Company: DRH-PA
Filing Date: 2025-03-17
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001298946-25-000038
Chunk: 24

Company: DiamondRock Hospitality Co
Filing Date: 2025-03-17
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 24
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 of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of the Company continuously for at least the prior three years;

• represent that such shares were acquired in the ordinary course of business and not with the intent to change or influence control at the Company and that such stockholder or group does not presently have such intent; and

• provide a notice requesting the inclusion of director nominees in the Company’s proxy materials and provide other required information to the Company not earlier than 150 days nor later than 120 days prior to the first anniversary of the date of

#### DiamondRock Hospitality232025 Proxy Statement
| Corporate Governance Principles and Board Matters |

distribution of the notice for the preceding year’s annual meeting of stockholders (with adjustments if the date for the upcoming annual meeting of stockholders is advanced or delayed by more than 30 days from the anniversary date of the prior year’s annual meeting).

#### Board of Directors Membership Criteria
Our Board of Directors has established criteria for Board of Directors membership. These criteria include the following specific, minimum qualifications that our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee believes must be met by a nominee for a position on our Board of Directors, including that the nominee shall:

• have the highest personal and professional integrity;

• have demonstrated exceptional ability and judgment; and

• be most effective, in conjunction with the other nominees to our Board of Directors, in collectively serving the long-term interests of our stockholders.

In addition to the minimum qualifications for each nominee set forth above, our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will recommend director candidates to the full Board of Directors for nomination, or present director candidates to the full Board of Directors for consideration, to help ensure that:

• a majority of our Board of Directors will be “independent” as defined by the NYSE listing standards;

• each of our Audit, Compensation and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees will be comprised entirely of independent directors; and

• at least one member of our Audit Committee will have such experience, education and other qualifications necessary to qualify as an “audit committee financial expert” as defined by the rules of the SEC.

#### Identifying and Evaluating Nominees
Our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee may solicit recommendations for director nominees from any or all of the following sources: non-management directors, our chairman and chief executive officer, other executive officers, third-party search firms or any other source it deems appropriate.

Our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will review and evaluate the qualifications of any proposed director candidate whom it is considering or who has been recommended to