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 5, 2015

 

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)

 

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):

 

o    Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o    Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 



 

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 5, 2015.

 

b)             The results of the voting at the Annual Meeting were as follows:

 

1.              The following directors were elected to serve until the 2016 annual meeting of stockholders and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified:

 

Name

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-
Votes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Daniel J. Altobello

 

185,094,793

 

199,291

 

88,614

 

3,305,053

 

Mark W. Brugger

 

185,240,050

 

54,962

 

87,686

 

3,305,053

 

W. Robert Grafton

 

185,093,357

 

201,651

 

87,690

 

3,305,053

 

Maureen L. McAvey

 

185,260,569

 

34,151

 

87,978

 

3,305,053

 

William W. McCarten

 

184,856,822

 

438,189

 

87,687

 

3,305,053

 

Gilbert T. Ray

 

184,649,684

 

645,324

 

87,690

 

3,305,053

 

Bruce D. Wardinski

 

185,235,035

 

59,048

 

88,615

 

3,305,053

 

 

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

 

177,117,336

 

6,072,793

 

2,192,569

 

3,305,053

 

 

3.              The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent auditor for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015.

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

187,428,397

 

1,186,654

 

72,700

 

 

4.              The Company’s stockholders voted for the non-binding stockholder proposal concerning stockholder approval of amendments to the Company’s bylaws, as disclosed in the Company’s proxy statement for the Annual Meeting.

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

134,234,424

 

51,048,576

 

99,698

 

3,305,053

 

 

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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: May 11, 2015

By:

/s/ William J. Tennis

 

 

William J. Tennis

 

 

Executive Vice President, General

 

 

Counsel and Corporate Secretary

 

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