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):
May 6, 2014
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.) |
3 Bethesda Metro Center, Suite 1500
Bethesda, MD 20814
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(240) 744-1150
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
(a) DiamondRock Hospitality Company (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on May 6, 2014.
(b) The results of the voting at the Annual Meeting were as follows:
| 1. | The following directors were elected to serve until the 2015 annual meeting of stockholders and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified: |
| Name |
For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
| Daniel J. Altobello |
180,712,258 | 2,214,088 | 3,999,243 | |||||||||
| Mark W. Brugger |
182,781,140 | 145,206 | 3,999,243 | |||||||||
| W. Robert Grafton |
182,455,372 | 470,974 | 3,999,243 | |||||||||
| Maureen L. McAvey |
182,484,639 | 441,707 | 3,999,243 | |||||||||
| William W. McCarten |
182,154,245 | 772,101 | 3,999,243 | |||||||||
| Gilbert T. Ray |
182,283,325 | 643,021 | 3,999,243 | |||||||||
| Bruce D. Wardinski |
182,457,195 | 469,151 | 3,999,243 | |||||||||
| 2. | The Company’s stockholders approved, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. |
| For |
Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 175,121,644 | 5,706,902 | 2,097,800 | 3,999,243 |
| 3. | The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent auditor for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2014. |
| For |
Against |
Abstain | ||
| 184,645,375 | 2,253,173 | 27,041 |
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: May 8, 2014 | By: | /s/ William J. Tennis | ||||
| William J. Tennis | ||||||
| Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | ||||||