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      <amendmentNo>12</amendmentNo>
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      <dateOfEvent>07/23/2026</dateOfEvent>
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        <issuerName>Braemar Hotels &amp; Resorts Inc.</issuerName>
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          <com:street1>14185 DALLAS PARKWAY</com:street1>
          <com:street2>SUITE 1100</com:street2>
          <com:city>DALLAS</com:city>
          <com:stateOrCountry>TX</com:stateOrCountry>
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        <notificationInfo>
          <personName>Mark Crockwell</personName>
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            <com:street1>5B Waterloo Lane</com:street1>
            <com:city>Pembroke</com:city>
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        <issuerName>Braemar Hotels &amp; Resorts Inc.</issuerName>
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          <com:street1>14185 DALLAS PARKWAY</com:street1>
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        <transactionPurpose>Item 4 is hereby amended to add the following:

On July 23, 2026, the Reporting Persons issued a press release (the "July 23, 2026 press release"), which included a statement from Wafic Rida Said regarding the Issuer's recent statements about the Reporting Persons and Mr. Said.

The foregoing summary of the July 23, 2026 press release does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, the July 23, 2026 press release, a copy of which is attached here as Exhibit 11 and incorporated herein by reference.</transactionPurpose>
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        <filedExhibits>Press Release, issued July 23, 2026</filedExhibits>
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          <signature>/s/ Mark Crockwell</signature>
          <title>Mark Crockwell, Director</title>
          <date>07/23/2026</date>
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        <signatureReportingPerson>Wafic Rida Said</signatureReportingPerson>
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          <signature>/s/ Mark Crockwell</signature>
          <title>Mark Crockwell, Attorney-in-Fact</title>
          <date>07/23/2026</date>
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