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

Company: DiamondRock Hospitality Co
Filing Date: 2025-03-17
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 14
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 the selection of the independent auditor to be an important matter of stockholder concern and is submitting the appointment of KPMG LLP for ratification by stockholders as a matter of good corporate practice. Representatives of KPMG LLP will be present at the annual meeting and will be given the opportunity to make a statement, if they desire to do so, and to respond to appropriate questions.

#### Vote Required
The appointment of KPMG LLP as our independent auditor for the current fiscal year will be ratified if this proposal receives a majority of the votes cast, whether in person or by proxy, on this proposal. For purposes of the vote on the ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as DiamondRock’s independent auditor for the year ending December 31, 2025, abstentions will not be counted as votes cast and will have no effect on the result of the vote.

#### Recommendation

#### VOTE
Our Board of Directors unanimously recommends a vote FOR ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as independent auditors of DiamondRock for 2025. Properly authorized proxies solicited by our Board of Directors will be voted for approval of this proposal unless otherwise instructed.

#### DiamondRock Hospitality162025 Proxy Statement
Corporate Governance Principles

and Board Matters

Our business is built on relationships - with our investors, with the global brand companies we utilize for our hotels and with the management companies who manage our hotels. We are committed to keeping our relationships strong by communicating openly about our business practices, being transparent about our performance and remaining accountable for our conduct. We take our commitments seriously.

At the core of these commitments is the role of our Board of Directors in overseeing the management of our Company’s business and affairs. We believe that an active, informed, independent and involved board is essential for ensuring our integrity, transparency and long-term strength. We believe that our Board of Directors embodies each of those characteristics. We have assembled a Board of Directors that is comprised of individuals with a wide breadth of experience including: the former chairman of a public lodging REIT and founder and chief executive officer of a public hotel investment company; the founder and former chief executive officer of a major online events planning company; the former president and chief operating officer of Marriott International; a senior executive with experience in real estate, branding and digital strategy; a former executive officer of a major airline company; a former investment banker with experience advising lodging companies and REITs; the current accounting and administrative head for a major lodging and gaming company; our former Chief Executive Officer; and