8-K 1 drh_8kx1312019.htm 8-K

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO
SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
January 31, 2019
DiamondRock Hospitality Company
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

Maryland |  | 001-32514 |  | 20-1180098
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |  | (Commission File Number) |  | (IRS Employer Identification No.)

2 Bethesda Metro Center, Suite 1400
Bethesda, MD 20814
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(240) 744-1150
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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This Current Report on Form 8-K (“Current Report”) contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of federal securities laws and regulations. These forward-looking statements are identified by their use of terms and phrases such as “believe,” “expect,” “intend,” “project,” “anticipate,” “position,” and other similar terms and phrases, including references to assumptions and forecasts of future results. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results to differ materially from those anticipated at the time the forward-looking statements are made. These risks include, but are not limited to those risks and uncertainties associated with our business described from time to time in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on February 27, 2018. Although we believe the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions, we can give no assurance that the expectations will be attained or that any deviation will not be material. All information in this Current Report is as of the date of this Current Report, and we undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to conform the statement to actual results or changes in our expectations.
ITEM 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On January 31, 2019, DiamondRock Hospitality Company (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its preliminary financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2018. A copy of that press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.
The information furnished pursuant to this Item 2.02, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for any purpose, including for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.
ITEM 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure
A copy of a slide presentation that the Company intends to use at investor meetings is attached to this Current Report as Exhibit 99.2 and is incorporated by reference herein. The Company has posted the presentation in the investor relations/presentations section of its website at www.drhc.com.
The information furnished pursuant to this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.2, shall not be deemed “filed” for any purpose, including for the purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing. This Current Report will not be deemed an admission as to the materiality of any information in this Current Report that is required to be disclosed solely by Regulation FD.
ITEM 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
The following exhibits are included with this report:

Exhibit No. |  | Description
99.1 |  | Press Release, dated January 31, 2019
99.2 |  | Investor Presentation, dated January 31, 2019

S IGNATURE
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 hereunto duly authorized.

|  |  |  | DIAMONDROCK HOSPITALITY COMPANY
Date: January 31, 2019 |  |  |  | By: |  | /s/ Briony R. Quinn
|  |  |  |  |  | Briony R. Quinn
|  |  |  |  |  | Senior Vice President and Treasurer