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FORM 8-K
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ITEM 8.01. Other Events.
On September 10, 2020, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as representative of the several underwriters, partially exercised their over-allotment option to purchase an additional 360,000 shares (the “Option Shares”) of DiamondRock Hospitality Company’s (the “Company”) 8.250% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Series A Preferred Stock”). On September 15, 2020, the Company completed the sale of the Option Shares to such underwriters for net proceeds of approximately $8.7 million after deducting the underwriting discount. The offering of the Series A Preferred Stock was made pursuant to the Company’s effective shelf registration statement on Form S-3 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on August 8, 2018 (Registration No. 333-226674), a base prospectus, dated August 8, 2018, included as part of the registration statement, and a prospectus supplement, dated August 20, 2020, filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Dated: September 15, 2020 | By: | /s/ Jeffrey J. Donnelly | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jeffrey J. Donnelly | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||||||||||||||