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):

March 1, 2006

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)

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ITEM 2.02.  Results of Operations and Financial Condition

The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K is furnished under Item 2.02 - “Results of Operations and Financial Condition.” Such information, including the exhibits attached hereto, shall not be deemed “filed” for any purpose, including for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

On March 1, 2006, DiamondRock Hospitality Company (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2005. The text of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.

ITEM 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

          (d)     Exhibits.

See Index to Exhibits attached hereto.



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: March 1, 2006

By:

/s/ Michael D. Schecter

 

 


 

 

Michael D. Schecter

 

 

General Counsel and Secretary




EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.

 

Description


 


99.1

 

Press release dated March 1, 2006.