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): June 1, 2011

DiamondRock Hospitality Company
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

         
Maryland   001-32514   20-1180098
(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)   (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)
     
3 Bethesda Metro Center, Suite 1500
Bethesda, MD
  20814
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (240) 744-1150

 
 
(Former name or former address if changed since last report.)

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:

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ITEM 2.01. Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.

On June 1, 2011, a subsidiary of DiamondRock Hospitality Company (the “Company”) completed its acquisition of the 712-room Radisson Lexington Hotel New York (the “Hotel”) from a third-party seller, Lexington Hotel, LLC (the “Seller”), for a contractual purchase price of $335.0 million. The Company funded the acquisition of the Hotel with existing corporate cash and a $115 million draw on its corporate credit facility. The Hotel will continue to be managed by Highgate Hotels pursuant to a new management agreement that has an initial term of ten years. The Company assumed the existing franchise agreement with Radisson Hotels International, Inc.

There are no material relationships between the Seller and the Company or any of its affiliates, or any director or officer of the Company, or any associate of any such director or officer, other than in respect to the acquisition of the Hotel.

ITEM 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(a) Financial Statements of Business Acquired.

The financial statements required by Item 9.01(a) are currently being prepared. The Company will file the required financial statements under the cover of Form 8-K/A as soon as practicable but no later than 71 calendar days after the date on which this initial Current Report on Form 8-K is required to be filed.

(b) Pro Forma Financial Information.

The financial statements required by Item 9.01(b) are currently being prepared. The Company will file the required pro forma financial information under the cover of Form 8-K/A as soon as practicable but no later than 71 calendar days after the date on which this initial Current Report on Form 8-K is required to be filed.

(d) Exhibits.

See Index to Exhibits attached hereto.

 

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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: June 2, 2011
By:   /s/ William J. Tennis
 
   
 
  William J. Tennis
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

     
Exhibit No.   Description
10.1
  Purchase and Sale Agreement between Lexington Hotel, LLC and DiamondRock NY Lex Owner, LLC, dated as of May 12, 2011 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 17, 2011)

 

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