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Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests in Operating Partnership

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

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. As of December 31, 2023, there were approximately 1.5 million unvested Performance LTIP units, representing 200% of the target, outstanding.

With respect to the 2021, 2022 and 2023 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, 2022 and 2023

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 applicable measurement 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, 2023, approximately 840,000 Performance LTIP units granted in 2021, deemed to have met the performance conditions, became fully vested at 200% of the target.

As of December 31, 2023, we have issued a total of approximately 3.0 million LTIP and Performance LTIP units, net of Performance LTIP cancellations. All LTIP and Performance LTIP units, other than approximately 614,000 LTIP units and 353,000 Performance LTIP units issued from March 2015 to May 2023, 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																		2023						2022						2021
Performance LTIP units						Advisory services fee																		$	4,445					$	4,301					$	1,765
LTIP units						Advisory services fee																		1,039						1,229						1,372
LTIP units						Corporate, general and administrative																		14						28						12
LTIP units - independent directors						Corporate, general and administrative																		182						252						164
Total																								$	5,680					$	5,810					$	3,313

The unamortized cost of the unvested Performance LTIP units of approximately $2.7 million at December 31, 2023 will be expensed over a period of 2.0 years with a weighted average period of 1.2 years. The unamortized cost of the unvested LTIP units of approximately $211,000 at December 31, 2023, will be amortized over a period of 0.2 years with a weighted average period of 0.2 years.

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

			Year Ended December 31,
			2023						2022						2021
Units outstanding at beginning of year			8,283						7,158						4,277
LTIP units issued			44						44						469
Performance LTIP units issued			353						1,194						840
Common units issued for hotel acquisition			—						—						2,500
Units redeemed for shares of common stock			—						—						(868)
Units redeemed for cash			(1,456)						—						—
Performance LTIP units cancelled			—						(113)						(60)
Units outstanding at end of year			7,224						8,283						7,158
Units convertible/redeemable at end of year			4,292						5,841						5,533

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, 2023						December 31, 2022
Redeemable noncontrolling interests in Braemar OP (in thousands)			$	32,395					$	40,555
Adjustments to redeemable noncontrolling interests (1) (in thousands)			$	66					$	70
Ownership percentage of operating partnership			6.63		%				7.69		%

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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,
															2023						2022						2021
Net (income) loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests in operating partnership															$	5,230					$	476					$	3,597
Distributions declared to holders of common units, LTIP units and Performance LTIP units															$	1,444					$	665					—
Performance LTIP dividend claw back upon cancellation															—						(4)						(38)

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

									Year Ended December 31,
															2023						2022						2021
Common units converted to common stock															—						—						868
Fair value of common units converted															$	—					$	—					$	4,122		(1)

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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 $4.6 million.

The following table presents the common units redeemed for cash (in thousands):

									Year Ended December 31,
															2023						2022						2021
Units redeemed															1,456						—						—
Cash value of common units redeemed															$	7,162		(1)			—						—

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(1)    Includes Mr. Monty J. Bennett’ s 1.4 million common units redeemed for cash of approximately $7.0 million during February 2023.

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