Company: DRH-PA
Filing Date: 2025-03-17
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001298946-25-000038
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Company: DiamondRock Hospitality Co
Filing Date: 2025-03-17
Form: DEF 14A
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 and to use this opportunity to take part in the affairs of DiamondRock Hospitality Company by voting on the matters described in this proxy statement. We hope that you will be able to attend the meeting.

Your vote is important. Whether or not you plan to attend the meeting, we urge you to vote as soon as possible. The proxy card contains instructions regarding all three methods of voting. If you attend the meeting, you may continue to have your shares voted as you have previously instructed or you may withdraw your proxy and vote your shares in person at the meeting.

We look forward to seeing you at the meeting.

Sincerely,

Jeffrey J. Donnelly

Chief Executive Officer

| 2 Bethesda Metro Center,  Suite 1400,  Bethesda, MD   20814 |

| To Our Shareholders |

| Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders                                                                                 
 Date:                                                                                                                    
 Tuesday,                                                                                                                 
 April 29, 2025                                                                                                           
 Time:                                                                                                                    
 10:00 a.m., ET                                                                                                           
 Place:                                                                                                                   
 Via live audio webcast                                                                                                   |     |                                                                                                                                                                                                  |     | The 2025 annual meeting of stockholders of DiamondRock Hospitality Company, a Maryland corporation, will be held on Tuesday, April 29, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time, via live audio webcast that can be accessed by visiting: www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/DRH2025.  The 2025 annual meeting of stockholders will be held for the following purposes: |
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|                                                                                                                          |     | To elect nine directors nominated by our Board of Directors, each to serve until the next annual meeting of our stockholders and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualify. |     |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
|                                                                                                                          |     | To approve on a non-binding, advisory basis, our named executive officer compensation.                                                                                                           |     |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
|                                                                                                                          |     | To ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as independent auditors of DiamondRock Hospitality Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025.                                                   |     |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
|                                                                                                                          |     | To consider and act upon any other matters that may properly come before the annual meeting and at any postponement or adjournment thereof.                                                      |     |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
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