UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO
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ITEM 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On September 9, 2022, DiamondRock Hospitality Company (the “Company”) issued a slide presentation (the “Presentation”) intended to provide an update on Company operations, which Presentation is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K (“Current Report”) and incorporated by reference herein. The Company has posted the Presentation in the investor relations/presentations section of its website at www.drhc.com.
The information in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for any purpose, including for the purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation by reference language in any such filing. This Current Report will not be deemed an admission as to the materiality of any information in this Current Report that is required to be disclosed solely by Regulation FD.
ITEM 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
The following exhibits are included with this report:
Exhibit No. Description
101.SCH Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEF Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
104 Cover Page Interactive Data File
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 9, 2022 | By: | /s/ Briony R. Quinn | ||||||||||||||||||
| Briony R. Quinn | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior Vice President and Treasurer | ||||||||||||||||||||
11 COMPANY UPDATE ON OPERATIONS SEPTEMBER 2022
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS Certain statements made during this presentation are forward- looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements generally include the words “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “plan,” “estimate,” “project,” “will,” “intend” or other similar expressions. Forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements regarding industry outlook, results of operations, cash flows, business strategies, growth and value opportunities, capital and other expenditures, financing plans, expense reduction initiatives and projected dispositions. Factors that could cause actual results to materially differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements include, without limitation, national and local economic and business conditions, including the impact of COVID-19 on occupancy rates at DiamondRock Hospitality Company’s (the "Company“) hotels and the demand for hotel products and services, and those risks and uncertainties discussed in the most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, which the Company has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and in our other public filings which you should carefully review. The forward-looking statements made are based on our beliefs, assumptions and expectations of future performance, taking into account all information currently available to the Company. Actual results could differ materially from the forward-looking statements made in this presentation. The forward-looking statements made in this presentation are subject to the safe harbor of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made. Although the Company believes the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions, it can give no assurance that the expectations will be attained or that any deviation will not be material. All information in this presentation is as of the date of this presentation, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to conform the statement to actual results or changes in the Company’s expectations. This presentation contains statistics and other data that has been obtained or compiled from information made available by third- party service providers and believed to be reliable, but the accuracy and completeness of the information is not assured. The Company has not independently verified any such information. 2
2022 YTD OPERATING RESULTS (1) Comparable operating information excludes the Kimpton Fort Lauderdale Beach Resort as it was not operating in 2019 (2) Preliminary results (3) Q3 QTD includes July and August (4) “Resort/Lifestyle” refers to Luxury Resort, Lifestyle Resort, and Urban Lifestyle hotels (5) “Urban” refers to Urban Gateway hotels 3 CONTINUED OUTPERFORMANCE IN AUGUST 2022 COMPARABLE OPERATING RESULTS(1) Occ (%) ADR ($) RevPAR ($) RevPAR B/(W) 2019 Revenue ($000s) Revenue B/(W) 2019 Q1 55.8% 279.09 155.76 (3.5%) 197,263 (4.4%) Q2 74.9% 297.36 222.70 6.9% 279,445 7.4% Jul(2) 74.9% 286.19 214.32 10.6% 89,698 12.5% Aug(2) 74.7% 261.50 195.34 5.7% 83,502 9.5% +23.0% +4.9% +47.0% +8.2% +25.6% -4.4% PORTFOLIO RESORT/LIFESTYLE URBAN vs 2021 vs 2019 (4) (5) Q3 QTD REVPAR(3) VS PREVIOUS YEARS
OPERATING GAINS ACROSS THE PORTFOLIO 4 Q3 2022 QTD REVENUE GROWTH IS EXCEEDING Q2 PACE, WHILE FUNDAMENTALS REMAIN STRONG (1) Q3 QTD results are preliminary, comparable operating information excludes the Kimpton Fort Lauderdale Beach Resort as it was not operating in 2019 (2) “Resort/Lifestyle” refers to Luxury Resort, Lifestyle Resort, and Urban Lifestyle hotels (3) “Urban” refers to Urban Gateway hotels RESORT / LIFESTYLE2 • Resort/Lifestyle rates are holding strong at over 30% above August 2019 ADRs • The average ADR increase over 2019 at our five largest resorts increased from 30.6% in July to 30.8% in August – Henderson Beach Resort had a 61.0% increase in ADR over 2019 and 78.3% RevPAR increase – Hilton Burlington’s ADR increased 28.6% compared to 2019, while RevPAR increased 26.8% • August outside of room revenues increased 28% over 2019 • Solid occupancy and ADR in August, 49% RevPAR growth over 2021 and down only 5.8% vs 2019 – Occupancy in August was down 7.2% vs 2019, compared to down 7.5% in July – August weekday occupancy of 78% is slightly above July • Momentum is expected to continue as more companies are instituting stronger back-to- office policies this Fall • Significant pick-up in short-term group bookings URBAN3PORTFOLIO1 +7.4% +11.0% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 120% 140% Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Occupancy (as a % of 2019) ADR (as a % of 2019) $280M $173M $260M $156M Q2 Q3 QTD 2022 Revenue 2019 Revenue
CONSISTENT OUTPERFORMANCE AGAINST PEERS 13% 9% -2% -10% -17% -17% -25% -27% -29% DRH HOST APLE XHR SHO PEB PK HT RLJ Q2 2022 ADJ. FFO VS PEERS (vs. 2019) 5 Median: -17% Source: Company filings Q2 2022 PEER PERFORMANCE (vs. 2019) DRH XHR HST APLE HT PEB RLJ SHO PK MEDIAN ADR Growth +18% 17% 15% 8% 12% 19% 4% 14% 8% +14% Occupancy Growth -9% -13% -10% -4% -15% -20% -10% -14% -17% -13% RevPAR Growth +7% 2% 4% 3% -5% -5% -7% -2% -10% -2% Hotel EBITDA Growth +13% 15% 9% 3% 1% -5% -11% -17% -25% +1%
6 PORTFOLIO Tranquility Bay Resort, Marathon, Florida
STRONG RESORT MARKET PRESENCE OVER 60% OF HOTELS LOCATED IN DESTINATION LEISURE MARKETS MARATHON, FL DESTIN, FL HENDERSON BEACH RESORT CAVALLO POINT TRANQUILITY BAY RESORT VAIL, CO DESTIN, FL THE HYTHE, A LUXURY COLLECTION HOTEL HENDERSON PARK INN FORT LAUDERDALE, FL WESTIN FORT LAUDERDALE BEACH RESORT FORT LAUDERDALE, FL SEDONA, AZ SONOMA, CALAKE TAHOE, CA KEY WEST, FLKEY WEST, FL HAVANA CABANA MARGARITAVILLE BEACH HOUSE KEY WEST BURLINGTON, VT CHARLESTON, SC RENAISSANCE CHARLESTON HISTORIC DISTRICT HOTEL DENVER, COCHICAGO, IL THE GWEN, A LUXURY COLLECTION HOTEL SAN FRANCISCO, CAPHOENIX, AZ KIMPTON PALOMAR PHOENIX LUXURY RESORT LIFESTYLE RESORT URBAN LIFESTYLE SAUSALITO, CA SEDONA, AZ NEW ORLEANS, LA BOURBON ORLEANS HOTEL THE LODGE AT SONOMA RESORT 7 L’AUBERGE DE SEDONA HOTEL EMBLEM HOTEL CLIO, A LUXURY COLLECTION HOTELHILTONBURLINGTON LAKE CHAMPLAIN ORCHARDS INNTHE LANDING RESORT AND SPA KIMPTON SHOREBREAK RESORT KIMPTON FORT LAUDERDALE BEACH RESORT HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA
HIGH QUALITY PORTFOLIO IN KEY GATEWAY MARKETS NEARLY 40% OF HOTELS LOCATED IN TOP GATEWAY MARKETS ATLANTA, GA ATLANTA MARRIOTT ALPHARETTA BOSTON, MA SALT LAKE CITY, UTNEW YORK, NY FORT WORTH, TXDENVER, CO CHICAGO, IL CHICAGO MARRIOTT MAGNIFICIENT MILE WASHINGTON, DC WASHINGTON, DC SAN DIEGO, CA HILTON BOSTON DOWNTOWN-FANEUIL HALL BOSTON, MA NEW YORK, NY WESTIN BOSTON SEAPORT COURTYARD DENVER DOWNTOWN WESTIN WASHINGTON, D.C. CITY CENTER THE WORTHINGTON NEW YORK, NY WESTIN SAN DIEGO BAYVIEW COURTYARD MANHATTAN/FIFTH AVENUE COURTYARD MANHATTAN/MIDTOWN EAST HILTON GARDEN TIMES SQUARE CENTRAL SALT LAKE CITY MARRIOTT DOWNTOWN 8 EMBASSY SUITES BY HILTON BETHESDA EFFECTIVE 2/1/2022
EXECUTIVE TEAM 9Henderson Beach Resort, Destin, FL
EXTENSIVE MANAGEMENT AND HOSPITALITY EXPERIENCE MARK W. BRUGGER CO-FOUNDER PRESIDENT, CEO AND DIRECTOR • Co-founded DRH in 2004 and successfully led its IPO in 2005 • Named Forbes’ list of America’s Most Powerful CEOs 40 and Under and a finalist for the E&Y Entrepreneur of the Year Award • Extensive background in real estate, capital markets, and structured finance JEFFREY J. DONNELLY EXECUTIVE VP AND CFO JUSTIN LEONARD EXECUTIVE VP AND COO WILLIAM J. TENNIS EXECUTIVE VP, GENERAL COUNSEL AND CORPORATE SECRETARY TROY FURBAY EXECUTIVE VP AND CIO BRIONY R. QUINN SENIOR VP AND TREASURER 10 • Joined as CFO in 2019 • Previously Managing Director at Wells Fargo Securities where he co- founded Real Estate & Lodging Equity Research • Served as AVP at AEW Capital Management, LP overseeing asset management and capital market transactions for diversified commercial real estate portfolio • Joined as COO in 2022 • Previously was at Walton Street Capital, LLC for 23 years, most recently as Senior Principal overseeing hotel investments. During his tenure, he oversaw hotel asset management which included 60 branded and independent hotels totaling over 20,000 rooms • Joined as General Counsel in 2010 • Previously worked for Marriott for 17 years initially as Assistant General Counsel and then as Senior Vice President for the Global Asset Management Group • Prior to joining Marriott, worked as an Associate at a New York law firm • Joined as CIO in 2014 • Previously was Chief Investment Officer at Loews Hotels & Resorts • Prior to that, served in senior investment roles with Kimpton Hotels and MeriStar Hospitality Corporation • Joined DRH in 2007 • Promoted to Chief Accounting Officer in 2014 and Treasurer in 2018 • Prior to DRH, was VP of Finance and Accounting for Meristar Hospitality Corporation