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Issuer:     Braemar Hotels & Resorts Inc. (BHR)
CIK:        0001574085
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-02-25T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001574085-26-000018
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.65
Item codes: 5.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud

Braemar Hotels & Resorts director Bob Ghassemieh resigns after board finds him in breach of cooperation agreement
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- Board unanimously voted on Feb 20, 2026 that Ghassemieh breached the cooperation agreement, activating his August 2025 resignation letter.
- Ghassemieh denies breaches, claiming retaliation and citing governance concerns over conflicts with Ashford affiliates and a $480M termination fee.
- Ghassemieh's Feb 23, 2026 letter (Exhibit 99.1) also resigns, stating he cannot serve under current circumstances.
- Company provided Ghassemieh an opportunity to respond; any reply will be filed as an amendment.
- Ghassemieh was the sole independent director with a significant investment; no committee service at resignation.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1574085/000157408526000018/0001574085-26-000018-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1574085/000157408526000018/bhr-20260220.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001574085-26-000018

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