UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO
SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):

January 23, 2007

 

DiamondRock Hospitality Company

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

Maryland

 

001-32514

 

20-1180098

(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

6903 Rockledge Drive, Suite 800

Bethesda, MD 20817

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

 

(240) 744-1150

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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ITEM 8.01  OTHER EVENTS

On January 23, 2007, DiamondRock Hospitality Company (the “Company”) announced through a press release that the underwriters of its recent follow-on public offering of the Company’s common stock have exercised their over-allotment option to acquire an additional 2,392,500 shares of common stock at a price of $18.15 per share.  In addition, the Company announced the sale of all 18,342,500 shares of common stock (including the additional shares purchased pursuant to the over-allotment option). The Company received net cash proceeds of approximately $317,900,000.

A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 9.01.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(d)  Exhibits

99.1

 

Press Release, dated January 23, 2007

 

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

DIAMONDROCK HOSPITALITY COMPANY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date: January 25, 2007

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/ Michael D. Schecter

 

 

 

 

 

 

Michael D. Schecter

 

 

 

 

 

 

Executive Vice President and

 

 

 

 

 

 

General Counsel

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description

 

 

 

 

 

99.1

 

Press Release, dated January 23, 2007

 

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