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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):
December 23, 2021
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)
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code): (240) 744-1150
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class |  | Trading Symbol(s) |  | Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value |  | DRH |  | New York Stock Exchange
8.250% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share |  | DRH Pr A |  | New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
☐ Emerging growth company
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

ITEM 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On January 10, 2022, DiamondRock Hospitality Company (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the acquisitions of the Henderson Beach Resort and Tranquility Bay Beachfront Resort. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is hereby incorporated by reference herein.
ITEM 8.01. Other Events.
On December 23, 2021, the Company completed the acquisition of the 170-room Henderson Beach Resort, located in Destin, Florida, for $112.5 million.
On January 6, 2022, the Company completed the acquisition of the 103-unit Tranquility Bay Beachfront Resort, located in Marathon, Florida, for $63.0 million.
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 10, 202 2
101.SCH Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEF Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
104 Cover Page Interactive Data File

SIGNATURE
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
Dated: January 10, 2022 |  |  |  | By: |  | /s/ Briony R. Quinn
|  |  |  |  |  | Briony R. Quinn
|  |  |  |  |  | Senior Vice President and Treasurer