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Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests in Operating Partnership

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Noncontrolling Interest [Abstract]

Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests in Operating Partnership

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.

With respect to the 2019 and 2020 award agreements, the number of Performance LTIP units actually earned may range 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 years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, approximately 60,000 performance-based LTIP units granted in 2019, and 211,000 performance-based LTIP units 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 $38,000 and $270,000, respectively.

With respect to the 2021 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 commencing on January 1, 2021 and ending on December 31, 2023. The performance criteria for the 2021 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, 2021, we have issued a total of approximately 2.4 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.

The following table presents compensation expense for Performance LTIP units and LTIP units (in thousands):

																		Year Ended December 31,
Type						Line Item																		2021						2020						2019
Performance LTIP units						Advisory services fee																		$	1,765					$	884					$	1,144
LTIP units						Advisory services fee																		1,372						1,142						1,354
LTIP units						Corporate, general and administrative																		12						—						—
LTIP units - independent directors						Corporate, general and administrative																		164						120						103
Total																								$	3,313					$	2,146					$	2,601

The unamortized cost of the unvested Performance LTIP units of approximately $4.6 million at December 31, 2021 will be expensed over a period of 2.0 years with a weighted average period of 1.7 years. The unamortized cost of the unvested LTIP units of approximately $2.5 million at December 31, 2021, will be amortized over a period of 2.2 years with a weighted average period of 2.0 years.

On August 5, 2021, we issued 2.5 million common units in our operating partnership in conjunction with the acquisition of the Mr. C Beverly Hills Hotel. See note 4.

A summary of the activity of the units in our operating partnership is as follows (in thousands):

			Year Ended December 31,
			2021						2020						2019
Units outstanding at beginning of year			4,277						4,538						4,833
LTIP units issued			469						129						91
Performance LTIP units issued			840						160						60
Common units issued for hotel acquisition			2,500						—						—
Units redeemed for shares of common stock			(868)						(339)						(165)
Performance LTIP units cancelled			(60)						(211)						(281)
Units outstanding at end of year			7,158						4,277						4,538
Units convertible/redeemable at end of year			5,533						3,823						4,027

The following table presents the redeemable noncontrolling interests in Braemar OP (in thousands) and the corresponding approximate ownership percentage of our operating partnership:

			December 31, 2021						December 31, 2020
Redeemable noncontrolling interests in Braemar OP			$	36,087					$	27,655
Adjustments to redeemable noncontrolling interests (1)			$	275					$	167
Ownership percentage of operating partnership			8.83		%				9.43		%

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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						2019
Net (income) loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests in operating partnership															$	3,597					$	12,979					$	1,207
Distributions declared to holders of common units, LTIP units and Performance LTIP units															—						—						3,050
Performance LTIP dividend claw back upon cancellation															(38)						(270)						—

The following table presents the common units redeemed and the fair value at redemption (in thousands):

									Year Ended December 31,
															2021						2020						2019
Common units converted to common stock															868						339						165
Fair value of common units converted															$	4,122		(2)			$	390		(1)			$	2,201

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(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.

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