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
Chunk 41
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 a total consideration of approximately $26.0 million during 2024.

• Achieved the highest score in the America’s Hotel Listed Sector, earned four Green Stars and earned Green Star Status for the seventh straight year according to the GRESB Real Estate Assessment.

• Ranked first among the America Hotel peer set and achieved a score of “A” on the GRESB Public Disclosure Assessment in 2024.

• Awarded the NAREIT Leader in the Light Award for 2024 in the lodging industry in recognition of the Company's commitment to responsible business operations.

#### DiamondRock Hospitality362025 Proxy Statement
| Compensation Discussion and Analysis |

### 2024 Compensation Program Overview
Highlighted below are the key components of our executive compensation program, the purpose of each component and the process for determining each component.

| Compensation Component                  |     | Description and Purpose                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |     | Process/Highlights                                                                                                                                                                  |
| Base Salary                             |     | •Fixed compensation necessary to attract and retain executive talent.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
 •Based on competitive market, individual role, experience, performance and potential.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |     | •Executive base salaries are reviewed each year by the Compensation Committee with assistance from its compensation consultant.                                                     
 •Refer to the subsection entitled “Base Salary” under the discussion of “Compensation Elements” for a three-year history of base salaries for the named executive officers.         |
| Annual Cash Incentive Compensation      |     | •Performance-based cash incentives that reward achievement of annual performance objectives.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
 •Tied to Company's business plan and strategic goals.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
 •Our 2024 annual cash incentive program for executives was based 90% on achievement of joint objectives common to all executives and 10% based on individual goals specific for each executive.  The joint objectives included several financial and strategic objectives, the most heavily weighted of which were Hotel Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted FFO per Share. |     | •Based on performance against the joint objectives and the individual objectives, the actual cash incentive awards were approximately 142%  of each executive's target opportunity. 
 •Refer to the subsection entitled “Cash Incentive Compensation Program” under the discussion of “Compensation Elements” for more detail.                                            |
| Long-Term Equity Incentive Compensation |     | •Aligns executive compensation with total stockholder return and hotel market share improvement over multi-year performance and vesting periods.                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
 •50% of long-term equity incentives vest subject to pre-established multi