SOHOB Sotherly Hotels Inc

FORM 4 [ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Sims Andrew	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Sotherly Hotels Inc. [ SOHO ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director                    _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below)    _____ Other (specify below) Chairman
(Last)          (First)          (Middle) 306 S HENRY ST, SUITE 100	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 7/21/2022
(Street) WILLIAMSBURG, VA, VA 23185 (City)        (State)        (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	7/21/2022		A		72816	A	(1)	429302	D
Common Stock								793937	I	By AMS Family Partnership, R.L.L.P.
Common Stock								156250	I	By spouse
Common Stock								50000	I	By Jeanette I. Sims Revocable Trust
Common Stock								39294	I	By ESOP (2)
8.0% Series B Preferred Stock (3)								1500	D
7.875% Series C Preferred Stock (4)								1500	D
8.25% Series D Preferred Stock (5)								1500	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	The securities were granted to the reporting person by the Issuer's Board of Directors pursuant to the Issuer's 2022 Long-Term Incentive Plan.
(2)	Reflects allocations under the Issuer's Employee Stock Ownership Plan.
(3)	The full security title is 8.0% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock.
(4)	The full security title is 7.875% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock.
(5)	The full security title is 8.25% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Sims Andrew 306 S HENRY ST SUITE 100 WILLIAMSBURG, VA, VA 23185	X		Chairman

Signatures
/s/ Andrew M. Sims		8/18/2022
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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