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):
May 28, 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)
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 Securities Act:
Title of each class | | Trading symbol(s) | | Name of each exchange on which registered |
Common stock, $0.01 par value per share | | DRH | | 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 or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Emerging growth company o
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. o
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On May 28, 2019, Jay L. Johnson notified DiamondRock Hospitality Company (the “Company”) that he would be resigning as the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective as of August 31, 2019. Mr. Johnson’s departure is not related to any issues involving the Company’s financial results, business practices, internal controls or financial reporting. Mr. Johnson has accepted the position of Chief Financial Officer of Lamar Advertising Company effective October 1, 2019.
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
A copy of the press release issued by the Company on May 30, 2019 to announce the resignation of Mr. Johnson as discussed above is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report.
The information furnished pursuant to this Current Report, 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, or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
d) Exhibits
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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 |
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Date: May 30, 2019 | By | /s/ Briony R. Quinn |
| | Briony R. Quinn |
| | Senior Vice President and Treasurer |
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