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):
September 7, 2005
DiamondRock Hospitality Company | ||||
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) | ||||
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6903 Rockledge Drive, Suite 800 |
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(240) 744-1150 | ||||
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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):
o | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
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o | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
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o | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
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o | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
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ITEM 8.01. Other Events.
On September 7, 2005, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission declared effective the resale registration statement that DiamondRock Hospitality Company filed on April 4, 2005, as amended. The resale registration statement relates to 20,850,000 shares of DiamondRock Hospitality Company’s common stock that we sold to certain investors in our 2004 private placement. DiamondRock Hospitality Company filed the resale registration statement pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of July 7, 2004.
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.
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Date: September 7, 2005 | By: | /s/ Michael D. Schecter |
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| Michael D. Schecter |