Item 5. Other Information
ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION
Rule 10b5-1 Trading Agreements
During the three months ended June 30, 2024, no director or officer of the Company adopted or terminated a “Rule 10b5-1 trading agreement” or “non-Rule 10b5-1 trading agreement,” as each term is defined in Item 408(a) of Regulation S-K.
Limited Waiver Under Advisory Agreement
The Company, Braemar OP, Braemar TRS, Ashford Inc. and Ashford Hospitality Advisors LLC (together with Ashford Inc., the “Advisor”), are parties to that certain Fifth Amended and Restated Advisory Agreement, dated as of April 23, 2018 (as amended, the “Advisory Agreement”).
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The Company has a mortgage loan maturing in June 2025 with an outstanding principal balance of approximately $293 million (the “Loan”) secured by four hotel properties: The Notary Hotel; The Clancy; Sofitel Chicago Magnificent Mile; and Marriott Seattle Waterfront (the “Hotel Properties”). On August 8, 2024, the parties to the Advisory Agreement entered into a Limited Waiver Under Advisory Agreement (the “Waiver Agreement”) that provides, among other things, as follows:
(i) From August 8, 2024 until the earlier of (i) November 15, 2025 and (ii) the refinancing of the Loan (the “Loan Outside Date”), the Advisor waives the operation of Section 12.4(a) of the Advisory Agreement that would permit the Advisor to terminate the Advisory Agreement occurring solely as a result from the sale or disposition of one or more of the Hotel Properties as a result of a mortgage foreclosure, deed-in-lieu of mortgage foreclosure, mezzanine loan foreclosure or an assignment in-lieu of a mezzanine loan foreclosure following the failure of the Company to pay, upon the maturity of the Loan, all amounts due and payable thereunder (the “Limited Waiver”);
(ii) Upon the satisfaction of certain conditions, the Company may request the Advisor agree to amend the Waiver Agreement to extend the Loan Outside Date for a period not to exceed ninety (90) days from November 15, 2025 and if the Advisor agrees to such amendment, the Advisor shall not be entitled to any further consideration in respect thereof;
(iii) If the members of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) change such that members who constitute the Board as of August 8, 2024 (the “Incumbent Board”) no longer constitute at least a majority of the Board (other than those whose election to the Board is approved or recommended to stockholders of the Company by a vote of at least a majority of the Incumbent Board), the Limited Waiver shall be null and void ab initio (but the consideration provided by the Company to the Advisor as described in item (iv) below shall remain in force); and
(iv) In exchange for the Limited Waiver and the other agreements provided by the Advisor in the Waiver Agreement, the Company agrees to pay the Advisor an amount equal to the Advisor’s obligation under the Advisor’s current employment agreement with Richard J. Stockton, the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer (the “Stockton Employment Agreement”), to pay Mr. Stockton a multiple of his Base Salary (as defined in the Stockton Employment Agreement) that becomes payable by the Advisor to Mr. Stockton as the result of the occurrence of certain events as more fully described in the Waiver Agreement.
The foregoing description of the Waiver Agreement contained in this Item 5 does not purport to be complete and is subject to and qualified in its entirety by the full text of the Waiver Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.8 and incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 6. EXHIBITS
Exhibit Description
3.1 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 29, 2016) (File No. 001-35972).
3.2 Articles Supplementary of Braemar Hotels & Resorts Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 18, 2015) (File No. 001-35972).
3.3 Articles of Amendment of Braemar Hotels & Resorts 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).
3.4 Amendment Number One to the 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 December 8, 2017) (File No. 001-35972).
3.5 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).
3.6 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 filed with the SEC on January 24, 2020) (File No. 333-234663).
3.7
Fifth Amended and Restated Bylaws, as amended by Amendment No.1 on February 27, 2024, adopted on February 27,2024 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 1, 2024) (File N o . 001-35972).
10.1 Amendment No. 2 to the Master Project Management Agreement, dated as of February 12, 2024, by and among Braemar TRS Corporation, CHH III Tenant Parent Corp., RC Hotels (Virgin Islands), Inc., Premier Project Management LLC and Braemar Hospitality Limited Partnership (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.37 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 14, 2024 (File No. 001-35972).
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Exhibit Description
10.2 Limited Waiver Under Advisory Agreement, dated as of March 11, 2024, 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 10.38 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 14, 2024 (File No. 001-35972).
10.3 First Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of February 21, 2024, by and among Braemar Hospitality Limited Partnership, Braemar Hotels & Resorts Inc., the lenders party thereto and Bank of America, N.A. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.39 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 14, 2024 (File No. 001-35972).
10.4*
A greement o f Purchase and Sale , dated as of May 6, 2024, by and among JRK Torrey Pines Hotel Owner LLC and CHH Torrey Pines Hotel Partners, LP and CHH Torrey Pines Tenant Corp .
10.5
Cooperation Agreement, dated July 2, 2024, by and among Braemar Hotels & Resorts Inc., Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc., Ashford Inc., Blackwells Capital LLC, Blackwells Onshore I LLC, Blackwells Holding Co. LLC, Vandewater Capital Holdings, LLC, Blackwells Asset Management LLC, BW Coinvest Management I LLC and Jason Aintani (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on 8-K filed on July 2, 2024) (File No. 001-35972).
10.6
Share Ownership Agreement, dated July 2, 2024, by and among Braemar Hotels & Resorts Inc., Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc., Ashford Inc., Blackwells Capital LLC, Blackwells Onshore I LLC, Blackwells Holding Co. LLC, Vandewater Capital Holdings, LLC, Blackwells Asset Management LLC, BW Coinvest Management I LLC and Jason Aintabi (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Current Report on 8-K filed on July 2, 2024) (File No. 001-35972)
10.7
Loan Agreement, dated July 2, 2024, by and between BW Coinvest I, LLC, Jason Aintabi, Vandewater Capital Holdings, LLC, Blackwells Holding Co. LLC, Blackwells Asset Management LLC and Braemar Hospitality Limited Partnership (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Current Report on 8-K filed on July 2, 2024) (File No. 001-35972).
10.8*
Limited Waiver Under Advisory Agreement , dated August 8, 2024, by and among Braemar Hotels & Resorts Inc., Braemar Hospitality Limited Partnership, Braemar TRS C orporation, Ashford Inc. and Ashford Hospitality Advisors LLC
31.1* Certifications of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and Rule 15d-14(a) of Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
31.2* Certifications of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and Rule 15d-14(a) of Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
32.1** Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.2** Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
The following materials from the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2024 are formatted in XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language): (i) Consolidated Balance Sheets; (ii) Consolidated Statements of Operations; (iii) Consolidated Statements Comprehensive Income; (iv) Consolidated Statements of Equity; (v) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows; and (vi) Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements. In accordance with Rule 402 of Regulation S-T, the XBRL-related information in Exhibit 101 to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q 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.
101.INS XBRL Instance Document - the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.
101.SCH Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document Submitted electronically with this report.
101.CAL Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document Submitted electronically with this report.
101.DEF Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document Submitted electronically with this report.
101.LAB Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document. Submitted electronically with this report.
101.PRE Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document. Submitted electronically with this report.
104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted in Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)
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* Filed herewith.
** Furnished herewith.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements 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.
BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS INC.
Date: August 8, 2024 By: /s/ RICHARD J. STOCKTON
Richard J. Stockton
President and Chief Executive Officer
Date: August 8, 2024 By: /s/ DERIC S. EUBANKS
Deric S. Eubanks
Chief Financial Officer
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