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EXHIBIT 10.5

  
 Exhibit 10.5

  
 DIAMONDROCK HOSPITALITY COMPANY 
  
 2004 STOCK OPTION AND INCENTIVE PLAN 
  

	SECTION 1.	GENERAL PURPOSE OF THE PLAN; DEFINITIONS 

  
 The name of the plan is the DiamondRock Hospitality Company 2004 Stock Option and Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). The purpose of the Plan is to
encourage and enable the officers, employees, Non-Employee Directors and other key persons (including consultants and prospective employees) of DiamondRock Hospitality Company, a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), DiamondRock
Hospitality Limited Partnership, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “Operating Partnership”), and the Company’s other Subsidiaries upon whose judgment, initiative and efforts the Company largely depends for the successful
conduct of its business to acquire a proprietary interest in the Company. It is anticipated that providing such persons with a direct stake in the Company’s welfare will assure a closer identification of their interests with those of the
Company, thereby stimulating their efforts on the Company’s behalf and strengthening their desire to remain with the Company. 
  
 The following terms shall be defined as set forth below: 
  
 “Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder. 
  
 “Additional Shares” shall have the meaning specified in
Section 3(a). 
  
 “Administrator” is
defined in Section 2(a). 
  
 “Award” or
“Awards,” except where referring to a particular category of grant under the Plan, shall include Incentive Stock Options, Non-Qualified Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Deferred Stock Awards, Restricted Stock Awards,
Unrestricted Stock Awards, Dividend Equivalent Rights and Other Share-Based Awards. 
  
 “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company. 
  
 “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and any successor Code, and related rules, regulations and interpretations.

  
 “Committee” means the Committee of the Board
referred to in Section 2. 
  
 “Covered Employee”
means an employee who is a “Covered Employee” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code. 
  
 “Deferred Stock Award” means Awards granted pursuant to Section 8. 
  
 “Dividend Equivalent Right” means Awards granted pursuant to Section 11. 
  

 “Effective Date” means the date on which the Plan is approved by stockholders as set
forth in Section 18. 
  
 “Exchange Act” means the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder. 
  
 “Fair Market Value” of the Stock on any given date means the fair market value of the Stock determined in good faith by the Administrator; provided, however, that if the Stock is admitted to quotation
on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System (“NASDAQ”), NASDAQ National System or a national securities exchange, the determination shall be made by reference to market quotations. If there are no market
quotations for such date, the determination shall be made by reference to the last date preceding such date for which there are market quotations; provided further, however, that if the date for which Fair Market Value is determined is the first day
when trading prices for the Stock are reported on NASDAQ or on a national securities exchange, the Fair Market Value shall be the “Price to the Public” (or equivalent) set forth on the cover page for the final prospectus relating to the
Company’s Initial Public Offering. 
  
 “Incentive
Stock Option” means any Stock Option designated and qualified as an “incentive stock option” as defined in Section 422 of the Code. 
  
 “Initial Public Offering” means the consummation of the first fully underwritten, firm commitment public offering pursuant to an
effective registration statement under the Act covering the offer and sale by the Company of its equity securities, or such other event as a result of or following which the Stock shall be publicly held. 
  
 “Non-Employee Director” means a member of the Board who is
not also an employee of the Company or any Subsidiary. 
  
 “Non-Qualified Stock Option” means any Stock Option that is not an Incentive Stock Option. 
  
 “Option” or “Stock Option” means any option to purchase shares of Stock granted pursuant to Section 5. 
  
 “Other Share-Based Award” means any Award granted pursuant
to Section 12. 
  
 “Performance Cycle”
means one or more periods of time, which may be of varying and overlapping durations, as the Administrator may select, over which the attainment of one or more performance criteria will be measured for the purpose of determining a grantee’s
right to and the payment of a Restricted Stock Award or Deferred Stock Award. 
  
 “Restricted Stock Award” means Awards granted pursuant to Section 7. 
  
 “Stock” means the Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company, subject to adjustments pursuant to Section 3. 
  
 “Stock Appreciation Right” means any Award granted pursuant
to Section 6. 
  

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 “Subsidiary” means any corporation or other entity (other than the Company) in which the
Company has a controlling interest, either directly or indirectly. 
  
 “Unit” or “Units” means a unit or units of limited partnership interest in the Operating Partnership. 
  
 “Unrestricted Stock Award” means any Award granted pursuant to Section 9. 
  

	SECTION 2.	ADMINISTRATION OF PLAN; ADMINISTRATOR AUTHORITY TO SELECT GRANTEES AND DETERMINE AWARDS 

  
 (a) Committee. The Plan shall be administered by either the Board or a committee of not less than two Non-Employee
Directors (in either case, the “Administrator”). 
  
 (b)
Powers of Administrator. The Administrator shall have the power and authority to grant Awards consistent with the terms of the Plan, including the power and authority: 
  
 (i) to select the individuals to whom Awards may from time to time be granted; 
  
 (ii) to determine the time or times of grant, and the
extent, if any, of Incentive Stock Options, Non-Qualified Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock Awards, Deferred Stock Awards, Unrestricted Stock Awards, Dividend Equivalent Rights and Other Share-Based Awards, or any
combination of the foregoing, granted to any one or more grantees; 
  
 (iii) to determine the number of shares of Stock to be covered by any Award; 
  
 (iv) to determine and modify from time to time the terms and conditions, including restrictions, not inconsistent with the terms of the
Plan, of any Award, which terms and conditions may differ among individual Awards and grantees, and to approve the form of written instruments evidencing the Awards; 
  
 (v) to accelerate at any time the exercisability or vesting of all or any portion of any Award; 

 
 (vi) subject to the provisions of Section 5(a)(ii), to
extend at any time the period in which Stock Options may be exercised; 
  
 (vii) to determine at any time whether, to what extent, and under what circumstances distribution or the receipt of Stock and other amounts payable with respect to an Award shall be deferred either automatically or at
the election of the grantee and whether and to what extent the Company shall pay or credit amounts constituting interest (at rates determined by the Administrator) or dividends or deemed dividends on such deferrals; and 
  
 (viii) at any time to adopt, alter and repeal such rules,
guidelines and practices for administration of the Plan and for its own acts and proceedings as it shall deem advisable; to interpret the terms and provisions of the Plan and any Award (including related written 

  

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instruments); to make all determinations it deems advisable for the administration of the Plan; to decide all disputes arising in connection with the Plan;
and to otherwise supervise the administration of the Plan. 
  
 All
decisions and interpretations of the Administrator shall be binding on all persons, including the Company and Plan grantees. 
  
 (c) Delegation of Authority to Grant Awards. Unless otherwise prohibited by applicable law, the Administrator, in its discretion, may delegate to
the Chief Executive Officer of the Company all or part of the Administrator’s authority and duties with respect to the granting of Awards, to individuals who are not subject to the reporting and other provisions of Section 16 of the Exchange
Act or “covered employees” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code. Any such delegation by the Administrator shall include a limitation as to the amount of Awards that may be granted during the period of the delegation and shall
contain guidelines as to the determination of the exercise price of any Stock Option or Stock Appreciation Right, the conversion ratio or price of other Awards and the vesting criteria. The Administrator may revoke or amend the terms of a delegation
at any time but such action shall not invalidate any prior actions of the Administrator’s delegate or delegates that were consistent with the terms of the Plan. 
  
 (d) Indemnification. Neither the Board nor the Committee, nor any member of either or any delegatee thereof, shall be
liable for any act, omission, interpretation, construction or determination made in good faith in connection with the Plan, and the members of the Board and the Committee (and any delegatee thereof) shall be entitled in all cases to indemnification
and reimbursement by the Company in respect of any claim, loss, damage or expense (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising or resulting therefrom to the fullest extent permitted by law and/or under any directors’
and officers’ liability insurance coverage which may be in effect from time to time. 
  

	SECTION 3.	STOCK ISSUABLE UNDER THE PLAN; MERGERS; SUBSTITUTION 

  
 (a) Stock Issuable. The maximum number of shares of Stock reserved and available for issuance under the Plan shall be 1,107,500 shares, subject to
adjustment as provided in Section 3(b); plus 5% of the total number of shares of Common Stock of the Company outstanding on a fully diluted basis on the first anniversary of the closing of the Company’s offering of equity securities, pursuant
to its preliminary offering memorandum dated June 4, 2004 (the “June 2004 Offering”), in excess of 1,107,500 shares (the “Additional Shares”); provided that after giving effect to the foregoing, the maximum number of shares of
Stock reserved and available for issuance under the Plan may not exceed 2,000,000 shares. For purposes of this limitation, the shares of Stock underlying any Awards which are forfeited, canceled, held back upon exercise of an Option or settlement of
an Award to cover the exercise price or tax withholding, reacquired by the Company prior to vesting, satisfied without the issuance of Stock or otherwise terminated (other than by exercise) shall be added back to the shares of Stock available for
issuance under the Plan. Subject to such overall limitations, shares of Stock may be issued up to such maximum number pursuant to any type or types of Award; provided, however, that Stock Options or Stock Appreciation Rights with respect to no more
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calendar year period; and provided further, that no Additional Shares may be issued in the form of Incentive Stock Options. The shares available for issuance
under the Plan may be authorized but unissued shares of Stock or shares of Stock reacquired by the Company. 
  
 (b) Changes in Stock. Subject to Section 3(c) hereof, if, as a result of any reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification, stock dividend,
stock split, reverse stock split or other similar change in the Company’s capital stock, the outstanding shares of Stock are increased or decreased or are exchanged for a different number or kind of shares or other securities of the Company, or
additional shares or new or different shares or other securities of the Company or other non-cash assets are distributed with respect to such shares of Stock or other securities, or, if, as a result of any merger or consolidation, sale of all or
substantially all of the assets of the Company, the outstanding shares of Stock are converted into or exchanged for a different number or kind of securities of the Company or any successor entity (or a parent or subsidiary thereof), the
Administrator shall make an appropriate or proportionate adjustment in (i) the maximum number of shares reserved for issuance under the Plan, (ii) the number of Stock Options or Stock Appreciation Rights that can be granted to any one individual
grantee and the maximum number of shares that may be granted under a Performance-based Award, (iii) the number and kind of shares or other securities subject to any then outstanding Awards under the Plan, (iv) the repurchase price, if any, per share
subject to each outstanding Restricted Stock Award, (v) the number of Unrestricted Stock Awards automatically granted to Non-Employee Directors, and (vi) the price for each share subject to any then outstanding Stock Options and Stock
Appreciation Rights under the Plan, without changing the aggregate exercise price (i.e., the exercise price multiplied by the number of Stock Options and Stock Appreciation Rights) as to which such Stock Options and Stock Appreciation Rights remain
exercisable. The adjustment by the Administrator shall be final, binding and conclusive. No fractional shares of Stock shall be issued under the Plan resulting from any such adjustment, but the Administrator in its discretion may make a cash payment
in lieu of fractional shares. 
  
 The Administrator may also
adjust the number of shares subject to outstanding Awards and the exercise price and the terms of outstanding Awards to take into consideration material changes in accounting practices or principles, extraordinary dividends, acquisitions or
dispositions of stock or property or any other event if it is determined by the Administrator that such adjustment is appropriate to avoid distortion in the operation of the Plan, provided that no such adjustment shall be made in the case of an
Incentive Stock Option, without the consent of the grantee, if it would constitute a modification, extension or renewal of the Option within the meaning of Section 424(h) of the Code. 
  
 (c) Mergers and Other Transactions. In the case of and subject to the consummation of (i) the dissolution or
liquidation of the Company, (ii) the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company on a consolidated basis to an unrelated person or entity, (iii) a merger, reorganization or consolidation in which the outstanding shares of Stock are
converted into or exchanged for a different kind of securities of the successor entity and the holders of the Company’s outstanding voting power immediately prior to such transaction do not own a majority of the outstanding voting power of the
successor entity immediately upon completion of such transaction, or (iv) the sale of all of the Stock of the Company to an unrelated person or entity (in each case, a “Sale Event”), all Options and Stock Appreciation Rights that are not
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exercisable as of the effective time of the Sale Event and all other Awards shall become fully vested and nonforfeitable as of the effective time of the Sale
Event, except as the Administrator may otherwise specify with respect to particular Awards in the relevant Award documentation. Upon the effective time of the Sale Event, the Plan and all outstanding Awards granted hereunder shall terminate, unless
provision is made in connection with the Sale Event in the sole discretion of the parties thereto for the assumption or continuation of Awards theretofore granted by the successor entity, or the substitution of such Awards with new Awards of the
successor entity or parent thereof, with appropriate adjustment as to the number and kind of shares and, if appropriate, the per share exercise prices, as such parties shall agree (after taking into account any acceleration hereunder). In the event
of such termination, each grantee shall be permitted, within a specified period of time prior to the consummation of the Sale Event as determined by the Administrator, to exercise all outstanding Options and Stock Appreciation Rights held by such
grantee, including those that will become exercisable upon the consummation of the Sale Event; provided, however, that the exercise of Options and Stock Appreciation Rights not exercisable prior to the Sale Event shall be subject to the consummation
of the Sale Event. 
  
 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in
this Section 3(c), in the event of a Sale Event pursuant to which holders of the Stock of the Company will receive upon consummation thereof a cash payment for each share surrendered in the Sale Event, the Company shall have the right, but not the
obligation, to make or provide for a cash payment to the grantees holding Options and Stock Appreciation Rights, in exchange for the cancellation thereof, in an amount equal to the difference between (A) the value as determined by the Administrator
of the consideration payable per share of Stock pursuant to the Sale Event (the “Sale Price”) times the number of shares of Stock subject to outstanding Options and Stock Appreciation Rights (to the extent then exercisable at prices not in
excess of the Sale Price) and (B) the aggregate exercise price of all such outstanding Options and Stock Appreciation Rights. 
  
 (d) Substitute Awards. The Administrator may grant Awards under the Plan in substitution for stock and stock based awards held by employees,
directors or other key persons of another corporation in connection with the merger or consolidation of the employing corporation with the Company or a Subsidiary or the acquisition by the Company or a Subsidiary of property or stock of the
employing corporation. The Administrator may direct that the substitute awards be granted on such terms and conditions as the Administrator considers appropriate in the circumstances. Any substitute Awards granted under the Plan shall not count
against the share limitation set forth in Section 3(a). 
  

	SECTION 4.	ELIGIBILITY 

  
 Grantees under the Plan will be such full or part-time officers and other employees, Non-Employee Directors and key persons (including consultants and
prospective employees) of the Company and its Subsidiaries as are selected from time to time by the Administrator in its sole discretion. 
  

	SECTION 5.	STOCK OPTIONS 

  
 Any Stock Option granted under the Plan shall be in such form as the Administrator may from time to time approve. 
  

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 Stock Options granted under the Plan may be either Incentive Stock Options or Non-Qualified Stock
Options. Incentive Stock Options may be granted only to employees of the Company or any Subsidiary that is a “subsidiary corporation” within the meaning of Section 424(f) of the Code. To the extent that any Option does not qualify as an
Incentive Stock Option, it shall be deemed a Non-Qualified Stock Option. 
  
 (a) Stock Options Granted to Employees and Key Persons. The Administrator in its discretion may grant Stock Options to eligible employees and key persons of the Company or any Subsidiary. Stock Options granted
pursuant to this Section 5(a) shall be subject to the following terms and conditions and shall contain such additional terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan, as the Administrator shall deem desirable. If the Administrator
so determines, Stock Options may be granted in lieu of cash compensation at the optionee’s election, subject to such terms and conditions as the Administrator may establish. 
  
 (i) Exercise Price. The exercise price per share for the Stock covered by a Stock Option granted
pursuant to this 
 Section 5(a) shall be determined by the Administrator at the time of grant but shall not be less than 100% of the
Fair Market Value on the date of grant (other than options granted in lieu of cash compensation). If an employee owns or is deemed to own (by reason of the attribution rules of Section 424(d) of the Code) more than 10 percent of the combined voting
power of all classes of stock of the Company or any parent or subsidiary corporation and an Incentive Stock Option is granted to such employee, the option price of such Incentive Stock Option shall be not less than 110 percent of the Fair Market
Value on the grant date. 
  
 (ii) Option
Term. The term of each Stock Option shall be fixed by the Administrator, but no Incentive Stock Option shall be exercisable more than 10 years after the date the Incentive Stock Option is granted and no Non-Qualified Stock Option shall be
exercisable more than 15 years after the date the Non-Qualified Stock Option is granted. If an employee owns or is deemed to own (by reason of the attribution rules of Section 424(d) of the Code) more than 10 percent of the combined voting power of
all classes of stock of the Company or any parent or subsidiary corporation and an Incentive Stock Option is granted to such employee, the term of such Stock Option shall be no more than five years from the date of grant. 
  
 (iii) Exercisability; Rights of a Stockholder. Stock
Options shall become exercisable at such time or times, whether or not in installments, as shall be determined by the Administrator at or after the grant date. The Administrator may at any time accelerate the exercisability of all or any portion of
any Stock Option. An optionee shall have the rights of a stockholder only as to shares acquired upon the exercise of a Stock Option and not as to unexercised Stock Options. 
  
 (iv) Method of Exercise. Stock Options may be exercised in whole or in part, by giving written notice
of exercise to the Company, specifying the number of shares to be purchased. Payment of the purchase price may be made by one or more of the following methods to the extent provided in the Option Award agreement: 
  
 (A) In cash, by certified or bank check or other instrument
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 (B) 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. Such surrendered shares shall be valued at Fair Market
Value on the exercise date; or 
  
 (C) 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 for the purchase price; provided that
in the event the optionee chooses to pay the 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. 
  
 Payment instruments will be received
subject to collection. The delivery of certificates representing the shares of Stock to be purchased pursuant to the exercise of a Stock Option will be contingent upon receipt from the optionee (or a purchaser acting in his stead in accordance with
the provisions of the Stock Option) by the Company of the full purchase price for such shares and the fulfillment of any other requirements contained in the Option Award agreement or applicable provisions of laws. In the event an 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 number of shares attested to. 

 
 (v) Annual Limit on Incentive Stock Options. To
the extent required for “incentive stock option” treatment under Section 422 of the Code, the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined as of the time of grant) of the shares of Stock with respect to which Incentive Stock Options granted
under this Plan and any other plan of the Company or its parent and subsidiary corporations become exercisable for the first time by an optionee during any calendar year shall not exceed $100,000. To the extent that any Stock Option exceeds this
limit, it shall constitute a Non-Qualified Stock Option. 
  
 (b)
Stock Options Granted to Non-Employee Directors. 
  
 (i) The Administrator, in its discretion, may grant Non-Qualified Stock Options to Non-Employee Directors. Any such grant may vary among individual Non-Employee Directors. 
  
 (ii) The exercise price per share for the Stock covered by a
Stock Option granted under this Section 5(b) shall be equal to 100% of the Fair Market Value of the Stock on the date the Stock Option is granted (other than options granted in lieu of cash compensation). 
  
 (iii) Unless otherwise determined by the Administrator, an
Option issued under this Section 5(b) shall not be exercisable after the expiration of 15 years from the date of grant. 
  
 (iv) Options granted under this Section 5(b) may be exercised only by written notice to the Company specifying the number of shares to be
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specified in Section 5(a)(iv). An optionee shall have the rights of a stockholder only as to shares acquired upon the exercise of a Stock Option and not as
to unexercised Stock Options. 
  
 (c) Non-transferability of
Options. No Stock Option shall be transferable by the optionee otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution and all Stock Options shall be exercisable, during the optionee’s lifetime, only by the optionee, or by the
optionee’s legal representative or guardian in the event of the optionee’s incapacity. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrator, in its sole discretion, may provide in the Award agreement regarding a given Option that the optionee
may transfer his Non-Qualified Stock Options to members of his immediate family, to trusts for the benefit of such family members, or to partnerships in which such family members are the only partners, provided that the transferee agrees in writing
with the Company to be bound by all of the terms and conditions of this Plan and the applicable Option. 
  

	SECTION 6.	STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS 

  
 (a) Nature of Stock Appreciation Rights. A Stock Appreciation Right is an Award entitling the recipient to receive an amount in cash or shares of
Stock or a combination thereof having a value equal to the excess of the Fair Market Value of the Stock on the date of exercise over the exercise price of the Stock Appreciation Right, which price shall not be less than 100 percent of the Fair
Market Value of the Stock on the date of grant (or more than the option exercise price per share, if the Stock Appreciation Right was granted in tandem with a Stock Option) multiplied by the number of shares of Stock with respect to which the Stock
Appreciation Right shall have been exercised, with the Administrator having the right to determine the form of payment. 
  
 (b) Grant and Exercise of Stock Appreciation Rights. Stock Appreciation Rights may be granted by the Administrator in tandem with, or independently
of, any Stock Option granted pursuant to Section 5 of the Plan. In the case of a Stock Appreciation Right granted in tandem with a Non-Qualified Stock Option, such Stock Appreciation Right may be granted either at or after the time of the grant of
such Option. In the case of a Stock Appreciation Right granted in tandem with an Incentive Stock Option, such Stock Appreciation Right may be granted only at the time of the grant of the Option. 
  
 A Stock Appreciation Right or applicable portion thereof granted in tandem
with a Stock Option shall terminate and no longer be exercisable upon the termination or exercise of the related Option. 
  
 (c) Terms and Conditions of Stock Appreciation Rights. Stock Appreciation Rights shall be subject to such terms and conditions as shall be
determined from time to time by the Administrator, subject to the following: 
  
 (i) Stock Appreciation Rights granted in tandem with Options shall be exercisable at such time or times and to the extent that the related Stock Options shall be exercisable. 
  
 (ii) Upon exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right, the
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 (iii) All Stock Appreciation Rights shall be exercisable during the grantee’s
lifetime only by the grantee or the grantee’s legal representative. 
  

	SECTION 7.	RESTRICTED STOCK AWARDS 

  
 (a) Nature of Restricted Stock Awards. A Restricted Stock Award is an Award entitling the recipient to acquire, at such purchase price (which may
be zero) as determined by the Administrator, shares of Stock subject to such restrictions and conditions as the Administrator may determine at the time of grant (“Restricted Stock”). Conditions may be based on continuing employment (or
other service relationship) and/or achievement of pre-established performance goals and objectives. The grant of a Restricted Stock Award is contingent on the grantee executing the Restricted Stock Award agreement. The terms and conditions of each
such agreement shall be determined by the Administrator, and such terms and conditions may differ among individual Awards and grantees. 
  
 (b) Rights as a Stockholder. Upon execution of a written instrument setting forth the Restricted Stock Award and payment of any applicable purchase
price, a grantee shall have the rights of a stockholder with respect to the voting of the Restricted Stock, subject to such conditions contained in the written instrument evidencing the Restricted Stock Award. Unless the Administrator shall
otherwise determine, (i) uncertificated Restricted Stock shall be accompanied by a notation on the records of the Company or the transfer agent to the effect that they are subject to forfeiture until such Restricted Stock are vested as provided in
Section 7(d) below, and (ii) certificated Restricted Stock shall remain in the possession of the Company until such Restricted Stock is vested as provided in Section 7(d) below, and the grantee shall be required, as a condition of the grant, to
deliver to the Company such instruments of transfer as the Administrator may prescribe. 
  
 (c) Restrictions. Restricted Stock may not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise encumbered or disposed of except as specifically provided herein or in the Restricted Stock Award agreement.
Except as may otherwise be provided by the Administrator either in the Award agreement or, subject to Section 15 below, in writing after the Award agreement is issued, if any, if a grantee’s employment (or other service relationship) with the
Company and its Subsidiaries terminates for any reason, any Restricted Stock that has not vested at the time of termination shall automatically and without any requirement of notice to such grantee from or other action by or on behalf of, the
Company be deemed to have been reacquired by the Company at its original purchase price from such grantee or such grantee’s legal representative simultaneously with such termination of employment (or other service relationship), and thereafter
shall cease to represent any ownership of the Company by the grantee or rights of the grantee as a shareholder. Following such deemed reacquisition of unvested Restricted Stock that are represented by physical certificates, grantee shall surrender
such certificates to the Company upon request without consideration. 
  
 (d) Vesting of Restricted Stock. The Administrator at the time of grant shall specify the date or dates and/or the attainment of pre-established performance goals, objectives and other conditions on which the non-transferability of
the Restricted Stock and the Company’s right of repurchase or forfeiture shall lapse. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that any such Restricted Stock shall have a performance-based goal, the restriction period with respect to such

  

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shares shall not be less than one year, and in the event any such Restricted Stock shall have a time-based restriction, the restriction period with respect
to such shares shall not be less than three years. Subsequent to such date or dates and/or the attainment of such pre-established performance goals, objectives and other conditions, the shares on which all restrictions have lapsed shall no longer be
Restricted Stock and shall be deemed “vested.” Except as may otherwise be provided by the Administrator either in the Award agreement or, subject to Section 15 below, in writing after the Award agreement is issued, a grantee’s rights
in any shares of Restricted Stock that have not vested shall automatically terminate upon the grantee’s termination of employment (or other service relationship) with the Company and its Subsidiaries and such shares shall be subject to the
provisions of Section 7(c) above. 
  

	SECTION 8.	DEFERRED STOCK AWARDS 

  
 (a) Nature of Deferred Stock Awards. A Deferred Stock Award is an Award of phantom stock units to a grantee, subject to restrictions and conditions
as the Administrator may determine at the time of grant. Conditions may be based on continuing employment (or other service relationship) and/or achievement of pre-established performance goals and objectives. The grant of a Deferred Stock Award is
contingent on the grantee executing the Deferred Stock Award agreement. The terms and conditions of each such agreement shall be determined by the Administrator, and such terms and conditions may differ among individual Awards and grantees.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that any such Deferred Stock Award shall have a performance-based goal, the restriction period with respect to such award shall not be less than one year, and in the event any such Deferred Stock Award
shall have a time-based restriction, the restriction period with respect to such award shall not be less than three years. At the end of the deferral period, the Deferred Stock Award, to the extent vested, shall be paid to the grantee in the form of
shares of Stock. 
  
 (b) Election to Receive Deferred Stock
Awards in Lieu of Compensation. The Administrator may, in its sole discretion, permit a grantee to elect to receive a portion of the cash compensation or Restricted Stock Award otherwise due to such grantee in the form of a Deferred Stock Award.
Any such election shall be made in writing and shall be delivered to the Company no later than the date specified by the Administrator and in accordance with rules and procedures established by the Administrator. The Administrator shall have the
sole right to determine whether and under what circumstances to permit such elections and to impose such limitations and other terms and conditions thereon as the Administrator deems appropriate. 
  
 (c) Rights as a Stockholder. During the deferral period, a grantee
shall have no rights as a stockholder; provided, however, that the grantee may be credited with Dividend Equivalent Rights with respect to the phantom stock units underlying his Deferred Stock Award, subject to such terms and conditions as the
Administrator may determine. 
  
 (d) Restrictions. A
Deferred Stock Award may not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise encumbered or disposed of during the deferral period. 
  
 (e) Termination. Except as may otherwise be provided by the Administrator either in the Award agreement or, subject to Section 15 below, in writing
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terminate upon the grantee’s termination of employment (or cessation of service relationship) with the Company and its Subsidiaries for any reason.

  

	SECTION 9.	UNRESTRICTED STOCK AWARDS 

  
 (a) Grant or Sale of Unrestricted Stock. The Administrator may, in its sole discretion, grant (or sell at par value or such higher purchase price
determined by the Administrator) an Unrestricted Stock Award to any grantee pursuant to which such grantee may receive shares of Stock free of any restrictions (“Unrestricted Stock”) under the Plan. Unrestricted Stock Awards may be granted
in respect of past services or other valid consideration, or in lieu of cash compensation due to such grantee. 
  
 (b) Automatic Grants of Unrestricted Stock Awards 
  
 (A) Each Non-Employee Director who is serving as a Director of the Company on the closing of the June 2004 Offering will automatically be
granted 5,000 shares of Unrestricted Stock on the date of such closing. 
  
 (B) Each Non-Employee Director who is serving as a Director of the Company on the date of the meeting of the Board of Directors immediately following each annual meeting of shareholders will automatically be granted
1,000 shares of Unrestricted Stock. 
  

	SECTION 10.	PERFORMANCE-BASED AWARDS TO COVERED EMPLOYEES 

  
 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if any Restricted Stock Award or Deferred Stock Award granted to a Covered Employee is intended
to qualify as “Performance-based Compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder (a “Performance-based Award”), such Award shall comply with the provisions set forth below: 
  
 (a) Performance Criteria. The performance criteria used in performance
goals governing Performance-based Awards granted to Covered Employees may include any or all of the following: (i) the Company’s return on equity, assets, capital or investment: (ii) pre-tax or after-tax profit levels of the Company or any
Subsidiary, a division, an operating unit or a business segment of the Company, or any combination of the foregoing; (iii) cash flow, funds from operations or similar measure; (iv) total shareholder return; (v) changes in the market price of the
Stock; (vi) sales or market share; or (vii) earnings per share. 
  
 (b) Grant of Performance-based Awards. With respect to each Performance-based Award granted to a Covered Employee, the Committee shall select, within the first 90 days of a Performance Cycle (or, if shorter, within the maximum period
allowed under Section 162(m) of the Code) the performance criteria for such grant, and the achievement targets with respect to each performance criterion (including a threshold level of performance below which no amount will become payable with
respect to such Award). Each Performance-based Award will specify the amount payable, or the formula for determining the amount payable, upon achievement of the various applicable performance targets. The performance criteria established by the
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may be (but need not be) different for each Performance Cycle and different goals may be applicable to Performance-based Awards to different Covered
Employees. 
  
 (c) Payment of Performance-based Awards.
Following the completion of a Performance Cycle, the Committee shall meet to review and certify in writing whether, and to what extent, the performance criteria for the Performance Cycle have been achieved and, if so, to also calculate and certify
in writing the amount of the Performance-based Awards earned for the Performance Cycle. The Committee shall then determine the actual size of each Covered Employee’s Performance-based Award, and, in doing so, may reduce or eliminate the amount
of the Performance-based Award for a Covered Employee if, in its sole judgment, such reduction or elimination is appropriate. 
  
 (d) Maximum Award Payable. The maximum Performance-based Award payable to any one Covered Employee under the Plan for a Performance Cycle is
500,000 Shares (subject to adjustment as provided in Section 3(b) hereof). 
  

	SECTION 11.	DIVIDEND EQUIVALENT RIGHTS 

  
 (a) Dividend Equivalent Rights. A Dividend Equivalent Right is an Award entitling the grantee to receive credits based on cash dividends that would
have been paid on the shares of Stock specified in the Dividend Equivalent Right (or other award to which it relates) if such shares had been issued to and held by the grantee. A Dividend Equivalent Right may be granted hereunder to any grantee as a
component of another Award or as a freestanding award. The terms and conditions of Dividend Equivalent Rights shall be specified in the Award agreement. Dividend equivalents credited to the holder of a Dividend Equivalent Right may be paid currently
or may be deemed to be reinvested in additional shares of Stock, which may thereafter accrue additional equivalents. Any such reinvestment shall be at Fair Market Value on the date of reinvestment or such other price as may then apply under a
dividend reinvestment plan sponsored by the Company, if any. Dividend Equivalent Rights may be settled in cash or shares of Stock or a combination thereof, in a single installment or installments. A Dividend Equivalent Right granted as a component
of another Award may provide that such Dividend Equivalent Right shall be settled upon exercise, settlement, or payment of, or lapse of restrictions on, such other award, and that such Dividend Equivalent Right shall expire or be forfeited or
annulled under the same conditions as such other award. A Dividend Equivalent Right granted as a component of another Award may also contain terms and conditions different from such other award. 
  
 (b) Interest Equivalents. Any Award under this Plan that is settled in
whole or in part in cash on a deferred basis may provide in the grant for interest equivalents to be credited with respect to such cash payment. Interest equivalents may be compounded and shall be paid upon such terms and conditions as may be
specified by the grant. 
  
 (c) Termination. Except as may
otherwise be provided by the Administrator either in the Award agreement or, subject to Section 15 below, in writing after the Award agreement is issued, a grantee’s rights in all Dividend Equivalent Rights or interest equivalents granted as a
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termination of employment (or cessation of service relationship) with the Company and its Subsidiaries for any reason. 
  

	SECTION 12.	OTHER SHARE-BASED AWARDS 

  
 (a) Nature of Other Share-Based Awards. Other forms of Awards (“Other Share-Based Awards”) that may be granted under the Plan include
Awards that are valued in whole or in part by reference to, or are otherwise calculated by reference to or based on, shares of Stock, including without limitation, (i) Units, (ii) convertible preferred shares, convertible debentures and other
convertible, exchangeable or redeemable securities or equity interests (including Units), (iii) membership interests in a Subsidiary or operating partnership and (iv) Awards valued by reference to book value, fair value or performance parameters
relative to the Company or any Subsidiary or group of Subsidiaries. For purposes of calculating the number of shares of Stock underlying an Other Share-Based Award relative to the total number of shares of Stock reserved and available for issuance
under Section 3(a), the Administrator shall establish in good faith the maximum number of shares of Stock to which a grantee of such Other Share-Based Award may be entitled upon fulfillment of all applicable conditions set forth in the relevant
Award documentation, including vesting, accretion factors, conversion ratios, exchange ratios and the like. If and when any such conditions are no longer capable of being met, in whole or in part, the number of shares of Stock underlying such Other
Share-Based Award shall be reduced accordingly by the Administrator and the related shares of Stock shall be added back to the shares of Stock available for issuance under the Plan. Other Share-Based Awards may be issued either alone or in addition
to other Awards granted under the Plan and shall be evidenced by an Award agreement. The Administrator shall determine the recipients of, and the time or times at which, Other Share-Based Awards shall be made; the number of shares of Stock or Units
to be awarded; the price, if any, to be paid by the recipient for the acquisition of Other Share-Based Awards; and the restrictions and conditions applicable to Other Share-Based Awards. Conditions may be based on continuing employment (or other
service relationship), computation of financial metrics and/or achievement of pre-established performance goals and objectives. The provisions of the grant of Other Share-Based Awards need not be the same with respect to each recipient. 

 
 (b) Rights as Stockholder. Until such time as an Other Share-Based
Award is actually converted into, exchanged for, or paid out in shares of Stock, a recipient shall have no rights as a stockholder. 
  
 (c) Non-Transferability. Except as otherwise provided by the Administrator, Other Share-Based Awards may not be sold, transferred, pledged,
hypothecated or assigned except by will or the laws of descent and distribution. 
  
 (d) Termination of Employment or Service. In the event that a recipient ceases to be employed by or to provide services to the Company, or any Subsidiary, any outstanding Other Share-Based Awards previously
granted to such recipient shall be subject to such terms and conditions as set forth in the Award agreement governing such Other Share-Based Awards. Except as may otherwise be provided by the Administrator either in the Award agreement, or, subject
to Section 15 below, in writing after the Award agreement is issued, a grantee’s rights in all Other Share-Based Awards that have not vested shall automatically terminate upon the 

  

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grantee’s termination of employment (or cessation of service relationship) with the Company and its Subsidiaries for any reason. 
  

	SECTION 13.	TAX WITHHOLDING 

  
 (a) Payment by Grantee. Each grantee shall, no later than the date as of which the value of an Award or of any Stock or other amounts received
thereunder first becomes includable in the gross income of the grantee for Federal income tax purposes, pay to the Company, or make arrangements satisfactory to the Administrator regarding payment of, any Federal, state, or local taxes of any kind
required by law to be withheld with respect to such income. The Company and its Subsidiaries shall, to the extent permitted by law, have the right to deduct any such taxes from any payment of any kind otherwise due to the grantee. The Company’s
obligation to deliver stock certificates to any grantee is subject to and conditioned on tax obligations being satisfied by the grantee. 
  
 (b) Payment in Stock. Subject to approval by the Administrator, a grantee may elect to have the required tax withholding obligation satisfied, in
whole or in part, by (i) authorizing the Company to withhold from shares of Stock to be issued pursuant to any Award a number of shares with an aggregate Fair Market Value (as of the date the withholding is effected) that would satisfy the
withholding amount due, or (ii) transferring to the Company shares of Stock owned by the grantee with an aggregate Fair Market Value (as of the date the withholding is effected) that would satisfy the withholding amount due. 
  

	SECTION 14.	TRANSFER, LEAVE OF ABSENCE, ETC. 

  
 For purposes of the Plan, the following events shall not be deemed a termination of employment: 
  
 (a) a transfer to the employment of the Company from a Subsidiary or from the
Company to a Subsidiary, or from one Subsidiary to another; or 
  
 (b) an approved leave of absence for military service or sickness, or for any other purpose approved by the Company, if the employee’s right to re-employment is guaranteed either by a statute or by contract or under the policy pursuant
to which the leave of absence was granted or if the Administrator otherwise so provides in writing. 
  

	SECTION 15.	AMENDMENTS AND TERMINATION 

  
 The Board may, at any time, amend or discontinue the Plan and the Administrator may, at any time, amend or cancel any outstanding Award for the purpose of
satisfying changes in law or for any other lawful purpose, but no such action shall adversely affect rights under any outstanding Award without the holder’s consent. Except as provided in Section 3(b) or 3(c), in no event may the Administrator
exercise its discretion to reduce the exercise price of outstanding Stock Options or effect repricing through cancellation and re-grants. Any material Plan amendments (other than amendments that curtail the scope of the Plan), including any Plan
amendments that (i) increase the number of shares reserved for issuance under the Plan, (ii) expand the type of Awards available, materially expand the eligibility to participate or materially extend the term of the Plan, or (iii) materially change
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Value, shall be subject to approval by the Company stockholders entitled to vote at a meeting of stockholders. In addition, to the extent determined by the
Administrator to be required by the Code to ensure that Incentive Stock Options granted under the Plan are qualified under Section 422 of the Code or to ensure that compensation earned under Awards qualifies as performance-based compensation under
Section 162(m) of the Code, Plan amendments shall be subject to approval by the Company stockholders entitled to vote at a meeting of stockholders. Nothing in this Section 15 shall limit the Administrator’s authority to take any action
permitted pursuant to Section 3(c). 
  

	SECTION 16.	STATUS OF PLAN 

  
 With respect to the portion of any Award that has not been exercised and any payments in cash, Stock or other consideration not received by a grantee, a
grantee shall have no rights greater than those of a general creditor of the Company unless the Administrator shall otherwise expressly determine in connection with any Award or Awards. In its sole discretion, the Administrator may authorize the
creation of trusts or other arrangements to meet the Company’s obligations to deliver Stock or make payments with respect to Awards hereunder, provided that the existence of such trusts or other arrangements is consistent with the foregoing
sentence. 
  

	SECTION 17.	GENERAL PROVISIONS 

  
 (a) No Distribution; Compliance with Legal Requirements. The Administrator may require each person acquiring Stock pursuant to an Award to
represent to and agree with the Company in writing that such person is acquiring the shares without a view to distribution thereof. 
  
 No shares of Stock shall be issued pursuant to an Award until all applicable securities law and other legal and stock exchange or similar requirements
have been satisfied. The Administrator may require the placing of such stop-orders and restrictive legends on certificates for Stock and Awards as it deems appropriate. 
  
 (b) Delivery of Stock Certificates. Stock certificates to grantees under this Plan shall be deemed delivered for all
purposes when the Company or a stock transfer agent of the Company shall have mailed such certificates in the United States mail, addressed to the grantee, at the grantee’s last known address on file with the Company. Uncertificated Stock shall
be deemed delivered for all purposes when the Company or a Stock transfer agent of the Company shall have given to the grantee by United States mail, addressed to the grantee, at the grantee’s last known address on file with the Company, notice
of issuance and recorded the issuance in its records (which may include electronic “book entry” records). 
  
 (c) Other Compensation Arrangements; No Employment Rights. Nothing contained in this Plan shall prevent the Board from adopting other or additional
compensation arrangements, including trusts, and such arrangements may be either generally applicable or applicable only in specific cases. The adoption of this Plan and the grant of Awards do not confer upon any employee any right to continued
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 (d) Trading Policy Restrictions. Option exercises and other Awards under the Plan shall be subject
to such Company’s insider trading policy and procedures, as in effect from time to time. 
  
 (e) Designation of Beneficiary. Each grantee to whom an Award has been made under the Plan may designate a beneficiary or beneficiaries to exercise any Award or receive any payment under any Award payable on or
after the grantee’s death. Any such designation shall be on a form provided for that purpose by the Administrator and shall not be effective until received by the Administrator. If no beneficiary has been designated by a deceased grantee, or if
the designated beneficiaries have predeceased the grantee, the beneficiary shall be the grantee’s estate. 
  

	SECTION 18.	EFFECTIVE DATE OF PLAN 

  
 This Plan shall become effective upon approval by the holders of a majority of the votes cast at a meeting of stockholders at which a quorum is present.
Subject to such approval by the stockholders and to the requirement that no Stock may be issued hereunder prior to such approval, Stock Options and other Awards may be granted hereunder on and after adoption of this Plan by the Board. No grants of
Stock Options and other Awards may be made hereunder after the tenth (10th) anniversary of the Effective Date and no grants of Incentive Stock Options may be made hereunder after the tenth (10th) anniversary of the date the Plan is approved by the
Board. 
  

	SECTION 19.	GOVERNING LAW 

  
 This Plan and all Awards and actions taken thereunder shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Maryland, applied
without regard to conflict of law principles. 
  

			
	 DATE APPROVED BY BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
	  	June 4, 2004
		
	 DATE APPROVED BY STOCKHOLDERS:
	  	June 4, 2004

  

 17EXHIBIT 10.10

 Exhibit 10.10 
  
 William W. McCarten 
  
 EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT 
  
 THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is made this 4th day of June 2004, by DiamondRock Hospitality Company, a Maryland corporation (the
“REIT”), with its principal place of business at 10400 Fernwood Road, Bethesda, Maryland and William W. McCarten, residing at 2008 Roundhouse Road, Vienna, Virginia (the “Executive”). 
  
 WHEREAS, the parties desire to enter into this agreement to reflect the
Executive’s executive capacities in the REIT’s business and to provide for the REIT’s employment of the Executive; and 
  
 WHEREAS, the parties wish to set forth the terms and conditions of that employment; 
  
 NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and promises contained herein, and other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged by the parties hereto, the parties agree as follows: 
  

	 	1.	Term of Employment 

  
 The REIT hereby employs the Executive, and the Executive hereby accepts employment with the REIT, upon the terms and conditions set forth in this
Agreement. Unless terminated earlier pursuant to Section 5, the Executive’s employment pursuant to this Agreement shall be for the period commencing on the date hereof (the “Commencement Date”) and ending on the third anniversary of
the Commencement Date (the “Initial Term”). The Initial Term shall be extended for an additional 12 months at the end of the Initial Term unless the REIT or the Executive provides written notice to the contrary at least six months before
such date. The Initial Term, together with any such extension, shall be referred to herein as the “Employment Period.” In the event that the Board of Directors of the REIT (the “Board of Directors”) determines that active efforts
to complete the closing of the REIT’s Rule 144A Offering (the “144A Offering”) have been abandoned, this Agreement shall become null and void. 
  

	 	2.	Title; Duties 

  
 During the Employment Period, the Executive shall be employed in the business of the REIT and its affiliates. The Executive shall serve as Chief Executive
Officer and, if elected, as Chairman of the Board of Directors and as a director of the REIT and, upon the reasonable request of the Board of Directors, as a director and/or officer of any of the REIT’s affiliates, including DiamondRock
Hospitality Limited Partnership (the “Company”). The Executive shall report to the Board of Directors, who shall have the authority to direct, control and supervise the activities of the Executive. The Executive shall perform such services
consistent with his position and as may be assigned to him from time to time by the Board of Directors. 
  

	 	3.	Extent of Services 

  
 The Executive agrees not to engage in any business activities during the Employment Period except those which are for the sole benefit of the REIT and the
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and to devote his entire business time, attention, skill and effort to the performance of his duties under this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
Executive may, without impairing or otherwise adversely affecting the Executive’s performance of his duties to the Company Group, (i) engage in personal investments and charitable, professional and civic activities, and (ii) with the prior
approval of the Board of Directors, serve on the boards of directors of corporations other than the REIT, provided, however, that no such approval shall be necessary for the Executive’s continued service on any board of directors on which he
was serving on the date of this Agreement, all of which have been previously disclosed to the Board of Directors in writing and provided further, that in no event shall the Executive be permitted to serve on the board of directors of any other
entity that owns, operates, acquires, sells, develops and/or manages any hotel or similar asset in the lodging industry. 
  

	 	4.	Compensation and Benefits 

  
 (a) Salary. The REIT shall pay the Executive an initial gross base annual salary (“Base Salary”) of $500,000. The
Base Salary shall be payable (minus such deductions as may be required by law or reasonably requested by the Executive) in accordance with the REIT’s regularly scheduled payroll dates but in no event less frequently than monthly. The
REIT’s Compensation Committee (the “Compensation Committee”) shall review the Executive’s Base Salary annually and may increase (but not decrease) the Executive’s Base Salary as in effect from time to time as the
Compensation Committee shall deem appropriate. 
  
 (b) Incentive Compensation. The Executive shall be entitled to receive an annual cash incentive bonus (the “Incentive Bonus”) for each calendar year during the Term of this Agreement based on the level of accomplishment of
management and performance objectives as established by the Compensation Committee. The Executive’s initial maximum target Incentive Bonus shall be 125% of the Executive’s Base Salary. 
  
 (c) Paid Time Off and Other Benefits. The Executive
shall be entitled to paid time off for a minimum of 25 days each calendar year, which shall be accrued ratably during the calendar year, as well as holiday pay in accordance with the REIT’s policies in effect from time to time. The Executive
shall be eligible to participate in such life, health, and disability insurance, pension, deferred compensation and incentive plans, options and awards, performance bonuses and other benefits as the Company Group extends, as a matter of policy, to
its executive employees, provided, however, that for so long as the Executive continues to participate in and be covered by a group health plan sponsored by Marriott International, Inc. (the “Marriott Health Plan”), rather than a group
health plan sponsored by the Company Group and extended to its executive employees (the “Company Health Plan”), Executive shall be entitled to reimbursement on a monthly basis for the amount equal to the amount by which (x) the monthly
premiums paid by the Executive for coverage under the Marriott Health Plan exceed (y) the monthly premiums the Executive would pay under the Company Health Plan, if the Executive were a participant in such Company Health Plan. The Company Group
shall maintain a disability insurance policy or plan covering the Executive during the Employment Period. 
  
 (d) Reimbursement of Business Expenses. The REIT shall reimburse the Executive for all reasonable travel, entertainment and other
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services under this Agreement, upon presentation by the Executive of documentation, expense statements, vouchers, and/or such other supporting information as
the REIT may reasonably request. 
  
 (e)
Initial Restricted Stock Grant at Closing of 144A Offering. Upon the closing of the 144A Offering, the Executive shall be granted 225,000 shares of common stock of the REIT subject to the terms and restrictions as set forth in a restricted
stock agreement executed by the REIT and the Executive as of the date hereof, which shares shall vest in three equal installments on each of the first, second and third anniversaries of the closing of the 144A Offering. 
  
 (f) D&O Insurance Coverage. During and for a
period of at least three years after the Term, the Executive shall be entitled to director and officer insurance coverage for his acts and omissions while an officer and director of the REIT on a basis no less favorable to him than the coverage
provided current officers and directors. 
  

	 	5.	Termination 

  
 (a) Termination by the REIT for Cause. The REIT may terminate the Executive’s employment under this Agreement at any time for
Cause, upon written notice by the REIT to the Executive. For purposes of this Agreement, “Cause” for termination shall mean a determination by the Board of Directors in good faith that any of the following events have occurred: (i) the
conviction or indictment of the Executive of, or the entry of a plea of guilty or nolo contendere by the Executive to, any felony; (ii) fraud, misappropriation or embezzlement by the Executive; (iii) the Executive’s willful failure or gross
negligence in the performance of his assigned duties for the Company Group, which failure or gross negligence continues for more than 15 days following the Executive’s receipt of written notice of such willful failure or gross negligence from
the Board of Directors; (iv) any act or omission of the Executive that has a demonstrated and material adverse impact on the Company Group’s reputation for honesty and fair dealing; (v) the breach by the Executive of his duties under this
Agreement or any material term of this Agreement; or (vi) a material violation by Executive of the Company Group’s employment policies which continues for more than 15 days following written notice of such violation from the Board of Directors.

  
 (b) Termination by the REIT without Cause
or by the Executive without Good Reason. Either party may terminate this Agreement at any time without Cause (in the case of the REIT) or without Good Reason (in the case of the Executive), upon giving the other party 60 days’ written
notice. At the Company’s sole discretion, it may substitute 60 days’ salary in lieu of notice. If either the REIT or the Executive provides the notice specified under Section 1 that such party does not wish to extend the Employment Period
as provided therein, such action shall be deemed a notice of termination. Any salary paid to the Executive in lieu of notice shall not be offset against any entitlement the Executive may have to the Severance Payment pursuant to Section 6(c).

  
 (c) Termination by Executive for Good
Reason. The Executive may terminate his employment under this Agreement at any time for Good Reason, upon written notice by the Executive to the REIT. For purposes of this Agreement, “Good Reason” for 

  

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termination shall mean that the Executive has complied with the “Good Reason Process” (hereafter defined) following the occurrence of one of the
following events, without the Executive’s consent: (i) the assignment to the Executive of substantial duties or responsibilities inconsistent with the Executive’s position at the REIT, or any other action by the REIT which results in a
substantial diminution or other substantive adverse change in the Executive’s duties or responsibilities, including, but not limited to, a substantial diminution in the Executive’s title as set forth in Section 2 hereof; (ii) the failure
of the REIT or its affiliates to appoint, nominate or elect the Executive as the Chief Executive Officer or the failure of the REIT to nominate the Executive as a director of the REIT; (iii) a requirement that the Executive work principally from a
location outside the 50 mile radius from the REIT’s address first written above; (iv) the REIT’s failure to pay the Executive any Base Salary or other compensation to which he becomes entitled, other than an inadvertent failure which is
remedied by the REIT within 30 days after receipt of written notice thereof from the Executive (or ten days for failure to pay Base Salary); (v) the REIT’s failure to honor the initial equity award granted pursuant to Section 4(e); (vi) any
reduction in the Executive’s aggregate Base Salary and any involuntary reduction in the Executive’s other compensation taken as a whole, excluding any reductions caused by the failure to achieve performance targets; or (vii) the
REIT’s breach of any of its other obligations under this Agreement. “Good Reason Process” shall mean that (i) Executive reasonably determines in good faith that a “Good Reason” event has occurred; (ii) Executive notifies the
REIT in writing of the occurrence of the Good Reason event; (iii) Executive cooperates in good faith with the REIT’s efforts, for a period not less than 30 days following such notice, to modify Executive’s employment situation in a manner
acceptable to Executive and REIT; and (iv) notwithstanding such efforts, one or more of the Good Reason events continues to exist and has not been modified in a manner acceptable to Executive. If the REIT cures the Good Reason event in a manner
acceptable to Executive during the 30 day period, Good Reason shall be deemed not to have occurred. 
  
 (d) Executive’s Death or Disability. The Executive’s employment shall terminate immediately upon his death or, upon
written notice as set forth below, his Disability. As used in this Agreement, “Disability” shall mean such physical or mental impairment as would render the Executive eligible to receive benefits under the long-term disability insurance
policy or plan then made available by the Company Group to the Executive. If the Employment Period is terminated by reason of the Executive’s Disability, either party shall give 30 days’ advance written notice to that effect to the other.

  
 (e) Date of Termination. “Date of
Termination” shall mean: (A) if Executive’s employment is terminated by his death, the date of his death; (B) if Executive’s employment is terminated on account of disability under Section 5(d), 30 days after the date on which a
notice of termination is given; (C) if Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company for Cause under Section 5(a), the date on which notice of termination is given; (D) if Executive’s employment is terminated under Section 5(b), 60
days after the date on which a notice of termination is given; and (E) if Executive’s employment is terminated by Executive under Section 5(c), 30 days after the date on which a notice of Good Reason is given. 
  

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	 	6.	Effect of Termination 

  
 (a) General. Regardless of the reason for any termination of this Agreement, the Executive (or the Executive’s estate if the
Employment Period ends on account of the Executive’s death) shall be entitled to: (i) any unpaid portion of his Base Salary through the Date of Termination; (ii) reimbursement for any outstanding reasonable business expense he has incurred in
performing his duties hereunder; (iii) continued insurance benefits to the extent required by law; (iv) payment of any vested but unpaid rights as required independent of this Agreement by the terms of any bonus or other incentive pay or stock plan,
or any other employee benefit plan or program of the REIT; and (v) except in the case of “Termination by the Company for Cause,” any bonus or incentive compensation that was approved but not paid. The amount payable under this Section 6(a)
shall be paid to the Executive or the Executive’s estate (in the event of the Executive’s death) in a single lump sum no later than 30 days after the Date of Termination. 
  
 (b) Termination by the REIT for Cause or by Executive without Good Reason. If the REIT terminates the
Executive’s employment for Cause or the Executive terminates his employment without Good Reason, the Executive shall have no rights or claims against the Company Group except to receive the payments and benefits described in Section 6(a). The
REIT shall have no further obligations to Executive except as otherwise expressly provided under this Agreement, provided any such termination shall not adversely affect or alter Executive’s rights under any employee benefit plan of the REIT in
which Executive, at the Date of Termination, has a vested interest, unless otherwise provided in such employee benefit plan or any agreement or other instrument attendant thereto. In addition, all vested but unexercised stock options held by
Executive as of the Date of Termination must be exercised by Executive within three months following the Date of Termination or by the end of the option term, if earlier. All other stock-based grants and awards held by Executive shall vest or be
canceled upon the Date of Termination in accordance with their terms. 
  
 (c) Termination by the REIT without Cause or by Executive for Good Reason. Except as provided in Section 6(d), if the REIT terminates the Executive’s employment without Cause pursuant to Section 5(b), or
the Executive terminates his employment for Good Reason pursuant to Section 5(c), the Executive shall be entitled to receive, in addition to the items referenced in Section 6(a), the following: 
  

	 	(i)	a lump sum payment equal to two times the sum of (x) the Executive’s then current Base Salary and (y) the greater of (A) the average of the Executive’s bonuses (taking
into account a payment of no bonus or a payment of a bonus of $0) with respect to the preceding three fiscal years (or the period of the Executive’s employment if shorter), (B) the Executive’s bonus with respect to the preceding fiscal
year and (C) in the event that such termination of employment occurs before the first anniversary of the Commencement Date, the Executive’s annualized projected bonus for such year (the “Severance Payment”). The Severance Payment
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	 	(ii)	continued payment by the REIT for life, health and disability insurance coverage for the Executive and the Executive’s spouse and dependents for two years following the Date of
Termination to the same extent that the REIT paid for such coverage immediately prior to the termination of the Executive’s employment and subject to the eligibility requirements and other terms and conditions of such insurance coverage,
provided that if any such insurance coverage shall become unavailable during the two year period, the REIT thereafter shall be obliged only to pay to the Executive an amount which, after reduction for income and employment taxes, is equal to the
employer premiums for such insurance for the remainder of such severance period; and 

  

	 	(iii)	vesting as of the Date of Termination in any unvested portion of any stock option, restricted stock and LTIP award previously issued to the Executive by the REIT. Each such stock
option must be exercised by the Executive within 180 days after the Date of Termination or the date of the remaining option term, if earlier. 

  
 None of the benefits described in this Section 6(c) will be payable unless the Executive has signed a general release which has become irrevocable,
satisfactory to the REIT in the reasonable exercise of its discretion, releasing the Company Group, its affiliates including the REIT, and their officers, directors and employees, from any and all claims or potential claims arising from or related
to the Executive’s employment or termination of employment. 
  
 (d) Termination Following Change in Control. If, (x) during the Employment Period and within 12 months following a Change in Control, the REIT (or its successor) terminates the Executive’s employment
without Cause pursuant to Section 5(b) or the Executive terminates his employment for Good Reason pursuant to Section 5(c), or (y) the Executive, by notice given under this clause (y) of this Section 6(d) during the 90 day period commencing on the
three-month anniversary of the date of the Change in Control (the “Notice Period”), terminates his employment for any reason, which termination shall be effective on the last day of the Notice Period, the Executive shall be entitled to
receive, in addition to the items referenced in Section 6(a), the following: 
  

	 	(i)	the items referenced in Section 6(c); and 

  

	 	(ii)	Tax Gross-up Payment, as follows: 

  

	 	(A)	 In the event that any payment made pursuant to Section 6(c) hereof or any insurance benefits, accelerated vesting, pro-rated bonus or other benefit payable to the
Executive (under this Agreement or otherwise), (1) constitute “parachute payments” within the meaning of Section 280G (as it may be amended or replaced) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”)
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Section 4999 (as it may be amended or replaced) of the Code (“the Excise Tax”), then the REIT shall pay to the Executive an additional amount (the
“Gross-Up Amount”) such that the net benefits retained by the Executive after the deduction of the Excise Tax (including interest and penalties) and any federal, or local income and employment taxes (including interest and penalties) upon
the Gross-Up Amount shall be equal to the benefits that would have been delivered hereunder had the Excise Tax not been applicable and the Gross-Up Amount not been paid. 

  

	 	(B)	For purposes of determining the Gross-Up Amount: (1) Parachute Payments provided under arrangements with the Executive other than under any bonus or other incentive pay or stock
plan or program of the REIT (collectively, the “Plan”) and this Agreement, if any, shall be taken into account in determining the total amount of Parachute Payments received by the Executive so that the amount of excess Parachute Payments
that are attributable to provisions of the Plan and Agreement is maximized; and (2) the Executive shall be deemed to pay federal, state and local income taxes at the highest marginal rate of taxation for the Executive’s taxable year in which
the Parachute Payments are includable in the Executive’s income for purposes of federal, state and local income taxation. 

  

	 	(C)	 The determination of whether the Excise Tax is payable, the amount thereof, and the amount of any Gross-Up Amount shall be made in writing in good faith by a
nationally recognized independent certified public accounting firm selected by the REIT and approved by the Executive, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld (the “Accounting Firm”). If such determination is not finally accepted by
the Internal Revenue Service (or state or local revenue authorities) on audit, then appropriate adjustments shall be computed based upon the amount of Excise Tax and any interest or penalties so determined; provided, however, that the Executive in
no event shall owe the REIT any interest on any portion of the Gross-Up Amount that is returned to the REIT. For purposes of making the calculations required by this Section 6(d)(v), to the extent not otherwise specified herein, reasonable
assumptions and approximations may be made with respect to applicable taxes and reasonable, good faith interpretations of the Code may be relied upon. The REIT and the Executive shall furnish such information and documents as may be reasonably
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with the performance of the calculations under this Section 6(d)(v). The REIT shall bear all costs incurred in connection with the performance of the
calculations contemplated by this Section 6(d)(v). The REIT shall pay the Gross-Up Amount to the Executive no later than 60 days following receipt of the Accounting Firm’s determination of the Gross-Up Amount. 

  

	 	(iii)	None of the benefits described in this Section 6(d) will be payable unless the Executive has signed a general release which has become irrevocable, satisfactory to the REIT in the
reasonable exercise of its discretion, releasing the Company Group, its affiliates including the REIT, and their officers, directors and employees, from any and all claims or potential claims arising from or related to the Executive’s
employment or termination of employment. 

  

	 	(iv)	For purposes of this Agreement, a “Change in Control” shall mean any of the following events: 

  

	 	(A)	The ownership or acquisition (whether by a merger contemplated by Section 6(d)(vii)(B) below, or otherwise) by any Person (other than a Qualified Affiliate), in a single transaction
or a series of related or unrelated transactions, of Beneficial Ownership of more than 50% of (1) the REIT’s outstanding common stock (the “Common Stock”) or (2) the combined voting power of the REIT’s outstanding securities
entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (the “Outstanding Voting Securities”); 

  

	 	(B)	 The merger or consolidation of the REIT with or into any other Person other than a Qualified Affiliate, if, immediately following the effectiveness of such merger
or consolidation, Persons who did not Beneficially Own Outstanding Voting Securities immediately before the effectiveness of such merger or consolidation directly or indirectly Beneficially Own more than 50% of the outstanding shares of voting stock
of the surviving entity of such merger or consolidation (including for such purpose in both the numerator and denominator, shares of voting stock issuable upon the exercise of then outstanding rights (including conversion rights), options or
warrants) (“Resulting Voting Securities”), provided that, for purposes of this Section 6(d)(vii)(B), if a Person who Beneficially Owned Outstanding Voting Securities immediately before the merger or consolidation Beneficially Owns a
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after the merger or consolidation than the number the Person received solely as a result of the merger or consolidation, such greater number will be treated
as held by a Person who did not Beneficially Own Outstanding Voting Securities before the merger or consolidation, and provided further that such merger or consolidation would also constitute a Change in Control if it would satisfy the foregoing
test if rights (including conversion rights), options and warrants were not included in the calculation; 

  

	 	(C)	Any one or a series of related sales or conveyances to any Person or Persons (including a liquidation or dissolution) other than any one or more Qualified Affiliates of all or
substantially all of the assets of the REIT or the Company; 

  

	 	(D)	Incumbent Directors cease, for any reason, to be a majority of the members of the Board of Directors, where an “Incumbent Director” is (1) an individual who is a member of
the Board of Directors on the effective date of this Agreement or (2) any new director whose appointment by the Board of Directors or whose nomination for election by the stockholders was approved by a majority of the persons who were already
Incumbent Directors at the time of such appointment, election or approval, other than any individual who assumes office initially as a result of an actual or threatened election contest with respect to the election or removal of directors or other
actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a Person other than the Board of Directors or as a result of an agreement to avoid or settle such a contest or solicitation; or 

  

	 	(E)	A Change in Control shall also be deemed to occurred immediately before the completion of a tender offer for the REIT’s securities representing more than 50% of the Outstanding
Voting Securities, other than a tender offer by a Qualified Affiliate. 

  

	 	(F)	 For purposes of this Agreement, the following definitions shall apply: (a) “Beneficial Ownership,” “Beneficially Owned” and “Beneficially
Owns” shall have the meanings provided in Exchange Act Rule 13d-3; (b) “Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; (c) “Person” shall mean any individual, entity, or group (within the meaning
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venture, limited liability company, legal entity of any kind, government, or political subdivision, agency or instrumentality of a government, as well as two
or more Persons acting as a partnership, limited partnership, syndicate or other group for the purpose of acquiring, holding or disposing of the REIT’s securities; and (d) “Qualified Affiliate” shall mean (i) any directly or
indirectly wholly owned subsidiary of the REIT or the Company; (ii) any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the REIT or the Company or by any entity controlled by the REIT or the Company; or (iii) any Person
consisting in whole or in part of the Executive or one or more individuals who are then the REIT’s Chief Executive Officer or any other named executive officer (as defined in Item 402 of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act of 1933) of the
REIT as indicated in its most recent securities filing made before the date of the transaction. 

  
 (e) Termination In the Event of Death or Disability. 
  

	 	(i)	If the Executive’s employment terminates because of his death, any unvested portion of any stock option and any restricted stock previously issued to the Executive by the REIT
shall become fully vested as of the date of his death and the Executive’s estate or other legal representatives shall have 360 days from the Date of Termination or the remaining option term, if earlier, to exercise all stock options granted to
the Executive. In addition, the Executive’s estate shall be entitled to receive a pro-rata share of any performance bonus to which he otherwise would have been entitled for the fiscal year in which his death occurs. For a period of one (1) year
following the Date of Termination, the REIT shall pay such health insurance premiums as may be necessary to allow Executive’s spouse and dependents to receive health insurance coverage substantially similar to coverage they received prior to
the Date of Termination. In addition to the foregoing, any payments to which Executive’s spouse, beneficiaries, or estate may be entitled under any employee benefit plan shall also be paid in accordance with the terms of such plan or
arrangement. Such payments, in the aggregate, shall fully discharge the REIT’s obligations hereunder. 

  

	 	(ii)	 In the event the Executive’s employment terminates due to his Disability, he shall be entitled to receive his Base Salary until such date as he shall commence
receiving disability benefits pursuant to any long-term disability insurance policy or plan provided to him by the REIT. In addition, as of the effective date of the 

  

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termination notice specified in Section 5(d), the Executive shall vest in any unvested portion of any stock option and any restricted shares previously
granted to him by the Company Group and the Executive shall have 360 days from the Date of Termination or the remaining option term, if earlier, to exercise all stock options granted to the Executive. The Executive also shall be entitled to receive
a pro-rata share of any performance bonus to which he otherwise would have been entitled for the fiscal year in which his employment terminates due to his Disability. For a period of one year following the Date of Termination, the REIT shall pay
such health insurance premiums as may be necessary to allow Executive and Executive’s spouse and dependents to receive health insurance coverage substantially similar to coverage they received prior to the Date of Termination. Upon termination
due to death prior to the termination first to occur as specified in the preceding sentence, Section 6(e)(i) shall apply. 

  

	 	7.	Confidentiality 

  
 (a) Definition of Proprietary Information. The Executive acknowledges that he may be furnished or may otherwise receive or have
access to confidential information which relates to the Company Group’s past, present or future business activities, strategies, services or products, research and development; financial analysis and data; improvements, inventions, processes,
techniques, designs or other technical data; profit margins and other financial information; fee arrangements; terms and contents of leases, asset management agreements and other contracts; tenant and vendor lists or other compilations for marketing
or development; confidential personnel and payroll information; or other information regarding administrative, management, financial, marketing, leasing or sales activities of the Company Group, or of a third party which provided proprietary
information to the Company Group on a confidential basis. All such information, including any materials or documents containing such information, shall be considered by the Company Group and the Executive as proprietary and confidential (the
“Proprietary Information”). 
  
 (b)
Exclusions. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Proprietary Information shall not include information in the public domain not as a result of a breach of any duty by the Executive or any other person. 
  
 (c) Obligations. Both during and after the Employment
Period, the Executive agrees to preserve and protect the confidentiality of the Proprietary Information and all physical forms thereof, whether disclosed to him before this Agreement is signed or afterward (except as required by applicable law or
otherwise as necessary in connection with the performance of the Executive’s duties to the Company Group hereunder). In addition, the Executive shall not (i) disclose or disseminate the Proprietary Information to any third party, including
employees of the Company Group (or their affiliates) without a legitimate business need to know; (ii) remove the Proprietary Information from the Company Group’s premises without a valid business purpose; or (iii) use the Proprietary
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 (d) Return of Proprietary Information. The Executive acknowledges and agrees
that all the Proprietary Information used or generated during the course of working for the REIT is the property of the Company Group. The Executive agrees to deliver to the Company Group all documents and other tangibles (including diskettes and
other storage media) containing the Proprietary Information at any time upon request by the Board of Directors during his employment and immediately upon termination of his employment. 
  

	 	8.	Noncompetition 

  
 (a) Restriction on Competition. For the period of the Executive’s employment with the REIT and for 12 months following the
expiration or termination of the Executive’s employment by the REIT (the “Restricted Period”), provided, however, that the Restricted Period shall only extend for six months following the expiration or termination of the
Executive’s employment if the Executive’s employment is terminated following a Change in Control, the Executive agrees not to engage, directly or indirectly, as an owner, director, trustee, manager, member, employee, consultant, partner,
principal, agent, representative, stockholder, or in any other individual, corporate or representative capacity, in any of the following: (i) any public or private lodging company, or (ii) any other business that the Company Group conducts as of the
date of the Executive’s termination of employment. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Executive shall not be deemed to have violated this Section 8(a) solely by reason of his passive ownership of 1% or less of the outstanding stock of any
publicly traded corporation or other entity. 
  
 (b) Non-Solicitation of Clients. During the Restricted Period, the Executive agrees not to solicit, directly or indirectly, on his own behalf or on behalf of any other person(s), any client of the Company Group whom the Company Group
had provided services at any time during the Executive’s employment with the REIT in any line of business that the Company Group conducts as of the date of the Executive’s termination of employment or that the Company Group is actively
soliciting, for the purpose of marketing or providing any service competitive with any service then offered by the Company Group. 
  
 (c) Non-Solicitation of Employees. During the Restricted Period, the Executive agrees that he will not, directly or indirectly,
hire or attempt to hire or cause any business, other than an affiliate of the Company Group, to hire any person who is then or was at any time during the preceding six months an employee of the Company Group and who is at the time of such hire or
attempted hire, or was at the date of such employee’s separation from the Company Group a vice president, senior vice president or executive vice president or other senior executive employee of the Company Group. 
  
 (d) Acknowledgement. The Executive acknowledges that
he will acquire much Proprietary Information concerning the past, present and future business of the Company Group as the result of his employment, as well as access to the relationships between the Company and the REIT and their clients and
employees. The Executive further acknowledges that the business of the Company Group is very competitive and that competition by him in that business during his employment, or after his employment terminates, would severely injure the Company Group.
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Section 8 are reasonable and are required for the Company Group’s legitimate protection, and do not unduly limit his ability to earn a livelihood.

  
 (e) Rights and Remedies upon Breach.
The Executive acknowledges and agrees that any breach by him of any of the provisions of Sections 7 and 8 (the “Restrictive Covenants”) would result in irreparable injury and damage for which money damages would not provide an adequate
remedy. Therefore, if the Executive breaches, or threatens to commit a breach of, any of the provisions of the Restrictive Covenants, the Company Group shall have the following rights and remedies, each of which rights and remedies shall be
independent of the other and severally enforceable, and all of which rights and remedies shall be in addition to, and not in lieu of, any other rights and remedies available to the Company Group under law or in equity (including, without limitation,
the recovery of damages): 
  

	 	(i)	The right and remedy to have the Restrictive Covenants specifically enforced (without posting bond and without the need to prove damages) by any court of competent jurisdiction,
including, without limitation, the right to an entry against the Executive of restraining orders and injunctions (preliminary, mandatory, temporary and permanent) against violations, threatened or actual, and whether or not then continuing, of such
covenants; and 

  

	 	(ii)	The right and remedy to require the Executive to account for and pay over to the REIT and its affiliates all compensation, profits, monies, accruals, increments or other benefits
(collectively, “Benefits”) derived or received by him as the result of any transactions constituting a breach of the Restrictive Covenants, and the Executive shall account for and pay over such Benefits to the REIT and, if applicable, its
affected affiliates. 

  
 (f)
Without limiting Section 11(i), if any court or other decision-maker of competent jurisdiction determines that any of the Restrictive Covenants, or any part thereof, is unenforceable because of the duration or geographical scope of such provision,
then, after such determination has become final and unappealable, the duration or scope of such provision, as the case may be, shall be reduced so that such provision becomes enforceable and, in its reduced form, such provision shall then be
enforceable and shall be enforced. 
  
 (g)
The provisions of Section 8(a) shall not apply in the event that the Agreement is not renewed as provided in Section 1.  
  

	 	9.	Executive Representation 

  
 The Executive represents and warrants to the Company Group that he is not now under any obligation of a contractual or other nature to any person,
business or other entity which is inconsistent or in conflict with this Agreement or which would prevent him from performing his obligations under this Agreement. 
  

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	 	10.	Enforcement and Indemnification 

  
 (a) The REIT or the Company, in its sole discretion, may bring an action in any court of competent jurisdiction to seek injunctive relief
and such other relief as the REIT or the Company shall elect to enforce the Restrictive Covenants. If the courts of any one or more of such jurisdictions hold the Restrictive Covenants wholly unenforceable by reason of breadth of scope or otherwise
it is the intention of the Company Group and the Executive that such determination not bar or in any way affect the Company Group’s right, or the right of any of its affiliates, to the relief provided in Section 8(e) above in the courts of any
other jurisdiction within the geographical scope of such Restrictive Covenants, as to breaches of such Restrictive Covenants in such other respective jurisdictions, such Restrictive Covenants as they relate to each jurisdiction being, for this
purpose, severable, diverse and independent covenants, subject, where appropriate, to the doctrine of res judicata. The parties hereby agree to waive right to a trial by jury for any and all disputes hereunder (whether or not relating to the
Restrictive Covenants). 
  
 (b) The REIT
will indemnify the Executive, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, against all costs, charges and expenses incurred or sustained by the Executive, including the cost of legal counsel selected and retained by the Executive in connection
with any action, suit or proceeding to which the Executive may be made a party by reason of the Executive being or having been an officer, director, or employee of the REIT or any subsidiary or affiliate of the REIT. The REIT agrees to pay to the
Executive in advance of the final disposition of any proceeding all such amounts incurred or suffered. 
  

	 	11.	Miscellaneous 

  
 (a) Litigation and Regulatory Cooperation. During and after Executive’s employment, Executive shall reasonably cooperate with
the REIT in the defense or prosecution of any claims or actions now in existence or which may be brought in the future against or on behalf of the REIT which relate to events or occurrences that transpired while Executive was employed by the REIT;
provided, however, that such cooperation shall not materially and adversely affect Executive or expose Executive to an increased probability of civil or criminal litigation. Executive’s cooperation in connection with such claims or actions
shall include, but not be limited to, being available to meet with counsel to prepare for discovery or trial and to act as a witness on behalf of the REIT at mutually convenient times. During and after Executive’s employment, Executive also
shall cooperate fully with the REIT in connection with any investigation or review of any federal, state or local regulatory authority as any such investigation or review relates to events or occurrences that transpired while Executive was employed
by the REIT. The REIT shall also provide Executive with compensation on an hourly basis (to be derived from the sum of his Base Salary and average annual incentive compensation) for requested litigation and regulatory cooperation that occurs after
his termination of employment, and reimburse Executive for all costs and expenses incurred in connection with his performance under this Section 11(a), including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs. 
  
 (b) Notices. All notices required or permitted under
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United States Postal Service, by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, or (iii) in the case of facsimile transmission or delivery by nationally
recognized overnight delivery service, when received, addressed as follows: 
  

	 	(i)	If to the REIT, to: 

  
 DiamondRock Hospitality Company 
 10400
Fernwood Road 
 Bethesda, MD 20817 
 Facsimile: (301) 644-7945 
 Attn: General Counsel 
  

	 	(ii)	If to the Executive, to: 

  
 William W. McCarten 
 2008 Roundhouse Road

 Vienna, VA 22181 
  
 or to such other address or addresses as either party shall designate to the other in writing from time to time by like notice. 
  
 (c) Pronouns. Whenever the context may require, any
pronouns used in this Agreement shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine or neuter forms, and the singular forms of nouns and pronouns shall include the plural, and vice versa. 
  
 (d) Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the
entire agreement between the parties and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, whether written or oral, relating to the subject matter of this Agreement. 
  
 (e) Amendment. This Agreement may be amended or modified only by a written instrument executed by
both the REIT and the Executive. 
  
 (f)
Governing Law. This Agreement shall be construed, interpreted and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Maryland, without regard to its conflicts of laws principles. 
  
 (g) Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be
binding upon and inure to the benefit of both parties and their respective successors and assigns, including any entity with which or into which the REIT may be merged or which may succeed to its assets or business or any entity to which the REIT
may assign its rights and obligations under this Agreement; provided, however, that the obligations of the Executive are personal and shall not be assigned or delegated by him. 
  
 (h) Waiver. No delays or omission by the REIT or the Executive in exercising any right under this
Agreement shall operate as a waiver of that or any other right. A waiver or consent given by the REIT or the Executive on any one occasion shall be effective only in that instance and shall not be construed as a bar or waiver of any right on any
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 (i) Captions. The captions appearing in this Agreement are for convenience of
reference only and in no way define, limit or affect the scope or substance of any section of this Agreement. 
  
 (j) Severability. In case any provision of this Agreement shall be held by a court or arbitrator with jurisdiction over the parties
to this Agreement to be invalid, illegal or otherwise unenforceable, such provision shall be restated to reflect as nearly as possible the original intentions of the parties in accordance with applicable law, and the validity, legality and
enforceability of the remaining provisions shall in no way be affected or impaired thereby. 
  
 (k) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above
written. 
  

					
	 DIAMONDROCK HOSPITALITY COMPANY

		
	 By:
	 	 /s/ John L. Williams

	 	 	 Name:
	 	 John L. Williams

	 	 	 Title:
	 	 President and Chief Operating Officer

			
	
	 EXECUTIVE

	
	 /s/ William W. McCarten

	 William W. McCarten

  

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