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):

November 13, 2012

 

 

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.)

3 Bethesda Metro Center, Suite 1500

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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ITEM 7.01.     Regulation FD Disclosure.

On November 13, 2012, the Company issued a press release reporting the impact of Hurricane Sandy on its expected financial results for the fourth fiscal quarter and year ending December 31, 2012. A copy of that press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report. The press release has also been posted in the investor relations/presentations section of its website at www.drhc.com.

The information contained in the press release attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. Furthermore, the information contained in the press release attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference in the filings of the registrant under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

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: November 14, 2012     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 November 13, 2012.