EXHIBIT 10.8



 EXHIBIT 10.8 
  
 NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT 
 FOR COMPANY EMPLOYEES 
 UNDER THE 
 DIAMONDROCK HOSPITALITY COMPANY 
 2004 STOCK OPTION AND INCENTIVE PLAN 
  
 Name of
Optionee:                                      
                           
 No. of Option
Shares:                                       
                      
 Option Exercise Price per
Share:                                       
    
 Grant
Date:                                       
                                      
 Expiration
Date:                                       
                              
  
 Pursuant to the DiamondRock Hospitality Company 2004 Stock Option and Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) as amended
through the date hereof, DiamondRock Hospitality Company (the “Company”) hereby grants to the Optionee named above an option (the “Stock Option”) to purchase on or prior to the Expiration Date specified above all or part of the
number of shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Stock”) of the Company specified above at the Option Exercise Price per Share specified above subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Plan.

  
 1. Exercisability Schedule. No portion of this Stock
Option may be exercised until such portion shall have become exercisable. Except as set forth below, and subject to the discretion of the Administrator (as defined in Section 2 of the Plan) to accelerate the exercisability schedule hereunder, this
Stock Option shall be exercisable with respect to the following number of Option Shares on the dates indicated: 
  

			
	 Number of
 Option Shares Exercisable

	 	 Exercisability Date


		
	                                       
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 Once exercisable, this
Stock Option shall continue to be exercisable at any time or times prior to the close of business on the Expiration Date, subject to the provisions hereof and of the Plan. 







 2. Manner of Exercise. 
  
 (a) The Optionee may exercise this Stock Option only in the following manner: from time to time on or prior to the
Expiration Date of this Stock Option, the Optionee may give written notice to the Administrator of his or her election to purchase some or all of the Option Shares purchasable at the time of such notice. This notice shall specify the number of
Option Shares to be purchased. 
  
 Payment of the purchase price
for the Option Shares may be made by one or more of the following methods: (i) in cash, by certified or bank check or other instrument acceptable to the Administrator; (ii) through the delivery (or attestation to the ownership) of shares of Stock
that have been purchased by the Optionee on the open market or that have been beneficially owned by the Optionee for at least six months and are not then subject to any restrictions under any Company plan; (iii) by the Optionee delivering to the
Company a properly executed exercise notice together with irrevocable instructions to a broker to promptly deliver to the Company cash or a check payable and acceptable to the Company to pay the option purchase price, provided that in the event the
Optionee chooses to pay the option purchase price as so provided, the Optionee and the broker shall comply with such procedures and enter into such agreements of indemnity and other agreements as the Administrator shall prescribe as a condition of
such payment procedure; or (iv) a combination of (i), (ii) and (iii) above. Payment instruments will be received subject to collection. 
  
 The delivery of certificates representing the Option Shares will be contingent upon the Company’s receipt from the Optionee of full payment for the
Option Shares, as set forth above and any agreement, statement or other evidence that the Company may require to satisfy itself that the issuance of Stock to be purchased pursuant to the exercise of Stock Options under the Plan and any subsequent
resale of the shares of Stock will be in compliance with applicable laws and regulations. In the event the Optionee chooses to pay the purchase price by previously-owned shares of Stock through the attestation method, the number of shares of Stock
transferred to the Optionee upon the exercise of the Stock Option shall be net of the Shares attested to. 
  
 (b) Certificates for shares of Stock purchased upon exercise of this Stock Option shall be issued and delivered to the Optionee upon compliance to the
satisfaction of the Administrator with all requirements under applicable laws or regulations in connection with such issuance and with the requirements hereof and of the Plan. The determination of the Administrator as to such compliance shall be
final and binding on the Optionee. The Optionee shall not be deemed to be the holder of, or to have any of the rights of a holder with respect to, any shares of Stock subject to this Stock Option unless and until this Stock Option shall have been
exercised pursuant to the terms hereof, the Company shall have issued and delivered the shares to the Optionee, and the Optionee’s name shall have been entered as the stockholder of record on the books of the Company. Thereupon, the Optionee
shall have full voting, dividend and other ownership rights with respect to such shares of Stock. 
  
 (c) The minimum number of shares with respect to which this Stock Option may be exercised at any one time shall be 100 shares, unless the number of shares
with respect to which this Stock Option is being exercised is the total number of shares subject to exercise under this Stock Option at the time. 







 (d) Notwithstanding any other provision hereof or of the Plan, no portion of this Stock Option shall be
exercisable after the Expiration Date hereof. 
  
 3.
Termination of Employment. If the Optionee’s employment by the Company or a Subsidiary (as defined in the Plan) is terminated, the period within which to exercise the Stock Option may be subject to earlier termination as set forth below.

  
 (a) Termination Due to Death. If the Optionee’s
employment terminates by reason of death, any Stock Option held by the Optionee shall become fully exercisable and may thereafter be exercised by the Optionee’s legal representative or legatee for a period of 12 months from the date of death or
until the Expiration Date, if earlier. 
  
 (b) Termination Due
to Disability. If the Optionee’s employment terminates by reason of disability (as determined by the Administrator), any Stock Option held by the Optionee shall become fully exercisable and may thereafter be exercised by the Optionee for a
period of 12 months from the date of termination or until the Expiration Date, if earlier. The death of the Optionee during the 12-month period provided in this Section 3(b) shall extend such period for another 12 months from the date of death or
until the Expiration Date, if earlier. 
  
 (c) Termination for
Cause. If the Optionee’s employment terminates for Cause, any Stock Option held by the Optionee shall terminate immediately and be of no further force and effect. For purposes hereof, “Cause” shall mean a vote by the Board
resolving that the Optionee shall be dismissed as a result of (i) any material breach by the Optionee of any agreement between the Optionee and the Company; (ii) the conviction of or plea of nolo contendere by the Optionee to a felony or a crime
involving moral turpitude; or (iii) any material misconduct or willful and deliberate non-performance (other than by reason of disability) by the Optionee of the Optionee’s duties to the Company. 
  
 (d) Other Termination. If the Optionee’s employment terminates
for any reason other than death, disability or Cause, and unless otherwise determined by the Administrator, any Stock Option held by the Optionee may be exercised, to the extent exercisable on the date of termination, for a period of three months
from the date of termination or until the Expiration Date, if earlier. Any Stock Option that is not exercisable at such time shall terminate immediately and be of no further force or effect. 
  
 The Administrator’s determination of the reason for termination of the
Optionee’s employment shall be conclusive and binding on the Optionee and his or her representatives or legatees. 
  
 4. Incorporation of Plan. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, this Stock Option shall be subject to and governed by all the terms and
conditions of the Plan, including the powers of the Administrator set forth in Section 2(b) of the Plan. Capitalized terms in this Agreement shall have the meaning specified in the Plan, unless a different meaning is specified herein. 
  
 5. Transferability. This Agreement is personal to the Optionee, is
non-assignable and is not transferable in any manner, by operation of law or otherwise, other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution. This Stock Option is exercisable, during the Optionee’s 








 
lifetime, only by the Optionee, and thereafter, only by the Optionee’s legal representative or legatee. 
  
 6. Tax Withholding. The Optionee shall, not later than the date as of
which the exercise of this Stock Option becomes a taxable event for Federal income tax purposes, pay to the Company or make arrangements satisfactory to the Administrator for payment of any Federal, state, and local taxes required by law to be
withheld on account of such taxable event. The Optionee may elect to have the minimum required tax withholding obligation satisfied, in whole or in part, by (i) authorizing the Company to withhold from shares of Stock to be issued, or (ii)
transferring to the Company, a number of shares of Stock with an aggregate Fair Market Value that would satisfy the withholding amount due. 
  
 7. Miscellaneous. 
  
 (a) Notice hereunder shall be given to the Company at its principal place of business, and shall be given to the Optionee at the address set forth below,
or in either case at such other address as one party may subsequently furnish to the other party in writing. 
  
 (b) This Stock Option does not confer upon the Optionee any rights with respect to continuance of employment by the Company or any Subsidiary. 

 

									
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 DIAMONDROCK HOSPITALITY COMPANY

					
	 	 	 	 	 	 	By:	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 Title:


  
 The foregoing Agreement is hereby
accepted and the terms and conditions thereof hereby agreed to by the undersigned. 
  

							
				
	Dated:	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 Optionee’s Signature

				
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 Optionee’s name and address:

				
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
				
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
				
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 








 NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT 
 FOR NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS 
 UNDER THE 
 DIAMONDROCK HOSPITALITY COMPANY 
 2004 STOCK
OPTION AND INCENTIVE PLAN 
  
 Name of
Optionee:                                      
           
 No. of Option
Shares:                                       
    
 Option Exercise Price per
Share:                           
 Grant
Date:                                       
                      
 Expiration
Date:                                       
              
  
 Pursuant to the DiamondRock Hospitality Company 2004 Stock Option and Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) as amended through the date hereof, DiamondRock Hospitality Company (the “Company”) hereby grants
to the Optionee named above, who is a Director of the Company but is not an employee of the Company, an option (the “Stock Option”) to purchase on or prior to the Expiration Date specified above all or part of the number of shares of
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Stock”) of the Company specified above at the Option Exercise Price per Share specified above subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Plan. 
  
 1. Exercisability Schedule. No portion of this Stock Option may be
exercised until such portion shall have become exercisable. Except as set forth below, and subject to the discretion of the Administrator (as defined in Section 2 of the Plan) to accelerate the exercisability schedule hereunder, this Stock Option
shall be exercisable with respect to the following number of Option Shares on the dates indicated: 
  

			
	 Number of
 Option Shares Exercisable

	 	 Exercisability Date


		
	                                       
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 In the event of the
termination of the Optionee’s service as a director of the Company because of death this Stock Option shall become immediately exercisable in full, whether or not exercisable at such time. Once exercisable, this Stock Option shall continue to
be exercisable at any time or times prior to the close of business on the Expiration Date, subject to the provisions hereof and of the Plan. 







 2. Manner of Exercise. 
  
 (a) The Optionee may exercise this Stock Option only in the following manner: from time to time on or prior to the
Expiration Date of this Stock Option, the Optionee may give written notice to the Administrator of his or her election to purchase some or all of the Option Shares purchasable at the time of such notice. This notice shall specify the number of
Option Shares to be purchased. 
  
 Payment of the purchase price
for the Option Shares may be made by one or more of the following methods: (i) in cash, by certified or bank check or other instrument acceptable to the Administrator; (ii) through the delivery (or attestation to the ownership) of shares of Stock
that have been purchased by the Optionee on the open market or that have been beneficially owned by the Optionee for at least six months and are not then subject to restrictions under any Company plan; (iii) by the Optionee delivering to the Company
a properly executed exercise notice together with irrevocable instructions to a broker to promptly deliver to the Company cash or a check payable and acceptable to the Company to pay the option purchase price, provided that in the event the Optionee
chooses to pay the option purchase price as so provided, the Optionee and the broker shall comply with such procedures and enter into such agreements of indemnity and other agreements as the Administrator shall prescribe as a condition of such
payment procedure; or (iv) a combination of (i), (ii) and (iii) above. Payment instruments will be received subject to collection. 
  
 The delivery of certificates representing the Option Shares will be contingent upon the Company’s receipt from the Optionee of full payment for the
Option Shares, as set forth above and any agreement, statement or other evidence that the Company may require to satisfy itself that the issuance of Stock to be purchased pursuant to the exercise of Stock Options under the Plan and any subsequent
resale of the shares of Stock will be in compliance with applicable laws and regulations. In the event the Optionee chooses to pay the purchase price by previously-owned shares of Stock through the attestation method, the number of shares of Stock
transferred to the Optionee upon the exercise of the Stock Option shall be net of the Shares attested to. 
  
 (b) Certificates for shares of Stock purchased upon exercise of this Stock Option shall be issued and delivered to the Optionee upon compliance to the
satisfaction of the Administrator with all requirements under applicable laws or regulations in connection with such issuance and with the requirements hereof and of the Plan. The determination of the Administrator as to such compliance shall be
final and binding on the Optionee. The Optionee shall not be deemed to be the holder of, or to have any of the rights of a holder with respect to, any shares of Stock subject to this Stock Option unless and until this Stock Option shall have been
exercised pursuant to the terms hereof, the Company shall have issued and delivered the shares to the Optionee, and the Optionee’s name shall have been entered as the stockholder of record on the books of the Company. Thereupon, the Optionee
shall have full voting, dividend and other ownership rights with respect to such shares of Stock. 
  
 (c) The minimum number of shares with respect to which this Stock Option may be exercised at any one time shall be 100 shares, unless the number of shares
with respect to which this Stock Option is being exercised is the total number of shares subject to exercise under this Stock Option at the time. 
  

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 (d) Notwithstanding any other provision hereof or of the Plan, no portion of this Stock Option shall be
exercisable after the Expiration Date hereof. 
  
 3.
Termination as Director. If the Optionee ceases to be a Director of the Company, the period within which to exercise the Stock Option may be subject to earlier termination as set forth below. 
  
 (a) Termination For Cause. If the Optionee ceases to be a Director for
Cause, any Stock Option held by the Optionee shall immediately terminate and be of no further force and effect. For purposes hereof, “Cause” shall mean a vote by the Board resolving that the Optionee shall be dismissed as a result of (i)
any material breach by the Optionee of any agreement between the Optionee and the Company; (ii) the conviction of or plea of nolo contendere by the Optionee to a felony or a crime involving moral turpitude; or (iii) any material misconduct or
willful and deliberate non-performance (other than by reason of disability) by the Optionee of the Optionee’s duties to the Company. 
  
 (b) Termination by Reason of Death. If the Optionee ceases to be a Director by reason of death, any Stock Option held by the Optionee may be
exercised by his or her legal representative or legatee for a period of 12 months from the date of death or until the Expiration Date, if earlier. 
  
 (c) Other Termination. If the Optionee ceases to be a Director for any reason other than Cause or death, any Stock Option held by the Optionee may
be exercised for a period of six months from the date of termination or until the Expiration Date, if earlier. 
  
 4. Incorporation of Plan. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, this Stock Option shall be subject to and governed by all the terms and
conditions of the Plan, including the powers of the Administrator set forth in Section 2(b) of the Plan. Capitalized terms in this Agreement shall have the meaning specified in the Plan, unless a different meaning is specified herein. 
  
 5. Transferability. This Agreement is personal to the Optionee, is
non-assignable and is not transferable in any manner, by operation of law or otherwise, other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution. This Stock Option is exercisable, during the Optionee’s lifetime, only by the Optionee, and
thereafter, only by the Optionee’s legal representative or legatee. 
  
 6. Miscellaneous. 
  
 (a)
Notice hereunder shall be given to the Company at its principal place of business, and shall be given to the Optionee at the address set forth below, or in either case at such other address as one party may subsequently furnish to the other party in
writing. 
  
 (b) This Stock Option does not confer upon the
Optionee any rights with respect to continuance as a Director. 
  

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 (c) Pursuant to Section 15 of the Plan, the Committee may at any time amend or cancel any outstanding
portion of this Stock Option, but no such action may be taken which adversely affects the Optionee’s rights under this Agreement without the Optionee’s consent. 
  

									
	 	 	 	 	 DIAMONDROCK HOSPITALITY
 COMPANY

					
	 	 	 	 	 	 	By:	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 Title:


  
  
 The foregoing Agreement is hereby accepted and the terms and conditions thereof hereby agreed to by the undersigned. 
  

							
				
	Dated:	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 Optionee’s Signature

				
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 Optionee’s name and address:

				
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
				
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
				
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 

  
  
  

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