Company: BHR-PD
Filing Date: 2025-10-30
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001574085-25-000111
Chunk: 39

Company: Braemar Hotels & Resorts Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-10-30
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 39
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 That policy was adopted in place of the Company’s previously existing clawback policy.

#### Tax and Accounting Considerations
Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, generally precludes a publicly held corporation from a federal income tax deduction for a taxable year for compensation in excess of $1 million paid to its "covered employees," which generally

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include its chief executive officer, chief financial officer, its next three most highly compensated executive officers, and any individual who is (or was) a "covered employee" for any taxable year beginning after December 31, 2016.

Our Company is structured such that compensation is not paid and deducted by the corporation, but at the Braemar OP level. Section 162(m)'s deduction limitation may apply to our distributive share of Braemar OP's deduction for compensation paid to covered employees. The deductibility of compensation is only one of a multitude of factors that we consider in establishing compensation, and we and our Compensation Committee believe that it is important to retain flexibility to award compensation to our employees that appropriately incentivizes their retention, encourages performance, and aligns with our stockholders' interests, even if the deductibility of that compensation is limited (whether under Section 162(m) or otherwise). We also consider the accounting impact of all compensation paid to our executives, and equity awards are given special consideration pursuant to FASB ASC Topic 718.

#### Compensation Risk Assessment
The Compensation Committee has overall responsibility for overseeing the risks relating to our compensation policies and practices. The Compensation Committee uses its independent compensation consultant, Gressle & McGinley, to independently consider and analyze the extent, if any, to which our compensation policies and practices might create risks for the Company, as well as policies and practices that could mitigate any such risks. After conducting this review in 2024, the Compensation Committee has determined that none of our compensation policies and practices create any risks that are reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on our Company.

#### Compensation Committee Report
The Compensation Committee has reviewed and discussed the foregoing Compensation Discussion and Analysis disclosure with the Company's management, and based on this review and discussion, the Compensation Committee has recommended to the Board that the Compensation Discussion and Analysis be included in this proxy statement.

| COMPENSATION COMMITTEE       |
| Matthew D. Rinaldi, Chairman |

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#### Summary Compensation Table
The following table