to Accor of the material breach of its responsibilities under the Accor 
management agreement for the Sofitel Chicago Magnificent Mile at 20 East Chestnut Street in Chicago, Illinois. On November 
7, 2019, Accor filed a complaint against Ashford TRS Chicago II in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, New York 
County, seeking a declaratory judgment that no breach had occurred. Accor’s complaint was dismissed on or about February 
27, 2020. On January 6, 2020, Ashford TRS Chicago II filed a complaint against Accor in the Supreme Court of the State of 
New  York,  New  York  County,  alleging  breach  of  the  Accor  management  agreement  and  seeking  declaration  of  its  right  to 
terminate  the  Accor  management  agreement.  On  July  20,  2020,  Accor  filed  an  Amended  Answer  and  Counterclaims  against 
Ashford  TRS  Chicago  II.  On  February  23,  2022,  Ashford  TRS  Chicago  II  and  Accor  filed  a  stipulation  of  discontinuance 
dismissing  all  claims,  counterclaims,  and  cross-claims  in  the  January  6,  2020  action  with  prejudice.  Arbitration  occurred  on 
October 12 and 13, 2022. The arbitrator returned his decision on November 21, 2022, and the decision did not result in any 
additional amounts being owed to, or payable by, the Company.

Our management agreements could adversely affect our ability to sell or finance our hotel properties.

Our management agreements do not allow us to replace hotel managers on relatively short notice or with limited cost and 
also  contain  other  restrictive  covenants.  We  may  enter  into  additional  such  agreements  or  acquire  properties  subject  to  such 
agreements in the future. For example, the terms of a management agreement may restrict our ability to sell a property unless 
the  purchaser  is  not  a  competitor  of  the  manager,  assumes  the  management  agreement  and  meets  other  conditions.  Also,  the 

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terms of a long-term management agreement encumbering our property may reduce the value of the property. When we enter 
into  or  acquire  properties  subject  to  any  such  management  agreements,  we  may  be  precluded  from  taking  actions  that  we 
believe to be in our best interest and could incur substantial expense as a result.

Nine of our hotels currently operate under Marriott or Hilton brands; therefore, we are subject to risks associated with 

concentrating our portfolio in just two brand families. 

Nine of our 16 hotels utilize brands owned by Marriott (or its affiliates) or Hilton (or its affiliates). As a result, our success 
is  dependent  in  part  on  the  continued  success  of  Marriott  and  Hilton  and  their  respective  brands  (or  the  brands  of  their 
affiliates).  We  believe  that  building  brand  value  is  critical  to  increase  demand  and  build  customer  loyalty.  Consequently,  if 
market recognition or the positive perception of Marriott and/or Hilton is reduced or compromised, the goodwill associated with 
the  Marriott-  and  Hilton-branded  hotels  in  our  portfolio  may  be  adversely  affected.  Furthermore,  if  our  relationship  with 
Marriott  or  Hilton  were  to  deteriorate  as  a  result  of  disputes  regarding  the  management  of  our  hotels  or  for  other  reasons, 
Marriott and/or Hilton might terminate its current management agreements or franchise licenses with us or decline to manage or 
provide franchise licenses for hotels we may acquire in the future.

If we cannot obtain additional capital, our growth will be limited.

We are required to distribute to our stockholders at least 90% of our REIT taxable income, excluding net capital gains, each 
year  to  qualify  and  maintain  our  qualification  as  a  REIT.  As  a  result,  our  retained  earnings,  if  any,  available  to  fund 
acquisitions, development, or other capital expenditures are nominal. As such, we rely upon the availability of additional debt 
or  equity  capital  to  fund  these  activities.  Our  long-term  ability  to  grow  through  acquisitions  or  development,  which  is  an 
important strategy for us, will be limited if we cannot obtain additional financing or equity capital. Market conditions may make 
it difficult to obtain financing or equity capital, and we may not be able to obtain additional debt or equity financing or obtain it 
on favorable terms.

Some of our hotels are subject to ground leases; if we are found to be in breach of a ground lease or are unable to renew a 

ground lease, our business could be materially and adversely affected.

Some of our hotels are on land subject to ground leases, two of which cover the entire property. Accordingly, we only own 
a long-term leasehold or similar interest, rather than a fee interest, in those two hotels. If we fail to make a payment on a ground 
lease or are otherwise found to be in breach of a ground lease, we could lose the right to use the hotel or the portion of the hotel 
property that is subject to the ground lease. In addition, unless we can purchase the fee simple interest in the underlying land 
and improvements, or extend the terms of these ground leases before their expiration, we will lose our right to operate these 
properties and our interest in the improvements upon expiration of the ground leases. We may not be able to renew any ground 
lease upon its expiration, of if renewed, the terms may not be favorable. Our ability to exercise any extension options relating to 
our  ground  leases  is  subject  to  the  condition  that  we  are  not  in  default  under  the  terms  of  the  ground  lease  at  the  time  we 
exercise such options. If we lose the right to use a hotel due to a breach or non-renewal of the ground lease, we would be unable 
to  derive  income  from  such  hotel  and  would  need  to  purchase  an  interest  in  another  hotel  to  attempt  to  replace  that  income, 
which  could  materially  and  adversely  affect  our  business,  operating  results  and  prospects.  Our  ability  to  refinance  a  hotel 
property subject to a ground lease may be negatively impacted as the ground lease expiration date approaches.

In any eminent domain proceeding with respect to a hotel, we will not recognize any increase in the value of the land or 

improvements subject to our ground leases or at expiration and may only receive a portion of compensation paid.

Unless  we  purchase  a  fee  interest  in  the  land  and  improvements  subject  to  our  ground  leases,  we  will  not  have  any 
economic  interest  in  the  land  or  improvements  at  the  expiration  of  our  ground  leases.  As  a  result,  we  will  not  share  in  any 
increase in value of the land or improvements beyond the term of a ground lease, notwithstanding our capital outlay to purchase 
our  interest  in  the  hotel  or  fund  improvements  thereon,  and  will  lose  our  right  to  use  the  hotel.  Furthermore,  if  the  state  or 
federal  government  seizes  a  hotel  subject  to  a  ground  lease  under  its  eminent  domain  power,  we  may  only  be  entitled  to  a 
portion of any compensation awarded for the seizure.

The expansion of our business into new markets outside of the United States will expose us to risks relating to owning 

hotels in those international markets.

As part of our business strategy, we may acquire hotels that meet our investment criteria and are located in international 
markets. We may have difficulty managing our expansion into new geographic markets where we have limited knowledge and 
understanding of the local economy, an absence of business relationships in the area, or unfamiliarity with local governmental 

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include risks related to:

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foreign  employment  laws  and  practices,  which  may  increase  the  reimbursable  costs  incurred  under  our  advisory 
agreement associated with international employees;

foreign tax laws, which may provide for income or other taxes or tax rates that exceed those of the U.S. and which may 
provide  that  foreign  earnings  that  are  repatriated,  directly  or  indirectly,  are  subject  to  dividend  withholding  tax 
requirements or other restrictions;

compliance with and unexpected changes in regulatory requirements or monetary policy;

the willingness of domestic or international lenders to provide financing and changes in the availability, cost and terms 
of such financing;

adverse changes in local, political, economic and market conditions;

increased costs of insurance coverage related to terrorist events;

changes in interest rates and/or currency exchange rates;

regulations regarding the incurrence of debt; and

difficulties in complying with U.S. rules governing REITs while operating outside of the United States.

Any of these factors could affect adversely our ability to obtain all of the intended benefits of expanding internationally. If 
we  do  not  effectively  manage  this  expansion  and  successfully  integrate  the  international  hotels  into  our  organization,  our 
operating results and financial condition may be adversely affected.

Compliance with international laws and regulations may require us to incur substantial costs.

The  operations  of  our  international  properties,  if  any,  will  be  subject  to  a  variety  of  U.S.  and  international  laws  and 
regulations, including the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”). Before we invest in international markets, we 
will adopt policies and procedures designed to promote compliance with the FCPA and other anti-corruption laws, but we may 
not continue to be found to be operating in compliance with, or be able to detect violations of, any such laws or regulations. In 
addition, we cannot predict the nature, scope or effect of future regulatory requirements to which our international properties 
might be subject and the manner in which existing laws might be administered or interpreted.

Exchange rate fluctuations could adversely affect our financial results.

If  we  acquire  hotels  or  conduct  operations  in  an  international  jurisdiction,  currency  exchange  rate  fluctuations  could 
adversely affect our results of operations and financial position. If we have international operations, a portion of our revenue 
and expenses could be generated in foreign currencies such as the Euro, the Canadian dollar and the British pound sterling. Any 
steps we take to reduce our exposure to fluctuations in the value of foreign currencies, such as entering into foreign exchange 
agreements or currency exchange hedging arrangements will not eliminate such risk entirely. To the extent that we are unable to 
match revenue received in foreign currencies with expenses paid in the same currency, exchange rate fluctuations could have a 
negative impact on our results of operations and financial condition. Additionally, because our consolidated financial results are 
reported  in  U.S.  dollars,  if  we  generate  revenues  or  earnings  in  other  currencies,  the  conversion  of  such  amounts  into  U.S. 
dollars can result in an increase or decrease in the amount of our revenues or earnings.

We  are  increasingly  dependent  on  information  technology,  and  potential  cyber-attacks,  security  problems  or  other 

disruption and expanding social media vehicles present new risks.

Ashford  LLC  and  our  hotel  managers  rely  on  information  technology  networks  and  systems,  including  the  Internet,  to 
process, transmit and store electronic information, and to manage or support a variety of business processes, including financial 
transactions and records, personal identifying information, reservations, billing and operating data. The collection and use of 
personally identifiable information is governed by federal and state laws and regulations. Privacy and information security laws 
continue  to  evolve  and  may  be  inconsistent  from  one  jurisdiction  to  another.  Compliance  with  all  such  laws  and  regulations 
may increase the Company’s operating costs and adversely impact the Company’s ability to market the Company’s properties 
and services.

Ashford  LLC  and  our  hotel  managers  may  purchase  some  of  our  information  technology  from  vendors,  on  whom  our 
systems  will  depend,  and  Ashford  LLC  relies  on  commercially  available  systems,  software,  tools  and  monitoring  to  provide 
security for processing, transmission and storage of confidential operator and other customer information. We depend upon the 
secure  transmission  of  this  information  over  public  networks.  Ashford  LLC’s  and  hotel  managers’  networks  and  storage 
applications could be subject to unauthorized access by hackers or others through cyber-attacks, which are rapidly evolving and 
becoming increasingly sophisticated, or by other means, or may be breached due to operator error, malfeasance or other system 

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disruptions. Privacy and information security risks have generally increased in recent years because of the proliferation of new 
technologies, such as ransomware, and the increased sophistication and activities of perpetrators of cyber-attacks. Further, there 
has  been  a  surge  in  widespread  cyber-attacks  during  and  since  the  COVID-19  pandemic,  and  the  use  of  remote  work 
environments  and  virtual  platforms  may  increase  our  risk  of  cyber-attack  or  data  security  breaches.  In  light  of  the  increased 
risks, including due to the increased remote access associated with work-from-home arrangements as a result of the COVID-19 
pandemic. Ashford LLC has dedicated additional resources on our behalf to strengthen the security of our computer systems. In 
the  future,  Ashford  LLC  may  expend  additional  resources  on  our  behalf  to  continue  to  enhance  our  information  security 
measures  and/or  to  investigate  and  remediate  any  information  security  vulnerabilities.  Despite  these  steps,  there  can  be  no 
assurance that we will not suffer a significant data security incident in the future, that unauthorized parties will not gain access 
to sensitive data stored on our systems or that any such incident will be discovered in a timely manner. 

In  addition,  the  use  of  social  media  could  cause  us  to  suffer  brand  damage  or  information  leakage.  Negative  posts  or 
comments  about  us,  our  hotel  managers  or  our  hotels  on  any  social  networking  website  could  damage  our  or  our  hotels’ 
reputations. In addition, employees or others might disclose non-public sensitive information relating to our business through 
external media channels. The continuing evolution of social media will present us with new challenges and risks.

We may experience losses caused by severe weather conditions or natural disasters.

Our  properties  are  susceptible  to  extreme  weather  conditions,  which  may  cause  property  damage  or  interrupt  business, 
which  could  harm  our  business  and  results  of  operations.  Certain  of  our  hotels  are  located  in  areas  that  may  be  subject  to 
extreme weather conditions, including, but not limited to, hurricanes, floods, tornados and winter storms in the United States 
and the Caribbean. Such extreme weather conditions may interrupt our operations, damage our hotels, and reduce the number of 
guests who visit our hotels in such areas. In addition, our operations could be adversely impacted by a drought or other cause of 
water shortage. A severe drought of extensive duration experienced in California or in the other regions in which we operate or 
source critical supplies could adversely affect our business. Over time, these conditions could result in declining hotel demand, 
significant damage to our properties or our inability to operate the affected hotels at all.

We believe that our properties are adequately insured, consistent with industry standards, to cover reasonably anticipated 
losses  that  may  be  caused  by  hurricanes,  earthquakes,  tornados,  floods  and  other  severe  weather  conditions  and  natural 
disasters.  Nevertheless,  we  are  subject  to  the  risk  that  such  insurance  will  not  fully  cover  all  losses  and,  depending  on  the 
severity of the event and the impact on our properties, such insurance may not cover a significant portion of the losses including 
but not limited to the costs associated with evacuation. These losses may lead to an increase in our cost of insurance, a decrease 
in our anticipated revenues from an affected property or a loss of all or a portion of the capital we have invested in an affected 
property.  In  addition,  we  may  not  purchase  insurance  under  certain  circumstances  if  the  cost  of  insurance  exceeds,  in  our 
judgment, the value of the coverage relative to the risk of loss.

Changes in laws, regulations or policies may adversely affect our business.

The laws and regulations governing our business or the regulatory or enforcement environment at the federal level or in 
any of the states in which we operate may change at any time and may have an adverse effect on our business. We are unable to 
predict how this or any other future legislative or regulatory proposals or programs will be administered or implemented or in 
what  form,  or  whether  any  additional  or  similar  changes  to  statutes  or  regulations,  including  the  interpretation  or 
implementation  thereof,  will  occur  in  the  future.  Any  such  action  could  affect  us  in  substantial  and  unpredictable  ways  and 
could have an adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition. Our inability to remain in compliance with 
regulatory requirements in a particular jurisdiction could have a material adverse effect on our operations in that market and on 
our reputation generally. Applicable laws or regulations may be amended or construed differently and new laws and regulations 
may be adopted, either of which could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition, or results of operations.

We may from time to time be subject to litigation, which could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, 

results of operations, cash flow and trading price of our common stock.

We may from time to time be subject to litigation. Some of these claims may result in defense costs, settlements, fines or 
judgments  against  us,  some  of  which  may  not  be  covered  by  insurance.  Payment  of  any  such  costs,  settlements,  fines  or 
judgments  that  are  not  insured  could  have  a  material  adverse  impact  on  our  financial  position  and  results  of  operations. 
Negative  publicity  regarding  claims  or  judgments  made  against  us  or  involving  our  hotels  may  damage  our,  or  our  hotels’, 
reputations. In addition, certain litigation or the resolution of certain litigation may affect the availability or cost of some of our 

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insurance coverage, which could adversely impact our results of operations and cash flows, expose us to increased risks that 
would be uninsured, and/or adversely impact our ability to attract officers and directors. 

A  class  action  lawsuit  has  been  filed  against  one  of  the  Company’s  hotel  management  companies  alleging  violations  of 
certain  California  employment  laws,  which  class  action  affects  two  hotels  owned  by  subsidiaries  of  the  Company.  For  more 
information, see “Item 3. Legal Proceedings.”

Risks Related to our Debt Financing

We have a significant amount of debt, and our organizational documents have no limitation on the amount of additional 

indebtedness that we may incur in the future.

As of December 31, 2022, we had approximately $1.3 billion of outstanding indebtedness, including approximately $1.3 
billion of variable interest rate debt, and we expect to incur additional indebtedness, including additional variable-rate debt. In 
the future, we may  incur  additional  indebtedness  to  finance future hotel  acquisitions, capital improvements and development 
activities and other corporate purposes.

A substantial level of indebtedness could have adverse consequences for our business, results of operations and financial 

position because it could, among other things:

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require us to dedicate a substantial portion of our cash flow from operations to make principal and interest payments 
on our indebtedness, thereby reducing our cash flow available to fund working capital, capital expenditures and other 
general corporate purposes, including to pay dividends on our common stock and our preferred stock as currently 
contemplated or necessary to satisfy the requirements for qualification as a REIT;
increase our vulnerability to general adverse economic and industry conditions and limit our flexibility in planning for, 
or reacting to, changes in our business and our industry;
limit our ability to borrow additional funds or refinance indebtedness on favorable terms or at all to expand our 
business or ease liquidity constraints; and
place us at a competitive disadvantage relative to competitors that have less indebtedness.

Our charter and bylaws do not limit the amount or percentage of indebtedness that we may incur, and we are subject to 
risks normally associated with debt financing. Generally, our mortgage debt carries maturity dates or call dates such that the 
loans become due prior to their full amortization. It may be difficult to refinance or extend the maturity of such loans on terms 
acceptable to us, or at all. These conditions could adversely affect our financial position, results of operations, and cash flows or 
the market price of our stock.

Under our advisory agreement, Ashford LLC is entitled to receive a monthly base fee in an amount equal to 1/12th of the 
sum of (i) 0.70% of the total market capitalization of our company for the prior month, and (ii) the Net Asset Fee Adjustment, 
which is defined in the advisory agreement to include our indebtedness and other factors. This fee increases as the aggregate 
principal  amount  of  our  consolidated  indebtedness  (including  our  proportionate  share  of  debt  of  any  entity  that  is  not 
consolidated  but  excluding  our  joint  venture  partners’  proportionate  share  of  consolidated  debt)  increases.  As  a  result,  any 
increase  in  our  consolidated  indebtedness  will  also  increase  the  fees  we  pay  to  Ashford  LLC.  The  structure  of  this  fee  may 
incentivize Ashford LLC to recommend we increase our indebtedness, thereby increasing the fee, when it may not be in the best 
interest of our stockholders to do so.

In addition, changes in economic conditions, our financial condition or operating results or prospects could:
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reduce the availability of debt financing generally or debt financing at favorable rates,
reduce cash available for distribution to stockholders, or
increase the risk that we could be forced to liquidate assets to repay debt.

Increases in interest rates could increase our debt payments.

As of December 31, 2022, we had approximately $1.3 billion of outstanding indebtedness, including approximately $1.3 
billion  of  variable  interest  rate  debt,  and  we  expect  to  incur  additional  indebtedness,  including  additional  variable-rate  debt. 
Increases in interest rates increase our interest costs on our variable-rate debt and could increase interest expense on any future 
fixed rate debt we may incur, and interest we pay reduces our cash available for distributions, expansion, working capital and 
other  uses.  Moreover,  periods  of  rising  interest  rates  heighten  the  risks  described  immediately  above  under  “We  have  a 
significant amount of debt, and our organizational documents have no limitation on the amount of additional indebtedness that 
we may incur in the future.”

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We may enter into other transactions that could further exacerbate the risks to our financial condition. The use of debt to 
finance future acquisitions could restrict operations, inhibit our ability to grow our business and revenues, and negatively 
affect our business and financial results.

We  intend  to  incur  additional  debt  in  connection  with  future  hotel  acquisitions.  We  may  borrow  new  funds  to  acquire 
hotels. In addition, we may incur mortgage debt by obtaining loans secured by a portfolio of some or all of the hotels that we 
own or acquire. If necessary or advisable, we also may borrow funds to make distributions to our stockholders to maintain our 
qualification as a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes. To the extent that we incur debt in the future and do not have 
sufficient  funds  to  repay  such  debt  at  maturity,  it  may  be  necessary  to  refinance  the  debt  through  debt  or  equity  financings, 
which may not be available on acceptable terms or at all and which could be dilutive to our stockholders. If we are unable to 
refinance  our  debt  on  acceptable  terms  or  at  all,  we  may  be  forced  to  dispose  of  hotels  at  inopportune  times  or  on 
disadvantageous terms, which could result in losses. To the extent we cannot meet our future debt service obligations, we will 
risk losing to foreclosure some or all of our hotels that may be pledged to secure our obligation.

Covenants, “cash trap” provisions or other terms in our mortgage loans and our senior convertible notes, as well as any 

future credit facility, could limit our flexibility and adversely affect our financial condition or our qualification as a REIT.

Some of our loan agreements contain financial and other covenants. If we violate covenants in any debt agreements, we 
could be required to repay all or a portion of our indebtedness before maturity at a time when we might be unable to arrange 
financing  for  such  repayment  on  attractive  terms,  if  at  all.  Violations  of  certain  debt  covenants  may  also  prohibit  us  from 
borrowing  unused  amounts  under  our  lines  of  credit,  even  if  repayment  of  some  or  all  the  borrowings  is  not  required.  In 
addition,  financial  covenants  under  our  current  or  future  debt  obligations  could  impair  our  planned  business  strategies  by 
limiting our ability to borrow beyond certain amounts or for certain purposes.

Some of our loan agreements also contain cash trap provisions that are triggered if the performance of our hotels decline. 
When  these  provisions  are  triggered,  substantially  all  of  the  profit  generated  by  our  hotels  is  deposited  directly  into  lockbox 
accounts and then swept into cash management accounts for the benefit of our various lenders. Cash is not distributed to us at 
any  time  after  the  cash  trap  provisions  have  been  triggered  until  we  have  cured  performance  issues.  This  could  affect  our 
liquidity and our ability to make distributions to our stockholders. If we are not able to make distributions to our stockholders, 
we may not qualify as a REIT.

There is refinancing risk associated with our debt.

We  finance  our  long-term  growth  and  liquidity  needs  with,  among  other  things,  secured  and  unsecured  debt  financings 
having  staggered  maturities,  and  use  variable-rate  debt  or  a  mix  of  fixed  and  variable-rate  debt  as  appropriate  based  on 
favorable  interest  rates,  principal  amortization  and  other  terms.  If  we  do  not  have  sufficient  funds  to  repay  the  debt  at  the 
maturity  of  these  loans,  we  will  need  to  refinance  this  debt.  If  the  credit  environment  is  constrained  at  the  time  of  our  debt 
maturities, we would have a very difficult time refinancing debt. When we refinance our debt, prevailing interest rates and other 
factors may result in paying a greater amount of debt service, which will adversely affect our cash flow, and, consequently, our 
cash available for distribution to our stockholders. If we are unable to refinance our debt on acceptable terms, we may be forced 
to choose from a number of unfavorable options. These options include agreeing to otherwise unfavorable financing terms on 
one or more of our unencumbered assets, selling one or more hotels on disadvantageous terms, including unattractive prices or 
defaulting on the mortgage and permitting the lender to foreclose. Any one of these options could have a material adverse effect 
on our business, financial condition, results of operations and our ability to make distributions to our stockholders.

Our hedging strategies may not be successful in mitigating our risks associated with interest rates and could reduce the 

overall returns on an investment in our Company.

We  may  use  various  financial  instruments,  including  derivatives,  to  provide  a  level  of  protection  against  interest  rate 
increases  and  other  risks,  but  no  hedging  strategy  can  protect  us  completely.  These  instruments,  such  as  the  risk  that  the 
counterparties  may  fail  to  honor  their  obligations  under  these  arrangements,  that  these  arrangements  may  not  be  effective  in 
reducing our exposure to interest rate changes or other  risks and that  a court could rule that such agreements are not legally 
enforceable. These instruments may also generate income that may not be treated as qualifying REIT income. In addition, the 
nature and timing of hedging transactions may influence the effectiveness of our hedging strategies. Poorly designed strategies 
or  improperly  executed  transactions  could  actually  increase  our  risk  and  losses.  Moreover,  hedging  strategies  involve 
transaction and other costs. We cannot assure you that our hedging strategy and the instruments that we use will not adequately 
offset the risk of interest rate volatility or other risks or that our hedging transactions will not result in losses that may reduce 
the overall return on your investment.

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We may be adversely affected by changes in LIBOR or SOFR reporting practices, the method in which LIBOR or SOFR 

is determined or the transition away from LIBOR to SOFR or other alternative reference rates.

In  July  2017,  the  United  Kingdom  regulator  that  regulates  London  Interbank  Offered  Rate  (“LIBOR”)  announced  its 
intention to phase out LIBOR rates by the end of 2021. On March 5, 2021, the ICE Benchmark Administration Limited, the 
administrator of LIBOR, and the Financial Conduct Authority announced that all LIBOR rates will either cease to be published 
by any benchmark administrator, or no longer be representative immediately after December 31, 2021 for all GBP, EUR, CHF 
and  JPY  LIBOR  rates  and  one-week  and  two-month  U.S.  dollar  LIBOR  rates,  and  immediately  after  June  30,  2023  for  the 
remaining  U.S.  dollar  LIBOR  rates.  As  of  January  1,  2022,  publication  of  one-week  and  two-month  U.S.  dollar  LIBOR  has 
ceased,  and  regulated  U.S.  financial  institutions  are  no  longer  permitted  to  enter  into  new  contracts  referencing  any  LIBOR 
rates.  The  Alternative  Reference  Rates  Committee  (“ARRC”),  a  committee  convened  by  the  Federal  Reserve  Board  and  the 
New York Federal Reserve Bank, has proposed replacing U.S. dollar LIBOR with a new index based on trading in overnight 
repurchase  agreements,  the  Secured  Overnight  Financing  Rate  (“SOFR”).  The  ARRC  has  formally  announced  and 
recommended SOFR as an alternative reference rate to LIBOR. As of December 31, 2022, we had approximately $1.3 billion of 
variable interest rate debt as well as interest rate derivatives including caps on the majority of our variable rate debt that are 
indexed to LIBOR.

The methodology of calculating SOFR is different to that of LIBOR, as SOFR is calculated using short-term repurchase 
agreements backed by U.S. Treasury securities and is backward looking, while LIBOR is an estimated forward-looking rate and 
relies, to some degree, on the expert judgment of submitting panel members. In addition since SOFR is a secured rate backed by 
government  securities,  it  does  not  take  into  account  bank  credit  risk  (as  is  the  case  with  LIBOR).  SOFR  also  may  be  more 
volatile than LIBOR. In July 2021, the ARRC formally recommended the use of forward-looking term rates based on SOFR 
published  by  CME  Group  (the  “Term  SOFR”)  on  commercial  loans.  While  Term  SOFR  matches  more  closely  the  term 
structure and forward-looking features of LIBOR, as a calculation based on a secured overnight financing rate it still does not 
match  the  credit  risk-sensitive  nature  of  LIBOR  as  an  unsecured  term  rate.  At  this  time,  there  is  no  guarantee  that  such 
transition from LIBOR to SOFR will not result in financial market disruptions.

Our financial instruments may require changes to documentation as well as enhancements and modifications to systems, 
controls,  procedures  and  models,  which  could  present  operational  and  legal  challenges  for  us  and  our  clients,  customers, 
investors and counterparties. There can be no assurance that we will be able to modify all existing financial instruments before 
the  discontinuation  of  LIBOR.  If  such  financial  instruments  are  not  remediated  to  provide  a  method  for  transitioning  from 
LIBOR to an alternative reference rate, the New York state LIBOR legislation and proposed federal legislation related to the 
LIBOR  transition  may  provide  statutory  solutions  to  implement  an  alternative  reference  rate  and  provide  legal  protection 
against litigation. Any of these proposals or consequences could have a material adverse effect on our financing costs, and as a 
result, our financial condition, operating results and cash flows. We continue to monitor developments in the LIBOR transition 
and  the  proposed  federal  legislation  related  to  the  LIBOR  transition  to  facilitate  an  orderly  transition  away  from  the  use  of 
LIBOR.

Risks Related to Conflicts of Interest

Our  separation  and  distribution  agreement,  our  advisory  agreement,  the  original  master  hotel  management  agreement, 
the original mutual exclusivity agreement and other agreements entered into in connection with the spin-off, as well as the 
master  project  management  agreement,  the  master  hotel  management  agreement,  the  hotel  management  MEA  and  the 
project management MEA entered into in connection with Ashford Inc.’s August 2018 acquisition of Premier and the ERFP 
Agreement were not negotiated on an arm’s-length basis with an unaffiliated third party, and we may pursue less vigorous 
enforcement of the terms of the current agreements because of conflicts of interest with certain of our executive officers and 
directors and key employees of Ashford LLC.

Because our officers and the chairman of our board of directors are also key employees of Ashford LLC or its affiliates and 
have  ownership  interests  in  Ashford  Trust,  our  separation  and  distribution  agreement,  our  advisory  agreement,  our  original 
master  hotel  management  agreement,  our  original  mutual  exclusivity  agreement  and  other  agreements  entered  into  in 
connection  with  the  spin-off  were  not  negotiated  on  an  arm’s-length  basis,  and  we  did  not  have  the  benefit  of  arm’s-length 
negotiations of the type normally conducted with an unaffiliated third party. Due to the subsequent spin-off of Ashford Inc., the 
parent  company  of  Ashford  LLC  in  November  2014,  these  officers  and  directors  also  have  ownership  interests  in  the  parent 
company  of  Ashford  LLC  and  its  subsidiaries.  As  a  result  of  our  affiliations  with  Ashford  Trust,  Ashford  Inc.  and  its 
subsidiaries (including Ashford LLC, Remington Hotels and Premier), the terms, including fees and other amounts payable, of 
agreements  between  us  and  Ashford  Trust,  Ashford  LLC  or  Remington  Hotels,  including  our  master  hotel  management 
agreement  and  hotel  management  MEA  with  Remington  Hotels  and  our  master  project  management  agreement  and  project 
management MEA with Premier, may not be as favorable to us as the terms under an arm’s-length agreement. Furthermore, we 

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may choose not to enforce, or to enforce less vigorously, our rights under these agreements because of our desire to maintain 
our ongoing relationship with Ashford Trust and Ashford LLC.

Ashford LLC may also manage other entities or assets in the future. Our officers and certain of our directors may also be 
key officers or directors of such future entities or their affiliates and may have ownership interests in such entities. Any such 
positions or interests could present additional conflicts of interest for our officers and certain of our directors.

Ashford  LLC  was  a  subsidiary  of  Ashford  Trust  until  its  spin-off  and  may  be  able  to  direct  attractive  investment 

opportunities to Ashford Trust and away from us.

Until its spin-off on November 12, 2014, Ashford LLC was a subsidiary of Ashford Trust, a publicly-traded hotel REIT, 
with investment objectives that are similar to ours. So long as Ashford LLC is our external advisor, our governing documents 
require us to include persons designated by Ashford LLC as candidates for election as director at any stockholder meeting at 
which  directors  are  to  be  elected,  as  described  in  our  governing  documents.  Each  of  our  executive  officers  and  one  of  our 
directors  also  serve  as  employees  and/or  officers  of  Ashford  LLC.  In  addition  each  of  our  officers,  other  than  Mr.  Richard 
Stockton, and one of our directors serve as officers and/or directors of Ashford Trust. Furthermore, Mr. Monty J. Bennett, our 
previous chief executive officer and current chairman, is also the chairman of Ashford Trust and the chairman, chief executive 
officer and a significant stockholder of Ashford Inc. Our advisory agreement requires Ashford LLC to present investments that 
satisfy our investment guidelines to us before presenting them to Ashford Trust or any future client of Ashford LLC. Our board 
may modify or supplement our investment guidelines from time to time so long as we do not change our investment guidelines 
in such a way as to be directly competitive with all or any portion of Ashford Trust’s investment guidelines as of the date of the 
advisory  agreement.  If  we  materially  change  our  investment  guidelines  without  the  express  consent  of  Ashford  LLC,  then 
Ashford LLC will not have an obligation to present investment opportunities to us and instead Ashford LLC will use its best 
judgment  to  allocate  investment  opportunities  and  other  entities  it  advises,  taking  into  account  such  factors  as  Ashford  LLC 
deems relevant, in its discretion, subject to any then-existing obligations of Ashford LLC to such other entities.

However,  some  portfolio  investment  opportunities  may  include  hotels  that  satisfy  our  investment  objectives  as  well  as 
hotels that satisfy the investment objectives of Ashford Trust or other entities advised by Ashford LLC. If the portfolio cannot 
be equitably divided, Ashford LLC will necessarily have to make a determination as to which entity will be presented with the 
opportunity.  In  such  a  circumstance,  our  advisory  agreement  requires  Ashford  LLC  to  allocate  portfolio  investment 
opportunities between us and Ashford Trust or other entities advised by Ashford LLC in a fair and equitable manner, consistent 
with  our,  Ashford  Trust’s  and  such  other  entities’  investment  objectives.  In  making  this  determination,  Ashford  LLC,  using 
substantial discretion, is required to consider the investment strategy and guidelines of each entity with respect to acquisition of 
properties, portfolio concentrations, tax consequences, regulatory restrictions, liquidity requirements, leverage and other factors 
deemed  appropriate.  In  making  the  allocation  determination,  Ashford  LLC  has  no  obligation  to  make  any  such  investment 
opportunity available to us. Ashford LLC and Ashford Trust have agreed that any new investment opportunities that satisfy our 
investment guidelines will be presented to our board of directors; however, our board will have only ten business days to make 
a  determination  with  respect  to  such  opportunity  prior  to  it  being  available  to  Ashford  Trust.  The  above  mentioned  dual 
responsibilities may create conflicts of interest for our officers that could result in decisions or allocations of investments that 
may benefit Ashford Trust more than they benefit our company, and Ashford Trust may compete with us with respect to certain 
investments that we may want to acquire.

Ashford LLC and its employees, some of whom are our executive officers, face competing demands relating to their time 

and this may adversely affect our operations.

We rely on Ashford LLC, its subsidiaries and its employees for the day-to-day operation of our business and management 
of  our  assets  and  the  provision  of  design  and  construction  services.  Until  its  spin-off,  Ashford  LLC  was  wholly-owned  by 
Ashford Trust. Ashford LLC is led by our current management team, which is also the current management team of Ashford 
Trust (in each case, other than Mr. Richard Stockton). Because some of Ashford LLC’s employees have duties to Ashford Trust 
as  well  as  to  our  company,  we  do  not  have  their  undivided  attention  and  they  face  conflicts  in  allocating  their  time  and 
resources between our company, Ashford Inc. and Ashford Trust. If Ashford LLC advises and/or leads any additional entities, 
or manages additional assets, in the future, this could present additional conflicts with respect to the allocation of the time and 
resources of our management team. As a result of the spin-off of Ashford LLC, its employees have additional responsibilities 
relating to Ashford Inc.’s status as a public company. During turbulent market conditions, or other times when we need focused 
support and assistance from Ashford LLC, other entities for which Ashford LLC also acts as an external advisor or Ashford 
Trust  may  likewise  require  greater  focus  and  attention,  placing  competing  high  levels  of  demand  on  the  limited  time  and 
resources  of  Ashford  LLC’s  employees.  We  may  not  receive  the  necessary  support  and  assistance  we  require  or  would 
otherwise receive if we were internally managed by persons working exclusively for us.

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We provide funds to Ashford Inc. to fund the formation, registration and ongoing funding needs of Ashford Securities, 
which  could  result  in  certain  conflicts  of  interest.  There  can  be  no  assurance  Ashford  Securities  will  continue  to  be 
successful in helping us raise capital.

In  connection  with  the  formation  of  Ashford  Securities  by  Ashford  Inc.  in  September  of  2019,  we  and  Ashford  Trust 
entered into a contribution agreement to provide funds to Ashford Inc. to fund the formation, registration and ongoing funding 
requirements of Ashford Securities. As a result, Ashford Securities’ operation and management may be influenced or affected 
by conflicts of interest arising out of its relationship with us, and Ashford Trust. Additionally, the agreements between us and 
our  related  parties,  including  Ashford  Securities,  may  not  be  arm's-length  agreements  and  may  not  be  as  favorable  to  our 
investors as would be the case if the parties were operating at arm’s-length. There can be no assurance that Ashford Securities 
will continue to be successful in helping us to raise capital.

Conflicts of interest with Remington Hotels and Premier, each of which is a subsidiary of Ashford Inc., could result in our 

management acting other than in our stockholders’ best interest.

Remington Hotels, a subsidiary of Ashford Inc., currently manages the Pier House Resort & Spa, the Bardessono Hotel and 
Spa,  Hotel  Yountville  and  Mr.  C  Beverly  Hills  Hotel.  We  expect  Remington  Hotels  will  manage  certain  of  the  hotels  we 
acquire in the future. Premier, also a subsidiary of Ashford Inc., currently provides design and construction services to us. We 
expect  Premier  will  also  provide  design  and  construction  services  to  us  in  the  future.  Conflicts  of  interest  in  general  and 
specifically relating to Remington Hotels and Premier may lead to management decisions that are not in our stockholders’ best 
interest.  Mr.  Monty  J.  Bennett  and  Mr.  Archie  Bennett,  Jr.,  beneficially  owned  100%  of  Remington  Lodging  prior  to  its 
acquisition by Ashford Inc. on November 6, 2019. 

As of December 31, 2022, Mr. Monty J. Bennett, chairman of our board of directors and chairman, chief executive officer 
and  a  significant  stockholder  of  Ashford  Inc.  and  Mr.  Archie  Bennett,  Jr.  together  owned  approximately  610,246  shares  of 
Ashford  Inc.  common  stock,  which  represented  an  approximate  19.6%  ownership  interest  in  Ashford  Inc.,  and  owned 
18,758,600 shares of Ashford Inc. Series D Convertible Preferred Stock, which, along with all unpaid accrued and accumulated 
dividends thereon, was convertible (at a conversion price of $117.50 per share) into an additional approximate 4,145,385 shares 
of  Ashford  Inc.  common  stock,  which  if  converted  as  of  December  31,  2022  would  have  increased  the  Bennetts’  ownership 
interest  in  Ashford  Inc.  to  65.5%.  The  18,758,600  shares  of  Series  D  Convertible  Preferred  Stock  owned  by  Mr.  Monty  J. 
Bennett and Mr. Archie Bennett, Jr. include 362,959 shares owned by trusts.

We have entered into a hotel management MEA and a master hotel management agreement with Remington Hotels and a 
project management MEA and master project management agreement with Premier. To the extent we have the right or control 
the  right  to  direct  such  matters,  the  hotel  management  MEA  requires  us  to  engage  Remington  Hotels  to  provide,  under  the 
master  hotel  management  agreement,  hotel  management  services  for  all  future  properties  that  we  acquire,  unless  our 
independent directors either (i) unanimously vote not to hire Remington Hotels, or (ii) based on special circumstances or past 
performance,  by  a  majority  vote,  elect  not  to  engage  Remington  Hotels  because  they  have  determined,  in  their  reasonable 
business judgment, that it would be in our best interest not to engage Remington Hotels or that another manager or developer 
could  perform  the  duties  materially  better.  The  project  management  MEA  and  master  project  management  agreement  with 
Premier  contains  similar  provisions.  A  beneficial  owner  of  a  significant  position  in  Ashford  Inc.  would  receive  (through 
Premier)  any  project  management  and  termination  fees  payable  by  us  under  the  master  project  management  agreement. 
Mr. Monty J. Bennett may influence our decisions to sell, acquire, or develop hotels when it is not in the best interest of our 
stockholders to do so.

Mr. Monty J. Bennett’s ownership interests in and management obligations to Ashford Inc. present him with conflicts of 
interest  in  making  management  decisions  related  to  the  commercial  arrangements  between  us  and  Ashford  Inc.,  and  his 
management obligations to Ashford Inc. reduce the time and effort he spends overseeing our company. Our board of directors 
has adopted a policy that requires all material approvals, actions or decisions which we have the right to make under the master 
hotel management agreement with Remington Hotels and the master project management agreement with Premier be approved 
by a majority or, in certain circumstances, all, of our independent directors. However, given the authority and/or operational 
latitude provided to Remington Hotels under the master hotel management agreement and to Premier under the master project 
management agreement, Mr. Monty J. Bennett, as the chairman and chief executive officer of Ashford Inc., could take actions 
or  make  decisions  that  are  not  in  our  stockholders’  best  interest  or  that  are  otherwise  inconsistent  with  his  obligations  to  us 
under the master hotel management agreement or our obligations under the applicable franchise agreements or his obligations to 
us under the master project management agreement.

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Ashford  Inc.’s  ability  to  exercise  significant  influence  over  the  determination  of  the  competitive  set  for  any  hotels 
managed  by  Remington  Hotels  could  artificially  enhance  the  perception  of  the  performance  of  a  hotel,  making  it  more 
difficult to use managers other than Remington Hotels for future properties.

Under our master hotel management agreement with Remington Hotels, we have the right to terminate Remington Hotels 
based on the performance of the applicable hotel, subject to the payment of a termination fee. The determination of performance 
is based on the applicable hotel’s gross operating profit margin and its RevPAR penetration index, which provides the relative 
revenue per room generated by a specified property as compared to its competitive set. For each hotel managed by Remington 
Hotels, its competitive set consists of a small group of hotels in the relevant market that we and Remington Hotels believe are 
comparable  for  purposes  of  benchmarking  the  performance  of  such  hotel.  Ashford  Inc.  has  significant  influence  over  the 
determination of the competitive set for any of our hotels that it manages. Ashford Inc. could artificially enhance the perception 
of the performance of a hotel by selecting a competitive set that is not performing well or is not comparable to the Remington 
Hotels-managed  hotel,  thereby  making  it  more  difficult  for  us  to  elect  not  to  use  Remington  Hotels  for  future  hotel 
management.

Remington Hotels may be able to pursue lodging investment opportunities that compete with us.

Pursuant to the terms of our hotel management MEA with Remington Hotels, if investment opportunities that satisfy our 
investment  criteria  are  identified  by  Remington  Hotels  or  its  affiliates,  Remington  Hotels  will  give  us  a  written  notice  and 
description of the investment opportunity. We will have 10 business days to either accept or reject the investment opportunity. 
If we reject the opportunity, Remington Hotels may then pursue such investment opportunity, subject to a right of first refusal 
in favor of Ashford Trust pursuant to an existing agreement between Ashford Trust and Remington Hotels, on materially the 
same  terms  and  conditions  as  offered  to  us.  If  we  reject  such  an  investment  opportunity,  either  Ashford  Trust  or  Remington 
Hotels could pursue the opportunity and compete with us. In such a case, Mr. Monty J. Bennett, chairman of our board, in his 
capacity  as  chairman  and  chief  executive  officer  of  Ashford  Trust  could  be  in  a  position  of  directly  competing  with  us,  and 
Remington Hotels may compete with us with respect to certain investments that we may want to acquire.

Our  fiduciary  duties  as  the  general  partner  of  our  operating  partnership  could  create  conflicts  of  interest,  which  may 

impede business decisions that could benefit our stockholders.

As the general partner of our operating partnership, we have fiduciary duties to the other limited partners in our operating 
partnership, the discharge of which may conflict with the interests of our stockholders. The limited partners of our operating 
partnership have agreed that, if a conflict in the fiduciary duties owed by us to our stockholders and, in our capacity as general 
partner of our operating partnership, to such limited partners, we are under no obligation to give priority to the interests of such 
limited  partners.  In  addition,  persons  holding  common  units  have  the  right  to  vote  on  certain  amendments  to  the  operating 
partnership agreement (which require approval by a majority in interest of the limited partners, including us) and individually to 
approve  certain  amendments  that  would  adversely  affect  their  rights.  These  voting  rights  may  be  exercised  in  a  manner  that 
conflicts  with  the  interests  of  our  stockholders.  For  example,  we  cannot  modify  the  rights  of  limited  partners  to  receive 
distributions  as  set  forth  in  the  operating  partnership  agreement  in  a  manner  that  adversely  affects  their  rights  without  their 
consent, even though such modification might be in the best interest of our stockholders.

In addition, conflicts may arise when the interests of our stockholders and the limited partners of our operating partnership 
diverge, particularly in circumstances in which there may be an adverse tax consequence to the limited partners. As a result of 
unrealized  built-in  gain  attributable  to  contributed  property  at  the  time  of  contribution,  some  holders  of  common  units  may 
suffer  different  and  more  adverse  tax  consequences  than  holders  of  our  common  stock  upon  the  sale  or  refinancing  of  the 
properties owned by our operating partnership, including disproportionately greater allocations of items of taxable income and 
gain upon a realization event. As those holders will not receive a correspondingly greater distribution of cash proceeds, they 
may have different objectives regarding the appropriate pricing, timing and other material terms of any sale or refinancing of 
certain properties, or whether to sell or refinance such properties at all. As a result, Ashford LLC may cause us to sell, not sell 
or refinance certain properties, even if such actions or inactions might be financially advantageous to our stockholders, or to 
enter into tax deferred exchanges with the proceeds of such sales when such a reinvestment might not otherwise be in our best 
interest.

Our conflicts of interest policy may not adequately address all of the conflicts of interest that may arise with respect to our 

activities.

We have adopted a conflicts of interest policy to address specifically some of the conflicts relating to our activities which 
requires the approval of a majority of our disinterested directors to approve any transaction, agreement or relationship in which 
any of our directors or officers, Ashford LLC or its employees or Ashford Trust has an interest. In connection with this policy, 
our board of directors has established a Related Party Transactions Committee (consisting of Messrs. Vaziri and Rinaldi and 

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Ms.  Carter),  which  is  empowered  to  deny  a  new  proposed  interested  party  transaction  or  recommend  the  transaction  for 
approval by a majority of the independent directors. Our policies, however, may not be adequate to address all of the conflicts 
that may arise. In addition, it may not address such conflicts in a manner that is favorable to us.

The potential for conflicts of interest as a result of our management structure may provoke dissident stockholder activities 

that result in significant costs.

Particularly following periods of volatility in the overall market or declines in the market price of the company’s securities, 
REITs, including us have been targets of stockholder litigation, stockholder director nominations and stockholder proposals by 
dissident stockholders that allege conflicts of interest in business dealings with affiliated and related persons and entities. Our 
relationships  with  Ashford  LLC,  Ashford  Inc.,  Ashford  Trust,  the  other  businesses  and  entities  to  which  Ashford  LLC  and 
Ashford  Inc.  provide  management  or  other  services,  Mr.  Monty  J.  Bennett,  Mr.  Archie  Bennett,  Jr.  and  with  other  related 
parties of Ashford Inc. and Ashford Trust may precipitate such activities. These activities, if instituted against us, could result in 
substantial costs and a diversion of our management’s attention even if the action is unfounded.

Responding to actions by activist investors can be costly and time-consuming, disrupting our operations and diverting the 
attention  of  management  and  our  employees.  Stockholder  activism  could  create  perceived  uncertainties  as  to  our  future 
direction, which could result in the loss of potential business opportunities and make it more difficult for our advisor to attract 
and retain qualified personnel and business partners. Furthermore, the election of individuals to our board of directors with a 
specific agenda could adversely affect our ability to effectively and timely implement our strategic plans.

Risks Related to Hotel Investments

We are subject to general risks associated with operating hotels.

We own hotel properties, which have different economic characteristics than many other real estate assets and a hotel REIT 
is structured differently than many other types of REITs. A typical office property, for example, has long-term leases with third-
party tenants, which provides a relatively stable long-term stream of revenue. Hotels, on the other hand, generate revenue from 
guests that typically  stay at the hotel for only  a  few nights, which  causes  the  room rate and occupancy levels  at each of our 
hotels  to  change  every  day,  and  results  in  earnings  that  can  be  highly  volatile.  In  addition,  our  hotels  are  subject  to  various 
operating risks common to the hotel industry, many of which are beyond our control, and are discussed in more detail below.

Declines in or disruptions to the travel industry could adversely affect our business and financial performance.

Our business and financial performance are affected by the health of the worldwide travel industry. Travel expenditures are 
sensitive  to  personal  and  business-related  discretionary  spending  levels,  tending  to  decline  or  grow  more  slowly  during 
economic  downturns,  as  well  as  to  disruptions  due  to  other  factors,  including  those  discussed  below.  Decreased  travel 
expenditures could reduce the demand for our services, thereby causing a reduction in revenue. For example, during regional or 
global recessions, domestic and global economic conditions can deteriorate rapidly, resulting in increased unemployment and a 
reduction in expenditures for both business and leisure travelers. A slower spending on the services we provide could have a 
negative impact on our revenue growth.

Other  factors  that  could  negatively  affect  our  business  include:  terrorist  incidents  and  threats  and  associated  heightened 
travel security measures; political and regional strife; acts of God such as earthquakes, hurricanes, fires, floods, volcanoes and 
other  natural  disasters;  war;  concerns  with  or  threats  of  pandemics,  contagious  diseases  or  health  epidemics,  such  as 
COVID-19,  Ebola,  H1N1  influenza  (swine  flu),  MERS,  SARs,  avian  flu,  the  Zika  virus  or  similar  outbreaks;  environmental 
disasters;  lengthy  power  outages;  increased  pricing,  financial  instability  and  capacity  constraints  of  air  carriers;  airline  job 
actions and strikes; fluctuations in hotel supply, occupancy and ADR; changes to visa and immigration requirements or border 
control policies; imposition of taxes or surcharges by regulatory authorities; and increases in gasoline and other fuel prices.

Because these events or concerns, and the full impact of their effects, are largely unpredictable, they can dramatically and 
suddenly  affect  travel  behavior  by  consumers  and  decrease  demand.  Any  decrease  in  demand,  depending  on  its  scope  and 
duration, together with any future issues affecting travel safety, could significantly and adversely affect our business, working 
capital  and  financial  performance  over  the  short  and  long-term.  In  addition,  the  disruption  of  the  existing  travel  plans  of  a 
significant number of travelers upon the occurrence of certain events, such as severe weather conditions, actual or threatened 
terrorist activity, war or travel-related health events, could result in significant additional costs and decrease our revenues, in 
each case, leading to constrained liquidity.

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We may have to make significant capital expenditures to maintain our hotel properties, and any development activities we 

undertake may be more costly than we anticipate.

Our  hotels  have  an  ongoing  need  for  renovations  and  other  capital  improvements,  including  replacements,  from  time  to 
time,  of  furniture,  fixtures,  and  equipment.  Managers  or  franchisors  of  our  hotels  also  require  that  we  make  periodic  capital 
improvements pursuant to our management agreements or as a condition of maintaining franchise licenses. Generally, we are 
responsible for the cost of these capital improvements. As part of our long-term growth strategy, we may also develop hotels. 
Hotel renovation and development involves substantial risks, including:

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the  disruption  of  operations  at,  displacement  of  revenue  at,  and  damage  to  operating  hotels,  including  revenue  lost 
while rooms, restaurants or meeting space under renovation are out of service;

increases in operating costs at our hotels, to the extent they rely on portions of development sites for hotel operations;

the cost of funding renovations or developments and inability to obtain financing on attractive terms;

the return on our investment in these capital improvements or developments failing to meet expectations;

inability to obtain all necessary zoning, land use, building, occupancy, and construction permits;

loss of substantial investment in a development project if a project is abandoned before completion;

environmental problems;
disputes with franchisors or hotel managers regarding compliance with relevant franchise agreements or management 
agreements: and

development related liabilities, such as claims for design/construction defects.

If we have insufficient cash flow from operations to fund needed capital expenditures, then we will need to borrow, sell 

assets or sell additional equity securities to fund future capital improvements.

The hotel business is seasonal, which affects our results of operations from quarter to quarter.

The  hotel  industry  is  seasonal  in  nature.  This  seasonality  can  cause  quarterly  fluctuations  in  our  financial  condition  and 
operating results, including in the amount available for distributions on our common stock. Our quarterly operating results may 
be adversely affected by factors outside our control, including weather conditions and poor economic factors in certain markets 
in which we operate. Our cash flows may not be sufficient to offset any shortfalls that occur as a result of these fluctuations. As 
a  result,  we  may  have  to  reduce  distributions  or  enter  into  short-term  borrowings  in  certain  quarters  in  order  to  make 
distributions to our stockholders. Such borrowings may not be available on favorable terms, if at all.

The  cyclical  nature  of  the  lodging  industry  may  cause  fluctuations  in  our  operating  performance,  which  could  have  a 

material adverse effect on our business and operating results.

The lodging industry historically has been highly cyclical in nature. Fluctuations in lodging demand and, therefore, hotel 
operating performance, are caused largely by general economic and local market conditions, which subsequently affect levels of 
business and leisure travel. In addition to general economic conditions, new hotel room supply is an important factor that can 
affect  the  lodging  industry’s  performance,  and  overbuilding  has  the  potential  to  further  exacerbate  the  negative  impact  of  an 
economic  recession.  Room  rates  and  occupancy,  and  thus  RevPAR,  tend  to  increase  when  demand  growth  exceeds  supply 
growth.  An  adverse  change  in  lodging  fundamentals  could  result  in  returns  that  are  substantially  below  our  expectations  or 
result in losses, which could have a material adverse effect on our business and operating results.

Many of our real estate-related costs are fixed, and will not decrease even if revenue from our hotels decreases.

Many costs, such as real estate taxes, insurance premiums and maintenance costs, generally are not reduced even when a 
hotel  is  not  fully  occupied,  room  rates  decrease  or  other  circumstances  cause  a  reduction  in  revenues.  In  addition,  newly 
acquired or renovated hotels may not produce the revenues we anticipate immediately, or at all, and the hotel’s operating cash 
flow may be insufficient to pay the operating expenses and debt service associated with these new hotels. If we are unable to 
offset real estate costs with sufficient revenues across our portfolio, our operating results and our ability to make distributions to 
our stockholders may be adversely affected.

The increasing use of Internet travel intermediaries by consumers may adversely affect our profitability.

Some of our hotel rooms are booked through Internet travel intermediaries, including, but not limited to, Tripadvisor.com, 
Travelocity.com,  Expedia.com  and  Priceline.com.  As  Internet  bookings  increase,  these  intermediaries  may  be  able  to  obtain 
higher commissions, reduced room rates or other significant contract concessions from our management companies. Moreover, 

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price  and  general  indicators  of  quality  (such  as  “three-star  downtown  hotel”)  at  the  expense  of  brand  identification.  These 
intermediaries hope that consumers will eventually develop brand loyalties to their reservations system rather than to the brands 
under which our properties are franchised. If the amount of sales made through Internet intermediaries increases significantly 
and results in a decrease in consumer loyalty to the brands under which our hotels are franchised, our rooms revenues may be 
lower than expected, and our profitability may be adversely affected.

Our  revenues  and  profitability  may  be  adversely  affected  by  increased  use  of  business-related  technology,  which  may 

reduce the need for business-related travel.

The  increased  use  of  teleconference  and  video-conference  technology  by  businesses  could  result  in  decreased  business 
travel  as  companies  increase  the  use  of  technologies  that  allow  multiple  parties  from  different  locations  to  participate  at 
meetings without traveling to a centralized meeting location. To the extent that such technologies play an increased role in day-
to-day  business  and  the  necessity  for  business-related  travel  decreases,  hotel  room  demand  may  decrease  and  our  revenues, 
profitability and ability to make distributions to our stockholders may be adversely affected.

Future terrorist attacks or changes in terror alert levels could materially and adversely affect our business.

Previous terrorist attacks and subsequent terrorist alerts have adversely affected the U.S. travel and hospitality industries 
since  2001,  often  disproportionately  to  the  effect  on  the  overall  economy.  The  extent  of  the  impact  that  actual  or  threatened 
terrorist attacks in the U.S. or elsewhere could have on domestic and international travel and our business in particular cannot 
be  determined,  but  any  such  attacks  or  the  threat  of  such  attacks  could  have  a  material  adverse  effect  on  travel  and  hotel 
demand,  our  ability  to  finance  our  business  and  our  ability  to  insure  our  hotels.  Any  of  these  events  could  materially  and 
adversely affect our business, our operating results and our prospects.

We are subject to risks associated with the employment of hotel personnel, particularly with respect to hotels that employ 

unionized labor.

Our  managers,  including  Remington  Hotels,  a  subsidiary  of  Ashford  Inc.,  and  unaffiliated  third-party  managers  are 
responsible  for  hiring  and  maintaining  the  labor  force  at  each  of  our  hotels.  Although  we  do  not  directly  employ  or  manage 
employees  at  our  hotels,  we  still  are  subject  to  many  of  the  costs  and  risks  generally  associated  with  the  hotel  labor  force, 
particularly at those hotels with unionized labor. From time to time, hotel operations may be disrupted as a result of strikes, 
lockouts, public demonstrations or other negative actions and publicity. We also may incur increased legal costs and indirect 
labor costs as a result of contract disputes involving our managers and their labor force or other events. The resolution of labor 
disputes  or  re-negotiated  labor  contracts  could  lead  to  increased  labor  costs,  a  significant  component  of  our  hotel  operating 
costs, either by increases in wages or benefits or by changes in work rules that raise hotel operating costs. We do not have the 
ability to affect the outcome of these negotiations. Our third party managers may also be unable to hire quality personnel to 
adequately staff hotel departments, which could result in a sub-standard level of service to hotel guests and hotel operations.

Hotels where our managers have collective bargaining agreements with their employees are more highly affected by labor 
force activities than others. The resolution of labor disputes or re-negotiated labor contracts could lead to increased labor costs, 
either  by  increases  in  wages  or  benefits  or  by  changes  in  work  rules  that  raise  hotel  operating  costs.  Furthermore,  labor 
agreements may limit the ability of our hotel managers to reduce the size of hotel workforces during an economic downturn 
because collective bargaining agreements are negotiated between the hotel managers and labor unions. Our ability, if any, to 
have any material impact on the outcome of these negotiations is restricted by and dependent on the individual management 
agreement covering a specific property, and we may have little ability to control the outcome of these negotiations.

In addition, changes in labor laws may negatively impact us. For example, the implementation of new occupational health 
and  safety  regulations,  minimum  wage  laws,  and  overtime,  working  conditions,  employment  status  and  citizenship 
requirements and the Department of Labor’s proposed regulations expanding the scope of non-exempt employees under the Fair 
Labor Standards Act to increase the entitlement to overtime pay could significantly increase the cost of labor in the workforce, 
which  would  increase  the  operating  costs  of  our  hotel  properties  and  may  have  a  material  adverse  effect  on  our  business  or 
profitability.

Risks Related to the Real Estate Industry

Illiquidity  of  real  estate  investments  could  significantly  impede  our  ability  to  respond  to  adverse  changes  in  the 

performance of our hotel properties and harm our financial condition.

Because  real  estate  investments  are  relatively  illiquid,  our  ability  to  sell  promptly  one  or  more  hotel  properties  for 

reasonable prices in response to changing economic, financial, and investment conditions is limited.

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We may decide to sell hotel properties in the future. We cannot predict whether we will be able to sell any hotel property 
for  the  price  or  on  the  terms  set  by  us,  or  whether  any  price  or  other  terms  offered  by  a  prospective  purchaser  would  be 
acceptable to us. We also cannot predict the length of time needed to find a willing purchaser and to close the sale of a hotel 
property.

We may be required to expend funds to correct defects or to make improvements before a property can be sold. We may 
not have funds available to correct those defects or to make those improvements. In addition, when we acquire a hotel property, 
we may agree to lock-out provisions that materially restrict us from selling that property for a period of time or impose other 
restrictions, such as a limitation on the amount of debt that can be placed or repaid on that property. These and other factors 
could impede our ability to respond to adverse changes in the performance of our hotel properties or a need for liquidity.

Increases in property taxes would increase our operating costs, reduce our income and adversely affect our ability to make 

distributions to our stockholders.

Each of our hotel properties is subject to real and personal property taxes. These taxes may increase as tax rates change and 
as the properties are assessed or reassessed by taxing authorities. If property taxes increase, our financial condition, results of 
operations and our ability to make distributions to our stockholders could be materially and adversely affected and the market 
price of our common stock could decline.

The costs of compliance with or liabilities under environmental laws may harm our operating results.

Operating  expenses  at  our  hotels  could  be  higher  than  anticipated  due  to  the  cost  of  complying  with  existing  or  future 
environmental laws and regulations. In addition, our hotel properties may be subject to environmental liabilities. An owner or 
operator of real property can face liability for environmental contamination created by the presence or discharge of hazardous 
substances on the property. We may face liability regardless of:

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the timing of the contamination;

the cause of the contamination; or

the party responsible for the contamination.

There may be environmental problems associated with our hotel properties of which we are unaware. Some of our hotel 
properties use, or may have used in the past, underground tanks for the storage of petroleum-based or waste products that could 
create  a  potential  for  release  of  hazardous  substances.  If  environmental  contamination  exists  on  a  hotel  property,  we  could 
become subject to strict, joint and several liabilities for the contamination if we own the property.

The discovery of material environmental liabilities at our properties could subject us to unanticipated significant costs. The 
presence of hazardous substances on a property may adversely affect our ability to sell the property on favorable terms or at all, 
and we may incur substantial remediation costs.

Our  environmental  insurance  policies  may  not  provide  sufficient  coverage  for  any  environmental  liabilities  at  our 
properties.  In  addition,  if  environmental  liabilities  are  discovered  during  the  underwriting  of  the  insurance  policies  for  any 
property  that  we  acquire  in  the  future,  we  may  be  unable  to  obtain  insurance  coverage  for  the  liabilities  at  commercially 
reasonable rates or at all. We may experience losses as a result of any of these events.

Numerous  treaties,  laws  and  regulations  have  been  enacted  to  regulate  or  limit  carbon  emissions.  Changes  in  the 
regulations and legislation relating to climate change, and complying with such laws and regulations, may require us to make 
significant investments in our hotels and could result in increased energy costs at our properties.

Tax increases and changes in tax rules may adversely affect our financial results.

As a company conducting business with physical operations throughout North America, we are exposed, both directly and 
indirectly,  to  the  effects  of  changes  in  U.S.,  state  and  local  tax  rules.  Taxes  for  financial  reporting  purposes  and  cash  tax 
liabilities  in  the  future  may  be  adversely  affected  by  changes  in  such  tax  rules.  Such  changes  may  put  us  at  a  competitive 
disadvantage  compared  to  some  of  our  major  competitors,  to  the  extent  we  are  unable  to  pass  the  tax  costs  through  to  our 
customers.

The Biden administration has announced in 2021 and 2022, and in certain cases has enacted, a number of tax proposals to 
fund new government investments in infrastructure, healthcare, and education, among other things. Certain of these proposals 
involve an increase in the domestic corporate tax rate, which if implemented could have a material impact on our future results 
of operations and cash flows. On August 16, 2022, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (“IRA”) was signed into law, with tax 

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income  and  a  1%  excise  tax  on  share  repurchases.  The  IRA  also  creates  a  number  of  potentially  beneficial  tax  credits  to 
incentivize investments in certain technologies and industries. Certain provisions of the IRA will become effective beginning in 
fiscal 2023. We do not believe the IRA will have a material negative impact on our business.

Our properties may contain or develop harmful mold, which could lead to liability for adverse health effects and costs of 

remediating the problem.

When  excessive  moisture  accumulates  in  buildings  or  on  building  materials,  mold  growth  may  occur,  particularly  if  the 
moisture problem remains undiscovered or is not addressed over a period of time. Some molds may produce airborne toxins or 
irritants. Concern about indoor exposure to mold has been increasing as exposure to mold may cause a variety of adverse health 
effects  and  symptoms,  including  allergic  or  other  reactions.  Some  of  the  properties  in  our  portfolio  may  contain  microbial 
matter  such  as  mold  and  mildew.  As  a  result,  the  presence  of  significant  mold  at  any  of  our  properties  could  require  us  to 
undertake a costly remediation program to contain or remove the mold from the affected property. In addition, the presence of 
significant  mold  could  expose  us  to  liability  from  hotel  guests,  hotel  employees,  and  others  if  property  damage  or  health 
concerns arise.

Compliance with the ADA and fire, safety, and other regulations may require us to incur substantial costs.

All  of  our  properties  are  required  to  comply  with  the  ADA.  The  ADA  requires  that  “public  accommodations,”  such  as 
hotels,  be  made  accessible  to  people  with  disabilities.  Compliance  with  the  ADA’s  requirements  could  require  removal  of 
access  barriers  and  non-compliance  could  result  in  imposition  of  fines  by  the  U.S.  government  or  an  award  of  damages  to 
private litigants, or both. In addition, we are required to operate our properties in compliance with fire and safety regulations, 
building  codes,  and  other  land  use  regulations  as  they  may  be  adopted  by  governmental  agencies  and  bodies  and  become 
applicable to our properties. Any requirement to make substantial modifications to our hotel properties, whether to comply with 
the ADA or other changes in governmental rules and regulations, could be costly.

We may experience uninsured or underinsured losses.

We maintain property and casualty insurance with respect to our hotel properties and other insurance, in each case, with 
loss limits and coverage thresholds deemed reasonable by our management team (and to satisfy the requirements of lenders and 
franchisors). In doing so, we make decisions with respect to what deductibles, policy limits, and terms are reasonable based on 
management’s  experience,  our  risk  profile,  the  loss  history  of  our  hotel  managers  and  our  properties,  the  nature  of  our 
properties and our businesses, our loss prevention efforts, and the cost of insurance.

Various  types  of  catastrophic  losses  may  not  be  insurable  or  may  not  be  economically  insurable.  If  a  substantial  loss 
occurs, our insurance coverage may not cover the full current market value or replacement cost of our lost investment. Inflation, 
changes in building codes and ordinances, environmental considerations, and other factors might cause insurance proceeds to be 
insufficient to fully replace or renovate a hotel after it has been damaged or destroyed. Accordingly, it is possible that:

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the insurance coverage thresholds that we have obtained may not fully protect us against insurable losses (i.e., losses 
may exceed coverage limits);

we may incur large deductibles that adversely affect our earnings;

we may incur losses from risks that are not insurable or that are not economically insurable; and

current coverage thresholds may not continue to be available at reasonable rates.

In the future, we may choose not to maintain terrorism insurance on any of our properties. As a result, one or more large 
uninsured or underinsured losses could have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results and financial condition.

Each of our current lenders requires us to maintain certain insurance coverage thresholds. If a lender does not believe we 
have complied with these requirements, the lender could obtain additional coverage thresholds and seek payment from us, or 
declare us in default under the loan documents. In the former case, we could spend more for insurance than we otherwise deem 
reasonable or necessary or, in the latter case, the hotels collateralizing one or more loans could be foreclosed upon. In addition, 
a material casualty to one or more hotels collateralizing loans may result in the insurance company applying to the outstanding 
loan balance insurance proceeds that otherwise would be available to repair the damage caused by the casualty, which would 
require us to fund the repairs through other sources. The lender may also foreclose on the hotels if there is a material loss that is 
not insured.

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Risks Related to Investments in Securities

Our earnings are dependent, in part, upon the performance of our investment portfolio.

To the extent permitted by the Code, we may invest in and own securities of private companies, other public companies 
and REITs. To the extent that the value of those investments declines or those investments do not provide an attractive return, 
our earnings and cash flow could be adversely affected.

Our prior investment performance is not indicative of future results.

The  performance  of  our  prior  investments  is  not  necessarily  indicative  of  the  results  that  can  be  expected  for  the 
investments  to  be  made  by  our  subsidiaries.  On  any  given  investment,  total  loss  of  the  investment  is  possible.  Although  our 
management  team  has  experience  and  has  had  success  in  making  investments  in  real  estate-related  lodging  debt  and  hotel 
assets, the past performance of these investments is not necessarily indicative of the results of our future investments.

Our investment portfolio will likely contain investments concentrated in a single industry and will not be fully diversified.

We hold an investment in OpenKey, which operates in the lodging industry. To the extent we seek additional investments, 
we  would  expect  that  they  will  generally  be  in  lodging-related  entities.  As  such,  our  investment  portfolio  will  likely  contain 
investments concentrated in a single industry and may not be fully diversified by asset class, geographic region or other criteria, 
which will expose us to significant loss due to concentration risk. Investors have no assurance that the degree of diversification 
in our investment portfolio will increase at any time in the future.

Risks Related to Our Organization and Structure

Our charter contains provisions that may delay or prevent a change of control transaction.

Our  charter  contains  9.8%  ownership  limits.  For  the  purpose  of  preserving  our  REIT  qualification,  our  charter  prohibits 

direct or constructive ownership by any person of more than:

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9.8% of the lesser of the total number or value of the outstanding shares of our common stock, or

9.8% of the lesser of the total number or value of the outstanding shares of any class or series of our preferred stock or 
any other stock of our company, unless our board of directors grants a waiver.

Our charter’s constructive ownership rules are complex and may cause stock owned actually or constructively by a group 
of  related  individuals  and/or  entities  to  be  deemed  to  be  constructively  owned  by  one  individual  or  entity.  As  a  result,  the 
acquisition of less than 9.8% of our common stock by an individual or entity could nevertheless cause that individual or entity 
to own constructively in excess of 9.8% of the outstanding common stock, and thus be subject to our charter’s ownership limit. 
Any attempt to own or transfer shares of our common stock in excess of the ownership limit without the consent of our board of 
directors will be void, and could result in the shares being automatically transferred to a charitable trust.

Our  board  of  directors  may  create  and  issue  an  additional  class  or  series  of  common  stock  or  preferred  stock  without 

stockholder approval.

Our  charter  authorizes  our  board  of  directors  to  issue  common  stock  or  preferred  stock  in  one  or  more  classes  and  to 
establish  the  preferences  and  rights  of  any  class  of  common  stock  or  preferred  stock  issued.  Subject  to  the  terms  of  any 
outstanding classes or series of preferred stock, these actions can be taken without obtaining stockholder approval. Our issuance 
of additional classes of common stock or preferred stock could have the effect of delaying or preventing someone from taking 
control of us, even if our stockholders believe that a change in control was in their best interests.

Certain  provisions  in  the  partnership  agreement  for  our  operating  partnership  may  delay  or  prevent  unsolicited 

acquisitions of us.

Provisions  in  the  partnership  agreement  of  our  operating  partnership  may  delay  or  make  more  difficult  unsolicited 
acquisitions of us or changes in our control. These provisions could discourage third parties from making proposals involving 
an unsolicited acquisition of us or change of our control, although some stockholders might consider such proposals, if made, 
desirable. These provisions include, among others:

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redemption rights of qualifying parties;

transfer restrictions on our common units;

the ability of the general partner in some cases to amend the partnership agreement without the consent of the limited 
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the right of the limited partners to consent to transfers of the general partnership interest and mergers of the operating 
partnership under specified circumstances.

Because  provisions  contained  in  Maryland  law  and  our  charter  may  have  an  anti-takeover  effect,  investors  may  be 

prevented from receiving a “control premium” for their shares.

Provisions contained in our charter and the Maryland General Corporation Law (the “MGCL”) may have effects that delay, 
defer, or prevent a takeover attempt, which may prevent stockholders from receiving a “control premium” for their shares. For 
example, these provisions may defer or prevent tender offers for our common stock or purchases of large blocks of our common 
stock, thereby limiting the opportunities for our stockholders to receive a premium for their common stock over then-prevailing 
market prices.

These provisions include the following:

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The  ownership  limit  in  our  charter  limits  related  investors,  including,  among  other  things,  any  voting  group,  from 
acquiring over 9.8% of our common stock or of any class of our preferred stock without our permission.

Our charter authorizes our board of directors to issue common stock or preferred stock in one or more classes and to 
establish the preferences and rights of any class of common stock or preferred stock issued. These actions can be taken 
without  soliciting  stockholder  approval.  Our  common  stock  and  preferred  stock  issuances  could  have  the  effect  of 
delaying or preventing someone from taking control of us, even if a change in control were in our stockholders’ best 
interests.

Maryland statutory law provides that an act of a director relating to or affecting an acquisition or a potential acquisition of 
control of a corporation may not be subject to a higher duty or greater scrutiny than is applied to any other act of a director. 
Hence,  directors  of  a  Maryland  corporation  by  statute  are  not  required  to  act  in  certain  takeover  situations  under  the  same 
standards of care, and are not subject to the same standards of review, as apply in Delaware and other corporate jurisdictions.

Certain provisions of Maryland law could inhibit changes in control.

Certain provisions of the MGCL may have the effect of inhibiting a third party from making a proposal to acquire us under 
circumstances that otherwise could provide our stockholders with the opportunity to realize a premium over the then-prevailing 
market  price  of  our  common  stock  or  a  “control  premium”  for  their  shares  or  inhibit  a  transaction  that  might  otherwise  be 
viewed as being in the best interest of our stockholders. These provisions include:

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“business combination” provisions that, subject to limitations, prohibit certain business combinations between us and 
an “interested stockholder” (defined generally as any person who beneficially owns 10% or more of the voting power 
of  our  shares  or  an  affiliate  thereof)  for  five  years  after  the  most  recent  date  on  which  the  stockholder  becomes  an 
interested stockholder, and thereafter impose special stockholder voting requirements on these business combinations, 
unless certain fair price requirements set forth in the MGCL are satisfied; and

“control  share”  provisions  that  provide  that  “control  shares”  of  our  company  (defined  as  shares  which,  when 
aggregated with other shares controlled by the stockholder, entitle the stockholder to exercise one of three increasing 
ranges of voting power in electing directors) acquired in a “control share acquisition” (defined as the direct or indirect 
acquisition  of  ownership  or  control  of  outstanding  “control  shares”)  have  no  voting  rights  except  to  the  extent 
approved by our stockholders by the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of all the votes entitled to be cast on the 
matter, excluding all interested shares.

In addition, Subtitle 8 of Title 3 of the MGCL permits a Maryland corporation with a class of equity securities registered 
under the Exchange Act and at least three independent directors to elect to be subject, notwithstanding any contrary provision in 
the  charter  or  bylaws,  to  any  or  all  of  the  following  five  provisions:  a  classified  board;  a  two-thirds  stockholder  vote 
requirement  for  removal  of  a  director;  a  requirement  that  the  number  of  directors  be  fixed  only  by  vote  of  the  directors;  a 
requirement that a vacancy on the board of directors be filled only by the remaining directors and for the remainder of the full 
term of the class of directors in which the vacancy occurred; and a requirement that the holders of at least a majority of all votes 
entitled to be cast request a special meeting of stockholders. 

Our charter opts out of the business combination/moratorium and control share provisions of the MGCL. Our charter also 
prevents us from making any elections under Subtitle 8 of the MGCL unless approved by our stockholders by a majority of the 
votes cast. Through a provision unrelated to Subtitle 8, our charter provides that directors may only be removed for cause and 
by the vote of a majority of the stockholders. Because the opt outs from the business combination/moratorium and control share 
provisions of the MGCL are contained in our charter, they cannot be amended unless the board of directors recommends the 
amendment and the stockholders approve the amendment.

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Our board of directors has overall authority to oversee our business and affairs and determine our major corporate policies. 
This  authority  includes  significant  flexibility.  For  example,  our  board  of  directors  can  do  the  following  without  stockholder 
approval:

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amend or revise at any time our dividend policy with respect to our common stock or preferred stock (including by 
eliminating, failing to declare, or significantly reducing dividends on these securities);

terminate Ashford LLC under certain conditions pursuant to our advisory agreement;

amend or revise at any time and from time to time our investment, financing, borrowing and dividend policies and our 
policies with respect to all other activities, including growth, debt, capitalization and operations;

amend our policies with respect to conflicts of interest provided that such changes are consistent with applicable legal 
requirements;

subject to the terms of our charter, prevent the ownership, transfer and/or accumulation of shares in order to protect our 
status as a REIT or for any other reason deemed to be in the best interests of us and our stockholders;

subject to the terms of any outstanding classes or series of preferred stock, issue additional shares without obtaining 
stockholder approval, which could dilute the ownership of our then-current stockholders;

subject to the terms of any outstanding classes or series of preferred stock, amend our charter to increase or decrease 
the  aggregate  number  of  shares  of  stock  or  the  number  of  shares  of  stock  of  any  class  or  series,  without  obtaining 
stockholder approval;

subject to the terms of any outstanding classes or series of preferred stock, classify or reclassify any unissued shares of 
our common stock or preferred stock and set the preferences, rights and other terms of such classified or reclassified 
shares, including provisions that may have an anti-takeover effect, without obtaining stockholder approval;

employ and compensate affiliates (subject to disinterested director approval);

direct our resources toward investments that do not ultimately appreciate over time; and

determine that it is no longer in our best interests to attempt to qualify, or to continue to qualify, as a REIT.

Any of these actions could increase our operating expenses, impact our ability to make distributions or reduce the value of 

our assets without giving our stockholders the right to vote on whether we should take such actions.

Our rights and the rights of our stockholders to take action against our directors and officers are limited.

Maryland law provides that a director or officer has no liability in that capacity if he or she performs his or her duties in 
good faith, in a manner he or she reasonably believes to be in our best interests and with the care that an ordinarily prudent 
person in a like position would use under similar circumstances. In addition, our charter eliminates our directors’ and officers’ 
liability to us and our stockholders for money damages except for liability resulting from actual receipt of an improper benefit 
or  profit  in  money,  property  or  services  or  a  judgment  of  active  and  deliberate  dishonesty  that  was  material  to  the  cause  of 
action. Our charter requires us to indemnify our directors and officers and to advance expenses prior to the final disposition of a 
proceeding to the maximum extent permitted by Maryland law for liability actually incurred in connection with any proceeding 
to which they may be made, or threatened to be made, a party, except to the extent that the act or omission of the director or 
officer was material to the matter giving rise to the proceeding and was either committed in bad faith or was the result of active 
and deliberate dishonesty, the director or officer actually received an improper personal benefit in money, property or services, 
or, in the case of any criminal proceeding, the director or officer had reasonable cause to believe that the act or omission was 
unlawful.  As  a  result,  we  and  our  stockholders  may  have  more  limited  rights  against  our  directors  and  officers  than  might 
otherwise  exist  under  common  law.  In  addition,  we  are  generally  obligated  to  advance  the  defense  costs  incurred  by  our 
directors and officers, prior to any determination regarding the availability of indemnification if actions are taken against them 
in their capacity as directors and officers.

Future issuances of securities, including our common stock and preferred stock, could reduce existing investors’ relative 

voting power and percentage of ownership and may dilute our share value.

Our charter authorizes the issuance of up to 250,000,000 shares of common stock and 80,000,000 shares of preferred stock. 
As of March 8, 2023, we had 66,032,496 shares of our common stock issued and outstanding, 3,078,017 shares of our Series B 
Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock, 1,600,000 shares of our Series D Cumulative Preferred Stock, 16,466,721 shares of 
our Series E Redeemable Preferred Stock and 1,959,333 shares of our Series M Redeemable Preferred Stock. We also have also 
authorized  10,000,000  shares  of  our  Series  C  Preferred  Stock,  28,000,000  shares  of  our  Series  E  Preferred  Stock  and 
28,000,000 shares of our Series M Preferred Stock. No shares of Series C Preferred Stock are issued. Our charter allows us to 

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create new series of preferred stock at any time. Accordingly, we may issue up to an additional 183,967,504 shares of common 
stock and 56,895,929 shares of preferred stock.

Future issuances of common stock or preferred stock, including through our “at-the-market” equity offering program, our 
SEDA  (as  defined  below),  the  issuance  of  Series  E  Preferred  Stock  and  Series  M  Preferred  Stock  (for  which  we  have  an 
effective  registration  statement  on  file  with  the  SEC)  and  privately  negotiated  exchange  agreements  with  holders  of  our 
preferred stock in reliance on Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), could decrease 
the  relative  voting  power  of  our  common  stock  or  preferred  stock  and  may  cause  substantial  dilution  in  the  ownership 
percentage  of  our  then  existing  holders  of  common  or  preferred  stock.  We  may  value  any  common  stock  or  preferred  stock 
issued  in  the  future  on  an  arbitrary  basis  including  for  services  or  acquisitions  or  other  corporate  actions  that  may  have  the 
effect  of  reducing  investors’  relative  voting  power  and/or  diluting  the  net  tangible  book  value  of  the  shares  held  by  our 
stockholders, and might have an adverse effect on any trading market for our securities. Our board of directors may designate 
the rights, terms and preferences of our authorized but unissued common shares or preferred shares at its discretion, including 
conversion and voting preferences without stockholder approval.

Risks Related to Our Status as a REIT

Failure  to  qualify  as  a  REIT,  or  failure  to  remain  qualified  as  a  REIT,  would  cause  us  to  be  taxed  as  a  regular 

corporation, which would substantially reduce funds available for distributions to our stockholders.

We operate in a manner intended to allow us to qualify as a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes. We believe that our 
organization  and  current  and  proposed  method  of  operation  will  enable  us  to  meet  the  requirements  for  qualification  and 
taxation  as  a  REIT  commencing  with  our  taxable  year  ended  December  31,  2013.  However,  we  may  not  qualify  or  remain 
qualified as a REIT or we may be required to rely on a REIT “savings clause.” If we were to rely on a REIT “savings clause,” 
we could have to pay a penalty tax, which could be material.

If we fail to qualify as a REIT in any taxable year, we will face serious tax consequences that will substantially reduce the 

funds available for distributions to our stockholders because:

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we would not be allowed a deduction for dividends paid to stockholders in computing our taxable income and would 
be subject to U.S. federal income tax at regular corporate rates;

we could be subject to the federal alternative minimum tax for the taxable years beginning before January 1, 2018, and 
possibly increased state and local income taxes; and

unless we are entitled to relief under certain U.S. federal income tax laws, we could not re-elect REIT status until the 
fifth calendar year after the year in which we failed to qualify as a REIT.

If, as a result of covenants applicable to our future debt, we are restricted from making distributions to our stockholders, we 
may be unable to make distributions necessary for us to avoid U.S. federal corporate income and excise taxes and to qualify and 
maintain  our  qualification  as  a  REIT,  which  could  materially  and  adversely  affect  us.  In  addition,  if  we  fail  to  qualify  as  a 
REIT, we will no longer be required to make distributions. As a result of all these factors, our failure to qualify as a REIT could 
impair our ability to expand our business and raise capital, make distributions to our stockholders and it would adversely affect 
the value of our securities.

Even if we qualify and remain qualified as a REIT, we may face other tax liabilities that reduce our cash flow.

Even if we qualify and remain qualified for taxation as a REIT, we may be subject to certain federal, state, and local taxes 
on  our  income  and  assets,  as  well  as  foreign  taxes  to  the  extent  that  we  own  assets  or  conduct  operations  in  international 
jurisdictions. For example:

• We will be required to pay tax on undistributed REIT taxable income.

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If we have net income from the disposition of foreclosure property held primarily for sale to customers in the ordinary 
course of business or other non-qualifying income from foreclosure property, we must pay tax on that income at the 
highest corporate rate.

If we sell a property in a “prohibited transaction,” our gain from the sale would be subject to a 100% penalty tax.

Each of our TRSs is a fully taxable corporation and will be subject to federal and state taxes on its income.

• We may experience increases in our state and local income tax burden. Over the past several years, certain state and 
local taxing authorities have significantly changed their income tax regimes in order to raise revenues. The changes 
enacted include the taxation of modified gross receipts (as opposed to net taxable income), the suspension of and/or 
limitation on the use of net operating loss deductions, increases in tax rates and fees, the addition of surcharges, and 
the taxation of our partnership income at the entity level. Facing mounting budget deficits, more state and local taxing 

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authorities have indicated that they are going to revise their income tax regimes in this fashion and/or eliminate certain 
federally allowed tax deductions such as the REIT dividends paid deduction.

Failure to make required distributions would subject us to U.S. federal corporate income tax.

We intend to operate in a manner that allows as a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes. In order to qualify as a REIT, 
we generally are required to distribute at least 90% of our REIT taxable income, determined without regard to the dividends 
paid deduction and excluding any net capital gain, each year to our stockholders. To the extent that we satisfy this distribution 
requirement, but distribute less than 100% of our REIT taxable income, we will be subject to U.S. federal corporate income tax 
on our undistributed taxable income. In addition, we will be subject to a 4% nondeductible excise tax if the actual amount that 
we pay out to our stockholders in a calendar year is less than a minimum amount specified under the Code.

Our TRS structure increases our overall tax liability.

Our TRSs are subject to federal, state and local income tax on their taxable income, which consists of the revenues from 
the hotel properties leased by our TRS lessees, or, in the case of The Ritz-Carlton St. Thomas hotel, owned by our TRS, net of 
the operating expenses for such hotel properties and, in the case of hotel properties leased by our TRS lessees, rent payments to 
us. Accordingly, although our ownership of our TRS allows us to participate in the operating income from our hotel properties 
in addition to receiving rent, the net operating income is fully subject to income tax. The after-tax net income of our TRS is 
available for distribution to us, subject to any applicable withholding requirements.

If our leases with our TRS lessees are not respected as true leases for U.S. federal income tax purposes, we would fail to 

qualify as a REIT.

To qualify as a REIT, we are required to satisfy two gross income tests, pursuant to which specified percentages of our 
gross income must be passive income, such as rent. For the rent paid pursuant to the hotel leases with our TRS lessees, which 
constitutes substantially all of our gross income, to qualify for purposes of the gross income tests, the leases must be respected 
as true leases for U.S. federal income tax purposes and must not be treated as service contracts, joint ventures or some other 
type of arrangement. We have structured our leases, and intend to structure any future leases, so that the leases will be respected 
as true leases for U.S. federal income tax purposes, but the IRS may not agree with this characterization. If the leases were not 
respected as true leases for U.S. federal income tax purposes, we would not be able to satisfy either of the two gross income 
tests applicable to REITs and likely would fail to qualify as a REIT.

Our ownership of TRSs is limited and our transactions with our TRSs will cause us to be subject to a 100% penalty tax on 

certain income or deductions if those transactions are not conducted on arm’s-length terms.

A REIT may own up to 100% of the stock of one or more TRSs. A TRS may hold assets and earn income that would not be 
qualifying assets or income if held or earned directly by a REIT, including gross operating income from hotels that are operated 
by eligible independent contractors pursuant to hotel management agreements. Both the subsidiary and the REIT must jointly 
elect to treat the subsidiary as a TRS. A corporation of which a TRS directly or indirectly owns more than 35% of the voting 
power or value of the stock will automatically be treated as a TRS. Overall, no more than 20% of the value of a REIT’s assets 
may  consist  of  stock  or  securities  of  one  or  more  TRSs.  In  addition,  the  TRS  rules  limit  the  deductibility  of  interest  paid  or 
accrued by a TRS to its parent REIT to assure that the TRS is subject to an appropriate level of corporate taxation. The rules 
also impose a 100% excise tax on certain transactions between a TRS and its parent REIT that are not conducted on an arm’s-
length basis. Finally the 100% excise tax also applies to the underpricing of services by a TRS to its parent REIT in contexts 
where the services are unrelated to services for REIT tenants.

Our TRSs are subject to federal, foreign, state and local income tax on their taxable income, and their after-tax net income 
is available for distribution to us but is not required to be distributed to us. We believe that the aggregate value of the stock and 
securities of our TRSs is less than 20% of the value of our total assets (including our TRS stock and securities).

We  monitor  the  value  of  our  respective  investments  in  our  TRSs  for  the  purpose  of  ensuring  compliance  with  TRS 
ownership limitations. In addition, we scrutinize all of our transactions with our TRSs to ensure that they are entered into on 
arm’s-length terms to avoid incurring the 100% excise tax described above. For example, in determining the amounts payable 
by our TRSs under our leases, we engaged a third party to prepare transfer pricing studies to ascertain whether the lease terms 
we established are on an arm’s-length basis as required by applicable Treasury Regulations. However, the receipt of a transfer 
pricing study does not prevent the IRS from challenging the arm’s length nature of the lease terms between a REIT and its TRS 
lessees. Consequently, we may not be able to avoid application of the 100% excise tax discussed above. Moreover, the IRS may 
impose excise taxes and penalties based on transactions that occurred prior to the spin-off.

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If our hotel managers, including Ashford Hospitality Services LLC and its subsidiaries (including Remington Hotels) do 

not qualify as “eligible independent contractors,” we would fail to qualify as a REIT.

Rent paid by a lessee that is a “related party tenant” of ours will not be qualifying income for purposes of the two gross 
income tests applicable to REITs. We lease all of our hotels to our TRS lessees, except for The Ritz-Carlton St. Thomas hotel, 
which is owned by one of our TRSs. A TRS lessee will not be treated as a “related party tenant,” and will not be treated as 
directly operating a lodging facility, which is prohibited, to the extent the TRS lessee leases properties from us that are managed 
by an “eligible independent contractor.”

We believe that the rent paid by our TRS lessees is qualifying income for purposes of the REIT gross income tests and that 
our TRSs qualify to be treated as TRSs for U.S. federal income tax purposes, but there can be no assurance that the IRS will not 
challenge this treatment or that a court would not sustain such a challenge. If we failed to meet either the asset or gross income 
tests, we would likely lose our REIT qualification for U.S. federal income tax purposes, unless certain relief provisions applied. 

If  our  hotel  managers,  including  Ashford  Hospitality  Services  LLC  (“AHS”)  and  its  subsidiaries  (including  Remington 
Hotels), do not qualify as “eligible independent contractors,” we would fail to qualify as a REIT. Each of the hotel management 
companies that enters into a management contract with our TRS lessees must qualify as an “eligible independent contractor” 
under  the  REIT  rules  in  order  for  the  rent  paid  to  us  by  our  TRS  lessees  to  be  qualifying  income  for  our  REIT  income  test 
requirements.  Among  other  requirements,  in  order  to  qualify  as  an  eligible  independent  contractor  a  manager  must  not  own 
more  than  35%  of  our  outstanding  shares  (by  value)  and  no  person  or  group  of  persons  can  own  more  than  35%  of  our 
outstanding shares and the ownership interests of the manager, taking into account only owners of more than 5% of our shares 
and,  with  respect  to  ownership  interests  in  such  managers  that  are  publicly-traded,  only  holders  of  more  than  5%  of  such 
ownership interests. Complex ownership attribution rules apply for purposes of these 35% thresholds. Although we intend to 
monitor  ownership  of  our  shares  by  our  hotel  managers  and  their  owners,  it  is  possible  that  these  ownership  levels  could  be 
exceeded. Additionally, we and AHS and its subsidiaries, including Remington Hotels, must comply with the provisions of the 
private letter ruling we obtained from the IRS in connection with Ashford Inc.’s acquisition of Remington Hotels to ensure that 
AHS and its subsidiaries, including Remington Hotels, continue to qualify as “eligible independent contractors.”

Complying with REIT requirements may cause us to forego otherwise attractive opportunities.

To  qualify  as  a  REIT  for  U.S.  federal  income  tax  purposes,  we  must  continually  satisfy  tests  concerning,  among  other 
things, the sources of our income, the nature and diversification of our assets, the amounts we distribute to our stockholders and 
the ownership of our shares of beneficial interest. In order to meet these tests, we may be required to forego investments we 
might otherwise make. Thus, compliance with the REIT requirements may have a material adverse effect on our performance.

Complying with REIT requirements may force us to liquidate otherwise attractive investments.

To qualify as a REIT, we must also ensure that at the end of each calendar quarter at least 75% of the value of our assets 
consists of cash, cash items, government securities, and qualified REIT real estate assets. The remainder of our investment in 
securities  (other  than  government  securities  and  qualified  real  estate  assets)  generally  cannot  include  more  than  10%  of  the 
outstanding  voting  securities  of  any  one  issuer  or  more  than  10%  of  the  total  value  of  the  outstanding  securities  of  any  one 
issuer. In addition, in general, no more than 5% of the value of our assets (other than government securities and qualified real 
estate assets) can consist of the securities of any one issuer, no more than 20% of the value of our total assets can be represented 
by securities of one or more TRSs and no more than 25% of the value of our total assets can be represented by certain publicly 
offered REIT debt instruments.

If we fail to comply with these requirements at the end of any calendar quarter, we must correct such failure within 30 days 
after the end of the calendar quarter to avoid losing our REIT status and suffering adverse tax consequences. As a result, we 
may be required to liquidate otherwise attractive investments.

Complying with REIT requirements may force us to borrow to make distributions to stockholders.

As a REIT, we must distribute at least 90% of our annual REIT taxable income, excluding net capital gains, (subject to 
certain adjustments) to our stockholders. To the extent that we satisfy the distribution requirement, but distribute less than 100% 
of our taxable income, we will be subject to federal corporate income tax on our undistributed taxable income. In addition, we 
will be subject to a 4% nondeductible excise tax if the actual amount that we pay out to our stockholders in a calendar year is 
less than a minimum amount specified under federal tax laws.

From time to time, we may generate taxable income greater than our net income for financial reporting purposes or our 
taxable  income  may  be  greater  than  our  cash  flow  available  for  distribution  to  stockholders.  If  we  do  not  have  other  funds 
available in these situations, we could be required to borrow funds, sell investments at disadvantageous prices, or find another 

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alternative source of funds to make distributions sufficient to enable us to pay out enough of our taxable income to satisfy the 
distribution requirement and to avoid corporate income tax and the 4% excise tax in a particular year. These alternatives could 
increase our costs or reduce the value of our equity.

We may elect to pay dividends on our common stock in cash or a combination of cash and shares of securities as permitted 
under  U.S.  federal  income  tax  laws  governing  REIT  distribution  requirements.  To  the  extent  that  we  make  distributions  in 
excess  of  our  current  and  accumulated  earnings  and  profits  (as  determined  for  U.S.  federal  income  tax  purposes),  such 
distributions would generally be considered a return of capital for U.S. federal income tax purposes to the extent of the holder’s 
adjusted tax basis in its shares. A return of capital is not taxable, but it has the effect of reducing the holder’s adjusted tax basis 
in its investment. To the extent that distributions exceed the adjusted tax basis of a holder’s shares, they will be treated as gain 
from the sale or exchange of such stock.

We may in the future choose to pay taxable dividends in our common stock instead of cash, in which case stockholders 
may sell our common stock to pay tax on such dividends, placing downward pressure on the market price of our common 
stock.

We may distribute taxable dividends that are payable in cash and common stock at the election of each stockholder subject 
to certain limitations, including that the cash portion be at least 20% of the total distribution (10% for distributions declared on 
or after November 1, 2021, and on or before June 30, 2022).

If we make a taxable dividend payable in cash and common stock, taxable stockholders receiving such dividends will be 
required to include the full amount of the dividend as ordinary income to the extent of our current and accumulated earnings 
and profits, as determined for U.S. federal income tax purposes. As a result, stockholders may be required to pay income tax 
with respect to such dividends in excess of the cash dividends received. If a U.S. stockholder sells the common stock that it 
receives as a dividend in order to pay this tax, the sales proceeds may be less than the amount included in income with respect 
to the dividend, depending on the market price of our common stock at the time of the sale. Furthermore, with respect to certain 
non-U.S. stockholders, we may be required to withhold U.S. federal income tax with respect to such dividends, including in 
respect of all or a portion of such dividend that is payable in common stock. If we made a taxable dividend payable in cash and 
our common stock and a significant number of our stockholders determine to sell shares of our common stock in order to pay 
taxes owed on dividends, it may put downward pressure on the trading price of our common stock. We do not currently intend 
to pay taxable dividends of our common stock and cash, although we may choose to do so in the future.

The prohibited transactions tax may limit our ability to dispose of our properties.

A REIT’s net income from prohibited transactions is subject to a 100% tax. In general, prohibited transactions are sales or 
other dispositions of property, other than foreclosure property, held primarily for sale to customers in the ordinary course of 
business. We may be subject to the prohibited transaction tax equal to 100% of net gain upon a disposition of real property. We 
may not be able to comply with the safe harbor to the characterization of the sale of real property by a REIT as a prohibited 
transaction. Consequently, we may choose not to engage in certain sales of our properties or we may conduct such sales through 
our TRS, which would be subject to federal and state income taxation.

The ability of our board of directors to revoke our REIT qualification without stockholder approval may cause adverse 

consequences to our stockholders.

Our charter provides that our board of directors may revoke or otherwise terminate our REIT election, without the approval 
of  our  stockholders,  if  it  determines  that  it  is  no  longer  in  our  best  interest  to  continue  to  qualify  as  a  REIT.  If  we  cease  to 
qualify as a REIT, we would become subject to U.S. federal and state and local income taxes on our taxable income and would 
no longer be required to distribute most of our taxable income to our stockholders, which may have adverse consequences on 
the total return received by our stockholders.

Dividends payable by REITs do not qualify for the reduced tax rates available for some dividends.

The maximum U.S. federal income tax rate applicable to “qualified dividend income” payable to U.S. stockholders that are 
taxed at individual rates is 20%. Dividends payable by REITs, however, generally are not eligible for this reduced maximum 
rate on qualified dividend income. However, under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, a non-corporate taxpayer may deduct 20% of 
ordinary  REIT  dividends  that  are  not  “capital  gain  dividends”  or  “qualified  dividend  income”  resulting  in  an  effective 
maximum U.S. federal income tax rate of 29.6%. Individuals, trusts and estates whose income exceeds certain thresholds are 
also subject to a 3.8% Medicare tax on dividends received from us. The more favorable rates applicable to regular corporate 
qualified dividends could cause investors who are taxed at individual rates to perceive investments in REITs to be relatively less 
attractive than investments in the stocks of non-REIT corporations that pay dividends, which could adversely affect the value of 
the shares of REITs, including our stock.

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We may be subject to adverse legislative or regulatory tax changes that could reduce the market price of our securities.

At  any  time,  the  U.S.  federal  income  tax  laws  governing  REITs  or  the  administrative  interpretations  of  those  laws  may 
be amended. We cannot predict when or if any new U.S. federal income tax law, regulation or administrative interpretation, or 
any  amendment  to  any  existing  U.S.  federal  income  tax  law,  regulation  or  administrative  interpretation,  will  be  adopted, 
promulgated  or  become  effective  and  any  such  law,  regulation,  or  interpretation  may  take  effect  retroactively.  We  and  our 
stockholders could be adversely affected by any such change in the U.S. federal income tax laws, regulations or administrative 
interpretations. It is possible that future legislation would result in a REIT having fewer advantages, and it could become more 
advantageous  for  a  company  that  invests  in  real  estate  to  elect  to  be  taxed,  for  U.S.  federal  income  tax  purposes,  as  a 
corporation.

If  our  operating  partnership  failed  to  qualify  as  a  partnership  for  U.S.  federal  income  tax  purposes,  we  would  cease  to 

qualify as a REIT and suffer other adverse consequences.

We  believe  that  our  operating  partnership  will  be  treated  as  a  partnership  for  U.S.  federal  income  tax  purposes.  As  a 
partnership,  our  operating  partnership  is  not  subject  to  U.S.  federal  income  tax  on  its  income.  Instead,  each  of  its  partners, 
including us, is allocated, and may be required to pay tax with respect to, its share of our operating partnership’s income. The 
IRS could challenge the status of our operating partnership or any other subsidiary partnership in which we own an interest as a 
partnership  for  U.S.  federal  income  tax  purposes,  and  a  court  could  sustain  such  a  challenge.  If  the  IRS  were  successful  in 
treating our operating partnership or any such other subsidiary partnership as an entity taxable as a corporation for U.S. federal 
income  tax  purposes,  we  would  fail  to  meet  the  gross  income  tests  and  certain  of  the  asset  tests  applicable  to  REITs  and, 
accordingly,  we  would  likely  cease  to  qualify  as  a  REIT.  Also,  the  failure  of  our  operating  partnership  or  any  subsidiary 
partnerships to qualify as a partnership could cause it to become subject to federal and state corporate income tax, which would 
reduce significantly the amount of cash available for debt service and for distribution to its partners, including us.

Note  that  although  partnerships  have  traditionally  not  been  subject  to  U.S.  federal  income  tax  at  the  entity  level  as 
described  above,  new  audit  rules,  effective  for  tax  years  ending  after  December  31,  2017,  will  generally  apply  to  the 
partnership. Under the new rules, unless an entity elects otherwise, taxes arising from audit adjustments are required to be paid 
by the entity rather than by its partners or members. We will have the authority to utilize, and intend to utilize, any exceptions 
available under the new provisions (including any changes) and Treasury Regulations so that the partners, to the fullest extent 
possible,  rather  than  the  partnership  itself,  will  be  liable  for  any  taxes  arising  from  audit  adjustments  to  the  issuing  entity’s 
taxable income. One such exception is to apply an elective alternative method under which the additional taxes resulting from 
the adjustment are assessed from the affected partners (often referred to as a “push-out election”), subject to a higher rate of 
interest than otherwise would apply. When a push-out election causes a partner that is itself a partnership to be assessed with its 
share of such additional taxes from the adjustment, such partnership may cause such additional taxes to be pushed out to its own 
partners.  In  addition,  Treasury  Regulations  provide  that  a  partner  that  is  a  REIT  may  be  able  to  use  deficiency  dividend 
procedures with respect to such adjustments. Many questions remain as to how the partnership audit rules will apply, and it is 
not clear at this time what effect these rules will have on us. However, it is possible that these changes could increase the U.S. 
federal  income  tax,  interest,  and/or  penalties  otherwise  borne  by  us  in  the  event  of  a  U.S.  federal  income  tax  audit  of  a 
subsidiary partnership (such as our operating partnership).

Qualifying as a REIT involves highly technical and complex provisions of the Code.

Qualification  as  a  REIT  involves  the  application  of  highly  technical  and  complex  Code  provisions  for  which,  in  certain 
instances, only limited judicial and administrative authorities exist. Even a technical or inadvertent violation could jeopardize 
our  REIT  qualification.  Our  qualification  as  a  REIT  will  depend  on  our  satisfaction  or  deemed  satisfaction  (through  the 
application of REIT “savings clauses”) of certain asset, income, organizational, distribution, stockholder ownership and other 
requirements  on  a  continuing  basis.  New  legislation,  court  decisions  or  administrative  guidance,  in  each  case  possibly  with 
retroactive effect, may make it more difficult or impossible for us to qualify as a REIT. 

Declines in the values of our investments may make it more difficult for us to maintain our qualification as a REIT or 

exemption from the Investment Company Act.

If the market value or income potential of real estate-related investments declines as a result of increased interest rates or 
other factors, we may need to increase our real estate-related investments and income or liquidate our non-qualifying assets in 
order to maintain our REIT qualification or exemption from the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Investment Company 
Act”). If the decline in real estate asset values and/or income occurs quickly, this may be especially difficult to accomplish. This 
difficulty  may  be  exacerbated  by  the  illiquid  nature  of  any  non-qualifying  assets  that  we  may  own.  We  may  have  to  make 
investment decisions that we otherwise would not make absent the REIT and Investment Company Act considerations.

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Risks Related to our Common Stock

Broad market fluctuations could negatively impact the market price of our stock.

The market price of our common stock may be volatile. In addition, the trading volume in our common stock may fluctuate 
and cause significant price variations to occur. Some of the factors that could affect our stock price or result in fluctuations in 
the price or trading volume of our common stock include:

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actual or anticipated variations in our quarterly operating results;

changes in our operations or earnings estimates or publication of research reports about us or the industry;

changes in market valuations of similar companies;

adverse market reaction to any increased indebtedness we incur in the future;

additions or departures of key management personnel;

actions by institutional stockholders;

failure to meet and maintain REIT qualification;

speculation in the press or investment community; and

general market and economic conditions.

In addition, the stock market has experienced price and volume fluctuations that have affected the market prices of many 
companies in industries similar or related to ours and may have been unrelated to operating performances of these companies. 
These broad market fluctuations could reduce the market price of our common stock. During the fiscal year ended December 
31, 2022, our high common stock price was $6.64 and the low common stock price was $3.41.

Future offerings of debt securities, which would be senior to our common stock upon liquidation, and future offerings of 
equity securities, which would dilute our existing stockholders and may be senior to our common stock for the purposes of 
dividend and liquidating distributions, may adversely affect the market price of our common stock.

In the future, we may attempt to increase our capital resources by making offerings of debt or equity securities, including 
commercial  paper,  medium-term  notes,  senior  or  subordinated  notes,  convertible  securities,  and  classes  of  preferred  stock  or 
common stock or classes of preferred units. Upon liquidation, holders of our debt securities and preferred stock or preferred 
units and lenders with respect to other borrowings will receive a distribution of our available assets prior to the holders of our 
common stock. Equity offerings may dilute the holdings of our existing stockholders or reduce the market price of our common 
stock, or both. Preferred stock and preferred units, if issued, could have a preference on liquidating distributions or a preference 
on  dividend  payments  that  could  limit  our  ability  to  make  a  distribution  to  the  holders  of  our  common  stock.  Because  our 
decision to issue securities in any future offering will depend on market conditions and other factors beyond our control, we 
cannot  predict  or  estimate  the  amount,  timing,  or  nature  of  our  future  offerings.  Thus,  our  stockholders  bear  the  risk  of  our 
future offerings reducing the market price of our securities and diluting their securities holdings in us.

The number of shares available for future sale could adversely affect the per share trading price of our common stock.

We cannot predict whether future issuances of shares of our common stock or the availability of shares for resale in the 
open market will decrease the per share trading price of our common stock. The issuance of substantial numbers of shares of 
our common stock in the public market, or upon exchange of common units of our operating partnership, or the perception that 
such  issuances  might  occur,  could  adversely  affect  the  per  share  trading  price  of  our  common  stock.  Sales  of  substantial 
amounts of shares of our common stock in the public market, or upon exchange of the common units, or speculation that such 
sales might occur, could adversely affect the liquidity of the market for our common stock or the prevailing market price of our 
common stock. In addition, the exchange of common units for common stock, the exercise of any stock options or the vesting 
of any restricted stock granted under the 2013 Equity Incentive Plan, the issuance of our common stock or common units in 
connection with property, portfolio or business acquisitions and other issuances of our common stock or common units could 
adversely  affect  the  market  price  of  our  common  stock.  Our  directors  and  executive  officers  own  common  units  in  our 
Company. Such common units may be redeemed by the holders for shares of our common stock on a one-for-one basis or, at 
our option, cash. The holders of these common units may sell shares issued to them, if any, upon redemption of the common 
units. So long as the holders of common units retain significant ownership in us and are able to sell such shares in the public 
markets, the market price of our common stock may be adversely affected. Moreover, the existence of shares of our common 
stock  reserved  for  issuance  as  restricted  shares  or  upon  exchange  of  options  or  redemption  of  common  units  may  adversely 

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affect the terms upon which we may be able to obtain additional capital through the sale of equity securities. Any future sales 
by us of our common stock or securities convertible into common stock may be dilutive to existing stockholders.

The market price of our common stock could be adversely affected by our level of cash distributions.

The market value of the equity securities of a REIT is based primarily upon the market’s perception of the REIT’s growth 
potential  and  its  current  and  potential  future  cash  distributions,  whether  from  operations,  sales  or  refinancings,  and  is 
secondarily based upon the real estate market value of the underlying assets. For that reason, our common stock may trade at 
prices that are higher or lower than our net asset value per share. To the extent we retain operating cash flow for investment 
purposes, working capital reserves or other purposes, these retained funds, while increasing the value of our underlying assets, 
may not correspondingly increase the market price of our common stock. Our failure to meet the market’s expectations with 
regard to future earnings and cash distributions likely would adversely affect the market price of our common stock. 

Our stock repurchase program could increase the volatility of the price of our common stock.

Our board of directors has approved a share repurchase program under which we may purchase up to $25 million of our 
common stock from time to time. The specific timing, manner, price, amount and other terms of the repurchases, if any, will be 
at management’s discretion and will depend on market conditions, corporate and regulatory requirements and other factors. We 
are  not  required  to  repurchase  shares  under  the  repurchase  program,  and  the  board  of  directors  may  modify,  suspend  or 
terminate  the  repurchase  program  at  any  time  for  any  reason.  As  of  March  8,  2023,  we  have  completed  the  $25.0  million 
repurchase authorization. We cannot predict the impact that future repurchases, if any, of our common stock under this program 
will have on our stock price or earnings per share. Important factors that could cause us to discontinue or decrease our share 
repurchases include, among others, unfavorable market conditions, the market price of our common stock, the nature of other 
investment  or  strategic  opportunities  presented  to  us  from  time  to  time,  the  rate  of  dilution  of  our  equity  compensation 
programs, our ability to make appropriate, timely, and beneficial decisions as to when, how, and whether to purchase shares 
under  the  stock  repurchase  program,  and  the  availability  of  funds  necessary  to  continue  purchasing  stock.  If  we  curtail  our 
repurchase program, our stock price may be negatively affected.

Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments

None.

Item 2. Properties

Offices

We lease our headquarters located at 14185 Dallas Parkway, Suite 1200, Dallas, Texas 75254.

Hotel Properties

As  of  December  31,  2022,  we  held  ownership  interests  in  16  hotel  properties  that  were  included  in  our  consolidated 
operations, which included direct ownership in 14 hotel properties and 75% ownership in two hotel properties through equity 
investments with our partner. Fourteen of our hotel properties are located in the United States, one is located in Puerto Rico, 
one  is  located  in  the  U.S.  Virgin  Islands.  As  of  December  31,  2022,  all  16  hotel  properties  were  encumbered  by  loans  as 
described in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Indebtedness.”

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Hotel Properties

The following table presents certain information related to our hotel properties:

Hotel Property

Location

Total Rooms

% Owned

Owned Rooms

Occupancy

ADR

RevPAR

Year Ended December 31, 2022

Fee Simple Properties

Capital Hilton............................................................ Washington, D.C.

Marriott Seattle Waterfront ......................................

Seattle, WA

The Notary Hotel ......................................................

Philadelphia, PA

The Clancy ................................................................

San Francisco, CA

Sofitel Chicago Magnificent Mile............................. Chicago, IL

Pier House Resort & Spa .......................................... Key West, FL

The Ritz-Carlton St. Thomas  ...................................

St. Thomas, USVI

Park Hyatt Beaver Creek Resort & Spa .................... Beaver Creek, CO

Hotel Yountville........................................................ Yountville, CA

The Ritz-Carlton Sarasota.........................................
Sarasota, FL 
The Ritz-Carlton Lake Tahoe (1) ............................... Truckee, CA
Mr. C Beverly Hills Hotel (2)..................................... Los Angeles, CA
The Ritz-Carlton Reserve Dorado Beach (3) .............. Dorado, Puerto Rico
Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale (4) ............................
Ground Lease Properties (5)
Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines (6) ................................. La Jolla, CA
Bardessono Hotel and Spa (7) .................................... Yountville, CA

Scottsdale, AZ

Total ......................................................................

550 

361 

499 

410 

415 

142 

180 

190 

80 

276 

170 

143 

96 

210 

394 

65 

4,181 

 75 %  

 100 %  

 100 %  

 100 %  

 100 %  

 100 %  

 100 %  

 100 %  

 100 %  

 100 %  

 100 %  

 100 %  

 100 %

 100 %

 75 %  

 100 %  

413 

361 

499 

410 

415 

142 

180 

190 

80 

276 

170 

143 

96

210

 65.17 % $  228.36  $ 

148.82 

 56.88 %  

286.14 

 55.92 %  

218.34 

 70.05 %  

298.91 

 65.36 %  

250.78 

 74.81 %  

707.12 

 73.81 %   1,204.88 

 60.58 %  

601.05 

 54.06 %  

906.82 

 74.47 %  

617.66 

 57.60 %  

736.50 

 74.26 %  

347.57 

162.75 

122.10 

209.38 

163.92 

529.03 

889.30 

364.13 

490.21 

459.97 

424.40 

258.10 

 63.53 %   1,928.50 

1,225.27 

 45.15 %   1,056.99 

477.19 

296 

65 

3,946 

 77.25 %  

250.95 

 63.96 %   1,257.56 

193.87 

804.31 

 65.62 % $  451.56  $ 

296.30 

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(1)  The above information does not include the operations of the voluntary rental program with respect to condominium units not owned by the Company.
(2) 
(3)  The above information does not include the operations of the voluntary rental program with respect to residential units not owned by the Company. The 

Includes 138 hotel rooms and five residences adjacent to the hotel.

results of the hotel are included from March 11, 2022 through December 31, 2022.
(4)  The results of the hotel are included from December 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022.
(5)  Some of our hotel properties are on land subject to ground leases, two of which cover the entire property.
(6)  The ground lease expires in 2067. The ground lease contains one extension option of either 10 or 20 years dependent upon capital investment spend during 

the lease term.

(7)  The initial ground lease expires in 2065. The ground lease contains two 25-year extension options, at our election.

Item 3. Legal Proceedings

On October 24, 2019, the Company provided notice to Accor of the material breach of Accor’s responsibilities under the 
Accor  management  agreement  for  the  Sofitel  Chicago  Magnificent  Mile  at  20  East  Chestnut  Street  in  Chicago,  Illinois.  On 
November 7, 2019, Accor filed a complaint against Ashford TRS Chicago II in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, 
New York County, seeking a declaratory judgment that no breach under the Accor management agreement has occurred and an 
injunction  to  prevent  Ashford  TRS  Chicago  II  from  terminating  the  Accor  management  agreement.  Accor’s  complaint  was 
dismissed on or about February 27, 2020. On January 6, 2020, Ashford TRS Chicago II filed a complaint against Accor in the 
Supreme Court of the State of New York, New York County, alleging breach of the Accor management agreement and seeking 
damages  and  a  declaration  of  its  right  to  terminate  the  Accor  management  agreement.  On  July  20,  2020,  Accor  filed  an 
Amended  Answer  and  Counterclaims  against  Ashford  TRS  Chicago  II,  in  which  Accor  asserted  two  causes  of  action:  First, 
Accor  asserted  a  counterclaim  for  declaratory  judgment  that  Accor  correctly  calculated  the  amount  payable  to  Ashford  TRS 
Chicago II under the Accor management agreement to “cure” Accor’s performance test failure (the “Cure Amount”). Second, 
Accor asserted a counterclaim for breach of contract alleging that Ashford TRS Chicago II breached the Accor management 
agreement  by  wrongfully  maintaining  that  the  Cure  Amount  for  the  2018  and  2019  Performance  Test  failure  is  $1,031,549 
instead of $535,120. On February 16, 2022, the parties entered into a settlement agreement agreeing to: 1) amend the Accor 
management agreement; 2) dismiss the lawsuit and counterclaims; 3) stipulate to the failure of the performance tests and cure 
amounts for 2018 of $867,682 and 2019 of $784,919; and 4) arbitrate whether the performance tests for 2020 and 2021 were 
valid  and/or  required  equitable  adjustment.  On  February  23,  2022,  Ashford  TRS  Chicago  II  and  Accor  filed  a  stipulation  of 
discontinuance dismissing all claims, counterclaims, and cross-claims in the January 6, 2020 action with prejudice. Arbitration 
occurred  on  October  12  and  13,  2022.  The  arbitrator  returned  his  decision  on  November  21,  2022,  and  the  decision  did  not 
result in any additional amounts being owed to, or payable by, the Company. As a result of the settlement related to the 2018 
performance test failure, the Company recorded a gain of approximately $868,000 in 2022, that is recorded as a reduction of 
management fees and included in “management fees” on the Company’s consolidated statement of operations.

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On December 20, 2016, a class action lawsuit was filed against one of the Company’s hotel management companies in the 
Superior  Court  of  the  State  of  California  in  and  for  the  County  of  Contra  Costa  alleging  violations  of  certain  California 
employment laws, which class action affects two hotels owned by subsidiaries of the Company. The court has entered an order 
granting class certification with respect to: (1) a statewide class of non-exempt employees of our manager who were allegedly 
deprived of rest breaks as a result of our manager’s previous written policy requiring its employees to stay on premises during 
rest breaks; and (2) a derivative class of non-exempt former employees of our manager who were not paid for allegedly missed 
breaks upon separation from employment. Notices to potential class members were sent out on February 2, 2021. Potential class 
members  had  until  April  4,  2021  to  opt  out  of  the  class;  however,  the  total  number  of  employees  in  the  class  has  not  been 
definitively determined and is the subject of continuing discovery. While we believe it is reasonably possible that we may incur 
a loss associated with this litigation, because there remains uncertainty under California law with respect to a significant legal 
issue, discovery relating to class members continues, and the trial judge retains discretion to award lower penalties than set forth 
in the applicable California employment laws, we do not believe any potential loss to the Company is reasonably estimable at 
this time. As of December 31, 2022, no amounts have been accrued.

We  are  also  engaged  in  other  legal  proceedings  that  have  arisen  but  have  not  been  fully  adjudicated.  To  the  extent  the 
claims giving rise to these legal proceedings are not covered by insurance, they relate to the following general types of claims: 
employment  matters,  tax  matters  and  matters  relating  to  compliance  with  applicable  law  (for  example,  the  ADA  and  similar 
state  laws).  The  likelihood  of  loss  from  these  legal  proceedings  is  based  on  the  definitions  within  contingency  accounting 
literature. We recognize a loss when we believe the loss is both probable and reasonably estimable. Based on the information 
available  to  us  relating  to  these  legal  proceedings  and/or  our  experience  in  similar  legal  proceedings,  we  do  not  believe  the 
ultimate  resolution  of  these  proceedings,  either  individually  or  in  the  aggregate,  will  have  a  material  adverse  effect  on  our 
consolidated financial position, results of operations, or cash flow. However, our assessment may change depending upon the 
development of these legal proceedings, and the final results of these legal proceedings cannot be predicted with certainty. If we 
do not prevail in one or more of these legal matters, and the associated realized losses exceed our current estimates of the range 
of  potential  losses,  our  consolidated  financial  position,  results  of  operations,  or  cash  flows  could  be  materially  adversely 
affected in future periods.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

None.

PART II

Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

Market Price and Dividend Information

Our common stock is listed and traded on the NYSE under the symbol “BHR.” On March 8, 2023, there were 601 holders 

of record.

Distributions and Our Distribution Policy

The board of directors declared cash dividends on the Company’s 5.5% Series B Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock, 
8.25% Series D Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series E Redeemable Preferred Stock and Series M Redeemable Preferred Stock 
for  the  quarters  ending  March  30,  2022,  June  30,  2022,  September  30,  2022,  December  31,  2022  and  March  31,  2023  in 
amounts that such holders of our preferred stock are entitled to received. We did not pay dividends on our common stock in 
fiscal years 2020 and 2021. In March 2022, the board of directors approved an update to our previously announced dividend 
policy for 2022 to revise our then-expectation to pay a quarterly dividend of $0.01 per share of common stock during 2022. Our 
board  of  directors  declared  a  quarterly  cash  dividend  of  $0.01  per  diluted  share  for  the  Company’s  common  stock  for  the 
quarters ended March 30, 2022, June 30, 2022 and September 30, 2022. On December 8, 2022, our board of directors increased 
the  quarterly  cash  dividend  from  $0.01  per  diluted  share  to  $0.05  per  diluted  share  beginning  with  the  Company’s  common 
stock dividend for the fourth quarter of 2022 and approved the Company’s dividend policy for 2023. The Company expects to 
pay  a  quarterly  cash  dividend  of  $0.05  per  share  for  the  Company’s  common  stock  for  2023,  or  $0.20  per  share  on  an 
annualized basis. The approval of our dividend policy does not commit our board of directors to declare future dividends with 
respect  to  any  quantity  or  the  amount  thereof.  The  board  will  continue  to  review  its  dividend  policy  on  a  quarter-to-quarter 
basis. 

To qualify as a REIT, we must distribute to our stockholders an amount at least equal to:

(i) 90% of our REIT taxable income, determined before the deduction for dividends paid and excluding any net capital 

gain (which does not necessarily equal net income as calculated in accordance with GAAP); plus

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(ii) 90% of the excess of our net income from foreclosure property over the tax imposed on such income by the Code; less

(iii) any excess non-cash income (as determined under the Code).

Distributions made by us are authorized and determined by our board of directors in its sole discretion out of funds legally 
available therefor and are dependent upon a number of factors, including restrictions under applicable law, actual and projected 
financial condition, liquidity, EBITDA, FFO and results of operations, the revenue we actually receive from our properties, our 
operating  expenses,  our  debt  service  requirements,  our  capital  expenditures,  prohibitions  and  other  limitations  under  our 
financing  arrangements,  our  REIT  taxable  income,  the  annual  REIT  distribution  requirements  and  such  other  factors  as  our 
board of directors deems relevant. For more information regarding risk factors that could materially and adversely affect our 
ability to make distributions. See “Risk Factors-Risks Related to Our Status as a REIT.” We expect that, at least initially, our 
distributions may exceed our net income under GAAP because of non-cash expenses included in net income. To the extent that 
our cash available for distribution is less than 90% of our REIT taxable income, we may consider various means to cover any 
such  shortfall,  including  borrowing  under  new  loans,  selling  certain  of  our  assets  or  using  a  portion  of  the  net  proceeds  we 
receive from future offerings of equity, equity-related or debt securities or declaring taxable stock dividends. In addition, our 
charter  allows  us  to  issue  preferred  stock  that  could  have  a  preference  on  distributions,  and,  if  we  elect  such  issuance,  the 
distribution preference on the preferred stock could limit our ability to make distributions to the holders of our common stock. 
We cannot assure our stockholders that our distribution policy will not change in the future.

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Characterization of Distributions

For income tax purposes, distributions paid consist of ordinary income or capital gains. Distributions paid per share were 

characterized as follows:

2022

2021

2020

Amount

%

Amount

%

Amount

%

Common Stock (cash):

Ordinary taxable dividend..................................... $  0.0300  (1)
Capital gain distribution........................................
Unrecaptured 1250 gain ........................................
Return of capital ....................................................

— 
— 
— 
Total ................................................................. $  0.0300 

 100.0000 % $ 
 — 
 — 
 — 
 100.0000 % $ 

Preferred Stock – Series B:

Ordinary taxable dividend..................................... $  1.3752  (1)
Capital gain distribution........................................
Unrecaptured 1250 gain ........................................
Return of capital ....................................................

— 
— 
— 
Total ................................................................. $  1.3752 

Preferred Stock – Series D:

Ordinary taxable dividend..................................... $  2.0624  (1)
Capital gain distribution........................................
Unrecaptured 1250 gain ........................................
Return of capital ....................................................

— 
— 
— 
Total ................................................................. $  2.0624 

Preferred Stock – Series E:

Ordinary taxable dividend..................................... $  1.9732  (1) (2)
Capital gain distribution........................................
Unrecaptured 1250 gain ........................................
Return of capital ....................................................

— 
— 
— 
Total ................................................................. $  1.9732 

Preferred Stock – Series M (CUSIP #10482B705):
Ordinary taxable dividend.....................................
Capital gain distribution........................................
Unrecaptured 1250 gain ........................................
Return of capital ....................................................

  2.0621  (1) (2)
— 
— 

Preferred Stock – Series M (CUSIP #10482B887):
Ordinary taxable dividend.....................................
Capital gain distribution........................................
Unrecaptured 1250 gain ........................................
Return of capital ....................................................

  2.0538  (1) (2)
— 
— 
— 
Total ................................................................. $  2.0538 

Preferred Stock – Series M (CUSIP #10482B796, 
10482B861, 10482B770 and 10482B846):

Total ................................................................. $  2.0621 

 100.0000 % $  0.6832 

— 
— 
— 
— 
— 

— 
— 
— 

— 
— 
— 

— 
— 
— 

— 
— 
— 

— 
— 
— 

 100.0000 % $ 
 — 
 — 
 — 

  1.3752  (1)

 100.0000 % $  1.3752 

 100.0000 % $ 
 — 
 — 
 — 

  2.0624  (1)

 100.0000 % $  2.0624 

 100.0000 %  
 — 
 — 
 — 

  0.8330  (1)

 100.0000 % $  0.8330 

 100.0000 %  
 — 
 — 
 — 

  0.6832  (1)

 100.0000 %  
 — 
 — 
 — 

  0.6832  (1)

 100.0000 % $  0.6832 

 — % $ 
 — 
 — 
 — 
 — % $  0.1600 

— 
— 
— 
0.1600  (1)

 — %
 — 
 — 
 100.0000 
 100.0000 %

 — % $ 
 — 
 — 
 100.0000 
 100.0000 % $  1.3752 

— 
— 
— 
1.3752  (1)

 — %
 — 
 — 
 100.0000 
 100.0000 %

 — % $ 
 — 
 — 
 100.0000 
 100.0000 % $  2.0624 

— 
— 
— 
2.0624  (1)

 — %
 — 
 — 
 100.0000 
 100.0000 %

 — 
 — 
 — 
 100.0000 
 100.0000 % $ 

 — 
 — 
 — 
 100.0000 
 100.0000 % $ 

 — 
 — 
 — 
 100.0000 
 100.0000 % $ 

— 
— 
— 
— 
— 

— 
— 
— 
— 
— 

— 
— 
— 
— 
— 

— 
— 
— 
— 
— 

 — 
 — 
 — 
 — 
 — %

 — 
 — 
 — 
 — 
 — %

 — 
 — 
 — 
 — 
 — %

 — 
 — 
 — 
 — 
 — %

Ordinary taxable dividend.....................................
Capital gain distribution........................................
Unrecaptured 1250 gain ........................................
Return of capital ....................................................

  1.8788  (1) (2)
— 
— 
— 
Total ................................................................. $  1.8788 

 100.0000 %  
 — 
 — 
 — 
 100.0000 % $ 

— 
— 
— 
— 
— 

 — 
 — 
 — 
 — 
 — % $ 

____________________
(1)

The  fourth  quarter  2019  distributions  paid  January  15,  2020  to  stockholders  of  record  as  of  December  31,  2019  are  treated  as  2020 
distributions for tax purposes. The fourth quarter 2020 distributions paid January 15, 2021 to stockholders of record as of December 31, 
2020 are treated as 2021 distributions for tax purposes. The fourth quarter 2021 distributions paid January 18, 2022 to stockholders of 
record  as  of  December  31,  2021  are  treated  as  2022  distributions  for  tax  purposes.  The  distributions  paid  January  17,  2023  to 
stockholders of record as of December 30, 2022 are treated as 2023 distributions for tax purposes.

(2) Distributions per share reflects the annual rate per share for distributions reportable in 2022.

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Equity Compensation Plan Information

The following table sets forth certain information with respect to securities authorized and available for issuance under our 

equity compensation plans.

Equity compensation plans approved by security holders........
Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders .
Total.............................................................................

Number of Securities to 
be Issued Upon
 Exercise of 
Outstanding Options, 
Warrants and Rights (1)
972,728
None
972,728

Weighted-Average 
Exercise Price Of 
Outstanding 
Options, Warrants, 
And Rights
N/A
N/A
N/A

Number of
 Securities 
Remaining 
Available for 
Future Issuance
1,469,068 
None
1,469,068 

(2)

____________________
(1)   Consists of rights to acquire our common stock subject to the satisfaction of service and or performance vesting conditions (with the 
amount shown assuming the maximum level of performance under the 2021 and 2022 PSU awards). The number of shares subject to 
issuance under the PSUs (if any) will depend on the ultimate actual performance level, and the Company in its discretion may settle the 
2022 PSUs in cash rather than shares of common stock.

(2)   As of December 31, 2022, approximately 1,469,000 shares of our common stock, or securities convertible into approximately 1.5 million
shares of our common stock, remained available for issuance under our 2013 Equity Incentive Plan. On February 23, 2021, the board of 
directors terminated the Advisor Equity Incentive Plan. 1.6 million shares of common stock reserved pursuant with the Advisor Incentive 
Plan were never utilized (and no shares were ever issued thereunder). Following the termination of the Advisor Equity Incentive Plan, no 
shares may be issued thereunder.

Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer

On  December  7,  2022,  our  board  of  directors  approved  a  new  stock  repurchase  program  pursuant  to  which  the  board 
granted  a  repurchase  authorization  to  acquire  shares  of  the  Company’s  common  stock,  par  value  $0.01  per  share,  having  an 
aggregate value of up to $25 million. The Board’s authorization replaced any previous repurchase authorizations.

During the year ended December 31, 2022, we repurchased 1.5 million shares of our common stock for approximately $6.1 
million. Subsequent to December 31, 2022, the Company repurchased approximately 3.9 million shares of its common stock for 
approximately  $18.9  million.  The  Company  repurchased  approximately  5.4  million  shares  of  its  common  stock  for 
approximately $25.0 million and has completed the $25.0 million repurchase authorization.

The following table provides the information with respect to purchases of our common stock during each of the months in 

the quarter ended December 31, 2022:

Period

Common stock:

Total Number 
of Shares 
Purchased

Average 
Price Paid 
Per Share

Total Number of 
Shares Purchased as 
Part of a Publicly 
Announced Plan 

Maximum Dollar Value of 
Shares That May Yet Be 
Purchased Under the Plan

October 1 to October 31....................
November 1 to November 30............
December 1 to December 31.............
Total ................................................

$ 
12,597 
342 
$ 
1,524,346  (1) $ 
$ 
1,537,285 

—  (2)
—  (2)

4.04 
4.04 

—  $ 
—  $ 
1,511,044  $ 
1,511,044 

50,000,000 
50,000,000 
18,897,710 

__________________
(1)

Includes 13,302 shares in December that were withheld to cover tax-withholding requirements related to the vesting of restricted shares 
of our common stock issued to employees of our advisor pursuant to the Company’s stockholder-approved stock incentive plan.

(2)

There is no cost associated with the forfeiture of restricted shares of 12,597 and 342 of our common stock in October and November, 
respectively.

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Performance Graph

The following graph compares the percentage change in the cumulative total stockholder return on our common stock with 
the cumulative total return of the S&P 500 Stock Index and the FTSE NAREIT Lodging & Resorts Index for the period from 
December 31, 2017 through December 31, 2022, assuming an initial investment of $100 in stock on December 31, 2016 with 
reinvestment of dividends. The NAREIT Lodging Resorts Index is not a published index; however, we believe the companies 
included in this index provide a representative example of enterprises in the lodging resort line of business in which we engage. 
Stockholders  who  wish  to  request  a  list  of  companies  in  the  FTSE  NAREIT  Lodging  &  Resorts  Index  may  send  written 
requests  to  Braemar  Hotels  &  Resorts  Inc.,  Attention:  Investor  Relations,  14185  Dallas  Parkway,  Suite  1200,  Dallas,  Texas 
75254.

The stock price performance shown below on the graph is not necessarily indicative of future stock price performance.

COMPARISON OF 5 YEAR CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN
Among Braemar Hotels & Resorts Inc., the S&P Index and the FTSE NAREIT Lodging & Resorts Index

200

175

150

125

100

75

50

25

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

Braemar Hotels & Resorts Inc.

S&P 500

FTSE NAREIT Lodging & Resorts

Item 6. Reserved

Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The following Management’s Discussion and Analysis (“MD&A”) is intended to help the reader understand our results of 
operations and financial condition. This MD&A is provided as a supplement to, and should be read in conjunction with, our 
audited  consolidated  financial  statements  and  the  accompanying  notes  thereto  included  in  Item  8.  In  addition  to  historical 
financial  information,  the  following  discussion  and  analysis  contains  forward-looking  statements  that  involve  risks, 
uncertainties  and  assumptions.  Our  results  and  the  timing  of  selected  events  may  differ  materially  from  those  anticipated  in 
these  forward-looking  statements  as  a  result  of  many  factors,  including  those  discussed  under  “Item  1A.  Risk  Factors”  and 
elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. See “Forward-Looking Statements.”

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This  section  of  this  Form  10-K  generally  discusses  2022  and  2021  items  and  year-to-year  comparisons  between  2022 
and 2021. Discussions of 2020 items and year-to-year comparisons between 2021 and 2020 that are not included in this Form 
10-K can be found in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in Part II, 
Item 7 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021.

Overview

We  are  a  Maryland  corporation  formed  in  April  2013  that  invests  primarily  in  high  revenue  per  available  room 
(“RevPAR”),  luxury  hotels  and  resorts.  High  RevPAR,  for  purposes  of  our  investment  strategy,  means  RevPAR  of  at  least 
twice the then-current U.S. national average RevPAR for all hotels as determined by STR, LLC. Two times the U.S. national 
average was $187 for the year ended December 31, 2022. We have elected to be taxed as a REIT under the Code. We conduct 
our business and own substantially all of our assets through our operating partnership, Braemar OP.

We  operate  in  the  direct  hotel  investment  segment  of  the  hotel  lodging  industry.  As  of  December  31,  2022,  we  owned 
interests in 16 hotel properties in seven states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands with 
4,181  total  rooms,  or  3,946  net  rooms,  excluding  those  attributable  to  our  joint  venture  partner.  The  hotel  properties  in  our 
current  portfolio  are  predominantly  located  in  U.S.  urban  markets  and  resort  locations  with  favorable  growth  characteristics 
resulting from multiple demand generators. We own 14 of our hotel properties directly, and the remaining two hotel properties 
through an investment in a majority-owned consolidated entity.

We are advised by Ashford LLC, a subsidiary of Ashford Inc., through an advisory agreement. All of the hotel properties 
in our portfolio are currently asset-managed by Ashford LLC. We do not have any employees. All of the services that might be 
provided by employees are provided to us by Ashford LLC.

We do not operate any of our hotel properties directly; instead we employ hotel management companies to operate them 
for us under management contracts. As of December 31, 2022, Remington Hotels, a subsidiary of Ashford Inc., managed four 
of our 16 hotel properties. Third-party management companies managed the remaining hotel properties.

Ashford  Inc.  also  provides  other  products  and  services  to  us  or  our  hotel  properties  through  certain  entities  in  which 
Ashford  Inc.  has  an  ownership  interest.  These  products  and  services  include,  but  are  not  limited  to  design  and  construction 
services, debt placement and related services, broker-dealer and distribution services, audio visual services, real estate advisory 
and  brokerage  services,  insurance  claims  services,  hypoallergenic  premium  rooms,  watersport  activities,  travel/transportation 
services and mobile key technology.

Recent Developments

In  September  2022,  given  the  recent  increases  in  interest  rates  on  short-term  U.S.  Treasury  securities,  the  independent 
members  of  our  board  of  directors  approved  the  engagement  of  our  Advisor  to  actively  manage  and  invest  the  Company’s 
excess  cash  in  short-term  U.S.  Treasury  securities  (the  “Cash  Management  Strategy”).  As  consideration  for  the  Advisor’s 
services  under  this  engagement,  the  Company  will  pay  the  Advisor  an  annual  fee  equal  to  the  lesser  of  (i)  20  basis  points 
(0.20%) of the average daily balance of the Company’s excess cash invested by the Advisor and (ii) the actual rate of return 
realized by the Cash Management Strategy (the “Cash Management Fee”); provided that in no event will the Cash Management 
Fee  be  less  than  zero.  The  Cash  Management  Fee  will  be  calculated  and  payable  monthly  in  arrears.  Investment  of  the 
Company’s excess cash pursuant to the Cash Management Strategy commenced in October 2022.

On December 1, 2022, the Company acquired a 100% interest in the 210-room Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale at Troon 

North for $267.8 million in cash. 

On December 7, 2022, our board of directors approved a new stock repurchase program pursuant to which the board of 
directors  granted  a  repurchase  authorization  to  acquire  shares  of  the  Company’s  common  stock,  par  value  $0.01  per  share, 
having  an  aggregate  value  of  up  to  $25  million.  The  board  of  director’s  authorization  replaced  any  previous  repurchase 
authorizations.  During  the  year  ended  December  31,  2022,  we  repurchased  1.5  million  shares  of  our  common  stock  for 
approximately $6.1 million. Subsequent to December 31, 2022, the Company repurchased approximately 3.9 million shares of 
its common stock for approximately $18.9 million. The Company repurchased approximately 5.4 million shares of its common 
stock for approximately $25.0 million and has completed the $25.0 million repurchase authorization.

On December 23, 2022, we entered into a $100 million mortgage loan, secured by the Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale at 
Troon  North.  The  mortgage  loan  has  a  three-year  initial  term  and  two  one-year  extension  options,  subject  to  satisfaction  of 
certain conditions. The mortgage loan is interest only and bears interest at a rate of SOFR + 3.75% with a SOFR floor of 1.00%.

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On January 18, 2023, the Company paid off its existing mortgage loan associated with the Ritz-Carlton Reserve Dorado 

Beach. Prior to the pay-off, the mortgage loan had an outstanding balance of $54 million.

On  February  24,  2023,  at  the  option  of  Mr.  Monty  J.  Bennett,  Mr.  Bennett’s  169,523  vested  LTIP  units  that  achieved 
economic parity with his common units were redeemed for common units on a one-for-one basis. On February 24, 2023, the 
Company  received  a  Notice  of  Exercise  of  Redemption  Right  (the  “Redemption  Notice”),  pursuant  to  which  Mr.  Bennett 
elected to redeem the common units and such redemption was settled in cash at the Company’s election based on the average of 
the  closing  price  of  the  Company’s  common  stock  for  the  ten  consecutive  trading  days  ending  on  February  23,  2023. 
Additionally, on February 24, 2023, Mr. Bennett elected to redeem an additional 1,254,254 common units and following receipt 
of the Redemption Notice, such redemption was settled in cash at the Company’s election at a price per common unit based on 
the average of the closing price of the Company’s common stock for the ten consecutive trading days ending on February 23, 
2023.  The  cash  redemption  for  the  1,423,777  common  units  totaled  approximately  $7.0  million.  Additionally,  based  on 
information previously reported by Mr. Bennett in a Form 4 filed on March 1, 2023, Mr. Bennett subsequently sold 417,491 
shares of common stock beneficially owned by him into the public markets.

Key Indicators of Operating Performance

We  use  a  variety  of  operating  and  other  information  to  evaluate  the  operating  performance  of  our  business.  These  key 
indicators include financial information that is prepared in accordance with GAAP as well as other financial measures that are 
non-GAAP measures. In addition, we use other information that may not be financial in nature, including statistical information 
and comparative data. We use this information to measure the operating performance of our individual hotels, groups of hotels 
and/or  business  as  a  whole.  We  also  use  these  metrics  to  evaluate  the  hotels  in  our  portfolio  and  potential  acquisitions  to 
determine  each  hotel’s  contribution  to  cash  flow  and  its  potential  to  provide  attractive  long-term  total  returns.  These  key 
indicators include:

•

•

•

Occupancy. Occupancy means the total number of hotel rooms sold in a given period divided by the total number of 
rooms available. Occupancy measures the utilization of our hotels’ available capacity. We use occupancy to measure 
demand at a specific hotel or group of hotels in a given period.

ADR.  ADR  means  average  daily  rate  and  is  calculated  by  dividing  total  hotel  rooms  revenues  by  total  number  of 
rooms sold in a given period. ADR measures average room price attained by a hotel and ADR trends provide useful 
information concerning the pricing environment and the nature of the customer base of a hotel or group of hotels. We 
use ADR to assess the pricing levels that we are able to generate.

RevPAR.  RevPAR  means  revenue  per  available  room  and  is  calculated  by  multiplying  ADR  by  the  average  daily 
occupancy.  RevPAR  is  one  of  the  commonly  used  measures  within  the  hotel  industry  to  evaluate  hotel  operations. 
RevPAR does not include revenues from food and beverage sales or parking, telephone or other non-rooms revenues 
generated by the property. Although RevPAR does not include these ancillary revenues, it is generally considered the 
leading indicator of core revenues for many hotels. We also use RevPAR to compare the results of our hotels between 
periods  and  to  analyze  results  of  our  comparable  hotels  (comparable  hotels  represent  hotels  we  have  owned  for  the 
entire period). RevPAR improvements attributable to increases in occupancy are generally accompanied by increases 
in most categories of variable operating costs. RevPAR improvements attributable to increases in ADR are generally 
accompanied by increases in limited categories of operating costs, such as management fees and franchise fees.

RevPAR changes that are primarily driven by changes in occupancy have different implications for overall revenues and 
profitability than changes that are driven primarily by changes in ADR. For example, an increase in occupancy at a hotel would 
lead to additional variable operating costs (including housekeeping services, utilities and room supplies) and could also result in 
increased  other  operating  department  revenue  and  expense.  Changes  in  ADR  typically  have  a  greater  impact  on  operating 
margins and profitability as they do not have a substantial effect on variable operating costs.

Occupancy,  ADR  and  RevPAR  are  commonly  used  measures  within  the  lodging  industry  to  evaluate  operating 
performance. RevPAR is an important statistic for monitoring operating performance at the individual hotel level and across our 
entire business. We evaluate individual hotel RevPAR performance on an absolute basis with comparisons to budget and prior 
periods, as well as on a regional and company-wide basis. ADR and RevPAR include only rooms revenue. Rooms revenue is 
dictated by demand (as measured by occupancy), pricing (as measured by ADR) and our available supply of hotel rooms.

We also use funds from operations (“FFO”), Adjusted FFO, earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization 
for real estate (“EBITDAre”) and Adjusted EBITDAre as measures of the operating performance of our business. See “Non-
GAAP Financial Measures.”

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Principal Factors Affecting Our Results of Operations

The  principal  factors  affecting  our  operating  results  include  overall  demand  for  hotel  rooms  compared  to  the  supply  of 
available  hotel  rooms,  and  the  ability  of  our  third-party  management  companies  to  increase  or  maintain  revenues  while 
controlling expenses.

Demand.  The  demand  for  lodging,  including  business  travel,  is  directly  correlated  to  the  overall  economy;  as  GDP 
increases, lodging demand typically increases. Historically, periods of declining demand are followed by extended periods of 
relatively strong demand, which typically occurs during the growth phase of the lodging cycle.

Supply. The development of new hotels is driven largely by construction costs, the availability of financing and expected 
performance  of  existing  hotels.  Short-term  supply  is  also  expected  to  be  below  long-term  averages.  While  the  industry  is 
expected to have supply growth below historical averages, we may experience supply growth, in certain markets, in excess of 
national averages that may negatively impact performance.

We  expect  that  our  ADR,  occupancy  and  RevPAR  performance  will  be  impacted  by  macroeconomic  factors  such  as 
national  and  local  employment  growth,  personal  income  and  corporate  earnings,  GDP,  consumer  confidence,  office  vacancy 
rates  and  business  relocation  decisions,  airport  and  other  business  and  leisure  travel,  new  hotel  construction,  the  pricing 
strategies of competitors and currency fluctuations. In addition, our ADR, occupancy and RevPAR performance are dependent 
on the continued success of the Marriott, Hilton, Four Seasons, Hyatt and Sofitel brands.

Revenue. Substantially all of our revenue is derived from the operation of hotels. Specifically, our revenue is comprised of:

•

•

•

Rooms  revenue:  Occupancy  and  ADR  are  the  major  drivers  of  rooms  revenue.  Rooms  revenue  accounts  for  the 
substantial majority of our total revenue.

Food and beverage revenue: Occupancy and the type of customer staying at the hotel are the major drivers of food and 
beverage revenue (i.e., group business typically generates more food and beverage business through catering functions 
when compared to transient business, which may or may not utilize the hotel’s food and beverage outlets or meeting 
and banquet facilities).

Other hotel revenue: Occupancy and the nature of the property are the main drivers of other ancillary revenue, such as 
telecommunications, parking and leasing services.

Hotel Operating Expenses. The following presents the components of our hotel operating expenses:

•

•

Rooms  expense:  These  costs  include  housekeeping  wages  and  payroll  taxes,  reservation  systems,  room  supplies, 
laundry  services  and  front  desk  costs.  Like  rooms  revenue,  occupancy  is  the  major  driver  of  rooms  expense  and, 
therefore, rooms expense has a significant correlation to rooms revenue. These costs can increase based on increases in 
salaries and wages, as well as the level of service and amenities that are provided.

Food and beverage expense: These expenses primarily include food, beverage and labor costs. Occupancy and the type 
of customer staying at the hotel (i.e., catered functions generally are more profitable than restaurant, bar or other on-
property food and beverage outlets) are the major drivers of food and beverage expense, which correlates closely with 
food and beverage revenue.

• Management fees: Base management fees are computed as a percentage of gross revenue. Incentive management fees 

generally are paid when operating profits exceed certain threshold levels.

•

Other  hotel  expenses:  These  expenses  include  labor  and  other  costs  associated  with  the  other  operating  department 
revenues,  as  well  as  labor  and  other  costs  associated  with  administrative  departments,  franchise  fees,  sales  and 
marketing, repairs and maintenance and utility costs.

Most  categories  of  variable  operating  expenses,  including  labor  costs  such  as  housekeeping,  fluctuate  with  changes  in 
occupancy.  Increases  in  occupancy  are  accompanied  by  increases  in  most  categories  of  variable  operating  expenses,  while 
increases in ADR typically only result in increases in limited categories of operating costs and expenses, such as franchise fees, 
management fees and credit card processing fee expenses which are based on hotel revenues. Thus, changes in ADR have a 
more significant impact on operating margins than changes in occupancy.

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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Year Ended December 31, 2022 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2021

The  following  table  summarizes  changes  in  key  line  items  from  our  consolidated  statements  of  operations  for  the  years 

ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 (in thousands except percentages):

Revenue

Rooms ................................................................................................ $ 
Food and beverage .............................................................................
Other...................................................................................................
Total hotel revenue......................................................................

431,515  $ 

280,568  $  150,947 

 53.8 %

159,241 

78,829 

669,585 

90,299 

56,675 

68,942 

22,154 

427,542 

242,043 

 76.3 

 39.1 

 56.6 

Year Ended December 31,

2022

2021

Favorable (Unfavorable) 
$ Change % Change

Expenses

Hotel operating expenses:

Rooms .........................................................................................
Food and beverage ......................................................................
Other expenses ............................................................................
Management fees ........................................................................
Total hotel operating expenses ......................................................
Property taxes, insurance and other....................................................
Depreciation and amortization ...........................................................
Advisory services fee .........................................................................
(Gain) loss on legal settlements .........................................................
Transaction costs ................................................................................
Corporate general and administrative ................................................
Total expenses.............................................................................

Gain (loss) on insurance settlement and disposition of assets ............  

Operating income (loss) ..........................................................................
Equity in earnings (loss) of unconsolidated entity .............................
Interest income ...................................................................................
Interest expense and amortization of discounts and loan costs..........
Write-off of loan costs and exit fees ..................................................
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on derivatives.............................  
Income (loss) before income taxes ..........................................................  

94,410 

125,555 

205,373 

20,149 

445,487 

30,766 

78,122 

28,847 

— 

18,084 

601,192 

— 

68,393 

59,818 

75,177 

138,914 

13,117 

(34,592) 

(50,378) 

(66,459) 

(7,032) 

287,026 

(158,461) 

34,997 

73,762 

22,641 

563 

8,717 

4,231 

(4,360) 

(6,206) 

(803) 

563 

 (57.8) 

 (67.0) 

 (47.8) 

 (53.6) 

 (55.2) 

 12.1 

 (5.9) 

 (27.4) 

 (87.6) 

 100.0 

(9,367) 

 (107.5) 

426,789 

(174,403) 

 (40.9) 

696 

1,449 

(696) 

 (100.0) 

66,944 

 (4,620.0) 

(114)   

(917)   

(328)   

(252)   

(76) 

 (30.2) 

2,677 

48 

2,629 

 5,477.1 

(52,166)   

(30,901)   

(21,265) 

(146)   

(1,963)   

1,817 

 (68.8) 

 92.6 

4,961 

23,391 

32 

4,929 

 15,403.1 

(31,587)   

54,978 

 174.1 

Income tax (expense) benefit .............................................................

(4,043)   

(1,324)   

(2,719) 

 (205.4) 

Net income (loss).......................................................................................  
(Income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest in consolidated 
entities ........................................................................................................  
Net (income) loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests in 
operating partnership..................................................................................  
Net income (loss) attributable to the Company..................................... $ 

19,348 

(32,911)   

52,259 

 158.8 

(2,063)   

2,650 

(4,713) 

 (177.8) 

476 

3,597 

(3,121) 

 (86.8) 

17,761  $ 

(26,664)  $ 

44,425 

 166.6 %

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All  hotel  properties  owned  for  the  years  ended  December  31,  2022  and  2021  have  been  included  in  our  results  of 
operations during the respective periods in which they were owned. Based on when a hotel property was acquired or disposed 
of, the operating results for certain hotel properties are not comparable for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021. The 
hotel  properties  listed  below  are  not  comparable  hotel  properties  for  the  periods  indicated  and  all  other  hotel  properties  are 
considered comparable hotel properties. The following acquisitions affect reporting comparability related to our consolidated
financial statements:

Hotel Properties

Location

Type

Date

Mr. C Beverly Hills Hotel....................................................................... Los Angeles, California Acquisition

August 5, 2021

The Ritz-Carlton Reserve Dorado Beach ............................................... Dorado, Puerto Rico

Acquisition

March 11, 2022

Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale .............................................................. Scottsdale, Arizona

Acquisition December 1, 2022

The following table illustrates the key performance indicators of all hotel properties for the periods indicated:

Year Ended December 31,

2022

2021

Occupancy......................................................................................................................................
ADR (average daily rate) ............................................................................................................... $ 
451.56 
RevPAR (revenue per available room) .......................................................................................... $ 
296.30 
Rooms revenue (in thousands)....................................................................................................... $  431,515 
Total hotel revenue (in thousands)................................................................................................. $  669,585 

 65.62 %

 52.47 %
386.45 
$ 
$ 
202.76 
$  280,568 
$  427,542 

The following table illustrates the key performance indicators of the 13 hotel properties that were included for the full year 

ended December 31, 2022 and 2021:

Year Ended December 31,

2022

2021

Occupancy......................................................................................................................................
ADR (average daily rate) ............................................................................................................... $ 
421.09 
RevPAR (revenue per available room) .......................................................................................... $ 
275.83 
Rooms revenue (in thousands)....................................................................................................... $  376,861 
Total hotel revenue (in thousands)................................................................................................. $  583,659 

 65.50 %

 52.29 %
387.47 
$ 
$ 
202.61 
$  276,038 
$  420,949 

Net Income (Loss) Attributable to the Company. Net income (loss) attributable to the Company changed $44.4 million, 
from a net loss of $26.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2021 (“2021”), to net income of $17.8 million for the year 
ended December 31, 2022 (“2022”), as a result of the factors discussed below.

Rooms Revenue. Rooms revenue increased $150.9 million, or 53.8%, to $431.5 million during  2022 compared to 2021. 
During 2022, we experienced a 1,315 basis point increase in occupancy and a 16.8% increase in room rates compared to 2021. 
The increase in rooms revenue is due to the hotel properties recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic as well as increases in 
rooms revenue of $8.9 million from the acquisition of the Mr. C Beverly Hills Hotel on August 5, 2021, $38.1 million from the 
acquisition of The Ritz-Carlton Reserve Dorado Beach on March 11, 2022, and $3.1 million from the acquisition of the Four 
Seasons Resort Scottsdale.

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Fluctuations in rooms revenue between 2022 and 2021 are a result of the changes in occupancy and ADR between 2022

and 2021 as reflected in the table below (dollars in thousands):

Hotel Property

Comparable 
Capital Hilton ......................................................................................................... $ 
Marriott Seattle Waterfront (1) ................................................................................
The Notary Hotel....................................................................................................
The Clancy .............................................................................................................
Sofitel Chicago Magnificent Mile..........................................................................
Pier House Resort & Spa........................................................................................
The Ritz-Carlton St. Thomas .................................................................................
Park Hyatt Beaver Creek Resort & Spa .................................................................
Hotel Yountville.....................................................................................................
The Ritz-Carlton Sarasota ......................................................................................
Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines ..................................................................................
Bardessono Hotel and Spa......................................................................................
The Ritz-Carlton Lake Tahoe.................................................................................

Total.................................................................................................................... $ 

Non-comparable
Mr. C Beverly Hills Hotel...................................................................................... $ 
The Ritz-Carlton Reserve Dorado Beach...............................................................
Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale..............................................................................

Total.................................................................................................................... $ 

________
(1)

This hotel was under renovation during the 2022 period.

Rooms 
Revenue

Favorable (Unfavorable)

Occupancy 

(change in bps) ADR (change in %)

20,104 
6,340 
10,348 
16,707 
10,407 
2,337 
3,607 
7,950 
1,429 
5,318 
10,953 
691 
4,631 
100,822 

8,941 
38,077 
3,107 
50,125 

3,470 
465 
1,898 
1,408 
1,843 
(701) 
(571) 
565 
(384) 
(253) 
1,945 
(396) 
73 
1,321 

1,038 
n/a
n/a

 42.9  %
 30.4  %
 23.6  %
 71.2  %
 23.6  %
 19.6  %
 14.8  %
 32.3  %
 19.0  %
 13.2  %
 23.2  %
 10.2  %
 16.5  %
 8.7 %

 4.4  %
n/a
n/a

Food  and  Beverage  Revenue.  Food  and  beverage  revenue  increased  $68.9  million,  or  76.3%,  to  $159.2  million  during 
2022 compared to 2021. This increase is primarily driven by the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. We experienced an 
aggregate increase in food and beverage revenue of $50.2 million at 13 comparable hotel properties as well as increases of $3.0 
million, $14.2 million and $1.4 million at the Mr. C Beverly Hills Hotel, The Ritz-Carlton Reserve Dorado Beach and the Four 
Seasons Resort Scottsdale, respectively.

Other  Hotel  Revenue.  Other  hotel  revenue,  which  consists  mainly  of  condo  management  fees,  health  center  fees,  resort 
fees, golf, telecommunications, parking, rentals and business interruption revenue, increased $22.2 million, or 39.1%, to $78.8 
million during 2022 compared to 2021. 

The  increase  is  attributable  to  higher  other  hotel  revenue  of  $11.9  million  at  11  comparable  hotel  properties,  and  an 
increase  of  $917,000  at  the  Mr.  C  Beverly  Hills  Hotel,  $8.9  million  at  The  Ritz-Carlton  Reserve  Dorado  Beach,  as  well  as 
$657,000 at the Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale, partially offset by a decrease of $257,000 at Marriott Seattle Waterfront and 
$21,000 at the Pier House Resort & Spa.

Rooms  Expense.  Rooms  expense  increased  $34.6  million,  or  57.8%,  to  $94.4  million  in  2022  compared  to  2021.  The 
increase is attributable to an aggregate increase in rooms expense of $22.9 million at 13 comparable hotel properties due to the 
hotel properties recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic and increases of $2.7 million at the Mr. C Beverly Hills Hotel, $8.5 
million at The Ritz-Carlton Reserve Dorado Beach as well as $538,000 at the Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale.

Food  and  Beverage  Expense.  Food  and  beverage  expense  increased  $50.4  million,  or  67.0%,  to  $125.6  million  during 

2022 compared to 2021. 

The increase  is  attributable to an aggregate  increase of $33.6 million at 13 comparable hotel  properties and increases of 
$2.8 million at the Mr. C Beverly Hills Hotel, $12.7 million at The Ritz-Carlton Reserve Dorado Beach and $1.3 million at the 
Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale.

Other  Operating  Expenses.  Other  operating  expenses  increased  $66.5  million,  or  47.8%,  to  $205.4  million  in  2022
compared to 2021. Hotel operating expenses consist of direct expenses from departments associated with revenue streams and 

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indirect  expenses  associated  with  support  departments  and  incentive  management  fees.  We  experienced  an  increase  of  $8.0 
million in direct expenses and $58.4 million in indirect expenses and incentive management fees in 2022 compared to 2021.

Direct expenses were 4.3% of total hotel revenue in 2022 and 4.9% in 2021. The increase in direct expenses is associated 
with higher direct expenses of approximately $2.9 million at 11 comparable hotel properties as they are recovering from the 
COVID-19  pandemic,  as  well  as  an  increase  of  $61,000  at  the  Mr.  C  Beverly  Hills  Hotel,  $5.0  million  at  The  Ritz-Carlton 
Reserve Dorado Beach as well as $193,000 at the Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale, the increases are partially offset by lower 
direct expenses of $58,000 at the Capital Hilton and Marriott Seattle Waterfront.

The  increase  in  indirect  expenses  is  attributable  to  increases  in  (i)  general  and  administrative  costs  of  $24.6  million 
comprising  an  increase  of  $15.6  million  at  our  13  comparable  hotel  properties  and  $9.1  million  at  the  three  acquired  hotel 
properties; (ii) marketing costs of $15.7 million comprising an increase of $11.5 million at our 13 comparable hotel properties 
and $4.2 million at the three acquired hotel properties; (iii) repairs and maintenance of $6.2 million comprising an increase of 
$2.5 million at our 13 comparable hotel properties and $3.7 million at the three acquired hotel properties; (iv) lease expense of 
$1.3 million comprising an increase of $1.1 million at our 13 comparable hotel properties and $250,000 at the three acquired 
hotel properties; (v) energy costs of $6.7 million comprised of an increase of $3.3 million at our 13 comparable hotel properties 
and  $3.4  million  at  the  three  acquired  hotel  properties;  and  (vi)  incentive  management  fees  of  $3.8  million  comprising  an 
increase of $2.9 million at our 13 comparable hotel properties and $888,000 at the three acquired hotel properties. 

Management Fees. Base management fees increased $7.0 million, or 53.6%, to $20.1 million in 2022 compared to 2021. 
Management fees increased approximately $4.9 million at 12 of our comparable hotel properties, $382,000 at the Mr. C Beverly 
Hills Hotel, $1.9 million at The Ritz-Carlton Reserve Dorado Beach and $157,000 at the Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale. These 
increases were partially offset by a decrease of $444,000 at the Sofitel Chicago Magnificent Mile primarily as a result of a legal 
settlement with Accor. See Item 3. “Legal Proceedings.”

Property  Taxes,  Insurance  and  Other.  Property  taxes,  insurance  and  other  decreased  $4.2  million,  or  12.1%,  to  $30.8 
million  in  2022  compared  to  2021.  The  decrease  primarily  resulted  from  an  aggregate  decrease  of  $8.5  million  at  five  hotel 
properties,  including  a  $5.5  million  and  $2.5  million  decrease  at  the  Sofitel  Chicago  Magnificent  Mile  and  Marriott  Seattle 
Waterfront, respectively, due to lower property tax assessments. The decrease is partially offset by increases of $768,000 at the 
Mr. C Beverly Hills Hotel, $2.1 million at The Ritz-Carlton Reserve Dorado Beach and $78,000 at the Four Seasons Resort 
Scottsdale  as  a  result  of  their  acquisitions,  as  well  as  an  aggregate  increase  of  approximately  $1.3  million  at  eight  hotel 
properties.

Depreciation and Amortization. Depreciation and amortization increased $4.4 million, or 5.9%, to $78.1 million for 2022 
compared  to  2021.  The  increase  comprised  $1.5  million  at  the  Mr.  C  Beverly  Hills  Hotel,  $5.1  million  at  The  Ritz-Carlton 
Reserve  Dorado  Beach  and  $781,000  at  the  Four  Seasons  Resort  Scottsdale  as  a  result  of  their  acquisitions  as  well  as  an 
aggregate increase of $2.2 million at the Park Hyatt Beaver Creek Resort & Spa, Marriott Seattle Waterfront, The Ritz-Carlton 
St. Thomas and The Ritz-Carlton Lake Tahoe. These increases were partially offset by an aggregate decrease of $5.2 million at 
nine comparable hotel properties primarily due to fully depreciated assets.

Advisory Services Fee. Advisory services fee increased $6.2 million, or 27.4%, to $28.8 million in 2022 compared to 2021 
due to increases in the base advisory fee of $2.0 million, reimbursable expenses of $2.4 million, equity-based compensation of 
$1.1 million, and incentive fee of $803,000.

In  2022,  we  recorded  an  advisory  services  fee  of  $28.8  million,  which  included  a  base  advisory  fee  of  $12.8  million, 
reimbursable  expenses  of  $4.7  million,  $10.6  million  associated  with  equity  grants  of  our  common  stock  and  LTIP  units 
awarded to the officers and employees of Ashford Inc. and an incentive fee of $803,000. 

In  2021,  we  recorded  an  advisory  services  fee  of  $22.6  million,  which  included  a  base  advisory  fee  of  $10.8  million, 
reimbursable  expenses  of  $2.3  million  and  $9.5  million  associated  with  equity  grants  of  our  common  stock  and  LTIP  units 
awarded to the officers and employees of Ashford Inc.

(Gain)  loss  on  legal  settlements.  In  2021,  we  recognized  a  gain  of  $728,000  related  to  the  settlement  of  a  transfer  tax 
matter  with  the  City  of  San  Francisco  and  $189,000  related  to  a  billing  dispute.  During  2022,  the  Company  received  an 
additional payment of approximately $114,000 related to accrued interest on the initial settlement amount associated with the 
City of San Francisco transfer tax matter.

Transaction  costs.  In  2021,  we  recognized  $563,000  of  transaction  costs  associated  with  the  acquisition  of  the  Mr.  C 

Beverly Hills Hotel that closed on August 5, 2021. There were no transaction costs in 2022.

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Corporate General and Administrative. Corporate general and administrative expense was $18.1 million in 2022 and $8.7 
million  in  2021.  The  increase  in  corporate  general  and  administrative  expenses  is  primarily  due  to  higher  professional  fees 
of $1.2 million, higher public company costs of $108,000, higher reimbursed operating expenses of Ashford Securities of $7.5 
million and higher miscellaneous expenses of $572,000. During 2022, the funding estimate to Ashford Securities was revised 
based on the latest capital raise estimates of the aggregate capital raised through Ashford Securities that resulted in additional 
expense of approximately $7.2 million.

Gain (loss) on Insurance Settlement and Disposition of Assets. In 2021, we recognized a gain of $481,000 associated with 
proceeds  received  from  an  insurance  claim,  a  gain  of  $18,000  upon  disposition  of  certain  fixed  assets,  as  well  as  a  gain  of 
$197,000 associated with the sale of certain ERFP assets to Ashford Inc. There was no such gain (loss) in 2022.

Equity  in  Earnings  (Loss)  of  Unconsolidated  Entity.  In  2022  and  2021,  we  recorded  equity  in  loss  of  unconsolidated 

entity of $328,000 and $252,000, respectively, related to our investment in OpenKey. 

Interest  Income.  Interest  income  was  $2.7  million  and  $48,000  in  2022  and  2021,  respectively.  The  increase  in  interest 

income was primarily related to higher cash balances and higher interest rates in 2022 compared to 2021.

Interest Expense and Amortization of Discounts and Loan Costs. Interest expense and amortization of discounts and loan 
costs increased $21.3 million, or 68.8%, to $52.2 million for 2022 compared to 2021. The increase is primarily due to higher 
interest expense from a higher average LIBOR rate, as well as higher interest expense from our Convertible Senior Notes and 
the mortgage loans associated with the Mr. C Beverly Hills Hotel and The Ritz-Carlton Reserve Dorado Beach acquisitions. 
The average LIBOR rates for 2022 and 2021 were 1.91% and 0.10%, respectively.

Write-off  of  Loan  Costs  and  Exit  Fees.  Write-off  of  loan  costs  and  exit  fees  was  $146,000  in  2022  primarily  resulting 
from the refinance of the Park Hyatt Beaver Creek Resort & Spa in February 2022, the assumption of the mortgage loan from 
the acquisition of The Ritz-Carlton Reserve Dorado Beach, the extension of The Ritz-Carlton St. Thomas mortgage loan and 
the amendments associated with Bardessono Hotel and Spa and The Ritz-Carlton Lake Tahoe mortgage loans. 

Write-off of loan costs and exit fees was $2.0 million in 2021. This included a $1.2 million write-off of unamortized loan 
costs upon the payoff of our secured term loan payoff and $387,000 of third-party fees from amendments executed with various 
lenders, which included deferral of debt service payments and allowed the use of reserves for property-level operating shortfalls 
and/or to cover debt service payments. These third-party fees incurred in conjunction with these amendments were expensed in 
accordance  with  applicable  accounting  guidance.  In  addition,  there  was  a  write-off  of  loan  costs  of  approximately  $419,000 
upon the $20 million pay-down of the mortgage loan assumed with the acquisition of the Mr. C Beverly Hills Hotel.

Realized  and  Unrealized  Gain  (Loss)  on  Derivatives.  Realized  and  Unrealized  gain  on  derivatives  of  $5.0  million  for 
2022  consisted  of  unrealized  gains  of  approximately  $3.8  million  on  interest  rate  caps  and  approximately  $1.2  million  on 
warrants and realized gains of $497,000 associated with payments received from counterparties on interest rate caps.

Realized and unrealized gain on derivatives of $32,000 for 2021 consisted of an unrealized gain of approximately $94,000 

on warrants, partially offset by an unrealized loss of approximately $62,000 on interest rate caps.

Income Tax (Expense) Benefit. Income tax expense increased $2.7 million, from $1.3 million in 2021 to $4.0 million in 

2022. This increase was primarily due to an increase in the profitability of our TRS entities in 2022 compared to 2021.

(Income)  Loss  Attributable  to  Noncontrolling  Interest  in  Consolidated  Entities.  Our  noncontrolling  interest  partner  in 
consolidated entities was allocated income of $2.1 million and a loss of $2.7 million in 2022 and 2021, respectively. At both 
December 31, 2022 and 2021, noncontrolling interest in consolidated entities represented an ownership interest of 25% in two 
hotel properties held by one entity.

Net  (Income)  Loss  Attributable  to  Redeemable  Noncontrolling  Interests  in  Operating  Partnership.  Noncontrolling 
interests  in  operating  partnership  were  allocated  a  net  loss  of  $476,000  in  2022  and  $3.6  million  in  2021.  Redeemable 
noncontrolling interests represented ownership interests in Braemar OP of approximately 7.69% and 8.83% as of December 31, 
2022 and 2021, respectively.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Our  short-term  liquidity  requirements  consist  primarily  of  funds  necessary  to  pay  for  operating  expenses  and  other 

expenditures directly associated with our hotel properties, including:

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recurring maintenance necessary to maintain our hotel properties in accordance with brand standards;
interest expense and scheduled principal payments on outstanding indebtedness;

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distributions, if any, in the form of dividends on our common stock, necessary to qualify for taxation as a REIT;

dividends on our preferred stock; 

capital expenditures to improve our hotel properties; and

advisory fees payable to Ashford LLC.

We expect to meet our short-term liquidity requirements generally through net cash provided by operations, capital market 

activities and existing cash balances.

Pursuant  to  the  advisory  agreement  between  us  and  our  advisor,  we  must  pay  our  advisor  on  a  monthly  basis  a  base 
advisory fee, subject to a minimum base advisory fee. The minimum base advisory fee is equal to the greater of: (i) 90% of the 
base fee paid for the same month in the prior fiscal year; and (ii) 1/12th of the “G&A Ratio” for the most recently completed 
fiscal quarter multiplied by our total market capitalization on the last balance sheet date included in the most recent quarterly 
report on Form 10-Q or annual report on Form 10-K that we file with the SEC. Thus, even if our total market capitalization and 
performance decline, we will still be required to make payments to our advisor equal to the minimum base advisory fee, which 
could adversely impact our liquidity and financial condition.

Our long-term liquidity requirements consist primarily of funds necessary to pay for the costs of acquiring additional hotel 
properties and redevelopments, renovations, expansions and other capital expenditures that need to be made periodically with 
respect to our hotel properties and scheduled debt payments. We expect to meet our long-term liquidity requirements through 
various sources of capital, including future common and preferred equity issuances, existing working capital, net cash provided 
by  operations,  hotel  mortgage  indebtedness  and  other  secured  and  unsecured  borrowings.  However,  there  are  a  number  of 
factors  that  may  have  a  material  adverse  effect  on  our  ability  to  access  these  capital  sources,  the  state  of  overall  equity  and 
credit markets, our degree of leverage, our unencumbered asset base and borrowing restrictions imposed by lenders (including 
as a result of any failure to comply with financial covenants in our existing and future indebtedness), general market conditions 
for REITs, our operating performance and liquidity and market perceptions about us. The success of our business strategy will 
depend,  in  part,  on  our  ability  to  access  these  various  capital  sources.  While  management  cannot  provide  any  assurances, 
management  believes  that  our  cash  flow  from  operations  and  our  existing  cash  balances  will  be  adequate  to  meet  upcoming 
anticipated  requirements  for  interest  and  principal  payments  on  debt  (excluding  any  potential  final  maturity  principal 
payments), working capital, and capital expenditures for the next 12 months and dividends required to maintain our status as a 
REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

Our  hotel  properties  will  require  periodic  capital  expenditures  and  renovation  to  remain  competitive.  In  addition, 
acquisitions, redevelopments or expansions of hotel properties may require significant capital outlays. We may not be able to 
fund such capital improvements solely from net cash provided by operations because we must distribute annually at least 90% 
of our REIT taxable income, determined without regard to the deductions for dividends paid and excluding net capital gains, to 
qualify and maintain our qualification as a REIT, and we are subject to tax on any retained income and gains. As a result, our 
ability  to  fund  capital  expenditures,  acquisitions  or  hotel  redevelopment  through  retained  earnings  is  very  limited. 
Consequently, we expect to rely heavily upon the availability of debt or equity capital for these purposes. If we are unable to 
obtain the necessary capital on favorable terms, or at all, our financial condition, liquidity, results of operations and prospects 
could be materially and adversely affected.

Certain of our loan agreements contain cash trap provisions that may be triggered if the performance of our hotel properties 
decline. When these provisions are triggered, substantially all of the profit generated by the hotel properties securing such loan 
is  deposited  directly  into  lockbox  accounts  and  then  swept  into  cash  management  accounts  for  the  benefit  of  our  various 
lenders. This could affect our liquidity and our ability to make distributions to our stockholders until such time that a cash trap 
is no longer in effect for such loan. These cash trap provisions have been triggered on some of our mortgage loans, as discussed 
above. Our loans may remain subject to cash trap provisions for a substantial period of time which could limit our flexibility 
and  adversely  affect  our  financial  condition  or  our  qualification  as  a  REIT.  As  of  December  31,  2022,  our  $435  million 
mortgage loan was in a cash trap and approximately $298,000 of our restricted cash was subject to this cash trap.

Our estimated future obligations as of December 31, 2022 include both current and long-term obligations. With respect to 
our indebtedness, as discussed in note 6 to our consolidated financial statements, we have current obligations of $667.0 million 
and long-term obligations of $669.8 million. As of December 31, 2022, we held extension options to extend the principal for all 
of the debt due in the next twelve months except for $189.5 million. 

As discussed in note 17 to our consolidated financial statements, under our operating leases we have current obligations of 
approximately $3.4 million and long-term obligations of approximately $154.6 million. Additionally, as discussed in note 16 to 
our consolidated financial statements, we have short-term capital commitments of approximately $39.4 million.

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Equity Transactions

On December 7, 2022, our board of directors approved a new stock repurchase program pursuant to which the board of 
directors  granted  a  repurchase  authorization  to  acquire  shares  of  the  Company’s  common  stock,  par  value  $0.01  per  share, 
having  an  aggregate  value  of  up  to  $25  million.  The  board  of  director’s  authorization  replaced  any  previous  repurchase 
authorizations.  During  the  year  ended  December  31,  2022,  we  repurchased  1.5  million  shares  of  our  common  stock  for 
approximately $6.1 million. Subsequent to December 31, 2022, the Company repurchased approximately 3.9 million shares of 
its common stock for approximately $18.9 million. The Company repurchased approximately 5.4 million shares of its common 
stock for approximately $25.0 million and has completed the $25.0 million repurchase authorization.

On November 13, 2019, we filed an initial registration statement with the SEC, as amended on January 24, 2020, for shares 
of  our  non-traded  Series  E  Redeemable  Preferred  Stock  (the  “Series  E  Preferred  Stock”)  and  our  non-traded  Series  M 
Redeemable  Preferred  Stock  (the  “Series  M  Preferred  Stock”).  The  registration  statement  became  effective  on  February  21, 
2020,  and  contemplates  the  issuance  and  sale  of  up  to  20,000,000  shares  of  Series  E  Preferred  Stock  or  Series  M  Preferred 
Stock in a primary offering and up to 8,000,000 shares of Series E Preferred Stock or Series M Preferred Stock pursuant to a 
dividend reinvestment plan. On February 25, 2020, we filed our prospectus with the SEC. Ashford Securities, a subsidiary of 
Ashford Inc., serves as the dealer manager and wholesaler of the Series E Preferred Stock and Series M Preferred Stock. On 
April  2,  2021,  the  Company  filed  with  the  State  Department  of  Assessments  and  Taxation  of  the  State  of  Maryland  (the 
“SDAT”) articles supplementary to the Company’s Articles of Amendment and Restatement that provided for: (i) reclassifying 
the  existing  28,000,000  shares  of  Series  E  Preferred  Stock  and  28,000,000  shares  of  Series  M  Preferred  Stock  as  unissued 
shares  of  preferred  stock;  (ii)  reclassifying  and  designating  28,000,000  shares  of  the  Company’s  authorized  capital  stock  as 
shares  of  the  Series  E  Preferred  Stock  (the  “Series  E  Articles  Supplementary”);  and  (iii)  reclassifying  and  designating 
28,000,000 shares of the Company’s authorized capital stock as shares of the Series M Preferred Stock (the “Series M Articles 
Supplementary”). The Series E Articles Supplementary and Series M Articles Supplementary were filed to revise the preferred 
stock terms related to the dividend rate, our optional redemption right and certain other voting rights. The Company also caused 
its operating partnership to execute Amendment No. 5 to the Third Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership to 
amend  the  terms  of  its  operating  partnership  agreement  to  conform  to  the  terms  of  the  Series  E  Articles  Supplementary  and 
Series M Articles Supplementary. As of March 8, 2023, the Company has issued approximately 16.4 million shares of Series E 
Preferred  Stock  and  received  net  proceeds  of  approximately  $369.5  million  and  issued  approximately  2.0  million  shares  of 
Series M Preferred Stock and received net proceeds of approximately $47.6 million. The Company also issued approximately 
68,000 shares of Series E Preferred Stock and approximately 4,000 shares of Series M Preferred Stock, respectively, pursuant to 
the  dividend  reinvestment  plan.  On  February  21,  2023,  the  Company  announced  the  closing  of  its  offering  of  the  Series  E 
Preferred Stock and Series M Preferred Stock.

On February 4, 2021, the Company entered into a Standby Equity Distribution Agreement (the “SEDA”) with YA II PN, 
Ltd. (“YA”), pursuant to which the Company will be able to sell up to 7,780,786 shares of its common stock (the “Commitment 
Amount”) at the Company’s request any time during the commitment period commencing on February 4, 2021, and terminating 
on the earliest of (i) the first day of the month next following the 36-month anniversary of the SEDA or (ii) the date on which 
YA  shall  have  made  payment  of  Advances  (as  defined  in  the  SEDA)  pursuant  to  the  SEDA  for  shares  of  the  Company’s 
common stock equal to the Commitment Amount (the “Commitment Period”). Other than with respect to the Initial Advance 
(as defined below) the shares sold to YA pursuant to the SEDA would be purchased at 95% of the Market Price (as defined 
below)  and  would  be  subject  to  certain  limitations,  including  that  YA  could  not  purchase  any  shares  that  would  result  in  it 
owning more than 4.99% of the Company’s common stock. “Market Price” means the lowest daily VWAP of the Company’s 
common  stock  during  the  five  consecutive  trading  days  commencing  on  the  trading  day  following  the  date  the  Company 
submits  an  advance  notice  to  YA.  “VWAP”  means,  for  any  trading  day,  the  daily  volume  weighted  average  price  of  the 
Company’s common stock for such date on the principal market as reported by Bloomberg L.P. during regular trading hours.

At any time during the Commitment Period the Company may require YA to purchase shares of the Company’s common 
stock by delivering a written notice to YA setting forth the Advance Shares (as defined in the SEDA) that the Company desires 
to issue and sell to YA (the “Advance Notice”). The Company may deliver an Advance Notice for an initial Advance for up to 
1,200,000 Advance Shares (the “Initial Advance”). The preliminary purchase price per share for such shares shall be 100% of 
the average daily VWAP for the five consecutive trading days immediately prior to the date of the Advance Notice.

Pursuant to the SEDA, we currently intend to use the net proceeds from any sale of the shares for working capital purposes, 
including the repayment of outstanding debt. There are no other restrictions on future financing transactions. The SEDA does 
not  contain  any  right  of  first  refusal,  participation  rights,  penalties  or  liquidated  damages.  We  are  not  required  to  pay  any 
additional  amounts  to  reimburse  or  otherwise  compensate  YA  in  connection  with  the  transaction  except  for  a  $10,000 
structuring fee. As of March 8, 2023, the Company has sold approximately 1.7 million shares of common stock and received 
proceeds of approximately $10.0 million under the SEDA.

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On April 21, 2021, the Company entered into a purchase agreement (the “Lincoln Park Purchase Agreement”) with Lincoln 
Park Capital Fund, LLC (“Lincoln Park”), pursuant to which the Company may issue or sell to Lincoln Park up to 8,893,565 
shares  of  the  Company’s  common  stock  from  time  to  time  during  the  term  of  the  Lincoln  Park  Purchase  Agreement.  The 
issuance of the shares of common stock pursuant to the Lincoln Park Purchase Agreement has been registered pursuant to the 
Company’s shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (the “Registration Statement”), and the related base prospectus included in 
the Registration Statement, as supplemented by a prospectus supplement filed with the SEC on April 21, 2021. The Company 
and  Lincoln  Park  also  entered  into  a  registration  rights  agreement,  pursuant  to  which  the  Company  agreed  to  maintain  the 
effectiveness  of  the  Registration  Statement.  Upon  entering  into  the  Lincoln  Park  Purchase  Agreement,  the  Company  issued 
15,000 shares of the Company’s common stock as consideration for Lincoln Park’s execution and delivery of the Lincoln Park 
Purchase Agreement. As of March 8, 2023, the Company has issued approximately 766,000 shares of common stock for gross 
proceeds of approximately $4.2 million under the Lincoln Park Purchase Agreement.

On July 12, 2021, the Company entered into an equity distribution agreement (the “Virtu July 2021 EDA”) with Virtu to 
sell from time to time shares of our common stock having an aggregate offering price of up to $100 million. We will pay Virtu 
a commission of approximately 1.0% of the gross sales price of the shares of our common stock sold. The Company may also 
sell some or all of the shares of our common stock to Virtu as principal for its own account at a price agreed upon at the time of 
sale. As of March 8, 2023, the Company has sold approximately 4.7 million shares of common stock under the Virtu July 2021 
EDA and received gross proceeds of approximately $24.0 million.

Debt Transactions

On February 2, 2022, the Company refinanced its mortgage loan secured by the Park Hyatt Beaver Creek Resort & Spa, 
which had a final maturity date in April 2022. The new, non-recourse mortgage loan totals $70.5 million and has a two-year 
initial term with three one-year extension options, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions. The mortgage loan is interest 
only and provides for a floating interest rate of SOFR + 2.86%.

On March 11, 2022, in connection with the acquisition of The Ritz-Carlton Reserve Dorado Beach the Company assumed a 

$54.0 million mortgage loan. See note 6 to our consolidated financial statements.

On October 27, 2022, the Company amended its $40.0 million mortgage loan secured by the Bardessono Hotel and Spa. 

Terms of the agreement replaced the variable interest rate of LIBOR + 2.55% with SOFR + 2.65%. 

On  October  27,  2022,  the  Company  amended  its  $54.0  million  mortgage  loan  secured  by  the  Ritz-Carlton  Lake  Tahoe. 

Terms of the agreement replaced the variable interest rate of LIBOR + 2.10% with SOFR + 2.20%. 

On September 29, 2022, the Company amended its $80.0 million mortgage loan secured by the Pier House Resort & Spa. 

Terms of the agreement replaced the variable interest rate of LIBOR + 1.85% with SOFR + 1.95%.

On December 23, 2022, we entered into a $100 million mortgage loan, secured by the Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale at 
Troon  North.  The  mortgage  loan  has  a  three-year  initial  term  and  two  one-year  extension  options,  subject  to  satisfaction  of 
certain conditions. The mortgage loan is interest only and bears interest at a rate of SOFR + 3.75% with a SOFR floor of 1.00%.

On January 18, 2023, the Company repaid its $54.0 million mortgage loan secured by The Ritz-Carlton Reserve Dorado 

Beach. 

Sources and Uses of Cash

We  had  approximately  $261.5  million  and  $216.0  million  of  cash  and  cash  equivalents  at  December  31,  2022  and 

December 31, 2021, respectively.

We anticipate using funds to pay for capital expenditures for our 16 hotel properties, estimated to be approximately $80.0 
million  in  fiscal  year  2023  and  debt  interest  payments,  estimated  to  be  approximately  $80.8  million  in  2023  based  on  future 
payments using the one month LIBOR/SOFR rate as of December 31, 2022. This estimate will fluctuate based on changes in 
the one-month LIBOR/SOFR rate and any future changes in outstanding indebtedness.

Net Cash Flows Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities. Net cash flows provided by operating activities were $109.5 
million and $64.0 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Cash flows from operations 
were impacted by changes in hotel operations of our 13 comparable hotel properties as well as the acquisitions of the Mr. C 
Beverly  Hills  Hotel  on  August  5,  2021,  The  Ritz-Carlton  Reserve  Dorado  Beach  on  March  11,  2022  and  the  Four  Seasons 
Resort Scottsdale on December 1, 2022. Cash flows from operations are also impacted by the timing of working capital cash 
flows  such  as  collecting  receivables  from  hotel  guests,  paying  vendors,  settling  with  derivative  counterparties,  settling  with 
related parties and settling with hotel managers.

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Net Cash Flows Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities. For the year ended December 31, 2022, net cash flows used in 
investing  activities  were  $402.2  million.  These  cash  outflows  were  primarily  attributable  to  $49.1  million  of  capital 
improvements  made  to  various  hotel  properties,  approximately  $354.4  million  associated  with  the  acquisition  of  The  Ritz-
Carlton Reserve Dorado Beach and the Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale and additional investments in OpenKey of $328,000, 
partially offset by cash inflows of $1.7 million associated with an amendment to a hotel management agreement.

Our  capital  improvements  consisted  of  approximately  $28.0  million  of  return  on  investment  capital  projects  and 
approximately $21.2 million of renewal and replacement capital projects. Return on investment capital projects are designed to 
improve  the  positioning  of  our  hotel  properties  within  their  markets  and  competitive  sets.  Renewal  and  replacement  capital 
projects are designed to maintain the quality and competitiveness of our hotels.

For the year ended December 31, 2021, net cash flows used in investing activities were $41.7 million. These cash outflows 
were  primarily  attributable  to  $25.6  million  of  capital  improvements  made  to  various  hotel  properties,  approximately  $17.6 
million associated with the acquisition of the Mr. C Beverly Hills Hotel and earnest money associated with the acquisition of 
The Ritz-Carlton Reserve Dorado Beach, partially offset by proceeds of $1.8 million from the sale of certain ERFP assets to 
Ashford Inc. Our capital improvements consisted of approximately $12.8 million of return on investment capital projects and 
approximately $12.9 million of renewal and replacement capital projects.

Net  Cash  Flows  Provided  by  Financing  Activities.  For  the  year  ended  December  31,  2022,  net  cash  flows  provided  by 
financing activities were $345.1 million. Cash inflows primarily consisted of debt borrowings of $170.5 million, $278.6 million 
from  the  issuance  of  preferred  stock  and  $167,000  of  proceeds  from  in-the-money  interest  rate  caps.  The  cash  inflows  were 
partially  offset  by  repayments  of  indebtedness  of  $68.5  million,  $20.8  million  of  dividend  and  distribution  payments,  $7.4 
million related to payments for stock repurchases, $4.1 million of payments for loan costs and fees, $3.0 million of payments 
for derivatives, and $499,000 for cash redemptions of Series E and Series M preferred stock.

For the year ended December 31, 2021, net cash flows provided by financing activities were $128.0 million. Cash inflows 
primarily consisted of net proceeds of $83.2 million from the issuance of our Convertible Senior Notes, $102.5 million from the 
issuance  of  common  stock,  $36.9  million  from  the  issuance  of  preferred  stock  and  contributions  of  $1.2  million  from  a 
noncontrolling interest in consolidated entities. The cash inflows were partially offset by repayments of indebtedness of $84.2 
million, $9.1 million of dividend and distribution payments and $1.9 million of payments for loan costs and fees.

Inflation

We rely entirely on the performance of our properties and the ability of the properties’ managers to increase revenues to 
keep pace with inflation. Hotel operators can generally increase room rates rather quickly, but competitive pressures may limit 
their  ability  to  raise  rates  faster  than  inflation.  Our  general  and  administrative  costs,  real  estate  and  personal  property  taxes, 
property and casualty insurance, and utilities are subject to inflation as well.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Our accounting policies are fully described in note 2 to our consolidated financial statements included in “Item 8. Financial 
Statements and Supplementary Data.” We believe that the following discussion addresses our most critical accounting policies, 
representing those policies considered most vital to the portrayal of our financial condition and results of operations and require 
management’s most difficult, subjective, complex judgments and can include significant estimates.

Impairment of Investments in Hotel Properties. Hotel properties are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes 
in  circumstances  indicate  that  their  carrying  amounts  may  not  be  recoverable.  Recoverability  of  the  hotel  is  measured  by 
comparison of the carrying amount of the hotel to the estimated future undiscounted cash flows, which take into account current 
market  conditions  and  our  intent  with  respect  to  holding  or  disposing  of  the  hotel.  If  our  analysis  indicates  that  the  carrying 
value of the hotel is not recoverable on an undiscounted cash flow basis, we recognize an impairment charge for the amount by 
which the property’s net book value exceeds its estimated fair value, or fair value, less cost to sell. In evaluating the impairment 
of  hotel  properties,  we  make  many  assumptions  and  estimates,  including  projected  cash  flows,  expected  holding  period  and 
expected useful life. Fair value is determined through various valuation techniques, including internally developed discounted 
cash flow models, comparable market transactions and third-party appraisals, where considered necessary. Asset write-downs 
resulting from property damage are recorded up to the amount of the allocable property insurance deductible in the period that 
the property damage occurs. There was no impairment charge recorded for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020.

Income Taxes. At December 31, 2022 and 2021, we had a valuation allowance of approximately $18.6 million and $17.3 
million, respectively, to partially reserve our deferred tax assets of our TRSs. At each reporting date, we evaluate whether it is 
more  likely  than  not  that  we  will  utilize  all  or  a  portion  of  our  deferred  tax  assets.  We  consider  all  available  positive  and 
negative evidence, including historical results of operations, projected future taxable income, carryback potential and scheduled 

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reversals of deferred tax liabilities. In evaluating the objective evidence that historical results provide, we consider three years 
of consolidated cumulative operating income (loss). At December 31, 2022, we had TRS net operating loss carry forwards for 
U.S. federal income tax purposes of $68.5 million, of which $50.7 million is subject to expiration and will begin to expire in 
2023. The remainder was generated after December 31, 2017 and is not subject to expiration under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. 
The loss carry forwards subject to expiration may be available to offset future taxable income, if any, for 2023 through 2034, 
with the remainder available to offset taxable income beyond 2034; however, there could be substantial limitations on their use 
imposed by the Code. At December 31, 2022, Braemar Hotels & Resorts Inc., our REIT, had net operating loss carryforwards 
for  U.S.  federal  income  tax  purposes  of  $109.7  million  based  on  the  latest  filed  tax  return.  Of  this  amount,  $2.2  million  is 
subject  to  expiration  in  in  2033.  The  remainder  is  not  subject  to  expiration  under  the  Tax  Cuts  and  Jobs  Act.  Management 
determined that it is more likely than not that $18.6 million of our net deferred tax assets will not be realized and a valuation 
allowance has been recorded accordingly.

The “Income Taxes” Topic of the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification 
(“ASC”)  addresses  the  accounting  for  uncertainty  in  income  taxes  recognized  in  an  enterprise’s  financial  statements.  The 
guidance requires us to determine whether tax positions we have taken or expect to take in a tax return are more likely than not 
to  be  sustained  upon  examination  by  the  appropriate  taxing  authority  based  on  the  technical  merits  of  the  positions.  Tax 
positions that do not meet the more likely than not threshold would be recorded as additional tax expense in the current period. 
We  analyze  all  open  tax  years,  as  defined  by  the  statute  of  limitations  for  each  jurisdiction,  which  includes  the  federal 
jurisdiction  and  various  states.  We  classify  interest  and  penalties  related  to  underpayment  of  income  taxes  as  income  tax 
expense. We and our subsidiaries file income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction and various states and cities. Tax years 
2018 through 2022 remain subject to potential examination by certain federal and state taxing authorities.

Recently Adopted Accounting Standards

In August 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-06, Debt - Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470- 20) and 
Derivatives and Hedging - Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40): Accounting for Convertible Instruments and 
Contracts in an Entity’s Own Equity (“ASU 2020-06”), which simplifies the accounting for certain financial instruments with 
characteristics of liabilities and equity. This ASU (1) simplifies the accounting for convertible debt instruments and convertible 
preferred stock by removing the existing guidance in ASC 470-20, Debt: Debt with Conversion and Other Options, that requires 
entities  to  account  for  beneficial  conversion  features  and  cash  conversion  features  in  equity,  separately  from  the  host 
convertible debt or preferred stock; (2) revises the scope exception from derivative accounting in ASC 815-40 for freestanding 
financial  instruments  and  embedded  features  that  are  both  indexed  to  the  issuer’s  own  stock  and  classified  in  stockholders’ 
equity, by removing certain criteria required for equity classification; and (3) revises the guidance in ASC 260, Earnings Per 
Share,  to  require  entities  to  calculate  diluted  earnings  per  share  (EPS)  for  convertible  instruments  by  using  the  if-converted 
method. In addition, entities must presume share settlement for purposes of calculating diluted EPS when an instrument may be 
settled in cash or shares. For SEC filers, excluding smaller reporting companies, this ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning 
after  December  15,  2021  including  interim  periods  within  those  fiscal  years.  Entities  should  adopt  the  guidance  as  of  the 
beginning of the fiscal year of adoption and cannot adopt the guidance in an interim reporting period. 

We adopted ASU 2020-06 through the modified retrospective method on January 1, 2022. Upon adoption, our Convertible 
Senior Notes are recorded as a single debt instrument at amortized cost, instead of being recorded as both a liability and equity. 
The Company ceased recording non-cash interest expense associated with amortization of the debt discount associated with the 
conversion features. The adoption of ASU 2020-06 resulted in an adjustment to additional paid-in capital, accumulated deficit, 
and  the  carrying  value  of  our  Convertible  Senior  Notes.  The  impact  of  adopting  ASU  2020-06  includes  an  increase  to 
“indebtedness, net” and a decrease to stockholders’ equity of approximately $5.6 million. The adoption of this standard did not 
have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements, beyond the impact to our Convertible Senior Notes described 
above. 

The impact of adoption on our consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2022 resulted in a 
decrease  to  net  interest  expense  by  approximately  $1.1  million  relating  to  the  non-cash  interest  expense  associated  with 
amortization of the debt discount. The impact on basic and diluted net loss per share of common stock attributable to common 
stockholders for the year ended December 31, 2022 was $(0.02).

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In  March  2020,  the  FASB  issued  ASU  2020-04,  Reference  Rate  Reform  (Topic  848)  (“ASU  2020-04”),  which  provides 
optional  guidance  through  December  31,  2022  to  ease  the  potential  burden  in  accounting  for,  or  recognizing  the  effects  of, 
reference rate reform on financial reporting. In January 2021, the FASB issued 2021-01, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848), 
Scope, which  further clarified  the  scope  of the reference rate reform  optional practical expedients and exceptions  outlined  in 
Topic 848. The amendments in ASU Nos. 2020-04 and 2021-01 apply to contract modifications that replace a reference rate 
affected by reference rate reform, providing optional expedients regarding the measurement of hedge effectiveness in hedging 
relationships  that  have  been  modified  to  replace  a  reference  rate.  The  Company  applied  the  optional  expedient  in  evaluating 
debt modifications converting from LIBOR to SOFR. There was no material impact as a result of this adoption.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

The  following  non-GAAP  presentations  of  EBITDA,  EBITDAre,  Adjusted  EBITDAre,  FFO  and  Adjusted  FFO  are 

presented to help our investors evaluate our operating performance.

EBITDA  is  defined  as  net  income  (loss)  before  interest  expense  and  amortization  of  loan  costs,  depreciation  and 
amortization, income taxes, equity in (earnings) loss of unconsolidated entity and after the Company’s portion of EBITDA of 
OpenKey. In addition, we excluded impairment on real estate, (gain) loss on insurance settlement and disposition of assets and 
Company’s portion of EBITDAre of OpenKey from EBITDA to calculate EBITDA for real estate, or EBITDAre, as defined by 
NAREIT.

We  then  further  adjust  EBITDAre  to  exclude  certain  additional  items  such  as  amortization  of  favorable  (unfavorable) 
contract  assets  (liabilities),  transaction  and  conversion  costs,  write-off  of  loan  costs  and  exit  fees,  gain/loss  on  insurance 
settlements,  legal,  advisory  and  settlement  costs,  advisory  services  incentive  fee,  other/income  expense,  stock/unit-based 
compensation  and  the  Company’s  portion  of  adjustments  to  EBITDAre  of  OpenKey  and  non-cash  items  such  as  unrealized 
gain/ loss on derivatives.

We present EBITDA, EBITDAre and Adjusted EBITDAre because we believe they are useful to an investor in evaluating 
our operating performance because it provides investors with an indication of our ability to incur and service debt, to satisfy 
general operating expenses, to make capital expenditures and to fund other cash needs or reinvest cash into our business. We 
also  believe  it  helps  investors  meaningfully  evaluate  and  compare  the  results  of  our  operations  from  period  to  period  by 
removing  the  effect  of  our  asset  base  (primarily  depreciation  and  amortization)  from  our  operating  results.  Our  management 
team also uses EBITDA as one measure in determining the value of acquisitions and dispositions. EBITDA, EBITDAre and 
Adjusted EBITDAre as calculated by us may not be comparable to EBITDA, EBITDAre and Adjusted EBITDAre reported by 
other companies that do not define EBITDA, EBITDAre and Adjusted EBITDAre exactly as we define the terms. EBITDA, 
EBITDAre and Adjusted EBITDAre do not represent cash generated from operating activities determined in accordance with 
GAAP, and should not be considered as an alternative to operating income or net income determined in accordance with GAAP 
as  an  indicator  of  performance  or  as  an  alternative  to  cash  flows  from  operating  activities  as  determined  by  GAAP  as  an 
indicator of liquidity.

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The  following  table  reconciles  net  income  (loss)  to  EBITDA,  EBITDAre  and  Adjusted  EBITDAre  (in  thousands) 

(unaudited):

Net income (loss).................................................................................................................................................. $ 
Interest expense and amortization of loan costs  .............................................................................................

Depreciation and amortization ........................................................................................................................

Income tax expense (benefit) ..........................................................................................................................

Equity in (earnings) loss of unconsolidated entity...........................................................................................

Company’s portion of EBITDA of OpenKey..................................................................................................
EBITDA................................................................................................................................................................

(Gain) loss on insurance settlement and disposition of assets.........................................................................
EBITDAre ............................................................................................................................................................

Amortization of favorable (unfavorable) contract assets (liabilities) ..............................................................

Transaction and conversion costs ....................................................................................................................

Other (income) expense ...................................................................................................................................

Write-off of loan costs and exit fees................................................................................................................

(Gain) loss on insurance settlements ...............................................................................................................
Unrealized (gain) loss on derivatives...............................................................................................................

Stock/unit-based compensation .......................................................................................................................

Legal, advisory and settlement costs ...............................................................................................................

Company’s portion of adjustments to EBITDAre of OpenKey ......................................................................
Adjusted EBITDAre............................................................................................................................................ $ 

Year Ended December 31,

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FFO  is  calculated  on  the  basis  defined  by  NAREIT,  which  is  net  income  (loss)  attributable  to  common  stockholders, 
computed  in  accordance  with  GAAP,  excluding  gains  or  losses  on  insurance  settlement  and  disposition  of  assets,  plus 
impairment  charges  on  real  estate,  depreciation  and  amortization  of  real  estate  assets,  and  after  redeemable  noncontrolling 
interests  in  the  operating  partnership  and  adjustments  for  unconsolidated  entities.  NAREIT  developed  FFO  as  a  relative 
measure of performance of an equity REIT to recognize that income-producing real estate historically has not depreciated on 
the  basis  determined  by  GAAP.  Our  calculation  of  Adjusted  FFO  excludes  gain/loss  on  extinguishment  of  preferred  stock, 
transaction and conversion costs, write-off of loan costs and exit fees, legal, advisory and settlement costs, advisory services 
incentive  fee,  other  income/expense,  stock/unit-based  compensation,  gain/loss  on  insurance  settlements  and  non-cash  items 
such as deemed dividends on redeemable preferred stock, interest expense accretion on refundable membership club deposits, 
amortization of loan costs, unrealized gain/loss on derivatives and the Company’s portion of adjustments to FFO of OpenKey. 
FFO and Adjusted FFO exclude amounts attributable to the portion of a partnership owned by the third-party. We present FFO 
and  Adjusted  FFO  because  we  consider  FFO  and  Adjusted  FFO  important  supplemental  measures  of  our  operational 
performance and believe they are frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties in the evaluation 
of REITs, many of which present FFO and Adjusted FFO when reporting their results. FFO and Adjusted FFO are intended to 
exclude  GAAP  historical  cost  depreciation  and  amortization,  which  assumes  that  the  value  of  real  estate  assets  diminishes 
ratably  over  time.  Historically,  however,  real  estate  values  have  risen  or  fallen  with  market  conditions.  Because  FFO  and 
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dispositions  and  impairment  losses  on  real  estate  assets,  FFO  and  Adjusted  FFO  provide  performance  measures  that,  when 
compared  year  over  year,  reflect  the  effect  to  operations  from  trends  in  occupancy,  guestroom  rates,  operating  costs, 
development activities and interest costs, providing perspective not immediately apparent from net income. We consider FFO 
and Adjusted FFO to be appropriate measures of our ongoing normalized operating performance as a REIT. We compute FFO 
in accordance with our interpretation of standards established by NAREIT, which may not be comparable to FFO reported by 
other  REITs  that  either  do  not  define  the  term  in  accordance  with  the  current  NAREIT  definition  or  interpret  the  NAREIT 
definition differently than us. FFO and Adjusted FFO do not represent cash generated from operating activities as determined 
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performance or GAAP cash flows from operating activities as a measure of our liquidity. FFO and Adjusted FFO are also not 
indicative of funds available to satisfy our cash needs, including our ability to make cash distributions. However, to facilitate a 
clear understanding of our historical operating results, we believe that FFO and Adjusted FFO should be considered along with 
our net income or loss and cash flows reported in our consolidated financial statements.

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The following table reconciles net income (loss) to FFO and Adjusted FFO (in thousands) (unaudited):

Net income (loss)................................................................................................................................................... $ 
(Income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest in consolidated entities.................................................

Net (Income) loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests in operating partnership....................

Preferred dividends ..........................................................................................................................................

Deemed dividends on preferred stock .............................................................................................................

Gain (loss) on extinguishment of preferred stock............................................................................................

Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders .......................................................................................
Depreciation and amortization on real estate (1)...............................................................................................
Net income (loss) attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests in operating partnership ....................

Equity in (earnings) loss of unconsolidated entity...........................................................................................

(Gain) loss on insurance settlement and disposition of assets.........................................................................

Company’s portion of FFO of OpenKey .........................................................................................................
FFO available to common stockholders and OP unitholders..........................................................................

Deemed dividends on preferred stock .............................................................................................................

(Gain) loss on extinguishment of preferred stock............................................................................................
Transaction and conversion costs ....................................................................................................................
Other (income) expense ...................................................................................................................................

Interest expense accretion on refundable membership club benefits ..............................................................
Write-off of loan costs and exit fees................................................................................................................
Amortization of loan costs (1)...........................................................................................................................
(Gain) loss on insurance settlements ...............................................................................................................

Unrealized (gain) loss on derivatives...............................................................................................................

Stock/unit-based compensation .......................................................................................................................

Legal, advisory and settlement costs ...............................................................................................................

Company’s portion of adjustments to FFO of OpenKey.................................................................................
Adjusted FFO available to common stockholders and OP unitholders .........................................................

Year Ended December 31,

2022

2021

2020

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(32,911)  $ 

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(1) Net of adjustment for noncontrolling interest in consolidated entities. The following table presents the amounts of the adjustments for 

noncontrolling interests for each line item:

Depreciation and amortization on real estate ........................................................................................................ $ 
Amortization of loan costs ....................................................................................................................................

(2,614)  $ 

(2,690)  $ 

(2,945) 

(91) 

(87) 

(77) 

Year Ended December 31,

2022

2021

2020

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Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Our primary market risk exposure consists of changes in interest rates on borrowings under our debt instruments that bear 
interest at variable rates that fluctuate with market interest rates. To the extent that we acquire assets or conduct operations in an 
international jurisdiction, we will also have currency exchange risk. We may enter into certain hedging arrangements in order to 
manage interest rate and currency fluctuations. The analysis below presents the sensitivity of the market value of our financial 
instruments to selected changes in market interest rates.

At  December  31,  2022,  our  total  indebtedness  of  approximately  $1.3  billion  included  approximately  $1.3  billion  of 
variable-rate  debt.  The  impact  on  the  results  of  operations  of  a  25-basis  point  change  in  the  interest  rate  on  the  outstanding 
balance of variable-rate debt at December 31, 2022, would be approximately $3.1 million per year. However, we currently have 
various interest rate caps in place that limit this exposure. Interest rate changes have no impact on the remaining $86.3 million 
of fixed-rate debt.

The above amounts were determined based on the impact of hypothetical interest rates on our borrowings and assume no 
changes in our capital structure. The information presented above includes those exposures that existed at December 31, 2022, 
but it does not consider exposures or positions that could arise after that date. Accordingly, the information presented herein has 
limited predictive value. As a result, the ultimate realized gain or loss with respect to interest rate fluctuations will depend on 
exposures that arise during the period, the hedging strategies at the time, and the related interest rates.

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Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

Index to Consolidated Financial Statements

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (BDO USA, LLP; Dallas, Texas; PCAOB ID #243)    .........

Consolidated Balance Sheets — December 31, 2022 and 2021     ......................................................................................

Consolidated Statements of Operations — Years Ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020    .......................................

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) — Years Ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020    .......

Consolidated Statements of Equity — Years Ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020      .............................................

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows — Years Ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020      .....................................

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements  ....................................................................................................................

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Stockholders and Board of Directors 
Braemar Hotels & Resorts Inc.
Dallas, Texas

Opinion on the Consolidated Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Braemar Hotels & Resorts Inc. (the “Company”) as of 
December 31, 2022 and 2021, the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income (loss), equity, and cash 
flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2022, and the related notes and schedule listed in the index 
at  Item  15(a)  (collectively  referred  to  as  the  “consolidated  financial  statements”).  In  our  opinion,  the  consolidated  financial 
statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company at December 31, 2022 and 2021, and 
the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2022, in conformity 
with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) 
(“PCAOB”), the Company's internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2022, based on criteria established in 
Internal  Control  –  Integrated  Framework  (2013)  issued  by  the  Committee  of  Sponsoring  Organizations  of  the  Treadway 
Commission (“COSO”) and our report dated March 10, 2023 expressed an adverse opinion thereon.

Change in Accounting Principle

As discussed in Notes 2 and 6 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company changed its method of accounting for 
convertible  debt  as  of  January  1,  2022,  due  to  the  adoption  of  Accounting  Standards  Update  2020-06,  Debt-Debt  with 
Conversion  and  Other  Options  (Subtopic  470-20)  and  Derivatives  and  Hedging-Contracts  in  Entity’s  Own  Equity  (Subtopic 
815-40):  Accounting  for  Convertible  Instruments  and  Contracts  in  an  Entity’s  Own  Equity  using  the  modified  retrospective 
method.

Basis for Opinion

These  consolidated  financial  statements  are  the  responsibility  of  the  Company’s  management.  Our  responsibility  is  to 
express an opinion on the Company’s consolidated financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm 
registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal 
securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform 
the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement, 
whether due to error or fraud.

Our  audits  included  performing  procedures  to  assess  the  risks  of  material  misstatement  of  the  consolidated  financial 
statements,  whether  due  to  error  or  fraud,  and  performing  procedures  that  respond  to  those  risks.  Such  procedures  included 
examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. Our audits 
also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating 
the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our 
opinion.

Critical Audit Matter

The critical audit matter communicated below is a matter arising from the current period audit of the consolidated financial 
statements that was communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that: (i) relates to accounts or 
disclosures that are material to the consolidated financial statements and (ii) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or 
complex judgments. The communication of the critical audit matter does not alter in any way our opinion on the consolidated 
financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matter below, providing separate 
opinions on the critical audit matter or on the accounts or disclosures to which it relates.

Hotel Property Acquisitions

As described in Note 4 to the consolidated financial statements, during the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company 
acquired a 100% interest in the Ritz-Carlton Reserve Dorado Beach Hotel for $140.9 million, as well as a 100% interest in the 

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Four  Seasons  Resort  Scottsdale  at  Troon  North  for  $267.8  million  (collectively,  the  “Acquisitions”).  Management  utilized 
various estimates in the determination of the relative fair values for these Acquisitions.

We identified the evaluation of the relative fair values allocated to the investment in hotel properties assets acquired in the 
Acquisitions as a critical audit matter. Specifically, there was judgment applied by management in determining the relative fair 
values of the acquired land, hotel buildings and respective improvements, as well as the furniture, fixtures, and equipment. The 
valuation  included  making  judgments  about  the  methodologies  and  inputs  to  the  valuation  models.  Auditing  these  matters 
involved  especially  challenging  auditor  effort  due  to  the  specialized  skills  and  knowledge  required  to  evaluate  the  valuation 
methodologies and the reasonableness of the inputs used to determine the relative fair values of the acquired tangible assets.

The primary procedures we performed to address this critical audit matter utilized valuation professionals with specialized 

knowledge and skills, who assisted in:

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Assessing the appropriateness of the valuation methodologies utilized to determine the relative fair values;
Evaluating the reasonableness of the assumptions utilized in developing the estimates for determining the relative fair 
values  of  the  acquired  land,  hotel  buildings  and  respective  improvements,  as  well  as  the  furniture,  fixtures,  and 
equipment; and
Verifying  the  mathematical  accuracy  of  the  valuation  models  used  by  the  Company  to  determine  the  relative  fair 
values of the acquired tangible assets in the Acquisitions.

/s/ BDO USA, LLP

We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2015.

Dallas, Texas

March 10, 2023

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BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

December 31, 
2022

December 31, 
2021

ASSETS
Investments in hotel properties, gross .................................................................................................................................... $ 
Accumulated depreciation ......................................................................................................................................................

Investments in hotel properties, net........................................................................................................................................

Cash and cash equivalents ......................................................................................................................................................

Restricted cash........................................................................................................................................................................

Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $339 and $134, respectively.................................................................................

Inventories ..............................................................................................................................................................................

Prepaid expenses.....................................................................................................................................................................

Investment in unconsolidated entity .......................................................................................................................................

Derivative assets .....................................................................................................................................................................

Operating lease right-of-use assets .........................................................................................................................................

Other assets.............................................................................................................................................................................

Intangible assets, net...............................................................................................................................................................
Due from related parties, net ..................................................................................................................................................
Due from third-party hotel managers .....................................................................................................................................

2,325,093  $ 

1,845,078 

(440,492) 

1,884,601 

261,541 

(399,481) 

1,445,597 

215,998 

54,155 

51,448 

5,238 

7,044 

1,689 

6,482 

79,449 

14,621 

3,883 

938 

26,625 

47,376 

23,701 

3,128 

4,352 

1,689 

139 

80,462 

23,588 

4,261 

1,770 

27,461 

Total assets........................................................................................................................................................................ $ 

2,397,714  $ 

1,879,522 

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

Liabilities:

Indebtedness, net............................................................................................................................................................... $ 
Accounts payable and accrued expenses ..........................................................................................................................

Dividends and distributions payable .................................................................................................................................

Due to Ashford Inc............................................................................................................................................................

Due to third-party hotel managers ....................................................................................................................................

Operating lease liabilities..................................................................................................................................................

Other liabilities..................................................................................................................................................................

Derivative liabilities..........................................................................................................................................................

1,334,130  $ 

1,172,678 

133,978 

8,184 

10,005 

2,096 

60,692 

22,343 

284 

96,316 

2,173 

1,474 

610 

60,937 

20,034 

1,435 

Total liabilities...............................................................................................................................................................

1,571,712 

1,355,657 

Commitments and contingencies (note 16)

5.50% Series B cumulative convertible preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 3,078,017 shares issued and outstanding at 
December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021..........................................................................................................................

Series E redeemable preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 12,656,529 and 1,710,399 shares issued and outstanding at 
December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively ....................................................................................................

Series M redeemable preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 1,428,332 and 29,044 shares issued and outstanding at December 
31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively......................................................................................................................

Redeemable noncontrolling interests in operating partnership ..............................................................................................

Equity:

Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 80,000,000 shares authorized:......................................................................................

8.25% Series D cumulative preferred stock, 1,600,000 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2022 and 
December 31, 2021........................................................................................................................................................

Common stock, $0.01 par value, 250,000,000 shares authorized, 69,919,065 and 65,365,470 shares issued and 
outstanding at December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively .......................................................................

Additional paid-in capital..................................................................................................................................................

Accumulated deficit ..........................................................................................................................................................

Total stockholders’ equity of the Company...................................................................................................................

Noncontrolling interest in consolidated entities................................................................................................................

Total equity....................................................................................................................................................................

65,426 

291,076 

35,182 

40,555 

16 

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734,134 

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410,109 

(16,346) 

393,763 

65,426 

39,339 

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36,087 

16 

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707,418 

(309,240) 

398,847 

(16,549) 

382,298 

Total liabilities and equity.......................................................................................................................................... $ 

2,397,714  $ 

1,879,522 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(in thousands, except per share amounts)

REVENUE

Rooms ....................................................................................................................................................... $ 
Food and beverage ....................................................................................................................................

Other..........................................................................................................................................................

Total hotel revenue...........................................................................................................................

431,515  $ 

280,568  $ 

136,265 

159,241 

78,829 

669,585 

90,299 

56,675 

427,542 

50,263 

40,446 

226,974 

Year Ended December 31,

2022

2021

2020

EXPENSES

Hotel operating expenses:

Rooms ..............................................................................................................................................

Food and beverage ...........................................................................................................................

Other expenses .................................................................................................................................

Management fees .............................................................................................................................

Total hotel operating expenses ...................................................................................................

Property taxes, insurance and other ..........................................................................................................
Depreciation and amortization ..................................................................................................................
Advisory services fee ................................................................................................................................

(Gain) loss on legal settlements ................................................................................................................

Transaction costs.......................................................................................................................................

Corporate general and administrative .......................................................................................................

Total expenses..................................................................................................................................

Gain (loss) on insurance settlement and disposition of assets ..................................................................
OPERATING INCOME (LOSS)..........................................................................................................
Equity in earnings (loss) of unconsolidated entity....................................................................................

Interest income..........................................................................................................................................

Other income (expense) ............................................................................................................................

Interest expense and amortization of discounts and loan costs.................................................................

Write-off of loan costs and exit fees .........................................................................................................

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on derivatives...................................................................................
INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES .................................................................................
Income tax (expense) benefit ....................................................................................................................
NET INCOME (LOSS)..........................................................................................................................
(Income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest in consolidated entities................................................

Net (income) loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests in operating partnership...................
NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE COMPANY...................................................
Preferred dividends .........................................................................................................................................

Deemed dividends on preferred stock.............................................................................................................

Gain (loss) on extinguishment of preferred stock...........................................................................................
NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS........................... $ 
INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE - BASIC:

94,410 

125,555 

205,373 

20,149 

445,487 

30,766 

78,122 

28,847 

(114) 

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(328) 

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(146) 

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476 

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(21,503) 

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34,997 

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3,597 

(26,664) 

(8,745) 

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46,246 

98,467 

7,210 

189,977 

28,483 

73,371 

18,486 

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316,974 

10,149 

(79,851) 

(217) 

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(5,126) 

(45,104) 

(3,920) 

4,959 

(129,083) 

4,406 

(124,677) 

6,436 

12,979 

(105,262) 

(10,219) 

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(10,696)  $ 

(40,004)  $ 

(115,481) 

Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders ................................................................................ $ 
Weighted average common shares outstanding – basic .................................................................................

(0.15)  $ 

(0.76)  $ 

69,687 

52,684 

INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE - DILUTED:

Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders ................................................................................ $ 
Weighted average common shares outstanding – diluted...............................................................................

(0.15)  $ 

(0.76)  $ 

69,687 

52,684 

(3.39) 

33,998 

(3.39) 

33,998 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

113

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
(in thousands)

NET INCOME (LOSS)....................................................................................................................................... $ 
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS), NET OF TAX

Year Ended December 31,

2022

2021

2020

19,348  $ 

(32,911)  $ 

(124,677) 

Total other comprehensive income (loss) .......................................................................................................
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) ............................................................................................

Comprehensive (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest in consolidated entities ............................

Comprehensive (income) loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests in operating partnership ......
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE COMPANY .................................... $ 

— 

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(2,063) 

476 

— 

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(32,911) 

(124,677) 

2,650 

3,597 

6,436 

12,979 

17,761  $ 

(26,664)  $ 

(105,262) 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
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2022

2021

2020

19,348  $ 

(32,911)  $ 

(124,677) 

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income (loss)................................................................................................................................................... $ 
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities:

Depreciation and amortization ...........................................................................................................................
Equity-based compensation  ..............................................................................................................................
Bad debt expense ...............................................................................................................................................
Amortization of loan costs, discounts and capitalized default interest ..............................................................
Write-off of loan costs and exit fees ..................................................................................................................
Amortization of intangibles ...............................................................................................................................
Amortization of non-refundable membership initiation fees.............................................................................
Interest expense accretion on refundable membership club deposits ................................................................
(Gain) loss on insurance settlement and disposition of assets ...........................................................................
Realized and unrealized (gain) loss on derivatives............................................................................................
Net settlement of trading derivatives .................................................................................................................
Equity in (earnings) loss of unconsolidated entity.............................................................................................
Deferred income tax expense (benefit) ..............................................................................................................
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, exclusive of the effect of hotel acquisitions: 

Accounts receivable and inventories ...............................................................................................................
Prepaid expenses and other assets ...................................................................................................................
Accounts payable and accrued expenses .........................................................................................................
Operating lease right-of-use assets ..................................................................................................................
Due to/from related parties, net .......................................................................................................................
Due to/from third-party hotel managers ..........................................................................................................
Due to/from Ashford Inc..................................................................................................................................
Operating lease liabilities.................................................................................................................................
Other liabilities ................................................................................................................................................
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities................................................................................

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES

Proceeds from property insurance......................................................................................................................
Net proceeds from disposition of assets.............................................................................................................
Proceeds from hotel management agreement amendment.................................................................................
Acquisition of hotel properties, net of cash and restricted cash acquired..........................................................
Investment in unconsolidated entity ..................................................................................................................
Improvements and additions to hotel properties ................................................................................................
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities ................................................................................

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CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES

Borrowings on indebtedness ..............................................................................................................................
Repayments of indebtedness..............................................................................................................................
Payments of loan costs and exit fees..................................................................................................................
Payments for derivatives....................................................................................................................................
Proceeds from derivatives..................................................................................................................................
Purchase of common stock ................................................................................................................................
Payments for dividends and distributions ..........................................................................................................
Proceeds from issuance of preferred stock ........................................................................................................
Proceeds from issuance of common stock .........................................................................................................
Common stock offering costs ............................................................................................................................
Contributions from noncontrolling interest in consolidated entities..................................................................
Distributions to noncontrolling interest in consolidated entities .......................................................................
Redemption of preferred stock...........................................................................................................................
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities................................................................................
Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash......................................................................................
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period........................................................................
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period.................................................................................. $ 

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(20,763) 
278,621 
— 
(112) 
164 
— 
(499) 
345,057 
52,322 
263,374 
315,696  $ 

83,231 
(84,224) 
(1,898) 
(200) 
— 
(376) 
(9,088) 
36,855 
102,461 
— 
1,189 
— 
— 
127,950 
150,224 
113,150 
263,374  $ 

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73,371 
7,892 
727 
854 
3,920 
834 
(440) 
818 
(10,149) 
(24) 
698 
217 
(956) 

4,057 
(1,460) 
(10,499) 
541 
(440) 
4,075 
(1,674) 
(223) 
2,251 
(50,287) 

9,037 
— 
— 
— 
(26) 
(25,552) 
(16,541) 

109,317 
(47,822) 
(6,485) 
(92) 
— 
(263) 
(16,154) 
474 
13,259 
— 
— 
(2,639) 
— 
49,595 
(17,233) 
130,383 
113,150 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION
Interest paid ........................................................................................................................................................... $ 
Income taxes paid (refunded) ................................................................................................................................
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF NON-CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Dividends and distributions declared but not paid ................................................................................................ $ 
Common stock purchases accrued but not paid ....................................................................................................
Issuance of common units for hotel acquisition....................................................................................................
Issuance of warrants in hotel acquisition ..............................................................................................................
Assumption of debt in hotel acquisition................................................................................................................
Capital expenditures accrued but not paid ............................................................................................................
Issuance of common stock for hotel acquisition ...................................................................................................
Non-cash loan proceeds associated with accrued interest.....................................................................................
Distributions declared but not paid to a noncontrolling interest in a consolidated entity .....................................
Non-cash loan principal associated with default interest and late charges ...........................................................
Non-cash extinguishment of preferred stock.........................................................................................................
Issuance of common stock from preferred stock exchange...................................................................................
Accrued common stock offering expense .............................................................................................................
Unsettled common stock offering proceeds ..........................................................................................................
Accrued preferred stock offering expenses ...........................................................................................................
Non-cash preferred stock dividends ......................................................................................................................
Non-cash common stock dividends.......................................................................................................................
Unsettled proceeds from derivatives .....................................................................................................................
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period ................................................................................................ $ 
Restricted cash at beginning of period ..................................................................................................................
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period........................................................................ $ 

Year Ended December 31,

2022

2021

2020

48,901  $ 
1,239 

31,635  $ 
(14) 

27,900 
140 

8,184  $ 
54 
— 
— 
58,601 
6,702 
35,040 
— 
2,024 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
23 
1,050 
5 
330 

2,173  $ 
— 
13,175 
1,528 
49,815 
4,564 
— 
— 
— 
— 
41,523 
46,118 
76 
— 
101 
39 
— 
— 

2,736 
28 
— 
— 
— 
8,993 
— 
2,229 
— 
9,859 
— 
— 
— 
68 
— 
— 
— 
— 

215,998  $ 
47,376 

78,606  $ 
34,544 

263,374  $ 

113,150  $ 

71,995 
58,388 
130,383 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period........................................................................................................... $ 
Restricted cash at end of period ............................................................................................................................
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period.................................................................................. $ 

261,541  $ 
54,155 

215,998  $ 
47,376 

315,696  $ 

263,374  $ 

78,606 
34,544 
113,150 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the Years Ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020

1. Organization and Description of Business

Braemar Hotels & Resorts Inc., together with its subsidiaries (“Braemar”), is a Maryland corporation that invests primarily 
in  high  revenue  per  available  room  (“RevPAR”)  luxury  hotels  and  resorts.  High  RevPAR,  for  purposes  of  our  investment 
strategy, means RevPAR of at least twice the then-current U.S. national average RevPAR for all hotels as determined by STR, 
LLC. Braemar has elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as 
amended (the “Code”). Braemar conducts its business and owns substantially all of its assets through its operating partnership, 
Braemar  Hospitality  Limited  Partnership  (“Braemar  OP”).  Terms  such  as  the  “Company,”  “we,”  “us”  or  “our”  refers  to 
Braemar Hotels & Resorts Inc. and, as the context may require, all entities included in its consolidated financial statements.

We are advised by Ashford Hospitality Advisors LLC (“Ashford LLC” or the “Advisor”) through an advisory agreement. 
Ashford LLC is a subsidiary of Ashford Inc. All of the hotel properties in our portfolio are currently asset-managed by Ashford 
LLC. We do not have any employees. All of the services that might be provided by employees are provided to us by Ashford 
LLC.

We do not operate any of our hotel properties directly; instead we employ hotel management companies to operate them 
for us under management contracts. Remington Hotels, a subsidiary of Ashford Inc., manages four of our 16 hotel properties. 
Third-party management companies manage the remaining hotel properties.

Ashford  Inc.  also  provides  other  products  and  services  to  us  or  our  hotel  properties  through  certain  entities  in  which 
Ashford  Inc.  has  an  ownership  interest.  These  products  and  services  include,  but  are  not  limited  to,  design  and  construction 
services, debt placement and related services, broker-dealer and distribution services, audio visual services, real estate advisory 
and  brokerage  services,  insurance  claims  services,  hypoallergenic  premium  rooms,  watersport  activities,  travel/transportation 
services and mobile key technology.

The  accompanying  consolidated  financial  statements  include  the  accounts  of  wholly-owned  and  majority-owned 
subsidiaries of Braemar OP that as of December 31, 2022, own 16 hotel properties in seven states, the District of Columbia, 
Puerto  Rico  and  the  U.S.  Virgin  Islands  (“USVI”).  The  portfolio  includes  14  wholly-owned  hotel  properties  and  two  hotel 
properties that are owned through a partnership in which Braemar OP has a controlling interest. These hotel properties represent 
4,181 total rooms, or 3,946 net rooms, excluding those attributable to our partner. As a REIT, Braemar is required to comply 
with limitations imposed by the Code related to operating hotels. As of December 31, 2022, 15 of our 16 hotel properties were 
leased  by  wholly-owned  or  majority-owned  subsidiaries  that  are  treated  as  taxable  REIT  subsidiaries  (“TRS”)  for  federal 
income tax purposes (collectively the TRS entities are referred to as “Braemar TRS”). One hotel property, located in the USVI, 
is owned by our USVI TRS. Braemar TRS then engages third-party or affiliated hotel management companies to operate the 
hotel  properties  under  management  contracts.  Hotel  operating  results  related  to  the  hotel  properties  are  included  in  the 
consolidated statements of operations.

As of December 31, 2022, 13 of the 16 hotel properties were leased by Braemar’s wholly-owned TRS, and the two hotel 
properties  majority-owned  through  a  consolidated  partnership  were  leased  to  a  TRS  wholly-owned  by  such  consolidated 
partnership. Each leased hotel is leased under a percentage lease that provides for each lessee to pay in each calendar month the 
base rent plus, in each calendar quarter, percentage rent, if any, based on hotel revenues. Lease revenue from Braemar TRS is 
eliminated in consolidation. The hotel properties are operated under management contracts with Marriott Hotel Services, Inc. 
(“Marriott”), Hilton Management LLC (“Hilton”), Accor Management US Inc. (“Accor”), Four Seasons Hotels Limited (“Four 
Seasons”),  Hyatt  Corporation  (“Hyatt”),  The  Ritz-Carlton  Hotel  Company,  L.L.C.  and  its  affiliates,  each  of  which  is  also  an 
affiliate of Marriott (“Ritz-Carlton”) and Remington Hotels, which are eligible independent contractors under the Code.

2. Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation—The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the 
accounts of Braemar Hotels & Resorts Inc., its majority-owned subsidiaries, and its majority-owned entities in which it has a 
controlling interest. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions between consolidated entities have been eliminated 
in these consolidated financial statements.

Braemar OP is considered to be a variable interest entity (“VIE”), as defined by authoritative accounting guidance. A VIE 
must be consolidated by a reporting entity if the reporting entity is the primary beneficiary because it has (i) the power to direct 
the VIE’s activities that most significantly impact the VIE’s economic performance and (ii) the obligation to absorb losses of 
the VIE or the right to receive benefits from the VIE. All major decisions related to Braemar OP that most significantly impact 
its  economic  performance,  including  but  not  limited  to  operating  procedures  with  respect  to  business  affairs  and  any 

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acquisitions, dispositions, financings, restructurings or other transactions with sellers, purchasers, lenders, brokers, agents and 
other applicable representatives, are subject to the approval of our wholly-owned subsidiary, Braemar OP General Partner LLC 
(formerly Ashford Prime OP General Partner LLC), its general partner. As such, we consolidate Braemar OP.

The following items affect reporting comparability of our historical consolidated financial statements: 

•

•

•

on  August  5,  2021,  we  acquired  the  Mr.  C  Beverly  Hills  Hotel  and  five  adjacent  luxury  residences.  The  operating 
results of the hotel property have been included in the results of operations from its acquisition date;

on March 11, 2022, we acquired The Ritz-Carlton Reserve Dorado Beach hotel located in Dorado, Puerto Rico. The 
operating results of the hotel property have been included in the results of operations from its acquisition date; and

on  December  1,  2022,  we  acquired  the  Four  Seasons  Resort  Scottsdale.  The  operating  results  of  the  hotel  property 
have been included in the results of operations from its acquisition date.

Use  of  Estimates—The  preparation  of  these  consolidated  financial  statements  in  accordance  with  accounting  principles 
generally  accepted  in  the  United  States  requires  management  to  make  estimates  and  assumptions  that  affect  the  reported 
amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the 
reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Cash and Cash Equivalents—Cash and cash equivalents include cash on hand or held in banks and short-term investments 

with an initial maturity of three months or less at the date of purchase.

Restricted Cash—Restricted cash includes reserves for debt service, real estate taxes, and insurance, as well as excess cash 
flow  deposits  and  reserves  for  furniture,  fixtures,  and  equipment  (“FF&E”)  replacements  of  approximately  4%  to  5%  of 
property revenue for certain hotels, as required by certain management or mortgage debt agreement restrictions and provisions. 

Accounts  Receivable—Accounts  receivable  consists  primarily  of  meeting  and  banquet  room  rental  and  hotel  guest 
receivables.  We  generally  do  not  require  collateral.  We  maintain  an  allowance  for  doubtful  accounts  for  estimated  losses 
resulting from the inability of guests to make required payments for services. The allowance is maintained at a level believed 
adequate to absorb estimated receivable losses. The estimate is based on past receivable loss experience, known and inherent 
credit risks, current economic conditions, and other relevant factors, including specific reserves for certain accounts.

Inventories—Inventories, which primarily consist of food, beverages, and gift store merchandise, are stated at the lower of 

cost or net realizable value. Cost is determined using the first-in, first-out method.

Investments in Hotel Properties, net—Hotel properties are generally stated at cost. For hotel properties owned through our 
majority-owned entities, the carrying basis attributable to the partners’ minority ownership is recorded at historical cost, net of 
any  impairment  charges,  while  the  carrying  basis  attributable  to  our  majority  ownership  is  recorded  based  on  the  allocated 
purchase  price  of  our  ownership  interests  in  the  entities.  All  improvements  and  additions  which  extend  the  useful  life  of  the 
hotel properties are capitalized.

For property and equipment acquired in a business combination, we record the sets acquired based on their fair value as of 
the  acquisition  date.  Replacements  and  improvements  and  finance  leases  are  capitalized,  while  repairs  and  maintenance  are 
expense  as  incurred.  Property  and  equipment  acquired  in  an  asset  acquisition  are  recorded  at  cost.  The  acquisition  cost  is 
allocated to land, buildings, improvements, furniture, fixtures and equipment, as well as identifiable intangible and lease assets 
and liabilities. Acquisition cost is allocated using relative fair values. We evaluate several factors, including weighted market 
data  for  similar  assets,  expected  future  cash  flows  discounted  at  risk  adjusted  rates,  and  replacement  costs  for  assets  to 
determine an appropriate exit cost when evaluating the fair values.

Impairment  of  Investments  in  Hotel  Properties—Hotel  properties  are  reviewed  for  impairment  whenever  events  or 
changes in circumstances indicate that their carrying amounts may not be recoverable. Recoverability of the hotel is measured 
by comparison  of the carrying  amount  of  the hotel to the estimated future undiscounted cash flows, which take into account 
current  market  conditions  and  our  intent  with  respect  to  holding  or  disposing  of  the  hotel.  If  our  analysis  indicates  that  the 
carrying value of the hotel is not recoverable on an undiscounted cash flow basis, we recognize an impairment charge for the 
amount by which the property’s net book value exceeds its estimated fair value, or fair value, less cost to sell. In evaluating the 
impairment  of  hotel  properties,  we  make  many  assumptions  and  estimates,  including  projected  cash  flows,  expected  holding 
period and expected useful life. Fair value is determined through various valuation techniques, including internally developed 
discounted  cash  flow  models,  comparable  market  transactions  and  third-party  appraisals,  where  considered  necessary.  Asset 
write-downs resulting from property damage are recorded up to the amount of the allocable property insurance deductible in the 
period that the property damage occurs. See note 4.

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Assets  Held  for  Sale  and  Discontinued  Operations—We  classify  assets  as  held  for  sale  when  we  have  obtained  a  firm 
commitment  from  a  buyer,  and  consummation  of  the  sale  is  considered  probable  and  expected  within  one  year.  The  related 
operations of assets held for sale are reported as discontinued if the disposal is a component of an entity or group of components 
that  represents  a  strategic  shift  that  has  (or  will  have)  a  major  effect  on  our  operations  and  cash  flows.  Depreciation  and 
amortization will cease as of the date assets have met the criteria to be deemed held for sale.

Investment in Unconsolidated Entity—As of December 31, 2022, we held a 7.9% ownership interest in OpenKey, which 
is accounted for under the equity method of accounting by recording the initial investment and our percentage of interest in the 
entities’ net income/loss. We review our investment in unconsolidated entity for impairment in each reporting period pursuant 
to  the  applicable  authoritative  accounting  guidance.  An  investment  is  impaired  when  its  estimated  fair  value  is  less  than  the 
carrying amount of our investment. Any impairment is recorded in equity in earnings (loss) of unconsolidated entity. No such 
impairment was recorded for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020. See note 5.

Our investment in unconsolidated entity is considered to be a variable interest in the underlying entity. VIEs, as defined by 
authoritative accounting guidance, must be consolidated by a reporting entity if the reporting entity is the primary beneficiary 
because it has (i) the power to direct the VIE’s activities that most significantly impact the VIE’s economic performance and 
(ii) the obligation to absorb losses of the VIE or the right to receive benefits from the VIE. Because we do not have the power 
and  financial  responsibility  to  direct  the  unconsolidated  entity’s  activities  and  operations,  we  are  not  considered  to  be  the 
primary beneficiary of this entity on an ongoing basis and therefore such entity should not be consolidated. 

Leases—We determine if an arrangement is a lease at the commencement date. Operating leases, as lessee, are included in 
operating lease right-of-use (“ROU”) assets and operating lease liabilities on our consolidated balance sheets. We currently do 
not have any finance leases. 

Operating lease ROU assets and operating lease liabilities are recognized based on the present value of the future minimum 
lease payments over the lease term at commencement date. As most of our leases do not provide an implicit rate, we use our 
incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at commencement date in determining the present value of future 
payments. The operating lease ROU asset also includes any lease payments made and initial direct costs incurred and excludes 
lease incentives. The lease terms used to calculate our right-of-use asset may include options to extend or terminate the lease 
when it is reasonably certain that we will exercise that option. Lease expense for minimum lease payments is recognized on a 
straight-line  basis  over  the  lease  term.  Subsequent  to  the  initial  recognition,  lease  liabilities  are  measured  using  the  effective 
interest method. The ROU asset is generally reduced utilizing a straight-line method adjusted for the lease liability accretion 
during the period.

We have lease agreements with lease and non-lease components, which under the elected practical expedients under ASC 
842,  we  are  not  accounting  for  separately.  For  certain  equipment  leases,  such  as  office  equipment,  copiers  and  vehicles,  we 
account for the lease and non-lease components as a single lease component.

Intangible  Assets,  net—Intangible  assets,  net  represents  the  customer  relationships  associated  with  The  Ritz-Carlton 
Sarasota  acquisition,  which  are  amortized  using  the  straight-line  method  over  its  expected  useful  life,  which  approximates 
amortization based on economic consumption. See note 19.

Derivative Instruments—We use interest rate derivatives to hedge our risks and to capitalize on the historical correlation 
between  changes  in  LIBOR  (London  Interbank  Offered  Rate),  SOFR  (Secured  Overnight  Financing  Rate)  and  RevPAR. 
Interest rate derivatives could include swaps, caps, floors and flooridors. 

All derivatives are recorded at fair value in accordance with the applicable authoritative accounting guidance. None of our 
derivative  instruments  are  designated  as  cash  flow  hedges.  Interest  rate  derivatives  are  reported  as  “derivative  assets”  in  our 
consolidated balance sheets. For interest rate derivatives and credit default swaps, changes in fair value and realized gains and 
losses  are  recognized  in  earnings  as  “realized  and  unrealized  gain  (loss)  on  derivatives”  in  our  consolidated  statements  of 
operations.  Accrued  interest  on  interest  rate  derivatives  is  included  in  “accounts  receivable,  net”  in  the  consolidated  balance 
sheets. 

Due  to/from  Related  Parties,  net—Due  to/from  related  parties,  net,  represent  current  receivables  and  payables  resulting 
from  transactions  related  to  hotel  management  with  a  related  party.  Due  to/from  related  parties  is  generally  settled  within  a 
period not exceeding one year. See note 15.

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Due to/from Ashford Inc.—Due to/from Ashford Inc. represents payables related to the advisory services fee, including 
reimbursable  expenses  as  well  as  other  hotel  products  and  services.  These  payables  are  generally  settled  within  a  period  not 
exceeding one year. See note 15.

Due  to/from  Third-Party  Hotel  Managers—Due  to/from  third-party  hotel  managers  primarily  consists  of  amounts  due 
from Marriott related to our cash reserves held at the Marriott corporate level related to our operations, real estate taxes, and 
other items, as well as current receivables and payables resulting from transactions with other third-party managers related to 
hotel management. These receivables and payables are generally settled within a period not exceeding one year.

Noncontrolling  Interests—The  redeemable  noncontrolling  interests  in  the  operating  partnership  represent  the  limited 
partners’ proportionate share of equity in earnings/losses of the operating partnership, which is an allocation of net income/loss 
attributable to the common unitholders based on the weighted average ownership percentage of these limited partners’ common 
unit  holdings  throughout  the  period.  The  redeemable  noncontrolling  interests  in  our  operating  partnership  is  classified  in  the 
mezzanine  section  of  our  consolidated  balance  sheets  as  these  redeemable  operating  partnership  units  do  not  meet  the 
requirements for permanent equity classification prescribed by the authoritative accounting guidance because these redeemable 
operating  partnership  units  may  be  redeemed  by  the  holder  for  cash  or  registered  shares  in  certain  cases  outside  of  the 
Company’s control. The carrying value of the noncontrolling interests in the operating partnership is based on the greater of the 
accumulated historical cost or the redemption value.

The  noncontrolling  interest  in  consolidated  entities  represents  an  ownership  interest  of  25%  in  two  hotel  properties  at 

December 31, 2022 and 2021, and is reported in equity in our consolidated balance sheets.

Net  income/loss  attributable  to  redeemable  noncontrolling  interests  in  operating  partnership  and  income/loss  from 
consolidated  entities  attributable  to  noncontrolling  interests  in  our  consolidated  entities  are  reported  as  deductions/additions 
from/to  net  income/loss.  Comprehensive  income/loss  attributable  to  these  noncontrolling  interests  is  reported  as  reductions/
additions from/to comprehensive income/loss.

Revenue Recognition—Rooms revenue represents revenues from the occupancy of our hotel rooms, which is driven by the 
occupancy and average daily rate. Rooms revenue includes revenue for guest no-shows, day use, and early/late departure fees. 
The  contracts  for  room  stays  with  customers  are  generally  short  in  duration  and  revenues  are  recognized  as  services  are 
provided over the course of the hotel stay. Advance deposits are recorded as liabilities when a customer or group of customers 
provides a deposit for a future stay or banquet event at our hotels. Advance deposits are converted to revenue when the services 
are  provided  to  the  customer  or  when  the  customer  with  a  noncancellable  reservation  fails  to  arrive  for  part  or  all  of  the 
reservation. Conversely, advance deposits are generally refundable upon guest cancellation of the related reservation within an 
established period of time prior to the reservation. Our advance deposit balance as of December 31, 2022 and 2021 was $46.0 
million and $31.8 million, respectively, and are generally recognized as revenue within a one-year period. These are included in 
“accounts payable and accrued expenses” on the consolidated balance sheets.

Food & Beverage (“F&B”) revenue consists of revenue from the restaurants and lounges at our hotel properties, in-room 
dining and mini-bars revenue, and banquet/catering revenue from group and social functions. Other F&B revenue may include 
revenue from audiovisual equipment/services, rental of function rooms, and other F&B related revenues. Revenue is recognized 
as  the  services  or  products  are  provided.  Our  hotel  properties  may  employ  third  parties  to  provide  certain  services  at  the 
property, for example, audio visual services. We evaluate each of these contracts to determine if the hotel is the principal or the 
agent in the transaction, and record the revenues as appropriate (i.e. gross vs. net).

Other revenue consists of ancillary revenue at the property, including attrition and cancellation fees, condo management 
fees,  resort  and  destination  fees,  health  center  fees,  spas,  golf,  telecommunications,  parking,  entertainment  and  other  guest 
services, as well as rental revenue primarily from leased retail outlets at our hotel properties, and membership initiation fees and 
dues,  primarily  from  club  memberships.  Cancellation  fees  are  recognized  from  non-cancellable  deposits  when  the  customer 
provides  notification  of  cancellation  in  accordance  with  established  management  policy  time  frames.  Non-refundable 
membership initiation fees are recognized over the expected life of an active membership. 

Taxes  specifically  collected  from  customers  and  submitted  to  taxing  authorities  are  not  recorded  in  revenue.  Interest 

income is recognized when earned. 

Other Hotel Expenses—Other hotel expenses include Internet, telephone charges, guest laundry, valet parking, hotel-level 
general and administrative, sales and marketing expenses, repairs and maintenance, franchise fees and utility costs. They are 
expensed as incurred.

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Advertising Costs—Advertising costs are charged to expense as incurred. For the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 
and  2020,  we  incurred  advertising  costs  of  $6.5  million,  $4.0  million  and  $2.1  million,  respectively.  Advertising  costs  are 
included in “other” hotel expenses in our consolidated statements of operations.

Equity-Based  Compensation—Stock/unit-based  compensation  for  non-employees  is  measured  at  the  grant  date  and 
expensed ratably over the vesting period based on the original measurement as of the grant date. This results in the recording of 
expense, included in “advisory services fee,” “management fees” and “corporate general and administrative” expense, equal to 
the ratable amount of the grant date fair value based on the requisite service period satisfied during the period. The 2020 PSU 
and Performance LTIP unit grants to certain executive officers vest based on time and market conditions and were measured at 
the grant date fair value based on a Monte Carlo simulation valuation model.

With respect to the 2021 and 2022 award agreements, the compensation committee shifted to a new performance metric, 
pursuant to which, the performance awards will be eligible to vest, from 0% to 200% of target, based on achievement of certain 
performance  targets  over  the  three-year  performance  period.  The  performance  criteria  are  based  on  performance  conditions 
under the relevant literature. The corresponding compensation cost is recognized ratably over the service period for the award 
as the service is rendered, based on the grant date fair value of the award. The grant date fair value of the award may vary from 
period  to  period,  as  the  number  of  performance  grants  earned  may  vary  since  the  estimated  probable  achievement  of  certain 
performance targets may vary from period to period. 

Depreciation and Amortization—Hotel properties are depreciated over the estimated useful life of the assets and leasehold 
improvements are amortized over the shorter of the lease term or the estimated useful life of the related assets. Presently, hotel 
properties  are  depreciated  using  the  straight-line  method  over  lives  ranging  from  7.5  to  39  years  for  buildings  and 
improvements and 1.5 to 5 years for FF&E. While we believe our estimates are reasonable, a change in estimated useful lives 
could affect depreciation expense and net income (loss) as well as resulting gains or losses on potential hotel sales. 

Income Taxes—As a REIT, we generally are not subject to federal corporate income tax on the portion of our net income 
(loss) that does not relate to TRSs. However, Braemar TRS and our USVI TRS are treated as TRSs for U.S. federal income tax 
purposes.  In  accordance  with  authoritative  accounting  guidance,  we  account  for  income  taxes  related  to  our  TRSs  using  the 
asset and liability method under which deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for future tax consequences attributable 
to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. 
In  addition,  the  analysis  utilized  by  us  in  determining  our  deferred  tax  asset  valuation  allowance  involves  considerable 
management judgment and assumptions. See note 18.

The  entities  that  own  15  of  our  16  hotel  properties  are  considered  partnerships  for  U.S.  federal  income  tax  purposes. 
Partnerships  are  not  subject  to  U.S.  federal  income  taxes.  The  partnerships’  revenues  and  expenses  pass  through  to  and  are 
taxed on the owners. The states and cities where the partnerships operate follow the U.S. federal income tax treatment, with the 
exception of the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the city of Philadelphia. Accordingly, we provide for income taxes in 
these  jurisdictions  for  the  partnerships.  The  consolidated  entities  that  operate  the  16  hotel  properties  are  considered  taxable 
corporations for U.S. federal, foreign, state, and city income tax purposes and have elected to be TRSs of Braemar.

The “Income Taxes” topic of the FASB’s ASC addresses the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an 
enterprise’s financial statements. The guidance requires us to determine whether tax positions we have taken or expect to take 
in  a  tax  return  are  more  likely  than  not  to  be  sustained  upon  examination  by  the  appropriate  taxing  authority  based  on  the 
technical  merits  of  the  positions.  Tax  positions  that  do  not  meet  the  more  likely  than  not  threshold  would  be  recorded  as 
additional  tax  expense  in  the  current  period.  We  analyze  all  open  tax  years,  as  defined  by  the  statute  of  limitations  for  each 
jurisdiction,  which  includes  the  federal  jurisdiction  and  various  states.  We  classify  interest  and  penalties  related  to 
underpayment  of  income  taxes  as  income  tax  expense.  We  and  our  subsidiaries  file  income  tax  returns  in  the  U.S.  federal 
jurisdiction  and  various  states  and  cities.  Tax  years  2018  through  2022  remain  subject  to  potential  examination  by  certain 
federal and state taxing authorities.

Income (Loss) Per Share—Basic income (loss) per common share is calculated by dividing net income (loss) attributable 
to  common  stockholders  by  the  weighted  average  common  shares  outstanding  during  the  period  using  the  two-class  method 
prescribed  by  applicable  authoritative  accounting  guidance.  Diluted  income  (loss)  per  common  share  is  calculated  using  the 
two-class method, or the treasury stock method, if more dilutive. Diluted income (loss) per common share reflects the potential 
dilution  that  could  occur  if  securities  or  other  contracts  to  issue  common  shares  were  exercised  or  converted  into  common 
shares, whereby such exercise or conversion would result in lower income per share.

Recently Adopted Accounting Standards—In August 2020, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued 
ASU 2020-06, Debt - Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging - Contracts in 

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Entity’s  Own  Equity  (Subtopic  815-40):  Accounting  for  Convertible  Instruments  and  Contracts  in  an  Entity’s  Own  Equity
(“ASU 2020-06”), which simplifies the accounting for certain financial instruments with characteristics of liabilities and equity. 
This  ASU:  (1)  simplifies  the  accounting  for  convertible  debt  instruments  and  convertible  preferred  stock  by  removing  the 
existing guidance in Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 470-20, Debt: Debt with Conversion and Other Options, that 
requires entities to account for beneficial conversion features and cash conversion features in equity, separately from the host 
convertible debt or preferred stock; (2) revises the scope exception from derivative accounting in ASC 815-40 for freestanding 
financial  instruments  and  embedded  features  that  are  both  indexed  to  the  issuer’s  own  stock  and  classified  in  stockholders’ 
equity, by removing certain criteria required for equity classification; and (3) revises the guidance in ASC 260, Earnings Per 
Share, to require entities to calculate diluted earnings per share (“EPS”) for convertible instruments by using the if-converted 
method. In addition, entities must presume share settlement for purposes of calculating diluted EPS when an instrument may be 
settled in cash or shares. For SEC filers, excluding smaller reporting companies, this ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning 
after  December  15,  2021,  including  interim  periods  within  those  fiscal  years.  Entities  should  adopt  the  guidance  as  of  the 
beginning of the fiscal year of adoption and cannot adopt the guidance in an interim reporting period. 

We adopted ASU 2020-06 through the modified retrospective method on January 1, 2022. Upon adoption, our Convertible 
Senior Notes are recorded as a single debt instrument at amortized cost, instead of being recorded as both a liability and equity. 
The Company ceased recording non-cash interest expense associated with amortization of the debt discount associated with the 
conversion features. The adoption of ASU 2020-06 resulted in an adjustment to additional paid-in capital, accumulated deficit, 
and  the  carrying  value  of  our  Convertible  Senior  Notes.  The  impact  of  adopting  ASU  2020-06  includes  an  increase  to 
“indebtedness, net” and a decrease to stockholders’ equity of approximately $5.6 million. The adoption of this standard did not 
have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements, beyond the impact to our Convertible Senior Notes described 
above. 

The impact of adoption on our consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2022 resulted in a 
decrease  to  net  interest  expense  by  approximately  $1.1  million  relating  to  the  non-cash  interest  expense  associated  with 
amortization of the debt discount. The impact on basic and diluted net loss per share of common stock attributable to common 
stockholders for the year ended December 31, 2022 was $(0.02).

In  March  2020,  the  FASB  issued  ASU  2020-04,  Reference  Rate  Reform  (Topic  848)  (“ASU  2020-04”),  which  provides 
optional  guidance  through  December  31,  2022  to  ease  the  potential  burden  in  accounting  for,  or  recognizing  the  effects  of, 
reference rate reform on financial reporting. In January 2021, the FASB issued 2021-01, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848), 
Scope, which  further clarified the  scope  of the reference rate reform  optional practical expedients and exceptions  outlined  in 
Topic 848. The amendments in ASU Nos. 2020-04 and 2021-01 apply to contract modifications that replace a reference rate 
affected by reference rate reform, providing optional expedients regarding the measurement of hedge effectiveness in hedging 
relationships  that  have  been  modified  to  replace  a  reference  rate.  The  Company  applied  the  optional  expedient  in  evaluating 
debt modifications converting from LIBOR to SOFR. There was no material impact as a result of this adoption.

3. Revenue

The following tables present our revenue disaggregated by geographical areas (in thousands):

Primary Geographical Market

Number of Hotels

Rooms

Food and Beverage

Other Hotel

Total

Year Ended December 31, 2022

California ...............................................................

Puerto Rico ............................................................

Arizona ..................................................................

Colorado ................................................................

Florida....................................................................

Illinois....................................................................

Pennsylvania..........................................................

Washington............................................................

Washington, D.C. ..................................................

USVI......................................................................

6

1

1

1

2

1

1

1

1

1

$  134,635  $ 

45,952  $ 

19,152  $  199,739 

38,077 

3,107 

25,253 

73,629 

24,829 

22,237 

21,445 

29,877 

58,426 

14,238 

1,430 

16,397 

34,068 

7,150 

4,121 

3,619 

13,276 

18,990 

8,931 

657 

8,965 

61,246 

5,194 

50,615 

24,771 

132,468 

1,656 

1,178 

1,321 

1,960 

10,238 

33,635 

27,536 

26,385 

45,113 

87,654 

Total ......................................................................

16

$  431,515  $ 

159,241  $ 

78,829  $  669,585 

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Primary Geographical Market

Number of Hotels

Rooms

Food and Beverage

Other Hotel

Total

Year Ended December 31, 2021

California ...............................................................

Colorado ................................................................

Florida....................................................................

Illinois....................................................................

Pennsylvania..........................................................

Washington............................................................

Washington, D.C. ..................................................

USVI......................................................................

6

1

2

1

1

1

1

1

$  91,283  $ 

27,205  $ 

12,938  $  131,426 

17,303 

65,974 

14,422 

11,889 

15,105 

9,773 

54,819 

10,936 

27,148 

3,418 

1,493 

1,632 

3,014 

7,945 

21,094 

1,153 

776 

1,578 

1,142 

15,453 

10,049 

36,184 

114,216 

18,993 

14,158 

18,315 

13,929 

80,321 

Total ......................................................................

14

$  280,568  $ 

90,299  $ 

56,675  $  427,542 

Primary Geographical Market

Number of Hotels

Rooms

Food and Beverage

Other Hotel

Total

Year Ended December 31, 2020

California ...............................................................

Colorado ................................................................

Florida....................................................................

Illinois....................................................................

Pennsylvania..........................................................

Washington............................................................

Washington, D.C. ..................................................

USVI......................................................................

5

1

2

1

1

1

1

1

$  46,291  $ 

13,573  $ 

8,056  $ 

67,920 

12,847 

33,829 

5,979 

7,349 

5,604 

7,595 

16,771 

6,178 

17,009 

1,293 

1,227 

797 

3,519 

6,667 

6,529 

14,446 

610 

424 

620 

1,604 

8,157 

25,554 

65,284 

7,882 

9,000 

7,021 

12,718 

31,595 

Total ......................................................................

13

$  136,265  $ 

50,263  $ 

40,446  $  226,974 

For the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company recorded revenue from business interruption losses associated with 
lost profits from Hurricane Irma of $4.0 million. This revenue is included in “other” hotel revenue in our consolidated statement 
of operations. There was no such revenue recorded for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 as the insurance claim was 
fully settled in 2020.

4. Investments in Hotel Properties, net

Investments in hotel properties, net consisted of the following (in thousands):

Land ......................................................................................................................... $ 
Buildings and improvements ...................................................................................
Furniture, fixtures and equipment............................................................................
Construction in progress ..........................................................................................
Residences ...............................................................................................................
Total cost ..........................................................................................................
Accumulated depreciation .......................................................................................

Investments in hotel properties, net.................................................................. $ 

630,489  $ 

December 31, 2022 December 31, 2021
480,530 
1,215,810 
123,954 
12,038 
12,746 
1,845,078 
(399,481) 
1,445,597 

1,511,949 
147,019 
22,890 
12,746 
2,325,093 
(440,492)   
1,884,601  $ 

For the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, depreciation expense was $78.0 million, $73.0 million and $72.8 

million, respectively.

Impairment Charges and Insurance Recoveries

For the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company received proceeds of $14.5 million from our insurance carriers for 
property damage and business interruption from Hurricane Irma. In September 2020, the Company reached a final settlement 
with  its  insurance  carriers  related  to  Hurricane  Irma.  Upon  settlement,  the  Company  recorded  a  gain  of  $10.1  million  as  the 
proceeds received exceeded the carrying value of the hotel property at the time of the loss.

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For  the  year  ended  December  31,  2021,  we  recognized  a  gain  of  $481,000  associated  with  proceeds  received  from  an 

insurance claim. There was no such gain recognized for the year ended December 31, 2022.

During the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, no impairment charges were recorded.

The Ritz-Carlton Reserve Dorado Beach

On March 11, 2022, the Company acquired a 100% interest in the 96-room Ritz-Carlton Reserve Dorado Beach in Dorado, 
Puerto  Rico.  The  total  consideration  consisted  of  $104.0  million  of  cash  and  6.0  million  shares  of  the  Company’s  common 
stock with a fair value of approximately $35.0 million. Additionally, the Company assumed a $54.0 million mortgage loan with 
a fair value of approximately $58.6 million. See note 6 for further discussion regarding the mortgage loan. On March 14, 2022, 
the Company filed a resale registration statement on Form S-3, which was declared effective by the SEC on April 1, 2022, to 
register for resale the 6.0 million shares of common stock.

We  accounted  for  this  acquisition  as  an  asset  acquisition  because  substantially  all  of  the  fair  value  of  the  gross  assets 
acquired were concentrated in a group of similar identifiable assets. The cost of the acquisition including transaction costs of 
approximately $1.9 million, was allocated to the individual assets acquired and liabilities assumed on a relative fair value basis, 
which is considered a Level 3 valuation technique.

The following table summarizes the estimated fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the acquisition (in 

thousands):

Land................................................................................................................................................................................................... $ 
Buildings and improvements.............................................................................................................................................................
Furniture, fixtures and equipment  ....................................................................................................................................................
Investments in hotel properties......................................................................................................................................................
Restricted cash...................................................................................................................................................................................
Inventories.........................................................................................................................................................................................
Mortgage loan ...................................................................................................................................................................................

Net other assets (liabilities)............................................................................................................................................................. $ 

79,711 
102,105 
15,405 
197,221 
1,091 
1,184 
(58,601) 
$  140,895 
(9,966) 

The results of operations of the hotel property have been included in our results of operations from the acquisition date. 
The table below summarizes the total revenue and net income (loss) in our consolidated statements of operations for the year 
ended December 31, 2022:

Year Ended 
December 31, 2022

Total revenue ................................................................................................................................................................... $ 
Net income (loss) .............................................................................................................................................................

61,246 
7,583 

Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale

On December 1, 2022, the Company acquired a 100% interest in the 210-room Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale at Troon 

North in Scottsdale, Arizona. The total consideration for the acquisition was $267.8 million. 

We  accounted  for  this  acquisition  as  an  asset  acquisition  because  substantially  all  of  the  fair  value  of  the  gross  assets 
acquired were concentrated in a group of similar identifiable assets. The cost of the acquisition including transaction costs of 
approximately $538,000, was allocated to the individual assets acquired and liabilities assumed on a relative fair value basis, 
which is considered a Level 3 valuation technique.

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The following table summarizes the estimated fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the acquisition (in 

thousands):

Land................................................................................................................................................................................................... $ 
Buildings and improvements.............................................................................................................................................................
Furniture, fixtures and equipment  ....................................................................................................................................................
Investments in hotel properties......................................................................................................................................................
Inventories.........................................................................................................................................................................................

Net other assets (liabilities)............................................................................................................................................................. $ 

70,248 
181,560 
16,050 
267,858 
480 
$  268,338 
(691) 

The results of operations of the hotel property have been included in our results of operations from the acquisition date. 
The table below summarizes the total revenue and net income (loss) in our consolidated statements of operations for the year 
ended December 31, 2022:

Total revenue................................................................................................................................................. $ 
Net income (loss) ..........................................................................................................................................

Year Ended 
December 31, 2022
5,194 
934 

5. Investment in Unconsolidated Entity

OpenKey is a hospitality-focused mobile key platform that provides a universal smart phone app and related hardware and 
software  for  keyless  entry  into  hotel  guest  rooms.  In  2018,  the  Company  made  an  initial  investment  in  OpenKey,  which  is 
controlled and consolidated by Ashford Inc., for an initial 8.2% ownership interest. All investments were recommended by our 
Related  Party  Transactions  Committee  and  unanimously  approved  by  the  independent  members  of  our  board  of  directors.  In 
2022,  the  Company  made  additional  investments  in  OpenKey  of  approximately  $328,000.  As  of  December  31,  2022,  the 
Company has made investments in OpenKey totaling $2.9 million. 

Our investment is recorded as “investment in unconsolidated entity” in our consolidated balance sheets and is accounted 
for  under  the  equity  method  of  accounting  as  we  have  significant  influence  over  the  entity  under  the  applicable  accounting 
guidance.  We  review  our  investment  in  OpenKey  for  impairment  in  each  reporting  period  pursuant  to  the  applicable 
authoritative accounting guidance. An investment is impaired when its estimated fair value is less than the carrying amount of 
the  investment.  Any  impairment  is  recorded  in  equity  in  earnings  (loss)  of  unconsolidated  entity.  No  such  impairment  was 
recorded for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020.

The following table summarizes our carrying value and ownership interest in OpenKey:

Carrying value of the investment in OpenKey (in thousands) ........................ $ 
Ownership interest in OpenKey ......................................................................

December 31, 2022
1,689 

December 31, 2021
1,689 

$ 

 7.9 %

 7.8 %

The following table summarizes our equity in earnings (loss) in OpenKey (in thousands):

Equity in earnings (loss) of unconsolidated entity ............................................................. $ 

(328)  $ 

(252)  $ 

(217) 

Line Item

Year Ended December 31,

2022

2021

2020

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6. Indebtedness, net

Indebtedness, net consisted of the following (dollars in thousands):

Current 
Maturity

April 2022

April 2023

May 2023

June 2023

Final
Maturity (13)
April 2022

April 2023

May 2023

June 2025

Interest Rate
LIBOR (1) + 3.00%
LIBOR (1) + 2.65%
LIBOR (1) + 2.55%
LIBOR (1) + 2.16%

December 31, 2022

December 31, 2021

Debt 
Balance

Book Value 
of Collateral

Debt 
Balance

Book Value 
of Collateral

$ 

— 

$ 

— 

$ 

67,500 

$ 

137,718 

98,500 

51,000 

435,000 

162,134 

84,180 

403,896 

99,500 

51,000 

435,000 

162,621 

85,847 

417,109 

Indebtedness
Mortgage loan (3) ..................
Mortgage loan (4) ..................
Mortgage loan (4) ..................
Mortgage loan (5) ..................

Mortgage loan (4)(6) ...............
Mortgage loan (6) ..................
Mortgage loan (7) ..................
Mortgage loan (4)(8) ...............
Mortgage loan (8) ..................

Collateral
Park Hyatt Beaver Creek Resort & Spa

The Ritz-Carlton Sarasota

Hotel Yountville

The Notary Hotel

The Clancy

Sofitel Chicago Magnificent Mile

Marriott Seattle Waterfront

Bardessono Hotel and Spa

Bardessono Hotel and Spa

The Ritz-Carlton St. Thomas

The Ritz-Carlton Lake Tahoe

The Ritz-Carlton Lake Tahoe

August 2023

August 2023

August 2023

January 2024

January 2024

August 2023

August 2023

August 2024

January 2024

January 2024

Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines

Park Hyatt Beaver Creek Resort & Spa

February 2024

February 2027

The Ritz-Carlton Reserve Dorado Beach

March 2024

Mr. C Beverly Hills Hotel

August 2024

March 2026

August 2024

Pier House Resort & Spa

September 2024

September 2024

Pier House Resort & Spa

September 2024

September 2024

Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale

December 2025

December 2027

Mortgage loan (3) ..................
Mortgage loan (9) ..................
Mortgage loan (10).................
Mortgage loan (4) (11) .............
Mortgage loan (11).................
Mortgage loan (12) .................

Convertible Senior Notes.....

Capitalized default interest 
and late charges, net.............

Deferred loan costs, net........

Premiums/(discounts), net....

Indebtedness, net..................

LIBOR (1) + 2.55%
SOFR (2) + 2.65%
LIBOR (1) + 3.95%
LIBOR (1) + 2.10%
SOFR (2) + 2.20%
LIBOR (1) + 1.70%

SOFR (2) + 2.86%
LIBOR (1) + 6.00%
LIBOR (1) + 3.60%
LIBOR (1) + 1.85%
SOFR (2) + 1.95%
SOFR (2) + 3.75%

— 

40,000 

42,500 

— 

54,000 

195,000 

70,500 

54,000 

30,000 

— 

80,000 

100,000 

86,250 

— 

40,000 

51,514 

119,492 

— 

112,777 

194,770 

139,830 

193,367 

71,820 

— 

83,361 

267,460 

— 

42,500 

54,000 

— 

— 

— 

30,000 

80,000 

— 

— 

53,413 

— 

124,114 

112,713 

— 

— 

— 

73,587 

85,281 

— 

— 

— 

  1,336,750 

$  1,884,601 

  1,180,750 

$  1,445,597 

1,934 

(5,054) 

500 

3,904 

(3,538) 

(8,438) 

$  1,334,130 

$  1,172,678 

Mortgage loan .....................

Capital Hilton

February 2024

February 2024

195,000 

193,194 

Equity

June 2026

June 2026

4.50%

— 

86,250 

__________________
(1)

LIBOR rates were 4.392% and 0.101% at December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively.

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

SOFR rate was 4.358% at December 31, 2022.

On February 2, 2022, we refinanced this mortgage loan totaling $67.5 million with a new $70.5 million mortgage loan with a two-year initial term and 
three one-year extension options, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions. The new mortgage loan is interest only and bears interest at a rate of 
SOFR + 2.86%.

This mortgage loan has a LIBOR floor of 0.25%.

This mortgage loan has five one-year extension options, subject to satisfaction of certain conditions, of which the third was exercised in June 2022.

On October 27, 2022, we amended this mortgage loan. Terms of the agreement replaced the variable interest rate of LIBOR + 2.55% with SOFR + 2.65%. 

This mortgage loan has three one-year extension options, subject to satisfaction of certain conditions, of which the second was exercised in August 2022. 
This mortgage loan has a LIBOR floor of 1.00%.

On October 27, 2022, we amended this mortgage loan. Terms of the agreement replaced the variable interest rate of LIBOR + 2.10% with SOFR + 2.20%. 

This mortgage loan has two one-year extension options, subject to satisfaction of certain conditions. This mortgage loan has a LIBOR floor of 0.75%.

(10) This mortgage loan has a LIBOR floor of 1.50%.
(11) On September 29, 2022, we amended this mortgage loan. Terms of the agreement replaced the variable interest rate of LIBOR + 1.85% with SOFR + 

1.95%. 

(12) On December 23, 2022, we entered into a new $100 million mortgage loan with a three-year initial term and two one-year extension options, subject to 
satisfaction of certain conditions. The new mortgage loan is interest only and bears interest at a rate of SOFR + 3.75%. This mortgage loan has a SOFR 
floor of 1.00%. 

(13) The final maturity date assumes all available extensions options will be exercised.

During the second and third quarters of 2020, we reached forbearance and other agreements with our lenders relating to 
loans  secured  by  the  Pier  House  Resort  &  Spa,  The  Ritz-Carlton  Sarasota,  The  Ritz-Carlton  Lake  Tahoe,  Hotel  Yountville, 
Bardessono  Hotel  and  Spa,  Sofitel  Chicago  Magnificent  Mile,  The  Notary  Hotel,  The  Clancy,  Marriott  Seattle  Waterfront, 
Capital  Hilton  and  Hilton  La  Jolla  Torrey  Pines.  The  Company  determined  that  all  of  the  forbearance  and  other  agreements 
evaluated  were  considered  troubled  debt  restructurings  due  to  terms  that  allowed  for  deferred  interest  and  the  forgiveness  of 
default interest and late charges. 

As  a  result  of  the  troubled  debt  restructurings,  all  accrued  default  interest  and  late  charges  were  capitalized  into  the 
applicable loan balances and are being amortized over the remaining term of the loans using the effective interest method. The 

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amount  of  default  interest  and  late  charges  capitalized  into  indebtedness  for  the  year  ended  December  31,  2020  was  $9.9 
million. The amount of principal amortization was approximately $2.0 million, $3.4 million and $2.6 million, respectively, for 
the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020. On March 11, 2022, in connection with the acquisition of The Ritz-Carlton 
Reserve Dorado Beach, the Company assumed a $54 million mortgage loan. See note 4.

On December 23, 2022, the Company entered into a new $100 million mortgage loan associated with Four Seasons Resort 
Scottsdale with a three-year initial term and two one-year extension options, subject to satisfaction of certain conditions. The 
new  mortgage  loan  is  interest  only  and  bears  interest  at  a  rate  of  SOFR  +  3.75%.  This  mortgage  loan  has  a  SOFR  floor  of 
1.00%. 

Convertible Senior Notes

In May 2021, the Company issued $86.25 million aggregate principal amount of 4.50% Convertible Senior Notes due June 
2026 (the “Convertible Senior Notes”). The net proceeds from this offering of the Convertible Senior Notes were approximately 
$82.8 million after deducting the underwriting fees and other expenses paid by the Company. 

The Convertible Senior Notes are governed by an indenture between the Company and U.S. Bank National Association, as 
trustee. The Convertible Senior Notes bear interest at a rate of 4.50% per annum, payable semi-annually in arrears on June 1 
and December 1 of each year, beginning on December 1, 2021. The Convertible Senior Notes will mature on June 1, 2026. The 
Company recorded coupon interest expense of $3.9 million and $2.4 million for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, 
respectively.

Upon  issuance  of  the  Convertible  Senior  Notes,  the  Company  separated  the  Convertible  Senior  Notes  into  liability  and 
equity components. The initial carrying amount of the liability component was calculated using a discount rate of 7.1%. The 
discount rate was based on the terms of debt instruments that were similar to the Convertible Senior Notes. The $6.3 million 
carrying amount of the equity component representing the conversion option was determined by deducting the fair value of the 
liability component from the net proceeds of the Convertible Senior Notes. The amount recorded in equity was not subject to 
remeasurement or amortization. The initial discount of $9.3 million was accreted to interest expense using the effective interest 
rate  method  over  the  contractual  term  of  the  Convertible  Senior  Notes.  The  Company  recorded  discount  amortization  of 
$553,000  and  $974,000  related  to  the  initial  purchase  discount  for  the  years  ended  December  31,  2022  and  2021,  with  the 
remaining discount balance to be amortized through June 2026. 

As a result of the Company's adoption of ASU 2020-06 on January 1, 2022, the Convertible Senior Notes are now recorded 
as  a  single  liability  with  no  portion  recorded  in  equity.  The  Company  also  ceased  recording  non-cash  interest  expense 
associated  with  the  amortization  of  the  portion  of  the  debt  discount  originally  reflected  in  equity,  while  the  initial  purchase 
discount remains and will continue to be amortized through June 2026.

The Convertible Senior Notes are convertible at any time prior to the close of business on the business day immediately 
preceding  the  maturity  date  for  cash,  shares  of  the  Company’s  common  stock  or  a  combination  of  cash  and  shares  of  the 
Company’s  common  stock,  at  the  election  of  the  Company,  based  on  an  initial  conversion  rate  of  157.7909  shares  of  the 
Company’s common stock per $1,000 principal amount of notes (equivalent to a conversion price of approximately $6.34 per 
share of common stock), subject to adjustment of the conversion rate under certain circumstances. In addition, following the 
occurrence of certain corporate events, if the Company provides notice of redemption or if it exercises its option to convert the 
Convertible Senior Notes, the Company will, in certain circumstances, increase the conversion rate for a holder that converts its 
Convertible Senior Notes in connection with such corporate event, such notice of redemption, or such issuer conversion option, 
as the case may be.

The Company may redeem the Convertible Senior Notes at the Company’s option, in whole or in part, on any business day 
on or after the date of issuance if the last reported sale price per share of the Company’s common stock has been at least 130% 
of the conversion price then in effect for at least 20 trading days (whether or not consecutive) during any 30 consecutive trading 
day period ending on, and including, the trading day immediately preceding the date on which the Company provides a notice 
of  redemption  at  a  redemption  price  equal  to  100%  of  the  principal  amount  of  the  Convertible  Senior  Notes  to  be  redeemed 
subject to certain adjustments, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the redemption date.

If we violate covenants in any debt agreement, we could be required to repay all or a portion of our indebtedness before 
maturity at a time when we might be unable to arrange financing for such repayment on attractive terms, if at all. The assets of 
certain  of  our  subsidiaries  are  pledged  under  non-recourse  indebtedness  and  are  not  available  to  satisfy  the  debts  and  other 
obligations of the consolidated group. As of December 31, 2022, we were in compliance with all covenants. 

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Maturities  and  scheduled  amortization  of  indebtedness  as  of  December  31,  2022,  assuming  no  extension  of  existing 

extension options for each of the following five years and thereafter are as follows (in thousands):

2023........................................................................................................................................................................... $ 
2024...........................................................................................................................................................................
2025...........................................................................................................................................................................
2026...........................................................................................................................................................................
2027...........................................................................................................................................................................
Thereafter ..................................................................................................................................................................

667,000 
483,500 
100,000 
86,250 
— 
— 
Total ................................................................................................................................................................... $  1,336,750 

7. Derivative Instruments 

Interest  Rate  Derivatives—We  are  exposed  to  risks  arising  from  our  business  operations,  economic  conditions  and 
financial markets. To manage these risks, we primarily use interest rate derivatives to hedge our debt and our cash flows, which 
include interest rate caps. All derivatives are recorded at fair value. Payments from counterparties on in-the money interest rate 
caps are recognized as realized gains on our consolidated statements of operations.

The following table summarizes the interest rate derivatives we entered into over the applicable periods:

Interest rate caps:(1)
Notional amount (in thousands)................................................................................... $ 
Strike rate low end of range .........................................................................................
Strike rate high end of range........................................................................................

Effective date range .....................................................................................................

Termination date range ................................................................................................

Year Ended December 31,

2022
776,500 

$ 

2021
882,500 

$ 

2020
602,500 

 3.50 %
 4.50 %
February 2022 - 
December 2022 
May 2023 -
January 2025

 0.75 %
 4.00 %
January 2021 - 
September 2021
February 2022 - 
August 2024

 3.00 %
 4.00 %
March 2020 - 
June 2020
April 2021 - June 
2021
92 

$ 

Total cost of interest rate caps (in thousands).............................................................. $ 

3,030 

$ 

200 

_______________
(1)  No instruments were designated as cash flow hedges.

Interest rate derivatives consisted of the following:

Interest rate caps: (1)
Notional amount (in thousands) ........................................................................ $ 
Strike rate low end of range ..............................................................................
 0.75 %
 4.00 %
Strike rate high end of range .............................................................................
Termination date range...................................................................................... January 2023 - January 2025 February 2022 - August 2024
Aggregate principal balance on corresponding mortgage loans (in thousands) $ 

December 31, 2021

December 31, 2022

 2.00 %
 4.50 %

857,000 

959,000 

960,500 

882,500 

$ 

$ 

_______________
(1)

No instruments were designated as cash flow hedges.

Warrants—On August 5, 2021, as part of the consideration paid to acquire the Mr. C Beverly Hills Hotel and five adjacent 
luxury residences, the Company issued 500,000 warrants for the purchase of Braemar common stock with a $6.00 strike price 
on or after August 5, 2021 until August 5, 2024. The holder can choose to exercise the warrant by cash or by net issue exercise, 
in  which  event  the  Company  shall  issue  to  the  holder  a  number  of  warrant  shares  which  reflect  the  fair  market  value  of  the 
Company’s common stock. As of December 31, 2022, no warrants have been exercised.

The  initial  fair  value  of  the  warrant  was  calculated  using  a  Black-Scholes  option  pricing  model  with  the  following 
assumptions:  three-year  contractual  term;  97.93%  volatility;  0%  dividend  rate;  and  a  risk-free  interest  rate  of  0.38%.  The 
estimated fair value of the warrants was approximately $1.5 million on the date of issuance. The warrants are re-valued at each 
reporting period with the change in fair value recorded through earnings.

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In applying the guidance in ASC 815, it was determined that the warrants should be classified as a liability as a result of 
certain settlement provisions. The warrants are included in derivative liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets and changes 
in value are reported as a component of “realized and unrealized gain (loss) on derivatives” on the consolidated statements of 
operations. This is a Level 2 valuation technique. 

8. Fair Value Measurements

Fair Value Hierarchy—Our financial instruments measured at fair value either on a recurring or a non-recurring basis are 
classified  in  a  hierarchy  for  disclosure  purposes  consisting  of  three  levels  based  on  the  observability  of  inputs  in  the 
marketplace as discussed below:

•

•

•

Level  1:  Fair  value  measurements  that  are  quoted  prices  (unadjusted)  in  active  markets  that  we  have  the  ability  to 
access for identical assets or liabilities. Market price data generally is obtained from exchange or dealer markets.

Level 2: Fair value measurements based on inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for 
the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. Level 2 inputs include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities 
in active markets, and inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability, such as interest rates 
and yield curves that are observable at commonly quoted intervals.

Level 3: Fair value measurements based on valuation techniques that use significant inputs that are unobservable. The 
circumstances for using these measurements include those in which there is little, if any, market activity for the asset 
or liability.

The  fair  value  of  interest  rate  caps  are  determined  using  the  market  standard  methodology  of  discounting  the  future 
expected cash receipts that would occur if variable interest rates rise above the strike rates of the caps. Variable interest rates 
used  in  the  calculation  of  projected  receipts  and  payments  on  the  caps  are  based  on  an  expectation  of  future  interest  rates 
derived from observable market interest rate curves (LIBOR/SOFR forward curves) and volatilities (Level 2 inputs). We also 
incorporate  credit  valuation  adjustments  (Level  3  inputs)  to  appropriately  reflect  both  our  own  nonperformance  risk  and  the 
respective counterparty’s nonperformance risk.

When a majority of the inputs used to value our derivatives fall within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy, the derivative 
valuations  in  their  entirety  are  classified  in  Level  2  of  the  fair  value  hierarchy.  However,  when  the  valuation  adjustments 
associated with our derivatives utilize Level 3 inputs, such as estimates of current credit spreads, to evaluate the likelihood of 
default by us and our counterparties, which we consider significant (10% or more) to the overall valuation of our derivatives, 
the derivative valuations in their entirety are classified in Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. Transfers of inputs between levels 
are determined at the end of each reporting period. In determining the fair values of our derivatives at December 31, 2022, the 
LIBOR/SOFR interest rate forward curve (Level 2 inputs) assumed an uptrend from 4.392% to 4.790% for the remaining term 
of  our  derivatives.  Credit  spreads  (Level  3  inputs)  used  in  determining  the  fair  values  derivatives  assumed  an  uptrend  in 
nonperformance risk for us and all of our counterparties through the maturity dates.

Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

The following table presents our assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis aggregated by the level 

within which measurements fall in the fair value hierarchy (in thousands):

Quoted Market 
Prices (Level 1)

Significant Other
Observable Inputs 
(Level 2)

Significant 
Unobservable Inputs 
(Level 3)

Total

December 31, 2022
Assets

Derivative assets:

Interest rate derivatives - caps .......................................... $ 
Total.................................................................................. $ 

Liabilities

Derivative liabilities: .............................................................
Warrants............................................................................
Net ............................................................................................ $ 

—  $ 
—  $ 

— 
—  $ 

6,482  $ 
6,482  $ 

(284)   
6,198  $ 

—  $  6,482 
—  $  6,482  (1)

(284)  (2)

— 
—  $  6,198 

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Quoted Market 
Prices (Level 1)

Significant Other
Observable Inputs 
(Level 2)

Significant 
Unobservable Inputs 
(Level 3)

Total

December 31, 2021
Assets

Derivative assets:

Interest rate derivatives - caps.......................................... $ 
$ 

Liabilities

Derivative liabilities:.............................................................
Warrants...........................................................................
Net............................................................................................ $ 

__________________
(1)

Reported as “derivative assets” in our consolidated balance sheets.

(2)

Reported as “derivative liabilities” in our consolidated balance sheets.

—  $ 
—  $ 

— 
—  $ 

139  $ 
139  $ 

—  $ 
—  $ 

139 
139 

(1)

(1,435) 
(1,296)  $ 

(1,435)  (2)

— 
—  $  (1,296) 

Effect of Fair Value Measured Assets and Liabilities on Consolidated Statements of Operations

The following table summarizes the effect of fair value measured assets and liabilities on our consolidated statements of 

operations (in thousands):

Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income
Year Ended December 31,
2021

2020

2022

Assets

Derivative assets:

Interest rate derivatives - caps.................................................................................. $ 
Credit default swaps.................................................................................................

Total derivative assets...................................................................................... $ 
Total ................................................................................................................. $ 

3,810 
— 
3,810 
3,810 

Liabilities

Derivative liabilities:

Warrants ................................................................................................................... $ 
Net....................................................................................................................... $ 

1,151 
4,961 

Total combined

Interest rate derivatives - floors .................................................................................... $ 
Interest rate derivatives - caps.......................................................................................
Credit default swaps......................................................................................................
Warrants........................................................................................................................

Unrealized gain (loss) on derivatives....................................................................... $ 

Realized gain (loss) on interest rate caps......................................................................

Realized gain (loss) on credit default swaps.................................................................

Realized gain (loss) on interest rate floors....................................................................

Net....................................................................................................................... $ 

— 
3,313 
— 
1,151 
4,464  (1)

497  (1) (4)
— 
— 
4,961 

________
(1)

Reported in “realized and unrealized gain (loss) on derivatives” in our consolidated statements of operations.

$ 

$ 
$ 

$ 
$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

(62) 
— 
(62) 
(62) 

94 
32 

$ 

$ 
$ 

$ 
$ 

$ 

— 
(62) 
— 
94 
32  (1) $ 
— 
— 
— 
32 

$ 

(93) 
117  (2)
24 
24 

— 
24 

3,615 
(93) 
1,437 
— 
4,959  (1)
— 
(1,320)  (3)
(3,615)  (3)
24 

(2)

(3)

(4)

Excludes costs associated with credit default swaps of $191,000 for the year ended December 31, 2020, which is included in “other income (expense)” in 
our consolidated statements of operations.

Included in “other income (expense)” in our consolidated statements of operations.

Represents settled and unsettled payments from counterparties on interest rate caps.

9. Summary of Fair Value of Financial Instruments

Determining the estimated fair values of certain financial instruments such as indebtedness requires considerable judgment 
to interpret market data. The use of different market assumptions and/or estimation methodologies may have a material effect 

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on the estimated fair value amounts. Accordingly, the estimates presented are not necessarily indicative of the amounts at which 
these instruments could be purchased, sold or settled.

The carrying amounts and estimated fair values of financial instruments were as follows (in thousands):

December 31, 2022

Carrying
Value

Estimated
Fair Value

December 31, 2021

Carrying
Value

Estimated
Fair Value

Financial assets measured at fair value:

Derivative assets .............................................. $ 

6,482  $ 

6,482  $ 

139  $ 

Financial liabilities measured at fair value:

Derivative liabilities ........................................ $ 

284  $ 

284  $ 

1,435  $ 

Financial assets not measured at fair value:

Cash and cash equivalents ............................... $ 
Restricted cash.................................................
Accounts receivable, net..................................
Due from related parties, net ...........................
Due from third-party hotel managers ..............
Financial liabilities not measured at fair value:

261,541  $ 

261,541  $ 

215,998  $ 

54,155 
51,448 
938 
26,625 

54,155 
51,448 
938 
26,625 

47,376 
23,701 
1,770 
27,461 

139 

1,435 

215,998 
47,376 
23,701 
1,770 
27,461 

Indebtedness .................................................... $  1,337,250 
133,978 
Accounts payable and accrued expenses .........
8,184 
Dividends and distributions payable................
10,005 
Due to Ashford Inc., net ..................................
2,096 
Due to third-party hotel managers ...................

$1,229,671 to $1,359,110 $  1,172,312 
96,316 
133,978 
2,173 
8,184 
1,474 
10,005 
610 
2,096 

$1,022,408 to $1,130,029
96,316 
2,173 
1,474 
610 

Cash,  cash  equivalents  and  restricted  cash.  These  financial  assets  have  maturities  of  less  than  90  days  and  most  bear 
interest at market rates. The carrying value approximates fair value due to their short-term nature. This is considered a Level 1 
valuation technique.

Accounts  receivable,  net,  due  from  related  parties,  net,  accounts  payable  and  accrued  expenses,  dividends  and 
distributions payable, due to Ashford Inc. and due to/from third-party hotel managers. The carrying values of these financial 
instruments approximate their fair values due to the short-term nature of these financial instruments. This is considered a Level 
1 valuation technique.

Derivative  assets  and  derivative  liabilities.  See  notes  7  and  8  for  a  complete  description  of  the  methodology  and 

assumptions utilized in determining fair values.

Indebtedness, net. Fair value of indebtedness is determined using future cash flows discounted at current replacement rates 
for these instruments. Cash flows are determined using a forward interest rate yield curve. The current replacement rates are 
determined by using the U.S. Treasury yield curve or the index to which these financial instruments are tied, and adjusted for 
the credit spreads. Credit spreads take into consideration general market conditions, maturity and collateral. We estimated the 
fair value of the total indebtedness to be approximately 92.0% to 101.6% of the carrying value of $1.3 billion at December 31, 
2022, and approximately 87.2% to 96.4% of the carrying value of $1.2 billion at December 31, 2021. These fair value estimates 
are considered a Level 2 valuation technique.

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10. Income (Loss) Per Share

The  following  table  reconciles  the  amounts  used  in  calculating  basic  and  diluted  income  (loss)  per  share  (in  thousands, 

except per share amounts):

Year Ended December 31,
2021

2020

2022

Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders - basic and diluted:
Net income (loss) attributable to the Company ................................................................................. $ 
Less: Dividends on preferred stock....................................................................................................
Less: Deemed dividends on preferred stock ......................................................................................
Less: Dividends on common stock ....................................................................................................
Less: Loss on extinguishment of preferred stock - Series B..............................................................
Less: Dividends on unvested performance stock units ......................................................................
Add: Claw back of dividends on cancelled performance stock units ................................................
Less: Dividends on unvested restricted shares...................................................................................

Undistributed net income (loss) allocated to common stockholders ............................................... $ 

Add back: Dividends on common stock ............................................................................................

Distributed and undistributed net income (loss) - basic and diluted ........................................ $ 

17,761  $ 
(21,503)   
(6,954)   
(5,598)   
— 
(36)   
7 
(38)   
(16,361)  $ 
5,598 
(10,763)  $ 

(26,664)  $  (105,262) 
(10,219) 
(8,745)   
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
(4,595)   
— 
— 
202 
143 
— 
— 
(115,279) 
— 
(39,861)  $  (115,279) 

(39,861)   

— 

Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Weighted average common shares outstanding – basic and diluted..................................................

69,687 

52,684 

33,998 

Income (loss) per share - basic:

Net income (loss) allocated to common stockholders per share...................................................... $ 

(0.15)  $ 

(0.76)  $ 

(3.39) 

Income (loss) per share - diluted:

Net income (loss) allocated to common stockholders per share...................................................... $ 

(0.15)  $ 

(0.76)  $ 

(3.39) 

Due to their anti-dilutive effect, the computation of diluted income (loss) per share does not reflect the adjustments for the 

following items (in thousands):

Year Ended December 31,
2021

2020

2022

Net income (loss) allocated to common stockholders is not adjusted for:

Income (loss) allocated to unvested restricted shares ..................................................................... $ 
Income (loss) allocated to unvested performance stock units ........................................................
Income (loss) attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests in operating partnership..........
Dividends on preferred stock - Series B .........................................................................................
Loss on extinguishment of preferred stock - Series B ....................................................................
Interest expense on Convertible Senior Notes ................................................................................
Dividends on preferred stock - Series E (inclusive of deemed dividends) .....................................
Dividends on preferred stock - Series M (inclusive of deemed dividends)....................................

Total ........................................................................................................................................... $ 

38  $ 
30 
(476)   
4,233 
— 
4,435 
18,969 
1,955 
29,184  $ 

—  $ 
— 
(3,597)   
4,747 
4,595 
3,378 
683 
15 
9,821  $ 

— 
— 
(12,979) 
6,919 
— 
— 
— 
— 
(6,060) 

Weighted average diluted shares are not adjusted for:

Effect of unvested restricted shares ................................................................................................
Effect of unvested performance stock units....................................................................................
Effect of assumed conversion of operating partnership units.........................................................
Effect of assumed conversion of preferred stock - Series B...........................................................
Effect of assumed conversion of exchanged preferred stock - Series B.........................................
Effect of contingently issuable shares.............................................................................................
Effect of assumed conversion of Convertible Senior Notes ...........................................................
Effect of assumed conversion of preferred stock - Series E ...........................................................
Effect of assumed conversion of preferred stock - Series M ..........................................................
Total ...........................................................................................................................................

39 
— 
5,907 
4,116 
— 
1 
13,609 
34,730 
3,366 
61,768 

99 
— 
4,980 
4,614 
364 
— 
8,450 
1,345 
32 
19,884 

22 
— 
3,923 
6,728 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
10,673 

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11. Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests in Operating Partnership

Redeemable  noncontrolling  interests  in  the  operating  partnership  represents  the  limited  partners’  proportionate  share  of 
equity  and  their  allocable  share  of  equity  in  earnings/losses  of  Braemar  OP,  which  is  an  allocation  of  net  income/loss 
attributable to the common unitholders based on the weighted average ownership percentage of these limited partners’ common 
units of limited partnership interest in the operating partnership (the “common units”) and units issued under our Long-Term 
Incentive Plan (the “LTIP” units) that are vested. Each common unit may be redeemed, by the holder, for either cash or, at our 
sole  discretion,  up  to  one  share  of  our  REIT  common  stock,  which  is  either:  (i)  issued  pursuant  to  an  effective  registration 
statement;  (ii)  included  in  an  effective  registration  statement  providing  for  the  resale  of  such  common  stock;  or  (iii)  issued 
subject to a registration rights agreement.

LTIP units, which are issued to certain executives and employees of Ashford LLC as compensation, generally have vesting 
periods of three years. Additionally, certain independent members of the board of directors have elected to receive LTIP units 
as  part  of  their  compensation,  which  are  fully  vested  upon  grant.  Upon  reaching  economic  parity  with  common  units,  each 
vested LTIP unit can be converted by the holder into one common unit which can then be redeemed for cash or, at our election, 
settled in our common stock. An LTIP unit will achieve parity with the common units upon the sale or deemed sale of all or 
substantially all of the assets of our operating partnership at a time when our stock is trading at a level in excess of the price it 
was  trading  on  the  date  of  the  LTIP  issuance.  More  specifically,  LTIP  units  will  achieve  full  economic  parity  with  common 
units  in  connection  with  (i)  the  actual  sale  of  all  or  substantially  all  of  the  assets  of  our  operating  partnership;  or  (ii)  the 
hypothetical sale of such assets, which results from a capital account revaluation, as defined in the partnership agreement, for 
our operating partnership. 

The compensation committee of the board of directors of the Company may authorize the issuance of Performance LTIP 
units  to  certain  executive  officers  and  directors  from  time  to  time.  The  award  agreements  provide  for  the  grant  of  a  target 
number  of  Performance  LTIP  units  that  will  be  settled  in  common  units  of  Braemar  OP,  if,  when  and  to  the  extent  the 
applicable vesting criteria have been achieved following the end of the performance and service period, which is generally three 
years  from  the  grant  date.  As  of  December  31,  2022,  there  were  approximately  2.0  million  Performance  LTIP  units, 
representing 200% of the target, outstanding.

With respect to the 2020 award agreements, the number of Performance LTIP units to be earned ranged from 0% to 200% 
of  target  based  on  achievement  of  a  specified  relative  total  stockholder  return  based  on  the  formula  determined  by  the 
Company’s compensation committee on the grant date. The performance criteria for the Performance LTIP units are based on 
market  conditions  under  the  relevant  literature.  The  corresponding  compensation  cost  is  recognized  ratably  over  the  service 
period for the award as the service is rendered, based on the grant date fair value of the award, regardless of the actual outcome 
of the market condition. During the year end December 31, 2022, approximately 113,000 Performance LTIP units granted in 
2020 were canceled due to the market conditions criteria not being met.

With respect to the 2021 and 2022 award agreements, the compensation committee shifted to a new performance metric, 
pursuant to which, the performance awards will be eligible to vest, from 0% to 200% of target, based on achievement of certain 
performance  targets  over  the  three-year  performance  period.  The  performance  criteria  for  the  2021  and  2022  performance 
grants are based on performance conditions under the relevant literature. The corresponding compensation cost is recognized 
ratably over the service period for the award as the service is rendered, based on the grant date fair value of the award. The 
grant date fair value of the award may vary from period to period, as the number of performance grants earned may vary since 
the estimated probable achievement of certain performance targets may vary from period to period.

As of December 31, 2022, we have issued a total of approximately 3.5 million LTIP and Performance LTIP units, net of 
Performance  LTIP  cancellations.  All  LTIP  and  Performance  LTIP  units,  other  than  approximately  569,000  LTIP  units  and 
840,000  Performance  LTIP  units  issued  from  March  2015  to  May  2021,  had  reached  full  economic  parity  with,  and  are 
convertible into, common units.

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The following table presents compensation expense for Performance LTIP units and LTIP units (in thousands):

Type

Line Item

Year Ended December 31,
2021

2020

2022

Performance LTIP units................................. Advisory services fee
LTIP units ...................................................... Advisory services fee
LTIP units ...................................................... Corporate, general and administrative  
LTIP units - independent directors ................ Corporate, general and administrative  
$ 
Total...............................................................

$ 

4,301  $ 
1,229 
28 
252 
5,810  $ 

1,765  $ 
1,372 
12 
164 
3,313  $ 

884 
1,142 
— 
120 
2,146 

The unamortized cost of the unvested Performance LTIP units of approximately $7.0 million at December 31, 2022 will be 
expensed over a period of 2.0 years with a weighted average period of 1.6 years. The unamortized cost of the unvested LTIP 
units of approximately $1.3 million at December 31, 2022, will be amortized over a period of 1.2 years with a weighted average 
period of 1.2 years.

A summary of the activity of the units in our operating partnership is as follows (in thousands):

Year Ended December 31,
2021

2020

2022

Units outstanding at beginning of year ...............................................................................  
LTIP units issued ................................................................................................................  
Performance LTIP units issued ...........................................................................................  
Common units issued for hotel acquisition.........................................................................  
Units redeemed for shares of common stock ......................................................................  
Performance LTIP units cancelled ......................................................................................  
Units outstanding at end of year .........................................................................................  
Units convertible/redeemable at end of year.......................................................................  

7,158 
44 
1,194 
— 
— 
(113)   
8,283 
5,841 

4,277 
469 
840 
2,500 
(868)   
(60)   

7,158 
5,533 

4,538 
129 
160 
— 
(339) 
(211) 
4,277 
3,823 

The following table presents the redeemable noncontrolling interests in Braemar OP (in thousands) and the corresponding 

approximate ownership percentage of our operating partnership:

Redeemable noncontrolling interests in Braemar OP ............................................................ $ 
Adjustments to redeemable noncontrolling interests (1) ......................................................... $ 
Ownership percentage of operating partnership.....................................................................

December 31, 2022
40,555 
70 
 7.69 %

$ 
$ 

December 31, 2021
36,087 
275 
 8.83 %

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(1)  Reflects the excess of the redemption value over the accumulated historical cost.

We allocated net (income) loss to the redeemable noncontrolling interests as illustrated in the table below (in thousands):

Year Ended December 31,
2021

2020

2022

Net (income) loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests in operating partnership ...... $ 
Distributions declared to holders of common units, LTIP units and Performance LTIP units .........

Performance LTIP dividend claw back upon cancellation..........................................................................

476  $ 
665 

(4)   

3,597  $ 
— 

12,979 
— 

(38)   

(270) 

The following table presents the common units redeemed and the fair value at redemption (in thousands):

Common units converted to common stock.............................................................................
Fair value of common units converted..................................................................................... $ 

— 
—  $ 

868 

4,122  (2) $ 

339 
390  (1)

____________________________________
(1)  The redemption value is the greater of historical cost or fair value. The historical cost of the converted units was $3.5 million.
(2)  The redemption value is the greater of historical cost or fair value. The historical cost of the converted units was $4.6 million.

Year Ended December 31,

2022

2021

2020

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12. Equity

Common Stock Dividends—The following table summarizes the common stock dividends declared during the period (in 

thousands):

Year Ended December 31,
2021

2020

2022

Common stock dividends declared .................................................................................................... $ 

5,665  $ 

—  $ 

— 

8.25%  Series  D  Cumulative  Preferred  Stock—At  December  31,  2022  and  2021,  there  were  1.6  million  shares 
of 8.25% Series D cumulative preferred stock outstanding. The Series D cumulative preferred stock ranks senior to all classes 
or  series  of  the  Company’s  common  stock  and  future  junior  securities,  on  a  parity  with  each  series  of  the  Company’s 
outstanding  preferred  stock  (the  Series  B  cumulative  convertible  preferred  stock)  and  with  any  future  parity  securities  and 
junior to future senior securities and to all of the Company’s existing and future indebtedness, with respect to the payment of 
dividends  and  the  distribution  of  amounts  upon  liquidation,  dissolution  or  winding  up  of  the  Company’s  affairs.  Series  D 
cumulative preferred stock has no maturity date, and we are not required to redeem the shares at any time. Series D cumulative 
preferred stock is redeemable at our option for cash (on or after November 20, 2023), in whole or from time to time in part, at a 
redemption price of $25.00 per share plus accrued and unpaid dividends, if any, at the redemption date. Series D cumulative 
preferred stock may be converted into shares of our common stock, at the option of the holder, in certain limited circumstances 
such as a change of control. Each share of Series D cumulative preferred stock is convertible into a maximum 5.12295 shares of 
our common stock. The actual number is based on a formula as defined in the Series D cumulative preferred stock agreement 
(unless the Company exercises its right to redeem the Series D cumulative preferred shares for cash, for a limited period upon a 
change in control). The necessary conditions to convert the Series D cumulative preferred stock to common stock have not been 
met  as  of  period  end.  Therefore,  Series  D  cumulative  preferred  stock  will  not  impact  our  earnings  per  share.  Series  D 
cumulative preferred stock quarterly dividends are set at the rate of 8.25% of the $25.00 liquidation preference (equivalent to an 
annual dividend rate of $2.0625 per share). In general, Series D cumulative preferred stockholders have no voting rights.

The Series D Preferred Stock dividend for all issued and outstanding shares is set at $2.0625 per annum per share.

The following table summarizes dividends declared (in thousands): 

Year Ended December 31,

2022

2021

2020

Series D Cumulative Preferred Stock.................................................................................................................... $ 

3,300  $ 

3,300  $ 

3,300 

Stock Repurchases—On December 7, 2022, our board of directors approved a new stock repurchase program pursuant to 
which  the  board  granted  a  repurchase  authorization  to  acquire  shares  of  the  Company’s  common  stock,  par  value  $0.01  per 
share, having an aggregate value of up to $25 million. The board of directors’ authorization replaced any previous repurchase 
authorizations.  During  the  year  ended  December  31,  2022,  we  repurchased  1.5  million  shares  of  our  common  stock  for 
approximately $6.1 million. No shares were repurchased under any stock repurchase program during the years ended December 
31,  2021  and  2020.  As  of  December  31,  2022,  $18.9  million remains  authorized  by  the  board  of  directors  pursuant  to  the 
December 7, 2022 approval. See note 22.

We  repurchased  approximately  262,000,  50,000  and  47,000  shares  of  our  common  stock  in  2022,  2021  and  2020, 
respectively, to satisfy employees’ statutory minimum U.S. federal income tax obligations in connection with vesting of equity 
grants issued under our stock-based compensation plan.

At-the-Market Common Stock Equity Distribution Program—On December 11, 2017, the Company established an “at-
the-market” equity distribution program pursuant to which it may, from time to time, sell shares of its common stock having an 
aggregate offering price of up to $50 million. 

As  of  December  31,  2022,  the  Company  has  sold  approximately  7.4  million  shares  of  common  stock  and  received  net 

proceeds of approximately $30.5 million under this program. 

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The issuance activity is summarized below (in thousands):

Common shares issued ..........................................................................................................................................

Gross proceeds received........................................................................................................................................ $ 
Commissions .........................................................................................................................................................

Year Ended December 31,

2022

2021

2020

— 

2,711 

4,729 

—  $ 

16,119  $ 

14,717 

— 

202 

184 

Net proceeds .......................................................................................................................................................... $ 

—  $ 

15,917  $ 

14,533 

Standby Equity Distribution Agreement—On February 4, 2021, the Company entered into a Standby Equity Distribution 
Agreement (the “SEDA”) with YA II PN, Ltd. (“YA”), pursuant to which the Company will be able to sell up to 7,780,786
shares  of  its  common  stock  (the  “Commitment  Amount”)  at  the  Company’s  request  any  time  during  the  commitment  period 
commencing on February 4, 2021, and terminating on the earliest of: (i) the first day of the month next following the 36-month 
anniversary  of  the  SEDA;  or  (ii)  the  date  on  which  YA  shall  have  made  payment  of  Advances  (as  defined  in  the  SEDA) 
pursuant  to  the  SEDA  for  shares  of  the  Company’s  common  stock  equal  to  the  Commitment  Amount  (the  “Commitment 
Period”). Other than with respect to the Initial Advance (as defined below) the shares sold to YA pursuant to the SEDA would 
be  purchased  at  95%  of  the  Market  Price  (as  defined  below)  and  would  be  subject  to  certain  limitations,  including  that  YA 
could not purchase any shares that would result in it owning more than 4.99% of the Company’s common stock. “Market Price” 
shall  mean  the  lowest  daily  VWAP  (as  defined  below)  of  the  Company’s  common  stock  during  the  five  consecutive  trading 
days commencing on the trading day following the date the Company submits an advance notice to YA. “VWAP” means, for 
any  trading  day,  the  daily  volume  weighted  average  price  of  the  Company’s  common  stock  for  such  date  on  the  principal 
market as reported by Bloomberg L.P. during regular trading hours.

At any time during the Commitment Period the Company may require YA to purchase shares of the Company’s common 
stock by delivering a written notice to YA setting forth the Advance Shares (as defined in the SEDA) that the Company desires 
to issue and sell to YA (the “Advance Notice”). The Company may deliver an Advance Notice for an initial Advance for up to 
1,200,000 Advance Shares (the “Initial Advance”). The preliminary purchase price per share for such shares shall be 100% of 
the average daily VWAP for the five consecutive trading days immediately prior to the date of the Advance Notice.

Pursuant to the SEDA, we currently intend to use the net proceeds from any sale of the shares for working capital purposes, 
including the repayment of outstanding debt. There are no other restrictions on future financing transactions. The SEDA does 
not  contain  any  right  of  first  refusal,  participation  rights,  penalties  or  liquidated  damages.  We  are  not  required  to  pay  any 
additional  amounts  to  reimburse  or  otherwise  compensate  YA  in  connection  with  the  transaction  except  for  a  $10,000
structuring  fee.  As  of  December  31,  2022,  the  Company  has  sold  approximately  1.7  million  shares  of  common  stock  and 
received proceeds of approximately $10.0 million under the SEDA. 

The issuance activity under the SEDA is summarized below (in thousands):

Year Ended December 31,

2022

2021

Common shares sold to YA ....................................................................................................................................
Proceeds received.................................................................................................................................................... $ 

— 
—  $ 

1,700 
10,000 

Common  Stock  Resale  Agreement—On  April  21,  2021,  the  Company  entered  into  a  purchase  agreement  (the  “Lincoln 
Park Purchase Agreement”) with Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC (“Lincoln Park”), pursuant to which the Company may issue 
or  sell  to  Lincoln  Park  up  to  8,893,565  shares  of  the  Company’s  common  stock  from  time  to  time  during  the  term  of  the 
Lincoln Park Purchase Agreement. 

Upon entering into the Lincoln Park Purchase Agreement, the Company issued 15,000 shares of the Company’s common 

stock as consideration for Lincoln Park’s execution and delivery of the Lincoln Park Purchase Agreement.

As of December 31, 2022, the Company has issued approximately 766,000 shares of common stock for gross proceeds of 

approximately $4.2 million under the Lincoln Park Purchase Agreement.

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The issuance activity under the Lincoln Park Purchase Agreement is summarized below (in thousands):

Common shares sold to Lincoln Park .....................................................................................................................
Additional commitment shares ...............................................................................................................................
Total common shares issued to Lincoln Park .........................................................................................................

Year Ended December 31,

2022

2021

— 
— 
— 

766 
15 
781 

Proceeds received.................................................................................................................................................... $ 

—  $ 

4,217 

At-the-Market  Equity  Distribution  Agreement—On  May  25,  2021,  the  Company  entered  into  an  equity  distribution 
agreement (the “Virtu May 2021 EDA”) with Virtu Americas LLC (“Virtu”), to sell from time to time shares of the Company’s 
common stock having an aggregate offering price of up to $50 million. We will pay Virtu a commission of approximately 1.0%
of the gross sales price of the shares of our common stock sold. The Company may also sell some or all of the shares of our 
common stock to Virtu as principal for its own account at a price agreed upon at the time of sale. 

As of December 31, 2022, all shares of common stock under the Virtu May 2021 EDA have been sold.

The issuance activity under the Virtu May 2021 EDA is summarized below (in thousands):

Year Ended December 31,

2022

2021

Common shares issued............................................................................................................................................
Gross proceeds received ......................................................................................................................................... $ 
Commissions...........................................................................................................................................................
Net proceeds............................................................................................................................................................ $ 

— 
—  $ 
— 
—  $ 

8,339 
50,000 
500 
49,500 

On  July  12,  2021,  the  Company  entered  into  an  equity  distribution  agreement  (the  “Virtu  July  2021  EDA”)  with  Virtu 
Americas  LLC  (“Virtu”)  to  sell  from  time  to  time  shares  of  our  common  stock  having  an  aggregate  offering  price  of  up  to 
$100  million.  We  will  pay  Virtu  a  commission  of  approximately  1.0%  of  the  gross  sales  price  of  the  shares  of  our  common 
stock sold. The Company may also sell some or all of the shares of our common stock to Virtu as principal for its own account 
at a price agreed upon at the time of sale. 

As of December 31, 2022, the Company has sold approximately 4.7 million shares of common stock under the Virtu July 

2021 EDA and received gross proceeds of approximately $24.0 million.

The issuance activity under the Virtu July 2021 EDA is summarized below (in thousands):

Year Ended December 31,

2022

2021

Common shares issued..................................................................................................................................................................
Gross proceeds received................................................................................................................................................................ $ 
Commissions.................................................................................................................................................................................
Net proceeds.................................................................................................................................................................................. $ 

— 
—  $ 
— 
—  $ 

4,712 
24,020 
240 
23,780 

Noncontrolling Interest in Consolidated Entities—A partner has a noncontrolling ownership interest of 25% in two hotel 

properties with a total carrying value of $(16.3) million and $(16.5) million at December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. 

The  following  table  summarizes  the  (income)  loss  allocated  to  the  noncontrolling  interest  in  consolidated  entities  (in 

thousands):

(Income) loss from consolidated entities attributable to noncontrolling interests..................... $ 

(2,063)  $ 

2,650  $ 

6,436 

Year Ended December 31,

2022

2021

2020

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13. Redeemable Preferred Stock

5.50% Series B Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock

Each share of our 5.50% Series B Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series B Convertible Preferred Stock”) is 
convertible at any time, at the option of the holder, into a number of whole shares of common stock at a conversion price of 
$18.70 (which represents a conversion rate of 1.3372 shares of our common stock, subject to certain adjustments). The Series B 
Convertible Preferred Stock is also subject to conversion upon certain events constituting a change of control. Holders of the 
Series B Convertible Preferred Stock have no voting rights, subject to certain exceptions. The Series B Convertible Preferred 
Stock dividend for all issued and outstanding shares is set at $1.375 per annum per share.

The Company may, at its option, cause the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock to be converted in whole or in part, on a 
pro-rata basis, into fully paid and nonassessable shares of the Company’s common stock at the conversion price, provided that 
the  “Closing  Bid  Price”  (as  defined  in  the  Articles  Supplementary)  of  the  Company’s  common  stock  shall  have  equaled  or 
exceeded 110% of the conversion price for the immediately preceding 45 consecutive trading days ending three days prior to 
the date of notice of conversion.

Additionally,  the  Series  B  Convertible  Preferred  Stock  contains  cash  redemption  features  that  consist  of:  1)  an  optional 
redemption in which on or after June 11, 2020, the Company may redeem shares of the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, in 
whole or in part, for cash at a redemption price of $25.00 per share, plus any accumulated, accrued and unpaid dividends; 2) a 
special  optional  redemption,  in  which  on  or  prior  to  the  occurrence  of  a  Change  of  Control  (as  defined  in  the  Articles 
Supplementary), the Company may redeem shares of the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, in whole or in part, for cash at a 
redemption price of $25.00 per share; and 3) a “REIT Termination Event” and “Listing Event Redemption,” in which at any 
time  (i)  a  REIT  Termination  Event  (as  defined  below)  occurs  or  (ii)  the  Company’s  common  stock  fails  to  be  listed  on  the 
NYSE, NYSE American, or NASDAQ, or listed or quoted on an exchange or quotation system that is a successor thereto (each 
a  “National  Exchange”),  the  holder  of  Series  B  Convertible  Preferred  Stock  shall  have  the  right  to  require  the  Company  to 
redeem any or all shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock at 103% of the liquidation preference ($25.00 per share, plus 
any accumulated, accrued, and unpaid dividends) in cash.

A “REIT Termination Event,” shall mean the earliest of:
(i) 
filing of income tax return where the Company does not compute its income as a REIT;
(ii) 
stockholders’ approval on ceasing to be qualified as a REIT;
(iii)  board of directors’ approval on ceasing to be qualified as a REIT;
(iv)  board’s determination based on the advice of counsel to cease to be qualified as a REIT; or
(v)  determination within the meaning of Section 1313(a) of the Code to cease to be qualified as a REIT.

On December 4, 2019, we entered into equity distribution agreements with certain sales agents to sell from time to time 
shares of our Series B Convertible Preferred Stock having an aggregate offering price of up to $40.0 million. Sales of shares of 
our Series B Convertible Preferred Stock may be made in negotiated transactions or transactions that are deemed to be “at-the-
market” offerings as defined in Rule 415 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), including sales made 
directly on the NYSE, the existing trading market for our Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, or sales made to or through a 
market  maker  other  than  on  an  exchange  or  through  an  electronic  communications  network.  We  will  pay  each  of  the  sales 
agents  a  commission,  which  in  each  case  shall  not  be  more  than  2.0%  of  the  gross  sales  price  of  the  shares  of  our  Series  B 
Convertible  Preferred  Stock  sold  through  such  sales  agents.  As  of  December  31,  2022,  we  have  sold  approximately  65,000
shares of our Series B Convertible Preferred Stock and received proceeds of approximately $1.2 million under this program.

The issuance activity is summarized below (in thousands):

Series B Convertible Preferred Stock shares issued..............................................................................................

Gross proceeds received........................................................................................................................................ $ 
Commissions .........................................................................................................................................................

Net proceeds .......................................................................................................................................................... $ 

— 

—  $ 

— 

—  $ 

— 

—  $ 

— 

—  $ 

23 

439 

7 

432 

Year Ended December 31,

2022

2021

2020

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Series B Convertible Preferred Stock does not meet the requirements for permanent equity classification prescribed by the 
authoritative  guidance  because  of  certain  cash  redemption  features  that  are  outside  our  control.  As  such,  the  Series  B 
Convertible Preferred Stock is classified outside of permanent equity.

The following table summarizes dividends declared (in thousands):

Year Ended December 31,
2021

2020

2022

Series B Convertible Preferred Stock.................................................................................................... $ 

4,233  $ 

4,747  $ 

6,919 

During  the  year  ended  December  31,  2021,  Braemar  entered  into  privately  negotiated  exchange  agreements  with  certain 

holders of the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, in reliance on Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act.

The table below summarizes the activity (in thousands):

Year Ended December 31, 2021

Preferred Shares 
Tendered

Common Shares 
Issued

 Series B Convertible Preferred Stock ....................................................................................................

1,953 

7,291 

There were no preferred stock exchanges for the year ended December 31, 2022.

Series E Redeemable Preferred Stock

On April 2, 2021, the Company entered into equity distribution agreements with certain sales agents to sell, from time to 
time, shares of the Series E Redeemable Preferred Stock (the “Series E Preferred Stock”). Pursuant to such equity distribution 
agreements, the Company is offering a maximum of 20,000,000 shares of Series E Preferred Stock in a primary offering price 
of $25.00 per share. The Company is also offering a maximum of 8,000,000 shares of the Series E Preferred Stock pursuant to a 
dividend reinvestment plan (the “DRIP”) at $25.00 per share (the “Stated Value”).

The  Series  E  Preferred  Stock  ranks  senior  to  all  classes  or  series  of  the  Company’s  common  stock  and  future  junior 
securities, on a parity with each series of the Company’s outstanding preferred stock (the Series B Convertible Preferred stock, 
the  Series  D  Preferred  Stock  and  the  Series  M  Preferred  Stock  (as  defined  below))  and  with  any  future  parity  securities  and 
junior to future senior securities and to all of the Company’s existing and future indebtedness, with respect to the payment of 
dividends and the distribution of amounts upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company’s affairs.

Holders of the Series E Preferred Stock shall have the right to vote for the election of directors of the Company and on all 
other matters requiring stockholder action by the holders of the common stock, each share being entitled to vote to the same 
extent  as  one  share  of  the  Company’s  common  stock,  and  all  such  shares  voting  together  as  a  single  class.  If  and  whenever 
dividends on any shares of the Series E Preferred Stock shall be in arrears for 18 or more monthly periods, whether or not such 
quarterly periods are consecutive the number of directors then constituting the board shall be increased by two and the holders 
of such shares of Series E Preferred Stock shall be entitled to vote for the election of the additional directors of the Company 
who shall each be elected for one-year terms.

Each  share  is  redeemable  at  any  time,  at  the  option  of  the  holder,  at  a  redemption  price  of  $25.00  per  share,  plus  any 
accumulated,  accrued,  and  unpaid  dividends,  less  a  redemption  fee.  Starting  on  the  second  anniversary,  each  share  is 
redeemable  at  any  time,  at  the  option  of  the  Company,  at  a  redemption  price  of  $25.00  per  share,  plus  any  accumulated, 
accrued, and unpaid dividends (with no redemption fee). The Series E Preferred Stock is also subject to conversion upon certain 
events constituting a change of control. Upon such change of control events, holders have the option to convert their shares of 
Series E Preferred Stock into a maximum of 5.69476 shares of our common stock. 

The redemption fee shall be an amount equal to:

•

•

•

8.0% of the stated value of $25.00 per share (the “Stated Value”) beginning on the Original Issue Date (as defined 
in the Articles Supplementary) of the shares of the Series E Preferred Stock to be redeemed;
5.0% of the Stated Value beginning on the second anniversary from the Original Issue Date of the shares of the 
Series E Preferred Stock to be redeemed; and 
0% of the Stated Value beginning on the third anniversary from the Original Issue Date of the shares of the Series 
E Preferred Stock to be redeemed. 

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The Company has the right, in its sole discretion, to redeem the shares in cash, or in an equal of shares of common stock or 
any  combination  thereof,  calculated  based  on  the  closing  price  per  share  for  the  single  trading  day  prior  to  the  date  of 
redemption.

The Series E Preferred Stock cash dividends are as follows:

•

•

•

8.0% per annum of the Stated Value beginning on the date of the first settlement of the Series E Preferred Stock 
(the “Date of Initial Closing”); 

7.75% per annum of the Stated Value beginning on the first anniversary from the Date of Initial Closing; and

7.5% per annum of the Stated Value beginning on the second anniversary from the Date of Initial Closing. 

Dividends  will  be  authorized  and  declared  on  a  monthly  basis  and  payable  in  arrears  on  the  15th  day  of  each  month  to 
holders of record at the close of business on the last business day of each month immediately preceding the applicable thereafter 
dividend payment date. Dividends will be computed on the basis of twelve 30-day months and a 360-day year.

The Company has a DRIP that allows for participating holders to have their Series E Preferred Stock dividend distributions 

automatically reinvested in additional shares of the Series E Preferred Stock at a price of $25.00 per share.

The issuance activity of the Series E Preferred Stock is summarized below (in thousands):

Year Ended December 31,

2022

2021

Series E Preferred Stock shares issued (1) ...............................................................................................................
Net proceeds............................................................................................................................................................ $ 

10,914 

245,575  $ 

1,709 

38,450 

__________________
(1)

Exclusive of shares issued under the dividend reinvestment plan.

The  Series  E  Preferred  Stock  does  not  meet  the  requirements  for  permanent  equity  classification  prescribed  by  the 
authoritative  guidance  because  of  certain  cash  redemption  features  that  are  outside  of  the  Company’s  control.  As  such,  the 
Series E Preferred Stock is classified outside of permanent equity.

At the date of issuance, the carrying amount of the Series E Preferred Stock was less than the redemption value. As a result 
of the Company’s determination that redemption is probable the carrying value will be adjusted to the redemption amount each 
reporting period.

The redemption value adjustment of Series E Preferred Stock is summarized below (in thousands):

Series E Preferred Stock .................................................................................................... $ 
Adjustments to Series E Preferred Stock (1)....................................................................... $ 

291,076  $ 
9,403  $ 

39,339 
3,128 

December 31, 2022

December 31, 2021

________
(1)  Reflects the excess of the redemption value over the accumulated carrying value.

The following table summarizes dividends declared (in thousands):

Series E Preferred Stock ......................................................................................................................................... $ 

12,694  $ 

683 

The redemption activities of Series E Preferred Stock is summarized below (in thousands):

Year Ended December 31,

2022

2021

Series E Preferred Stock shares redeemed..............................................................................................................
Redemption amount, net of redemption fees .......................................................................................................... $ 

14 
365  $ 

— 
— 

Year Ended December 31,

2022

2021

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Series M Redeemable Preferred Stock

On April 2, 2021, the Company entered into equity distribution agreements with certain sales agents to sell, from time to 
time, shares of the Series M Redeemable Preferred Stock (the “Series M Preferred Stock”). Pursuant to such equity distribution 
agreements, the Company is offering a maximum of 20,000,000 shares of the Series M Preferred Stock (par value $0.01) in a 
primary offering price of $25.00 per share (or “Stated Value”). The Company is also offering a maximum of 8,000,000 shares 
of Series M Preferred Stock pursuant to the DRIP at $25.00 per share. 

The  Series  M  Preferred  Stock  ranks  senior  to  all  classes  or  series  of  the  Company’s  common  stock  and  future  junior 
securities, on a parity with each series of the Company’s outstanding preferred stock (the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, 
the Series D Preferred Stock and the Series E Preferred Stock) and with any future parity securities and junior to future senior 
securities  and  to  all  of  the  Company’s  existing  and  future  indebtedness,  with  respect  to  the  payment  of  dividends  and  the 
distribution of amounts upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company’s affairs.

Holders of the Series M Preferred Stock shall have the right to vote for the election of directors of the Company and on all 
other matters requiring stockholder action by the holders of the common stock, each share being entitled to vote to the same 
extent  as  one  share  of  the  Company’s  common  stock,  and  all  such  shares  voting  together  as  a  single  class.  If  and  whenever 
dividends on any shares of Series E Preferred Stock shall be in arrears for 18 or more monthly periods, whether or not such 
quarterly periods are consecutive the number of directors then constituting the board shall be increased by two and the holders 
of such shares of Series M Preferred Stock shall be entitled to vote for the election of the additional directors of the Company 
who shall each be elected for one-year terms.

Each  share  is  redeemable  at  any  time,  at  the  option  of  the  holder,  at  a  redemption  price  of  $25.00  per  share,  plus  any 
accumulated,  accrued,  and  unpaid  dividends,  less  a  redemption  fee.  Starting  on  the  second  anniversary,  each  share  is 
redeemable  at  any  time,  at  the  option  of  the  Company,  at  a  redemption  price  of  $25.00  per  share,  plus  any  accumulated, 
accrued,  and  unpaid  dividends  (with  no  redemption  fee).  The  Series  M  Preferred  Stock  is  also  subject  to  conversion  upon 
certain events constituting a change of control. Upon such change of control events, holders have the option to convert their 
shares of Series M Preferred Stock into a maximum of 5.69476 shares of our common stock. 

The redemption fee shall be an amount equal to:

•

•

1.5% of the Stated Value of $25.00 per share beginning on the Series M Original Issue Date (as defined below) of 
the shares of Series M Preferred Stock to be redeemed; and
0% of the Stated Value beginning on the first anniversary from the Series M Original Issue Date of the shares of 
Series M Preferred Stock to be redeemed.

The Company has the right, in its sole discretion, to redeem the shares in cash, or in an equal number of shares of common 
stock or any combination thereof, calculated based on the closing price per share for the single trading day prior to the date of 
redemption.

Holders of Series M Preferred Stock are entitled to receive cumulative cash dividends at the initial rate of 8.2% per annum 
of the Stated Value of $25.00 per share (equivalent to an annual dividend rate of $2.05 per share). Beginning one year from the 
date of original issuance of each share of Series M Preferred Stock (the “Series M Original Issue Date”) and on each one-year 
anniversary  thereafter  for  such  share  of  Series  M  Preferred  Stock,  the  dividend  rate  shall  increase  by  0.10%  per  annum; 
provided, however, that the dividend rate for any share of Series M Preferred Stock shall not exceed 8.7% per annum of the 
Stated Value.

Dividends  will  be  authorized  and  declared  on  a  monthly  basis  and  payable  in  arrears  on  the  15th  day  of  each  month  to 
holders of record at the close of business on the last business day of each month immediately preceding the applicable dividend 
payment date. Dividends will be computed on the basis of twelve 30-day months and a 360-day year.

The  Company  has  a  DRIP  that  allows  for  participating  holders  to  have  their  Series  M  Preferred  Stock  dividend 

distributions automatically reinvested in additional shares of the Series M Preferred Stock at a price of $25.00 per share.

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The issuance activity of Series M Preferred Stock is summarized below (in thousands):

Series M Preferred Stock shares issued (1)...............................................................................................................
Net proceeds............................................................................................................................................................ $ 

1,402 
34,009  $ 

29
704 

Year Ended December 31,

2022

2021

__________________
(1)

Exclusive of shares issued under the dividend reinvestment plan.

The  Series  M  Preferred  Stock  does  not  meet  the  requirements  for  permanent  equity  classification  prescribed  by  the 
authoritative guidance because of certain cash redemption features that are outside the Company’s control. As such, the Series 
M Preferred Stock is classified outside of permanent equity.

At the date of issuance, the carrying amount of the Series M Preferred Stock was less than the redemption value. As a result 
of the Company’s determination that redemption is probable the carrying value will be adjusted to the redemption amount each 
reporting period.

The redemption value adjustment of Series M Preferred stock is summarized below (in thousands):

Series M Preferred Stock............................................................................................................. $ 
Adjustments to Series M Preferred Stock (1)................................................................................ $ 

__________________
(1)  Reflects the excess of the redemption value over the accumulated carrying value.

The following table summarizes dividends declared (in thousands):

December 31, 2022

December 31, 2021
715 
133 

35,182  $ 
812  $ 

Year Ended December 31,

2022

2021

Series M Preferred Stock........................................................................................................................................ $ 

1,276  $ 

15 

The redemption activities of Series M Preferred Stock is summarized below (in thousands):

Year Ended December 31,

2022

2021

Series M Preferred Stock shares redeemed.............................................................................................................
Redemption amount, net of redemption fees .......................................................................................................... $ 

5 
134  $ 

— 
— 

14. Stock-Based Compensation

Under the 2013 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended, we are authorized to grant 7.0 million restricted stock or performance 
stock  units  of  our  common  stock  as  incentive  stock  awards.  At  December  31,  2022,  approximately  1.5  million  shares  were 
available for future issuance under the 2013 Equity Incentive Plan.

Restricted  Stock—We  incur  stock-based  compensation  expense  in  connection  with  restricted  stock  awarded  to  certain 
employees of Ashford LLC and its affiliates. We also issue common stock to certain of our independent directors, which vests 
immediately upon issuance.

At December 31, 2022, the unamortized cost of unvested shares of restricted stock was $1.5 million, which is expected to 

be recognized over a period of 1.2 years with a weighted average period of 1.0 years.

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The following table summarizes the stock-based compensation expense for restricted stock (in thousands):

Line Item

Advisory services fee ......................................................................................................... $ 
Management fees................................................................................................................
Corporate general and administrative ................................................................................
Corporate general and administrative - independent directors...........................................

$ 

A summary of our restricted stock activity is as follows (shares in thousands):

Year Ended December 31,
2021

2020

2022

2,195  $ 
26 
126 
252 
2,599  $ 

3,028  $ 
56 
111 
322 
3,517  $ 

2,672 
133 
71 
130 
3,006 

2022

Year Ended December 31,
2021

2020

Weighted 
Average
Price at 
Grant

Number of 
Units

Weighted 
Average
Price at 
Grant

Number of 
Units

Weighted 
Average
Price at 
Grant

Number of 
Units

Outstanding at beginning of year....................
Restricted shares granted ................................
Restricted shares vested ..................................
Restricted shares forfeited ..............................
Outstanding at end of year ..............................

957  $ 
45 
(543)   
(22)   
437  $ 

6.94 
5.63 
5.86 
6.77 
6.46 

536  $ 
764 
(317)   
(26)   
957  $ 

7.98 
7.02 
6.31 
6.94 
6.94 

497  $ 
359 
(310)   
(10)   
536  $ 

11.89 
4.13 
9.81 
7.25 
7.98 

The  fair  value  of  restricted  stock  vested  during  the  years  ended  December  31,  2022,  2021  and  2020  was  approximately 

$3.1 million, $2.1 million and $1.2 million, respectively.

Performance  Stock  Units—The  compensation  committee  of  the  board  of  directors  of  the  Company  may  authorize  the 
issuance of grants of performance stock units (“PSUs”) to certain executive officers and directors from time to time. The award 
agreements provide for the grant of a target number of PSUs that will be settled in shares of common stock of the Company, if, 
when  and  to  the  extent  the  applicable  vesting  criteria  have  been  achieved  following  the  end  of  the  performance  and  service 
period, which is generally three years from the grant date. 

With respect to the 2020 award agreements, the number of PSUs to be earned ranged from 0% to 200% of target based on 
achievement of a specified relative total stockholder return based on the formula determined by the Company’s compensation 
committee on the grant date. The performance criteria for the PSUs are based on market conditions under the relevant literature. 
The  corresponding  compensation  cost  is  recognized  ratably  over  the  service  period  for  the  award  as  the  service  is  rendered, 
based on the grant date fair value of the award, regardless of the actual outcome of the market condition. 

With respect to the 2021 and 2022 award agreements, the compensation committee shifted to a new performance metric, 
pursuant to which, the performance awards will be eligible to vest, from 0% to 200% of target, based on achievement of certain 
performance  targets  over  the  three-year  performance  period.  The  performance  criteria  for  the  2021  and  2022  performance 
grants are based on performance conditions under the relevant literature, and the 2021 and 2022 performance grants were issued 
to  non-employees.  The  corresponding  compensation  cost  is  recognized  ratably  over  the  service  period  for  the  award  as  the 
service is rendered, based on the grant date fair value of the award, which may vary from period to period, as the number of 
performance grants earned may vary since the estimated probable achievement of certain performance targets may vary from 
period to period.

During the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, approximately 225,000 PSUs granted in 2020, 223,000 PSUs 
granted  in  2019  and  197,000  PSUs  granted  in  2018,  were  canceled  due  to  the  market  condition  criteria  not  being  met.  As  a 
result  there  was  a  claw  back  of  the  previously  declared  dividends  in  the  amount  of  $7,000,  $143,000  and  $202,000, 
respectively.

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The following table summarizes the compensation expense for PSUs (in thousands):

Line Item

Year Ended December 31,
2021

2022

2020

Advisory services fee ........................................................................................................ $ 

2,876  $ 

3,374 

2,695 

At  December  31,  2022,  the  unamortized  cost  of  unvested  shares  of  PSUs  was  $1.9  million,  which  is  expected  to  be 

recognized over a period of 2.0 years with a weighted average period of 1.1 years.

A summary of our PSU activity is as follows (shares in thousands):

2022

Year Ended December 31,
2021

2020

Weighted 
Average 
Price at 
Grant

Number of 
Units

Weighted 
Average 
Price at 
Grant

Number of 
Units

Weighted 
Average 
Price at 
Grant

Number of 
Units

Outstanding at beginning of year....................
PSUs granted...................................................
PSUs vested ....................................................
PSUs canceled.................................................
Outstanding at end of year ..............................

671  $ 
41 
(152)   
(225)   
335  $ 

5.84 
5.63 
4.69 
3.51 
5.84 

448  $ 
446 
— 
(223)   
671  $ 

11.71 
7.01 
— 
19.96 
5.84 

420  $ 
225 
— 
(197)   
448  $ 

16.91 
3.51 
— 
13.43 
11.71 

15. Related Party Transactions

Ashford Inc.

Advisory Agreement

Ashford LLC, a subsidiary of Ashford Inc., acts as our advisor. Our chairman, Mr. Monty Bennett, also serves as chairman 
of the board of directors and chief executive officer of Ashford Inc. Under our advisory agreement, we pay advisory fees to 
Ashford  LLC.  We  pay  a  monthly  base  fee  equal  to  1/12th  of  the  sum  of  (i)  0.70%  of  the  total  market  capitalization  of  our 
company for the prior month, plus (ii) the Net Asset Fee Adjustment (as defined in our advisory agreement), if any, on the last 
day of the prior month during which our advisory agreement was in effect; provided, however in no event shall the base fee for 
any  month  be  less  than  the  minimum  base  fee  as  provided  by  our  advisory  agreement.  The  base  fee  is  payable  on  the  fifth 
business day of each month.

The minimum base fee for Braemar for each month will be equal to the greater of:

▪
▪

90% of the base fee paid for the same month in the prior year; and
1/12th of the G&A Ratio (as defined) multiplied by the total market capitalization of Braemar.

We are also required to pay Ashford LLC an incentive fee that is measured annually (or for a stub period if the advisory 
agreement is terminated at other than year-end). Each year that our annual total stockholder return exceeds the average annual 
total stockholder return for our peer group we pay Ashford LLC an incentive fee over the following three years, subject to the 
Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio (“FCCR”) Condition, as defined in the advisory agreement, which relates to the ratio of adjusted 
EBITDA  to  fixed  charges.  We  also  reimburse  Ashford  LLC  for  certain  reimbursable  overhead  and  internal  audit,  risk 
management advisory and asset management services, as specified in the advisory agreement. We also recorded equity-based 
compensation expense for equity grants of common stock and LTIP units awarded to officers and employees of Ashford LLC in 
connection with providing advisory services.

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The following table summarizes the advisory services fees incurred (in thousands):

Year Ended December 31,
2021

2020

2022

Advisory services fee ..................................................................................................................

Base advisory fee ...................................................................................................................... $ 
Reimbursable expenses (1) .........................................................................................................
Equity-based compensation (2) ..................................................................................................
Incentive fee ..............................................................................................................................

Total ..................................................................................................................................... $ 

12,790  $ 

10,806  $ 

4,653 
10,601 
803 
28,847  $ 

2,297 
9,538 
— 
22,641  $ 

9,981 
1,790 
7,393 
(678)  (3)

18,486 

________
(1)

Reimbursable expenses include overhead, internal audit, risk management advisory, asset management services and deferred cash awards.

(2) 

(3) 

Equity-based  compensation  is  associated  with  equity  grants  of  Braemar’s  common  stock,  PSUs,  LTIP  units  and  Performance  LTIP  units  awarded  to 
officers and employees of Ashford LLC.

The $(678,000)incentive fee in 2020 is a result of not meeting the FCCR threshold required for paying the final installment of the incentive fee incurred in 
2018.

Pursuant to the Company's hotel management agreements with each hotel management company, the Company bears the 
economic  burden  for  casualty  insurance  coverage.  Under  the  advisory  agreement,  Ashford  Inc.  secures  casualty  insurance 
policies to cover Braemar, Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc. (“Ashford Trust”), their hotel managers, as needed, and Ashford Inc. 
The total loss estimates included in such policies are based on the collective pool of risk exposures from each party. Ashford 
Inc.'s  risk  management  department  manages  the  casualty  insurance  program.  Each  year  Ashford  Inc.'s  risk  management 
department collects funds from Braemar, Ashford Trust and their respective hotel management companies, to fund the casualty 
insurance program as needed, on an allocated basis.

On March 10, 2022, the Company entered into a Limited Waiver Under Advisory Agreement (the “Limited Waiver”) with 
Braemar  OP,  Braemar  TRS  and  its  advisor.  The  advisory  agreement  (i)  allocates  responsibility  for  certain  employee  costs 
between the Company and its advisor and (ii) permits the Company’s board of directors to issue annual equity awards in the 
Company  or  Braemar  OP  to  employees  and  other  representatives  of  its  advisor  based  on  achievement  by  the  Company  of 
certain financial or other objectives or otherwise as the Company’s board of directors sees fit. Pursuant to the Limited Waiver, 
the Company, Braemar OP, Braemar TRS and the Company’s advisor waived the operation of any provision in the advisory 
agreement that would otherwise limit its ability, in its discretion and at the Company’s cost and expense, to award during the 
first and second fiscal quarters of calendar year 2022 cash incentive compensation to employees and other representatives of its 
advisor.

Lismore

On  March  20,  2020,  the  Company  entered  into  an  agreement  with  Lismore,  a  subsidiary  of  Ashford  Inc.,  to  engage 
Lismore to seek modifications, forbearances or refinancings of the Company’s loans (the “Lismore Agreement”). The Lismore 
Agreement  was  terminated  effective  March  20,  2021.  For  the  years  ended  December  31,  2021  and  2020,  the  Company 
recognized expense of $341,000 and $3.1 million. These expenses are included in “write-off of loan costs and exit fees” in the 
consolidated statement of operations.

On August 25, 2020, in light of the fact that Lismore negotiated access to the FF&E reserves but no forbearance on debt 
service for the $435 million mortgage loan secured by the Marriott Seattle Waterfront, Sofitel Chicago Magnificent Mile, The 
Notary  Hotel  and  The  Clancy,  the  independent  members  of  the  board  of  directors  of  Ashford  Inc.  waived  $1.6  million  of 
Lismore success fees.

The  Company  engaged  Lismore  to  negotiate,  on  the  Company’s  behalf,  one  or  more  modifications  to  the  terms  of  the 
mortgage  loan  assumed  in  connection  with  the  acquisition  of  the  Mr.  C  Beverly  Hills  Hotel.  Upon  closing  of  the  hotel  on 
August 5, 2021, the Company paid Lismore a fee of $150,000.

In connection with the refinancing of the Park Hyatt Beaver Creek mortgage loan in February 2022, the Company paid an 
affiliate of Lismore a fee of approximately $637,000. Additionally, in connection with the closing of the Four Seasons Resort 
Scottsdale mortgage loan in December 2022, the Company paid Lismore a fee of approximately $750,000.

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Ashford Securities

On  December  31,  2020,  an  Amended  and  Restated  Contribution  Agreement  (the  “Amended  and  Restated  Contribution 
Agreement”) was entered into by Ashford Inc., Ashford Trust and Braemar (collectively, the “Parties” and each individually a 
“Party”)  with  respect  to  funding  certain  expenses  of  Ashford  Securities  LLC,  a  subsidiary  of  Ashford  Inc.  (“Ashford 
Securities”).  Beginning  on  the  effective  date  of  the  Amended  and  Restated  Contribution  Agreement,  costs  will  be  allocated 
based  upon  an  allocation  percentage  of  50%  to  Ashford  Inc.,  50%  to  Braemar  and  0%  to  Ashford  Trust.  Upon  reaching  the 
earlier of $400 million in aggregate capital raised, or June 10, 2023, there will be a true up (the “Amended and Restated True-
Up Date”) among Ashford Inc., Ashford Trust and Braemar whereby the actual amount contributed by each company will be 
based  on  the  actual  amount  of  capital  raised  by  Ashford  Inc.,  Ashford  Trust  and  Braemar,  respectively,  through  Ashford 
Securities (the resulting ratio of contributions among the Parties, the “Initial True-up Ratio”). On January 27, 2022, Ashford 
Trust, Braemar and Ashford Inc. entered into a Second Amended and Restated Contribution Agreement which provided for an 
additional $18 million in expenses to be reimbursed with all expenses allocated 45% to Ashford Trust, 45% to Braemar and 
10% to Ashford Inc.

On February 1, 2023, Braemar entered into a Third Amended and Restated Contribution Agreement with Ashford Inc. and 
Ashford Trust. The Third Amended and Restated Contribution Agreement states that after the Amended and Restated True-Up 
Date occurs, capital contributions for the remainder of fiscal year 2023 will be divided between each Party based on the Initial 
True-Up Ratio. Thereafter on a yearly basis at year-end, starting with the year-end of 2023, there will be a true-up between the 
Parties whereby there will be adjustments so that the capital contributions made by each Party will be based on the cumulative 
amount  of  capital  raised  by  each  Party  through  Ashford  Securities  as  a  percentage  of  the  total  amount  raised  by  the  Parties 
collectively  through  Ashford  Securities  since  June  10,  2019  (the  resulting  ratio  of  capital  contributions  among  Braemar, 
Ashford  Inc.  and  Ashford  Trust  following  this  true-up,  the  “Cumulative  Ratio”).  Thereafter,  the  capital  contributions  will  be 
divided among each Party in accordance with the Cumulative Ratio, as recalculated at the end of each year.

As of December 31, 2022, Braemar has funded approximately $5.6 million. During the year ended December 31, 2022, the 
funding  estimate  was  revised  based  on  the  latest  capital  raise  estimates  of  the  aggregate  capital  raised  through  Ashford 
Securities.  This  resulted  in  additional  expense  of  approximately  $7.2  million  for  the  year  ended  December  31,  2022.  As  of 
December  31,  2022,  the  payable  amount  that  is  included  in  “due  to  Ashford  Inc.,  net”  on  the  consolidated  balance  sheet  is 
$6.6 million. As of December 31, 2021, $338,000 of the pre-funded amount was included in “other assets” on the consolidated 
balance sheet.

The  table  below  summarizes  the  amount  Braemar  has  expensed  related  to  reimbursed  operating  expenses  of  Ashford 

Securities (in thousands):

Corporate, general and administrative........................................................................................... $ 

9,461  $ 

1,983  $ 

658 

Line Item

Year Ended December 31,
2021

2020

2022

Enhanced Return Funding Program

Concurrent  with  Amendment  No.  1  to  the  Fifth  Amended  and  Restated  Advisory  Agreement  with  Ashford  Inc. 
(“Amendment No. 1”), on January 15, 2019, the Company also entered into the Enhanced Return Funding Program Agreement 
(the  “ERFP  Agreement”)  with  Ashford  Inc.  The  “key  money  investments”  concept  previously  contemplated  by  our  advisory 
agreement was replaced with the ERFP Agreement. The Fifth Amended and Restated Advisory Agreement was also amended 
to  name  Ashford  Inc.  and  its  subsidiaries  as  the  Company’s  sole  and  exclusive  provider  of  asset  management,  design  and 
construction and other services offered by Ashford Inc. or any of its subsidiaries. The independent members of our board of 
directors  and  the  independent  members  of  the  board  of  directors  of  Ashford  Inc.,  with  the  assistance  of  separate  and 
independent legal counsel, engaged to negotiate the ERFP Agreement on behalf of Braemar and Ashford Inc., respectively.

The ERFP Agreement generally provides that Ashford LLC will provide funding to facilitate the acquisition of properties 
by Braemar OP that are recommended by Ashford LLC, in an aggregate amount of up to $50 million (subject to increase to up 
to $100 million by mutual agreement). Each funding will equal 10% of the property acquisition price and will be made either at 
the time of the property acquisition or at any time generally within the two-year period following the date of such acquisition, in 
exchange for FF&E for use at the acquired property or any other property owned by Braemar OP. 

The  initial  term  of  the  ERFP  Agreement  was  two  years  (the  “Initial  Term”).  At  the  end  of  the  Initial  Term,  the  ERFP 
Agreement automatically renewed for one year and shall automatically renew for successive one-year periods (each such period 
a “Renewal Term”) unless either Ashford Inc. or Braemar provides written notice to the other at least 60 days in advance of the 

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expiration  of  the  Initial  Term  or  Renewal  Term,  as  applicable,  that  such  notifying  party  intends  not  to  renew  the  ERFP 
Agreement.  On  November  8,  2021,  the  Company  received  written  notice  from  the  Advisor  of  its  intention  not  to  renew  the 
ERFP program. As a result, the ERFP Agreement terminated in accordance with its terms on January 15, 2022.

Design and Construction Services

In connection with Ashford Inc.’s August 8, 2018 acquisition of Remington Lodging’s design and construction business, 
we entered into a design and construction services agreement with Ashford Inc.’s subsidiary, Premier Project Management LLC 
(“Premier”),  pursuant  to  which  Premier  provides  design  and  construction  services  to  our  hotels,  including  construction 
management, interior design, architectural services, and the purchasing, freight management, and supervision of installation of 
FF&E  and  related  services.  Pursuant  to  the  design  and  construction  services  agreement,  we  pay  Premier:  (a)  design  and 
construction fees of up to 4% of project costs; and (b) for the following services: (i) architectural (6.5% of total construction 
costs);  (ii)  construction  management  for  projects  without  a  general  contractor  (10%  of  total  construction  costs);  (iii)  interior 
design (6% of the purchase price of the FF&E designed or selected by Premier); and (iv) FF&E purchasing (8% of the purchase 
price of FF&E purchased by Premier; provided that if the purchase price exceeds $2.0 million for a single hotel in a calendar 
year,  then  the  purchasing  fee  is  reduced  to  6%  of  the  FF&E  purchase  price  in  excess  of  $2.0  million  for  such  hotel  in  such 
calendar year). On March 20, 2020, we amended the design and construction services agreement to provide that Premier’s fees 
shall be paid by the Company to Premier upon the completion of any work provided by third-party vendors to the Company.

Hotel Management Services

At December 31, 2022, Remington Hotels managed four of our 16 hotel properties.

We pay monthly hotel management fees equal to the greater of approximately $16,000 per hotel (increased annually based 
on  consumer  price  index  adjustments)  or  3%  of  gross  revenues  as  well  as  annual  incentive  management  fees,  if  certain 
operational  criteria  were  met  and  other  general  and  administrative  expense  reimbursements  primarily  related  to  accounting 
services.

Pursuant to the terms of the Letter Agreement dated March 13, 2020 (the “Hotel Management Letter Agreement”), in order 
to allow Remington Hotels to better manage its corporate working capital and to ensure the continued efficient operation of our 
hotels, we agreed to pay the base fee and to reimburse all expenses on a weekly basis for the preceding week, rather than on a 
monthly basis. The Hotel Management Letter Agreement went into effect on March 13, 2020 and will continue until terminated 
by us.

We  also  have  a  mutual  exclusivity  agreement  with  Remington  Hotels,  pursuant  to  which:  (i)  we  have  agreed  to  engage 
Remington Hotels to provide management services with respect to any hotel we acquire or invest in, to the extent we have the 
right and/or control the right to direct the management of such hotel; and (ii) Remington Hotels has agreed to grant us a right of 
first  refusal  to  purchase  any  opportunity  to  develop  or  construct  a  hotel  that  it  identifies  that  meets  our  initial  investment 
guidelines.  We  are  not,  however,  obligated  to  engage  Remington  Hotels  if  our  independent  directors  either:  (i)  unanimously 
vote to hire a different manager or developer; or (ii) by a majority vote elect not to engage such related party because either 
special circumstances exist such that it would be in the best interest of our Company not to engage such related party, or, based 
on  related  party’s  prior  performance,  it  is  believed  that  another  manager  could  perform  the  management  or  other  duties 
materially better.

Ashford Trust

As  of  December  31,  2021,  the  Company  had  a  $728,000  receivable  from  Ashford  Trust,  included  in  “due  from  related 
parties,  net.”  The  receivable  relates  to  a  legal  settlement  between  Ashford  Trust  and  the  City  of  San  Francisco  regarding  a 
transfer tax matter associated with the transfer of The Clancy from Ashford Trust to Braemar upon Braemar’s 2013 spin-off 
from Ashford Trust. The transfer taxes were initially paid by Braemar at the time of the spin-off. In January 2022, the City of 
San Francisco remitted payment to Ashford Trust, which subsequently remitted payment to Braemar. During the second quarter 
of  2022  the  Company  received  an  additional  payment  of  approximately  $114,000  related  to  accrued  interest  on  the  initial 
settlement amount, which is included in “(gain) loss on legal settlements” on the consolidated statements of operations for the 
year ended December 31, 2022.

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Summary of Transactions

In  accordance  with  our  advisory  agreement,  our  advisor,  or  entities  in  which  our  advisor  has  an  interest,  has  a  right  to 
provide products or services to our hotel properties, provided such transactions are evaluated and approved by our independent 
directors. The following tables summarize the entities in which our advisor has an interest with which we or our hotel properties 
contracted  for  products  and  services,  the  amounts  recorded  by  us  for  those  services  and  the  applicable  classification  on  our 
consolidated financial statements (in thousands):

Company

Product or Service

Total

Investments in 
Hotel 
Properties, net 
(1)

Indebtedness, net 
(2)

Other 
Hotel 
Revenue

Other Hotel 
Expenses

Management 
fees

Preferred 
Stock (3)

Property 
Taxes, 
Insurance 
and Other

Advisory 
Services Fee

Corporate General 
and Administrative

Year Ended December 31, 2022

Ashford LLC...........

Insurance claims services

$ 

3 

$ 

Ashford Securities .. Broker/Dealer

Ashford Securities .. Dealer Manager Fees

INSPIRE ................. Audio visual services

Lismore Capital ...... Debt placement and related services

Lismore Capital ...... Broker Services

OpenKey................. Mobile key app

Premier.................... Design and construction services

Pure Wellness ......... Hypoallergenic premium rooms

RED Leisure ........... Watersports activities and travel/

transportation services

Remington Hotels ... Hotel management services (4)

9,735 

5,766 

3,800 

750 

637 

39 

9,875 

150 

525 

4,288 

$ 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

9,262 

— 

— 

— 

$ 

— 

— 

— 

— 

750 

637 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

$ 

— 

— 

— 

3,800 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

236 

— 

$ 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

39 

— 

150 

761 

1,416 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

2,872 

Year Ended December 31, 2021

$ 

— 

$ 

3 

$ 

274 

5,766 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

613 

— 

— 

— 

$ 

— 

9,461 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

Company

Product or Service

Total

Investments 
in Hotel 
Properties, 
net (1)

Indebtedness, 
net (2)

Other 
Assets

Other 
Hotel 
Revenue

Other 
Hotel 
Expenses

Preferred 
Stock (3)

Management 
fees

Property 
Taxes, 
Insurance 
and Other

Advisory 
Services 
Fee

Corporate 
General and 
Administrative

Write-off of 
Premiums, 
Loan Costs 
and Exit Fees

Ashford LLC...........

Insurance claims services

$ 

7 

$ 

Ashford Securities .. Broker/Dealer

Ashford Securities .. Dealer Manager Fees

INSPIRE ................. Audio visual services

Lismore Capital ...... Debt placement and related 

services

Lismore Capital ...... Broker services

OpenKey................. Mobile key app

  1,983 

410 

  1,001 

491 

3 

38 

$ 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

Premier.................... Design and construction services

  3,009 

2,653 

Pure Wellness ......... Hypoallergenic premium rooms

RED Leisure ........... Watersports activities and travel/

transportation services

141 

321 

Remington Hotels ... Hotel management services (4)

  3,243 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

150 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

$  — 

$ 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

$ 

— 

— 

— 

1,001 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

321 

— 

$ 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

38 

— 

141 

— 

934 

$ 

— 

— 

410 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

2,309 

$ 

7 

$ 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

356 

— 

— 

— 

$ 

— 

$ 

1,983 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

341 

3 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

Company

Product or Service

Total

Year Ended December 31, 2020

Investments 
in Hotel 
Properties, 
net (1)

Other 
Assets

Other 
Hotel 
Revenue

Other 
Hotel 
Expenses

Management 
fees

Property 
Taxes, 
Insurance 
and Other

Advisory 
Services 
Fee

Write-off of 
Premiums, 
Loan Costs 
and Exit Fees

Ashford LLC ............ FF&E purchases 

$ 1,816 

$ 

1,816 

$  — 

$ 

Ashford LLC ............

Insurance claims services

INSPIRE................... Audio visual services

Lismore Capital ........ Debt placement and related services

OpenKey................... Mobile key app

108 

592 

  4,093 

38 

— 

— 

— 

— 

  — 

  — 

  1,022 

  — 

Premier ..................... Design and construction services

  2,849 

2,505 

  — 

Pure Wellness........... Hypoallergenic premium rooms

RED Leisure.............

Watersports activities and travel/
transportation services

Remington Hotels..... Hotel management services (4)

52 

139 

  1,446 

— 

  — 

— 

— 

  — 

  — 

$ 

— 

— 

592 

— 

— 

— 

— 

139 

— 

$ 

— 

— 

— 

— 

38 

— 

52 

— 

410 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

1,036 

$ 

— 

$ 

108 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

$ 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

344 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

3,071 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

________
(1)

Recorded in FF&E and depreciated over the estimated useful life.

(2)

(3)

(4)

Recorded as deferred loan costs, which are included in “indebtedness, net” on our consolidated balance sheets and amortized over the initial term of the 
applicable loan agreement.

Recorded as a reduction of Series E and Series M Redeemable Preferred Stock proceeds.

Other hotel expenses include incentive hotel management fees and other hotel management costs.

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The following table summarizes the components of due to Ashford Inc. (in thousands):

Due to Ashford Inc.

Company

Product or Service

Ashford LLC ............................................................................. Advisory services
Ashford LLC ............................................................................. FF&E purchases
Ashford LLC .............................................................................
INSPIRE.................................................................................... Audio visual services
OpenKey ................................................................................... Mobile key app
Ashford securities...................................................................... Capital raise services
Premier ...................................................................................... Design and construction services
RED Leisure.............................................................................. Watersports activities and travel/transportation services

Insurance claims services

December 31, 2022
$ 

December 31, 2021
394 
— 
1 
418 
— 
— 
470 
191 
1,474 

1,576  $ 
— 
2 
952 
— 
6,514 
829 
132 
10,005  $ 

$ 

As  of  December  31,  2022  and  2021,  due  from  related  parties,  net  included  a  net  receivable  from  Remington  Hotels  of 
$573,000  and  $677,000,  respectively,  primarily  related  to  advances  made  by  Braemar  and  accrued  base  and  incentive 
management fees.

As of December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, due from related parties, net included a $365,000 security deposit paid 
to Remington Hotel Corporation, an entity indirectly owned by Mr. Monty J. Bennett and Mr. Archie Bennett, Jr., for office 
space allocated to us under our advisory agreement. It will be held as security for the payment of our allocated share of office 
space rental. If unused it will be returned to us upon lease expiration or earlier termination.

16. Commitments and Contingencies

Restricted Cash—Under certain management and debt agreements for our hotel properties existing at December 31, 2022, 
escrow payments are required for insurance, real estate taxes and debt service. In addition, for certain properties based on the 
terms of the underlying debt and management agreements, we escrow 4% to 5% of gross revenues for capital improvements.

Licensing  Fees—In  conjunction  with  the  Mr.  C  Beverly  Hills  Hotel  acquisition  on  August  5,  2021,  we  entered  into  an 
Intellectual Property Sublease Agreement, which allows us to continue to use certain proprietary marks associated with the Mr. 
C  brand  name.  In  return,  we  pay  licensing  fees  of:  (i)  1%  of  total  operating  revenue;  (ii)  2%  of  gross  food  and  beverage 
revenues; and (iii) 25% of food and beverage profits. The agreement expires on August 5, 2023.

The table below summarizes the licensing fees incurred (in thousands): 

Other hotel expenses ............................................................................................................................................... $ 

467  $ 

133 

Line Item

Year Ended December 31,

2022

2021

Management Fees—Under hotel management agreements for our hotel properties existing at December 31, 2022, we pay 
a  monthly  hotel  management  fee  equal  to  the  greater  of  approximately  $16,000  per  hotel  (increased  annually  based  on 
consumer price index adjustments) or 3% of gross revenues, or in some cases 3.0% to 5.0% of gross revenues, as well as annual 
incentive management fees, if applicable. These management agreements expire from December 2023 through December 2065, 
with  renewal  options.  If  we  terminate  a  management  agreement  prior  to  its  expiration,  we  may  be  liable  for  estimated 
management  fees  through  the  remaining  term,  liquidated  damages  or,  in  certain  circumstances,  we  may  substitute  a  new 
management agreement.

Income  Taxes—We  and  our  subsidiaries  file  income  tax  returns  in  the  federal  jurisdiction  and  various  states.  Tax  years 

2018 through 2022 remain subject to potential examination by certain federal and state taxing authorities.

Litigation—On October 24, 2019, the Company provided notice to Accor of the material breach of Accor’s responsibilities 
under  the  Accor  management  agreement  for  the  Sofitel  Chicago  Magnificent  Mile  at  20  East  Chestnut  Street  in  Chicago, 
Illinois. On November 7, 2019, Accor filed a complaint against Ashford TRS Chicago II in the Supreme Court of the State of 
New  York,  New  York  County,  seeking  a  declaratory  judgment  that  no  breach  under  the  Accor  management  agreement  has 
occurred  and  an  injunction to prevent Ashford TRS Chicago II from terminating the Accor management agreement. Accor’s 
complaint was dismissed on or about February 27, 2020. On January 6, 2020, Ashford TRS Chicago II filed a complaint against 
Accor in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, New York County, alleging breach of the Accor management agreement 
and  seeking  damages  and  a  declaration  of  its  right  to  terminate  the  Accor  management  agreement.  On  July  20,  2020,  Accor 
filed  an  Amended  Answer  and  Counterclaims  against  Ashford  TRS  Chicago  II,  in  which  Accor  asserted  two  causes  of 

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action:  First,  Accor  asserted  a  counterclaim  for  declaratory  judgment  that  Accor  correctly  calculated  the  amount  payable  to 
Ashford  TRS  Chicago  II  under  the  Accor  management  agreement  to  “cure”  Accor’s  performance  test  failure  (the  “Cure 
Amount”).  Second,  Accor  asserted  a  counterclaim  for  breach  of  contract  alleging  that  Ashford  TRS  Chicago  II  breached  the 
Accor  management  agreement  by  wrongfully  maintaining  that  the  Cure  Amount  for  the  2018  and  2019  Performance  Test 
failure is $1,031,549 instead of $535,120. On February 16, 2022, the parties entered into a settlement agreement agreeing to: 1) 
amend  the  Accor  management  agreement;  2)  dismiss  the  lawsuit  and  counterclaims;  3)  stipulate  to  the  failure  of  the 
performance tests and cure amounts for 2018 of $867,682 and 2019 of $784,919; and 4) arbitrate whether the performance tests 
for 2020 and 2021 were valid and/or required equitable adjustment. On February 23, 2022, Ashford TRS Chicago II and Accor 
filed a stipulation of discontinuance dismissing all claims, counterclaims, and cross-claims in the January 6, 2020 action with 
prejudice. Arbitration occurred on October 12 and 13, 2022. The arbitrator returned his decision on November 21, 2022, and the 
decision  did  not  result  in  any  additional  amounts  being  owed  to,  or  payable  by,  the  Company.  As  a  result  of  the  settlement 
related to the 2018 performance test failure, the Company recorded a gain of approximately $868,000 in 2022, that is recorded 
as a reduction of management fees and included in “management fees” on the Company’s consolidated statement of operations.

On December 20, 2016, a class action lawsuit was filed against one of the Company’s hotel management companies in the 
Superior  Court  of  the  State  of  California  in  and  for  the  County  of  Contra  Costa  alleging  violations  of  certain  California 
employment laws, which class action affects two hotels owned by subsidiaries of the Company. The court has entered an order 
granting class certification with respect to: (1) a statewide class of non-exempt employees of our manager who were allegedly 
deprived of rest breaks as a result of our manager’s previous written policy requiring its employees to stay on premises during 
rest breaks; and (2) a derivative class of non-exempt former employees of our manager who were not paid for allegedly missed 
breaks upon separation from employment. Notices to potential class members were sent out on February 2, 2021. Potential class 
members  had  until  April  4,  2021  to  opt  out  of  the  class;  however,  the  total  number  of  employees  in  the  class  has  not  been 
definitively determined and is the subject of continuing discovery. While we believe it is reasonably possible that we may incur 
a loss associated with this litigation, because there remains uncertainty under California law with respect to a significant legal 
issue, discovery relating to class members continues, and the trial judge retains discretion to award lower penalties than set forth 
in the applicable California employment laws, we do not believe any potential loss to the Company is reasonably estimable at 
this time. As of December 31, 2022, no amounts have been accrued.

We  are  also  engaged  in  other  legal  proceedings  that  have  arisen  but  have  not  been  fully  adjudicated.  To  the  extent  the 
claims giving rise to these legal proceedings are not covered by insurance, they relate to the following general types of claims: 
employment  matters,  tax  matters  and  matters  relating  to  compliance  with  applicable  law  (for  example,  the  ADA  and  similar 
state  laws).  The  likelihood  of  loss  from  these  legal  proceedings  is  based  on  the  definitions  within  contingency  accounting 
literature. We recognize a loss when we believe the loss is both probable and reasonably estimable. Based on the information 
available  to  us  relating  to  these  legal  proceedings  and/or  our  experience  in  similar  legal  proceedings,  we  do  not  believe  the 
ultimate  resolution  of  these  proceedings,  either  individually  or  in  the  aggregate,  will  have  a  material  adverse  effect  on  our 
consolidated financial position, results of operations, or cash flow. However, our assessment may change depending upon the 
development of these legal proceedings, and the final results of these legal proceedings cannot be predicted with certainty. If we 
do not prevail in one or more of these legal matters, and the associated realized losses exceed our current estimates of the range 
of  potential  losses,  our  consolidated  financial  position,  results  of  operations,  or  cash  flows  could  be  materially  adversely 
affected in future periods.

Leases—We lease land under two non-cancelable operating ground leases, which expire in 2067 and 2065, related to our 
hotel properties in La Jolla, California and Yountville, California, respectively. The lease in La Jolla, California contains one 
extension  option  of  either  10  or  20  years  dependent  upon  capital  investment  spend  during  the  lease  term.  The  lease  in 
Yountville, California contains two 25-year extension options. These leases are subject to base rent plus contingent rent based 
on each hotel property’s financial results and escalation clauses. 

Capital Commitments—At December 31, 2022, we had capital commitments of $39.4 million, including commitments that 
will  be  satisfied  with  insurance  proceeds,  relating  to  general  capital  improvements  that  are  expected  to  be  paid  in  the  next 
twelve months.

17. Leases

The  majority  of  our  leases  are  operating  ground  leases.  We  also  have  operating  equipment  leases,  such  as  copier  and 
vehicle leases, at our hotel properties. Some leases include one or more options to renew, with renewal terms that can extend 
the lease term from one to 50 years. The exercise of lease renewal options is at our sole discretion. Some leases have variable 
payments, however, if variable payments are contingent, they are not included in the ROU assets and liabilities. We have no 
finance leases as of December 31, 2022.

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The  discount  rate  used  to  calculate  the  lease  liability  and  ROU  asset  related  to  our  ground  leases  is  based  on  our 
incremental  borrowing  rate  (“IBR”),  as  the  rate  implicit  in  each  lease  is  not  readily  determinable.  The  IBR  is  determined  at 
commencement of the lease, or upon modification of the lease, as the interest rate a lessee would have to pay to borrow on a 
fully collateralized basis over a similar term and at an amount equal to the lease payments in a similar economic environment.

As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, our leased assets and liabilities consisted of the following (in thousands):

Assets
Operating lease right-of-use assets ................................................................................................ $ 

79,449  $ 

80,462 

December 31, 2022 December 31, 2021

Liabilities
Operating lease liabilities .............................................................................................................. $ 

60,692  $ 

60,937 

We incurred the following lease costs related to our operating leases (in thousands):

Classification 

Year Ended December 31,
2021

2020

2022

Operating lease cost (1) ......................................................... Hotel operating expenses - other

$ 

6,653  $ 

5,349  $ 

4,373 

_______________________________________
(1) 

For the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, operating lease cost includes approximately $2.2 million, $954,000 and $(305,000), respectively, of 
variable  lease  cost  associated  with  the  ground  leases,  with  the  credit  in  2020  primarily  caused  by  the  ground  lease  percentage  rent  true-up  for  fiscal  year 
2019-2020  at  Hilton  La  Jolla  Torrey  Pines.  Additionally,  we  recorded  $474,000,  $512,000  and  $834,000,  respectively,  of  amortization  costs  related  to  the 
intangible assets that were reclassified to “operating lease right-of-use assets” upon adoption of ASC 842. Short-term lease costs in aggregate are immaterial. 

Other information related to leases is as follows:

Year Ended December 31,
2021

2020

2022

Supplemental Cash Flows Information
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:

Operating cash flows from operating leases (in thousands) ......................................................... $ 

3,307 

$ 

3,302 

$ 

3,261 

Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term

Operating leases (1)........................................................................................................................

44 years

45 years

47 years

Weighted Average Discount Rate

Operating leases (1)........................................................................................................................

 4.98 %

 4.98 %

 4.98 %

_______________________________________
(1)  

Calculated using the lease term, excluding extension options, and discount rates of the ground leases.

Future  minimum  lease  payments  due  under  non-cancellable  leases  as  of  December  31,  2022  were  as  follows  (in 

thousands):

2023................................................................................................................................................................. $ 
2024.................................................................................................................................................................
2025.................................................................................................................................................................
2026.................................................................................................................................................................
2027.................................................................................................................................................................
Thereafter ........................................................................................................................................................
Total future minimum lease payments (1) ...................................................................................................
Less: interest....................................................................................................................................................

Present value of operating lease liabilities.................................................................................................. $ 

Operating Leases
3,365 
3,329 
3,321 
3,334 
3,342 
141,300 
157,991 
(97,299) 
60,692 

_______________________________________
(1)  
Based on payment amounts as of December 31, 2022.

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18. Income Taxes

For U.S. federal income tax purposes, we elected to be taxed as a REIT under the Code. To qualify as a REIT, we must 
meet certain organizational and operational stipulations, including a requirement that we distribute at least 90% of our REIT 
taxable  income,  excluding  net  capital  gains,  to  our  stockholders.  We  currently  intend  to  adhere  to  these  requirements  and 
maintain our REIT status. If we fail to qualify as a REIT in any taxable year, we will be subject to U.S. federal income taxes at 
regular corporate rates (including any applicable alternative minimum tax) and may not qualify as a REIT for four subsequent 
taxable years. Even if we qualify for taxation as a REIT, we may be subject to certain state and local taxes as well as to federal 
income and excise taxes on our undistributed taxable income.

At December 31, 2022, 15 of our hotel properties were leased to TRS lessees and The Ritz-Carlton St. Thomas was owned 
by our USVI TRS. The TRS entities recognized net book income (loss) before income taxes of $25.4 million, $12.6 million and 
$(27.0) million for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

The  following  table  reconciles  the  income  tax  expense  at  statutory  rates  to  the  actual  income  tax  expense  recorded  (in 

thousands):

Year Ended December 31,
2021

2020

2022

Income tax (expense) benefit at federal statutory income tax rate of 21%  ....................... $ 
State income tax (expense) benefit, net of U.S. federal income tax benefit.......................
State and local income tax (expense) benefit on pass-through entity subsidiaries ............
Gross receipts and margin taxes.........................................................................................
Benefit of USVI Economic Development Commission credit ..........................................
Benefits of Puerto Rico tax incentives ...............................................................................
Other...................................................................................................................................
Valuation allowance ...........................................................................................................

Total income tax (expense) benefit ............................................................................. $ 

(6,463)  $ 
(1,961)   
(17)   
(69)   

3,358 
1,474 
126 
(491)   
(4,043)  $ 

(2,652)  $ 
574 

(9)   
(26)   

3,346 
— 
(251)   
(2,306)   
(1,324)  $ 

5,619 
3,136 
(5) 
(13) 
783 
— 
311 
(5,425) 
4,406 

The components of income tax expense are as follows (in thousands):

Year Ended December 31,
2021

2020

2022

Current:

Federal......................................................................................................................... $ 
State.............................................................................................................................
Total current income tax (expense) benefit .........................................................

(3,745)  $ 
(247)   
(3,992)   

(1,477)  $ 
(21)   
(1,498)   

3,431 
19 
3,450 

Deferred:

Federal.........................................................................................................................
State.............................................................................................................................
Total deferred income tax (expense) benefit .......................................................

Total income tax (expense) benefit .................................................................................... $ 

(51)   
— 
(51)   
(4,043)  $ 

131 
43 
174 
(1,324)  $ 

1,262 
(306) 
956 
4,406 

For the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, income tax expense included interest and penalties paid to taxing 
authorities  of  $1,000,  $3,000  and  $7,000,  respectively.  At  December  31,  2022  and  2021,  we  determined  that  there  were  no
amounts to accrue for interest and penalties due to taxing authorities.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

At December 31, 2022 and 2021, our net deferred tax asset, included in “other assets,” on our consolidated balance sheets, 

consisted of the following (in thousands):

December 31,

2022

2021

Deferred tax assets (liabilities):

Tax intangibles basis greater than book basis....................................................................................... $ 
Allowance for doubtful accounts ..........................................................................................................
Unearned income ..................................................................................................................................
Federal and state net operating losses...................................................................................................
Capital loss carryforward......................................................................................................................
Other .....................................................................................................................................................
Accrued expenses..................................................................................................................................
Tax property basis greater than book basis...........................................................................................
Prepaid expenses...................................................................................................................................
Net deferred tax asset ..............................................................................................................................
Valuation allowance..............................................................................................................................
Net deferred tax asset (liability) .............................................................................................................. $ 

722  $ 
76 
2,769 
16,452 
525 
(48)   

1,133 
(2,935)   
(59)   

18,635 
(18,627)   
8  $ 

722 
28 
2,147 
15,677 
529 
178 
612 
(2,487) 
(4) 
17,402 
(17,343) 
59 

At December 31, 2022 and 2021, we recorded a valuation allowance of $18.6 million and $17.3 million, respectively, to 
partially  reserve  the  deferred  tax  assets  of  our  TRSs.  Primarily  as  a  result  of  the  limitation  imposed  by  the  Code  on  the 
utilization  of  net  operating  losses  of  acquired  subsidiaries,  we  believe  it  is  more  likely  than  not  that  $18.6  million of  our 
deferred tax assets will not be realized, and therefore, have provided a valuation allowance to reserve against the balances.

At  December  31,  2022,  we  had  TRSs  net  operating  loss  carryforwards  for  U.S.  federal  income  tax  purposes  of  $68.5 
million,  of  which  $50.7  million  is  subject  to  expiration  and  will  begin  to  expire  in  2023.  The  remainder  was  generated  after 
December  2017  and  is  not  subject  to  expiration  under  the  Tax  Cuts  and  Jobs  Act.  $50.0  million  of  net  operating  loss 
carryforwards are attributable to acquired subsidiaries and are subject to substantial limitation on their use. At December 31, 
2022, Braemar Hotels & Resorts Inc., our REIT, had net operating loss carryforwards for U.S. federal income tax purposes of 
$109.7 million based on the latest filed tax return. Of this amount, $2.2 million is subject to expiration in 2033. The remainder 
is not subject to expiration under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. We do not recognize deferred tax assets and a valuation allowance 
for  the  REIT  since  the  REIT  distributes  its  taxable  income  as  dividends  to  stockholders,  and  in  turn,  the  stockholders  incur 
income taxes on those dividends.

The following table summarizes the changes in the valuation allowance (in thousands):

Year Ended December 31,
2021

2020

2022

Balance at beginning of year .............................................................................................. $  17,343  $  14,938  $  11,581 
3,357 
Additions ............................................................................................................................
— 
Deductions..........................................................................................................................
Balance at end of year ........................................................................................................ $  18,627  $  17,343  $  14,938 

1,284 
— 

2,405 
— 

The USVI TRS operates under a tax holiday in the U.S. Virgin Islands, which is effective through December 31, 2028, and 
may  be  extended  if  certain  additional  requirements  are  satisfied.  The  tax  holiday  is  conditional  upon  our  meeting  certain 
employment  and  investment  thresholds.  The  impact  of  this  tax  holiday  decreased  current  foreign  taxes  by  $3.4  million, 
$907,000 and $0 for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The benefit of the tax holiday on net 
income (loss) per share was approximately, $0.05, $0.02 and $0.00 for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, 
respectively.

In 2022, we acquired the Ritz-Carlton Reserve Dorado Beach in Dorado, Puerto Rico. Our taxable entities in Puerto Rico 
operate  under  a  tax  holiday  which  is  effective  through  April  2,  2028.  The  tax  holiday  is  conditional  upon  meeting  certain 
employment and investment thresholds. The impact of this tax holiday decreased current foreign taxes by $2.5 million for the 
year ended December 31, 2022. The benefit of this tax holiday on net income (loss) per share was approximately $0.04 for the 
year ended December 31, 2022.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

On March 27, 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”) was signed into law and 
includes  certain  income  tax  provisions  relevant  to  businesses.  The  Company  is  required  to  recognize  the  effect  on  the 
consolidated financial statements in the period the law was enacted. For the year ended December 31, 2020, the CARES Act 
allowed us to record a tax benefit of $3.4 million for the 2020 net operating loss at our TRS that was carried back to prior tax 
years.

19. Intangible Assets, net 

Intangible assets, net consisted of the following (in thousands):

Cost.......................................................................................................................................................... $ 
Accumulated amortization.......................................................................................................................

$ 

December 31,

2022

2021

5,682  $ 
(1,799)   
3,883  $ 

5,682 
(1,421) 
4,261 

Intangible assets include the customer relationships associated with The Ritz-Carlton Sarasota acquisition on April 4, 2018. 

The customer relationships are being amortized over the 15 year expected life.

For the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, amortization related to intangible assets was $378,000, $379,000

and $379,000, respectively.

Estimated future amortization expense for intangible assets, net for each of the next five years and thereafter is as follows 

(in thousands):

2023........................................................................................................................................................ $ 
2024........................................................................................................................................................
2025........................................................................................................................................................
2026........................................................................................................................................................
2027........................................................................................................................................................
Thereafter ...............................................................................................................................................
Total ....................................................................................................................................................... $ 

379 
379 
379 
379 
379 
1,988 
3,883 

Intangible Assets, net

20. Concentration of Risk

Our investments are all concentrated within the hotel industry. All of our hotel properties are located within the U.S. and its 
territories.  For  the  year  ended  December  31,  2022,  the  Ritz-Carlton  St.  Thomas  and  the  Ritz-Carlton  Sarasota  generated 
revenues in excess of 10% of total hotel revenue amounting to 28% of total hotel revenue.

Financial instruments that potentially subject us to significant concentrations of credit risk consist principally of cash and 
cash equivalents. We are exposed to credit risk with respect to cash held at various financial institutions that are in excess of the 
FDIC  insurance  limits  of  $250,000  and  amounts  due  or  payable  under  our  derivative  contracts.  Our  counterparties  to  our 
derivative contracts are investment grade financial institutions.

21. Segment Reporting

We operate in one business segment within the hotel lodging industry: direct hotel investments. Direct hotel investments 
refers  to  owning  hotel  properties  through  either  acquisition  or  new  development.  We  report  operating  results  of  direct  hotel 
investments on an aggregate basis as substantially all of our hotel investments have similar economic characteristics and exhibit 
similar long-term financial performance. As of December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, all of our hotel properties were in 
the U.S. and its territories.

22. Subsequent Events

On January 18, 2023, the Company repaid its $54.0 million mortgage loan secured by The Ritz-Carlton Reserve Dorado 

Beach.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

Subsequent to December 31, 2022, the Company issued approximately 3.8 million shares of Series E Preferred Stock and 
received net proceeds of approximately $85.4 million and issued approximately 533,000 shares of Series M Preferred Stock and 
received  net  proceeds  of  approximately  $12.9  million.  On  February  21,  2023,  the  Company  announced  the  closing  of  its 
offering of the Series E Preferred Stock and Series M Preferred Stock.

Subsequent  to  December  31,  2022,  the  Company  repurchased  approximately  3.9  million  shares  of  its  common  stock  for 
approximately  $18.9  million.  The  Company  has  repurchased  approximately  5.4  million  shares  of  its  common  stock  for 
approximately $25.0 million and has completed the $25.0 million repurchase authorization authorized by the board of directors 
on December 7, 2022.

On  February  24,  2023,  at  the  option  of  Mr.  Monty  J.  Bennett,  Mr.  Bennett’s  169,523  vested  LTIP  units  that  achieved 
economic parity with his common units were redeemed for common units on a one-for-one basis. On February 24, 2023, the 
Company  received  a  Notice  of  Exercise  of  Redemption  Right  (the  “Redemption  Notice”),  pursuant  to  which  Mr.  Bennett 
elected to redeem the common units and such redemption was settled in cash at the Company’s election based on the average of 
the  closing  price  of  the  Company’s  common  stock  for  the  ten  consecutive  trading  days  ending  on  February  23,  2023. 
Additionally, on February 24, 2023, Mr. Bennett elected to redeem an additional 1,254,254 common units and following receipt 
of the Redemption Notice, such redemption was settled in cash at the Company’s election at a price per common unit based on 
the average of the closing price of the Company’s common stock for the ten consecutive trading days ending on February 23, 
2023. The cash redemption for the 1,423,777 common units totaled approximately $7.0 million.

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Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

None.

Item 9A. Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Under  the  supervision  and  with  the  participation  of  our  Chief  Executive  Officer  and  Chief  Financial  Officer,  our 
management has evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in 
Rules  13a-15(e)  and  15d-15(e)  under  the  Exchange  Act)  as  of  December  31,  2022.  Based  upon  that  evaluation,  the  Chief 
Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of December 31, 2022, as a result of the material weakness in 
our internal control over financial reporting related to the accounting for earnings per share described below, and for which it 
was not possible for the Company to remediate during the fourth quarter of 2022 because there were no similar transactions to 
evaluate, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed in reports 
that  we  file  or  submit  under  the  Exchange  Act  (i)  is  recorded,  processed,  summarized  and  reported  within  the  time  periods 
specified  in  the  SEC’s  rules  and  forms;  and  (ii)  is  accumulated  and  communicated  to  management,  including  our  Chief 
Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures.

Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting and for the 
assessment of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting. The internal control over financial reporting is a 
process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial 
statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP. Our internal control over financial reporting includes those policies 
and  procedures  that  (i)  pertain  to  the  maintenance  of  records  that,  in  reasonable  detail,  accurately  and  fairly  reflect  the 
transactions  and  dispositions  of  our  assets;  (ii)  provide  reasonable  assurance  that  transactions  are  recorded  as  necessary  to 
permit  preparation  of  financial  statements  in  accordance  with  GAAP,  and  that  receipts  and  our  expenditures  are  being  made 
only  in  accordance  with  authorizations  of  management  and  our  directors  and  (iii)  provide  reasonable  assurance  regarding 
prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of our assets that could have a material effect on 
the financial statements.

Management assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2022. In making 
the  assessment  of  the  effectiveness  of  our  internal  control  over  financial  reporting,  management  has  utilized  the  criteria 
established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway 
Commission, (2013 framework) (“COSO”).

In  accordance  with  guidance  issued  by  the  SEC,  companies  are  permitted  to  exclude  acquisitions  from  their  final 
assessment  of  internal  control  over  financial  reporting  for  the  fiscal  year  in  which  the  acquisition  occurred.  Management’s 
evaluation  of  internal  control  over  financial  reporting  excluded  the  internal  control  activities  of  the  Four  Seasons  Resort 
Scottsdale. The Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale represented approximately 0.8% of consolidated revenues and approximately 
4.8%  of  consolidated  net  income  for  the  year  ended  December  31,  2022  and  approximately  11.9%  of  total  assets  and 
approximately 20.8% of net assets as of December 31, 2022.

Based on management’s assessment of these criteria, we concluded that, as of December 31, 2022, our internal control over 

financial reporting is not effective.

During our financial statement close process for the period ended December 31, 2022, a material weakness was identified 
in  the  Company’s  control  over  the  evaluation  of  complex  transactions  as  a  result  of  the  error  identified  in  the  treatment  of 
deemed dividends on redeemable preferred stock in arriving at net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders, which 
impacted the calculation of earnings per share. A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal 
control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the Company’s annual 
or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.

The Company is evaluating remediation steps, which could include: (1) arranging for additional training for our associates 
and  (2)  designing  new  or  enhanced  controls  whereby  management  evaluates  the  nature  of  equity  transactions  and  where 
appropriate  engages  third-party  accounting  experts  to  assist  management  in  assessing  the  accounting  in  its  consolidated 
financial  statements.  The  material  weakness  will  not  be  considered  remediated  until  management  designs  and  implements 
effective controls that operate for a sufficient period of time and management has concluded, through testing, that these controls 
are effective.

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We reviewed the results of management’s assessment with the audit committee of our board of directors.

Notwithstanding  the  material  weakness  described  above,  management  has  concluded  that  our  consolidated  financial 

statements included in this annual report are fairly stated in all material respects in accordance with GAAP.

The effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2022 has been audited by BDO USA, 
LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report which appears in this Annual Report on Form 
10-K.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There  were  no  changes  in  our  internal  controls  over  financial  reporting  during  our  most  recent  fiscal  quarter  ended 
December  31,  2022  that  have  materially  affected,  or  are  reasonably  likely  to  materially  affect,  our  internal  controls  over 
financial reporting.

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Stockholders and Board of Directors
Braemar Hotels & Resorts Inc.
Dallas, Texas

Opinion on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

We have audited Braemar Hotels & Resorts Inc.’s (the “Company’s”) internal control over financial reporting as of December 
31,  2022,  based  on  criteria  established  in  Internal  Control  –  Integrated  Framework  (2013)  issued  by  the  Committee  of 
Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (the “COSO criteria”). In our opinion, the Company did not maintain, 
in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2022, based on the COSO criteria. 
We do not express an opinion or any other form of assurance on management’s statements referring to any corrective actions 
taken by the Company after the date of management’s assessment. 

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) 
(“PCAOB”),  the  consolidated  balance  sheets  of  the  Company  as  of  December  31,  2022  and  2021,  the  related  consolidated 
statements of operations, comprehensive income (loss), equity, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended 
December 31, 2022, and the related notes and schedule (collectively referred to as “the financial statements”) and our report 
dated March 10, 2023 expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.

Basis for Opinion

The  Company’s  management  is  responsible  for  maintaining  effective  internal  control  over  financial  reporting  and  for  its 
assessment  of  the  effectiveness  of  internal  control  over  financial  reporting,  included  in  the  accompanying  Item  9A, 
Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the 
Company’s  internal  control  over  financial  reporting  based  on  our  audit.  We  are  a  public  accounting  firm  registered  with  the 
PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with U.S. federal securities laws and the 
applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We  conducted  our  audit  of  internal  control  over  financial  reporting  in  accordance  with  the  standards  of  the  PCAOB.  Those 
standards  require  that  we  plan  and  perform  the  audit  to  obtain  reasonable  assurance  about  whether  effective  internal  control 
over  financial  reporting  was  maintained  in  all  material  respects.  Our  audit  included  obtaining  an  understanding  of  internal 
control over financial reporting, assessing  the risk  that a material weakness exists,  and  testing and evaluating  the design and 
operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audit also included performing such other procedures 
as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

A  material  weakness  is  a  deficiency,  or  a  combination  of  deficiencies,  in  internal  control  over  financial  reporting,  such  that 
there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the company’s annual or interim financial statements will not be 
prevented  or  detected  on  a  timely  basis.  A  material  weakness  was  identified  regarding  management’s  failure  to  design  and 
maintain  effective  controls  over  the  evaluation  of  complex  transactions  and  is  more  fully  described  in  management’s 
assessment. This material weakness was considered in determining the nature, timing, and extent of audit tests applied in our 
audit  of  the  2022  financial  statements,  and  this  report  does  not  affect  our  report  dated  March  10,  2023  on  those  financial 
statements.

As described in Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting, management’s assessment of and 
conclusion  on  the  effectiveness  of  internal  control  over  financial  reporting  did  not  include  the  internal  controls  of  the  Four 
Seasons Resort Scottsdale at Troon North, which was acquired on December 1, 2022, and which is included in the consolidated 
balance sheet of the Company as of December 31, 2022, and the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive 
income (loss), equity, and cash flows for the year then ended. The Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale at Troon North constituted 
11.9% and 20.8% of total assets and net assets, respectively, as of December 31, 2022, and 0.8% and 4.8% of revenues and net 
income  (loss),  respectively,  for  the  year  then  ended.  Management  did  not  assess  the  effectiveness  of  internal  control  over 
financial reporting of the Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale at Troon North because of the timing of the acquisition which was 
completed on December 1, 2022. Our audit of internal control over financial reporting of the Company also did not include an 
evaluation of the internal control over financial reporting of the Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale at Troon North.

Definition and Limitations of Internal Control over Financial Reporting

A  company’s  internal  control  over  financial  reporting  is  a  process  designed  to  provide  reasonable  assurance  regarding  the 
reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally 
accepted  accounting  principles.  A  company’s  internal  control  over  financial  reporting  includes  those  policies  and  procedures 

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that  (1)  pertain  to  the  maintenance  of  records  that,  in  reasonable  detail,  accurately  and  fairly  reflect  the  transactions  and 
dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit 
preparation  of  financial  statements  in  accordance  with  generally  accepted  accounting  principles,  and  that  receipts  and 
expenditures  of  the  company  are  being  made  only  in  accordance  with  authorizations  of  management  and  directors  of  the 
company;  and  (3)  provide  reasonable  assurance  regarding  prevention  or  timely  detection  of  unauthorized  acquisition,  use,  or 
disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because  of  its  inherent  limitations,  internal  control  over  financial  reporting  may  not  prevent  or  detect  misstatements.  Also, 
projections  of  any  evaluation  of  effectiveness  to  future  periods  are  subject  to  the  risk  that  controls  may  become  inadequate 
because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

/s/ BDO USA, LLP

Dallas, Texas

March 10, 2023

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Item 9B. Other Information

None.

Item 9C. Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections. 

Not applicable.

Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance

PART III

The information required in response to this Item 10 is incorporated herein by reference to our definitive proxy statement to 
be filed with the SEC pursuant to Regulation 14A promulgated under the Exchange Act not later than 120 days after the end of 
the fiscal year covered by this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Item 11. Executive Compensation

The information required in response to this Item 11 is incorporated herein by reference to our definitive proxy statement to 
be filed with the SEC pursuant to Regulation 14A promulgated under the Exchange Act not later than 120 days after the end of 
the fiscal year covered by this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters

The information required in response to this Item 12 is incorporated herein by reference to our definitive proxy statement to 
be filed with the SEC pursuant to Regulation 14A promulgated under the Exchange Act not later than 120 days after the end of 
the fiscal year covered by this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence

The information required in response to this Item 13 is incorporated herein by reference to our definitive proxy statement to 
be filed with the SEC pursuant to Regulation 14A promulgated under the Exchange Act not later than 120 days after the end of 
the fiscal year covered by this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services

The information required in response to this Item 14 is incorporated herein by reference to our definitive proxy statement to 
be filed with the SEC pursuant to Regulation 14A promulgated under the Exchange Act not later than 120 days after the end of 
the fiscal year covered by this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules

(a), (c) Financial Statement Schedules

PART IV

See  “Item  8.  Financial  Statements  and  Supplementary  Data,”  on  pages  109  through  157  hereof,  for  a  list  of  our 

consolidated financial statements and report of independent registered public accounting firm.

The following financial statement schedule is included herein on page 169 through page 170 hereof.

Schedule III – Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation

All  other  financial  statement  schedules  have  been  omitted  because  such  schedules  are  not  required  under  the  related 
instructions,  such  schedules  are  not  significant,  or  the  required  information  has  been  disclosed  elsewhere  in  the  consolidated 
financial statements and related notes thereto.

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(b) Exhibits

Exhibit
Number

2.1

2.2

2.3

3.1

3.1.1

3.1.2

3.1.3

3.2

3.3

3.4

3.5

3.6

3.6.1

3.6.2

3.7

3.8

3.9

3.10

3.11

Exhibit Description
Separation and Distribution Agreement between Ashford Hospitality Prime, Inc., Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc. 
and the other parties thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on 
November 12, 2013) (File No. 001-35972)
Separation and Distribution Agreement Correction between Ashford Hospitality Prime, Inc., Ashford Hospitality 
Trust, Inc. and the other parties thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.2 of the Registration Statement on 
Form S-11 filed on December 19, 2013) (File No. 001-35972)
Agreement of Purchase and Sale, dated as of May 20, 2016, by and between Washington Real Estate Holdings, 
LLC and Ashford Seattle Downtown LP (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Current Report on Form 
8-K filed on July 7, 2016) (File No. 001-35972)
Articles of Amendment and Restatement of Ashford Hospitality Prime, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 
3.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 29, 2016) (File No. 001-35972)
Amendment  Number  One  to  the  Articles  of  Amendment  and  Restatement  of  Ashford  Hospitality  Prime,  Inc. 
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 8, 2017) (File 
No. 001-35972)
Amendment  Number  Two  to  Articles  of  Amendment  and  Restatement  of  Braemar  Hotels  &  Resorts  Inc. 
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 23, 2018) (File No. 
001-35972)
Articles  of  Amendment  of  Braemar  Hotels  &  Resorts  Inc.,  accepted  for  record  and  certified  by  the  SDAT  on 
January 23, 2020 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.13 to Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement 
on Form S-3 (File No. 333-234663) filed with the SEC on January 24, 2020)
Fourth Amended and Restated Bylaws, as amended by Amendment No. 1 on March 17, 2022 and by Amendment 
No. 2 on February 23, 2023 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on 
February 23, 2023) (File No. 001-35972)
Articles  of  Amendment  of  Ashford  Hospitality  Prime,  Inc.  (incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  3.2  to  the 
Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 29, 2016) (File No. 001-35972)
Articles  Supplementary  of  Ashford  Hospitality  Prime,  Inc.  (incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  3.3  to  the 
Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 29, 2016) (File No. 001-35972)
Articles  Supplementary  for  5.50%  Series  A  Cumulative  Convertible  Preferred  Stock  of  Ashford  Hospitality 
Prime, Inc., as amended by  a  Certificate of Correction  (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.4  to the Current 
Report on Form 8-K filed on April 29, 2016) (File No. 001-35972)
Articles  Supplementary  for  5.50%  Series  B  Cumulative  Convertible  Preferred  Stock  of  Ashford  Hospitality 
Prime, Inc., accepted for record and certified by the Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation on 
December 4, 2015 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.5 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 29, 
2016) (File No. 001-35972)
Articles  Supplementary  Establishing  Additional  Shares  of  the  Series  B  Preferred  Stock  of  Ashford  Hospitality 
Prime,  Inc.,  as  filed  with  the  State  Department  of  Assessments  and  Taxation  of  Maryland  on  March  3,  2017 
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 7, 2017) (File No. 
001-35972)
Articles Supplementary Establishing Additional Shares of Series B Preferred Stock of Braemar Hotels & Resorts 
Inc.,  accepted  for  record  and  certified  by  the  Maryland  State  Department  of  Assessments  and  Taxation  on 
December  4,  2019  (incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  3.1  to  the  Current  Report  on  Form  8-K  filed  on 
December 4, 2019) (File No. 001-35972)
Articles Supplementary for the Series C Preferred Stock of Ashford Hospitality Prime, Inc., as filed with the State 
Department of Assessments and Taxation of Maryland on February 1, 2016 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 
3.6 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 29, 2016) (File No. 001-35972)
Articles  Supplementary  for  the  Series  D  Cumulative  Preferred  Stock,  accepted  for  record  and  certified  by  the 
Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation on November 19, 2018 (incorporated by reference to 
Exhibit 3.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 19, 2018) (File No. 001-35972)
Articles Supplementary Establishing the Series E Redeemable Preferred Stock of Braemar Hotels & Resorts Inc., 
accepted for record and certified by the SDAT on April 2, 2021 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the 
Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 2, 2021) (File No. 001-35972)
Certificate  of  Correction  of  Series  E  Articles  Supplementary  of  Braemar  Hotels  &  Resorts  Inc.,  accepted  for 
record and certified by the SDAT on November 4, 2021 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Quarterly 
Report on Form 10-Q filed on November 5, 2021) (File No. 001-35972)
Articles Supplementary Establishing the Series M Redeemable Preferred Stock of Braemar Hotels & Resorts Inc., 
accepted for record and certified by the SDAT on April 2, 2021 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the 
Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 2, 2021) (File No. 001-35972)

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4.1

4.2

4.3

4.4

4.5

4.6*
10.1

10.1.1

10.1.2

10.1.3

10.1.4

10.1.5

10.2

10.2.1

10.2.2

10.3

10.4

10.5†

10.6

Certificate  of  Correction  of  Series  M  Articles  Supplementary  of  Braemar  Hotels  &  Resorts  Inc.,  accepted  for 
record and certified by the SDAT on November 4, 2021 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Quarterly 
Report on Form 10-Q filed on November 5, 2021) (File No. 001-35972)
Specimen Common Stock Certificate of Ashford Hospitality Prime, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 
to Amendment No. 4 to the Registration Statement on Form 10 filed on October 23, 2013) (File No. 001-35972)
Preemptive  Rights  Agreement,  dated  as  of  June  9,  2015,  by  and  among  Ashford  Hospitality  Prime,  Inc.  and 
certain investors in the Series A Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Current Report 
on Form 8-K filed on June 15, 2015) (File No. 001-35972)
Registration Rights Agreement, dated December 4, 2015, by and among the Company, the Operating Partnership, 
the Advisor and certain holders of the Series B Preferred Stock (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the 
Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 10, 2015) (File No. 001-35972)
Preemptive  Rights  Agreement,  dated  as  of  December  4,  2015,  by  and  among  the  Company  and  the  Series  B 
Investors  (incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  4.3  to  the  Current  Report  on  Form  8-K  filed  on  December  10, 
2015) (File No. 001-35972)
Indenture, dated as of May 18, 2021, by and among the Company, as issuer, and the Trustee, as trustee, including 
the  Form  of  Note  representing  the  Company’s  4.50%  Convertible  Senior  Notes  due  2026.  (incorporated  by 
reference to Exhibit 1.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 18, 2021) (File No. 001-35972)
Description of Securities
Third  Amended  and  Restated  Agreement  of  Limited  Partnership  of  Ashford  Hospitality  Prime  Limited 
Partnership, dated March 7, 2017 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K 
filed on March 7, 2017) (File No. 001-35972)
Amendment No. 2 to the Third Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Braemar Hotels & 
Resorts Limited Partnership, dated November 20, 2018 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Current 
Report on Form 8-K filed on November 20, 2018) (File No. 001-35972)
Amendment No. 3 to the Third Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Braemar Hospitality 
Limited  Partnership  (incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  10.1  to  the  Current  Report  on  Form  8-K  filed  on 
December 4, 2019) (File No. 001-35972)
Amendment No. 4 to the Third Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Braemar Hospitality 
Limited Partnership (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of Form 8-K filed on January 24, 2020)
Amendment No. 5 to the Third Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Braemar Hospitality 
Limited Partnership. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 
2, 2021) (File No. 001-35972)
Amendment No. 6 to the Third Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Braemar Hospitality 
Limited Partnership. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 
18, 2021) (File No. 001-35972)
Fifth Amended and Restated Advisory Agreement, dated as of April 23, 2018, among Braemar Hotels & Resorts 
Inc., Braemar Hospitality Limited Partnership, Braemar TRS Corporation, Ashford Hospitality Advisors LLC and 
Ashford Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Company’s Form 8-K filed on April 23, 2018) (File 
No. 001-35972)
Enhanced  Return  Funding  Program  Agreement  and  Amendment  No.  1  to  the  Fifth  Amended  and  Restated 
Advisory Agreement, dated January 15, 2019, by and among Braemar Hotels & Resorts Inc., Braemar Hospitality 
Limited  Partnership,  Braemar  TRS  Corporation,  Ashford  Inc.  and  Ashford  Hospitality  Advisors  LLC 
(incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  10.1  of  the  Company’s  Form  8-K  filed  on  January  18,  2019)  (File  No. 
001-35972)
Amendment No. 2 to the Fifth Amended and Restated Advisory Agreement, dated as of August 16, 2021, by and 
among  Braemar  Hotels  &  Resorts  Inc.,  Braemar  Hospitality  Limited  Partnership,  Braemar  TRS  Corporation, 
Ashford Inc. and Ashford Hospitality Advisors LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Company’s 
Form 8-K filed on August 17, 2021) (File No. 001-35972)
Right  of  First  Offer  Agreement  between  Ashford  Hospitality  Trust,  Inc.  and  Ashford  Hospitality  Prime,  Inc., 
dated November 19, 2013 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on 
November 25, 2013) (File No. 001-35972)
Amended  and  Restated  Ashford  Hospitality  Prime,  Inc.  2013  Equity  Incentive  Plan,  dated  November  5,  2013 
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 12, 2013) (File 
No. 001-35972)
Ashford Hospitality Prime, Inc. Advisor Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 of the 
Registration Statement on Form S-11 filed on December 19, 2013) (File No. 001-35972)
Option Agreement Pier House Resort & Spa by and between Ashford Hospitality Prime Limited Partnership and 
Ashford  Hospitality  Limited  Partnership  with  respect  to  the  Properties  Entities,  and  Ashford  TRS  Corporation 
and Ashford Prime TRS Corporation with respect to the TRS Entity, dated November 19, 2013 (incorporated by 
reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 25, 2013) (File No. 001-35972)

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10.7

10.8

10.9

10.11

10.10

10.7.1

10.8.1

Amended and Restated Braemar Mutual Exclusivity Agreement, dated August 8, 2018, by and among Braemar 
Hospitality  Limited  Partnership,  Braemar  Hotels  &  Resorts,  Inc.,  Remington  Lodging  &  Hospitality,  LLC,  as 
consented to by Monty J. Bennett (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 of the Current Report on Form 8-K 
filed August 14, 2018) (File No. 001-35972)
Braemar  Mutual  Exclusivity  Agreement,  dated  August  8,  2018,  by  and  among  Braemar  Hospitality  Limited 
Partnership, Braemar Hotels & Resorts, Inc. and Project Management LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 
10.4 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed August 14, 2018) (File No. 001-35972)
Amended  and  Restated  Braemar  Hotel  Master  Management  Agreement,  dated  August  8,  2018,  by  and  among 
Braemar  TRS  Corporation,  CHH  III  Tenant  Parent  Corp.,  RC  Hotels  (Virgin  Islands),  Inc.  and  Remington 
Lodging & Hospitality, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed 
August 14, 2018) (File No. 001-35972)
Braemar  Master  Project  Management  Agreement,  dated  August  8,  2018,  by  and  among  Braemar  TRS 
Corporation,  CHH  III  Tenant  Parent  Corp.,  RC  Hotels  (Virgin  Islands),  Inc.,  Braemar  Hospitality  Limited 
Partnership  and  Project  Management  LLC  (incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  10.2  of  the  Current  Report  on 
Form 8-K filed August 14, 2018) (File No. 001-35972)
Registration  Rights  Agreement  by  and  between  Ashford  Hospitality  Prime,  Inc.,  Ashford  Hospitality  Limited 
Partnership  and  Ashford  Hospitality  Advisors  LLC,  dated  November  19,  2013  (incorporated  by  reference  to 
Exhibit 10.8 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 25, 2013) (File No. 001-35972)
Registration Rights Agreement between Ashford Hospitality Prime, Inc., for the benefit of the holders of common 
partnership  units  in  Ashford  Hospitality  Prime  Limited  Partnership  named  therein,  dated  November  19,  2013 
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 25, 2013) (File 
No. 001-35972)
Schedule  of  Agreements  omitted  pursuant  to  Instruction  2  to  Item  601  of  Regulation  S-K  (incorporated  by 
reference to Exhibit 10.13a to Amendment No. 3 to the Registration Statement on Form 10 filed on September 
24, 2013) (File No. 001-35972)
Licensing  Agreement  between  Ashford  Hospitality  Trust,  Inc.,  Ashford  Hospitality  Prime,  Inc.  and  Ashford 
Hospitality Prime Limited Partnership, dated November 19, 2013 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 to 
the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 25, 2013) (File No. 001-35972)
Loan Agreement, dated as of March 9, 2015, among Ashford Pier House LP, Ashford TRS Pier House LLC, and 
Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.33 to the Annual Report 
on Form 10-K filed on March 16, 2015) (File No. 001-35972)
Recourse Liability Agreement, dated as of March 9, 2015, made by Ashford Pier House LP, Ashford TRS Pier 
House LLC, and Ashford Hospitality Prime Limited Partnership for the benefit of Credit Agricole Corporate and 
Investment Bank (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.34 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 
16, 2015) (File No. 001-35972)
Environmental Indemnity, dated as of March 9, 2015, made by Ashford Pier House LP, Ashford TRS Pier House 
LLC,  and  Ashford  Hospitality  Prime  Limited  Partnership  for  the  benefit  of  Credit  Agricole  Corporate  and 
Investment Bank (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.35 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 
16, 2015) (File No. 001-35972)
Letter Agreement, dated September 17, 2015, by and between Ashford Hospitality Prime, Inc. and Ashford Inc. 
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 18, 2015) (File 
No. 001-35972)
Second  Amended  and  Restated  Braemar  Hotels  &  Resorts  Inc.  2013  Equity  Incentive  Plan,  as  amended  and 
restated through May 11, 2022 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Form S-8 filed on 
May 12, 2022) (File No. 001-35972)
10.17.1†* Form of 2023 Deferred Cash Award Agreement
10.17.2†* Form of 2023 Performance Stock Unit Award Agreement
10.17.3†* Form of 2023 Performance LTIP Unit Award Agreement
10.18†

10.17†

10.13

10.15

10.16

10.14

10.12

Form of 2021 Performance LTIP Unit Award Agreement (filed as Exhibit 10.7 to the Quarterly Report on Form 
10-Q filed on May 7, 2021) (File No. 001-35972)
Form of 2021 Performance Stock Unit Award Agreement (filed as Exhibit 10.6 to the Quarterly Report on Form 
10-Q filed on May 7, 2021) (File No. 001-35972)
Restricted Stock Award Agreement, dated as of November 2, 2016, by and between Ashford Hospitality Prime, 
Inc. and Richard J. Stockton (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed 
on November 2, 2016) (File No. 001-35972)
Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of October 25, 2019, by and among Braemar Hotels 
&  Resorts  Inc.,  Braemar  Hospitality  Limited  Partnership,  Bank  of  America,  N.A.  and  the  other  lenders  party 
thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 28, 2019) 
(File No. 001-35972)
First  Amendment  to  Second  Amended  and  Restated  Credit  Agreement,  dated  June  8,  2020  (incorporated  by 
reference to Exhibit 10.1 of Form 8-K filed June 11, 2020)

10.19†

10.20†

10.21.1

10.21.2

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10.21.3

10.22

10.23

10.23.1

10.23.2

10.24

10.24.1

10.25

10.26†

10.27

10.28

10.29

10.30

10.31

10.32

10.33*

21.1*
21.2*
23.1*
31.1*

Second Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated February 22, 2021.(incorporated 
by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of Form 8-K filed February 22, 2021) (File No. 001-35972)
Form of Indemnification Agreement between Ashford Hospitality Prime, Inc. and each of its executive officers 
and  directors  (incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  10.1  to  the  Current  Report  on  Form  8-K  filed  on  March  8, 
2017) (File No. 001-35972)
Agreement  of  Purchase  and  Sale,  dated  January  13,  2017  between  Ashford  Hospitality  Prime  Limited 
Partnership,  a  Delaware  limited  partnership  and  Hotel  Yountville,  LLC  a  California  limited  liability  company, 
Hotel  Yountville  Holdings,  LLC,  a  California  limited  liability  company,  Altamura  Family,  LLC,  a  California 
limited liability company, and George Altamura, Jr., LLC, a California limited liability company (incorporated by 
reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on May 9, 2017) (File No. 001-35972)
First Amendment of Agreement of Purchase and Sale, dated January 30, 2017, between Hotel Yountville, LLC, a 
California  limited  liability  company,  Hotel  Yountville  Holdings,  LLC,  a  California  limited  liability  company, 
Altamura  Family,  LLC,  a  California  limited  liability  company,  and  George  Altamura,  Jr.,  LLC,  a  California 
limited  liability  company  and  Ashford  Hospitality  Prime  Limited  Partnership,  a  Delaware  limited  partnership 
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1.1 of the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on May 9, 2017) (File 
No. 001-35972)
Second  Amendment  of  Agreement  of  Purchase  and  Sale,  dated  February  28,  2017,  by  and  among  Hotel 
Yountville,  LLC,  a  California  limited  liability  company,  Hotel  Yountville  Holdings,  LLC,  a  California  limited 
liability company, Altamura Family, LLC, a California limited liability company, and George Altamura, Jr., LLC, 
a  California  limited  liability  company  and  Ashford  Hospitality  Prime  Limited  Partnership,  a  Delaware  limited 
partnership (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1.2 of the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on May 9, 
2017) (File No. 001-35972)
Sale and Purchase Agreement, dated March 9, 2017, by and between, WTCC Beaver Creek Investors V, L.L.C., a 
Delaware  limited  liability  company,  and  Ashford  Hospitality  Prime  Limited  Partnership,  a  Delaware  limited 
partnership  (incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  10.2  of  the  Quarterly  Report  on  Form  10-Q  filed  on  May  9, 
2017) (File No. 001-35972)
First Amendment To Sale and Purchase Agreement, dated March 13, 2017, by and between WTCC Beaver Creek 
Investors V, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company, and Ashford Hospitality Prime Limited Partnership, a 
Delaware limited partnership (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2.1 of the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q 
filed on May 9, 2017) (File No. 001-35972)
Form of Director Confidentiality Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Current Report on 
Form 8-K filed on July 7, 2017 (File No. 001-35972)
Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated as of April 30, 2019, by and among Ashford Inc., Ashford 
Hospitality  Advisors,  LLC,  and  Richard  J.  Stockton  (incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  10.28  to  the  Annual 
Report on Form 10-K/A filed on April 30, 2019) (File No. 001-35972)
First Amendment to Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated as of May 12, 2022, by and among 
Ashford Inc., Ashford Hospitality Advisors, LLC, and Richard J. Stockton (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 
10.2 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 12, 2022) (File No. 001-35972)
Standby Equity Distribution Agreement, dated as of February 4, 2021, by and between Braemar Hotels & Resorts 
Inc. and YA II PN. Ltd. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on 
February 4, 2021) (File No. 001-35972)
Purchase Agreement, dated as of April 21, 2021, by and between the Company and Lincoln Park Capital Fund, 
LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 21, 2021) (File 
No. 001-35972)
Purchase  Agreement,  dated  as  of  May  13,  2021,  by  and  among  the  Company,  the  Operating  Partnership,  the 
Advisor and UBS Securities LLC, as the Initial Purchaser. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1.1 to the Current 
Report on Form 8-K filed on May 18, 2021) (File No. 001-35972)
Amendment No. 1 to the Braemar Master Project Management Agreement (filed as Exhibit 10.5 to the Quarterly 
Report on Form 10-Q filed on August 6, 2021) (File No. 001-35972)
Limited  Waiver  Under  Advisory  Agreement,  dated  as  of  March  10,  2022,  by  and  among  Braemar  Hotels  & 
Resorts  Inc.,  Braemar  Hospitality  Limited  Partnership,  Braemar  TRS  Corporation,  Ashford  Inc.  and  Ashford 
Hospitality Advisors LLC. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.39 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 
on March 10, 2022) (File No. 001-35972)
Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated as of October 31, 2022, by and between SHR FSST, LLC and STRS FSST 
and BHR Scottsdale LP 
List of Subsidiaries of Braemar Hotels & Resorts Inc.
List of Special Purpose Entities of Braemar Hotels & Resorts Inc.
Consent of BDO USA, LLP
Certification of the Chief Executive Officer required by Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 
as amended

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31.2*

32.1**

32.2**

99.1

Certification of the Chief Financial Officer required by Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as 
amended
Certification of the Chief Executive Officer required by Rule 13a-14(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 
as amended (In accordance with SEC Release 33-8212, this exhibit is being furnished, and is not being filed as 
part  of  this  report  or  as  a  separate  disclosure  document,  and  is  not  being  incorporated  by  reference  into  any 
Securities Act of 1933 registration statement.)
Certification of the Chief Financial Officer required by Rule 13a-14(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as 
amended (In accordance with SEC Release 33-8212, this exhibit is being furnished, and is not being filed as part 
of this report or as a separate disclosure document, and is not being incorporated by reference into any Securities 
Act of 1933 registration statement.)
Release and waiver, by and between, Ashford Hospitality Services, LLC and Jeremy Welter, dated April 15, 2022 
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 19, 2022)

_________________________

* Filed herewith.

** Furnished herewith
† Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.

The  following  materials  from  the  Company’s  Annual  Report  on  Form  10-K  for  the  year  ended  December  31,  2022  are 
formatted in XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language): (i) Consolidated Balance Sheets; (ii) Consolidated Statements 
of  Operations;  (iii)  Consolidated  Statements  Comprehensive  Income  (Loss);  (iv)  Consolidated  Statements  of  Equity;(v) 
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows; and (vi) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. In accordance with Rule 402 of 
Regulation S-T, the XBRL related information in Exhibit 101 to this Annual Report on Form 10-K shall not be deemed to be 
“filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, and shall not be part 
of any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except 
as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

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Item 16. Form 10-K Summary

None.

167

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused 

this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, on March 10, 2023.

SIGNATURES

BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS INC.

By: /s/ RICHARD J. STOCKTON

Richard J. Stockton

President and Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed 

below on behalf of the Registrant in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

Signature

Title

Date

/s/ MONTY J. BENNETT

Monty J. Bennett

/s/ RICHARD J. STOCKTON

Richard J. Stockton

/s/ DERIC S. EUBANKS

Deric S. Eubanks

/s/ MARK L. NUNNELEY

Mark L. Nunneley

/s/ STEFANI D. CARTER

Stefani D. Carter

/s/ MATTHEW D. RINALDI

Matthew D. Rinaldi

/s/ REBECA ODINO-JOHNSON
Rebeca Odino-Johnson

/s/ KENNETH H. FEARN, JR.

Kenneth H. Fearn, Jr.

/s/ ABTEEN VAZIRI

Abteen Vaziri

/s/ MARY CANDACE EVANS

Mary Candace Evans

Chairman of the Board of Directors

March 10, 2023

President and Chief Executive Officer 
(Principal Executive Officer)

March 10, 2023

Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)

March 10, 2023

March 10, 2023

March 10, 2023

March 10, 2023

March 10, 2023

March 10, 2023

March 10, 2023

March 10, 2023

Chief Accounting Officer
(Principal Accounting Officer)

Director

Director

Director

Director

Director

Director

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170

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Officers and Directors
Officers and Directors

Corporate Information
Corporate Information

OFFICERS
OFFICERS

Richard J. Stockton
Richard J. Stockton
Chief Executive Officer
Chief Executive Officer
& President
& President

Deric S. Eubanks
Deric S. Eubanks
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

Mark L. Nunneley
Mark L. Nunneley
Chief Accounting Officer
Chief Accounting Officer

J. Robison Hays III
Alex Rose
Chief Strategy Officer
Executive Vice President,
General Counsel & Secretary
Jeremy J. Welter
Chief Operating Officer
BOARD OF DIRECTORS

BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Monty J. Bennett 
Chairman of the Board
Monty J. Bennett
Stefani D. Carter
Chairman of the Board
Attorney
Stefani D. Carter
Candace Evans
Senior Counsel
Founder & Publisher
Estes Thorne & Carr PLLC
CandysDirt.com & SecondShelters.com
Kenneth H. Fearn
Kenneth H. Fearn JR. 
Managing Partner
Managing Partner
Integrated Capital
Integrated Capital
Curtis B. McWilliams
Rebeca-Odino Johnson 
President & CEO
Senior Vice President, Donor Experience 
CNL Real Estate Advisors, Inc (Retired)
and Direct Response Marketing 
American Heart Association
Matthew D. Rinaldi
General Counsel
Quantas Healthcare Management
Matthew D. Rinaldi
General Counsel
Abteen Vaziri
Quantas Healthcare Management
Managing Director
Brevet Capital Management 
Richard J. Stockton
Chief Executive Officer
& President

Abteen Vaziri
Managing Director
Brevet Capital Management 

Annual Meeting 
Annual Meeting
The annual meeting of shareholders will be 
The annual meeting of shareholders will 
held on July 3, 2018, at 9:00 a.m. (local 
be held on Wednesday, May 10, 2023, at 
time) at the Dallas/Fort Worth Airport Marriott 
8:30 a.m. MST at the Four Seasons Resort 
8440 Freeport Parkway Irving, TX 75063
Scottsdale at Troon North 
Shareholders of record as of the close  
10600 East Crescent Moon Drive, 
of business on May 15, 2018 will be  
Scottsdale, AZ 85262-8342.  
entitled to vote at this meeting.
Shareholders of record as of the close of 
business on March 10, 2023 will be 
entitled to vote at this meeting.  

Corporate Office
Corporate Office
Ashford Hospitality Prime, Inc.
Braemar Hotels & Resorts Inc.
14185 Dallas Parkway, Suite 1100
14185 Dallas Parkway, Suite 1200
Dallas, Texas 75254
Dallas, Texas 75254
Telephone: (972) 490-9600 
Telephone: (972) 490-9600 
www.ahpreit.com
www.bhrreit.com

Registrar and Transfer Agent
Registrar and Transfer Agent 
Computershare Trust Company, N.A.
Computershare Trust Company, N.A.
Canton, Massachusetts
Canton, Massachusetts

Independent Auditors
Independent Auditors
BDO USA, LLP
BDO USA, LLP
Dallas, Texas
Dallas, Texas

Legal Counsel
Legal Counsel
Hunton Andrews Kurth, LLP
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, LLP
Dallas, Texas
New York, New York

Annual Report on Form  
Annual Report on Form  
10-K/Investor Contact
10-K/Investor Contact
A copy of the Ashford Hospitality Prime Annual 
A copy of the Braemar Hotels & Resorts Annual 
Report on Form 10-K for fiscal 2017, was filed 
Report on Form 10-K for fiscal 2022 was filed 
with the Securities and Exchange Commission 
with the Securities and Exchange Commission 
on March 8, 2019 is included with this 
on March 10, 2023 and is included with this 
report. Additional copies of the report and 
report. Additional copies of the report and 
copies of the exhibits referenced therein are 
copies of the exhibits referenced therein are 
available from the Company. Requests for
available from the Company. Requests for 
these items and other investor contacts should 
these items and other investor contacts should 
be directed to Joseph Calabrese of Financial 
be directed to Joseph Calabrese of Financial 
Relations Board at (212) 827-3772.
Relations Board at (212) 827-3772.

Forward-Looking Statements
Forward-Looking Statements
This report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities
This report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities
laws. Ashford Hospitality Prime, Inc. (the “Company” or “we” or “our”) cautions investors that
laws. Braemar Hotels & Resorts, Inc (the “Company” or “we” or “our”) cautions investors that
any forward-looking statements presented herein, or which management may make orally or
any forward-looking statements presented herein, or which management may make orally or
in writing from time to time, are based on management’s beliefs and assumptions at that time.
in writing from time to time, are based on management’s beliefs and assumptions at that time.
Throughout this report, words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,”
Throughout this report, words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,”
“might,” “plan,” “estimate,” “project,” “should,” “will,” “result,” and other similar expressions,
“might,” “plan,” “estimate,” “project,” “should,” “will,” “result,” and other similar expressions,
which do not relate solely to historical matters, are intended to identify forward-looking
which do not relate solely to historical matters, are intended to identify forward-looking
statements. Such statements are subject to risks, uncertainties, and assumptions and are not
statements. Such statements are subject to risks, uncertainties, and assumptions and are not
guarantees of future performance, which may be affected by known and unknown risks, trends,
guarantees of future performance, which may be affected by known and unknown risks, trends,
uncertainties, and factors beyond our control. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties
uncertainties, and factors beyond our control. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties
materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially
materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially
from those anticipated, estimated, or projected. We caution investors that while forward-looking
from those anticipated, estimated, or projected. We caution investors that while forward-looking
statements reflect our good faith beliefs at the time they are made, such statements
statements reflect our good faith beliefs at the time they are made, such statements
are not guarantees of future performance and are impacted by actual events that occur after
are not guarantees of future performance and are impacted by actual events that occur after
such statements are made. We expressly disclaim any responsibility to update forward-looking
such statements are made. We expressly disclaim any responsibility to update forward-looking
statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. Accordingly,
statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. Accordingly,
investors should use caution in relying on past forward-looking statements, which are based on
investors should use caution in relying on past forward-looking statements, which are based on
results and trends at the time they are made, to anticipate future results or trends.
results and trends at the time they are made, to anticipate future results or trends.
Some of the risks and uncertainties that may cause our actual results, performance, or
Some of the risks and uncertainties that may cause our actual results, performance, or
achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by forward-looking statements
achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by forward-looking statements
include, among others, those discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K under the heading
include, among others, those discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K under the heading
“Risk Factors.” These risks and uncertainties continue to be relevant to our performance and
“Risk Factors.” These risks and uncertainties continue to be relevant to our performance and
financial condition. Moreover, we operate in a very competitive and rapidly changing environment
financial condition. Moreover, we operate in a very competitive and rapidly changing environment
where new risk factors emerge from time to time. It is not possible for management to predict all
where new risk factors emerge from time to time. It is not possible for management to predict all
such risk factors, nor can it assess the impact of all such risk factors on our business or the extent
such risk factors, nor can it assess the impact of all such risk factors on our business or the extent
to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from
to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from
those contained in any forward-looking statements. Given these risks and uncertainties, investors
those contained in any forward-looking statements. Given these risks and uncertainties, investors
should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements as a prediction of actual results.
should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements as a prediction of actual results.

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