Company: DRH-PA
Filing Date: 2025-03-17
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001298946-25-000038
Chunk: 33

Company: DiamondRock Hospitality Co
Filing Date: 2025-03-17
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 33
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 110,000 |                             |        | 110,000 |     |              |      — |     | 220,000 |       |
| Tabassum S. Zalotrawala(6)                                         
 (Director)                                                         |     |  95,000 |                             |        | 110,000 |     |              |  7,466 |     | 212,466 |       |

(1) Mr. Donnelly is not included in this table because he was an employee of the Company in 2024 and thus received no separate compensation for service as a director. Mr. Brugger, our former President and Chief Executive Officer, also served as a director for a portion of 2024 and is not included in this table as he was also an employee of the Company in 2024 and thus received no separate compensation for service as a director.

(2) As of December 31, 2024, Mr. McCarten held 30,713 deferred stock units.

(3) Messrs. Wardinski, Chi, and Shaw do not have any outstanding deferred stock awards as of December 31, 2024.

(4) As of December 31, 2024, Mr. Hartmeier held 33,234 deferred stock units.

(5) As of December 31, 2024, Ms. Merrill held 33,280 deferred stock units.

(6) As of December 31, 2024, Ms. Zalotrawala held 45,809 deferred stock units.

(7) The amounts set forth in this column represent the grant-date fair value of unrestricted stock awards to our non-employee directors.

(8) All other compensation represents reimbursement for lodging, meals, and certain other expenses at one of our hotels or other hotels or resorts.

Reasonableness of Non-Employee Director Compensation

Our philosophy on director compensation is to pay directors competitively and fairly for the work required. The design of our program is consistent with recognized best practice with the following provisions:

• Retainer-only cash compensation with no fees for attending meetings that is an expected part of board service.

• Additional retainers for special roles such as Chairman of the Board, Lead Director and committee chairs to recognize their incremental time and effort.

• Significant portion of total compensation in full-value equity shares, for alignment with stockholders, where annual grants are based on a competitive fixed-value formula and vest immediately to avoid director entrenchment.

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