Company: DRH-PA
Filing Date: 2025-03-17
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001298946-25-000038
Chunk: 42

Company: DiamondRock Hospitality Co
Filing Date: 2025-03-17
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 42
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-year performance objectives.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |     | •Grants are generally made in the first quarter each year.                                                                                                                          
 •Grants made in 2024 were 50% in performance stock units (“PSUs”) and 50% in time-based restricted stock or long-term incentive plan (“LTIP”) units.                                |

#### DiamondRock Hospitality372025 Proxy Statement
| Compensation Discussion and Analysis |

| Compensation Component                  |     | Description and Purpose                                                                                                                                                                                                               |     | Process/Highlights                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| Long-Term Equity Incentive Compensation |     | •Promotes retention of key talent.                                                                                                                                                                                                    |     | •PSUs may be earned from 0% to 150% of a target number of PSUs.  50% of the PSUs are based on our total stockholder return (“TSR”) relative to a peer group over a three-year performance period and 50% of the PSUs are based on achieving improvement in the market share of our hotels over a three-year performance period. The number of PSUs earned based on relative TSR is subject to a “negative TSR cap” that reduces the number of PSUs earned if absolute TSR is negative for the performance period, regardless of our relative TSR performance. 
 •Refer to the subsection entitled “Long-Term Incentive Compensation” under the discussion of “Compensation Elements” for more detail.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| Benefits and Limited Perquisites        |     | •Designed to attract and retain high-performing employees.                                                                                                                                                                            
 •Includes health and dental insurance, term life insurance, disability coverage and a 401(k) plan match.                                                                                                                              
 •Executive officers and certain senior-level employees can participate in a deferred compensation plan, in which participants may defer earned compensation.  There is no Company match in effect for the deferred compensation plan. 
 •As a member of our Board of Directors, Mr. Donnelly is entitled to annual reimbursement of up to $15,000 for certain hotel stays.                                                                                                    |     | •All employee plans are reviewed annually.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
 •Named executive officers participate in the same benefits plans as all other employees, with the exception of a deferred compensation plan.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |

#### DiamondRock Hospitality382025 Proxy Statement
| Compensation Discussion and Analysis |

#### Target Direct Compensation Mix
The following charts illustrate the target mix between direct compensation elements (base salary, annual cash bonus and long-term equity incentives in the form of time-based restricted stock and PSUs)