Form 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): October 19, 2011
DiamondRock Hospitality Company
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
         
Maryland   001-32514   20-1180098
         
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)
     
3 Bethesda Metro Center, Suite 1500
Bethesda, MD
   
20814
     
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (240) 744-1150
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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:
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The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the exhibits attached hereto, is being furnished and 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. The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.
ITEM 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On October 19, 2011, DiamondRock Hospitality Company (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the fiscal quarter ended September 9, 2011 (the “Press Release”). The text of the Press Release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.
ITEM 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
The Press Release also announced that the Company has entered into a purchase and sale agreement to sell a portfolio of three non-core hotels for a contractual purchase price of approximately $262.5 million, subject to the satisfaction of closing conditions. The text of the Press Release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.
ITEM 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
See Index to Exhibits attached hereto.

 

 


 

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
 
 
Date: October 19, 2011  By:   /s/ William J. Tennis    
    William J. Tennis   
    Executive Vice President, General Counsel and
Corporate Secretary 
 

 

 


 

         
EXHIBIT INDEX
         
Exhibit No.   Description
       
 
  99.1    
Press release dated October 19, 2011.